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Donation Day. at RetreatFamous Rummage
Sale on for This Week Plays and Players
Collect Nancy Wynne Chats on
Various Subjects
EVERY day 'tis something now, cither
for a local charity or ior tho Belgian
babies or the Red Cross and all sorts and
kinds of good things In tho way ot help.
Ins others. Tho committee in chargo o
the Social Service Bureau connected with
tho Preston Retreat is begging today.
It has set aside this day, April 3, as
Donation Pay," and is hopefully await
ing a generous response. Mrs. Benjamin
Rush Is chairman of the committee and
Mrs. E. Florens Rlvlnus treasurer.
THEN down tho street one goes to tho
much-heralded Rummago Sale for tho
benefit of the Jefferson Hospital which is
opened today in tho lower floor of tho
Hale Building, and where every thing
under the sun, from a nightie to a tiara,
I, td be sold all this week. How tho
women who are In these things stand it
I find it hard to comprehend. Just think
or It, nearly a week working and collect
ing and five days or stcaay senilis mi"
auctioning. And mind you, that's' only one
gale, and it's invariably tho same women
who work Just as hard for tho next sale
that comes along. It It were Just ono
week or two, you know; but as soon as
one thing is accomplished another is on.
SPEAKING of Rummago Sales, reminds
me I met a friend yesterday who de
tailed to me the scandalous way her
food little auntie had flirted with an old
gentleman in tho car lately and the whole
thing was brought about by a rum
mage sale. Sho was going downtown to
the sale, having been at a table the
Whole day before and before sho left sho
told her niece that sho thought tho table
had begun to look scanty and wondered
what they might add to It, bo the niece
responded patiently: "I'll go into tho
itoreroom, my dear, and take all that
remains of last summer's preserves and
Jellies!" So she packed a basket with pre
serves and Jellies and gave it to her aunt
to take down in tho car. Well sho started
off, with no top on tho basket, as they
decided it would look less peculiar to
carry It uncovered than covered. As she
boarded the car, the gallant conductor
took the basket from her and a soldierly
old gentleman arose from his placo and
offered her his seat. She smilingly ac
cepted it; sho was used to attention and
eaw no reason why sho should not. Who
would? Not so, evidently thought tho
, ame seated next to her, for she cast an
outraged look In her direction and
flounced herself sideways in tho seat
with eye averted.
Then, as the gentleman evidently had
a 6ense of humor, ho said sweetly to
auntie, "You have a fine lot of Jellies
there." "Yes," said auntie sweetly.
"Ah," cried he, "I spy a bottlo of grape
Juice!" "Yes," said auntlo, "I'm taking
these to a rummage sale." "Indeed, are
you?" said tho gentlemun, while tho
shqeked neighbor flounced further away
from the innocent auntie. "Well, wellj
won't you let me buy that grape Juice?
Why, I'll have a wonderful time taking
It down to tho office." And then and
there auntie sold him the bottle, which
he flaunted gayly in the eye of the con
ductor, saying he would have a great
time "with the boys." Auntie laughed
softly, to herself, and her neighbor, by
this time ready to explode at the out
rageous flirtation, turned her indignant
back completely upon her. Finally, with
many bows and salaams, the old gentle
man left the car, remarking to auntie,
"Well, madam, you have a kind heart."
"Wasn't it delicious?" said auntlo when
telling of it. "If I'd only had a half
dozen bottles I could have sold them then
and there."
THE meeting of tho Plays and riaycrs
was frightfully enthusiastic last club
night, for the plans for the now club
house were discussed and tho promises of
money flowed In. The committee expects
to raise the required sum with little dif
ficulty provided things go well. Though
with this .war cloud hanging over us
who knows who will be able to give or
not? Let us hope always for the best and
each do our part to help In tho great
cause for which our country stands
the rights of her citizens on land and sea!
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Invitations will be received today for the
wedding of Miss Hester Carroll Ander
JjVjdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A.
Anaerson, of Navahoe avenue and Mermaid
lane. Chestnut Hill, and Mr. Fuller Parsly
on Saturday, April 21, in the Church of St.
Martin-In-the-Flelds at 3 : 30 o'clock. A small
reception will follow the ceremony for a
iew intimate friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus Wynne Cook will
five a Mask and Wig party on Monday
night In honor of their daughter, Miss L.
Emley Cook, who will be a debutante of
next season.
Mr. and Mrs. Mantle Fielding, of The
Barn, West Walnut lane, Oermantown, will
give a small dance on Monday night at
the, Philadelphia Cricket Club.
v Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Heckscher Wethcrill
HI return this week from Florida. They
WU entertain pn Monday night at the
Mask and Wig Clubhouse after the first
performance of the Mask and Wig.
Mrs. Edwin N. Benson will give' a danco
on April 11 in honor of her granddaughter.
Mlsa Virginia Benson Carter, daughter of
we Rev. George Calvert Carter and Mrs.
Carter.
nTh'i la,t Tnee'ln f the children's danc
ing class, under the management of Mrs.
;?nn Conyngham Stevens, of Rydal. and
I ?' p"derick W. Morris, of Wyncote, was
'lieia at the Huntingdon Vallev Countrv
Club last Friday afternoon. The children
?! "reMed In fancy costumes and a
cotillon with favors was danced. Prizes
Ik t .ven 'or tne C0UP,e which danced
nest. Those who won In the younger class
I were Miss Polly Went and her partner.
,.? ohn c- Stevens, Jr. In the older
M- Mies Ann Stevens and her partner,
' Prize W Morrls' 3i' alned the
Mr, and Mrs. Beauveau Borle, of Old
1V . ' Ab'hgton, haye left for Atlan
io City, where they are spending some
time at the Brighton Hotel,
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Miss Park is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrg. Richard Grey Park, of
West Chester. Her engagement to
Mr. Morton Haven Chase, of Gar
dine Me., was announced. The
marnago of Miss Park and Mr.
Chase will take placo on Juno 1.
In Vernon Park. Mr. Oliver Randolph
Parry will read a paper on "Coryell's Ferry
In the Revolution." Mrs. E. Sydney Prlch
nrd will preside. Tho regents of all tho
Philadelphia chapters have been Invited.
The Sclenco and Art Club of German
town will meet on April 9 nt tho home of
Dr. J. Edgar Belvlllc, G92G Greene street.
The speaker of tho evening will bo Mr. Ed
ward A. Odell, whose subject will bo "Porto
Rico."
Mr. and Mrs. Francis R. Strawbrldge, of
School House lane, Gcrmantown, are spend
ing several days In Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wldener and
Mr. John Sargent, the artist, who have been
In California, are expected to return home
this week.
One of the early spring weddings In which
much Interest Is beliif? taken by the younger
set of Bala and Cynwyd Is that of Miss
Buth I.oulso Scott, daughter ot Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Scott and nlcco of Mr.
John R. K. Scott, to Mr. William Caspar
Pierce, of Mllford, Del., which will take placo
on Monday, April i. In the Presbyterian
Church of tho Covenant at Cynwyd. It will
he an evening wedding and a reception will
follow at tho home of the brlds parents.
Many entertainments havo been given for
the pjospcctlve brldo during tho Lenten
season. Mlt-a Mao Jean Scott, a sister of
tho bride, wl'l be maid of honor, and tho
bridesmaids will bo Mls Mary Elizabeth
Kirk, Miss Grace It. Vnndlver, Miss Edna
Jones. MlbS Agnes Connor, Miss Wynlfred
MIddlcton and Miss Sara I.awson Turner.
The bridegroom will have Mr. Edward Wat
son Plerco as best man, and tho ushers
will bo Mr. F. W. Fertlg. Mr. Howard
McNelle, Mr. Alexander T. Grler, Mr. M.
Haswell Pierce, Mr. Wlnfleld Sauer and
Mr. J. Arthur Gefford. After an extended
tour through tho South tho couple will
Ilvo at 22 Maplo avenue, Bala.
Miss Margaret Montgomery, daughter of
the Ilev. and Mrs. Richard Montgomery, of
Ashbourne, has returned to her home from
Wilson College, nnd will spend tho spring
vacation with her parents. t
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hornor. of Elklns
Park, havo returned from Atlantic City,
where they spent several days.
Friends of tho Rev. J. Thompson Cole,
of tho Rectory, Ogontz, will be glad to
hear that he has returned from Washington,
D. C., where ho Is under medical treatment,
and his condition Is much Improved. He
will spend several days this week with his
family before returning to Washington to
continue tho treatment.
Mr. II. K. Walt, of Grecnwood avenue,
Wyncote, has returned home from Florida,
whero ho has been spending the winter on
his plantation.
Mr. nnd Mrs., Schuyler Eaves, of this
city, aro receding congratulations on the
birth of a son. Mrs. Eaves will be remem
bered as Miss Hazel Tiefenbach, of Jenkln
town. Mrs. Harry Ansell, of tho Creshclm Arms,
gave a bridge party last evening In honor
of Mrs. Cairns, who is visiting Mrs. David
T. Ycung at her Germantown home.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stetson and family,
of Juniper avenue, Elklns Park, havo re
turned from Deland, Fla., where they have
been spending some time this winter on
their plantation.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Rosenbcrger, of Spring
nvenue, Elklns Park, havo returned from
Florida, whero they have bee spending
some tlmo this winter.
Mr. Merrltt A. 'Long, of Ashbourne, has
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nest of hls-brothtln-law and tUter, Mr.
una Mrs. cnarles A. Beach, fbr several
I'..!ek'L. Mrs- Beach will be remembered as
a'lr.L '"r Long.
Mlsa (Catherine Locke's current events
class met In the Pink noom of the Bellevue
Stratford this morning.
Mrs. E. Naudaln Simons, of West Btat
rord Btrcet, Oermantown, has gone to At
lantic City for several days.
Mr. S. Harper Dean, of Fox Chase, an
nounces the engagement of his daughter.
Miss Elsie Mao Dean, to Dr. J. H. Castor,
of Corry, Pa., formerly of Frankford.
Tho spring dance of the Ishka nibbles
will be hold at tho Bcllevue-Stratford
Saturday evening, April 14, with extra
icaiurcs nna tho usual music.
Sliver cups will be presonted to the win
ners of tho lucky number contest.
The committee in chargo of this affair
includes Mr. F. Dewees KIrchner and Mr.
Gilbert Van Hocson.
Along the Main Line
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rodman Page, Jr.,
will move into their homo in Ardmore the
latter part of the month.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Learning Mont
gomery will return to their home in Vllla
nova this month, after having spent the
winter In Now York.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emott Hare and
Miss Katherlne Hare will movo into their
homo in Strafford this month.
Friends of Mr. William Dohnn will be
glad to hear that he 3 recuperating from
his recent severe Illness.
Along the Reading
Miss Eleanor Laurence, of Old York road,
Ablngton, had Mrs. A. S. Demlng, ot Hono
lulu, as her guest for some tlmo last
month.
Tho Jenklntown High School Literary
Society will glvo an entertainment on Tues
day evening, April 10, nt 8 o'clock, In the
jenKintown Reading Rooms. One of tho
features of the cvenlnir will bo a debate be
tween tho freshman and sophomoro class
teams. The question for debate, "Resolved,
That the Railroads Shall Bo Owned by
tho United States Government."
Doctor Comman, associate superintendent
of the Philadelphia schools, will address a
meeting of tho Jenklntown Home nnd
School League In tho public school building
on tho evening of Tuesday, April 17, at 8
o'clock. The subject of his address will be
"Co-operation Between tho Public Schools
and the Institutions of tho Community."
An entertainment and play will be given
by the Indies' auxiliary ot tho Jenklntown
Pioneer Flro Company, No. 1, on Wednes
day evening. May 9, nt 8:15 o'clock In the
Jenklntown Audltorluih on Old York road,
Germantown
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Swope. of 121
East Gorgas lane. Mount Airy, nnnounco
tho engagement of their daughter. Miss
Jane Hill Swope, to Mr. Charles F. Ru
dolph, of Reading, Pa., formerly of this
city.
Mr. nnd Mrs. R. J. Do Long, of 7213
Croshelm road, Mount Airy, nnnounccd tho
engagement of their daughter, Miss Mabel
A. Do Long, to Mr. Robert Brian Chew, of
Chestnut Ridge, N. J nt a "500" card
party held at their homo In her honor on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lena M. Brown, of 242 West John
son street. Is convalescing rapidly from
hor recent operation and Is now able to see
her friends.
Roxborough
The marriage of the Rev. Zcrah Mont
gomery Gibson, pastor of tho Roxborough
Presbyterian Church, to Miss Margaret 13.
B. Church, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Green Braslngton, of 1013 South Forty
ninth street, will tako placo on Tuesday
evening. April 10, at 7 o'cIock, at the homo
of the bride's mother, and will bo followed
by a reception for the relatives and close
friends. Miss Elizabeth H. Braslngton. tho
bride's sister, will bo her only attendant.
The at-homo cards are for after October 1
at 8332 Ridge avenue.
Tho Falls Male Chorus, assisted by a
choir of forty women, will render the can
tata, "The Rose Maiden," on Easter Mon
day night In America Halt, Thirty-fifth
street .-ml Sunnysldo nvenue. Miss Mao
Farley, oprano; Miss Mario G. Loughney,
contralto; Mr. Leonard E. Amy, tenor, and
Mr. Lewis J. Howell, baritone, will bo the
soloists.
South Philadelphia
A surprise birthday party was given last
week In honor of Miss Evelyn Ravlnsky, ot
515 South Ninth street. A Dutch supper
was served. Musical selections were ren
dered by Miss Ravlnsky on tho piano, ac
companied by Mr. Mycr Rcnoon on the
violin. A vocal solo was rendered by Mr.
Saul Benoon, accompanied by Miss Benoon
at the piano. General dancing followed.
The following wero present: Mr. and
Mrs. A. Ravlnsky, Mrs. Benoon. Miss Rose
Rati, Mr. Saul Benoon, Miss Roso Levcn,
Mr 'Mycr Bonoon, Miss Bertha Leven,
Miss Suslo Campanlole, Miss Ester Levin,
Mr Levis Campanlole, Miss Rachel Da
vlnsy, Mts3 Sara Friedman, Mr. Samuel
Masterman, Miss Annie Masterman, Miss
Rebecca Masterman, Miss Rose Matt, Miss
Annlo Matt, Miss Mary Schwartz, Mr.
Aaron Llpschutz, Mr. George Shutter and
Miss Lena Marbach.
West Philadelphia
Mrs. M. AV-Nicholas, of 615 South Forty
fifth street, has issued invitations for a
large danco at the tPhtlomusIan Club, 3944
Walnut street, on Wednesday, April 11.
Mrs. Foulke Talks to Club
An interesting and enlightening talk on
the "Farm Woman" and the dlfdcultles she
must overcome was give last evening after
theiregular monthly business meeting of t..e
Woman Writers' Club. 1210 Locuat-street
Mrs Jean Foulke, official farm adviser, who
has charge of work among women in rural
communities, was the speaker.
Weddings
IjEWITT SIMON
Tho wedding of Miss Lena M, Simon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Simon, of
133G North Fifteenth street, and Mr. Alfred
F Lewltt took place on Sunday evening
at "the home of the bride's parents. The
ceremony, which was performed by the Rev.
Dr. Henry BerkowUz, of the Rodeph Shalom
Temple, assisted by the Rev. Ell Mayer, was
followed by a dinner. The bridegroom and
bride left for a tour of the southern coast
resorts. They will spend the summer trav
eling and will live In, this city In the au
tumn. ,
SCHLEYER HEMMINQWAY
Announcement Is made of the marriage of
mi Kdlth Hemmlngway, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hemmlngway, of the Falls
of Schuylkill, to Mr. John A. Schleyer, of
Roxborough, on Saturday, March 31, at the
home of the officiating clergyman, the Bev.
A. rerclval Hodgson, pastor of the Falls
Methodist Episcopal Church. Upon their
return from their wedding trip Mr. and
Mrs. Schleyer will live at 182 Gay street,
Roxborough.
TAYLOTt WATSON
Mr. and Mrs. W. Watson, of .Llanerch,
Pa. have announced the marriage of tholr
daughter. Miss Nellie R. Watson, to Mr. J.
Gilpin Taylor, of Chester, Pa., on Thurs
day morning, March 29, In the Mcth.
irt Knlaconal Church., by the Rev. A. Per.
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PELLUCIDAR
Sequel to "At tho Earth's Core."
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the "Tarzan" Stories
TI1K STOIIY THUS l'AIl
When T)nIJ limes lirc-ik throuuh tho
Brnunil ot I'elluciiiar In the Klint Iron molo
which tarried him .'.on mllen to tho earth
nml hack, he llmln himself In a straneo oart
or tho land at tlm earth's rare The sun.
ever Hhtnlnc directly In tho renlth. fle"
him no tluo an to his whereabouts After
many adentures. In which he meets tns
old friend l'erry. the professor and In
entnr of tho Iron mole rald Is cap
tured nitaln hy tlm Sawiths and taken pris
oner to 11 Stahar city. Perry has tod
lald that In his nbsenro llooja, tho My
one, had succeeded In hrciMne uv tn
federation of States, but has not sue
reedcil In wlnnlns Illan, tho hero's beau
tiful wife, who has Hid from thu traitors
Ielous danees. ,, ..
In the Mahar cltv Dald sees his wife
ncaln, and rescues her from diath In tno
arena. Tho Malmrs proml'O Hum their
freedom If JXiMd riturns what ho had
stolen ears before, tho books contalnlnit
the formula for tho chemlial propaBatloti
of tho Mahar race. I)aid finally con
sents and. under heavy escort of Ha
Boths. starts atur them ..,,,
On the way they meet llooja. tho Sly Ono.
who learns from tho KaKotha their mission.
He hurriedly returns to tho cavo whero tho
secret Is hidden, unearths it nnd then
claims Ulan as David's emissary. .When
I)ald unknowingly Informs the Mahars
that ho cannot llnd the secret they lauuh
and Klvo hhn his freedom When he hears
what IIooJ hru dono he sets out In pur
suit of tho t 'or. (in the way David meets
Hhak. his 1. acpnl lleuternnt, who tells
him of the conditions In Marl, tho capital
of the empire. . , ,.
Kolk. son of tho ruler of ThurH. tho
Land of Awful Shadow, appeals to David.
On his Journey to Thurla, David comes In
sight of tho Island stronghold of llooja.
CIIAPTBK VI (Continued
CARRIED bow and nrrovvs to conserve
my ammunition supply; but so quick was
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tho Uttlo animal that I had no tlmo to draw
and fit a Bhaft. In fact, my dinner was a
hundred yards nvvay and going like the pro
verbial bat when I dropped my six-shooter
on It. It was a pretty good shot and when
coupled with a good dinner made mo quite
contented with myself.
After eating I lay down nnd slept. When
I awoke I was scarcely so self-satisfied, for
I had not more than opened my eyes be
fore I became aware of the presence, barely
a hundred yards from me, of a pack of some
twenty huge wolf dogs tho things which
Perry insisted upon calling hyaenodons
and almost simultaneously I discovered that
while I slept my reolvcrs, rifle, bow, ar
rows and knife had been stolen from me.
And the wolf-dog jack was prepailng to
rush me.
CIIAl'TKIt VII
From IMIclit to Plight
THAVE never been much of a runner; I
Ihni. running. But If ever a sprinter
. i, into smithereens all tho world's rcc
ordt It was I that day when I lied beforo
those hideous beasts along the nartow spit
of 'rocky cliff between two narrow fiords
toward tho Sojar Az. Just as I reached tho
verge of the cliff the foremost of tho brutes
was upon me. Ho leaped and closed his
massive jaws upon my shoulder.
The momentum of his flying body, added
to that of my own, carried the two of us
over the cliff. It was a hideous fall. Tho
cliff was almost perpendicular. At its foot
broko tho sea against a solid wall of rock.
Wo struck the cliff-face onco in our do-
scent and then piungeu inio mo nun ecu.
With the Impact with the water the hyneno-
don released ms uoiu uyuu my biiuuiuci.
s I came sputtering to tho surface I
looked about for some tiny foot or hand
hold where I might cling for a moment of
rost and recuperation. Tho cliff itself
offered me nothing, so I swam toward the
mouth of tho fiord.
At the far end I could see that tho erosion
from abovo had washed down sufficient
rubble to form a narrow ribbon of beach,
Toward this I swam with all my strength.
Not onco did I look behind me, since every
unnecessary movement In swimming de
tracts so much from one's endurance and
Bpeed. Not until I had drawn myself safely
out upon the beach did I turn my eyes back
toward tho sea for the hyaenodon. He was
swimming slowly and apparently painfully
toward the beach upon which I stood.
I watched him for a long time, wonder
irtg why It was that such a doglike animal
wa3 not a better swimmer. As ho neared
me I realized that he was weakening rap
idly. I had gathered a handful of stones
to be ready for his assault when he landed,
but In a moment I let them fall from my
hands. It was evident that the brute either
was no swimmer or else was severely In
jured, for by now he was making virtually
no headway. Indeed, It was with quite
apparent difficulty that he 'kept his nose
above the surfaco of the sea.
He was not morn man miy yaras irom
shore when he went under. I watched tho
apot where he had disappeared, and In a
moment I saw his head reappear. Tho look
of dumb misery in his eyes struck a chord
in my breast, iur x w nogs., i jorgoi
that he was a vicious, primordial wolf
thing a man-eater, a scourge, and a ter
ror. I saw only the sad eyes that looked
like the eyes of Raja, my dead collie of the
outer world.
X did not stop to weigh and consider.
In other words, I did not stop to think,
which I believe must be the way of men
who do things In contradistinction of those
vrho think much and do nothing. Instead,
I leaped back Into the water and swam out
toward the drowning beast. At first he
sowed his teeth at my approach, but just
tutor. I reached him ha went under for
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I grabbed him by the scruff of tho neck,
and though ho weigh ul as much as a Shet
land pony, I managed to diag him to shore
and well up upon the beach. Hero I found
that ono of his forelegs was broken the
crash against tho cllff-faco must have
done It.
By this tlmo all the fight mi out of him,
so that when I had gathered a few tiny
branches from some of the stunted trees
that i-w In the devices of the cliff, and
returned to lilm ho primltted mo to fcet
his broken leg and bind It In splints. 1
had to tear part of my shltt Into lilts to
obtain a bandage, but at Inst the Job was
done. Then I s.U stroking the savage head
nnd talking to the beast In tho man-dog
talk with which you nre familiar, If jou
ever owned nnd loved a dog.
When ho Is well, 1 thought, ho probably
will tuin upon mo nnd nttetnpt to devour
me. and ngnlnst that eventuality I gathered
together a pile of rocks nnd set to work
to fashion a stono knife. Wo wero bottled
up at tho head of that fiord as completely
as If we had been behind prison bars.
Before un spread tho Sojar Az, and else
where about us roso unscalnblo cliffs.
Fortunately a Uttlo rivulet trickled down
the side of the rocky fall, giving us ample
supply of fresh water somo of which I
kept constantly besldo the hyacnodon In a
huge bowl-sliaped shell, of which there were
countless numbers among the rubblo of the
beach.
For food wo subsisted upon shellfish and
an occasional bird that I succeeded In
knocking over with n rock, for long prac
tice as a pitcher on prep-school and varsity
CopjrlKht Life rybllshint: Company.
AT THE MENAGERIE
.Mr. Fish I suppose, my dear,
we look just as funny to the people
who look in at us as they do to us.
nines had made mo an excellent shot with
a hand-thrown missile.
It was not long beforo the hyaenodon's
leg was sutllclently mended to permit him
to rise and hobhlo about on throo legs. I
shnll never forget with what Intent Inter
est I watched his first attempts. CIoso at
my hand lay my pllo of rocks. Slowly the
beast came to his threo good fcet. He
stretched himself, lowered his head nnd
lapped water from the drinking shell at
his side, turned and looked at me, and then
hobbled off toward tho cliffs.
Thrlco he traversed the entire extent of
our prison, seeking, I Imagine, a loophole
for escape but finding nona ho returned In
my direction. Slowly he came quite closo to
me, sniffed at my shoes, my puttees, my
hands, and then limped off a few feet and
lay down again.
Now that ho was able to get around, I
was a little uncertain as to the wisdom
of my Impulsive mercy.
How could I sleep with that ferocious
thing prowling about the narrow confines
of our prison?
Should I close my eyes It might be to
open them again to the feel of thoso mighty
Jaws at my throat. To say the least, I
was uncomfortable
I have "had too much experience with
dumb anlma.3 to bank very strongly on
any sense of gratitude which may be attrib
uted to them by Inexperienced sentimental
ists. I believe that some nnlmals lovo their
masters, but I doubt very much If their
nffcctlon Is the outcome -of gratitude a
characteristic that Is so rare as to be only
occasionally traceable In the seemingly un
selfish acts of man himself.
But finally I was forced to sleeo. Tired
nature would be put off no longer. I sim
ply fell asleep, willy nllly. as I sat looking
out to sea. I had been very uncomfort
able since my ducking In the ocean, for
though I could see the sunlight on the wa
ter half-way out toward the Island and
upon the Island Itself, no ray of It fell upon
us. We were well within the Land of
Awful Shadow. A perpetual half-warmth
pervaded the atmosphere, but clothing was
slow In drying, and so from loss of sleep
and great pnysicai uisconuort i at last
gavo way to nature's demands and sank
into profound slumber.
When I awoke t( was with a start, for
a heavy body was upon Ine. My first
thought wbb that the hyaenodon had at
last attacked me, but as my eyes opened
and I struggted to rise. I saw that a man
was astride me and three others bending
plose above him. i
I am no weakling and never have been.
My experience In the hard'llfe of the Inner
world has turned my thewB to steel. Even
auch gtanta aa Qhak the Hairy. One hava
iffataaA'W-ftwurth; but to it lsa44
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wartly, leaving- ma WMi 'oan"MT
or which I' waa not" slow' inttakln;avan-'
tage of, so that almost beforo the fellow
knew that I was awake I was upon my
feet with my arms over his shoulders and
about his waist and had hurled him heav
ily over my head to tho hard rubble of
the beach, whero ho lay quite still.
In the Instant that I arose I had seen
the hyaenodon lying asleep boslde a bouldetj
a few yards away. So nearly was ho the
color of tho rock that ho was scarcely dls
cernlblo. Evidently the nowcomors had not
seen him.
I hnd not more than freed myself from
one of my antagonists beforo the other
three were upon me. They did not work
sllenly now, but charged mo with savng3
cries a mistake upon their part. The fact
that they did not draw their weapon
ngnlnst mo convinced me that they desire 1
to tako mo alive; but I fought as des
perately as If death loomed immedlnto and
sure.
The battle was short, for scarce had their
first wild whoop reverberated through the
rocky fiord, nnd they hnd closed upon me,
than a hnlry mass of demoniacal rage
hurtled among us.
It was the hyaenodon !
In nn Instant ho hnd pulled down one
of tho men, and with a single shake, ter
rlerllke. had broken his neck. Then ho
was upon another. In their efforts to van
quish tho wolf-dog the savages forgot all
nboiit tne. thus civlmr me nn Instant In
which to snatch a knife from the lolnstrlng
of him who had first fallen and nccount
for another of them. Almost simultaneously
the hyaenodon pulled down tho remaining
enemy, crushing his skull with a single
bite of those fenrsome jaws.
The battle was over unless the beast
considered mo fair prey, too. I waited,
ready for him with knife and bludgeon
nlso filched from a dead foeman; but he
paid no attention to me, falling to work
Instead to devour one of tho corpses.
Tho beast had been handicapped but lit
tle by his splinted leg; but having eaten
he lay down and commenced to gnaw at
the bandage, 1 was sitting soino little dis
tance away devouring shellfish, ot which, by
tho way, I was becoming exceedingly tired.
Presently the hyaenodon arose and camo
toward me. I did not move. He stopped
In front of mo nnd deliberately raised Ills
bandaged leg and pawed my knee. Ills act
was as Intelligible as words ho wished tho
bandage lemoved.
I took tho great paw In ono hand and
with tho other untied nnd unwound the
bandage, removed tho splints and felt of
tho Injured member. As far as I could
judge, the bone was completely knit. Tho
joint was stiff; when I bent It a little the
bruto winced but he neither growled nor
tried to pull away. Very slowly and gently
I rubbed tho joint nnd applied pressure to
It for a few moments
Then I set It down upon tho ground. The
hyaenodon walked around me a few times,
and then lay down at tny side, his body
touching mine. Ho did not move. Slowly
I scratched about his cars and neck and
down beneath the fierce Jaws. Tho only
sign ho gave was to raise his chin a trifle
that I might better caress him.
That was enough ! From that moment
I have never again felt suspicion of Raja,
as I Immediately named him. Somehow
nil senso of loneliness vanished, too I had
a dog ! I had never guescd precisely what
It was that was lacking to Hfo In Pellucl
dar; but now 1 knew that It was tho total
absenco of domestic animals. ,
Man here had not yet reached the point
where ho might tako tho tlmo from slaugh
ter and escaping slaughter to mak 'rlentls
with any of the brute creation. I must
qualify this statement a trlflp and say
that this wns true of those tribes with which
I was most familiar. The Thurlans do do
mestical the colossal Ildl, traversing the
great Lldl Plans urm the backs of these
grotesque and stui ndous monsters, and
possibly there may also bo other, far-distant
peoples within this great world who
have tamed others of the wild things of
jungle, plain or mouptain. a
The Thurlans practlco agriculture In a
crude sort of way. It Is my opinion that
this Is one of tho earliest steps from sav
agery to civilization. Tho taming of wild
beasjs and their domestication follows.
l'erry utkucs ihui vvuu. uut,-s wuiu uiai
domesticated for hunting purposes; but 1
do not agree with him. I believe that If
their domestication wero not purely the re
sult of nn accident, as, for example, my
taming of the hyaenodon. It camo about
through tho desire of tribes who had pre
viously domesticated flocks and herds to
havo somo strong, ferocious beast to guard
their roaming property. However, I lean
rather more strongly to the theory of acci
dent. As I sat thero upon the beach of the Ut
tlo fiord eating my unpalatable shellfish, 1
commenced to wonder how It had been that
tho four savages had been able to reach
me, though I had been unable to escapo
from my natural prison. I glanced about
In all directions, seatchlng for an explana
tion. At last my eyes fell upon the bow
of a small dugout protruding scarce a foot
from behind a largo boulder lying half In
the water at the edge of the beach.
At my discovery I leaped to my feet so
suddenly that It brought Raja, growling
and brlbtllng, upon all fours In an Instant.
For the moment I had forgotten him. But
his savage rumbling did not cause mo any
uneasiness. He glanced quickly about In
all directions as If searching for the causo
of any excitement. Then, as 1 walked rap
idly down toward the dugout, ho slunk
silently after me.
The dugout was similar In many respects
to thoso which I had seen In uso by the
Mczops. In It were four paddles. I was
much delighted, aa It promptly offered me
tho escapo I had been craving,
I pushed It out Into water that would
float It, stepped In and called to Raja to
enter. At first ho did not seem to under
stand what I wished of him, but after I
had paddled out a few yards ho plunged
through the surf and swam after mo. When
ho had come alongside I grasped the sciuft
of his neck, and after a considerable strug
gle. In which I several times camo near to
overturning the canoo, I managed to drag
him aboard, whero ho shook himself vig
orously and squatted down Lofore me.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
B. F. Keith's Theatre
GRAND SPRING JUBILEE!
Emily Ann Wellman & Co.
Presenting a "Fla3h" Drama
Miss Evan-Burroivs Fontaine & Co.
IN DECORATIVE DANCE PANTOMIMES
JOSEPH E. HOWARD & ETHELYN CLARK
STUAUT BARNES
PIETRO and Othera
MRS. VERNON CASTLE In "PATRIA"
T VRTP. POSITIVELY LAST 7 TIMES
ui.xxt.Kj jAnt ,j r,0 Mati Tomor l:veB 8;13i
K A T I N K A -'"j&gg
ADELPHI Beg. Next Sat. Night
Bernard Phavv'e Comedy,
"GETTING MARRIED" including
William Faversham, Henrietta Crosman
CHARLES CHERRY nnd HILDA SPONQ
SECURE YOUR SEATS NOW
ORPHEUM GermSirT?NEEhTODnAYV"-
"The Guilty Woman"
Next Week "Happy Hooligan's Honeymoon"
METROPOLITAN "&
Concert by JOHN
April 11
McCORMACK
Beata'TBc. 1. 11.50. 2 1108 Cheitnut St.
, METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
METROPOLITAN OPERA COSIPANY, N. T.
TO- rr V.T."' . Brailau.
NI2."T TOSCa MateSaVAo";.,.8
AT 8 WWVM Cond.. Mr. Pol&cco?
E.ata, 1108 Cheat. St. Walnut 4424 ; Raoa BT.
CHESTNUT ST. OPERA'HOUSE
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Lecture, "Rustlan CUIlliailea!
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Clety, Association Hall. 6840 Gei
avenue, 8 o'clbck. Admission charga,
rnssmgrr Department, rennnylTBBti 1
rona, uinner, uotel Adelphla, 6; 30 o'
.uemocrs.
Lecture, "Vlre nnd Oniorshlp."
WOlUmatl, North nroad Nlreer nru
Booms, 715 North Broad street, 8 o'cl
Lancaster AvemiA rinslna Man.
lug, 3930 Lancaster avenue, 8 o'clock. 'Fl
i;omckink Iluslnrss Men, meeting,
pimi street nnu uermantown aven
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mj-erriimi nnd itinrKet street 1
ness Men's Association. C210 Market '
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8 o clock. Free. J-
Nortli IV nil Imnroremrnt Aianrtaji
meeting, 2C37 North Twenty-ninth BtM
Lecture. "Jerusalem nml
ralettlM.T .,
lobby, West Philadelphia Young Meft.'t
Christian Association, 8 o'clock. Free. 'Wi ''
jaiiiiiuiK i-nrK improvement AMociaueavv,
mention ITuntlnc To.l r.n.i.n e ..-..1....1 & '
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sociauon, meeting. Nineteenth street aniT-.',
i-airmount avenue, 8 o'clock. Free. V
Twenty. flrxt nnnunl nhrslenl etl.lhlllAa' I
by the Normal School of Physical Education Sn
of Temple University, Lu Lu Temple, UwA
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Nineteenth nnd Raco streets, 8 o'clock. '.Jftla
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Admission chnrge, W.v ,
Temple, S o'clock,
Annunl meet
Guidance Astoria
Ine National Vocational JW
tlon, Hotel Walton. Freej mi
Tenro -Meet Inc. I'rlemla' Meelln-r TTnnaa iscfiM
Slvteonth ntwl It'mn utmAtcS T.-pAn ' -Y"-ftl
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t i-iriiritiion in mr uiiriy-iimi amurer ,
sary of founding of Twelfth United Presby- . v
terlan Church, Somciset and Ruth streeta. i ?
Free.
Dubois Plans Cross-State Highway
DUBOIS, Pa., April 3. Plans for tho da-V
vuiopmcni oi a great cross-Slato highway jASf
fltr.,,1, nMfnt .....UAH -rt I . ... 1W
""""h" "'" . v.ti,-i ii x-eiiiisyivama aro -ey
uciiik worniu out ny mo uuoois unamuer ot yx
Commcice. It would follow the Susque-J -jS
hannn-Ohlo watershed from Bradford. In ...?S(
McKcnn County, at tho north, to Cumber ci h
land, Md on the south, passing through' ',
.uouiii uuweu, jouiisonuurg, mugway, Dil-1, "WX
bols, Curwensville, Ebensburg, Johnstown, VAlftS
and Bedford to Cumberland, or throughW'
Dubois, Clearfield, Phlllpsburg, Tyrone, AI'
toona, Hollldnysburg, Bedford and thence
to Cumberland, depending upon the route .
Anally decided upon,
CHESTNUT ST.
OPERA HOUSE
COM.MENC1NO
Monday Evening
APRIL 9th
POPULAR PRICES
JESSE L. LASKY
Presents
GERALDINE
FARRAR
IN' CECIL D. DE MILLE'S
MOTION PICTURE
"nan ' 'ha Wrvmrm" vj
Founded on the Life of Joan of Are
,..,,.. n,Ttr, nmin J, lY.
talk io. a lrini oiahl -jm
ueraiaino inrrars lone experience
on the operatic stage, her tremendoua
vitality, her unfalllnit flair for what 1
really dramatic and stirring, to lay
nothing of her great beauty, make hr
the most conspicuous figure In tho his
tory of modern moving pictures."
TOMORROW
DAILY TALK
No. 3 The Seat Sale'
CHESTNUT ST. OPERA HOUSE
TWICE DAILY, 2:15-8:15
LAST WEEK "WOMANHOOD"
THRILLING. PATRIOTIC
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SESSUE HAYAKAWA
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PAULINE FREDERICK
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In "A MILLION BID" ,' ' ii
ANITA STEWART
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ALT. THIS VVRP.K t'
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IN EXCLUSIVE DUST SHOWINQ OP 'ffW?
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Atrrnetlon 1V1UA OJlIlUtJI Gets ft DlvorcV JVw
ciuiinu All rext vveeic first Presentatloa a fi
"The People vs. John Doe"-?
MOST ClRirriNU DRAMA OF ALL TIMES
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GLOBE Theatre sXi
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CATHARINE CRAWFORD In ffJ
"THR FARRTON SHOP'' -?
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JAMES C1LDEA AND OTHERS ffffKi
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GEOROE WALSH in "HIU1I fijiAMsar-
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Comedy, "Shirley Kaye. Seata.
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Henry W. Savae'pf.
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