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"JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Irl Scouts to Hold Rummage Sale in HaleBuild-
fi -.. f?,r,4- AXr.!, -P rpu.' Tr ii. tt .
versity Students in Play
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rhu-ltablo affairs of all descrjp-
.. .till filling the social calendars
r.h.r cause U now added to the Hat.
T. score or more of young society
- with Owen Martin In the lead,
T.i... n ltummaRe Sale to take
T. tot week in April.
Ea Jate which Is to tfo held In the Hale
. wn at Chestnut and Juniper streets,
? I , ralie funds for a summer camp for
'!. Olrl Scouts, of which there are now
v- hu fifteen hundred members. A
firtto location is to be. found, sulll-
Zni near the city to Insine mouenue
"nu' . ,.i.v nf the trooos can
"', iet Interval; during the summer.
?nn the new troops recently organ
JiTa Chestnut Hlir division, of which
tUthy Dlsston Is captain and Molly
STye, lieutenant. Owen Martin Is also
TW" . . wtilnh meets nt tho
ptin or. r; ; ha Enen .
College Beiu- -
iti as a lieutenant.
l" .. ... nra ontlv In nrrnnc-
AmnOfOtners " - -
details for the sale are Mrs. Had-
i.ft Cheston, Jr., Miss Louise K,ollock,
v.ncy Reath, Harriet Deaver, Miss Kath
" .,...Mnmn. Mrs. J. Norman Jack-
Mrs. Chancellor C. English, Miss
. m.Ln.nn. Miss Gertrude Ely, Miss
ton.
i,L niAAie. Mrs. Alexander B. Coxe,
w Almee Stone. Mrs. Robert W. Lesley,
iT, Dolan, Eugenia Cassntt. Miss Hen
ttEl!r. Mrs. David S. Stem, Miss Anna
it Davits Mrs. Alevandcr Coxe Yar
JinMr. Johann C.rolle and Miss Helen
Fliliher.
OTUDENTS of the University of Penn
blilvania will give a dandy entertnln
,.. at the Academy of the Fine Arts
w Monday night. April 16. The enter
fclnment Is the result of months of ex
Moments In dramatics, and it will take
tt, form of thiee one-act plays, to "he
liven In "The Play shop."
Th. Plavshop" Is a diminutive thea-
tre created by students for the produc
tion of plays wiitten by themselves, aim
lu been so designed that It Is portable
and can be carried nrounil In two trunks.
It is In Itself a dramatic laboratory, In
'-.hlch students have attempted to present
lew Ideas In novel form, and rehearsals
if the plays give evidence of the success
if their plan.
Many society women win aci us puuun
tuei at the first presentation of the plays
'in the diminutive theatre, among them
klnf Mrs. Eli Kirk Price, airs. Jonn
Frederick Lewis, Mrs. Edgar Fahs Smith,
Kit. J. Howard Reber, Mrs. Charles H.
frailer And Miss Mary A. Burnham.
their interest In the production is height
tned by the fact that the theatre can bo
if up In a ballroom for an evening's
ntertalnraent, and several have already
ids Inquiries with this end in view.
New ideas In stagecraft will be used
IT the manager, who Is John F. Lewis,
ft, eon of the president of the academy.
iy of the Ideas were conceived uy
irge F. Kearney, airecwr ui ma
ique of American Drama, who orlg.
,ted.,the Idea and who also wrote one
Ait the sketches. '
tinTH war staring us In the face, nat
Wurally there will be many an engaged
trl who will not willingly see her be
ved jo -marching off to tho front, or
Hn "prepare to go marching off the samo
lechelor of old; she'll prefer that he be a
Benedick, and already I hear rumors of
hastening of some weddings.
The last rumor said that a member of
fee City Troop, whose engagement was
announced shortly after tho return from
El Paso, will be married In May, and
ariler If necessary. I bellev'e they don't
int It known as yet, so I can't pass
vtyn,'DUt he lives on the Main Line, and
ihecame out last year and Is awfully
Jritty. Can you guess?
J NANCY WYNNE.
( Personals
Mm. William Chattln Wetherlll. of
ferfnffleld avenue. Chestnut Hill, will enter
tala a few friends Informally In her box
t the Mask and Wig performance on Tues-
eveolni-.
j Among the boxholders for the Wednesday
jwunf performance of the Mask and wig
Club are Dr. and Mrs. George Fales Baker,
".Charles Y. Fox. Mrs. H. H. Smith and
rflK
E. T. Stotesbury.
-Mn. James Bell, of 920 fierm&ntmvn
Itemie, will entertain thla evsnlm. In linnnr
Iff Mr. George Gale Brooke, of the Sixth
"jwnent, who returned only recently from
"i-mo. -rnero will bo thirty-two guests.
,toi Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Qrimth, of 204
w nonier street, Germantown, for the
y- wi nieir uaugnier, -aiiss uiccia
WrQrlfflth, and Mr. Rlihard Campbell
il t' ' "UK". n. X; wnicn .win xaKe
? April 28 In the Summit Presby-'
rj-uvaurcn. Germantown, at 7:45 o'clock.
K4TR. p. d. Bennett, minister of the
S?Jf.TlH officiate. Miss Griffith will bo
tS by Mrs "enry O. Rlter, 3d, and
BuT.. ..ari1 Hessenbruch 'arf matrons of
'JCBCSkTS'11 of bonor. and the brldesmilds
,r.Jilu-ll'Ml88 Anita MeiFanron. Mlsa Mlnprva
HK!rJ!?:..ulM Cla'r Velle and Miss Eliza-
7J v.una steel, s
v.jHuihea will have Mr. Frederick B.
:.T'ot u.tlca' N. Y.. as best man, and
win include Mr. Robert Weaver,
-iuio wrignt. Mr. Robert Howarth
Mr. Leal u ti7,.iav. n it.i .
. j,l " i fii m until, rt. i.j
J.r. Henry a, Rtter.'Sd. and Mr. Ed
5"iwbrucli, o( Philadelphia.
-".Vr an eXtendAH KfArfdlnn tn.,na., Hf
Vti hs bride will live at Genesee
and m ,.. n..... . .
HlkSlk.", "Pending the Lenten season
WIL ,n Georgia. haverecurned to
rtiri,fiiyn Mawr- Mr- and Mrs.J,ly-
Ludlow Blddle are occunvinir M?lr
" "ryn Mawr avenue, Bryn Ma.
J Marguerite Milne, of 2029 Walnut
u returned from a trip to New
William -or i a , -. ....
Ivr,. , " "uuinn, jr., oi isava
DuI,,.J and Mmald lane. St. Martins,
giwuea cards fnr k.i. ....... .,
cards for a bridge party on
VT'
RdJ-n"r:Wnlch Dr. and Mrs. Geofge
ir-7 mil Ann nit. nJ II.. T !.. r
w I. JTi,, mm mio, 1'tniil.io ".
FD"-.will give on Saturday night of
twi before the meetlnir of the Com-
affc. .' C,ass at Manhelm. the
igjftonor will be Miss Helen Moore.
"!TJW"n Primrose Reeves and Miss
rrunros. Reeves, There will he
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tii of the Mount Airy
wl lb held on
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I'hotn by MnrceftU
MRS. R. .EMOTT HARE
Mrs. Hare has charge of the clothes
which are beinK sold at the Rum
mage Sale which is being held this
week at the Hale Building" for the
oenent oi the Jefferson Hospital-.
In all sixes. Mrs. .Samuel I. Matlack. of
328 East Mount Airy uvemie, Is In charge
of this blanch.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas It. Rail, of Chest
nut Hill, are spending a fortnight nt the
shore.
Mis. Mary Walker Nichols has Issued In
vitations for a ilaiicf at the 1'hlloinuslaii
Club on Wednesday. April 11.
Mrs. Charles Whitman and the Misses
Whitman, of West Seymour street. Her
mantown, have Issued cards for j .1 o'clock
t-a on April "JO.
Mrs. Charles H. Frazler will speak on
"Ihe Cate of the Feeble-Minded" at the
meeting of the Twentieth Century Club of
Lnnsdoivne on Tuesday afternoon. The
program Is In charge of tho civic committee.
Mrs. Samuel L Kent Is chairman. .Mem
bers havo the privilege of a guest. Work of
the Red Cross surgical supplies department
and of the department of general service
will be on exhibition at this meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mulford, of Church
road, Wyncote, have had their son and
daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. John 15. Mul
ford, of Lodl, N. Y as their guests for a
few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Mulford
came down to attend the wedding of Miss
Dorothy Mulford and tho Rev. Edgar White,
which took place last Saturday evening.
Miss Eleanor Jones, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Joseph Jones, of Summit avenue and
Wyncote road, Jenklntown, will leave to
day for Atlantic .City, where she will be
the guest of honor at a house party over tho
week-end, given by Mrs. P. N. Mathleu.
The wedding of Miss Jones and Mrs.
Mathleu's son. Mr. Alfred E. Mathleu, will
take place this month. The guests over
the week-end will include the bridal party
and a few Intimate triends.
The Old York Road Circle of the Young
Woman's -Christian Association will .hold
Its next meeting at the home of Miss Mary
Vlele, Hall road, Wyncote, on Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The speaker will
bo from the social service department of
tho Pennsylvania Hospital.
Mrs. Alfred J. IHerkness, of Serpentine
road, Chelten Hills, has her mother, Mrs.
A. Parrlsh, of this city, as her guest for a
few days this week.
Miss Ruth L. E. Scheuer, of Scranton. 1&
spending the Easter holidays with her
schoolmate, Miss Wilhelmlna 1. Happold,
of Bala.
Germantown
Mr. and Mrs. Harold U. Gaylord are oc
cupying their new house, 216 West Nippon
street, Mount Airy.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Lord, of Manhelm
nnd Morris streets, Germantown, have pur
chased the Tlldcn house on McKean avenue,
In Germantown.
Friends of Mr. Wilfred B. Fetterman. of
7047 Germantown avenue, will be glad to
hear that he has recovered from a serious
Illness.
Miss Helen Beyer, of Washington, who
has been the guest of MIbs Margaret Mat
lack, of 328 East Mount Airy avenue, has
retumed to her home, accompanied by Miss
Matlack.
Mr. Paul Le Roy Murray and Mr.
Leonard P. Parsons will entertain a large
number of guests at the Germantown Auto
mobllo Club on Thursday evening.
West Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Zimmerman, of
1221 South .Fifty-sixth street, aro being
congratulated on the birth of a son.
Mrs. Eugene Reed, who has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Isaac A. Swolgard, of
the Brlghon, Flfty-llrst and Locust streets,
has returned to her homo In Atlantic City.
There will be a dance at the Covington,
Thirty-seventh above Chestnut street, on
Tuesday evening.
Miss Alma L. De Oroot, of 4622 Hazel
avenue, will leave today to spend the week
end In Glen Ridge, N. J. Mies De Groofs
engagement to Dr. George B. Galllen, of
Glen Ridge, was recently announced.
The Misses Washburn, of 6842 Willows
avenue, entertained at their home on Wed
nesday evening In honor of Miss Katherine
F Hack, whose marriage to Mr. Harry
Brooks will take place the latter part of
the month. The guests Included Miss Mar
caret 'Burtnett. Miss Mabel Conway, Miss
Acnes Hennlngs. Miss Jean Long. Miss
Anna MoCullough. Miss Emma McUlinchey.
Miss Elva Washburn, Miss Grace Wash
burn, 'Miss Laura Washburn. Mrs. H.
Crowthers. Mrs. Reuben Frit. Mrs. George
Schroeder and Mrs. Mlchener Washburn, all
of this city; Miss Estelle Reeves, Miss Grace
Reeves. Miss Katherine Reeves, of Rutledge.
and Mrs. Llnval Barrett, of Haddonneld.
Mrs. Daniel Kelley, of 6841 Cedar avenue,
ha'd Mrs. Katherine Wfld. of New ork.
as her guest for a Jew days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Warren Lutz, of 1311
South Fifty-severtth street, have been en
tertaining Mr. and Mrs- R. H. Qulgley. of
Atlantic City, as their gueBts for Beveral
days.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Natta. of 6220
Larchwood avenue, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Eva A. an
Natta. to Mr. Ralph C. Rowland.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bliss Levy, of the
Brighton, Fifty-first and Locust streets, are
.In Mimiekpolls. Minn., for the .winter sport..
They wl return home shortly after,aster.
South Philadelphia
Mrs. John Hunter has sold her home at
1172 South Uroart street and taken apart
ments In the Hastings.
Charles J. Phllbln and Miss Esther Phil
bin will Issue Invitations for a enrd party
the last week In April.
Mrs. Charles L. Vlgucrs, of 1749 South
Fifteenth street, will spend the Easter holi
days In Atlantic City.
North Philadelphia
Mrs. J. Turner, of 3338 North Twenty
second street, has Issued Invitations for
tho marriage of her daughter, Miss Ethel
Turner, to Mr. James Uaymond Van
-Anglan, on Tuesday evening, April 17, In
the Tioga Presbyterian Church. Tloga and
Sixteenth streets. The bridal party will In.
elude Mrs. Boyle Irwin. Jr., matron of
honor; Miss Emily Turner, maid of honor,
sisters of the bride; Miss Doris Turner,
the4 bride's niece. Mower glrj ; Mr. Waller
Gllinm. of New York, best man; Mr. Ed
ward Walton. 3d, Mr. H. N., Wilson, also of
New York; Mr. Daniel llaggerty. Mr, Burr
Thomas, Mr. Charles Meyers and Mr. Harry
Pollock, ushers. The ceremony will be fol
lowed by a reception at the home of the
bride's mother. The at home cards are for
after September IB nt 4828 North Catuac
street.
Miss Florence ailltnghain, of 1B38 North
Broad street, Is spending the Easter holi
days as the guest of Dr and Mrs, Ilnncy
Ewlng. In Montclalr, N". J.
Arrangements are being completed for a
May hop. to be glen by tho Young Olrls'
Hebrew Society, Wednesday evening, May
2, ut Apollo Hall, 1726 North Broad street.
The proceeds will be deoted to charity.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Halgh, of North
Wat nock street, have returned from an ex
tended Journey through Africa, China nnd
Japan. ,
Dr and Mrs Louis II. Mutschler. of 21.10
West Tloga street, hae returned from a
fortnight's trip to the southern coast re
sorts, Miss Lillian Reler, of 1229 West (llrard
avenue, entertained at cards Wednesday at
her home, Her guests Included Mrs, Frank
Plancey. Mrs. W Parker, Mrs. James L.
Brown, Mrs. Percy Sherlock, Mrs. William
Wenlger. Miss Estelle Winters, Miss Bertha
Wcnlgtr, Miss Edna McFadden, Mrs. How
aid Jjntsen, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. Fred
erick Carter, Mrs. Charles Hafmer nnd Mrs.
Albert Schenck.
Miss Gladys D Itlchter. of 3306 North
Bioad street, Is spending the Easter holl
days In Hartford, Conn,
Roxborough
The Men's Bible Class of St. Timothy's
Protestant Episcopal Church will present a
largo American flag to St. Timothy's Hos
pital. Rldgo and Jamestown avenues, to
morrow night nt 5 o'clock. The class and
all the church organizations will march
from the church to the hospital with the
chimes ringing and tho processionists sing
ing "Onward Christian Soldiers." The tlag
will be unfurled on the hosplt.il Krounds
while1 those assembled sing "The Star
Spangled Banner." The Rev. Dr. James B.
Halsey, rector of St. Timothy's and leader
of the Bible class, will make the principal
address.
"A humorous sktch will be given by the
young people of the Manayunk Baptist
Church on Thursday night, April 12, In the
lecture hall. Assisting the clever nmnteurs
will be Mrs. Charles Gauger In readings
and Impersonations, and Mr. John Blair,
baritone soloist.
Weddings
DRUMMOND GUNDLACH
The wedding of Miss Mary L. Gundlach,
daughter of Mrs. Mary J. Gundlach, of
166 Krams avenue, Roxborough. to Mr.
Chester H. Drummond took place at 1
o'clock this afternoon In tho Wlssahlckon
Methodist Episcopal Church, with the pas
tor, the Rev. Dr. Frank Gray, odlolatlng.
Miss Harriet Gundlach attended her sister
as maid of honor, and Mr. William Drum
mond was his brother's best man The
bridegroom nnd bride will leavo this eve
ning for a trip to tho coast resorts of
Florida, and will be at home after May 1
at 742 South Fifty-first street.
FOX REKSER
Miss Esther D. Reeser, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. W. Irvln Reeser, of 4345 North
Fifth street, will become the brldo of Mr.
Wilbur H. Fox this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The ceremony will bo performed In St.
Mark's Lutheran Church, Conshohocken, by
the pastor, the Rev. John P. Fox, brother
of the bridegroom. Mr, Reeser will give his
daughter In marriage, and sho will bo at
tended by her sister. Miss Helen Reeser.
Mr. Fox will have his brother, Mr Nelson
Fox, for best man, After tho service Mr.
Fox and his bride will leave for Atlantic
City. Thoy will receive after April 20 at
4345 North Fifth street.
ZIMMERMAN BRYANT
Announcement Is made of the marriage
of Miss Ethel M. Bryant, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Bryant, of 3236 Monument
avenue, to Mr. Benjamin F. Zimmerman on
Wednesday evening at tho home of the
bride's parents by the Rev. Clinton Balt
zell Adams, of the Park Congregational
Church, Thirty-second street and Montgom
ery nvenue. After a largely attended re
ception Mr. and Mrs, Zimmerman left on
a southern trip, and upon their return will
occupy their new home at Sixty-fourth
street and Haverford avenue.
WIRELESS PLANTS CLOSED
U. S. Orders Affect 200 Stations Ad
jacent to Philadelphia
COLLINGSWOOD. N. J.. April 7. Orders
Issued late last night by the Federal Gov
eminent to close all wireless stations In the
country have affected 200 such plants In the
five New Jersey counties adjacent to Phila
delphia. The plants are the property of the mem
bers of the South Jersey Radio Station,
whose headquarters Is at 205 Woodlawn
avenue, here. All the operators capable
of sending messages are licensed and many
have Bald they will volunteer their services
for war If needed,
Photo by Mari'uu.
MISS FLORENCE HAEBERLE
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PELLUCIDAR
Sequel to "At the Earth's Core."
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the "Tnrzan" Stories
CIIAPTKIt IX (Continued)
KEPT closo to tho edge of the forest. In
the very midst of which the hill seemed
I
to rise. Though I carefully scanned tho
cliff as I traversed Its base, I saw no sign
of any other entrance than that to which
my guide had led me.
After some little time tho roar of tho
sea broke upon my ears. Shortly after I
came upon the broad ocean, which breaks
nt this point nt the very foot of the grcnt
hill where Hooja had found Bafo refuge for
himself nnd his villains.
I was Just about to clamber along the
Jagged rocks which lie at tho base of (he
cliff next to tho sea, In search of some
foothold to the top, when I chanced to
seo a canoe rounding the end of tho Island,
I threw myself down behind a largo boulder
where I could watch, the dugout and Its
occupants without myself being seen,
They paddled toward mo for a while and
then, about a hundred yaids from me,
they turned straight In toward the foot
of the frowning cliffs. From where I was
It seemed that they were bent upon self
destruction, since the roar of the breakers
beating upon the perpendicular rock faco
appeared to offer only death to any one
who might venture within their relentless
clutch.
A mass of rock would soon hide them
from my view ; but so keen was tho ex
citement of the instant that I could not
refrain from crawling forward to a point
where I could watch the dashing of the
small craft to pieces on the Jagged rocks
that loomed before her, although I risked
discovery from above to accomplish my
design.
When I had reached a point wnero i
could again see tho dugout I was Just In
time to see It glide unharmed between two
needle-pointed sentinels of granite and float
quietly upon the unruffled bosom of a tiny
cove.
Aealn 1 crouched behind a boulder to
observe what would next transpire ; nor
did I have long to watt. Tho dugout, which
contained but two men. was drawn close
to the rocky wan, a nun ."i. "..
of which was tied to the boat, was made
fast about a projection of the cliff face.
Then the two men commenced tho ascent
of the almost perpendicular wall toward
looked on In amazement, for. splendid climb
ers though the cave men of Pellucldar arc.
?he summit several hundred feet above I
I never before hd seen so remarkablo a
feat performed. Upward they moved with
out a pause, to disappear at last over the
summit. , .,
When I felt reasonably dure that they
had gone for a whllo at least I crawled
from my hiding place and at the risk of a
broken neck leaped and scrambled to the
spot where their canoo was moored.
if they had scaled that cliff I could, and
If I couldn't I should die In the attempt.
But when I turned to the accomplish
ment of the task I found It easier than I
hlrt Imaulned tt would be. since I Imme
Sfate w discovered that shallow hand and
?oSt holds had been scooped In the cliffs
rocky face, forming n crude ladder from
the base to the summit
At last I reached the top. and very glad
I was too. Cautiously I raised my head
until my eyes were above tho cliff crest.
Before me spread a rough mesa, liberally
sprinkled with large boulders. There was
no Tillage In sight nor any living creature.
I drew myself to level ground and stood
erect A few trees grew among the boulders.
Verv' carefully I advanced from tree to tree
"i' k.,iM.r to boulder toward the Island
end of the mesa. I stopped often to listen
and look cautiously about me In every di
rection. '
How I wished that 1 had my revolvers
and rifle 1 I would not have to worm my
way like a scared cat toward Hooja's vll
laao nor did I relish doing bo now; but
Dlan's life might hinge upon the bucccss
of my venture, and so I could not afford to
lake chances. To have met suddenly with
,n.mv.rv nnd had a score or moro of armed
warriors upon me might have been very
grand and herolo: but It would have Imme
diately put an end to all my earthly activ
ities, nor have accomplished aught in the
servlco of Dlan.
. 'Wall. I. must have traveled nearly a mile
THE FINAL PROOF
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Into a man, down on all fours like myself,
crawling toward me.
CIIAPTKIt X
Th ltald on tho Cats l'rlnon
HIS head was turned over his shoulder
as I first saw him ho was looking
back toward the village. As I leaped for
him his eyes fell upon me. Never In my
life havo I seen a moro surprised mortal
than thla poor caveman. Before he could
utter n slnglo scream of warning or alarm
I had my fingers on his throat and bad
dragged him behind tho boulder, where 1
proceeded to sit upon him, whllo I figured
out what I had best do with him.
Ho struggled a llttlo nt first, but finally
lay still, and so I released tho pressure of
my fingers nt his windpipe, for which I
Imagine ho was quite thankful I know I
should have been.
I hated to kill him In cold blood : but
what e'sc I was to do with him I could not
see, for to turn him Ioofo would havo been
merely to have tho entire vlllago aroused
and down upon mo In a moment. The fellow
lay looking up at me with the surprise still
deeply written on his countenance At last,
all of a sudden, a look of recognition entered
Ills eyes,
"I have seen you before." ho said. "I
taw ou in tho arena at the Mahara' city
of Phutra when the thlpdars dragged the
tarag from you and your mate. I never
understood that. Afterward they put mo
In tho arena with two warriors from Gom
bul." Ho smiled his recollection.
"It would have been tho same had there
been ten warriors from Gombul. I slew
them, winning my freedom. Look !"
Ho half turned his left shoulder toward
me, exhibiting the newly healed scar of
tho Mahars" branded mark.
"Then.", he continued, "as I wns return
ing to my peop!e I met some of them flee
Ing. They told me that one called Hooja
the Sly One had come and seized our vil
lage, putting our people Into slavery So
I hurried hither to learn the truth, and.
sure enough, here I found Hooja nnd his
wicked men living In my village, and my
father's people but slaves among them
"I was discovered and captured, but
Hooja did not kl'.l me. I am the chief's son,
and through me ho hoped to win my father's
warriors back to the village to help him
In n great war he says that ho will soon
commence.
"Among his prisoners Is Dlan tho Beau
tiful One, whose brother, Dacor the Strong
One, chief of Amoz. onco saved my life
when he came to Thurla to steal a mate,
I helped him capture her. nnd we arc good
friends. So when I learned that Dlan the
Beautiful Ono was Hooja's prisoner. I told
him that I would not aid him If l)e hnrned
her.
"Recently one of Hooja's warriors over
heard mo talking with another prisoner.
We were planning to combine all tho pris
oners, seize weapons, and when most of
Hooja's warriors were away, slay tho rest
nnd retake our hilltop. Had we done so
wo could have held It. for there are only
two, entrances the narrow tunnel nt the
end nnd the steep path up the cliffs at the
other.
"But when Hooja heard what wo had
planned he was very angry, and orderee
that I die. They bound me hand nnd foot
and placed me In a cave until all the war
riors should return to witness my death;
but while they were away I heard some
one cal'lng me in a muflled voice which
. ,i tn pome from the wall of the cave.
When I replied, the voice, which was a
woman's, told me that she had overheard
all that had passed between me nnd those
who had brought me thither, and that sho
was Dacor's sister and would find a way to
help .me.
"Presently a little hole appeared In the
wall at the point from which the volco had
come After a time I saw a woman's hand
rileclnir with a bit of stone. Dacor'H Bister
made a hole in the wall between the cave
where I lay bound and that In which she
had been confined, and soon she was by my
aide and had cut my bonds.
"We talked then, and I offered to make
the attempt to take her away and back to
the land of Sari, where sho told me sho
would be able to learn the whereabouts of
her mate. Just now I was going to the
other end of the Island to see If a boat lay
there and If the way was clear for our
escape. Most of the boats are always away
L- n a-rest many of Hooja's men and
nearly all the ilave(are upon the Island of
Trees' where Hooja Ja haying manyoaU
J-V'a.-W.sw-.'
Heprlnteil by simclal arrangement.
Phutra a vast ilver that empties Into tho
sea there."
Tho speaker pointed toward tho north
east. "It Is wide and smooth and slow-running
almost to the land of Sari." ho added.
And where Is Dian the Beautiful One
now?" I asked.
I
I had released my prisoner as soon as I
found that he was Hooja's enemy, and now
the pair of us were squatting beside tho
boulder whllo ho told his story.
"Sho returned to the cave where she had
been Imprisoned," ho replied, "and Is await
ing me there."
"Thero Is no clanger that Hooja will come
whllo jou aro away 7"
"Hooja Is upon the Island of Trees," he
replied.
"Can you direct mc to ,ho cave so that
l can lino It nlone? I asked.
Ho said ho could, and In the strange
yet explicit fashion of the Pellucldarlans
ho explained minutely "how I might reach
the cave where ho had been Imprisoned,
and through the hole in its wall reach
Dlan.
I thought It best for but ono of us to
return, since two could accomplish but
llttlo moro than ono and would double the
risk of discovery. In the meantime ' he
could make his way to tho sea and guard
the boat, which I told him lay there at the
foot of tho cliff,
I told him to nwalt us at tho cllfftop,
and If Dlan carao alone to do his best to
get away with her nnd tak her to Sari,
as I thought It qulto possible that, In case
of detection and pursuit, It might be neces
sary for mo to hold off Hooja's people
while Dlan made her way alone to where
my new friend was to await her. I Im
pressed upon him the fact that he might
havo to resort to trickery or oven to force
to get Dlan to leavo me ; but I made him
promise that he would sacrifice everything,
even his life, In an attempt to rescue Da
cor's sister.
Then wo patted he to take up his posi
tion where ho could watch the boat nnd
nwalt Dlan, I to crawl cautiously on toward
tho caves. I had no dllliculty In following
tho directions given me by Juag, the namo
by which Dacor's friend said he was called.
Thero was tho leaning tree, my first point
ho told me to look for after loundlng tho
boulder where we had met. After that I
crawled to tho balanced rock, a huge boul
der xestlng upon a tiny base no larger than
the palm of your hand.
From hero I had my first view of the
village of caves. A low bluff ran diago
nally across one end of tho mesa, and In
the faco of this bluff were tho mouths of
many caves, Zigzag trails led up to them,
and narrow ledges scooped from tho face
of the soft rock connected those upon the
same level.
Tho cave In wh'Jh Juag had been con.
fined was at the extreme end of the cliff
nearest me. By taking adxantago of the
bluff ItBclf, 1 could approach within a few
feet of the nperturo without being visible
from am other cave. Thero were few peo
ple about at the time ; most of these were
congregated at the foot of the far end of
tho bluff, where they wcro so engrossed
In excited convcrs-filoi that I felt but lit
tle fear of detectlbiapHowevcr. I exercised
the greatest i,arq.w,.rproachlng tho cliff.
After watching fori"a,iyhllo until I caught
an Instant wheuJevery head was turned
away from me, Idarted, rabbltllke, Into
tho cave.
Like many of the man-made caves of
Pellucldar, this one consisted of three
chambers, ono behind another, nnd all unlit
except for what sunlight filtered In through
tho external opening. The result was grad
ually Increasing darkness ns ono pahsed
inio eacu succeeuiui; cuamoer.
In the last of the three- I could Just dls-
tinguisu oujecis, ami mat was all, As I
wiib groping around the walls -for the hole
that should lejid Into tho cao where Dlan
was Imprisoned, I heard a man's voice
qulto close to me, '
The speaker had evidently but Just en
tered, for he spoko In a loud tone, demand
ing tho whereabouts of one whom he had
corns tn search of.
"Where aro you. woman?" he cried.
"Hooja ban Bent for you."
And then a woman's voice answered him:
"And what does Hooja want of me?"
The olce was Dlan's. I groped In the
direction of tho sounds, feeling for the
hole.
"He wishes you brought to the Island
of Trees' replied the man ; "for ho la ready
tn nbn vmi nn his 'rimta"
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first."
I will not go," said .Dlan. "I
will die
I am sent to bring you, anvVbrlng
you
I hall." mt
I could hear him crosBlngxJie cave
toward her.
Frantically I clawed the wall of the
cave In whlfh I Vas,Jn an effort, tcr, And
tb wubivo apenure.j
SHE HAD
OFTHECRUt
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"Let's Hope It Ain's So," Sai
Georgia Woman When '
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ATLANTA. Aurll 1. '-h?.
Arthur W. Spalding has found a growW&.i
up whllo woman, uneducated but of moral's
man average Intelligence, In the NorJH-'
Georgia mountains who had never heardft'tj
of the crucifixion of Christ. sj
Ho tells a pathetic story of her commnL-V'!
The circuit-riding minister. Visiting h&'i
llttlf. fnmllv tnt. tiA flraf 41mA a1 AttA1 4&
story of tho Cross. They followed It wlthV
rapt faces, nnd when he concluded the" 'l
Wfminti. tannine? (nu.nf.1 tilm whlin4 lf
hoarsely: '$1
"Stranger, when did you say all this
happened?"
"A long tlmo ngo," he answered "nearly
two thousand years."
"And they nailed him to that ther' tree
when ho hadn't done nothing to hurt 'cm
only Jest loved 'cm?"
"Yes."
She leaned further and placed her hand
Impressively on his knee. "Wal, stranger,"
she said, the tears standing In her eyes,
"let's hope It nln't so."
BABY'S COUGH WARNS OF FIRE
Mnn, Aroused, Leads Wife and Chil
dren to Safety
The coughing of his year-old baby early
today aroused Nathan Brogan, 422 South
street, who saved his wife and three chil
dren from a fire that did 11500 damage
in a notion store next door, at 420 South
street.
Hearing the baby cough, Brogan Jumped
out of bed and aroused his wife. He led
her and his children to the street and then,
with Policemen Burke, helped get a
neighbor nnd his wife, at 418 South street,
out of their smoking house. The Are was
a stubborn one, but tho firemen succeeded
In confining It to tho store.
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Frank Yelgh lectures on the Dominion of
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Farmer Smith's
Column
FOOLISHNESS
Walt, my dears, I want to tell you fhat
tho above title was suggested to me. . I
asked a young person what to write about.
Tho answer was, "Foolishness."
I asked the aforesaid young person it
this was a HIT AT ME. and the Y. P. said,
"No, It came Into my head, like all the
others" (meaning titles for my talks).
What Is foolishness?
Is it thoughtlessness carelessness or
what?
Perhaps you think what I write Is some
time foolishness, but I assure you I try
to have a motive baek of what I write
and I would rather tuck a FOOLISH
STORY into my talk and have you remem
ber it than to have you forget I ever talk
to you.
My story of tho mule was to make you
think of a mule when you feel yourself
getting OBSTINATE. My story of. tha
pig was to make you laugh.
What you think Is foolish, some one elsa
may consider sensible and so It goes.
Lovingly, your Editor,
FARMER SMITH.
WOODLAND STORIES
THE GREAT SURPRISE
By Farmer Smith
"Stop that!"
Tho Wise 0i Owl was sitting under
Mister Jay Bird's home while that fellow
sat on a limb and cried and cried. One
of tho tears fell down Into the Wise Old
Owl's eye and. although the eye was closed,
It awoke the old fellow with a start
"Stop thatl"
Mister Jay Bird looked down and when
he saw the Wise Old Owl he flew down
beside him and said: "I am Mister Jay
Bird and I am In a lot of trouble will
you help me?"
"I am your enemy how can I help youf
asked the wise bird.
"Often our enemies can help us, If they
only will. You Bee. there Is a dreadful
thing with black feathers In among my dear
babies and I want to know what it la. Z
went to the home of Father Duck. Ha
tells me it Is a well, never mind. Mrs.
Crane says It's a well, never mind, and
Billy Bumpus says It's a chlna-egg-ero,
and "
"Ho does, does he? Well, I know what
that meaiiB. Your new little friend has
been hatched out of a china egg!"
"What makes him, her or it BLACKS
asked Mister Jay Bird.
"I heard something about some of your
enemies putting a chjna egg under youc
wife while she was setting, but I bet the
put a real egg Instead of a china one i
you just look around and sea who has loaf
an egg," said tho Wise Old Owl,
"I have It," answered Ulster Jay Bird,
"I have heard that Mrs. Bantam lost an
egg. Do you Buppose that young thing
is a bantam?"
"You want mo to do your thinking "for
you, nnd that I cannot do," replied the wis
fellow. "You must think for yourself and
when you find out'ho has played thla Jok
on you tuke ray; advice and keen quiet
about it. You are always playing Jokes on,
other people, but when one Is played on
you you simply sit down and cry, and cry
In my eyo at that I"
"Thank you," Bald Mister Jay Bird,-
meeiuy. .
"If you want to play another Joke on JT
all the people who have done this thing to
you. simply KEEP STILL!"
Thank you, Wise Old Owl. If I can
ever repay your kindness I hope you will
let me know."
"You can repay my kindness, by letting
me alone." replied tho Wise Old' Owl. ,
A ...a.. fl .. ftrrrt. Tail T7I W.A In .t.& Jll
i .lew Winn,, mhj aj.iu in ma uirou
tlon or tne Darnyara ana as ne 'came, to v
tho gate whom should he see but Mrs. Ban .i
tarn walking along, followed by her llttla
family. - 11
"Good morning to you," ventured MUter'i
Jay Bird. m
..V-A..AM v.lm4 T IHnu, oil nhi, .... ..a..!
your tricks, you rascal. See that llttla'i'
CIOUU way up in me injl lou jubi ru v i
along after that." Mrs. Bantam gava ,"?
merry laugh and went on her way. f'W
"MY : exciaimea Misier jay uira, u
oi tnose mingB iooks iiko umi wnaiecMaH
macalllt? in mother's nest" Then
shouted : it.
"I say, Mrs. Bantam, that chick you
looking for Is in our nest, l wonder
put It there?" ,
"You don't mean It!" exclaimed
Bantam. "I had heard that tha dttok
iiv ,ntol an eer. from mi. but I t
it was a china one and now It tui-fu)
i hat It was one or my really truly.r)
Whit hiill we do?'! .. . -'
"I will see that your baby Ja
and if .you take. my advlee yeu
tmy a word about it, and that -w
them all the mora curieua,- t-
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