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7 JUST GOSSIPBOUT PEOPLE
Large Ball Will Be Given Tonight at the Ritz
Carlton by Mr. and Mrs. Fitz-Eugene Dixon
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ana ivxr. Ueorge D. widener
mHB tarEo affnlr tonlpht will bo a ball, but It will ot bo for debutantes, a, tho
I other tvo law parties already Given thl. week have been. Still, debutantes will
bfl by no means barred from tho ball tonight, wl.leh s to bo glVen by Mr. and Mr,
FllfBuBone Dixon and George Widener. a brother of strs. Dixon, at tho nilzCnr ton.
This will be the first largo affair given In tho Widener family Mnro tho death of old
Jlr. reier .. . "
ener some two years
wo, or for that
matter since the
death of Mr. George
Widener and his son,
Harry, on tho Titanic,
f In that horrible- sacri
fice of human live-!.
Mrs. Dixon waa Elea.
nor Widener. you
remember, bettor
known among her In
'tlmntes as "Dimple."
Sho was married to
Eugene Dixon shortly
after tho Titanic dis
aster, as tho dato had
been already sot, but
the marrlago was a
Very quiet affair.
Socloty Is Indeed
glad to welcomo back
the members of thW
popular family to Its
circle, and tho ball
rj.i
tonight will be at
tended by very many.
Thoro will bo, of
course, a number of
dinners and thoatro
parties bofoKO the
dance, prominent
among them that
given by tho William
Ellis Sculls for Almeo
Hutchinson and Joo
Thayer, whoso en
gagomont waa an
nounced nbout two
months ago. Almoe
Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. rem
borton Hutchinson.
Her mother was u
Miss Amy Lewis,
daughter of tho lato
John T. Lewis, and Is
Miss
Nottcr, of
a sister of Mrs. Thomas Do Witt Cuyler,
Mrs. William W. Montgomory, Mrs. J.
Ogden Hoffman and Mro. Edward Ilealo.
So Almeo, of course, Is a first cousin of
Eleanor Cuyler, who Is to bo married
In tho spring to Joo Walkor,.of Now
Tork, and also a first cousin of Hopo
Beale Cromwoll. ,
Joe Thayer, of course, you know Is one
of Tho Flvo Thayer Men, almost as fa
mous undor that title as Tho Whooler
Men, though tho Thayers are not aa lingo
for even If they do excel In point of num
ber I doubt If they would In weight, yot tho
Five aro some huskies, too, believe me.
Well all this Is asldo from the main-Issue,
but you see evory one seems to bo so well
pleased over It I thought 1 might pass
the general Joy along. Tho Standloy
Stokes will give a dinner tonight beforo
the dance, and so will tho Charlos Custls
Harrison, Jrs., and tho Qeorgo Brookos,
while Mr. and Mrs. 1-atrlck Grant, 2d,
will glvo a small theatre party beforo
going to the ball.
THE second Ice-skntlng carnival on the
golf course rink of the Morion Cricket
Club was hold last evening and was
aa great a success as tho first. Tho
Bryn Mawr Band furnished the music,
and to say the affair was gay would
be going very mildly. Evory one you
know was thoro. Indeed, I doubt not that
the Lea's ball waa almost affected by
It, because thero Is a novolty about
skating which certainly attracts moro
than dancing In flower-laden, heated at
mospheres and eating heavy, rich food
night after night. I waa Interested in
hearing two young men talking In the
train last week. They had been to a. ball
the night beforo and there was another
one for that nlcht nnd still a third for
the night following. "NO, SIR." said one.
"Never again! They don't got mo to
another party like that. Kept up till I
o'clook. Then I had to take Mary home
in tho car and Anally got out to tho
house at 5. Didn't hit the hay till nearly
i . .--. --. ,-. - i
I. 5:30, ana hore I am with a day's work
ahead of me. Not me! They'll either
have their dances earlier or they'll do
without your uncle. And what's more I
heard five other fellows say tho samo
thins. I tell you it can't bo did! Of
course, the girls 8tand It all right. ' They
go to bed and have breakfast in bed at
13 the next day and a maid to massage
them and everything on earth done for
themP'
"Well, it's Just come to this: After this
week I atrlke, too," said his neighbor.
"I'm so tired I feel like a rag, and If I
hadn't been fool enough to ask a girl
for sunner tnnin-ht nnd miulo a dato with
K another for tomorrow I'd stay home, tpo.
It's tho tlmlll' AywI nr, vnnnir America.
having expressed himself, settled back to
th discussion of the latest move of the
Li.-Prttldent, the situation in Europo and
tho general outlook of the business world,
I felt sympathy for them, for hail I not
)en up late the night before, too?
NANCV WYNNE.
Personals
(Jlr and Mrs. George W. Elklns, Jr..
utrtalntd at dinner last evening at 7
ItlOCk nf Ph.Hn Umi.. i.tihnii.n, rnnri.
ft .honor of their tenth 'wedding anniver
sary. At tho luncheon which Mrs. lUlph EarW,
Jl liaverford, gave yesterday In honor of
Mr sister-in-law. Miss Edith Earle, the
lMU Included Mlsa Emilia Posey Ken-
S--, j u.ruira wmymom, oira. jubcou
MJiUi. ' """ "' - -
Mr. and Mr Tl.prv IVf.vhln Mart nf
rllUnova, will give ft dinner-dance tomor
v night.
NLfl: .and Mrs- Charles Btewart Wurts
. .aterta.lnH i.M.it.. ...- .mnr,rtA
f The Great Lover" last night.
Klhtr.i ,upfy an,J flyers will hold Its
?f. Atn club u'Kht tomorrow and Saturday
SM . by Rupert Brooke, and "Suppress!
i-4"- ft trreudlan comedy, by ueorga
Cook and Susan Glaspell,
; t3r- "Iw Borden, of 918 South Washing-
s!lr, 5"'1'''. Miss Lavinla Borden, and
, v- "wetri a. Wtiih. ot Gerroantown.
Ul. flA lf VI -m r .. .,,, ...av.
Fi at Oxmtg 0B yyjdy yebrurjr I, la
fe. ku4cA!j
Photo by Itrnilirnmlt HtuJli.
MISS DOROTHY L. GOLDSMITH
Goldsmith's cniraRotnent to Mr. llnrtnn A.
thi3 city, was recently announced.
honor of Miss Violet P. Welsh, debutante
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Welsh
beforo tho midwinter ball.
Mr. Frederic Cauldwell. of Washington
opont tho week-end as t:io guest of Mr.
I.lndlcy Johnson at Iloremont. Mr. Cauld
wcll'B marrlugo to Miss Eleanor S. Thack
ara, of Paris, will tako placo at Mr. John
son's homo on January 31.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Williamson Itoberts, of
Bella Vista, Vlllanova. are spending a few
days In New York
Mr. and Mrs. William It. Vcrner and Alias
Eleanor Verncr. of Wayno, are spondlng n
week at the Marlborough-Ulcnhelm, Atlantic
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Dale have taken
a houso near Fryn Mawr and will move out
In tho early spring.
f
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Bochman,
of 2018 Locust street, will entertain at din
ner this ovenlng beforo the Fortnightly
Dancing Class fn honor of their gunat, Miss
Edith Temple Oracle The guests will In
clude Miss Josephine Shtppon Fostor, Miss
Elizabeth Gribbell, Mr. -rownsenrt Whelen
Lycett. Mr. Charles Langhorn Taylor. Mr.
"ira i .urown and Mr. Theodore M.
Freed.
Mrs. Francis Howard Williams, president
of the Army and Navy Itollcf Association,
has called a meeting of the mombcrs for
Irlday morning In the Site and Holla So
ciety Itooms to hear Mrs. Nuto, who has
Just returned from Armenia and who has
an Interesting and thrilling story to toll.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuol Chase, whose wed
ding was ono of the most Important events
of the midwinter season, are occupying their
iiov iiume, jiaanor road. Radnor. Mrs.
Chase wna Miss Susan Lynah Bruco beforo
her marrlago.
Colonel John S. Mucklo nnd Mrs. Muckle,
of 2023 Walnut Btreet. left this morning for
Washington to attend the Congress of Con
structive Patriotism.
Miss ICatharlno Potter, of St. Martins,
will leave on February 1 for Boston, whero
she will be tho guest of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Charles Itowley. Mrs. Itowloy waa Miss
Cathcrino Davis, of Germantown, beforo her
marriage.
Tho Thomas F. Lelper Chapter of the
Daughtora of the Revolution was enter
tnlned at bridge yesterday at the home of
tho regent, Mrs. Oeorge Flavell, G53S Wayno
v,iui;, uuruiauiuwu.
Mrs. Cleorgo Franklin Brown, of 411 West
Price street. Oormantown. has Mrs. Francis
Dallam Barksdale, of Richmond, Va., as her
guest.
Mrs. Eugene Raymond, of 718 Lincoln
drive, Qormantown, entertained at bridge
last mgnt ai ner nome.
The Sixteen Club will hold Its annual
subscription dance Friday evening. Feb
ruary 16, ut the Twentieth Century Club,
Lansdowne. ,
Mrs. Edward Walt Crittenden, of 1016
Farragut terrace, will be at home Thurs
days in February. No cards have been sent
out.
Mrs. Justine Parker announces the en
gagement nf her daughter. Miss Frances
Catherine Parker, to Sir. Ross M. Lender
man, of Wilmington. Del. They will ho
married some time in June,
The Alumnae Association of tho Olrls'
High and Normal School of Philadelphia
will hold Its annual luncheon on Saturday
at the Adelphta. '
Miss Mary Florence Lathrop, of Denver,
u graduate of tho school and now a promt,
neut membor of the Colorado bar, will be
the guest of honor.
Mrs. Charles Slmkla, of Brldeaburg, an
nounces tha engago-nent of her daughter.
Miss Hettle Augusta Slmkle, to Mr. Wil
liam W. Smith, of 3000 Richmond street.
Miss Elizabeth Schmidt, of 6320 Wayne
avenue, flermantown. gave a luncheon re
cently. Among the guests were Miss Mar
garet Bannon, Mla Leora, Peabody. Mlsa
Ceollla Kelly, Miss Eleanor Mauter. iMiss
Kdtth Graaber, Miss ElUabeth Whits, MUm
Julia Ball, Miss Lora. Bennett, Miss Mary
Beck, Miss Madeline Bepk, Mliw Sue Luc
gerlne and Miss Sylvia Brown.
i ,
Weddings
BROWN MEGARaKH
One of the prettiest of the winUr wed
dings will be that of Mlas Miriam M'gargee
and Mr. George Brown, whleh will take
place this evening at $30 o'clock n St.
Luke's Protestant Kpiscopal Church, Ger
mantown. The cereinony will be performed
by the retor, the Rev, Samuel Upjohn. The
bride, who will be given In! marriage by
Mr- WUUam Harold Sharp, will wear
a. superb gown of white satin and silver
brocade made with a deep flounce of silver
lace and silver lace sleeves. Her veil of
rose pn. Uesj will ba arrDf4 in a Hi
EVENING KEDQER-PniLABELlPHTA, THURSDAY, JANtJARY 25,
sian tlnra and trtrnfmccl wltld clusters of
orange blo'soms. She will carry a shower
bouquet of whito orchids and gardenias
Mrs. Herbert M TlUlen, tho brlcl' sister,
who will be matron of honor, will bo gowned
In whllo velvet trimmed with pearl bands.
Her hat of white georgette crepe will. have
sprays of violet bird of paradise and she
will earry a wh'te staff tonjied by a rlwiler
of purple orchid The bridesmaids, Inciucl
Ing Miss Mildred .lnt-l;. Miss lillno Hepburn,
Mlfs T.ucllo I'elou'p, Mrs Harold 11. t!ook.
Mls-i Frances lluelc niul Miss Josephine
Ford, will bo gowned two In violet and sll
ver brocade, two In apra-ot ntul two In blue,
tnado Willi lloimeei of tulle tho shade of
tho frock. They will also wear hats of
georgette orepo to match their frocks. Those
wearing Inlet will carry arm bouquets of
tea roses and Inlets, while a shower of
double violets will form the bouquets worn
by the bridesmaids gowned In ftprleol and
(hose wearing blue will carry pink rosebuds
and blue Vanda f'norula artistically !tr
ranged. Thero will bo two cunning lltlla
(lower girls, Miss Miriam Tdden and MIm
Mlgnon Focrdcrer. whose white Organdie
frocks will be trlmmrd with Irish luce nnd
blue satin sashes. They will wear Small
whlto straw bonnets and will carry baskets
nf sweetheart rosos and fiirget-mc-nnt. Mf.
Hrown will hnp bis brother. Mr, John A. S.
rtrown, Jr.i as best man. and the ushers
will be Mr. Samuel Kendall llushnell, MP
' '.ii roll Smith llayne, Mr. 1!. Sanderson
I'lishmnn, Mr. Francis Muvltt Thorn, Mr.
Samuel Adams Itftrtwell, Jr.. and Mr. Per,
-tvnl IMwnrd Forrdtrer.
A reception will fo'low at tho Urtnnn
town Cricket Club, for which Imitations
were Issued by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tun
nell. brother-in-law nnd sister of Minn Me
ga rgce.
After an extended wedding Journey Mr.
Urown anil bin bride will live In Pittsburgh.
Farmer Smith's
Column
A HKOADKK KAITII
Dear Children All great prencners and
all grent writers are persons of linc-AD
experience, nnd they draw from this es
pcrlenco In order to reach nnd hold their
nudlenccs.
In this my talk to j-ou I wnnt to matio
a plea for a IlIlOADEIt FAITH In YOUR
future undertakings. Wo started our tnlks
wmi mo threo word.: FAITH. HOPE.
LOVE.
Children aro always full of loo and
hope. It might bo well for them to oultl
vato a broader FAITH.
I had Iho pleasure one time nf helping
to distribute u number of things to the
needy, nnd tho first day wo started most
of our things wero given nwnv. and wo
had nothing to glvo those to whom we had
promised clothing, etc., for tho following
day! When the next day ramo w rerulved
enough things and rnnugh inonev to pur
chase what was needed.
Ono mother waited for over an hour for
somo uaim clothing for her babe, and
whllo alio was waiting the postman ramo in
with some warm leggings and a sweater
tho slzo alio desired.
To broaden your FAITH, spo If ou can
not bo of MORE servico to those about you.
By being of service oti will llnd whnt
YOUR PART is in tho great army nf those
who nro trying to make this world of ours
better, nnd tho world will turn around and
pay you generously for your services.
Above nil, havo a IJHOADEIt FAITH In
Vo tt r r(.
You can do It If you will but havo a
broader faith to know that you CAN do It,
no mnttcr how Impossible It may seem
Lovingly,
FARMER SMITH.
Children's Editor.
NANNIE GOAT AND THK CAKE
By Farmer Smith
One night. Just ns Billy Rumpus sat down
to tell his daughter, Nannie Goat, n story,
ho heard n voice calling. "Father' Father !"
He went to the head of the stairs nnd Mrs.
Bumpus whispered something in his ear
Then ho went back to tell Nannie tho fol
lowing story:
"Onco upon a tlmo there were two littlo
goats who had very good smellers "
"You menu noses," Interrupted N'annlo
Goat.
"'03," continued hor father "Two littlo
goats with wonderfully good noses, who
could smell a piece of cake nbout two miles
off.
"'Ono of tho little goats had a mother who
used to make cako for her. and sho never,
never refused to glvo tho littlo goat some
of tho cako which sho had hnked.
"One day, what do you think happened?"
"I cannot Imagine." said Nnnnlo Goat,
all nglow with curioBlty.
"Well," said Hilly Bumpus. looking verv
crnfty nnd stroking Ills whlskors. "the two
littlo goats smelted tho cako which ono of
the little goat's motlinr had made and both
of them waited until tho cako was ilnno and
had been net out on tho kitchen window
shelf to cool, and then "
"l know tho rest of tho ktory." said
Nnnnlo uoat, sitting bolt upright In bed.
"So does nnother littlo goat friend of
yours, Miss Jemlna Goat." Then ho ndded,
"I think both of you ought to havo a
spanking "
"I think no. too," bald Nannie Goat, "but
before you spank nio I really would like to
tell mother how good that cako was. 1
think It is wonderful that you selected such
a good cook for a wife, Tho cako was dd
llclous. You know good cooks nro senrco
nowadays."
"You are a dear, sweet daughter." said
Rllly Bumpus. a3 he gave Nannie a great
big hug.
"I'm ready for you to spank me," an
swered Nannie ns sho turned over.
"I guess not tonight," said her father,
the tears coming Into his eyes "But It
Is always n better plan to asl for thinss
first than to bo found out nftiruun, as
you cannot fool anybody but yourself. '
"Then, Daddy, will you gUo mo another
piece?"
"Of course! Of course, my dear" replied
Billy, ns he scooted doi'P-talr nnd Into
tho pantry where he found Mrs Bumpus.
"I guess our dear dnught.ii hue teamed n
lesson," ho snlil. as, ho kls.ied his wife.
"Mny she hae another piece of c.iUe'.'"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Rumpus, with a smllo,
"and so may her father."
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"Yes, but I ain't going to start anything,'1
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THE IVORY CHILD
By H. RIDER HAGGARD
",1nrlf," "h'lno Rolomon'a j;,iif."
Author of
TUB STOriT THU3 TAU
, ALLAN QL'ATKllMAIN, a famous African
hunter nml fnrtimo scekrr. In In ..t:n!,nl, ?"
one of Ills ocenntnim; liltr. Whllo Ihrrn tin
l Invltnl to nttrml a dinner at a fmrioui uM
estato.
l.oltn IIAONAM.. tho rnit. ntul Qiiatrrmaln
alrlkn up ,v ,.), frlcmlnlill" durliig t?,,Tr:
ociitlon prliir In th rtlmn r tn honor or miss
I.UNA IIOI.MI.a Is b oun woman of trrat
a.uty. who una hsiiim! l.una ,'M'I,,I",,,,..
lauty, who '
htrthmn-b n
tho Hliaro ot a moon on iifr
MurlnK tho rour- of tho .tinner Ml ""j!"?;
Us Uiiaternialn of on (undent In her -early
Iff. lOien two Arabs failed In nn I"',11 '"
Ijliliisp her Hhortlv after dinner those two
Arabs arrive, i-inklnc Innulry about Ui'"1""1,":
IIAltfT anj MAIlfT nek for Uu.iterrnnln I"
Ida Arab num., Mncumazann, una ,'r""r
frbthten Lord Ilainioll's alnt, Savaft". by Jro
iluclne anakra from hl rockets. lh Araiis
aro shown In omt nlead with Onstirmaln i u re
turn to Afrlcn and kill tho Klant elephant-sou
Jani ,.
Qu-itermnln emella of nn lnrenne from tn
cene.r whleh tho Arab bund htm and " as
thrntKh n mist, th elephant lclllin a child.
.Mlsa irolm-a then Inhales tho Inroneo. ind t
" rhlhl nod place a strlnu of Rtnii on hr,n'f
Tho Arabs proph-ey that Quitermaln w"l slay
tho elrphiinl. and that Mis llolmea will rnme
to Africa. They loavo and kIm; Q'Vfi""?",!"
a "innll packot a a pr.acnt for ;, 'W-"?. .' ,?
tlanoee. it la th atrlnit of eem which Miss
Holmes saw In the lslon. , ..,,,
, That nMit fjustrrinnln reavvn Mies
llolmea wnlklni: In her aleep. Ilo fn''",." "r
Into tho Rarden nnd arrives In lm to PJ'nf
Itarut nn.l Murut frjm nuductlnu the uncon
scious woman. . ... ..,.,...
two, eara iatr i.oru iiaanan "j:i""jfi
Quatermaln by vlsltlnn blm In Africa. , K"1?'1
Is seeklps Luna. who. alter l-comlna lit wire,
lisnppinrm! from their boot on tho S."'-. '',1?
wna drlen Inenno when nn el-VhV'Si.'P .rih
child from her arms and crushed It to the '""":
llnunall. to sollsfy his iilfo's ae.iry. acreeil
to tho African trip. , ... . ,,,
Itaim.ill tells Cluatermaln tho details 0i,.y'r
wlfo'o dlsippenranco and opresEes tlio renor
that sho ilune h-rsslt Into tho Nile. :.""'"
renl surprise. Quatermaln dlsi-redlta Jhla tii'ory
nnd Rlvei his rensons for bellovlne 'n"',,1' "i
has been kidnapped by tho srl'"'"-.1'?"1' '" '1
Mnrut. who. he thinks, retard hr aa tho oroLio
uf their worship. , . ,,,
New bop.- tills ItiiRnall and ho flnanees n res
cue expedition which riuatermatn proposes wiin
ii small party of natlcea they set nut on tnir
perilous journey to Kenilah Land.
FHAPTllll IX (Continued)
w:
13 TOOK with us a small army ot Zulu
bearers. This, although they were dlfll-
oult to feed In a country whero no corn
could be bought, proved fortunato In tho
end, slnco so ninny of our cattlo died from
tsotso blto that wo were obliged to abandon
ono of tho wagons, which meant that the
goods It contained must be cairled by men.
At length wo reached the banks nf tho
river, nnd camped theio ono night liy three
tall peaks of rock which tho natives called
"Tho Three Doctors." whero I had In
structed tho messengers to tell tho Mazltu
to sond to meet us. For four days wo re
malncd hero, since rains in the interior
hail made the river quite Impassable.
Kvery morning I climbed tho tnllest of
tho "Doetois" and with my glasses looked
over its biond yellow Hood, searching tha
wldo. bush-clnd land beyond In the hope
of discovering the Mazltu advancing to
meot us. Not a man was to bo seen, how
ever, and on the fourth evening, as tho
rler had now become foidnblo, wa deter
mined that wo would eros.a on tho mor
row, lealng the remaining wagon, which
It was Impossible to drag over its rocky
bottom, to bo taken back to Natal by our
drivers.
Hero a dllhculty arose. No promise of
reward would Induce any of our Zulu
bearors even to wet their feet in the wators
of this River Luba, which, for some reason
that I could not extract from them, they
declared to bo "tagati," that is, bewitched,
to peoplo of their blood. When I pointed
out that three Zulus had nlrendy un
dertaken to cross it, they answered that
thoDO men wero half-breeds, to that for
them It was only half-bewltchod. but they
thought that even to one or moro of them
would pay the penalty of death for his
r.uh crime.
It chanced that this happened, for, as I
have said, two of tho poor follows did die,
though not, I think, owing to tho magical
properties of the waters of tho Luba. This
Is how African superstitions nro kept alive.
Sooner or later some saying of the sort
fulfills Itself and then the iustauoe is re
membered and handed down for genera
tions, while other Instances In which noth-
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Ing nut of the common hns occurred ate
not heeded or aro forgotten.
This decision on the pa.t of those stupid
Zulus put us In nn awkward list, slnro It
wnn impossible for us to carry over nil
our baggage and ammunition without belli.
Therefore glad wa8 I when before dawn
on tho fifth morning the nocturnal Hans
crept Into the wagon. In tho nfter part
of which Ragnall and I were sleeping, and
Informed us that ho heard men's voices on
the further side of the rher. though how
hn could hear anything above the ronr of
the wator passed my comprehension.
At the first break of dawn again wo
climbed the tnllest of the "Unctor" rucks
and stareil into tho mist. At length It
rolled away and there on tho farther side
of the river I saw quite a hundred men
who by their dress nnd spears knew to
bo Masltu Thoy saw mo also, nnd raising
a diner, dashed Into tho wnter, groups of
them hoMing each other around tho middle,
to prevent their being swept away. There
upon our Hilly Zulus seized their spenrs
nnd formed up upon tho bank. I slid down
the steep side of tho "Great Doctor" nnd
ran forward, calling out that these wero
friends who came.
"Friends or foes." answered their captain
sullenly, "it Is a pity that wo should walk
si far nnd not have a light with those
Mar.ltu dojts."
Well, I droe them off to a distance, not
knowing whnt might luppon If tho two
pooples met. and then wont down to the
bank, lly now tho Mazltu woto near, and
ti. my delight at the head nf them 1 per
ceived no other than rny old friend, thnlr
chief general, Babemba, n one-eyed mnn
with whom I Inns nnd I hud shared ninny
adventures. Through tho water he plunged
with great bounds, nnd renching thu shoie,
greeted mo lltornlly with rupture.
"() Mncumazana," ho Bald, "little did 1
hope that ocr again I should look unon
your faco. Welcome tn you, n thousand
welcomes, nnd to you, too, Light-ln-Dnrk-nesa,
Lonl-of-the-FIro, Cunning-one whose
wit saved ns In the Buttle of the Gate.
But whero Is Dogeetuh. whero Is Wnzoela,
and where are the Mother and tho Child
of tho Flower?"
"Far away across the Black Wnter,
Babemba," I answered. "But hero are two
others In place of them," and I introduced
him to Hngnall and Savage by their native
names of lgnaza and Benn.
Ho contemplated them for n moment,
then said;
"This." pointing to Ragnall, "la a grent
lord, but this," pointing to rfavago, who
was much tho hotter dressed of tho two.
"Is but a cock of tho ashpit arrayed In nn
eagle's feathers." a remark I did not trans
late, but one which caused Hans to snlgglo
ncuously.
While wo breakfasted on food prepared
by tho "Cock of tho Ashpit." who among
many other merits had thnt of helnit un
excellent cook, I heard all the news. Baubl,
the king, u dead, hut hud been succeeded
by one of his soim, nUo named Ruusl, whom
I remombered. Hez.i-Town had been te
bullt after tho great llro that destroyed the
slavers, nnd much moro strongly fortified
than before. Of tho slavers themselves
nothing moro hnd been seen, or of the
Pougo either, though tho Mnsltu declared
that their ghosts, or thoso of their victims,
htlll haunted the Island in the lake. Thnt
wns all. except the III tidings as to two
of our messengers, which tho third, who had
leturncd with tho Mazltu. reported to us.
After breakfast I addressed and sent
away our Zulus, each with a liandsmno
present from the trade goods, giving Into
thoir charge the remaining wagon and
our servants, none of whom, somewhat to
my relief, wished to accompany us further.
They sang their song of good-by, saluted
and departed over tho rise, still looking
hungrily behind them at the Mnzltu, and
wo wero -very pleased to bee the last of
them without bloodshed or trouble.
When we had wutened tha whito tilt of
the wagon nnluh. we set to work to get
ourselves and our goods across the rtcer.
This we accomplished safely, for tho Mazitu
worked for us llko friends and not as do
hired men. (in the further bank, howe.er.
it took us two full days so to divide up
tho loads that the bearers could carry them
without being overladen.
At length all was aranged and we started
Of the month's trek that followed there Is
nothing to tell, except that we completed
it without notable accidents nnd at lust
reached tho new Besa-Town, which much
resembled the old, whero wo were accoided
a great public reception. Bausi 11 himself
headed the procession which met us outside
the south gate on that very mound which
we had occuplod In the gieat fight, whero
the bones of tho gallant Favoo and my
other hunters lay buried Almont did it
seem to me as though I could he-ir thoir
deep voices Joining In the shouts ot wel
come. That night, while the Mazitu feasted In
our honor, we held an Indabo. in the lug
new guest house with Bausi II, a pleasant
faced young man, and old Babemba. The
king nuked us how long we meant to stay
at Beza-Town. intimating his hop that
the visit would be prolonged. I replied,
hut a few days aa we were traveling far
to tha north to Hnd a people called the
Kcndah whom we wished to see, and hoped
that he would give us baarers to carry our
goods as far as the confines of their coun
try. At the name of Kendall a look of
astonishment appeared upon their fae and
Babemba weld-
"Has madnea seized you. Macumazana,
that you would attempt this thing? Oh
turely you must be mad."
"You thought ua mad. Babemba, when
we oroaaed the lake to Rica Town, yet
we oa me back safely "
"True, Macumazana, but compared to
the Kendah the I'ongo ware but as the
aniallMt star before the face of the kuu."
"What do you know of them then?" I
asked. "But stay before you answer I
will spaaK wna' i Know." and I repeated
what ( had learned from Hans, who con
firmed my words, and frcwu Harut and
1017
Marul, leaving out, however, any mention
of their dealings with Lady nagnall
"It is all tiue, ' said Babembil when I
had finished, "for that old woman of whom
Llght-ln-DArkness speaks was one of the
wives ot my undo nnd I knew her well.
Hearken ! The Kendah are a terrible na
tion and countless In number and of all
people tho fiercest. Their king Is called
Slmbn. which means Lion. He who rules
Is railed Slmba and hns been so called
for hundreds of years. He Is of tho Black
Kendah whose god Is the elephant Jnna.
but ns Llght-ln-D.irknesfl has said, thrro are
also the White Kendah who are Arnb men.
the priests and traders of the people The
Kendah will allow nn stranger within their
doors j If one comes they kill him by tor
mont, or blind him and turn him oilt Into
tho desert which surround? their country,
thero to die These things the old woman
who married my uncle told mo, ns sho told
them to Llglit-ln-Darkness, also t have
heard them from others, nnd what she did
hot tell me, that tho White Kendah are
great breeders of tho beasts cnlled camels
which they soil to the Arabs of tho north.
Ho not nenr them, for If you pasa the
desert tho Illadt Kendah will kill you ; nnd
If you escape these, then their king. Mlmbn.
will kill you : and If you escape hun, then
their god Jana will kill you; nnd If you
escape him. then their whllo priests will
kill you with their magic. Oh : long beforo
you look upon tho faces nf thoo priests
you will be dend many times over."
"Then why did they ask mo to visit them.
Babemba T"
"t know not. Mn-umnznna. but perhaps
berauso they wished to make nn offering of
ou to tho god Jnna. whom no spear can
harm s no, nor etcn your bullets that pierce
a tree
"t am willing to make a trial nf that
matter." 1 answered confidently, "and any
way, wo must go to see these things for our
selves." "Ves," echoed Ragnall, "wo must cer
tainly go," whllo even Savnge. for t had
been translating to thorn all this whllo, nod
ded his hend. although he looked ns though
he would much rnther stay behind.
"Ask him if there tire any snnltos there,
sir." he said, and foolishly enough 1 put the
uueatlnn to give me t mr to think of other
things.
"Yes. ) Bona Yes. O Cock of the Ash
pit." replied Babemba. "My uncle's Kendah
wife told mo thnt mu of the guardians of
the shrine of the White Kendah Is such it
snake as was never seen elsewhere In the
world."
"Then .ny to him. sir," said Snvngh when
1 had translated almost automatically, "that
shrine nln't a church where I shall go to
say my prayers."
Alas ! poor Savago littlo knew the future
and Its gifts.
Then wo came to tho question of bearers.
Tho end of It was that after somo hesita
tion UniiHl II. because of his great affection
fir us. promised to provide us with there
upon our solemnly undertaking to d'amlas
them nt the borders of tho desert, "so that
they might escape our doom." na he re
marked chcoi fully.
Four dr.ys later wn started, accompanied
by nbout ono hundred nnd twenty picked
mrn under the command of old Babemba
himself, who, lie explained, wished to be
the last to see us alive in the world This
was depressing, but other' c'rcumstanccs
connected with our Mart wero calculated
to weigh oven moro upon my spirit Thus
the n'ght before wo left Hann arrived and
asked mo to "write a paper" for htm. 1
inquired what he wanted mo to put In the
paper. He replied that us ho was going
to his death and had property, nnmely tho
tCRO which had been left In n hank to his
oi edit, he desired to make a "whlto man's
will" fo he left in the chnrgo ot Ilnbemba.
Tly? only provision of the sad will was that
I was to Inherit his property, if I lived. If
I died, which, he added, "of course, you
muiit. Unas, 1 ke tho rest of us," It was to
bo devoted to furnishing poor black people
In hot-nltnls with something c mifort ng tn
drink Instead of "cow's water" that was
gicon to tffom there. Needless to say 1
turned him out at once, nnd that testamen
tary deposition remained unrecorded. In
deed, It was unnecessary, since, ns I reminded
Him, on my advice ho had already made a
will befmn wo left lurban, a clrcumstanco
that he had quite forgotten.
Tho second event, which occuired nbout
an hour befoio our departure, was, thnt
hearing a mighty wailing In the market
place, where once Hans and I had been tied
to stakes to bo shot to death with arrows. I
went out to seo what wns tho matter. At
the gateway I was greetud by tho sight of
about a hundred old women plastered all
over with ashes, engaged in howling their
loudest In a molnncholy unison. Behind
the.u stood tho cntlro population of Beza
Town, who chanted a kind of chorus.
(CONTLVUED TOMORROW)
MISS BESSIE C. DU I'OKT WEDS
Wilmington Girl Becomes
Bride
of
Washington Man
WILMINGTON'. Del., Jan. 20 Ono of
the most Interesting weddings of the sea
son took placo in Christ Kplscopnl Church,
near this city yesterday when Miss
Uessle Cnzenovo du Pont, the daughter of
Mrs. Bessie Gardner du Pont, became tho
bride of Reginald Khlppon Hultlckoner, or
Washington. Tho ceremony was performed
by thu Rev. Robert Coles, the rector, mid
tho ceremony wns attended by many per
Eons prominent in Wilmington society.
Tho brldo entered tho church accompanied
by her brother. Alfied Victor du Pont, nnd
was given in marriage by her mother. Her
only attendant wns her sister, Miss Vlcto
rlno u. du Pont. The brldegrjm'H best
man was Frederick L. Huldekoper, his
brother, of Washington.
What's Doing Tonight
VUtitnc Nurse Society t.lt.tlnj, Culleae ef
PtivKlilana. I-'ree.
, "liVJff'.l. ?"" ,Tjnn-ranc Vnlon meet
ing. Mftk'th mrwt uni Wuwlliinil a-ienu. hmo
Center County Suci-iy annual dinner, Adeliihla
Hotel. Invitation. '
(llninl Cuilese commencement, College Char.ol
Jncltutlon.
lirua Kyhanga annual dlnmtr, Ilallevuo-Sirat.
ford Invitation,
.n1'".!"''1 ,,,lu."l.nes.. Men' ACTwatlon election,
llliishum Hotel. lrev.
Horniun Hawlby ftallstl, Wlthttpoon Rail.
Acmlaalun c'bnrtro.
Vr II. N. lloUn leotures un "The I'arnMtlon
Menibe's1 " U"'i''" FranU"n atu", t i?clock.
Iiuivdoln Alumni jrle dinner. Kuster's, nvl.
I'lilladijlnm llnme Teaching- Society. w
InttfriulluulutH Alumni
Sere ice Commute
snioki'r. I'tly Club.
Lioiurn. "Tl Sclenc. of Ilreeillng." by Doctor
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t '"Th rinl.Hn nf l,.JI-
u in . t'ltarst.
FeiuihifB'
Imluttun
wu.ihcr i-iaers- nrt annual ball. m,a
Armory, ilruuil and Iluco ilreetf"
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LACK OF FIREMEN
AGAIN EMPHASIZED
i
Civil Service Testa Recently
Held Attest Shortage in
All Grades '
Tho obtaining of a sufficient number of
fllglbles to replace the vacancies existing
by reason of the unusually high number of
recent resignations In the Bureau of Fire
Is one of the most serious problems eon
fronting Director Wilson and Chief Kngl
neer Murphy at this time.
The lack of available matcrlat from' which
to fill the gaps occasioned by the retirement
among the veteran flam fighters has been
a source of concern to tne official heads of
the bureau for somo time. Lately this
worrlment has been Increased by the fre
quont dropping out of men whose appoint"
ment na hose or laddermen dates back but
a few years, or Is only n mntter of months.
This disposition to quit the service Is
prompted In most cases, according to the
men themselves, by acceptance of employ
ment. In other lines where the Inducements,
both In snlary and hours of duty, are more
attractive than thoee In effect within the
Bureau of Fire. The prospect of remaining;
In the servico does not appeal to the youngec
member when ho contemplates tho recently
adopted "donation" to the pension fund In
a desperate effort to stay thnt Institution in
Its fast-skidding course toward depletion.
During tho last few weeks the Civil
3oi Ice Commission has done Its best to
provide ngnlnst tho shortage of candidates
for tho Bureau of Flro.
A list of ellglbles for the grade of hose
nnd lndder men wns made publlo shortly
beforo tho beginning of the year. Several
appointments nlready have been made out
of that hatch of candidates to fill long
existing vacancies nnd to tako the places of
older men who have left the buroau subse
quent to the publication of the list.
tlxnmln.itlon for the grades of captain
nnd lieutenant were hold last woek. nnd
yestetday a test was conductod for the post
of battalion chief. There Is no present
vnenncy In this grade of tho P.re-flghtlng;
frice. although nil but ono of the eloven In
iMimbeiits aro eligible to retirement On the
pension roll.
In tho ordinance now resting In the hands
of Councils' Committee on Finance, provid
ing additional money nnd men for the
Bureau of Fire, this contingency Is foreaoen
nnd overcome. Bcs.dcs tho nllotment of
hose and laddermen so that every membor
of nn onglno or truck company may enjoy
uno day off In four thore Is a detail which
can be disposed of In the form of a "flying
squadron" by tho chlof engineer wherever
temporary shortago exists In tho various
Imitations.
Adoption nf this ordinance, tho flromen's
campaign committee argues, will obvlntaf
not only tho risk of crippling tho bureau
through Injuries, but will bring Into the flre
flghtlng force a class of men of proper cali
ber who will remain In the servico long
enough to master nil, Its Intricacies, know
how tn care for themselves and not compel
iccourso to the constant renewals In per
sonnel wh ch aro now the bane of the
huronu brads nnd a disturbing factor In the
moralo of the rank and flic.
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