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fashion Show Opens This Evening Many Lead
er . Wnmpn Aflt as Patron nscne TTnfV.i.
1I1& I? vrassw.
tunate Mix-Up
. .-. .M.l Vnahlon HIlOW is
P...,. nia.-e today. n.l society Is
f Interested In It. ou know There
""..'- it.t of natronesscs. and there
?f be three beneficiaries of the
'? which will lat T tl,rce ,la" and
ffdrtn t' crnoon and evening on
H'n. . l.jhv. while the whole
jSsnc: opens this cven.nB at 8:15
ffthtc . , . tWQ hourn and
T1ie '... u. .tannine afterward la the
IE- 0 " "?.in.
.. .vtnlnB. The ncnciiu.im ...
tl nnl"B' , Vllr Sncetv. the
rttr Hospital of Philadelphia and the
ftnnpls University
Am. Fashion .Show Is Riven under the
IVhiIcm of the Walnut Street fiu-iness
S5etatlon and hu come to be an
'.fl affair The models, are real live
; f! you know and they certainly know
' ' i to wear their clothes.
i ..fcptcUlly unl'iue wI b t,,e m'n
'' .j.i. for hitherto mere man has not
tuniJed the realm of fashion shows, hut
:', K-b. this one dressed In the very
iTktwt of dress suits, frock coats, cuta
'Jr. i. r,i.,r.ti.Vmrk rnnts. collars.
jvivi. Jiamico r -
j! jltfeverj-thtnB in uw i"" "
trudrobe. or course, ims " "
f romsnklnd are wonderful beyond words.
' . . . n.-inti-. .him' thin will he
t juaftng irom " - "
Fi remarkable event and the causes are
f -. .Tltont. Do you know anything
&' . .. .l. ...,v nf iho VlHltlnt: N'uise So-
l.hMTII tlir .1UL.I " - '
. - ..... 1. t.ll.1k-I
tv. for nstance' cn, n. in iimciiuiu.
Irtlned nurses are sent to the various
Jurors of ,he H"'k p""r uh" Hpp,y ,0r ""
Vlittnce. The nuro Roes to the hous".
itiihti and freshens up the Invalid.
eletM the room and ulves the medicines.
Then she calls acain In the afternoon If
the case Is urgent No eharse Is madp;
fcut i some patients do not care to re.
ielv. absolute diarlO. " offerltiB of any
ilnd.s little as ten rents, may ho Riven.
The itrvlco Is a real boon to the poor,
tr.d splendid thine for those mora well-to-do
who n'ed a nurse for an hour a day
j, jerhsps and who by paylns a icasonable
. . .... ... lAalflnH fnlninif
f ram nup n ic uium. n...- -
I the neceseary ear themselves.
f POME of the patronesses of the nffalr
O ire Mrs J C Applcton, Mrs. William
' W Arnett Mrs Sarah Babcock. Mrs.
J George' M Baer Mrs. Henry Bain. .Ir.
Mr. William 1! Bal, Mrs. Henry Wolf
j Bide. Mrs Uudolph Blankcnhurg, Mrs.
Edward Bok. Mrs Heauvcau Borle. Jr.,
Uri. O. H flamer, Mrs. Claiencp H.
t Clirk, U. Miss Clyde, Mrs. Kdward Coles,
t Mri. S. H Conovcr, Miss Maiy Roberts
" Coles. Mrs M J Consldlne. Mrs. Cyrus
! H. K. Curtis, Mrs Frank II. Datcxman.
t Mm. Russell Duane, Mrs. James H. Dun-
I hwn. Mrs, Thomao I,nn(?don Klwyn, Mrs.
f chancellor t KnRllsh, Mrs. Albert 8.
I Fiu.ht. Miss IMIth Kisher Mrs. Wll-
lUm H. Kolwell Mrs, uiarcnce i. nans
Bn, Mrs. Horace II Fur'noss, Jr., Miss
Edith B. Ollroy MrR. Francis (Slnthcr.
Mri. A. I. Oould Mrs. Charles A. Orecn,
Mrs. Frederic Landstreet, Mrs. M. H.
Lauback, Miss Anne Irwin UiURhlln,
Mri. Katherine Iiwrence, Mrs. Arthur II.
Ia, Mrs, Charlos M. Lrn, Mrs. John !.
Lej, Mrs Charles H. I.UdlnKton, Mrs.
Homer T MatGrcKor. Miss Kuclnda
'MickenzK Mrs Campbell Madeira. Mrs.
Charles Le Maistre. MIh Helen McCall,
MUs 8. McCall MrH. William K. McCall,
Mri. Charles Hhoi-maker, Mrs. Howard P3.
Shore. Mrs Howard Kill. Mr. 8. C.
.
' Itaonskl, Mrs Charles Sloan, Mrs. Joseph
JC. SnellenhurR. Miss Anna M. Staurfer.
Mri. Francis Stewart, Mrs. Charles K.
Smke, Mrs Joseph Stopp. Mrs. Samuel
$trer. Mrs William 8 Supplee, Mrs. Wil
Warn J. Tahr, Mrs O H. Thacher. Mrs.
1. 1 Thomas. Mrs I M ward Irwin Thorn
ton. Mlts Anne Hampton Todd, Mrs. J.
5
L Troemner Mrs (.rorRo Turner, Mrs.
1 V Tnlm, M... Inmnu If alltltn
... Aui.i.. ...in. ,,,.,,,. n ... uk..'.
TMn. Edwin II aie. Mrs. MontRomcry
J, Wflco. Mlfs Mary I Wlllett. Mrs. Wll-
i-
Mm H. Wells. Mrs. Samuel Wolfe, Mrs.
Robert K Wurts.
fPHnoUOH some unfortunate mistake, a
-certain ur-IUkunu'ii wnrnnn tit thiH cltv
y fciibcen mixed up In a rather unpleasant
T court caee Kho happens to havo the
" aame name as the keener of a hoarding
louse who lives within two doom of her
nome. ualel the owner of the jounR
lotel had a difference with ono of her
, iffTlng maids as to a very small sum of
"wney which the maid said was duo
Pi her and which the mlsticn denied. The
J maid gathered up somo silver and carry-
Int It to a nearby ma flit rate risked lilm
tokeep.lt until her mistress paid her the
I money, All of which was a humorous
'y tttuatlon till the story was told about,
'J lid the tellers as It- went from Up to lip
tot mixed on the flmt name, the Miss was
hngd to .Mrs. In tho tcllliiB and the
" waa fastened on a mo-ft exclusive and
nninea woman. Worse than this, an
i "ui-oi-iown periodical which Is bccoinlnB
V.' flulfa eDm... i. .a.,,-.., -. .,l,
v -.--. ,I1WUI) 4ur gy, riuiuuiuun iiiioiifn
a tbout Various PhllrUliihlnnn. ImM nub-
i lhhed the story nbout this woman, saylnR
J fnat the maid hald she owed her $2
n. nd had taken somo ft tho family silver
:? li ..u . . ... ...
' "in nosiaRe, ono miRiu say in
i "" i war. a of which must bo most
. nnoylne to tho wnmnn In fiiioittlnM. It
V'kea id little to start a story ad Is so
I y to circulate an utterly false ono
b"iurlttlngly, hut it is rathej hard on the
lj wnocent factor in the oase.
, NANCY WYNNK.
Personals
R'Vr. M,lon" have " Issued by Mr. and
IFjyfMnwood avenue, Wyncote, for the mar
mJ"V ?' their daughter. Miss Dorothy Mul-
--v-. hwmi.i. t'luiimiii , uiicuinitii
jyuL lt. th Ilv. IWgar Kugcno White, of
K?ifa!I? " K- J" on Saturday evening
mZnl "'"t 6 130 o'clock. In the Second Ban.
'clock. In the Second Bap-
iiir.i .ch' Hrmanlown avenue and Upsal
ailv.i ""Ptlon will follow Immediately
rwl.'j ' remony at tho home of the
rivi "?' and aunt" Mr- Hntl M"1- ripen
f' ' ot Cm,rch road' Wyncote.
in,lrHa B , nttAlw,,,
(,.. - ---- -.fc- nuuitlltv
r..".."""""iir music ia evening on
g. Human Hide of Trench Warfare."
;Sr2 those who entertained u boxed at
, " WWUra Wr th KnvlUh ft.nanl M.n.
Vi' Sorter, Mrs. Ueofge Harrlion,
John Cadwalader, Mr. Qeorta IUr-
i . "' " J0"l" i-eMaVi Mrs, Stan-
. jr., miss Ko6erlon. Hr, Kd
mru, ,yruH ugwiw, .,-
naia,
have
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"""uvu U1J1U1-
iri'Court Case
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Phmo hy Mrciu.
MISS LENA L. SIMON
Miiis Simon is the flaufjhtcr of Mr.
and Mrs. Abram Simon, of 1321
North Fifteenth street. Her en
KaRcrnent to Mr. Alfred Lewitt, of
New York, was recently announced.
Ileautrau Horlf, Jr Mri II Campbell Ma
deira, Mrs Samuel Che Mis Anna I.ewl
Miss Sophia fadu.itader Mr .1 1. Trim
cott, Colonel Muikle, MIks AMiott Mlsi
lleyl, Mrs William ',ray Warden. Mrs
Daniel I, Cnrstalrs Miss Ann Colcmati.
Miss Anno Thomson. Mri Thomas Itotiins.
Mrs It. 11 Bayard Bowie Mrs ,1 (iardiier
Casatt. Mrs Verner Mlii Julia Ilerwind.
Mrs J Howard Ithoailei. Mrs J Kearsley
Mitchell. 3d. MIks Slnnlrkson. Mrs John H
New bold. Mrs Heed A Morjjan. Mrs rirebrl.
Miss Helen Cadwularler. MIks Charlotte
Siter. Mrs Illchard Harle and .Mrs John
I'enn Brock
Mrs. Murdoek Kendrlrk will be at home
today at Fifteenth and Ionm streets, from
4 until 6 o'clock Mrs. F Percy Smith
will preilde at tho tea table No cards
have been Issued.
Mr John Hampton Barnen. of 1817 D
Iancey place, who has been spending some
time at VlrKinla Hot Springs, wHI return
home on Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. Caleb Fox. of Berthellyn,
Old York road, Oxontz, returned last week
from the South, where they have been trav
eling along the West Coast of Florida
Mrs i: It Sibley, of l.lkltis aenue.
Klklns Park, left lant week for Augusta,
(la, where she will spend several weeks
Miss Ither Jean Bochman. daughter of
Mr mid Mrs Charles Borhman. has been
hiending home l.iiin In W.iihIr.Rton, D '" .
as the guest of Mis' Dorothy Mason Miss
Bochman will return home this week.
A wedding of Interest Is that of Miss
Kleanor Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Joseph Jones of Vnrote road and Summit
avenue. Jenklntown, sand Mr Alfred K
Mathleu, of tills city The reremony will
be performed in Hie Church of Our Saviour,
Jenklntown. by the rector, the Itev. John
flroton. and will take place at 7 o'clock on
the evening of Wednesday, April 25
Many entertainments are bolng planned
In honor of Miss Jones and Mr Mathleu.
among them a house party over faster
Sunday by the bridegroom's mother. Mrs
V N Mathleu, at her cottage at Atlantic
City. The guests will be the bridal party
Mr. Alfred i: Burke, of l&OO North Broad
street, will also entertain In their honor
at a 'Mask and' Wig party on Saturday
night In Kaster week The guests will he
Miss Ituth Kandls, Miss Helen It. Mathleu.
Miss i:ilzebeth B. Mathleu, Miss Helen u
Thorn, Mrs John O Flndelsen, Mr. W
King Allen. Mr. Frederick Burke. Mr
Abram (J. Blneold. Mr. William Buck, Mr.
Joseph U Jones. Jr. Mr Herman Miller.
Mr John O. Flndelsen
A wedding of Interest which will take
place April 3 In the Church of Our Saviour.
Jenklntown. will be that of Mls Helen
Thorn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick
fj. Thbrn, of West avenue. Jenklntown,
and Mr. Herman Miller, of York. I'a. Mr.
Miller Is a graduate of State College and
has been living In Jenklntown for several
years.
Mrs. Albert I. Caven. of the Normandie,
will entertain at cards on Friday.
Mrs William Levis, of 1623 Chestnut
street, will entertain her bridge club nt
luncheon on Friday at the Colonnade.
Miss llmlyn Shipley, of Harvey atrcet,
Oermantown, one of this past seasons
debutantes, will leave next week for New
York to be. the gutst of Mrs. Frank ford
for several days
I
Mrs. II. II Curran. of the Fairfax Apart
ments, Wayne avenue and 'School House
lane, fiermantown. has returned from a stay
of six weeks In Atlantic City,
Miss Audrey Kane, who returned to her
home, 715 Lincoln drive, fiermantown. from
Baltimore last week, spent the week-end
with her parents In Atlantic i ny.
Dr. and Mrs. Ldward Cmmet Montgom
ery, of 1426 Spruce street, will he at home
this afternoon from 4 until o'clock.
Mrs Frederick Jost, of 1301 Pine street,
will receive Informally tomorrow afternoon
after o'clock. Mrs. Kdwards F. Lelper
win nrealde. at the tea table. No cards
havo been 'sent out
Miss Dorothy Buddach, of Noble, re
turned last week from New Orleans, where
she spent the winter. Miss Buddach Is stop
ping several days In New York.
,Mr. and Mrs. N B Springer and Mr.
and. Mrs. Walter Bailey, of Lenox road,
Jenklntown, have returned home from Hot
Springs. Va., where they have been spend
ing some time.
Mr W. P. Wooley and his daughter. Miss
Marie Wooley. of Noble, will leave the end
of this week for New York, where" they will
spend several days.
Mr. Charles Cole and his sons, Mr. Prank
-...i.. 'onH Mr, Charles Cole. Jr. of Spring
and Klklns avenues, Hlklns Park, returned
last week from an exienucu uw uuuBu
the South.
r ,i fr James Aull. of 45 West
Tulpehock.il street, (Jermantown. will gWe
a dinner on Saturday night. Cover will b.
laid for fourteen uesis,
Members of the Delta Upsllon Prater
nltypf HwarthmoVe'Colle.e will hold their
winter dance, followed by a supper, In the
Itlttenhouse Hotel on Saturday night.
A KaiTe Klatch will be held at the home
ot Mr-. J" " nblnon'1 on wy"001'
road Jenklntown, on Saturday afternoon
fm I unlll oW, tor the benefit of
the Jenklntown CJsWal.
Me tack sheet, of Wyncote, who I
...YJ' .l".J? vnrv this winter, where he
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left for Southern Tines, N. C, where
th.y will spend some time.
Mrs. Louis I'aret. of Qroye avenue. Noble,
will entertain at bridge and COO on Satur
day eteulnr, March 21, at 3:15 o'clock, for
the benefit of the Noble section of the
Ogontz and Huntingdon Valley Branch of
the American lied Cross
Mr Oeorge H Buchanan, of Overbrook
announces the engagement of his daughter
Miss Marian It Buchanan, to Mr. J Nor
man Ball, of Wayne, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs Clayton Ingraham. of Chi
cago, have taken a house on Cleverly lane
ltdal, which they are now occupying and
where they will make their home In the
future Mr Ingraham Is engaged In bus
neaa in this city
Mr and Mrs Walter II Dower and their
family of New York, have taken the On- '
tennlal house at Itdal, which they i
shortly occupy Mr Dower Is also engaged
In business in this city
Mr and Mr John II Bentley. of Mer
chantville, N J, have Issued annour e
nients of the marriage of their daughter i
Mlsa 'Irsrf. Klliabeth Bentley. and M'
Charles Ita-.mond Melck on Saturda
March 10 at Merchantvllle. 'Mr and Mt
Meniick will he at home on Wednendavs o
Apr" at S3 North Thirty-fifth
' amden
Mr and Mrs Webster Cs'l'er. Tall uw
tanen apartments ar the, Hollywood t.e:
ngele f'al Mrs Tall Is the daughter if
Mrs John Smiley Donaldson, of this em
A euchre and 500 will be given In aid of
St Vincent n Home for Orphans, on Sa
urday afternoon at the orphanage. Twen- ,
tlelh and Bare streets, at 3 o clock
The affairs promises to be a euecej r
every wav im number of promi
nent people and business firms have te
spond'd generously to the worth ram
by donating a number of useful article
to be dlstrlbut'd as prizes to the lurky
one
All those having the IntereM of the
little one at heart are welcomed by the
women who will entertain on the occa- f
slon. and w hi are Mle iMibelle Itellly Mrs
O Hrlen and Mrs Thomas I Tertian
The auxiliary of the Jewish Consump
tive lntltute Is making arrangements for
Its final faired com er. and dance to be held
at Apollo Hall on Sunday evening
Weddings
(HtAMM A DAMSON
A oulet home wedding was solemnized
ft M o'rlork noon, when Miss Sabene A
Adamson. daughter of Mr and Mrs. JaineB
MacDnnald Adamson. of h'lxlj -flllli ave
nue and Thirteenth street. Oak l.ane. I.e.
ame the hrlde of Mr Conrad 'irainm, of
OenrantrMvn
The ceremony w'as performed by the Itev
Hugh B MfCrone. of the Wakefield Preby
terlan I'hurch. flermantnwn Miss Adamson
who was given Iri marriage by hrr fatlier
wore a gown of white satin and silver lace,
made with a short train A tulle veil was
arranged with orange blosioms She car
ried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
and orchids Miss Adamon'n only at
tendant was her sister. Mise Helen Adam
son. who wore a gown of pink taffeta and
carried a bouquet of shaded pink rosea ami
sweet peas
Mr 'irainm had his brother. Mr Harris
Oramm as best man
A wedding breakfast followed the cere
mony for the immediate families and a lew-
r. iiTe "Hy M and Mr.'.irVmm
a, home at l. Pulaski avenue, j
friends
will be
Uermantown
Passion Play
More than 200 members of St Joseph's
College Dramatic Association are deep lu
rehearsals for the second production of the
great Passion Play to be given seven times
at the Metropolitan Opera Houe luring
Passion Week, beginning March 51
I.ast ear this play attracted widespread
attention and drew crowded liousen to the
Metropolitan for an entire, week It was
the first of Its kind ever given here, the
original production bavin been given ten
j ears ago In California The ract or Its
being. produced at the, Miletnii i lo of the
Lenten season, unoer tne auspices oi a
well-known Catholic College stageil and
directed by a Catholic priest ii another
point of Interest
The play Is a huge dramatic portrayal
of the life of Christ, especially of the dark
days of his sufferings and death It Is
modeled somewhat upon the famous Ober
ammergau production, with the notable rx
leptlon that the figure of Christ never ap
pears upon the stage The men and women
iA his day are there, his friends and enemies
are shown, tho political and social atmos
phere is reflected with exact fidelity, but
Christ himself Is seen only an It were by
inferenie by his Influence upon those who
surround Him. This is a concession to good
taste and. to the Inherent dislike theatre.
goers have alwas manifested toward any
attempt really to portray tne cnaracier in
person
It Is planned to give the piay exactly as
It was presented last year i ne cast or
more than three hundred characters will be
the same The only hangc will bo that the
play Is being directed this ear by the Itev
James A Taaffe. S J. who has produced
many notable theatrical offerings
It Is planned to give the play five times
In tho evening and twice in the afternoon
during Passion Week On the opening night
among tlioi-e present will be Cardinal !lb
bons, An hblshop Bonzano. the papal dele
gate, Archbishop Prendergast. of this city,
and many other noted prelates
THE HOSTESS'S
CeprrUfht Life Ptd)llbl
rTyou Uilhk
I, aaeeammms , ,i
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COMPARATIVELY A VERY SIMPLE
The Master ou look worried. What's the matter?
mic Housekeeper The nurse has just left and there is nobody
Have the 'haufTour do it.
The Master
THE AFTERGLOW
Hy GKOKGE ALLAN
I II.WTini WIN (Continual)
NOW be IntHhed the figure with his foot,
now Lent above I' and peered down,
old Osafain' Heaven above' Wounded I
What does tills mean '
Starting back he stared in uoiror .
old woman, stunned and motionless. Willi
II, e i,oo. coagulating along an ugly cut on
her forehead. ,
Then, as though a prescience had swept
hl being he sprang to the bed
"My son' My boy' Where are you?
he shouted hoarsely '
With a shaking hand he flung down the
b.dcloihes f llnelv woven ialm liber
Mv boy ' My boy"'
The bd was empty. His son had dlsap
pea red
lllll'Tlllt W
1 lie Fall of ll'.mli
Bt,INDi:r with staggering grief and ter
ror, stunned, stricken, all but annihi
lated, the man recoiled
Then with a cry. ne sprain; i" u
again, and now In a very passion of eag
erness explore.l It His trembling hands
dragged all the bedding off and threw It
broadcast By the dim light lie peered
w"hwldc -d "ror-sm,,,P eyes
;M he choked. ftf u;he
boy
had been stolen
I'nable to understand, or thin, or plan.
Allan stood there, his face ghastly, his
heart quivering within him
What could have happened? llow and
why If the door had been securely locked
and the old nurse been with the child,
how could the kidnapper have borne him
away 7
What? llow- wny:
More, ever more, question" crowded the
man's brain all equally without answer
But Jiow, he dimly realized, was no time
for solving problems The minute demanded
swift and drastic action lie must find,
must save, his eon' After that other rid
dles could be unraveled
"Iljemlia '" he rrlid hoarsely i inn
Is ll'ycmbas work Ilevengn and hate
have driven him to rebel again. To try
to relze, Beatrice' To steal my son! At
this time of peril and nflllctlnn, above all
others' ll'jemba' The s-nltli must die!
But first lie reallred he must get Beatrice
Into safety
In haitc he ran to the door, picked up
the girl and carried her to the bed. Hero
he disposed her at ease, covered her with
the bedding, ami bathed her fan- and hands
with water from tho cooling-jar
The old nurse he laid umiii the broad
couch by the fin- nnd likewise tended lie
saw now she had been struck with a
stone ax a glancing mow. sc-r.-, i
neiessarily fatal
"Probably trying to defend the boy'
thought be. "Brave heart: Faithful even
unto death If death be nur reward"
Leaving her. he returned to Ills wife
Now. be well understood. Im bad no time
for i motion There tnut be no false move.
i:ven at the expense of a little time, he
must plan the campaign with skill and
execute it with relentless energy
lie alone now stnrid for powei . rule, order,
law. In tblK disintegrated community this
(olony t.ukid with disaster, anarchy and
death
I'pem him alone now depended Its whole
fate- and future and, with It, tho fate and
future of tin- world
"Mepiful Lord what a slluatlonr' he
DAUGHTER SINGS
'omaany. - Ktprlnleea I , peU mtranscnitnt.
her vtuci w unproveor', '
MAftCH 14, lM.t
" tr i f I1 , i i ". 3 I
to wash the oab
There isn't ns much mechanism about a
KNGLAN'O
win pi-red 'At home dleruptlon and sav
ager Outside the Horde -the Horde now
pressing onward after me-'"
He sat down beside the bed and forced
himself to think Weak ns he wa and
wounded with a spear-thrust in the lower
leg as well as a jagged cut across the
breast, he felt that he might still keep
strengtli enough for a few hours more of
toll
0,f a sudden he realized an overpowering
thirst Till now he had not felt it. He
areise. drank eleeply from the Jar. then
somewhat cooler and more calm once more
returned to Beatrice
"Tho first tiling la to help her." he said
"No use In losing my wits and ruhing out
unpiepare-d to find the heiy If H'emba
has stolen him It's certain the boy Is hid
den bejond my present power In Minn far
recess of the Intercommunicating rabbit
warren of lave below there in the Iiff
"I feel peisitivn no bodily harm will be
done the child. H'yemba will hold him
for power over me He will try to exact
terms even to leadership lu the colony,
even to possession of Beatrice. Ann the
penalty of refusal may be the bo's
death"
He shuddered profoundly, and with both
wasted hands covered his fate For a
moment madness nought to possess him
He fell a wild desire In shout linprria
tlons, to rush out tllng himself against
the cave-door of H'emba and rlddlo It
with bullets hut presently calm returned
again For in Stern's nature lay nothing
of hysteria Benson and ealrn Judgment
dominated And before he acted he always
reckoned every pro and eein
"It must be a battle of wit" as well ns
force." thought be. "A little time wilt de.
i Ide that For now Beatrice demands my
first tare and thought"
Now h examined the girl once more.
Cloving- the door and lighting the hronre
lamp, lie earefully studie-d the sick woman,
noting her symptoms, puls and respira
tion. "What to dor' he nsked himself. "What
means to take" '
But. though he questioned the eild woman
and tried desperately lo make- her answer,
he tnuld get no coheient Information.
Onlv the name of H'yemba and some few
disconnected muttering" of terror rewarded
him He knew now. however, with pusitlve
certainty that the smith was responsible
for the kidnapping of hl son
And that." said he. "means I must seek
t.i-i nut at once All I ask is Just one eight
of bun one sight, ono bullet and the score
is paid !"
He aroo nnd, again making sure his au
tomatic was In complete readiness Mood
fen a second In thought. Whatever he was
now to do must lie done, quickly
lu a few hours, at the outside, be knew
the vanguard of the pursuing Horde would
enter the last valley on the other side of
the canon By afternoon another battle
might be on
"Whatever happens. I mut get my grip
on the e-olony again at once'" h realized
"SikIi of the FnlK as aro sun raumi muni
lie rallied Otherwise nothing but annihila
tion awaits us all !"
But. even as ho faced the exit of Cliff
Villa all at once the eloor was hurltd vlo
lentl) open and a harsh, ellse-oidant cry of
hatred and defiance burst Into the cave
Stern saw tho detested figure of H'tcinb.i
standing there, loote-hung. powerful, bar
I, inc lu ejes blinking evilly behind the
mi.-a scrtens that Allan himself had made
fol linn , ,
Willi a cry Allan started forward.
Mi nnji"' lie gasped
Tli-re. ilutched in the smith's left arm,
lay the lioy '
Allan heard Ills child crying ns In pain,
anl tago swept every caution to the winds
lie sptang toward H'yemba, cursing; but
ihe sinlili .with a beast laugh, raised his
rich) ll Hid
Miiiter'" he rnotked. "No nearer or ye
Allan aghast, saw the flicker of sunlight
on a pistol barrel With only too true an
ami If'vemba had him covered
I'aiiie a little pause, tense us steel wire
Mime-where down the terrace Hounded a mm
mur of volees Allan seemed to sense that
the rebel hail now gathered his forces and
that a general attack was Imminent.
Time' At all hazards ho must gain a
moment h time ;
irvciiiha'" cried he "What Is your
peeeli with your master?"
"Master''" sneered tho smith again. "My
slave' Power has passed fmm you to me.
From you. who speak the falre, who entrap
us here to suffer and die, who slay nnd ruin
us to me, who will yet lead the people back
to their far home, to safety and to life I"
"You He. nouiin .
The smllh laughed bitterly
That shall be seen who lies'" he gibed
"But now power Is mine. I have your sun
In my hand Movn only nnd I fling him
from the cliff '" ....
Allan felt his brain whirl; all things
seemeel to turn about him But, he fought
off his falntncss, nnd In a shaken voice once
more demanded:
"What terms, iryemua.
"Slavery for you and yours' Your son
shall bo my serf; your woman my chattel!
Ha, that woman I She has already fought
me,' like one of these strange woods IreasU
you have mado us kill' Seel My hair Is
burned and my flesh blistered with her fire-
heating I "Ut when, i noiei ner in wirse
hands then jibe shall pay for all, the
vuedma!"
Stern's hand twitched, with the automatic
gripped In the fingers, hut the blacksmith
cried u warning.
"liaise not that hand, slave!" he ordered.
You cannot shoot without the danger of
killing this vile spawn of yourai And re
member, too, the river lies far below, and
very aliarp are the waiting rocks I
"iv,., I that vbu are. that think yourself
ko whJ, To leave hu place) with met
mtemn """A ""
I I
MATTER
i pr n t4
a trs.m v
bat y a there is about a car. ai.jway.
(.
A: Ml You hewed a wav Into trv
Ii ISC? '
Hmba laughed brutally.
' Silently steadily. I labored !" he
bomted "And behold the reward! Power
for me; eternal slavery for ou and all
your blood if nnj live'"
Insane with rage nnd hate, Allan never
theless reallred that now all depended on
keeping his thought nnd nerve.
one single premature move and his son
would Inevitably b" hurled over the para
pet down 250 feet to 'he river bed below
At all hazards, he must keep cool
The smith after all onlv a barbarian and
of limited intelligence, bad not even thought
of the obvious command to make Stern
drop his pistol on the lleior
t'imti this oversight now bung all Allans
hopes
Lvcn though the man's retainers might
rush the cave nnd slaughter all. ct In Al
lan's heart burned n clear and steady flame
of hot desire to cemipass H'yemba's de-ath
And as the smith now loudly boasted.
Insulted, vilified. In the true manner of the
savage Imperceptibly Inch by Inch. Allan
was turning bis pistol barrel upward
Higher, higher, bit by bit It crept to
ward the horizontal Unaccustomed to
shoot from the hip. Allan realized that right
before hint la a supreme test of nerve
and marksmanship and skill
To shoot and kill his boy the thought
was toei hieleous .even to be considered
His father-heart yearned toward the fright
ened. crlng child there in the traitor's
grip
The unconscious form of Beatrice, fever
hurried and panting on the bed. seemed
calling aloud to him. "Aim true, Allan'
Aim true !"
For one falre shot Inevitably sealed the
chllds death To wound II emba and not
kill him meant the latastrophe If the
bullet failed to enter brain or heart.
H'emba though mortally hurt would of
a surety, with his last quiver of strength.
I sling the hoy outward over the dizzying
pat a pet
Allan prajed; et bis prayer was word
less formless and unconscious
He elari-d not glance down at the auto
matic Ills eyes must hold the smiths
And be must speak, must parley, at all
liazarela must still gain another moment's
respite
Suddenly something seemed to cry In his
ear
"You have It now! Fire'"
Ills hand leaped hack with the crashing
illscharge, loudly echoing In the cave
llemba eild not even ell But at the
second when he seemed to crumple all to
gether. ailing as an empty sack falls, some
Involuntary Jerk of his finger sent a bullet
zoonlrig Into the eavc
It shattered beyond Allan In a little
shower of steel arid lead fragments, min
gled with rock dust.
Before tbeso had even fallen Allan was
upon him
Negle-cting for an Instant the bruised
and f-crenming child, who lay there strug
gling on the terrace path. Allan felzed the
sllll-lwltchlrig body of the monstrous
traitor
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WM POX Sur" Oe l.ue PrMuctton
WILLIAM FARNUM
tn Mupnlnuf Si rf-n VerPlftn of
"A TALE OF TWO CITIES"
Adapted from Charles Die-ken- Classic.
Added Mrs. ernon e-jstls In "Palrla." .No 7.
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SI1XT WEEK- HEATH TOVtORROlV
Tin: hui:at iu'hopkan operittta
HI CCEHH DE Lt'XK
"The Beautiful Unknown"
Music hy OliCAR'STRAVRS. Composer ot
"The Chix-olale Heildler"
T -ir-nTnl'oP-LriO ?1AT TODAV. 2ll3
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KATINKA 1,,hT'il!,l.E!,
Chestnut St. Opera House
LAST WEEK
TWICt: DAILY. 2il5 AND H5
"THE BARRIER''
Hy REX REACT! ,
" ' ' MATINEE TODAT "
CASINO PS m,8
.in..tAb.tnm. iim SHOW
Little I "A Doll's House"
72gS.
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wT V& A S7 m T) Continuous
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What's Doing Toriii
"Stunt Nile," auditorium. Central V
-fcfl
Men'a Christian Association. 1421
street. 8 o'clock Admission charge.
American Federation of Zionists, Ket
seth I.rael Alumni Building. Broad a4lsM
and Columbia avenue, t o'clock. Free. ' '
Fortieth and Market Street Buslnec
Men'a Association, 7 South "Fortieth street,
I o'clejck Free. iv
1IOUCBUUIK 11UF1I1-B S1BS.-VIJ11111II S1SI1 KIT"! ' VJ
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B n',-t(jtf Xtmtif-
The Fathers' Association, lnlver4t,jw
Night, Prankford High School, o'e-Ies-k,'
I. r ' -
Ani.ual elocution contest. Catholic Young,'?
aiena Arcnaiocesan inion. amonc nirin, i
High Schevl, Nineteenth and Wood street.
I JO o'clock. No admission charge r
Reception to the lit Bev Mgr Oerald P. .,'
Coghlan, auspices of the Holy Name So- ,
cle ty Our Lady of Mercy parish assembly i V
hall. Broad street and Susquehanna are '
nue, S o'cleeck. Admission by card
Oratorical contest of the Library League,
Free Library of Philadelphia Wldener
Branch. Broad street and Olrard avenue.
1 45 o'clock. Admission free
V
Fashion show. Walnut Street Business
Association Bellevue-Slratford, I o'clock.
Admission charge.
Fcurth annual banquet County Magis
trates' Association. Hotel RIttenhouie, T
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West Philadelphia Boa and Gun Club
banquet. Kugler"s, T o'clock Members.
Towdolr College Club banquet, Kugler, T
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Phi Alpha dinner. Hotel AdelphU, t
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Iiuslnes Science Directors' dinner, Adel
pc. a Members
laundry Owners' Exchange dinner, Ad.l
phla. Members.
Phi Chi Medical Fraternity dinner, Wal
ton Hotel. Members.
Michigan men meet to form Michigan
So-let y. Bellevue-Ktratford. Free
Methodist Kplscopal Conference. Cook
man Chunh Twelfth street and Lehigh ave
nue. Free
Woodland .Avenue Buslnes Men's An
gulation. Kcvcntv -second street and Wood
land avenue Free
i: c. Stokes, former Governor of New
Jersey, to lecture on "Abraham Lincoln,"
St Stephen's Church. Tenth above Chest
nut street Free
Dr Harrj Frledenwald, president Fed
eration of Zionists, to lecture at Keneseth
Israel Alumni ISilI.
Food Fair. Horticultural HalL Admission
charge
Retail Grocers' Association's
FOOD FAIR
lIOrtTICt'LTlTlAl, HALL MARCH 5 TO IT
LAST 4 DAYS
Cooking lectures Afternoons and Evenings Mt
MRS. M. A. WILSON
Moving Pictures of Milk and Coffee Industrie
PRETTY BABY CONTEST
DAILY AT 1 itO-nntrl will be Rctejited at
the Ball up to the opening of each day's contest.
Doors Open 1 to 10 P. M.
Admission 25c
Partly Paid Tickets Given Free by
Grocers
fashIon SHOW
. WITH 100 LIVING MODELS
BALLROOM. nKLLKVU!8TltATr-OnD
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Knlckertss-ker risjers .
Week comS'vno March 19th
Victor Herbert' Hpsrkllnr Jluss-al KucceM
"THE PRINCESS PAT"
Frcll Orchestra n-l Uul Matinees
MUSICAL TALKS
wrrilKRSPOON HALL Tomorrow at 3 P. U.
"GUILLAUME LEKEU"
lecture hy OHCAIt hOK.NEl-K,
Afilnted hy MRU. MA
llltrrTB KKINMANN
lARKX'. and K'NIM.KIl.
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ME.lHRB. RICH.
KBATH AT IIEI'PB'8. II M. $1 7fiC. SOe.
112th Annual Last Two Weeks
t-, i-t:t:r Paintings an'IRrulplura
Exhibition hy i'ontcinirry
Amerhan ArtUU.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OP
THE FINE AKTS
DAILY. to 5 HU.NOAV, 1 l 5.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY. N. T.
Tues Kvr. Mar. 20. at S tFlrat Tims Hera)
usKoven. T;iie Canterbury Pilgrims
Mmex Oier. Mason. Sundellue. MM. Hem
bach Althoumi. Uloch, lonhardt. Relss. Iluys
dael. Coniuctor Mr. IXdnnsky. Heats, 110S
Chestnut stre-et Walnut 4454. Hum (IT.
BROAD
Evks,.S.SO. Reg Mats Today it Bat.
.-in i:nr Mats Thurs . Krl.. 3:30
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Rest Feats 1 SO at Mats. Today, Ihura., FtL
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In the New iiusii-
.,! Vnn PlflV
POM-POM
ttlih TOM Mc.VAUOllTON Bnd HO Others.
Comedy Triumph. "HAVE A HEART"
GAR RICK Pop. MatTfotlay 6
FAIR and WARMER
VVtth JA.Nirr REECIIER
OTaIBE Theatre &ffir,
10c, l&c 25c. nso
"Town Hall Follies" H Jfe?
Mmc.Bera i.n,r Beautiful Models
nnnnO TMr VC MARKI7T Relow (WTH
CROoblVlllIO Dally a 3i.Es..T9
The Wedding Party ggsa?-,, 0lrt.
BROADWAY rn0MSX.VrIh
Monohula Sextette "'.ffiWriS"
Charlie Dooin and James McCool
VlrxInU Pearson In "Hlster Asalnst 8lstr"
Tni -rvT7TT V I'RIOAY EVENINO. 13
ALAUllliMI HATl'RDAYArT.atSiSO
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rtrautlful Color Views Motion Pictures'.
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