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ffcrand Concert Will Be Given on February 1 to Aid
the raaerewsKi r una
in Society Are
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'rtoCIETT la looking rorwnru to mo com
?Zr to bo Riven In tlio Academy of
'Xm!o " February 1 lo nld tho Patio
' ll.kl fund. It will bo n moat unique
I affair I" that th0 cll0ru'' ot lti0 Volcc''
-in h entirely surrounded by nn orchoi
(re of fltty-ono members. Monluszko'e
.,nti from tho Crimea" will bo given.
km,, first rehearsal In tho Academy was
Beheld on Sunday, nnd, beiiovo rne, it took
B.n'mA llmo to nrmngo tho singers nnd
4 'musicians who nro to tnlto pait In Uio
Koroductlon. Tho wonc lias iiecn unuor
RF.. t tnr plcht months, nnd will bo
' ented for tho first tlnio In Amerhi
K? Th concort Is under tho nuipirei oC
H'.w rnllh commlttoo of tho Kmergencj
f Aid. Tho conductor will bo W K Grl
Kg? .Ms, n weu-Knovn. i-un-m muniuiuu
The Folisri lnuuu av.w.t -....i... -.a
mlees from the Polish church choirs
Bin this city, will furnish tho singers, nnd
fifth!) Instrumental music will bo provided
by momocrs oi mu riinuti,.,im .
.itrfl.
-Tho scoro calls for chorus, orchestra
and baritone. Tho soloist will bo Piotr
WW, n Polish baritone, who Is ono ot
th best known Elngors In this cltv.
. ..t.iiHnn to tho chorus thero nro to
I'W three other musical numbers, which
trllt bo virtual novelties in uu uij
A trio, barltono solo and tho overture,
til from 'llama' ono ot Monluszko's
operas, will complete tho piogrnm ot
what will bo n "Moniuszko night." Mo
nlusiko, you know, was Poland's gient
opera creator, ami ranks among the most
famous of nil tho Polish nitlsts.
In tho arrangement ot tho chorus and
orchestra tho sopranos will occupy tho
left center, the tenors the left, tho altos
th rlclit center and tho Ijbmi tho right.
'. On tho left will bo stationed tho wood
Instruments and Vronch horns, m riont,
on tho loft, will bo tho first violins. On
the right, in fiont, will bo tho second vio
lins; on tho sldo will bo tho harp and
brasses, with tho bassoons at tie top on
the right nnd tho string bassos, tim
pani and drums In the lmcii Tho lesult
is that the voices will be uiitlrelv sui-
K rounded by Instruments.
Besides nctlng ns soloist for tho rhoius,
Piotr AVIrln will glvo tho "Itecitatlvo," nn
aria from "Halka." The oiohestrn will
render tho overturo from tho opera, and
the trio will bo sung by Mrs. Anna Kii
mlnska Grlgaltls, sopiano; Ixiuls Koluti
klcnlcz, baritone, and Valentino l-'Iganlak,
basso.
TVTANY nro
tho beta for and against
" and
great Is thn excitement In
younger setdom as to whether the
brother of a certrln future bridegroom,
who la to bo tho best man, will bor
row or rent his cutaway for tho occa
sion, for In tho several jeais of his ex
' Istenco no one has over seen him
dressed up, so to speak. Ho usually
wears a negligee shirt and soft collar.
I understand sovernl largo bets arc being
placed, so either way some money will
change hands, though It would bo ono
on the bettors If ho had a cutaway
safely packed away, or would buy ono
and appear In ono of his own. Surely,
both the bots on tho borrowed and hired
i would bo lost. And cutaway, hired or
not, ho'll bo on hand to seo brother
through the ordeal, I bet. But wo will
have to wait some tlnio yet before we
can tell which way tlio wagers will go.
All of which reminds mo of a tale
I heard about n wedding which took
place hero last Juno, where most of the
ushers wero out-of-town men, and ono
of them lost his bag. Tt was epressed,
you see, nnd did not arrive until nfter
the wedding, so this usher "ushed" our
"400" In a dress suit, which ho rented
i from an undertaker. Awful, wasn't it?
But ho looked mighty well, and the Phil
adelphia girls gnvo him just ns good a
time. Take It from me, clothes don't
count for everything, but they do help
at times.
"TWrUSIC hath charms to soothe tho
'- savago beast" wo have been told;
but It did not havo that desired effect
upon a perfectly well-bred and highly re
spected young canlno belonging to the
small daughter In tho home of two de
lightful persons who gao a most unusual
muslcale recently. Tho home, a. beauti
ful one, containing among other luxuries
a pipe organ, was filled to tho billiard
room with guests chosen from n long list
of friends as thoso most appreciative of
good music.
In the breathless silence the appealing
tones of a violin wero heard In some
weird and .strangely stirring melody,
when, much to tho horror of every one
present, the pampered pup, sitting on tho
top step of tho stairway, turned his little
nose heavenward and proceed to howl an
p accompaniment In the most dismal and
s jar-reaching key. Of courso, every one
L burst out laughing. Including the vio
linist, and tho muslcale was cut short
until the Bmall daughter, who no doubt
had encouraged the performance, led
the tiny puppy from the house.
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Baron and Baroness Fritz -von Hlller,
who aro spending soma time as tho guests
f the, Baroness's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Lflarles D narney, at Elldon, Ogonts, en
tertained at dinner last eenlng in honor
of several of the German officers who are
i me t'Wlaqelphla Navy Yard.
Mr, and Mrs. Stanley GrlswoM Flagg.
Jr. of 1723 Spruce street, entertained at
dinner last night for twelve guests.
Doctor and Mrs. Alexis Dupont Smith, of
Greene and Harvey streets, Germantown,
announce the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Dorothy Dunn Smith, to Paj master
William Elliott Moorman, U. S N
An Interesting engagement which Is an
nounced today is that of Miss Amelia
Sparks Douglas, daughter of Mrs. Walter
Fearce Douglas, of 409 South Twenty-esc-ond
street, and Mr. Logan Howard-Smith,
son of Mr and Mrs. It. S Howard-Smith,
of Germantown. Mr- Howard-Smith Is a
Member of the Union League, Germantown
Cricket and Undine Barge Clubs and the
Army and Navy Club of New York.
Mrs. Paul M Hesser, of 348 West Dmal
ut, Germantown, entertained yesterday
afternoon at tea In honor of Mrs. Tbaddeub
watte the Princess Der Ling and Mrs ff
rton Poole, ijlth whom sbe is staying
ether Kueata were Mrs. I.yuton Al
ivSBlSViTSSS.
lay Alburger, MlH Emily
various Happenings
Talked About
K7 ' J3
lie I Hue In i Ii Sui
MISS AGNES HROCK1E
Miss HrocKio is tlio daughter of
Mrs. William G. Wnrdon. Sho
mnde her debut in this city Inst
season nnd has been one of thu most
popular members of tho younger
set. '
of Atlntitlo Cltv; Mrs. U Gehrlng Ilnrk
iicss nnd Miss Dorothy M, GUI.
Mrs. I. Frederick llothermcl will niter
tnln nt dinner, followed by c.irily, tin Tlmrs
Uj, IVbrunry -3
Mrs. 11. llartol Urnzler will glo a largo
luncheon, followed by cards, at her country
pl.ico In WjmiOHOoil un Thursday.
Mrs. Wlnfield S Arter, who Is spending
tho winter with her daughter, Mrs. Wil
liam linker AVhelen at Wayne, will ha
ns her guest her sister, Mrs. Ditnlnp, of
Pittsburgh, for the coming thrco weeks
Tho fourth of n series of dances being
glen nt tho Phllomuslan Club under tho
direction of Miss llleanor Iceland will
take place tonight Tho net donee will
be held three weeks from today, on Febru
ary 13.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry Tiisston. who are
spending '.-.oxeral months nt ThotnnsUllo.
Ga , will h.io Dr anil Mrs William Dray
ton as( their guests for ten dus
Mrs John S. ' llnney will glvo a
luncheon of fifty coers today at liei home
in Knilimr In honor or .Mis Airreil iowry,
of Ho-einout Among tho guests will bo
Mrs. John Lowry. Mrs lsane Lowry, Mrs
Ludwlg ll.iker, Mrs. ( S Itldgwny, Mrs
John 11. Bishop, Mrs. T S Bishop, Mrs.
Sparks Illshop. Mrs John II. Hutchinson.
Miss Frances White, Mrs Kills llacon, Miss
Pfnhler, Mrs. IMward (J MlCoIIIii. Mrs.
Frank Foster, Mrs Fi.mk Croft. Mrs A.
A. Stetciifton. Miss ,Mar Illshop. Miss Mar
garet Hlshop. Mrs John V. Illshop, Mrs
Charles Iliddle, Mrs Charles Wood. Miss
Uloanor Uemcnt. Miss Mnrgucrlto Dement.
Mrs- Harry Lalul. Mls Mnlone, Mrs
Charles Allen. Miss MrCormlck, Mrs Paul
Dclncourt, Mrs William Llpplncott, Mrs
IMwntd Childs. Mrs Frederick Pnxson
Mrs Mnhlou Patson, Mrs. Olhcr Pnxson.
Mrs Lilngston Jones. Mrs Francis Straw
bridge. Mrs Thomas Huline. Mrs Kent
Kane. Mrs. Arthur Jatkpon. Mrs Alexander
llacon Mrs. Alan Calveit. Mrs II C Cro
gar, Mrs. William Campbell Posey, Mrs
Kdwnrd Iieiwiml Chaso and Mrs ltowland
Harden. After tho luncheon Miss Ituth
Vcrlenden will tell some of l) Henrj's
fctorlcs
Mrs J Kinest Goodman, of the Itltton
limii,e, will entertain nt luncheon followed
by brldgo today. Tho tables will bo artisti
cally decorated with spring Ilowers, and the
guests will Include Mrs Henry Khret. Miss
Gertrude Khret, Mrs. L Howard Weatherly.
Mrs II Gordon Thunder. Mrs Georgo Straw
bridge. MrH Frank 1. Shattuck, Mrs.
Hnbart Smith,. Mrs Henry Townscnd, Mrs.
Wnlter Klemm, Mrs. Harry Kennerman.
Mrs T. llolllngworth Andrews. Mrs Carl
Goodman, Miss I'leanor Gocpp, Mri K-l-ward
I Kerfer. Mrs. Joseph Neff, Mrs Thad
deus lllch, Mrs Samuel Collom. Mrs Wil
liam H C'ookman. Mrs Charles I) Xoblltt.
Miss Florence Keffer. Mrs Alfred II Plef
fer Mrs Ihigeno Sansom Doic, Mrs T C.
Dals, Mrs 11. W. Gra. Mrs George A
Brooke, Mrs George W Allen, Mrs Soth
Van Loan. Mrs J W Shannon, Mrs Rufus
Shaplcy, Mrs Joseph 11 Hittenhou"e, Mrs.
13. C. Nlver, Mrs William Welsh, Mrs L I,
Williams. Mrs Hussell Wagar. Mrs J M.
Stocer, Mrs V. S Fulwellcr. Mrs Herbert
Itcston, Jr , Mrs Herman Grebe. Mrs Al
bert Gray, Mrs Charles W Frost, Mrs
ltobert Flnletter, Mrs George A Fletcher,
Mrs Fred P Warren. Mrs L A Clinton,
Mrs Thomas J Harger, Mrs. Laura Uowen,
Mrs N Kinory Dartlett, Mrs. II. C Burr,
Mrs James Balfour, Mrs J W Burling,
Mrs. Thomas J Curtis, Mrs Harry Cam
pion Mrs. John G Carruth. Mrs John Da
vison, Mrs William Haupt. Mrs U A Hill,
Miss Adelaide I.ne, Mrs Kdwnrd Klngsley,
the Misses Klnsey, Mrs. W S Lltch, Mrs
Edward Stotesbury Lewis, Mrs Lasher,
Mrs. James O McIIenry. Mrs Fred Mc
Owen, Mrs. H G. Mltohencr, Mrs Charles
L. Mitchell, Mrs It. S Mitchell. Miss Susan
Magruder. Mrs. Thomas Musgroe, Mrs. G.
Ii Minims, Mrs James W. Vogdcs ami Mrs,
W. West Randall
Dr. Edward W. Taylor, of Cedron, Ger
maptown, has returned from the Oakland
Club, St Stephens, s. C, where he pas
been spending some time on a hunting trip.
The Misses Mordecal will leaxe next week
for Atlanta, Ga , to spend about two weeks'
time.
Miss Caroline Murdock, of Rlverlon,
X. J, who Is spending the winter at 133
South Twenty-third street, returned last
Saturday from Boston, Mass , where she
has been the guest for some time of Mr and
Mrs Charles Rowley, at their home, 1163
Ileaoon street. Broakllne. Mrs Rowley will
be remembered as Miss Katherine Hunter
I)ai. ot Germantown, before her marrlago
last May
Miss Mary Ballard, of Chestnut Hill, re
turned last Saturday from New York, and
spent the week-end with her parents, Mr
and Mrs. Ellis Ames Ballard
Mr and Mrs Frederick Ballard enter
tained at dinner-last Saturday eenlng, at
7 o'clock, in honor of Muu Ballard
Miss Catherine Cooper Cassard has gone
to New York to lit Mis Kathryn Bache
for two wees Mlsa Bache entertained at
Sherry's at dinner latweek.
nr.- and Mm John Gilbert and their son.
Mr Samuel UUbext. of Redtop. Bydal. left
yesterday tor St Paul's School, Concord,
i ii i
M Mr? and ' Mr Gbm WIU
EVENING LEDaER-PHILADELPITIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23,
several days In New ,Tork before returning
homo the end ot tho week,
Mrs Mnhlon Hutchinson, ot Devon, Is
staying at Atlantic City.
Mr. Alfred E Ilurk of 1600 North Broad
Btrcet, will take a part v of friends to Florida
neTt week. They will lcavo this rltv on
Sunday, January 28, and will go to Fort
Mecr. Fla, where they will take n house
boat and crulso along the west rn.iRt Later
they will lcao tho boat nnd will slop nt all
the principal resorts for sexernl davs Tbev
will return March I Among thoso who
will bo the guests of Mr Ilurk n-e Mr
nhd Mrs Louis Slegcl. Mrs P II Mnthleii
nnd her daughters. Mls Helen Mnthteu and
Miss Elizabeth Mnthleii. Miss Gertrude BurU
Miss Hanna Schroth. Miss Eleanor Jones
of Wjncote. and Mr Alfred E Mnthleii The
engagement of MIps Jones and Mr Mnthleii
was recently nnnounccd nnd the wedding
will be one of tho events of tho spring
Miss Huth Lnndls of Summit nvenue, Jen
kintown. bns Issued Imitations for a brldgo
pirtv to take plnco tomorrow afternoon nt
i 3(t o'clock In honor of Miss Jones
The eleventh annual ball ot the Mnn
Men h Beneficial, Social and Paliiolli So
letv was held In Mercantile Hall llrond
and Maswr streets, last night The dremn
iions weie In green and gold and appropriate
insignia representing tho xarlous eoiiiitle
of Ireland were scalte-ed through the hall
rho grand innrrh began promptlv at in
otloek nnd was led by Mr P T Mi Lough
llu and Miss M. UaMn, nsslsted bv Mr and
Mrs John .T Mc Quire Huppor followed
Tim Mnvo Mens Beneficial, Social and
Patriotic Soclelv Is a nonsectarlaii orgnni
zallon composed of Irlsh-Amcrlrnns Their
headquarters Is nt Prottvmnn Hall. llrond
and catharlno (.tree's Tho onircrs nre
Mr John J Mctlulre. president, iirnt in ,
president, Dr Peter F Prendergnst seioml
lro president Mr P T McLoughlin tln.in
r nl Hccrctnrv, Mr John M. Greene, and re
lording secrctnrj, Mr. Michael J clam
The rhalrmnn ot tho committee In harg
of the affair wns Mr P T McLoughlin Mr
Joseph 1. Durkln. head of the reception
I'omniltteo, nnd tho ablo asslitnnts Un Hided
Mr John M Greene nnd Mr Joseph tinxm
Farmer Smith's
Column
I'OItESICHT
Dear Children -I like to talk to edltois
of now simpers because they know s-o much
and because they hinn FORESIGHT If
the- nro not nblii to KNOW WHAT IS GO
ING TO HAPPEN, nt least, what will Imp
pen If certain things aro done, they do not
bold their Jobs.
The othir dnv I asked nn (dltor friend
of mine this question, "Win am people
pool ? '
Ho answered that, In his opinion, people
were poor because the linked FORE
SIGHT Perhaps ou would like tn h.ite
me put It thlH wax PEOPLE ARE RICH
RKCAISE THEY HAVE FO.RESIGHT
M editor friend told im of a woman who
was glxen a tlcl.et good nt the grocerx
More for ono dollar What do ou suppose
the woman nuked for.' Tho clerk In the
store was so surprised at her request tint
ho asked twice what she wanted and sliu
replied
"Two cans of lobster."
She further entured tho Information that
sho 11.1(1 always wanted to know what
canned lobster tasted like and now was her
chance.
Consulting the dictionary I find FORE
SIGHT, act or power of foreseeing Also,
pinvideut tare
I should also like to Hdv lh.it the woman
we have been talking about acted from
IMPULSE and not from good CLEAR
THINKING
What is VOI'R Idea of FORESIGHT and
PRESENCE OF MIND?
With foresight, our loving editor.
FARMER SMITH.
WILMK TItKETOAIVS JOKE
ON THE I'KOG ItKOTIIEKS
Ily Fnrmer Smith
"Do you like to hear about the Frogs and
Trceto.ids'" asked lllllv Rumpus of his
daughter Nannie ono night
"Yes. Indeed," replied Nannie "What
did little Willie Treotoad do to the Krng
bovs' Tell me about that"
"It was late ono afternoon when Father
Sun was getting so slerpv ho had begun to
i ub his ees. when Willie Tiectoad hap
pened to think that tlio Frog bovs, Jack nnd
Hill, had npt been over that day IIo
climbed tho weeping willow tree to seo
whero they were, nnd as ho could not seo
them ho thought they had not started from
home Down tho treo ho cimo nnd hopped
off to the meadow as faM as possible Thero
he picked a lot of dandelion stems nnd
strung them together nnd started back to
tho weeping willow tree besldo the brook
"IIo took care to see that ho left a fluffy
dandelion ball on tho end of his string, nnd
with tho line ho climbed up tho treo to wait
for tho Frog brothers They wero Just
starting from home, and he could see lliein
hopping and skipping along. He let his
line down so that he could see bow long It
was and it Just touched the water's edge
"Willie Trectoad pulled his line up and
watted for the Frog boys to come Soon
they were on the other side ot the brook,
and tho first thing ho knew cher-plunk'
and they had Jumped Into tlio water and
started to swim ncross They scrambled up
the bank under tho weeping willow treo and
waited for AVilllo Treetoad Ho did not
como ns soon ns they expected, so they de
cided be had seen them, and they hid them
selves In tho mud. It was not long beforo
they wero faHt asleep.
"As soon as their eves wero closed and
their mouths open, In the hope of catching
some nice, largo tiles, Willie Treetoad care
fully let down his dandelion string, and
with the fuzzy ball tickled the inside of
Jack Frog's mouth
"Snap ! went Jack's mouth, and he smiled
as he thought how ho would enjoy that fly
But he said to Bill, 'I thought I had a fly,,'
but I do not taste anv thing'
"So they went to sleep again, and pretty
soon Bill's mouth went pop ' nnd he opened
his ryes and began to chew, but there was
no fly there 'Some one Is playing a Joke
on us,' he 'said to Jack. He closed his eyes,
but not all the way. and pretty soon he saw
Willie Treetoad scampering down the weep
ing willow tree Just then the dandelion
string fell on his head "Hurry up!' he
shouted to Jack. There' goes Willie Tree
toad '
"But he was too far ahead of them "
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pajraon is standing right on second base"
GREAT AMERICANS
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Tiv TT. RinrcU TIAGOAUD
Jarle." "hhia .Womon't JL'liuj " "She. tte.
Author of
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M.I AN" IJWATKUMAIN fHinti." Afrlinn
iiuiitrr nnil fnrtiim mnkir. in t l.tmlnnii
nun nf hlM fiirmtiltiniil UnIIm hlln tliiT nt
Imltpi! tu nt u ml ii dinner at
fumuuH uM
tfltnti
l.lllllt IllflVtl I. tliu lind
nml Qiin.prnnln
ntcii. . -... i. ,iBkin .infliitx the
eeption iirlnr in the illiin r III honor of Ml"
lltilnn-x l.nrd ItnKniill'H lliiluee
l.fVA IIOI.Mt'.H Is n voiinu woman nl iirur
IiomuIv win, mm nnineit l.unn liei-uime i a
birthmark In the bIiuiih uf inoun nn Her
liurlnir the ,miri" of the dinner Miss l'"11"?,
t"ll ijuiivrniiln of mi Inelilent In her early
life wlrnii two Arulm mlled in nn ntlemiil to
kldnnp her Shnrils nfier dinner these twu
Arnbs arrive, making Inunlrv nliuiil iniiiterrnnin
IIAUTT nn.I MAllt'T hhI. for Hu,"1r,,J",,,!lll"
bin Arab mine Maeiiiniizinii. nnd runner
frlBhlen Lord ItaCTinll'ii vub I Hivnse. b ', l';
cliiclllB nnl.iB frnltl bin imckets 1 lin Aralii
nr Hhnnn In nml nleiid Willi ijuatirin ill t" r,
Inrn In Afrliu anil kill th Kiant eleiiliiint ml
Jnn i ....
Oil ilrininln unielln of nn lm ne irnm Hie
ernmr ivlilili Hie Arulm hum! hi in 11 ml nei im
Ihniuull ii mint the elenlllint killing n i-hllil
Ml tlulmei then liihnles the Intense, nnd e-
n ihllilKuil nluie n mrlim ef Kims nil Iier ni
The ArubH uruphesv Ihut iiiinieriiinlii will
the eleuhlilll ii 11.1 Hint MlM Ilolmei III l?
iii Afrl.li Tlw tnno nn.I Klv; Qujiermjln
ii mm II rarUel ns n prefiu 'or lfnniii
llnnee It In llin mrlnit r n 1113 which inns
tlulmes Baw In Hie vision .i-
Thai nleht (Matermaln dim overs insii
Holmes walking In her kIiM' "' '"" "" ' . IS
lulu tho mini, n ami nrrlvrH In Mmo lo lre' .
Ilnrul and Mnrilt from nlnhi. linn the umi.n
i touit woman . .. ,, ....iu-
1-wo jears liter 1 onl Itnunall "''OTliii's
Ouat.rinuln l.v vllilnc hlni In Afrlcii na'
It aofUli'E l.una who nflir li.iiinlrw his wile
IItopih nreil rrom their hont nn Hie Nile Lima
wan driven Iniiuo when an elei'hant tore ' IJi r
hll.l from hir nrnn and .riinli.d It to thn urtti
ItiiKnnll In snllnry IiIh wife" vasun, ani'xd
in the African trip . , .. ,,. . .
Unsnall tells Unatermiln the ileto Is "f ' his
wlfl- Ulsnpp.arillire l.n.1 exprewH llie iHller
that she tlllllK hirself Into the Nile I" h'
Brent siirprlm. Qiialermaln illsi rulils '' ., l inm
nml klvea lil reiiwnM for hellevlnB llial 1. in m
hna bem khlii-ippi.il, hv the pr If sis. 1 1, jut ami
Mirut, who. hi, thinks neard lur us the oracle
"ValmulMhen'rolntc. how Just vvh. .. he vvn.
rnntemplatlni: uii lib-. '''" "",""' .f'V'widehii
lo him with tho storv of a .Irenm ,",.''!?"
snake urt-ed him lo s.ek his muMer iiud tell the
lall.r to ko find QuH.rmnln In Afrlei Jin.""0'.1
ifler itlsinlBs.nB his Hervanl brumiuely. "'"
liehelil a palntlnu of his wife that 1 ' k'Pt
vellnl hut whkh injsterlous.v had become un-
COh,Knall is lelllne Quvlermaln of thla slranse
happinlnt?
CIIAITillt II (Cnlltllllinl)
..-vrOF nm quito right. Quptermaln I iiad
X that fnolisli fancy, a lover's freak. I
suppose When we married tho curtain was
removed, although the brass mil on which
It hung was left by some oversight, tin
mv return to Ungland after my los. how
ever. I found that I lould not hear to look
upon this lifelike likeness of ono who had
been taken from mo bo cruelly, and 1 caused
It to be. lcplaced I did more. In order
that It might not be disturbed by some dust
ing housemaid. I myself made it fast with
three or four tin-tacks, which, 1 remembor,
I drove through the velvet stuff Into the
paneling. ulng a flreiron as u hammer. At
tliu tlmo I thought It u good Job. although.
by accident. I struck tile nail of tho third
linger of my left hand, with which I was
holding tho velvet In place, so h.iril that
It cnnie off. Look, it has not quite finished
growing again," and he showed tho linger
on which the new nail was still In process
of formation.
"Well, at) I walked up and down the
room some Impulbo caused me to look to
ward this picture.
"To my astonishment I saw that It was
no longer veiled, although to tho best of
my belief the curtain had been drawn over
It as lately as that afternoon: Indeed. I
could have sworn that this was to I called
tn Savage to bring the lamp that stood
upon my table, nnd by its light made an
culmination The curtain was drawn back,
very tidily, being fastened in its place clear
of tlio llttlo alcove by means of a thin
brass chain Also along ono edge of it.
that which I had nailed to tho paneling, tho
tlntacks wero still in their placm-tluit Is.
threo of them were, the fourth 1 found
afterward upon the floor
" 'She looks beautiful, doesn't she, my
lord" said Savage, 'and please Ooil so wo
Bhall still llnd her somewhere In the world '
"I did hot answer him, or oven remark
mMmt i w m
mm m
IMII-'JIAP
ji
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temiri u i i 1 vi NiJirrc wvie,' nin
j-mxM i . JsW-VJV if m f
I ulnclit I lf I'ubllwlilm, l umpjim
of font teen highballs in an hour
half.
lipnn flic withdrawal of the out titlit, ns to
which. Indeed. I never made Inquiry I
siippiiiu that It was done h some zealous
iieivant while I was ptetendhig to eat my
dinner- there were one or two now onei
In Ihe luiiiKi' whoe names and appearance
I did tint know What Impressed Itself upon
mv mind was that tlio fnco which 1 had
never expected to see again on the tartli,
even in a plituie. wan onco inoio glvin to
mv eves it mattered not how Tills, in my
excited state, for laudanum wnitlug to ho
swallow id and a pistol at full cock for
llrlng do not indtico calmness In a man
already nhnost mad, nt any rate until tbev
have ftliniled their olllces, did In truth
appear to mo to ha something of the nature
of n sign such as that spoken of In Sav
age's Idiotic dream, which I wns to llnd If
'I looked lound tho study
"'Savage.' I F.ild, "l don't think much
of oiir drenins about snakes Hint tnlk to
vou, but 1 do think that It might lie well
to see Mi Qiiatertnain Today Is Sundav.
tinil I bellevo that the African mall sail-
on Frldnv t!i tu town early tomorrow and
book passages '
"Also I told him tu see gunsmiths and
bid them send down a selection of rifles unit
other weapons for ine to chuose-fiom, as
I did nut know whither wo might wander
in Africa, and to make furthei necessary
airnngements ll of these things lie did,
and here we are "
"Yen." I answered reflectively, "heio you
nro What is more, here Is your luggage,
of which there seems to bo enough for a
regiment. ' and I pointed to n Scotch cart
plied up with baggngo nnd followed by a
long line of Kafirs lurrying sundry pack
ages upon their heads that, marshaled by
Savage, had halted at my gate
fii.rri:it in
The Mnrl
mllAT evening when tho baggage iiad been
JL disposed ot and Imkod up In my little
stahlo and arrangements were made for
the delivery of some oases containing tinned
foods, etc. which had proved too heavy
for the Scotch cart. Lord Itagnall and I
continued our conversation First how
ever, we unpacked the guns and checked
tho ammunition, of which there was a largo
supplv. with moro to follow
A beautiful battery tliev wero of all
,ii. frnin ..lenhaiit cutis down, the most
costly and best llnUslieil that money could
buv nt tho time n niauo me niiiei m
think what tho bill for them must have
been, while their appearance when they
wero put together and stood In a long line
ngalnst tho wall of mv sitting room, moved
old Hans to a kind of ecstasy Kor a long
whllo ho contemplated them, patting the
stocks ono after tlio other and giving to
tach a name as though they were all alive,
thou exclaimed
"With such weapons as these tlio Baas
could kill tho devil himself Still, let the
Baas bring Intombl with him" a favorite
old rllle of mine and a mire toy In size,
that had. however, dono mo good service
in the past, as thoso who have read what
I havo written In "Marie" and "The Holy
l-'lower" may remember. "For, Baas, after
all, tho wifo ot ones youth often proves
more to bo trusted than the tine voung
ones a man buys In his ago. Also one
knows all her faults, but who can say
how many there may bo hidden up In new
women, however beautifully they aro tat
tooed?" and h pointed to the elaborate en
graving upon the guns
I translated this specih to Lord Itagnall
it made him laugh, at which I was glad,
for up till then 1 had not seen hlni even
smile I should add that In addition to
these sporting weapons thero wero no few
er than llfty military rifles of the best
make, they were large-bore Snlders that
had juht then been put upon tho market,
and with them packed In tin cases, a
great quantity of ammunition Although
tho regulations were not so strict then as
they are now I met with n great deal of
illlllcnlty in getting nil this armament
through the Customs Lord Itagnall, how
ever, had letters from the Colonial Office
to such authorities as ruled in Natal, and
on our giving a Joint undertaking that they
were for defensive purposes only in un
explored territory and not for sale, they
wero allowed through. Fortunate did it
prove for us In after days that this matter
was arranged
That night before we went to bed I nar
rated to Lord Bagnall all the hlstorv of our
search- for the Holy Flower, which he
seemed to find ery entertalntng Also I
told him of my adventures, to me far more
terrible, ns Uiatrmaii of tho Bona Fide Gold
Mine and of their melancholy end
"The lesson of which is." he remarked
when I had finished, "that because a man
Is master of one trade. It does not follow
that he 13 master of another You are I
should judge, one of the finest shots in the
world, ou are also a great hunter and
explorer But when it comes, to companies.
Q,uatermain '
"Still " he went on, "I ought to be grate
ful to that Bona Fide Oold Mine, since I
guther that had It not been for tt and for
our rascally friend, Mr. Jacob, I khould not
have found vou here"
No," 1 answered, 'it Is probable that
vou would not. as by this time 1 might have
bu x,R the interior where a man cannot
be traced and letters do not reach him "
Then he made a few pointed inquiries
about the affairs of the mine, noting my
answers down in bis pocketbook I thought
this odd, but concluded that he wished to
verify my statements before entering into
a close companionship with me, since for
augbt he knew I might be the largest liar
In the world and a, swindler to boot So I
said nothing even when I beard through a
roundabout channel on tbe morrow that be
1917
-
had sought nn Interview with the late sec
retary of the defunct company,
A few Hays later, for I might as well
finish Willi this matter at once, the astonish
ing object of these Inquiries was made clear
to me. One morning I found upon my
tabic a whole pile of correspondence, nt tho
sight of whkh I groaned, feeling sure that
it must como from duns and be connected
with that Infernal mine Curiosity nnd a
desire to face the worst, however, led me to
open tho first letter, which as It happened
proved to be from that very shareholder
who had proposed a vote of confidence In
me nt tho winding-up meeting By the time
that It was finished my eyes were swimming
nnd really 1 felt quite faint It ran
"Honored Sir I knew flint 1 wns putting
mv moiiev on thn right horse when 1 said
tho other dav that vou were one of tho
strlghtest that ever rati Well. I have got
tho chock sent me bv tbe lawjcr on vour
account being pavment In full for every
farthing I Invested In tho Uona Fide Oold
Mine, nnd 1 can only say tnat II Is uncom
monly useful for that business had prcttv
well cleaned me oul tlod bless vou, Mr.
Ciuatermain "
f opened another letter, nnd another and
another Tbev wero nil to the same effect
Bewildered I went oil to the filoep. whero I
found Hans with all epistle In Ills hand
which ho requested me to bo good enough to
rend I read It It was from a well-known
firm of local lawvers and said
on behalf of Allan Quatermaln. I3sq .
we beg to Inclose Vou draft for the sum of
tCCO. being the value of the Interest In tho
Bona Fldo tlold Company, Limited (111
liquidation) which ntands In vour name on
tlio books of the rompanj Please sign en
closed receipt nnd return same to us"
Yes, and thero wns the draft for 650
sterling'
I explained the matter to Hans, or rather
I translated tho document, adding
You seo ou havo got vour tnonev back
ngiln, Hut linns, I never sent Hi I don't
know whero it comes from"
Is it money. Haas?" nsked linns, survey
ing the draft with suspicion "It looks very
much like the othei lilt of paper for which
I paid monev '
Again I explained, reiterating that 1 knew
nothing of the transaction
Well, Haas," lie said. "If vou did not
send it nomo one did pal Imps yotii father,
the itev I'redlknnt. who sees that vou
are In trouble and wishes to wash your
name white again .Meanwhile, Haas, please
put that lilt of paper In vour pocketbook
it ml keep It for me, for otlurwlse 1 might
be tempted to buv sqiinrefnce with It '
No,' I answeied. "you can now buy .vour
I mil back, or some nlhei land, nnd there
will be no need for ou to come with me
to the oountrv of the Kenilnh "
Huns thought n moment nnd then very
ilillbcr.ltely began to tear up the draft , In
deed 1 was only Just In time to snvif It from
destruction
"If the Baas Is going to turn me oft he-i.-nise
of tilts paper.' lie said I will make
It small nml cat It
You slllv old fool " 1 said ns I possessed
mvself of the check
Then tlio com cis.it ion wns Interrupted,
for who should appear but Sanimv. my old
cook who began In his pompoirs language
The perfect tictltude of vour conduct.
Mr yu.itermnln. moves me to the deepei-t
gratitude, though Indeed I wish that I had
put something Into the food of tlio knave
Jacob who beguiled us all that would lnvo
caused him Internal pangs of a severe If not
of a dangerous order My holding In thn
gold mine wns not extensive, hut tho unpaid
hill of tho said Jacob and his friends "
Hero I cut him short and tied, blnce I
saw vet another shireholder galloping to
tho gate, and behind hlni two moro In a
rplder First I toolt refuge In mv room, my
lite i being to put away that pile of letters
In so doing I observed that thero was one
still unopened Half mechanically I took
it from the envelope nnd glanced at its
contents They were word for word Identl
i at with those of that addressed to "Mi.
II.ui", Hottentot ' onlv my name was nt
the bottom of It instead of that of Hans
and the check was for 1500. the amount I
had paid for tho shares I held In the
venture
Feeling as though mv brain were In a
melting pot. I departed from tho house into
a patch of native bush that in those ilavs
still grew upon tlio slope of the 111 II behind.
Hero I sat mvself down, ns I had oftm done
before when thero was a knotty point to be
considered. nlmlessl watching .1 lovelv
emerald cuckoo flashing, a Jewel of light,
from trie to tree, whllo I turned all thlH
falrv godmother business over In my mind
Of course, It soon bn.iiuo clear to me
Lord Hagnall in this case was the Utile old
lady with the wand, the touch of which
could convert worthless share certificates
into banknotes of their face value I re
inemberid now that his wealth was said to
he phenomenal, mid after nil. the cash cap
ital ot tho company was quite small But
the question was could i accept bis
bounty''
I returned lo the houo where the first
person whom 1 met was Lord Itagnall him
self. Just arrived from somo Interview about
the fifty Snider ritles which wero still in
bond I told him solemnly that I wished to
speuk to him, whereon ho remarked In u
ilieerful voice
Advance, friend and all s well ' '
1 don't know that I need set out the de
tails of tho interview lie waited till I had
got through my halting speecli of mingled
gratitudo and expostulation, then remarked-
"My friend, if you will allow me to call
you so, it Is quite true that I iave done this
because 1 wished to do It
'But It Is equally true that to me It Is
a small thing to be frank scarcely u
month's Income, wjiat I have saved travel
ing on that ship to Natal would pay for it
all Also I havo weighed my own Interest
In the matter, for I am anxious that yuu
should start upon this hazardous journe
of ours up country with a mind absolutely
free from self-reproach or any money care
for thus jou will be able to do me better
service. Therefore I beg that you will say
no more of tho episode I have onl ono
thing to add, namely, tnat I have nijself
bought up at par value a few of tho de
bentures. The price ot them will pay the
law) era and the liquidation fees; moreover,
they glvo me a status as a shareholder
which will enable me to sue Mr. Jacob for
his fraud, us to which business I have al
ready Issued Instructions For please un
derhtand that 1 have not paid off any
shares still standing in his name or in
those of his friends "
Here I may add that nothing ever came
of this action, for the luwers round them
selves unable to serve any writ upon that
elusive person Mr Jacob, who by then had
probably adopted the name of some other
patriarch
(CONTINUED TOMOItnOW)
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NEW SECRET SOCIETY
Organization Places the Flag
First and Stands for the
Public School
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 2a "Placing In
ofllce of only good men with true American
Ideals" Is one of the slogans of the Ameri
can League, n secret patriotic organization
Just launched here with 1021 members. A
.""onrnd Kckholm Is president, nnd tho char
ier members include brokers, contractors,
merchants and bankers, all prominent In
chut ch activities.
Arrangements nre being mnde for a
course of lectures on "flood Citizenship,"
lo be delivered by General Nelson A. Miles,
the Itev. H. C Stone, of tho Stonemen, of
Philadelphia; Bishop Burt, of the Methodist
Church; Dr. Paul Pearson, of Swarthmore
College, nnd others.
Tho new league stands also for tho free
public school system, freedom of the press,
civic and moral righteousness, clenn poli
tics and purification of tho ballot, no ap
propriation of public funds for nny sec
tarian purpose, Inspection of nil public and
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the highest emblem In the land and restrlc
lion of Immigration.
Members of tho executive committee are
Oeorge P llogcrs, ltobert M Pedrlck, W.
W Dare. John Hveler, Charles P. Wnhl,
L J. Brown, T. L Bos worth, Horaco M,
Leeds, Philip tl Hannum, J. M. Johnson,
John T KrocB, Albert W. Irving and
Thomns Newell Johnson wns a Democratic
nominee for Sheriff a year ago Charles
It. Moore, tho league secretary, Is a Demo
cratic County Committeeman
What's Doing Tonight
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Turmty-thtrd ' I?Klstat)v District, Seventeenth
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ALL THIS WEEK
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