" yyyyMwiHi v p" mni T ijbiiih mw -JCmptfmwi' "' "V ., - vnfyw, yljTwjHiiigfe' -rw ' mmy- fiit'" fr-wvwp wp p-i EVENING LEDGER-PniLADELPITIA, MONDAY, JANTARY 29, 1017 y JUST GOSSIP Nancy Wynne Is Interested in the Meeting of Mrs. J. Hutchison Scott's Supper Club on Satur day Night Other Matters Discussed TII13 nnnl mcetlnR of Ihn (list series nf Mrs Srotra Supper Club nl the tJplIe Vuo-Strattonl cr.mo off With a declde-l nap no Saturday nlt?ht. tintcad of Ihn ballroom the tlub int In the Hose Har den, and I must any lltli Uiarmlm; room lencli itself paitlculaily well In ttKatrsi ut tills Wiul Thcro l tn air nf erwlnets tlint Is (i"lto iinequnlpl. allltounh It doos cioud "I' a hit. In fnet. on SntunLiy 11 was necessary to plarp tiiblet imlHda In the oonlilot to iiiTommoilnto the munlicr of memhers who mm late nml hatl nop lcrleil to ipfpi-vo tables for mmigli nliettl Tho Mevei Divli Oiiheslui. In the balcony. iilto outdid lluelf In tho ninn ber nf enrol ps, and altogether the nr-civ elon u-ai ery festive. Tho Inmost party was that gl en by Mrs. Gustauis Itrniati. who litd a lone tahlp at one end nf tho loom and nntliereit some elslitpen of tho debutanto set around thp boaid Tho honor kiipsIb wrro tlotty Trotter and S'ophlo H.tkor. Then Mrs. Charter rrnneh Hoclunan had qulto a party In honor nt pretty Kdlth Oracle, who mmo on from Washington to visit Esther Boehmnti. Mm. Itoddy 1'rtge, with her "rolttrned trooper," was a incmber of another party, and, Indeed, thcro wcro HeveinJ othor men from tho Troop who worn enjojlng their ficedom fiom military dlsrlpllno to the full. Tho Horace Aliens had Charles nichman, tho actor, wmi mn wue, as their Kiiests, nUo Marlon DoiiKheity and tho .llmmlo Potters; nntl Hairy Lawrence had tho pictty "Ullleti," Jean and Thco doia. and hovoral othois at his table. AmoiiB otheis who entertained woro tho Bam Huhni for Jlthel Hulin nml Usn ' Norrls, tho James M. Heeds, tho Churchill Wllllamses, tho Walter Clothiers, Mrs. Clayton French Banks, tho W. W. Attor buna and tho J. RUlRwny ltoillys. Tlio second seites for tho winter will open on Saturday nlcht of this weolc. TUB Trench committee of tho lJmor Koncy Aid cavo a production of tho pictures of tho Held service of tho Amei lean Ambulanco last nlsht at tho JJUlo Theatre, on Do Lancey stioet aboe Sev enteenth. U was ically vciy Interestlns. and threo of tho men who had heon dilv. ing- ambulances in tho war rone, wcro thero to mako explanatory comments on tho pictures CSioy Dajton, IlrooUo Kd wauls nntl Voiko Stovcnson, If you pleaso, Ibooko and tJiey tamo homo beforo Yorko, but they went en or earlier, you know, so they have- all had about tho oamo length of experience. All tin en men wcio ery Intel cstlng and had many expcilenccs to tell. MlbS Agnes Reppller, whoso outspoken mnipathy for tho Al lies is very gicat. gavo a shuit and as usual witty nddress, which was greatly appreciated by her audience. Tho pa tionesses of tho meeting Included Mrs. John Codwnladcr, Mis. Gardner Cnssntt, Mis. Thomas II. I'onttm. Mrs. M. Killer. Mrs. John Mnikoe, Mrs. J Willis Martin, Mrs. J. Ke.u-slcy Mitchell. .Id, Mis. John H. McKadden. Mis. Aithur Kmlen Now bold, Mrs. Alexander Van Honssolner, Mrs. Barclay II. AVai burton, Mis. Clcoigo Wnodwaid. Miss Mury K. tllbson and Miss A. C. Knight. Tho Wttle Theatio was crowded with Buests, in splto of tho fact that tho pic tuios hart nhcady been exhibited three times hero befmo Christmas. ORG and more intcicst is ovldenced M' as tho dato approaches in tho recital which Madamo Umbo Homer will slvo on Wednesday evening foi tho bonefU of tho Uahnom.inii Hospital and Medical College. Among additional pationcssen mid boxhohlers aro found tho names of Mrs. Kdwaul T Stotcabury. who, though absent heiielf fiom the ritv. h.ia taken tickets for tho affair and will send bomo ono In her place. Mis. I la ry n. Kieneh, Mis. Ulbron Hell. Mis. Many L. Totter, Mis Wllllum T Carter. Mrs. William Horstmann nnd sovcial others. THH locltal is under tho auspices of tho Board of AV'omen Managers, an organization of energetic women who do voto much of their time to tho Interests of tho hospital nnd college Tho direct supervision of tho affair Is In tho hands of tho board's commlttoo on euteit.iin ment. which Is romposed of tho follow ing: Mrs. Clarence Haitlstt. chaliman; Mis. AV. J. Mnntgomorj. Mis. William P. Eaiba, Mis. T. H. CnrmleuApl. Mis- Jay Gates, Mrs. Joseph S. Jlclulioeh, Mis. "Walter Madelia. Mis. Blddlo R. M.nsden. Mrs. Doiothy Potter. -Mrs. Ilowaid Cam el on Potts. Mrs. Oooigo C. Thomas. Jr.. and Mrs. John H. AVhlttaker. A touch of particular interent is given tho program for the recital by the f.ict that tho opetatlc contralto will sins four Bongs wi Uteri by her gifted husband, Sid ney Homer. NANin. WYNNE. Personals Mr unrt Mrs. AVIlllam A'orko Sloveiibon will ontcrtalii with musto on February 10 at tha home of Mrs. Stoenson's parema. Mr ami Mrs. Samuel Price Wethcrlll. 251 South eighteenth stieet. Miss Margaret AVInsor Harris, of Chest nut Hill, will attend tha Junior Prom on Monday, February 5. at Yale University MIm Mury AV. l.lpplncott, f Rabbit Hill, AVashlngton lane. Wjncole. wilt nae Miss Margaret Franks, of New York, as her guest for several days this week. Miss Franks arrived on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs AVllmer W. Hoopes and family, of Oak Meadowb. Valley road, Paoll, left on Saturday for Atlantic City, .where Ihey will spend several days at the MarlBoraugh-Ulenhelm. Mr and Mis John Tucker, of New York, epent tha week-end In this city. Mr. Tucker came on to be one n the ushers at tha wedding of Miss Mary Wood Bally and Mr B II Brewster Keotai, tl.at took place on Saturday Mr and Mrs. George Davli, of Allen lane. Chestnut Hill, will give a dinner tomorrow night before the dance at the Germantown Cricket Club. Their guests will be Mr and Mr. Samuel H. Davln, Mr and Mrs. Stanley Barton. Mr and Airs. Arthur Colahan. Mr and Mrs. LeHoy Richards, Mr and Mrs. Herbert Goodall. Mr and Mrs. AVIlllam S Lloyd, of 2J3 Harvey street, dermantown. will give a dinner at the dub also. In honor of Mr and Mrs Biuion Muslin and a number of their frlend3 Mr Multm U a member of Vroop X. FenwijUaaU Cavalry, which has ABOUT PEOPLE Ju' returned from B! I'rtfo. ahd tho dinner hss been nrrnnged to celebrate the fact. Among tlin riipkIs will lid Captain J Wil liam (jociil nnd .Mrs tlnod Mr nnd Mrs Jospli Rogers, Mr ami Mrs John Make lej Mi and Mrs Kredorlck thirilev, Mlsi Miriam Pnrtrlilgfl. Mrs. A ti S IHmsh, Mr. AV I'rlcu Hull Mr and Mrs Jorepli Hus ton Mr. nnd Mrs Lewis J Cn'ger. Mr and Mrs Khiiicls i:iiis MRcdratb. Mr and Mts. AVauer peM m Mr. ,h sep'i i lipnck, Mr. tnd Mrs IMivnM .faikunn. Sti. and Sirs Hnrrj Anae.l and Mr. tilwl Mrs. John vViiuioa Mrs Antonio r t'csfcino. who tia tuert t'io riuest of ir dntisiiter. Mid AMhUF (ninhnn, has rMurnetl to her h-itno 111 Do'.roit Mr niit Mm join, flcedtr Parsons, of Animoie. a-e leeoivlng congratulations on tho bit tn of n nnn Sir Pml .Mrs Harry (Vmn. of tlanborry street, fjri-itinnt-wn. will glvrt a theatre pirn, foilow-d bv minpar at the Melieviw Htratfoi. . on Tbtirsdiiy. In honor of Miss Natipy Hoyt Kmyth nml Miss Hvelyn Rhln ,Cy . r,,1 '"" will be Miss Marfjuerilp r.i1l!",M,'";...I,,,, K"!I-. MISS ItOMl . "I1?1 ?.,r WilHatn r'lnthler. Mr, Onrdnn Sml h. Mr tinnali M. rJawlhrnp. Mr. Joseph P.eploffto ami .Mr Ituasall Robinson Mr nnd Mrn nlnir lUirgess nnd thPlr family nro neeiiinhig their iipw homo nt 615 Lincoln drlvp. tlermnnlinvn. Mr. nnd Mrs .lnins M ilransbaeh en tertnlncd nt the theatre, followed by sun. Her on Knturditv night nt tlio llelleitii Mtintfnril Anion their guests were Mr. nnd Mrs r I tlnrd Klrth. Mr. nnd Mrs. r.ustnvo Roeliin. Mr. ami Mrn. Carl Met. Mrs Ktephen Kent nnd Mr and Mrs John J Kr.ger Mrs KrlRer will entcrlnln nt liini'lioiin on Vcdne'idny Tho Junior room of the Friends' Select Sclvmi IPt(1 ,, p,,y Slt tt10 Pillotmislnn Club nt mi 4 Walnut street About 200 guests nttemled Tlio commit, too In chnrgp of the dance Included Miss Katharine Hallernian. Miss Holen Tnulane. Miss Ccrtrude Quick nml Miss Dorothy .Noliin. The affair nn I'li.iperoiieil hyMls. F J H.dtPininn. Mrs I,p Is l Tnulnne. .Mn V. II (julck nnd Mrs Frank Xolms Mr ami Mrs liivld 11 Piovnu left ps tenhiy for Palm Ileich, Fin., uhero thov will upend the ncu fortnight nt the Ihnnl Polnclnnn A stirpilFP blithdiv pnrt was Blcn Inst week In honor of Mr. ,lny Klein, nt bin homo. .1015 .Vorlli Hlsti-cuth street, by hln fi lenda Among tlioso piesent worn Miss Mnrtha Hlegeisoll, MIsm i:il7:il.eth Hlegersoll. Miss Jean lioultl. Mls Mnrgnret Paul. Ml.is Marlon Sliau. Mirs N'ninni Ougnn. Miss AVInnlfreil Foif, Miss Doiothy Fox. Miss Mnrgatet Imiinell .Muis.lean Mnenirnv. Miss (ilnil)H Se.iunst, Mr William Uonneil, Mr John Coulil, Mr llnilger Jones. Mr llolieit Paul, Mr AVnlter c llngenholTcr. Mr Ccoige i.wji.uuiiiv, ,u lirroi'ii iicncni'H, mi l.no Klein. Mr. AA'nlter Coiinlnaon. Mr Frank ueigersoil and .Mr ,lnv Klein. "Roinen and Juliet' will ho 'linwti in moving pictures nt tho Twentieth Century Club nf l.insUnwne tonioriow afternonn as an Illustration of tho highest clans of film art. with a leturo by Doctor nberhnltzcr. of the Pennsylvania Hoard of Cinsots Mrn Francis D Maxunll, cbnlrmnn of the fed eration cummltti'r will hnvo the meeting In charge An Informal reception to Mis Ronald p (ileii-nn president of tlio Stole Federation. Mis II S. PicntUs Nichols, vice piesdli'iii if the onstern district. Jtis William l.eveictt, general sceietaiy of the fedeiatlnn, and Mrt. cjeorgo Pleisol chali man of the Suffrage Committee of the Slate Federation, lll bo held durl'ig tho hoclnl hour To all club membeia and members of thn Junloi section tho courtesy of guest for this meeting has been oMended. Tlio Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold Its annual ball this evening In tho Acad emy of .Music, and an unuiually largo at tendance Is expected Judge Uugono c. Bonulwoll and Mrs Bonnl woll will lend tho grand inarch, which will bo nn usual tho opening featuro of tho evening What's Doing Tonight Kirtlrth nnmiat kill Vmlrni ' i-.I.-r nt lliber Til.il.". Atademy of .Vluslt .Vtanihem Man Ciinimanilorj Knlehla Templar, reeen tlon, Ilorileultural Hall Mcmbere I.fcture ' Ventilation lit li ll.'Iatloti hi Hc-iUh " li Dr 11 I'ninklli Ilnyer .Vcidi-iny of Nuturil 8iI"kh 1 r... I..MiffhiinlH VVtj.ii.n' Idvlxlun for NAtltinal Picimrrdmua rtmu -J.'l juth Hlzhlepnth iure-i i r VIhx l.l.rrv HulU re, llul.. U Ithirspoon Hull AtlnilHSinri charsn llrotherhutid of Carpn'TH lianriu-t and offlrNl nix-iilnu of now home. 1H0!I Spring Harden street MeniVm l- Kitharlne lllaritfiird lecture. Central V M I' A I'ree IVmiHtlMinla llexall I'luli rnnventlon, Adelphla Hulel. Fre Urailunto exerc lies Julm Hay Si hnol. Wharton atrcet ulkjo HUth. Free. rholo by J Mitchell Elliot. MISS STELLA MARIE MURPHY Miss Murphy, who is one of the earnest workers in behalf of the musical comedy to be given at the Bellevue-Stratford this week for St. Francis Country House, will be one of the chorus srirls in the "Mil lionaire" number that will be one o! the features ofjthe show, isiiEi r ' KM) . 1Wll ' J"! k ftff ' THE THE IVORYCHILD Ry It. UIDKM HAOOAKI) ,ln;ior ol il'irU." 'Kttie Solomon i Ulnes." Shr." ilr. i in: .rniiY i urn vn r.l'NA ll(II.VIi;s i:.il.l.l,. Hie vounc nml biiitiful wlf of l.or.l lUsnall. illsapprnr lUNMfrlomli from her i aliln In n boat 'i me N'l" She fins lnen ipanlie slnee her ellllrt " MHrheil up 1 nn il'iihnu In Knrflanil jinn daahett to ilputh nl her feM Slnee Inat lime it nT aiittMl InirHs-ntly to c i Afrtrn l.lll:i) 11U.NAI.I. nn lib MitlK-nm and ll's hl (. ihpv nr. on thr ir p thai ins w fe rtl lippnirn 'I hern Is nlisnlul. ' no Iran- or ln-r u lieif iliiiiitH hut In ii.fUHiM to luliove llial ah" was lirnwnrd In tin rlvir ., , M.I.VN III Vri.KMAlX a litrwin Afrlenn huiilm anil furluni- m .-lier. "'. " '". null's ku'si on Ida lint trip u r.wsland. snil In ilespilr ItiiKimll turns m ijuni-rmnln tor help Allan ami his lintt.ntnl major iloinn. liana nml rtnannM nllh h's vnl" H" lnii- for Ivenila'i l.jni! 'Ill ie they miet two Arab . . ,. ,, IIAIll T AMI VIVKl I. pr.inh'ls of tho White Kendall arrl to meei AMjii mm i'i" ii Mnrumarina Juat m I1i' lad predliiHit h'n ihey Hppeareil ua tnrjiina at Ilwinull h.0,ne. Thev wlah Allan In 1,111 Jun.i tne i.ei.hnn sort of ih Miark Kondili. o ihn' ih i hllrt sod r the VVhlto Kin.l..h lll afi foroyr But Utiatermaln and llnsnad are lerlaln that i.una Is htld !) llnrul and Marul anil Ihey nsri e to the Arabs terms In order to nnih tn ani rea Harut ind Vlnrut rhaappear to retum llh escurl later V HAITI; II 1 (font I nurd) .TJIJIli: como the spook men. llass. the Xi whole regiment of them" Wo inn and looked It was tine Maishnlcd In or. dorl .squadrons, tho camels with tholr rid ers were sweeping tow aid iih, and a fine, tuglit the beasts nude with their uvvnylnB necks and long, luichlng gait About nrty niJs sway they halted Just where the Mrenm from oui spring entered the do-cit, and theto proceeded to watei the camels, twenty of them at a time. Two men. how over. In whom I recognised Hniut nnd Marul. vvalkMl forward and presently were standing betole U3, tiowlug obsequiously. liood morning. I. aid." nild Hutut to llaRiuill in bin broken J'.ng'lsli. "So you como with Maeumauna tu call at out poor house, us wo call nt ntir tlno onu hi HliB land Vou think we got the benull.i' Mly von marry, she wo give old uecliliite not iiot so. No white lady ever In Kami in Land. Wo hear story from Miuuniaia ill and believo that lady drowned In Nllo. tor you 'membor she walk much In her sleep Wo veiv sorry for jou, lut gods know their business They leavo when they will leave, and take when they will take You And her again some day more boauilnil Willi and with her soul mine bnek " Hero I looked nt him hnrplj 1 hnd told him nothing about l.nds lUgnall hav ing Inst her vvlU llow. then did he know .,f tho matter? Still I tlmugl' It best tn hohl my peace. 1 think lint H.uut aw lie had made soma mistake, for leaving tho subject of T.adv Raguall. ho went on- "You very welcome, O Lord, but It right tell you this most dangerous Journey, since elephant Jana not llko strangers, and," he coallnued slowly, "think no olephant like your blood and nil elephants hrothety 'What one hate rest hate every where In world Heo It In your faco that ou already suffer gieat hurt from elephant, you or some ono near you Also somo of Kendall very florco pcoplo and lovo fighting, nnd p'raps thero war In tho land vvhllo you there, and In war peopla get killed" "Very good, my friend," said Itngn.iM. "I am prepared to take im clrinc of these things. Flther wo all go f. our c-ountr together, ns Mncumasina has explained to you. or none of us go " "Wo understand That our bargain and wo no break word." implied Harul Then ho turned his benevolent gaze upon Savnge, and said. "So joii come too Mr Bena That your name here, ii? Wall, you learn lot thlnt-s In Kendah Land, about snakes and all rest." Hero tho Jovlal-looklng Marut whispered something Into tho car of his companion, smiling nl' o0"" f'u'u nml ,hf,wl" nlB white teeth ns ho did so. "Oh"' went on Harut "my brother tell me you meet ono stmko already, down In country called Natal, but git on him s.o hard that ho grow qulto Hat nnd no bite" -Who told him that?" gasped Savage "Oh! forget. Think Maeumasana No. then p'raps you tell him In sleep, for people talk much In vleep. you know, mid some other people got good cars and hear long way. Or p'raps little Joke Harut. You member, he first-rate conjurer P'raps he send that snake. No trouble if know how Well vva show you much better snake Ken dab Land. Hut you no sit on him. Mr Bena," To me, I know not why. there was some thing horrible In all this Jocosity, Mine thing that gavo me the creeps as always does the sight of a cat playing with a mouse. I fell even then that it fore shadowed terrible things How could these men Know tho detaiU of occurrences at which they were not preeent and of which no ono had told them' Did that strango "tobacco" of theirs really give them some clalrvoiant power. I wondered or nail they other secret methods of obtaining news. I Klanced at poor Savage and perceived that ho. tco, felt as I did. for ha had turned quite iwie beneath his tan. Fven Hans Mas uff acted, for he whis pered to me In Dutch. "The aria not men ; those are devils. Haas, and this Journey of ours Is one Into hell " Only Ragnall Ml stern. slUrt and appar ently tjulte unmoved Indeed, there was something almost sphlnx-likt about the set and expression of his handsome face. More over. I felt sure that Harut ana Marut rec ognized the man's strength and determlna Hop. and that he was one with whom they muet reckon seriously Beneath all their smiles and courteelee 1 could read this knowledge In their eyes; aleo that It ws causing them grave anxiety Jt was as Llhourh ihev knew that here was one against wniu their poer had no avail, wnoj ft FIRST HIGH-POWER .v. Omtyrfirtit Mf Tubllhlnff was lhe mnstcr of their file tn a ense, Hut ut admitted this to mo. for suddenly be locked up and said in n changed voice nnd In llnntu- "Vnu are n good tender of lienit. o Mneiimnsnnn, almost ns good ns I mn Hut remember that ther"' Is line Who writes upon tho book of the heart, Who Is the I nrd "f us who tin but rend, and that what Ho uriten, that will befall strive ns wo ma, for In Ills hand Is the future ' 'Quito so," I replied ronlly, "and Hint Is vhv I urn going with you to Kendall Land and fear ou not nl nil " "So it Is nnd so let it be." he nnswered "Ard now. Lords, nro vou ready to Mart? l-'nr kng Is thn road nnd who knows what awaits us ere Wn see Its end?" "Yes." I teplled, "long Is the road of life, nnd who knows what awaits us ero wo see Its end nnd after"" . ' Thieo hours ,nter I halted the splendid vvhllo riding cnniel upon t, which I' 'was mounted nnd looked hark fiini tho ere.st of it wave of the desert Theno fnr'behlnd us nn the horlrnn. by tlio. help of my glasses. I could make out tho site of the caaip wo had left and even the tall nnthtll nihenre 1 hnd gnzed In the moonlight nt mn mysti rlous escort which seemed to have sprung from tho deseit ns though by 'magic This was tho manner of mir march' A mlln or so nhead of us went a picket of oiKht or ten men mounted on thn swiftest heastn. doubtless to give warning of nny danger Next, thren nr four hundied jnrds away, followed n body of about fifty Ken dall, tiavellng In a doublo line, and behind these Hie h.iggniro men. mounted liko every ono else, and lending behind them strings of camels lideti with water piovlslons, tents of skin and nil our poods, including the fifty rifles nnd the ammunition that ltng nall had hrought from Fnglnnd Then eamo wo three white men and' linns each of us riding ns swift and fine a camel nR Africa can breed. On our right, at a distance of about half n mile and also on our left, traveled other bodies of the Kendall of the amn numerical strength as that ahead while tho rear was brought up by tho re mainder of tho company, who drove a num ber of spare camels Thus wo journey In tho center nf a square whence nnv escnpe uould have heon impo'S'blo. for I forgot tn say that our keep ers Harut and Marut. rode exactly behind us, at such a djstanre, that we roulil call to them If we wished At first I found this method of traveling veiv tiring, an does eery one who is quite unnrcustiimed to camelback Indeed, the swing nnrt the jolt of tho swift creatine be. neath mo seemed to wrench my bones nsundei to such an extent that at thn be ginning I had once or twice to be lifted from tho haddlo when, after hours of tor ture, at length wo camped for tho night. Poor Snvago suffered oven moro than I did. for the motion reduced him to a kind of jelly Jingo. ill, however, who I think had ridden camels beforo, felt little Inroti. venionee, and the sumo may bo said of Haps who rodo In all sot (a 'if positions, sometimes sldownvs llko a lady, and at utheis kneeling on the saddle liko a monkoy on a baricl-organ Also, being veiy light and tough ;iu rimpis. the swaying motion did rot seem to affect him. By degrees nil theso troubles loft uh to such an extent that 1 cculd cover my fifty mile a day, moro or less, without even feeling tired. Indeed, I grew tn like the 1 1 io In that puio nnd sparkling desert air, perhaps because it was so restful. Day ufter day wo journeyed on ncross tho end less, sandy plain, watching the sun rise. watching It grow high, watching It sink again Night ufter night wo nto our simplo fond with appetite and fclept beneath tho glittering stars till tho new dawn broke In glory fiom tho bosom of the immcasur ablo I'Just. Wo spoke but liltlo during all this time. It was as though the silence of tho wilder liens had got hold of us and sealed our I'p- or perhaps each of us was occupied with his own thoughts. At any rata, I kuon that for my part 1 seemed to live in a kind of dieamland, thinking of the past, reflecting much upon the innunieiable problems of tills passing show called life, but not paying much heed tn the future What did tho future matter to me who did not know whether I should have a share of it even for another month, or week, or day, surrounded as 1 was by the ihadow- of death? No. 1 troubled little as lu any earthly future, although I admit that in this oasis of calm I reflected upon that slate where past, present and future will all he one; also thai those lellections, which were In their essence a kind of unshaped prayer, brought much calm to my spirit With the regiment of eacort we had virtu all) no communication; I think that they "HAVE A HEARTJ" Copyright Vlt PutlUhlnc Company "Aw, say, Bill, don't scare him any more. He's i pale as a ghost now.". OAR "5sr llfwv4 Uompnny. nprlniMl H pili nrrRnceront. had been forbidden to talk to us, They weie n vorv silent set of men, finely made, inpable persons of nn Atab t.vpe. light inther limn dark in color, who siemed for the most part to communicate with each oilier bv signs or In low -muttered words Kvldently thev looked upon llnrul nrd .Marut with grenl veneration, for nny order which either of these brethren gave, If thev v ore brethren, was oheved without dlFputo or delay Thus vvhen I happened to men tion thai I hud lost u pneketknlfe nt one of our cntnplng plnces two il.ivs' journey back, three of them much ncalust my wldi. wero ni tiered to return to look for It, and did so, making no question Klghl dnyn Intel' they lojolned um much exhausted and hnvlng lost a camel, but with the knife, which they handed to me with u low bow; and I confess that I frit ashamed to lako the thing Nor did wn exchange mnnv further con fidences with Hurut nnd Marut I'p to 111, tlmo of our urrlval at tho boundaries nf the Kcndah countrv, our onlv talk with them was of tho Incldentn of travel, of where u-e should camp, of hn'v far It might bn tn tho next water, for water-holes or old wells existed in this desert ; of such birds as wo buw, nnd so forth As to other nnd moro unpiitant matters n kind of truce teemed to provnil Ptill I observed that Ihev wcro alvvnja tdudylng us nnd es pecially Lord Hngnall. who rodo on day ufter day, sejf-ahsorbed and staling stialght In front of him ns though ho looked at something wo could not hoe Tlpis wo covered hundreds of miles, not less thin five hundred at least, reckoning our progrers at only lhirt miles a dny, Including stoppages For occasionally wa stopped nt the water-holes or unnll oases, wheie the camels drank and tested Indeed, these wero so conveniently arranged that 1 came to thn conclusion that onco thcro must have boon some established route run ning ncross the wastelands to the south, of which tho traditional knowledge! re mained with the Kendah peoplo If so, it had not been used for generations, for savo thoso of ono or two that had died on the outward march, wo saw no skeletons of camuls or other beasts, or Indeed any sign or man. Tho placo was an absoluto wilderness where nothing lived except a few "WAR BABIES" CoprrlKht Life Publlihlnf Company. sninll mammals at the oases and tho birds that passed over it In tho air on their way to more fertile regions. Of these, by tho way, 1 raw many that ore known both to Kurops and Africa, especially ducks and cranes ; nlso storks that, for aught I can say, may have como from far-off, homely Holland. At last tho character of Hie country loivor-lying rtretches, then bushes, then occasional trees and among tho trees a began to change (irass appeared on Its few buck. Hailing lhe caravan I crept out and shot two of these buck with a right nnd left, a feat that caused uur grave escort to stare in a fashion which showed me that they had novcr seen anything of tlio fori dono before That night, while wo wero eating tho venUon with relish, since it was tho first fresh meat that we had tasted for many a day. 1 observed that the disposition of our camp was different from Its common form Thus It was smaller and placed nn an cminenco Also tho camels vveio not al lowed to graze where they would as usual, hut were kept within a limited area while their riders were arranged In groups out. side of them Further, the stores wero piled near our tents. In tho center, with guard3 set over them. I asked iiarut and Marut. who were sharing our meal, tho reason of theso alterations "It Is because we are on the borders of the Kendah country." answered old Harut "Four days' more march will bring us there. Maeumazana " "Then why should you take precautions against your own people? Surely thoy will welcome you " "With spears perhaps Maeumazana. learn that the Kendah are not one Ijui two people. As you may have heard before, we are the Whlto Kendah. but there are also the Black Kendah. who outnumber ps many times over, though in the beginning we fronl the north conquered them, or so sas our history. The White Kendah have their own territory, but as thera la no other road, to reach it we muet paw thiough that of the Black Kendah, where It la al ways possible that we may be attacked, especially as we bring strangers into the land." "How Is It then that the Blaek Kendah allow you to live at all. Harut. If they are so much the more numerous'" "Because of fear, Maeumazana They fear our -wisdom and the decrees of the Heavenly Child spoken through the mouth of its oracle, which, if it U offended, can bring a curee upon them. Still, If they And us outside our borders they nuy kill ue. if they can. as we may kill them if we Hud them within our borders." "Indeed, iiarut Then it looks to ma as though there were a war breeding between ou." (CONTINUED TOMORROW ) Farmer Smith's Column WHAT IS WORTH WHILE? My Dear rhlldren May t ask your Idea nf what is worth while? As Ihs eentenca stands It Is not so fnmlllar to you ns I will not do It t do not think It Is worth while" 1 he Important lesson of tho great war Is this The world will soon he peopled with those who nre doing things WORTH wini.i: Let us try lo study the word "worth" Wo ask tho grocer how much grapes nro worth I ask .vou how much your time is worth Arn vou Jnmmhig each day, each hour each minute, Into USEFUL- SIIR-VU'K- When you are playing the piano nre you WnitTH tin.v thing when some ono asks you to pl.tv for a party'' If .vou play baseball nre you asked lo take Important posls? ,ro yeu a candl dnto for rnptnln of the team? Has any ono ever sild of you: "Ha (she) Is not worth much' 1 Till docs not always apply lo Motley What have yon dono todiy that Is worth while ! liovlnrtlv. FA KM Bit SMITH, Children's Editor. Tllli HAPPY CHICK By Parmer Smith num. bllm. titlm ' Mother, dear' t hear some ono "nh, knorklng outside the conn I must run out nml see who it is" Hinrllo Chick started from under his mother's wing with n rush "Wall, wait ' Tnlto It calmly Lei mn peek out nnd sea who II Is You must not ho loo bnstv, esneclally whan you nro younR." wild Mrs Plymouth llnck, cuddling I'hsrllo under her wing ns she pecked out nf til coop "All! I told vnu so. It Is Rover, the big dog, gnawing nf n bone tmck of our home. Vou must bewnro of dogs nnd rats " Mrs. Plymouth Itoctt settled herself oneo mora nnd Charlie closed his eyes for n imp When he woko up bo stretched his wing over his Ilttlo leg nnd jawned. Then ho nsked: 'Mother, why does a dog havo horns?" "Horns'' Horns? I did not know that n dog hart horns do ou mean cars?" asked Charlie's mother, laughing "Yes; tlint must be It Hut why haven't t boms or cars that stick out"" ' You do not need them, my dear Mother Nature does not want us to bo burdened with things which nre of no uso to us A dog needs his ears to bear with They are placed where they will catch all tho sounds that come to him Ho must hear the rustle of tho grass which tells Itlin that n rabbit Is nenr" Mis Pl mouth llnck looked lovingly nt her son nnd cuddled him once more under her wing All was iptlel for a time nnd then Charlie Thick poked his head out from under his mother's wing and Bald. 'How may wo know- our enemies, mother, denr?" "My child, you ask a lot of questions for a tinv chick; still, you will never learn If you do not ask. Hew aro of thlng3 which hnvo four legs Beware of tho birds that 11 v In tho air, lest you ch.inco to fall Into the claws of a hawk Keep vour ears open, even If Ihey do not stick out like a dog's, for tho shrill crv of thn hawk will warn you when j on nie In danger" "Thnnk vou" replied fharllo Chick, ns he sauntered forth Into tho lot By nnd bv ho saw something moving toward him. Remembering what his mother hart said, ho looked nnd saw that tho ob leet hatl two legs Sure enough ' It was Huddln from the big houso coming lo feed the chickens Such .a Bcnmporlng In tho hen yard ' Charlio was soon surrounded by n lot of other chickens, nil bent on having tholr shnro of coin When ho and his mother had eaten their fill, thev both went back to tho coop and Charlie said ' I saw Buddie coming and I knew that he was a friend because ho had two legs; but, mother, dear, ho did not havo ears like Hover " "No." said Mrs Plymouth Rock, softly, "hut we must not try to tell our friends by tholr ears or eyes, but by tho kindness which they show toward us" After saying this Chai lie's mother peeked under her wing nnd fnuud that he was fast aMeep "How happy Is childhood '" she said to hcrslf 'That Is tho way It should be." FORREST .jf- Feb. 2 All-Star Benefit BABIES' HOSPITAL Tim most nniu.iAsr assembly oi BT IBS THAI HAS HVEn APPEARED FOK A CltAKITY liEXEFIT sirs irnnnErrr iinunnoiiM tiiuk a co. oEonoE Ant.iss t to, fat tumpi.rton V PRY ClOOD KUDU) CO ItAVSlOND HITl HCOClv k CO ni.LR PMlADlHi: l.'O . .!AVOl.Ol,A BE.VrjJTTE. ARTllUIt nlGHY 2lany Others PRICES 50c, $1, $1.50 & $2 SEATS NOW! MARKET Above 1BTJI CONTINUOUS It. IS A. M. to 11:10 T. M. IRENE FENWICK nnd OWEN MOOJtE In "A GIRL LIKE THAT" Thurs . Frl . Sat. VIVIAN MAKT1N In "HIE WAX .MODEL" PALACE V1U MARKET 10c. 50c ALL THIS WEEK PAULINE FREDERICK "THE SLAVE MARKET" ARCADIA S' ?? A',1 ALL THIS WEEK DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IV A NEW PlIOTOn AV "THE AMERICANO" ADDED ATTRACTION MRS. VERNON CASTLE IN P1IIST BI'IbODi: OF " P A T R I A " Ihs Ininnitional Serial Suprems REGENT "K .W,7U ANITA STEWART In "THE l.l.ORV OF YOLANDA" WhP. end THUHS - KITTY UOHDON In ' ERA. THE MEDIUM ' "TTPTHPT A MARKET Abov orn VllUlMA Ethe, Bavrymore IN KIRSr SHOW1NO nuon "THE WHITE RAVEN" Thure.. Trt . bt . ' TintKADH OP FATE ' OOMINU- The Evnl of in Smuii NORMA TALMADCJE In PANTHEA" LINCOLN ANNIVERSARY The I niveriily EittnJlon Sorltty prnl Benjamin Chapln "LINCOLN ) VVtlherspuon lull. Tu Uy Eis Jan 30, at 8 Ticket. 60a to 1 2 Kimnilon Box Ofllc Wllhertpoen Bulldlnr STRAND VKN'ANCO STREET EAST OF BROAD Daily. S IS. Ever.. 78 KITTY GORDON i0 VKRA- ADDED ATTRACTION' MATINEES ONLY Francis X. Bushman ,nd ""SJ- Kli.t Eplod of 'THE CiRBAT SECRET" ACADEMY OF MUSIC wa?jgjr Louise HOMER SGECITAL (BENEFIT HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL) TICKETS tuic tn 12 On bal al lUpiie's, 1119 Cbailnut St. TtOT-LER palack, 8th ui market ClfATTWl Inwjwtluc Alirac Ewry NUht J5in.AiAVI K.fluaii Ftroa. AdiB. W ms Jr 'What's that crowd there7" said a man at Eleventh and Chestnut streets. "Why, they're going to the Chestnut Street Opera House to see 'Intolerance It's liko that all the time," said an other man. "Must be a great show to draw them like that. Let's go and see it." And they did, like 100WO other wise Philadelphians., Chestnut Street Opera House TWICE DAILY 2:05 nnd 8:05 D.W.GRIFFITH'S Colossal $2,000,000 Spectacle iC Intolerance" LOVE'S STRUGGLE THROUGHOUT THE AGES Will Never Be Seen in Any Thea tre Below the Standard of the Chestnut Street Opera House 4 COMPLETE THRILLING STORIES 4 SHOWS IN ONE TRICES: Evenlnc? nnd Saturday Matlnxa. Lovifr Floor, 7.1c. $1.00 Boms II 80. Ftrit Ilalcony, SOc, tl.00. Second Balcony, Zio. Other Matlntes: Lower Floor. 50c, 7Sc. fiom 11.00. Flrat Balcony. SOc. TSc. 3ecand Bal cony, SSc ACADEMT OF MUSIC PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI. Conductor Friday Afternoon, Feb. 2, at .1:00 Saturday Evening, Feb. 3, at 8:15 Kololut ERNEST SHCLLI.NU, rianUt. Overturn. "Manfred" .. SCHUMANN ymphnny No 4 HulUni MENDEL8SOH.M Variations for riano & Orrh SCHELL1NO Ton l'om. ' Tod unit Wrklaruns" 8THAUSS Beau Now on Sale at llenpe's, 1110 Chestnut GLOBE Theatre J$ UOJVJJiJ YA.VDHYII.LL MARKET AND .N'IPRR 8T8. -Continuous inc. loc 25c, 33o Singer's Midgets "HlHL ,10 Tiny Mn t- Wornfn. iO i'ranclnc Ponlti Midget Hlephajita . (Xhsr Elephants PDAOO tn?VQ JliniCET Below 60TH UlvUOO lS.rU X O D,y, E SO. Evtf., T4B "The Girls and the Baron" A TAF1LOID MUSICAL COMJ5DT Trn-.F,, , FAYTEMPLETON K.eitn S HELENE LACKAYE THEATRE MLLE HLANCA A CO.J ritjita a lew iicuiN. wniaiir DIE Tiiirii others, una. versos castlb in "PATRIA " COMB KAULY- -Tnday at Tonight at S. Metropolitan Opera House NEXT tiTL'llDAV AFTERNOON. FEB. 3 Y.M Year ft th Famoua Fairy riay CINDERELLA Crawl 1-all'H. danee and tha play coropItU in every detail by SOO clever luienllaa. Tickets. UM Chestnut St, 60c T5c. II. tl CO. ACADCMT OF MUSIC NEW YORK SYMPHONY -Monday Evjr , Feb. 5, DAMROSCH - CONDUCTOR IIOFMANN flOLOIbT ORCHESTRA Iter Sean, Tte lo tl 00, now at IleppVs. ATVtfTPHT TOMOIIT U MAT. THURS. AULiLrni UAY ii.so MAT. SATURDAY. f,lh Week and Still ths Talk of the Town, V E RY GOOD EDD I E ' T VIJIP POSITIVELY LAST WEEK' lil.lV.iU r,s vimiMi Opera Super- THE BLUE PARADISE wh Net YI ANNA HELD In "FOLLOW ME-' n AT?mr.I TONIOHT AT 8 SHARP IxAmUVjlY Man. We 1 Sal. at J Bill HEIU1ERT TREE "E.NRy HBEIlltOlIM -ViJU v, EDITH WVNN MATTIHRON I.YN HARDINd t,umi SQUVENinS TONIOHT -fJT-lti-- Matlnea Tus Thura , 28c, 50j WRlnUX Reg Mat. Sat. SSe BOe. 750 HU Eigs 3c, SOc. Toe, 11,00 ' A Little Gjrl in a BigCity Casino Billy S Watson ,..... 10 TONS OF GIRLS nnin LIMITED ENOACIBMENT 1JUUAL m g 1,1 Mats Wed. A Sat. CEORGE ARLISS ,n THE PROFESSOR'S 60c 10 II W at Topular Wednesday Mat. T7nT?T?', LIMITED HKOAaBlIENT FOHKiliOl E s ,5 M. WeJ.4B. RAYMOND HITCHCOCK In ft Nw MtJl Wr. 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