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HUST GQSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
1. . "Diane nn Font for
" Wynne Chats on Various Subjects Skating
ff - for Sweet Charitv
.- .nminA,i l i.
frltmPnISES Ba' , wnlc" u, Df'tlsli societies will
FS rive at Horticultural Hall beginning tho twenty-elghth of this month nnd con
"Idtof until tho thirty-first. Ono of tho features of special Interest will be an orlgl-
iZi Robert Burn manuscript, which win
ftaitielf hould prov maB"u- i
Ii4nl be a sala ball nna concert. mu im am. n spicnaia array of talent has volun
ItSLi Its services. That tho subsequent ball will bo on an equal piano with tho
!' , eoes without saying. All manner
&.?.:; 7t,n booths. Tho com.
'Bia - . .uti.
PlttW f tne ,var,uuo ""--
-It twoscore. aro working
fC Trojans, and hardly a
lfd.it pMses DUl """ "
KT.i.n at Bt. Georga's Hall
jiittt interest of the affair.
vr ..ui .mivenlr Is ft work
j ! irt and shows a blind sol
,iw being attended by his wlfo
ind a Ked Cross nurso. Tho
Jauur will bo unquestionably
SJr.M !. mnt Klcnal sue-
Inane ei "io "- "--VtM
of the kind which has
ftnt en """""""
Fv SEEMS as If certain out
....Imtmla TVAFA
'KiAntnt themselves In tho ab-
Puirdlty of tho mistakes they
f,U making of late. On comes
?Mt this weeK siaung mm uu
lViuiiInient announced last
Keek by eminently respectablo
feople of their daughter and
i?tte son of n well-known man
' b West Chester lias caused
$much laughter, that the man is
Vilready married, and makes ji
whole lot of scandalous state
ifitBts. It calls tho man, whom
,' jt IU1C3 U.1 uuouj ...... .....,
' familiarly by his first name,
. Wl ays "e marneu ciKiueeii
Wilis ago. And it laughs at
l,jfVne of the local papers which
: 'minted tho announcement and
n picture of tho girl. Tho Joke,
ISflje W OHUV, 1.1 l".v. .. "
i ether foot, so to speaic, as tne
inn wh0 married a much
Lnw clrl somo eighteen
months ago happens to be tho
Va.il.. -. 4l,a vnttnrf Minn Xvlins
,w(lUlcrvi mo ju.. ...
'I mrtiement was recently an-
Choate,
,',. jounced. He must bo past fifty, and Is
, ww happily married, his son is dciwcbh
'twenty-five and thirty years of age, very
', popular In the younger set ana very mucii
love with the attractive young girl
'Kho has promised to marry him. It is
rulto one of tho most foolish mistakes
,wh! magazine has made for many a day.
k .And the Implication that tho girl and
ter parents announced an engagement of
thlch there was no truth Is certainly not
only not funny, but dastardly, to say tho
IhiL The nerlodical says tho best Joko
I el the whole thing is "tho fact that tho
.nr which published tho picture (as
.jrell as o. o. d. p., which published tho
'ewarement) did not know about this
( family. I wonder how that magazlno
jrtll feel when It realizes that tho Joko
, ion it. It was Just because thoso papers
.Ji b.mn adnllf thn ll'lmla TTUlttfir ttlflt
xthey published a well-authenticated en
'mtment, vand a very nice one at that,
iJSnef likes fun, but she hates mean fun
and untruths. So much for tho would-bo
'.Berry tale.
A MONO tho various forms of amuse
.ment that may be given in charity's
time, skating la now added to tho list,
-ltd for thoso who aro charitably inclined,
rood time, as well as helping In a
Worthy cause, is in store at the skating
eunivat planned for Monday and Tucs
"&T of this week. The proceeds will bo
fcroted to tho baby wards of the Phlla-
ittipnia rroviaenco uencrai uospiiai, ai
lliocoln and Wlssahlckon avenues. Tho
. fiirnlv&l. which tnknR nlnno nt tho Palaen
f, 'Siting Rink, Fortieth and Market
, touts, is under the patronage of Dr.
yurjr David Ridgeway, who has devoted
' 10 much of her tlmo to the Juvenile pa
(ttatj.and to this laudable cause.
5" NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
fjl' York, announces the engagement of
wmuinwr. Miss Nathalie Holmes Bishop,'
Hr. Charles F. Choate. 3d. son of Mr.
IMMrt, CharlM V. fThnatu .Tr?. nf Tlnnlnn
'ttl Southboro, Mass. Miss Dlshop Is ono
&! eeasons aeoutantes of New York
flBllPhllaaelphla.
r. Choate Is a graduate of Harvard.
" ot 1916. and durlne thn Biimmer nnd
Wonn of last year served on the border
lT. Ko date has been set for the wedding.
Itrs. Camllle d'Invllliers, of 134 West
"am une, Uermantown, announces the
Ptement of her daughter, Miss Adelaide
nwee d'Invllliers, to Mr. Raymond C.
itt. of this city. ,
lfVa Y n .. .
, - uc v. winsor, jr., or itosemont,
cards for a muslcale and lunch-
l. Thursday, March 23.
m.. . ,Mrs- Hm-y Morton McMlebael
entertain at tho Runn.n r-inK ,n cr....
r Mtht. '"" "" "
m ....... . rr m... .
tutw,. e i J' e8"6 uavls.will give a
Ula W i y evenlns I" hnor of Miss
'U . '.ul 'vaiinKa- rame, at tnelr
Wi South Klghteenth street.
Ifcl!."''?!1?' Mawell, ot VUlanova, will
IkeUVi.1" . y party th,s afternoon Hn
S? ? her little daughter Lvdia. There
y ? twelve guests present.
rWiiJ . ..' , n r' Drown entertained In
l'hr hn.1iUncJeon and brldOT yesterday
. , --...v , VVVun,
iwkte nVLnK.-' !! ?!.arv Muifotd.
of iri..r: ' , . "lra' victor j. jiiyi
u w eth5!nJ Wyncote, and the Uov.
.ftefciti.. """, on Saturday. March
k Mirkii 'Valls, w",1 b8 Mlsa -Ma,-y IrI
t of wr-. . .."' ' ai,B" Marjorie
ftJncSt,:. tne patron ot honor
fia ft,. , or wasnington, D.
.p.m Wl! have Mr- Thomas C.
Z ...V1'8 "?- n" beBt man. and the
.p A . Mr' Edmund H. Rogers.
rtVylePr' R' "' McCutcheon, of
Pofj. Va.. and Mr. John D, Mul-
r-,;- ui, . x,
ii'
Ua av;,.Elwar?.r- nenson. "t "Wis-
iln, t J, "u "'""neim street, will
, at dinner this evening Thetr
BiTii,. ' Mlra Marguerite Bur
WW M, w rew'er- M' Elizabeth
i'iV . waras, Mr, Ilusse 1
iand Mr. David Moore, of Ore.
fen4?'0: ? Oennantown,
(Cinh I ."""r l"8 uermantown
ti3 br Mr- Troth'a dance
M bi vr . . who will be
t,Vi -"w,i. noMTt, Wllaoo
"RrifiaVi PQnnn xt
t. . . ...
ne som ror tho benent of tho cause. This
. un Monaay evcnlnu, Mnrch 20, thcro
or wonderful things nro being mado to bo
VAM F.;Fs-"' H
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MISS NATHALIE HOLMES BISHOP
Miss Bishop is the daughter of Mr. James
C. Bishop, of Torrcsdalo and New York.
Her engagement to Mr. Charles V.
3d, of Boston, is announced today
Carolyn Shcppard, Miss Ksther Ilochman,
Miss Katherlne Sexton. Miss Dorothy Dan
lei. Miss Iionner Daniel. Miss Kllzabeth
MacCuen Smith, Miss Elizabeth ObcrteufTer
Mr. John Dawson. Mr. Clarence Freeman,
Mr. Theodore Freed. Sir. William Latta. Mr.
Allen Smith, Mr Alden Sexton. Mr. Paul
Brown, Mr. V. Stanley Hurlbut. Mr Gus
tavus Fletcher and Mr. Warner Goctz.
Mrs. Francis R. du I'ont, of Wilmington,
will entertain at dinner nt the Iiellovue
Stratford tomorrow beforo the Commlt
teo Dancing Class In honor of her nephew
Mr. Felix du I'ont. Jr.. and Mr. Willing
Foulko. Tho guests will bo members of tho
class.
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock Kcndrlck, nf Fif
teenth and Locust streets, will gitr u box
party at tho Mask and Wig performanco on
Saturday afternoon In Easter week in honor
of their little daughter.
Mrs. William H. Wanamakcr, of tho R)t
tenhouso, Is spending the late winter in
Southwest California.
Mr. anil Mrs. D. JI. Che&ton, of Oak
Lane, have taken a house at Queen Lane
Manor. Gcrmantown. which thcy will
shortly occupy.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarenco Hall, of Hartford,
Conn., spent several days last week at Ilav
erford. Miss Marlon Field Sharplcss, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Sharplcss, -of
Hathcrton. Chclten Hills, kft today for
Greensburg, Pa., where she will bo tho guest
of Mr. and Mrs. P..O. Bartholomew, at their
home. 310 North Maple avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wlnthrop Comu, of
Wayne, have been spending somo tlmo this
month in Florida. Mrs. Coflln returned
home last week. Mr. Coffin will not return
home until April 1.
Mr. and Mrs. John" Lawson. of West
Philadelphia, spent several days this week
at Atlantic City.
Miss Marjorle Smcrtz, of Pittsburgh, who
has been visiting hor uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Smertz. at Jeannette, Pa has
returned to this city and has Joined her
mother. Mrs. II. Smertz, at her apartments.
Nineteenth nnd Chestnut streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Ten Broeck Runk, of Jack
sonville, Fla., are spending some tlmo with
Mr. Runk's mothc.', Mrs. William Runk, of
Haverford. before occupying their new
houset on Berkley road, where thcy will
make their home In the future.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Francis C. Lea, cf Cynwyd,
nre being congratulated on tho birth of a
son on Tuesday, March 13.
Mrs.George Elsasser, Jr., of Meadow
brook, and Mrs. Emily Redding, ot this
city, who have been spending some tlmo
nt Plnehurst, aro at the Jefferson Hotel,
Richmond, Va for several days. They will
return home tho end of this week.
Invitations lmvo been Issued by Mr. nnd
Mrs. Samuel L. McKnlght. of 213 St.
Mark's Square, for cards on Friday eve
ning. In honor or Mr. ana Mrs. Albert Rus
sell Stuetz. of Boston. Mass. - Mrs. Stuetz.
who will bo remembered ns Miss Mario
Ames, has been visiting her parents, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Charles D. Ames, of 427 South
Fortieth street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jamison and their
daughters. Miss Carolina Jamison and Miss
Isabel Jamison, of Greensburg, Pa who
have been spending porno time at the Marl-borough-Blenhelm,
Atlantic City, spent sev
eral days this week at tho Bellevue-Strat-ford
before leaving for their home. Mr.
Jamison left for New York last Wednes
day, where ho will spend several days, re
turning to Greensburg the end of the week.
Mrs. George Vivian, of New York, gave
n formal luncheon at the Rltz-Carlton yes
terday. The guests Included Mr. Herbert
Madison Adams, Mrs. Thomas H. Love.
Mrs. Chauncey W. Kelm, Mrs. r fey Carno
Waram. Miss Florence Hopkins 'and Mrs.
Thomas II. Culllnan
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vogan, of 5816
Catharine street, will entertain Saturday
evening nt a St, Patrick's party. Tho fol
lowing will be present: Miss Beatrice
Craig Miss Marguerite Koons, Miss Helen
Chatham, Miss May Lee. Miss Katherlne
Hunt Mr. W. 'Rankin, Mr. J. Morgan. Mr.
J. Hawkins, Mr. Russell Lee, Mr. Carl P.
Mann, Mr. Charles A. Bocklus, Mr. Harry
Hurlburt, Mr. and Mrs. B. Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs Earl Prpctor and Mrs. D. McClaln,
of New York, and Miss Bessie Smoyer,
Miss Estelle Wood, of 5221 Master street,
will entertain the Phi Delta Psl Sorority at
hp home Saturday afternoon. Tho follow
ing are members! -Miss Naomi Ackley, Mis.
Helen Chatham, Miss Erma Clower, Miss
Mildred Conrey. Mies Elsa Oross, Miss Mar-,
garet Glllmor! Mis. aavebello Harklns, Mis.
n.nRvieve Long. Ml" Eleanor Long. Miss
? MageV, Mis. Mabel Luccarer.le. Mlsa
S.mX;M1m Margaret rhlllppa. Was,
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THE AFTERGLOW
A Sequel o "Beyond the Great Oblivion"
By GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
CIIAI-TRR XXVII (Contlnned)
THE safety, the II fo of the whole colony,
Including his wife and son, now depended
solely on his reaching tho southern end of
the bridge beforo tho vanguard of the
Ilordo.
With a heart-racking burst of energy hs
sprang to tho defense, and ns he ran ho
drew his hunting-knife,
Reeling with exhaustion, spent, winded,
yet still In desperation struggling onwnrd,
ho won tho top of the cliff, swung to the
left along tho path that led to tho bridge,
and more dead than nllvc rushed oriward
In a last, supreme effort.
Already ho saw the Anthropoids were
within a hundred feet of the abutment He
could plainly see their squat, hideous bodies,
their hairy and pendant arms, nnd tho
ugly shuffle of their preposterous legs, ns
at their best speed they mado for tho cliff.
Threo or four poisoned darts fell click
ing on tho stones about him. Howls nnd
yells of rago burst from tho fllo of beast-
men.
Ono of the horrible creatures even with
apelike agility sprang up Into the guy
ropes of the bridge, clung there, nnd dls
chargcil nn arrow from in bamboo blow
gun, chattering with rage.
Stern, running but tho faster, plugged
him with a forty-fntir The Anthropoid,
still clinging, yowled hideously, then all nt
once dropped off nnd vanished In tho
depths.
Full rtrlxc. Allan hurled himself toward
tho entrance of tho bridge. It seemed to
him thn benits were almost on him now.
Tlnlnly ho could hear the slaerlng click
of their tushes nnd fpb tho red, bleared
winking of their deep-set eyes.
Now he was at the rope-anchorage, where
tho cables were lashed to two stout palm
Ho emptied lili automatic polnt-blnnk
Into tho pack
Pausing not to note effects, ho slashed
furiously nt the left-hand ropo.
Ono strand gne. It sprang npart nnd
began untwisting Again ho hewed with
mad rage
"Crack '"
Tho cable parted with :i report like n
pistol shot. From the bridge a wild, hideous
tumult of yell" nnd shriek nroe. The
wholo fabric, now unsupported nn one side,
dropped away. foered from end to end
with Anthropoids. It nvaed heavily
Had men been on It, nil must navo neen
flung into tho r.iplds by the shock. But
thesn beast-things, uicd to aboreat work,
to scaling dirts, to every kind of dangerous
adventuring, nearly all succeeded in cllng-
ln' . . .
Only three or four were shaken oIT, to
catapult over and over down Into tho foam
ing lash nf tho liver.
And still, now creeping with hideous
agility nlong the racked nnd swinging
bridge that hung by but a. singlo rope, they
continued to make way, Howling aim
screaming like damned souls.
One gained tho shore! At Allan It
bounded, crouching, ferocious, deadly, llo
saw tho tiny, venomous lanco raised for tho
throw.
"Flick"'
Ho felt a twitch on his arm Was he
wounded? Ho knew not Only ho know
that with blind rago be had flung himself
on tho second ropo nnd 'now with demon
rago was hacking at It desperately.
Tho snapping whirl of tho cablo ns It
parted flung him backward.
Ho had Instant's vision of tho wholo
brldgc-structuro crumpling Then it van
ished. From the depths rno the most
awful scream, quickly smotheied, that he
had ever heard.
And rts the bestial bodies went tumbling,
rolling, fighting, down tho rapids, ho sud
denly beheld tho brldgo footway hanging
limp and Bwnylng against the further cliff.
"Thank God: In time, in time!" he
panted, staggering HUo a drunken man.
But all at onco he beheld two of the
Ilordo still thcro In front of him tho ono
that had flung tho dart and another. They
were advancing nt a lope.
Allan turned and lied.
Ills ammunition was all spent, he knew
that to face them was madncsi.
"I must load up again." thought he. "Then
I'll make short work of them '"
Fortunately ho could far outstrip them
in flight. That, and that alone, had al
ready saved him In tho last week of hor
rible pursuit through tho forests to north
ward. And quickly now ho ran down the
terrace ngaln down to tho caves below.
As ho ran he shouted In Merucaan :
"Out, my people ' Out witlv you ! Out to
battle! Out to war!"
Half way down to Cliff Villa he met Fru
muo9 tolling upward. Him he greeted and
quickly Informed of tho situation.
"Tho brldgo Is down!" ho pantd. "I cut
Itl Tho further shoro is swn'rmlng with
enemies. Two have reached this side !"
"What Is this, O Kromno?" ashed tho
man anxiously, pointing nt Allan's shoulder,
"Hrfvo they wounded you?"
Allan looked and saw a poLioncd dart
hanging loosely In his left sleeve. As ho
moved ho could feel the point rubbing
against his naked skin.
"Merciful heaven!" ho exclaimed. "Has
It scratched mo?" t
With infinite precautions lui loosened nnd
threw off his outer garment. lie flimg It,
with tho dart still adhering, down over tho
cliff.
"Look, Frumuos!" ho commanded.
"Search carefully and seo If thcro be any
scratch on tho skin !"
Tho man obeyed, making n minute Inspec
tion through his mica eye-shields. Then ho
shook his head.
"No, Kromno," he answered. "I seo
nothing. But tho nrrow enmo near, near!"
Stern, tremendously relieved, gestured to
waul tho raves.
"Go swiftly!" he commanded. "Bring up
every man who Mill can fight. All must
havo full burdens of cartridges. Even
though tho brldgo bo down, tho enemy will
still attack'"
"But how, since tho great river lies be
tween?" "They can climb doWn thoso cliffs nnd
swim tho river nnd scramble up this sldo
as easily as we can walk on lovel ground.
Go swiftly I There Is no tlmo to lose !"
"I go, master. But toll me, tho two who
havo already reached this sldo shall we
not first slay them?"
Allan thought. For the first time ho now
realized clearly the terrlblo peril that lay
in theso two Anthropoids already Insldo tho
limits of tho colony.
Ho peered up the pathway. No sign of
them above. Their animal cunning had
warned them not to descend to certain
death.
Now Allan knew they were at liberty ln
sido tho palisades, waiting, Wntchlng, con
stituting' a deadly menace at every turn.
In any one of a thousand places they
could lie ambushed, behind trees or bushes,
or In the limbs aloft, and thence, unseen,
they could discharge an indefiiilto number
of darts.
It was now perilous In tho extreme oven
to venture back to tho palisade. Any moment-might
bring a flicking, stinging mes
senger of death. Those two, alone, might
easily decimate tho remaining men of tho
colony and now each man was Incalcula
bly precious.
"Go, Frumuos," Allan again commanded.
Copyright. Llta Publishing Company.
Tramp Excuso ay apparent
due -1 1 mva MBiuaausm
i .. ;vf:
Kind Ihe girl
'Tor tho moment wo leave thoo two up
there. Go, muster all tho fighting men ami
bring them up hero along tho terrace. I
must think! Go!"
Suddenly, beforo tho messenger had even
had time to disappear round tho first bend
In the path, Allan found his Inspiration.
"Regular wnrfaro will never do It'" ho
exclaimed decisively. "They hnve thou
sands where wo havo tens. Beforo wo could
pick them off with our firearms they'd havo
exhausted all our ammunition nnd havo
rushed us and ever thing would bo all
over
"No ; thcro must bo somo quicker and
more drastic way! Even dynamite or Pul
verlto could never reach them nil. swarm
ing over there through miles of forest. Only
ono thing can stand against them fire!
"With firo we could sweep nnd puree the
world, even though wo destroy It ! With firo
we must sweep tho world!"
I'ltArTini xwin
The t!enin nf l'lnnie
STERN was not long In carrying out his
plan.
Even beforo Frumuos had returned with
the (.cventeen men still nblo to bear arms,
ho was at work.
In Cliff Villa he hastily lashed up half
a dozen fireballs, nf coarse cVUh. thoroughly
soaked them In nil. and, with a blazing
torch, brought them out to tho terrace.
Old Gesaf.im. nt his command, bolted llio
door behind him. At nil hazards. Beta
nnd the child must bo protected from any
possibility of peril
"Here, Frumuos!" fried Stern.
"Yes, master?"
"Run quickly! Fetch the strongest bow
in the clnnv and many nrrnw-V"
"I go, master '."
Once more tho man departed, running.
"Gad If I only had my oxygen-containing
bullets ready!" thought Stern, his
mind reverting to nn unfinished experiment
down thero in his laboratory In tho Rapids
powerhouse "They would turn the trick,
suro enough! They'd burst nnd lain fire
everywhere. But they nren't rradv et;
and even if they were, nobody could ven
turo down thcro now !"
For already, plnlnly visible on the far
ther edge of the canyon, scores nnd hundreds
of the hideous llttlo beast men wero be
ginning to swarm. Their cries, dcsplto tho
contrary stiff wind, carried across the
river; and hero and thcro a dart broke
against the cliff
Already a tew of iho Anthropoids were
beginning to scramblo down the opposite
wall of stone.
"Men!" cried Allan co.amandlngly, "not
ono of thoso creatures must ever reach this
terrace' Take good aim. Waste no singlo
shot. Every bullet must do Its work!"
Choosing six of tho best innrksmen, ho
stationed them along tho parapet with
rifles. Tho firing began m once.
Irregularly the shots mi-ned from tho
lino of sharpshooters; nd tho little stabs
of smoke, drifting nut ncross tho river,
blent In a thin bluo haze. Every moment
or two. ono of thn Ilordo would writhe,
scream, fall or hang thero twitching to
the cliff, with wrrlhlo yells.
Stern greeted tho return of Frumuos with
eafrernssH.
"Hero1" ho exclaimed, scattering tho
arrows among half a dozen men. "Bind
theso fireballs fast to tho arrowheads'."
Ho dealt out cord. In a moment tho task
was done.
"Slvad!" he called it man by name. "You,
the best bowman of all! Here quickly!"
IJven ns Slvad fitted tho first arrow to
tho string, nnd Stern wns about to apply
tho torch, u rattling crash from abovo
caused all to crlngo and leap aside.
Down, leaping, rlcochcttlng, thundering,
hurtled a great boulder, spurning tho cliff
face with a tremendous uproar.
It struck tho parapet liko a thlrteen-lnch
shell, smashed out two yards ot wall, nnd
vanished In tho depth. And nfler it, slid
ing rattling nnd bouncing down followed
a lain of pebbles, fragments and detritus.
"Thoso two above they're attacking!"
shouted Stern. "Quick after them! You,
you, you !"
Ho told off half a dozen men with
rifles nnd revolvers.
"Quick, beforo they ran hldo! Look
out for their darts 1 Kill! Kill!"
Tho detachment started up tho path at a
run. eager for the hunt. -
Stern fcet tho flaring torch to tho first
fireball. It burst into bright flame.
"Shoot, Slvnrd ! Shoot !" ho commanded.
"Shoot high, shoot far. Plant your arrow
thcro In tho dry undergrowth where tho
wind whips the Jungle I Shoot nnd fall not!"
Tho stout bowman drew his nrrow to
tho head, back, buck till the liamo licked
his left hand.
"Zlng-g-g-g-g!"
Tho humming bowsprlng sang In har
mony with tho zoonlng arrow. A swift
bluo streak split tho air, high above the
river. In aiulck trajectory It leaped.
It vanished in tho wind-swept forest.
Almost beforo It had disappeared, Slvad
had snatchod another flaming arrow and
had planted It farther down stream.
Ono by ono, till all wero gone, tho marks
man sowed the seed of conflagration. And
all tho while, from the rifles along tho para
pot, death went spitting at tho forefront
of Invasion.
Another boulder fell from aloft, this tlmo
working havoc; for as ons of tho riflemen
sprang to dodge. It struck a shoulder ot
llmestono, bounded, and took him fair on
the back.
His cry was smashed clean out; he and
the stone, together, plumbed tho depths.
But, as though to echo it, shots began to
clatter up above. Then" nil at once they
ceased ; and a cheer floated away across
the canyon.
They're done, thoso two up there, damn
them I" shouted Stern. "And look, men,
look I Tho firo takes I Tho woods begin
to burnl"
True I Already In three places, coll. of
greasy smoko were beginning to writhe, up
ward, as the resinous, dry undergrowth
blossomed Into red bouquets of flame.
Now another firo burst out; then tho two
remaining ones. From six; centers the con
flagration was already swiftly spreading. -
Smoke-clouds began to drift downwind:
And, from the. forest depth, arose not only
IN ANY GATHERING
rtfrrlntfd by sreclat nrrancfmrnt.
A classic profile
A perfect set of teeth
Beautiful hands
(Lovely neck nnd shoulders
Dainty nnklcs.
who has been told she has
but nlso beast and bird-calls as tho startled
fauna sought to lire this new red terror.
Shouts and i heel a of triumph hurst from
the llttlo bnnd of defenders on tho terrace
as tho sweeping wind, flailing tho llamo
through tho sun-dried underbrush, whirled
it crackling nloft In a quick-leaping storm
of fire.
But Stern was silent ns ho watched the
flcrco and BUddcn onset of tho conflagration.
Between narrowed lids, as though calculat
ing a gravo problem, ho observed tho crazed
birds taking sudden flight, launching Into
air ilnd whirling drunkenly hither nnd yon
with harsh erica for their last brief bit of
life.
ilo listened to the nnlmot calls In the
forest nnd to tho strango crnshlngs of the
underwood as tho creatures broko cover and
In vn In sought safety.
Mingled with theso sounds wero others
yells, shrieks, nnd gibberlngs tho tumult
nf tho perishing Horde.
Tho mass nf Anthropoids Inevitably
found themselves trapped ; their slouching,
nwkward figures could hero or there be
seen In f-onio clear space, running wildly.
Then, with a gust of flame, that space, too,
vanished, nnd all wns one red glare.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
I Farmer Smith's'
I Column
NOW
Dear children Onco upon a tlmo thero
wis n llttl" llosn which grew besldo a
Violet, and when spilngthuo rnmo and tho
soft breezes began to blow, tho llttlo Vio
let wns glad and began to blossom and
grow. ,
Now tho Violet looked up to seo what
tho Roso was doing and, to and behold!
tho Roso had not started In grow!
"Why aro YOU not rejoicing In tho
glorious spring air nnd beginning to
bloom?" asked tho Violet of tho Rose.
"Tomorrow will do for me." answered
tho Rove, without oven putting fortli so
much ns a tiny leaf.
When tho next day came, tho Violet
had blossomed forth into a beautiful blue
flower and was so glad that It had at
last becoino a flower, but tho Roso was
still without leaf or bud.
"Why aro you not rejoicing In the
glorious spring nir and beginning to
bloom?" tho Violet asked for tho second
time
- "Tomorrow will do for me thero is
plenty of time," answered tho Roso, sigh
ing. "Some tlmo you must tell me when to
morrow comes," said tho Violet. "NOW
Is tho only tlmo I know of, and even as I
bay the word, NOW has gone."
By and by tho gardener eamo nnd
picked tho llttlo Violet and took it into
tlio house, nnd when ho returned ho thought
tho Roso was rttad, becauso it bore no
flower, so ho cut it down and burned It.
Lovingly, FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor.
HILLY GROWS UNSELFISH
By Farmer Smith
It scemtd to Billy Rumpus that ho had
never been so sleepy In his life as ho was
after ho left tho llhraiy with his good wife.
No Mioner had they arrived homo than ho
dropped Into a chair nnd went fast asleep
again
Mrs. Bumpus looked nt him In disgust,
and then, after sho had mado tho bread for
tho following day nnd put it besldo the
stovo sho woke him up.
"Here Is your supper," said Mrs. Bumpus,
calling to Billy fiom tho other room.
"That Is so I forgot to eat anything."
This Hidden thought almost paralyzed Billy,
for It was tho flrst time In his llfo that ho
had demo such a thing, and It would not
happen ngaln If ho could help it. No slr-c-o!
When ho was comfortably settled at the
tablo ho nsked:
"Wifle, what do you suppose mado mo
forget to cat, iind what do you suppo&c
makes mo m sleepy?"
' You nro using your brain for once you
aro THINKING," leplied his wife.
"Thinking! Ho, ho' I am tho most
thoughtful person In all this world I am
always thoughtful for you, nm I nut?"
"Indeed, you are," answered Mrs. Bum
pus, "but I did not mean It that way. "You
aro doing, or trying to do, somo thinking
which will benefit tho children and that al
ways makes ono tired, and, I might say,
forgetful of self. You never can bo great
unless you forget yourself, nnd now that
you are doing such wonderful work with
the children, I nm Buro that it will make you
forget that terrlblo hunger of yours and It
will make you sleep all tho more peacefuly
and "
Mrs. Bumpus stopped short.
Her dear, kind husband was fast asleep,
his head burled in his napkin.
She aroused him and, taking him by the
arm, pushed him gently up tho stnlrs, one
step nt a time, and laid him on tho bed,
Sho did not even try to wako him. And
thus ho slept until morning.
Thcro was never a more surprised being
In nil this world than Billy Bumpus when
ho woke up tlio next morning, tho sun
streaming In his eyes and nil so quiet and
still around him,
"Wide, vvlflo !" he called,
Soon thcro was a pitter patter on tho
stairs and Mrs. Bumpus appeared.
"You dear!" sho exclaimed.
"How how did I get here?" asked Billy,
looking all around.
"Pon't you remember? You were at tho
library reading about wild ducks when you
went fast asleey and I had to go after you,
and you went fast asleep at the supper tablo
last night "
"WHAT I" exclaimed Billy, Jumping out
ot bed.
"You-went to sleep at the supper table laat
night" Mrs. Bumpus put her arms around
Billy's neck.
"To think that I ever went to elep when
there -was something to eat before me," tald
Billy, holding hi. beautiful whiskers out
of tho way while he gave his wife a Kisa.i
ComleM, Life tuliIlhlng-Coinpiiir.'
In nil tho world, but you havo thought a
gient deal about that stomach nf yours, and
when ou do that you nro not so thoughtful
of others; but ever since you havo thought
of talking to tho children ou havo becomo
more forgetful of yourself nnd more thought
ful nf others. That Is true kindness."
"That's flue, wifie, dear ; but I must dress
and hurry to school, for I want to speak to
thoso children."' answered Billy.
"Press! Why, you aro already dressed;
that shows how forgetful you aro of your
self, my dear."
Billy looked nt himself from head to foot
nnd then said-
"I guess you nro right."
"Hurry, for you must get ready to ad
dress tho school."
A few minutes nfterward Billy was trot
ting toward tho school with his notes tucked
under his arm, and nfter he had gone two
squares ho lost his notes nnd did not even
know that they wero gone. Now, what do
you think of that?
What's Doing Tonight
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uato Club meeting, Houston Hall. Mem
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Lyceum Free.
AMF.UTA C.ALLI-CURCI
Soprano
JACQUES THIBAUD
Violinist
HERBERT WITIIERSPOON
Baritone
Metropolitan Orand Opera
RUDOLPH 0ANZ
The famous Swiss Pianist
JOSEPH BONNET
The (real French Onanist whe
succeeded Qullmant a
HELEN STANLEY
Prima Donna
Chicago Orand, Opera
CLARENCB EDDV'
The foremost American Organ
ist, who was last month made an
olllcer ol the French Academy
The above world-renowned artists
wilt appear at the regular Sunday
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the Finest Resort Hotel in the
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months of March and April.
These concerts are given each
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thirty-minute organ recital by our
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Mctor Herbert's Pparkllnc Musical Success
"THE PRINCRSS PAT1"
freclal Orchestra and Usual Matinee
UAItKET Above 10TH
. REI.ZNICIC PICTURE
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"THE GIRL PHILIPPA"
Arcadia
CHEFTNUT Below lBTH
10 A. M., 12. 2. 4. .
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WM rox Purer De I.uie Production
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"A TALE OF TWO CITIES"
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