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'Society Will Attend Opera Tonight in Full Re-
fgalia Many vox r arcies
lers entertain Alter
Kiwttre n. fortnight fans opera nncl with
'Ab ur0 lhcro w,n b0 ""m" ,nt,on(Jauco nt ll'e Metropolitan this evening of
fcouri U " old 0I)t,rn, "Alda" and ovcr nnd ovcr nealn wo stand for these' c9n
lual repetitions which tiro BIVcn us year after year, while New York la electrified
Vmoot weekly with new operas or revivals of old ones which have not been heard
Lv .' nuarter of a century. Still
W , -.,. - ttint
fwe must all recosmzu mu w i...
t;., ono loves to hear "Alda,"
ftnd no mattcr Il0W of ton U ls Blven
there is n u" "UHU l" " """
arrant its production. And to
,iht wo nro to havo Mnrtlnclll,
lirto. by th0 wn' mado hl8 debut
I, . .t. -i,., nnvitrnl vpnrs nco 111
iWln ln,s '
"jt.t.i. vprv onern, nnd Amato
P ... f...t..1.t e-r. .n l.nt.n
frioraethlng to loolc forward to. I'm
thinking. I havo not heard "Alda'
iimtnca last year, when It was given
lni In Kranklln Field, when every-
If body speht tho evening "chasltiB
I. ,: . nl.n,f llin fln1,l In ti-v
fc.nn catch n bit of voice from somo
f ipeclal angle, whllo tho high notes
; were taken up by tho passing
reight trains, and peanuts wore
r'eoia on tho stands. Slight con
flomeratlon, but very fine. Oh'
Avtry nn' ust tno famc'
f -jirR. AND MRS. DU WITT
3 ATA (JUll'll vlli mt"" 111. IIIU
'fepera tonight, nnd atterwnnl at(
liupperat tho Rltz-Carlton, In honor
it Suzanno Elliot and Dorothy New
'f1 bold, both debutantes of tho hcu
$ ,on. There will bo nboitt ilftv
I guests at tho supper. The Sam
F Houstons will entertain In their
box, their guests ,bemg Mr. nnd
) Mrs. Robert Meigs and Mr. nnd
t Mrs. Thomas If. Jollng, of Clcve
,c land. Others who will give box
' parties will bo tho Nicholas Diddles,
nhnvrill entertain In tho LlDDlncott
Ik box; Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. drove
and Mr. ana airs, itnnaai -Morgan
:k
LL, are you going to be
Red Cross nurse? or but I
hate to be so awfully bromldlc so
I won't eay anything about a cross
nurse, but you who havo suffered
know tho terrifying and horrible
a
uerccl
ii
Jokes which havo been spruns
about this matter. Anyhow, It is
well to bo prepared, so I would adviso
jou all to take up dietetics, first nld nnd
whatever elso may bo taught, that in tho
l ivent or war men una women noin may
' W 1UIIJ J,1V'.IC, 1UI .1IJ Vllil f,CH-J .
iTNTHB meantlmo thero ls need nt homo
im J. for the hospitals before they oven havo
,to.be used In caso of war, and only re-
leently I heard that tho Oncologic Hos
pital, at Thirty-third street and Powelton
livenue, is to benefit by a concert which
!J5W1I he given ny tno urpneus (.quartet ai
lttn RMlevnn-Strntfni'd on Tnesdav eve.
tilling, February 27, at 0 o'clock. "In a Pcr
XAn Garden" will bo given In oostumo,
with elaborate stage settings and orches-
ftra accompaniment, tho orchestration
AlSavInc hnon n-i-n tirrn,! liv Tfnlifil-io Tlnltlv
I.'. Tn ,l.n In.l ,I.An ..nnwn , tin t -.!. n(,u
(i il -.r. ,3.. . t, 1
irvuanei, miss .una iianvoou iMuugner,
Wioprano; Miss Mabelle Addison, contrnlto;
'Aiir. Henri Merrlken, tenor, and Mr. Don-
Jald Redding, barltono, from their nnnual
ff concerts has donated more than $2400 to
j ilfferent charity organizations, each time
tj; ndeavorlng to help tho one most in need.
An urgent nppeal hasf como from tho
f cancer hospital, tho only ono of its kind
t In the State, nnd which !s doing seventy
1 eight per cent of its work without re
I tnuneration.
; Among tho patronesses for tho evening,
hich, aside from its worthy cause, iprom
1 lses to be a decided musical treat, aro
t Mrs. William Simpson, Jr., Mrs. Carroll
I B. Tyson, Jr., Mrs. Eugeno C. Honnlwcll,
,Jf Mrs. Frank Crozler Knowles, Mrs. Wil-
!, nam uray warden, Mrs. J. Gardner Cas-
f satt, Mrs. Efllngham 13. Morris, Jlrs. J.
Clark Moore, Mts. Samuel Houston, Mrs.
- Robert II. Fulton, Mrs. John Gribbel and
' Mrs. George C. Thomas. -J
Jf TT IS Interesting to learn that Elizabeth
Washington, tho creat-grandnleco
? tf the "Father nf TIlo Pnimti-ir ' linu u
' 'IV. w-.. " . .. . """
! iuury ommi prize at tno Academy
?-for her painting, "Winter." Miss Wash-
..iisiuh nas aircaay done very good work,
nd is quite well known through her mln
.v Utures. Tho prlvato view on Saturday
night was fluito thrilling, and, Mrs. Mo
radden and Revoral of those on the re-
ceptlon committee wero attired in won-
derful gowns and Jewels galore. Thero
was qulto a gathering, and certainly tho
jwiures are very fine.
I
NANCY WYNNE.
ST Ppvannnla
ll'sJl.1.,1119 we(Jdlng of Miss Elizabeth Willet
IrBlii i aaugnter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Edwin
frftn Smuc,ler. and Mr. Robert Wlgton.
k S.J u'rmantwn, which will tako place on
Kii.Ii. h.urch Chapel, Nineteenth nnd Pine
if vlS.2 . Margaret Crittenden Overton,
r itit.i --.-, ...4, uu .man oiuucKurH only
Kt .attendant mht. ru ,...-. ..
fts im.Z. i """" ir. tvigion win nave jur.
B .""a.m A Nlcoll. of Now York, ns best
XvtX . usllcrs will bo Mr. K. Newton
ilV niT' Mr Hobert Porter. Mr. Richard
vS ShTT'i ' Ja.mes DcvcIln. Mr. Donald
f Afti. iv a,r' iuiam uimstcu.
ti akVv. I ceremony a reception will follow
PltrM? Tu.6f tho brlu. 1823 Spruce
trlD Mr n lr relurn from their wedding
l'hL JT f,nd Mra- Wlgton. will make their
, . naverioru.
Mrs. Idlvcln n T....i ...I., ,.. .i
itArA ..JT w uow wm give a largo
f ra party at hr ,, om- & .?
I Ml 1V.H...J. ..vi.io, , opruco ouevi,
.. ..touy( repruary 14,
Slvfnt .Fred",ck Drown, of S17 'South
rw .". lC0nd strcet entertained a house
.'party v.- -arv, . ,,,, ,- ....
' llne .ii. ' k jiuyiiii .iiinn-in-iue-;:Mhartn
t week-end In honor of Miss
4ih.li..;.' """ oi mo most popu ar
H ,Butan(es of this season.
flamfM.?(war1 " Mears and her son and
"..wo0 f "m? y-'? ,
m tlma t".t'"'"S. ""?.." ."P'""
V ,.,,,, r sumiiiiiira unu win visii
. ..,.,, uyg 111 mew 10TK.
aUri'""- wasa Marshall of, RydaJ
rteonth fRyJa1' w"l Jeavo the end of thO
I JJJB,Vgr an extende'd trip to South Amer-
li"'p,;.nw,ves Walnwrlght will re.
iiV. u "" afternoon and pn the
r MtrnooB in HiU menVh
me T. De Witt Cuy-
tne Performance
notlilnc clso to nttrnrt .nni...
ftlflh. ik' aLU. Iaeaa
I$W:S&OT2&
Photo ly Itachrach,
MRS. JOSEPH C. FINDEISEN
Mrs. Findeiscn, whose marringo took
place early this winter, will he remem
Miss Myrtle McKee. of
Jenkintown.
Lilacs this eenlng In honor of Mtos Mary
Eleanor Hohlen and Mr. Richard Tllghman,
whoso engagement was recently announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Reed, of Kent road,
Wyncote, have returned from Atlantic City,
where they hao been spending sovcral
days. '
Miss Ellen Adair Orten will entertain at
auction bridge on Friday at her apartment
In the Newport.
Miss Cathcrlno Cooper Carsard, who has
been visiting In New York, will return to
her Germantown homo tomorrow.
Mrs. Joseph Darlington, Roselyn, Haver
ford, accompanied by Mrs. Howard Butcher,
of this city, will leave shortly for California,
where they will spend the remainder of the
winter.
Miss Margaret Castle, of Germantown
avenue, Chestnut Hill, will entertain at a
fcmall nnd Informal G o'clock tea on Feb
ruary 13.
Mrs. C. William Funk, of 730 Lincoln
drive, has Issued cards for a dinner on Feb
ruary ID In honor of her small son, Master
Carl Funk.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Arthur Hageii Miller, of
4926 Osago nvenue, are receiving congrat
ulations on tho birth of n daughter, Mary
Elizabeth Miller, yesterday. Mrs. Miller
was Miss Ethel Uorden.
Mrs. John Edmonds, of Wayne avenuo
and Hortter street, Germantown. (-lll en
tertain at bridgo on February 15.
Miss Eliso Darby, of Carpenter street,
Germantown, will give a bridge on February
13 in honor of Miss Marjorle Thomas and
Miss Elizabeth Kolb.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Lanlng Harvey, of Wilkes
Barro, who are on their w:ay to Ormond,
Fla., for tho remainder of the winter, spent
tho week-end as the guest of Mrs. Harvey's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burgess, D15
Lincoln drive.
Mrs. Henry C. Weeks, of 7802 Lincoln
drive, Chestnut Hill, will 'entertain at
bridge on February 15 in honor of Mrs.
Frank Donaldson.
Jlrs. Carroll Brewster Grace, of Manhelm
street, Germantown, has issued cards for
bridge on February 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Putnam, Jr., of
Radnor, aro recelUng congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, Marie Louise Put
nam, February 2.
Mrs. Florence Prlco Beeson, mezzo-contralto,
gave her second concert of tho season
at the Twentieth Century Club. Lansdowne,
last Saturday ovcnlng, assisted by Miss
Florence Adele AVIghtman, tho child harpist
and pianist of this city.
Mrs. Beeson was greeted by a large and
appreciative) audience, who were most
enthusiastic over the versatile program of
songs of the heart, musical recitations and
children's songs.
Tho songs of the heart were rendered in
a style peculiarly her own. displaying a
depth of feeling and a rare quality of vplce.
"My Aln Folk" and "Kind, Kind, Gentle
ls She" won much applause.
Tho children's songs and musical recita
tions were of an unusual type their charm,
pathos nnd humor were Interpreted by Mrs.
Beeson In a most artistic, manner.
Jlrs. Herbert B. Evans, we)l known In
Philadelphia musical circles, was the ac
companist. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strehle have Issued
Invitations for a dinner in honor of their
son. Mr. Harry Strehle, Jr., for his eight
eenth birthday, on Monday evening, Feb
ruary 12.
The Alumni Association of the Roman
Cathollo High School will give a minstrel
and vaudeville de luxe-entertainment tomor
row evening In the Bellevue-Stratford.
A friendship party will be given on Feb
ruary 17 nt the home of Mr. Thomas Orady,
1918 South Sixteenth street. Among those
who have been invited are the Misses Bram
agans, Mr, William Cull, Miss Elisabeth
Miller, Mr. Harvey Lewis, Miss Anna
Hutchinson, Mr. Jamos De Gauge, Miss
Catharine Grady, Mr. Thomas Grady, Mlaa
Alice Healey, Mr. Raymond Janwlth, Miss
Margaret Blundln. Mr. John Finerty, Miss
Cecelia Kelly, Mr. Francis Donelly, Mr,
Oliver Lewis and Miss Muller,
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Engle Hooven,
of 1334 Ridge avenuo, are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a son, William
Harwood Hooven, on February 4.
St. Vincent's, Usher Association, of Ger
mantown, will hold its midwinter dance z
no! fluid Country' Club on Frldayf Those In
charge of pie program for the evening will
be jir.-ThomM'-F, Coynes Mr. John J. K
EVENING LEDGER-PHIEADELPHIA; TUESDAY, FEBRUARY (5, 1917
will hold a conference on questions of civic
Interest on Thursday evening at the Normal
School, Spring Oarden and Thirteenth
streets. The speakers will bo Miss Kllxa
beth M, Hill, "Preparedness"! Miss lAiulse
Kolloch, "The Girl Hcouts"; Miss Phillips.
"Woman Suffrage" Mr. Christopher, "Civ
ics In tho Schools." Speakers on other sub
jects will be announced that evening. Music
will be furnished by the Mandolin Club
Professional Women Meet
The regular mtetlng of the Professional
Women's Club will be held nt the Colon
nade Hotel on Thursdav exenlng, Mrs,
Helen II, Clow and Miss-Agnes I'luno Quia
Ian will be tho speakers, whllo Mls Dmlllo
Krlder Norrls will K0 a dramatic rcadlnf.
This club Is composed of representative
women In the different profcvlons, among
them being Mrs. Uculah K. Jny, proprietor
of the Little Theatre; Mary Cnrnell (Mrs.
MacEwen), the ' well-known photographer-.
Miss May Porter, Mus. Il.ic, organist and
musical director of St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church nnd of tho Contaxes Chorus; Mrs
Dorothy Johnstonc-IInseler. harpist; Mlw
Dllzabeth Doerr, lollnlst; Miss Agnes
Cluno Qulnlan, medalist of tho Itoynl Acad
emy nnd Society of Arts, London, and ac
companist of tho Mendelssohn Club; Pr
Oraco Andrews, who Is a graduate of ltryn
Mawr, as well as tho Woman's Medical Col
lege : Dr. Lucy L. W. Wilson, principal of tho
Southern High School for Ulrlsnnd who has
won natlonnl fame as an aioheologlst , Miss
Adcle Rudolph, teacher of manual training
In the public schools; Miss Frances Rosen
thal, collector of curious and antiques; Dr
Rose Hlxchlcr, Dr Lillian P Shenton ; Miss
Hettln MncNab, director of nurses; Mli-s
Beatrice Comber, pharmacist; Mile. Clemen
tine Dalcourt, teacher of French In tho
Girls' High School ; Miss tlrctchcn C'arrow,
teacher of German ; Mlns .Inuo Grant, de
signer; Miss Margaret S Lon3, teacher of
dancing; Mrs. Frnnces 12. Clark, bend of tho
educational department of tho Victor Com
pany (and the only woman to hold such a
position) ; Mrs. Helen H. Gow. notary puti
11c ; Miss Dmllle Krlder Norrls, dramatic
reader. Miss Katharine Iloscrtkranz, con
tralto singer, nnd Miss Mary It. Maneelj.
Mrs, Julia F Moses, Miss Alice G. 12ngle. nil
well known In the business world Mrs Dora
Harey Doen, author. Is tho president of
the club.
What's Doing Tonight
Dinner. lngTie to Hnfnrce Pence, to illwins
formation of liiiictio of n.ulonn to r-revynt
future wars. DclMuo-Stratford, 7 o'llork. in-
Seventleth annual Imll. rhlla,Alphl.i Htliutzen
Veretn. Academy of Munlr Member.
Study class nf Wonun SulTroKe Party of
Twenty-third tdlalatltB District, Odd Fellows'
Home, Seventeenth and TJoga streets, 8 o'clom.
Memhers. . ...
Mass.meetlnu nf Dome rroleetlo Association
of Thlrtv-fourth Ward. I'tltln Presto tert in
Church, Sixtieth and Master streets; 8 o'clock.
Kree.
llelmont Improvement Association, 3IMH OI
rard avenue. H o'clock rren
Cohoekslnk Hoard of Trade. Sixth nnd Dia
mond streets: R o'eloi k 1'ree .... ,
Thlrty.fourth and Forty-fourth Wards' Itusl
ness Men's Association. !3K H.iverford nvenii".
8 o'clock, Free. .... , ., .,.
Uernwntown Uuslnces Men's Association, H
Oermantnvvn avnnues S n'clork. Free.
Frankford lluslnesa Men. Marshall School! S
o'clock. Free
l'rof. Karl llarnes lectures on The (icrman
Emplro of the (treat War." Association linn,
fluls Oermantown avenue Admission charge
"Women, the Workers." a Ueiure nt the
Women's Trade Union League. 21 South I.lglit.i
street! R o'clock Free.
Central Hlh School seniors hold graduation
hanquet. Kuitler's Members
Lecture, "Dawn nf tho Iletnrmatlon." liy
Theodore F. Herman, under auspices of Fni
vorelty Extension, 1114 Arch strict. Admission
MeetinV of Northwest Business Men's Asso
ciation. Free.
Farmer Smith's
Column
ENCOURAGEMENT
My Deam As I Invited your attention
once to discouragement, may I now nsk
you to consider the word 12NCOUHAGI2
MCNT and Its meaning?
You will at once nee our old friend
COUJIAG12 (en-couraBe-ment). When a
person encourages you, he nils you with
more COURAGK. However, wo should bo
so full of courage wo do not havo to LOOK.
FOR. encouragement, even though It does
help us somewhat. -
If wo wish encouragement, wo must iu
COURAGI1 OTHERS, for what wo seek for
ourselves wo must bestow on otbeis.
If somo ono by bard work becomes head
of your class, why not tell him you aro
glad to seo him (or her) In that envied
position? Expend tho same effort (useless)
you are Inclined to spend In being Jealous
of your superior In being downright GLAD!
Think of this: You play Just us Im
portant a part in making Jlmmle Jonty head
of your class as Jlmmle does himself! For,
how could he be at tho head If It wero
not for the rest of the class? It's easy to
be bead of tho -class when thero is only
ONE In that class. Am I right?
Lovingly.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor,
CUDDLEY BEAR AND THE DEES
Dy Farmer Smith
Cuddley Bear just couldn't stop thinking
how wise tho owl had been, but. of course.
he wouldn't say his mother was stupid : no.
Indeed! However, he felt very proud one
morning ns ho said, "The reason I havo fur
Is because I haven't feathers." ,
Jlrs Bear smiled one of her sweetest
smiles nnd said softly to herself, "I will
teach my young son a lesson, so that ho
will remember ho has fur and forget all
abotil feathers." Then, out loud. "My dear,
havo you seen that new bees nest up by
the sycamore tree? If you lie under It long
enough you might catch a drop of honey."
Mrs. Bear suddejily thought better of her
Idea, so she warned. "I would bo very care
ful about bothering the bees, for they are
enemies of ours, you know "
"It seems to mo that I heard that word
enemies" before," ventured tho little fellow.
"The wise old owl said something about
my being an enemy of his. Aro bees our
enemies?"
"I shouldn't like to havo even ono tiny
bee in my fur," said Mrs. Bear, giving her
eon a bear hug.
Cuddley Bear's curiosity had been
aroused, and so he went out to hunt for
the bees' nest, near tho sycamore tree. He
i. rfnwn on the soft moss under the tree
and waited. Finally he feltr something drlp
Dlng down on his ear, and, looking up, he
euw a drop of honey falling right into his
mMy) but that IS good!" exclaimed Cud-
dlcy
Then he Jumped' up so quickly that It
upset the bees' nest. In a minute the tiny
little shining bees swarmed around him.
They got in his ears.
They got In his eyes.
They got everywhere I At least, It seemed
that way to Quddley Bear, who did not stop
to ask questions or to wonder why he had
fur Instead pf feathers.
He scurried home with his little stubby
tall held aB close to his body as he coula
hold It. His mother was waiting for him
as some mothers do. and all mothers do
when they fear something ls going to happen
to their children. .....
. Mrs. Bear didn't open the door, but threw
hot water out of the window on her son,
which made the bees beat a hasty retreat.
When everything was quiet again, Mrs.
Bear went out to look for what, was left or
Cuddley. She brought him Into the house
and eald to him slowly. "My dear, I, don't
.! in nreach to you. BUT merely remind
you that IP you had feathers tho water
would nave run on. j"i ". unu in biuck
In your hair, and IP you had feathers you
would not be likely to enjoy honey, nnd
IF "
"Oh, mother, I Jiave had enough. Put
me to bed and let me kiss the wisest mother
In all the world. If I had feathers I
wouldn't be your own little Cuddley. Klsa
me, mother, right on the tip of my nose,
where the little bee put his hot foot."
. Cuddley wu popped Into bed, and when
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her debts.
THE IVORY CHILD
By H. RIDEn nAGGARD
"Marie." "A'lsu Sotonion'a Mlitrj," "She," tie.
Author o
tiii: story Tiirs rn
M'N.Y IIOI.MCS ItAOVVI,!,, Iho young and
I'Cnutlful wife of Lord Kacn.lll. dlsarpenrs
misterlniniv from 1-er cabin In n boat pn tn
Nile She has been Insan-f sines her child .was
snatched up by an elephant In Knglaml fml
dashed to Ue-ith at her feet. Hlnce that tuna
shw has asked Incessantly to go to Africa
lOICll KACX.M.I. nnully consents, and It Is
whllo they nro on the trip that his wife dis
appear' There Is absolutely no trace or ner
whereabouts, but he refuses to believe that no
was ilrnw-ntd In the river. . ,,.i,
. ALLAN (lirATKRMAIN. n tK.mr"n '!,? 1
hnntr and fortune seeker, was Lord ""sn."11."
Kuest on his last trip to llnghitid. and in
despair ltagnall ti.m to guaternmln for uei '.
Allan nnd his Hott-ntot major-domo. linn", and
ltagnall with his valet, Snvnec. bave for
Kendah Lund. There they mei t two Arabs
HAIllT AM) MARIT. prophets of the White
Kendall, arrive to meet Allan, whom they call
Macumazana Just as they hadpredlr ed w hen
they npnear.d na conjurers nt ItKnHll1,!1,om'
They wish Allan to kill Jnna. the el'l bajit-tiod
of the lllnck Kendall n that the chlld-aod of
the Whllo Kendah will be safe forever, nut
Oualermiln nnd Itaenall urn certain that '
Is held by Harm nnd Marat unJ they " to
the Arabs' terma In order to reach tho sacred
ClAfter a fierce fiitht with the 'IS '"i?-1,:
Allan and Murut are Blven over to Hunlm. J J
of the Ulnck Kendah. so that the otners liny
prnceil uiiniolcslcd Marut threat, na them with
lna after their Imprisonment a Here. hal lurm
b.ts upon the bluvo destriiyln .tno ir a ana
(locks und klllliiB -thousands 'Ihla Is tliu nrai
tUI'earful lest tho other two curs-s may come -to
pass. Slmbn releases AHin and Mnrut, vlthom
food or nrnis at the idite of the. forest which
la tho tramplnc uround of Jnna. A an 'ears
iiueer nolsis nnd Imaulnes ho sees thlnts mov
In?. Mnrut Is panic-stricken.
('HAl'TIHt Xll Continued
OX WE trudffod for another two hqurs,
during which time tho only living thing
that I saw was a large owl which nailed
round our heads as thounh to look tit us,
and then flew away ahead.
This owl, Marut Informed me, was one
of "Jana's spies" that kept him advised
n ..u ...i,i.ii wna nnqlnir In this territory.
I muttered "Bosh" and tramped on Still
I was glad that wo saw no moro of the
owl, for In certain circumstances such dark
fears nrc catching.
Wo leachod tho top of a rise, and there
beneath us lay tho most desolate scene that
ever I have seen. At least It would lmvo
been the most desolato If I did not chanco
to have looked on It before, In the drawing
room of Hagnall Castle! There was no
doubt about It. Below was tho black,
melancholy lake, a largo sheet of water sur
rounded by reeds. Around, but nt a con
Mdcrablc dlstanco, appeared tho tropical
forest. To the oast of tho lako stretched a
stony plain. At tho tlmo I could make out
no moi o becauso of the uncertain light nnd
tho distance, for we had still ovcr a mile
to go beforo we reached tho edge of tho
lake.
The aspect of tho place filled mo with
tremblings, both becauso of Its utter un
cannlncss nnd becauso of tho inexplicable
truth that I bad seen it before. Most people
will have experienced this k'nd of moral
shock when, on going to somo new land,
they recognize a locality as being quite
familiar to them In nil Its details. Or It
may bo the rooms of a houso hitherto in
visitod by them. Or it may be a conversa
tion ot which, when It begins, they already
foreknow tho sequence nnd tho end, becauso
In somo dim stnte, when or how who can
nv fhev have taken nart In that talk with
those saute speakers. If this be so even In
cheerful surroundings and nmong our
friends or acquaintances, It Is easy to
imagine how much gVeatcr was the shock to
me, a traveler on such n Journey and In
such a night.
I Bhrnnk from approaching the shores of
this lake, remembering that as yet nil tho
vision was not unrolled. I looked about me.
If we went, to the left we should .either
strlko tho wnter, or If we followed Its edge,
still bearing to tho left, must ultimately
reach tho forest, where prooaoiy we siiouki
bo lost. I Ipoked to the right. The ground
wns strewn with boulders, nmong which
grew thorns nnd rank grass, Impracticable
for men on foot at night. I looked behind
JIPFICULTIES
1 ' AtSNifni fo&iilfa
tne, meditating retreat, and
hundreds of jnrds nvvay.
tnere. some
behind low
scrubby inlmn-iaH mixed with aloe-like
plnnts. I saw something brown toss up and
dlsnppear again that might very well have
been tho trunk of an elephant. Then, ani
mated by the courage of desiolr and a de
Mro to know the worst. I began to descend
the elephant track toward the lake almost
nt n run
Ten minutes or so more brought us to
tho eastern head of tho lake, where the
reeds vvhlspeied In tho breath of the night
wind llko things nllvc. As I expected, it
pioved to bo a bare, open space where
nothing seemed to grow. Yes, nnd all about
mo were the decaying remains of elephants,
hundreds of them, somo with their bones
covered In moss, that may havo Iain here
for generations, nnd others more newly
dead They wero all nld beasts, ns I could
tell by the tusks, whether male or female.
Indeed about mo within a radius of a quar
ter of n mile lay enough Ivory to make a
man very rich for life, s nee although dis
colored, much of It seemed to havo kent
qultn sound, like human teeth In a mummy
case. The sight gave me a new zest for life
If only I could mnnngo to survive and
carry off that Ivory' I would. In this way
or In that way I sworo that I would ! Who
could posslhly die with so much Ivory to bo
had for tho taking? Not thnt old hunter,
Allan Quntermaln
Then 1 forgot about the Ivory, for thero
ln front of me, Just whero It should be,
Just ns I hnd seen It In tho drenm-plcttire,
was tho bull elephant dying, n thin nnd an
cient brute that had lived Its long life to the
last hour It searched nbout ns though to
find n convenient resting place, and when
this was discovered, stood over it, swaying
to and fro for a full minute. Then It lifted
Its trunk nnd trumpeted shrilly thrice, sing
ing Its swnnsong. nfter which It sank
slowly to Its knees. Its trunk outstretched
and tho points of Its worn tusks resting on
the ground Evidently It was dead
I let my eyes travel on. and behold!
about fitly ards beyond the dead bull
was a mound of haul rock I watched It
with gasping expectation nnd yes, on
the top of the mound something slowly
materialized
Although I knew what It must be well
enough, for a whllo I could not sec quite
clearly because thero wero certain little
clouds nbout and one of them had floated
over tho face of tho moon. It passed, and
before me, perhaps n hundred and forty
paces nvvay, outlined clearly against the
sky, I perceived tho devilish elephant of
my vision.
Oh ! what a brute was that! In bulk
nnd height It appeared to be half ns big
again ns any of Its tribe which I had
knowi In all my life's experience. It was
enormous, unearthly, n survivor perhaps ot
somo species that lived before tho Flood,
or nt least a very giant of Its kind. Its
gray-black sides were scarred as though
with fighting. Ono of Its huga tusks, much
worn nt tho end, for evidently It was very
old, gleamed white In tho moonlight. Tho
other was broken off about half-way down
Its length. When perfect It had heed mal
formed, for It curvpd downward nnd not
upward, also rather out of the right
There stood this mammoth, this levia
than, this "monstrum horrendum, Informe.
Ingens." as I remember my old father used
to call n certain gigantic nnd misshapen
bull that we had on the Station, flapping
a pair of ears that looked like tho sides
of a Kafir hut, and waving a trunk as big
as a weaver's beam whatever a weaver's
beam may bo an appalling and a petri
fying sight.
I squnttcd behind the skeleton of an ele
phant which happened to bo handy nnd well
covered with moss and ferns and watched
tho beast, fascinated, wishing that I had
a Inige-boro rifle In my hand. What be
came of Marut 1 do not exactly know, but
I think that he lay down on tho ground.
During the minute or so that followed
I reflected a good deal, as wo do In times
of emergency, often after a useless sort of
fashion. For Instance, I wondered why the
bruto nppeared thus Upon yonder mound,
and the thought suggested Itself to me
that It was summoned thither from Borne
neighboring lair by tho trumpet call of
the dying elephant. It occurred to me even
that it was a kind of king of the elephants,
to which they felt found to report them
helves, ns It were, In the hour of their de
cease. Certainly what followed gavo some
credenco to my fantastical notion which, if
thero were anything In it, might account
for this great graveyard at that particular
spot.
After Btandlng for a while In the atti
tude that I have described, testing the air
with its trunk, Jana, for I will call him
so, lumbered down the mound and advanced
straight to where the elephant that I had
thought to be dead was kneeling. As a mat
ter of fact It was not qulto dead, for when
Jana arrived It lifted Its trunH and curled
It round that of Jina as though In affec
tionate greeting, then let it fall to the
ground again. Thereon Jana did what I
had seen it do In my dream or vision at
ItagnaltT-namely, attacked It, knocking It
ov'er on to Its side, where it lay1 motionless;
quite dead this tlnie.
Now I remember that the vision was
not accurate after all, since in it I had
seen Jt-na destroy a woman and a child,
who on the present occasion were wanting.
nincA then. I have thought that this was
. srav.il1 olslevnvfintlle np'.lalMiaik.
Thus It happened, perhaps, that while the
act of the woman nnd the child was omit
ted, In our case there wns another act of
the play to follow of which I hnd received
no inkling In my ltagnall experience,
Indeed, If I had received It, I should not
havo been there that night, for no Induce,
ment on earth would have brought mo to
Kendnh Land.
This was tho act. Jana. having prodded
his dead brother to his satisfaction,
whether from vlclousncss or to put It out
ot pain, 1 cannot say, stood ovcr the car
cass In nn nttltudo of grief or pious medi
tation. At this lime, I should mention, tho
wind, which had been rustling tho hall
stripped reeds at the lake border, had died
awny almost, but not completely; tTlnt Is to
sny, only n very faint gust blew now and
again, which, with n hunter's Instinct. I
observed with satisfaction drew from tho
direction of Jana toward ourselves. This
1 knew, because It struck on my forehead,
which was wet with perspiration, nfid
cooled tho skin.
Presently, however, by n cUrsed spite of
fate, one of these gusts a very llttlo one
came from some quarter behind us, for I
felt It In my back hair, that was as damp
as tho rest of me. Just then I was glanc
ing to my right, where It seemed to mo
Hint out of tho corner of my eye I had
caught sight of something passlhg among
the stones nt n distance nf 100 nrds or so.
possibly the shadow of a cloud or another
elephant s At the time I did not ascertain
which It was, since a faint rattle fiom
Jana's trunk rcconcenl rated nil my facul
ties on hlin in n painfully vivid fashion.
1 looked to seo that all the contemplation
hnd departed from Ills attitude, now ns
alert ns th.it of a foxtcrrler which Im.
nglno.s he has seen a rat. Ills vast cais
weto cocked, his bulk trembled, his
enormous tiunk sniffed the nlr.
""Great heavens'" I thought to myself,
"he has winded us'" Then I took such
mnsolntlon ns I could from tho fact that
the next faint gust once moro struck upon
my forehead, for I hoped he would con
clude that ho had mado a mistake
Not n bit of It! Jnna was far too old
n bird -or beast to make any mistake.
Ho grunted, got himself going llko a lug
gago trnln and with great deliberation
walked toward us, smelling at the ground,
smelling at the nlr, smelling to the right,
to the left and even toward heaven above,
ns though ho expected that thenco might
fall upon him vengeance for his many sins.
A dozen times ns ho came did 1 cover him
with an Imaginary rifle, marking the exact
pots where I might have hoped to send
n bullet to ills vitals, In a kind of auto
matic fashion, for nil my real brain was
contemplating my own approaching end
1 wondered how 11 would happen. Would
ho drive that great tusk through me would
lie throw mo Into tho air or would hftBneel
upon my poor llttlo body nnd thus avenge
the deaths of nil his kin that had fnllcn
nt my bands? Marut was speaking in a
rattling whisper:
"His priest has told Jana to kill us; wo
nre about to die," he said. "Before I dlo
I want to say that the lady, tho wlfo of
tho lord "
"Silence!" I hissed. "Ho will hear you,"
for at that Instant I took not tho slightest
Intorest in nny lady on the earth. Fiercely
I glared at Marut and noted even then how
pitiful was his countenance. There wns no
smile thero now. Ail Its Jovial roundness
had vanished. It had sunk in; It wns blue
and ghastly with large, protruding eyes,
like to that of a man who had been three
days dead.
I was right Jana had heard. Low as.
tho whisper was, through that Intense
silence It had penetrated to bis -almost
preternatural senses.
Forward he came at n run for twenty
paces or more with his trunk held straight
out In front of hhn Then ho halted again,
perhaps the length of a cricket pitch away,
and smelt ns before.
The sight was too much for Marut Ho
sprang up nnd ran for his life toward tho
lake, purposing, I suppose, to take refuge
In tho water. Oh ! how ho ran. After him
went Jana like a railway engine express
this time trumpeting as ho charged. Marut
reached tho lake, which was qulto close.
nbout ten ynrds ahead, and plunging Into
It with a bound, began to swim.
Now, I thought, ho may get away If tho
crocodiles don't havo him, for that devil
will scarcely take to tho water. But this
was Just where I made a mistake, for with
a mighty splash In went Jana, too. Also,
he was tho better swimmer. Marut soon
saw this nnd swung round to the shore, by
vvhlch maneuver no gainea a little, as ne
could turn quicker than Jana
Back they came, Jana Just behind Marut,
striking nt him with his great trunk.. They
landed, Marut a few yards ahead, doubling
in and out nmong the rocks like a hare and,
to my horror, making for where I lay,
whether by accident or In a mad hope of
obtaining protection I do not know.
It may be asked why I had not taken the
opportunity to run also In the opposite direc
tion There are several answers. The first
was that there seemed to bo nowhere to
run; tho second, that I felt sure, if I did
run, I should trip up ovcr the skeletons of
those elephants or stones ; the third, that I
did not think of It at once ; the fourth, that
Jana had not yet seen me, nnd I had no
craving to Introduce myself to him person
ally, nnd the fifth and greatest, that I was
so paralyzed with fear that I did not feel as
though I could lift myself frcm the ground.
Everything nbout me seemed to bo dead,
except my powers of observation, which
were painfully nllve.
Of n sudden Marut gave up. Less than a
stone's throw from me he wheeled round
and, fncing Jnna, hurled at him some fear
ful and concentrated curse, of which all that
I could distinguish were tho words, "Tho
Child '"
Oddly enough, It seemed to have an effect
upon the furious rogue, which halted In Its
rush and, putting Its four feet together, slid
a few paces nearer and stood still. It woa
Just as though the beast hnd understood tho
words nnd wero considering them. If so,
their effect was to rouse him to, perfect mad
ness. He i-crcamed terribly; ho lashed his
sides with his trunk; ills red nnd wicked
eyes tolled; foam flew from tho cavern of
Ids opened mouth ; ho danced upon his great
feet u sort ot hideous Scottish reel. Then
ho charged.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
MAP.KET Above 18TII
CONTINUOUS 11 115 A. M. to llilS P,
GEORGE BEBAN
IN F1K&T PRESENTATION OF
"HIS SWEETHEART"
Added Attraction First Showing
CHARLIE CHAPLIN in "Easy Street"
Thurs., Frl.. Sat. SUSSUE HAYAKAWA
In "BACH TO HIS KIND"
nl 12H MAHKET 10c. SOl
ralace irene fenwick
& OWEN MOORE
In "A OUlI, LIKB THAT"
Auction CHARLIE CHAPLIN W
In Hrt hovvln of "EASY BTItEKT"
Thur, Frl., Kat. HOUSK TETERH In
"Ttl-K HAPPINESS OF THKKU WOMEN"
All Nflt Week VAI.ESKA SURATT
In "THE NEW YORK PEACOCK"
T-
Arcadia
CHESTNUT Below 10TH
Dorothy Dalton
in 'CHICKEN CASEY"
Mrs. Vernon Castlo
Added
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In "PATRIA" Id Epleoda
Thura., Frl., Bat. "JIM ULUDSO"
Added CHARLIE CHAPLIN In "Eaey Street"
Regent
MARKET Below UTlf
' i.YITIr UTtvnptf
In "MONEY MAQIC"
Added CHARLIE, CHAPLIN In "Eaay Street"
Victoria
MARKET Above OTII -
ALL THIS WEEK
Added Attraction
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
in mat. ., "EASY STREET"
freaeniauon ,
and FRANK KEKNAN In "DnlDE OF 1IATB"
in "imiDaES BunNED1'
roMINO The Event of the Seaaon
NORMA TALMADGE In "PANTHKA -t- ,
, M..
Hk
A1LAM1L till rLAN 3
FOR RED CROSS WORK1
Emergency Aid Volunteers SerV-'' .
ices of Its 250 Members
for Relief Work
.fv i
ATLANTIC CITV. Fell. A Thi Atlantln
City branch of the Emergency Aid hna vol-'!
''r
tmteered the services of its 250 members to J'-a
the locnl hrnm-h of ih n,t na nniv, 'Jq
organizations were formed last summer!
In Chelsea. Since that flme the Emercencv
Aid has devoted Its attention to the com- i
fort of men on tho Mexican border nnd re
lief work for soldiers' families without '
mi-nun ui ru(ijuri. 11 ims niso aiueu local vs
Charities. The Officera ni-O- rhnlrman HfrS V
John J. White! Vte rhnlrm,n TV.- rM-A XT f V
llnrtlett, Mrs. John N. Wliklns nnd Mrs. V
John T. lieckvvlth; treasurer, Mrs. Philip
Marvel, and secretary, Mrs. Guerney Wll- ' 4
Hams.
Thero are nbout 200 members In the locl .
branch of the lied Cross. Seventy-nine Z
oung women received Instructions In Hed. '
Cross work this summer, fifty of whom took
the examination nnd secured certificates. v
l)r Guerney Williams, cxecutlvo chairman
of the Atlantic City Chapter, has received
telegraphic orders from Washington to be
gin Immediately to prepare for nn emer
gency Doctor Williams has sent out an
urgent call asking for funds. Efforts nre
also being made to have nt least 2000 cltl-
gens enrolled In tho lied Cross. Tho Atlan
tic City ofllcers nre; Chairman, Doctor
Williams; vice chairmen. Mayor Harry
flacharach, tho Itcv. Charles M. Nilcs, Judge
John J. White. Dr. .1. U. Thompson, Clarence
Husch nnd J. J. O'Brien j treasurer, Brlnkle
Gummey; executive secretary, Miss Eliza
beth Whllo; financial secretary. Miss Mary
Oummey, and recording secretary, Mrs.
Guerney Williams.
' As soon ns tho frost Is out of tho ground
City Commissioner J. 11. Thompson will an
nounce n "City Benutlful" day. Members
of tho street ci.'.ng department, aided by
tho boys nnd p"n from tho public schools,
will clean up all tho vacant lots In the
city Whero It Is practical, lots will be
turned over to school children for experi
ments In horticulture. Property owners
will be requested to set out trees.
EXI'KCT KGGS TO CLIMB TO $1
Pittsburgh Dealers Look for Record
High Price, Duo to Scarcity
1'ITTSBUnGH. Feb. C Fresh eggs wilt
retail at $1 a dozen in Pittsburgh before
the end of tho month, according to predic
tions made by wholesale dealers nnd com
mission ngents. These quotations will es
tablish a high record here.
"Eggs are scarcer than they have been
for more than n decade," was the way a
Ferry street buttcr-and-egg merchant ex
plained the situation. "Both the fresh and
storage grades aro hard to buy. Last Sat
urday I sent twenty-five telegraphic In
quiries to New Orleans, La., and other
places In the South nnd Southwest, Up to
noon today J had not received an answer.
When eggs nro scarce In Louisiana nt this
season of tho year it Is a certainty that
they aro not plentiful anywhere." .
r.vnrtYnoDY is going to the
CHESTNUT STREET
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TWICE DAILY 2:0S and 8 .05 3D MONTH
D. W. GRIFFITH'S
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"INTOLERANCE"
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THROUGHOUT TltV AOES
Mr. aniHFITH'S First and Only Pro4uctloa
SSIn "TUB 11IUTH OF A NATION"
B. F; KEITH'S Theatre
The Kind of Show
Everybody Will Enjoy!
RUTH ST. DENIS
Ted Shawn and Denishawn Dancers '
"IUIHEVILI.B": ADAMS & MURRAY;
WILL MORR1SEY, and Othera.
Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria"
COMB' EARLY AND SEC IT ALL!
GLOBE Theatre SIS 2
XJJ-i-l VJLVUKVILLB Continuous
10c, 13c. S3;, 3.1c
11 A. M. to li V. M.
"THE SOCIAL WHIRL"
HEAUTY. MIRTH, MELODY
An Innocent Byrtander, and Othera.
-inAOd T'TT'Va MARKET Below BOTH
UltUbb IVIiilo Dally.2:30i Evie..7
TALBOT'S STRING BAND
60 PRIZE-WINNING MUSICIANS
r TTlirK LAST B UVGS. at 8 Sharp
OAUKIOIS. MAT- TOMORROW at 3
SIR HERBERT rpREE ""vJf?.
EDITH WVNNB MATTIIIPON. LYN HARDlNd
L STARTING NEXT MONDAY MATJ"EB,
"FAIR AND WARMER." Seata Thuraday.
BROAD Last 5 Evgs. JITASEoW .
GEORGE ARLISS ln 'yT'8
r.llc to Jt.SO at Popular Mat. Tomorrow.
Martin V : Monday Mat.-JOHN DREW la
"MAJOR PENDENN1S." Seata Thuraday.
FORREST Last 5 Evgs. VmoVro
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK
tn ft Nw Mimical Play. "BETTY"
vi vk "BEN HUR." Seata Thureday.
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