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EVENING LEDGER-PniLADELPITIA, MONDAY, JANTARY 29, 1017
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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,
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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
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"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
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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 )
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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."
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