IWVvf lWLi. JUST GOSSIP Interesting Letter From , His WorK wiwi me Ambulance Corps at the ji1 Front Motor Messenger Service Starts Branch on Main Line i XTATUKAt-M."' ns time bocs on wo aro IN moro and moro Interested In tho war ind the bills beforo Congress and all that 1 golnff on about us In tho matter. It Is delightful also to hear moro Intimately what some of our jounc men are doing twho are already In Franco. A Wend has written mo ot tho stilen did work which has been dono liv Cleon, ene of tho Krouso bos, h son or Mr u,. Clarenco A. Krouse, of Huddon nnd m Clarenco A. ivrouse, ot iiiiiicioniieiu, Who left Chrlstmis Day for Trance. William Krouse. who Is only sexentcen. left last Saturday for Trance, whom he will also bo a member of the Amorlran Ambulance Corps. In which Cleon lias now mado a namo for himself. The father of these two boys Is ery well known In Insurance circles In this cltv nd Is wroud to Kle his bovs to help France and now', better still, to help the U. S. A Tleon, dttrlnjr his four months of er actie serxlce, has not only earnwl Jiro jnotlon to tho lank of sergeant, but also public commendation from those "higher up." , A letter nddiessed to his mother, dated April 7 KUes us u tln Idea ot the tnthusiasm among the Trench and the Americans In Trance oei our entr Into the war He (as "As miu iiw knoi Miiy hea light lng Is now taking place at tho front, for the Allies aie making their woiulerfut 'jpilnR dilMi' w'lilih .Miu hao perhaps read about l this time. Well, tho War Office lus e-ilnl fifteen cars of our sec tlon to the front line, nnd I hao been honored with taking full command of the squad We leata heic (Jullh) eat y Mnn ay. 4 9 IT 'Now tliero Is moio In th' than ou may perhaps Imagine, for rV aro the first section to go to tho French front after America' declaration of war. So Is It not an honor'' "And to think that 1 am to take command of u squad"' In tho same letter he tells of tho Joy in Franre at tho entiy of tho "Stars and Stripes," into tho war. "If j on could see Trance today jou Would think jou wero homo In the. land f Undo Sammy. I necr saw so many American Hags een In the States as thero are tlying all oer eeryhere. It Is perfectly wonderful, Indeed, and It makes us all feel so proud and happy Eery more, every building, in fact, verjwhero oil look, you see 'Old Glorj.' Oh, It Is wonderful!" Pretty thillling. Isn't It, when jou think how closo these hos are to things oter there, and realize how soon many ef them will not on'y be at tho front carrjlng and aiding tho wounded, but actually In the trenches and on the firing lines and taking part in tho actual war fare themselves? Ood grant that It will not bo for long and that they come home safe! A BRANCH of the Motor Messenger " Ser lco which Letltla McKim has organized In town has been started on the Main Line. Although only thought Of two weeks ago, the branch alreadv has about twcnty.fne members. Mrs. Sidney Thayer, of Hacrford, has been elected Urst lieutenant, and Margaret Chrystie, of Brn Mawr, second lieutenant. Mrs. h Mlnford Humrichouse. of Strafford, is a corporal, in ch.trgo from Rosemont to Mahern, while Jacquelyn Green, of Rojsemont, Is a corpoi.il, in charge from 0cibrook to Itosomont. Elizabeth AS llnson, of Haerford, is tho secretary. 6ome of u. members nro Mrs Henry Drinker Hllej. of Strafford; Edith John on, Deon, Miss Mildred Post, Wayne, Miss Lucas and Miss Horner, of Mai. mn, Jobephino Haden, Letltla Scott, Dorothy Dexter, Marjory Townsend, Amy Deelln, ot Cherbrnok; Anita Phlpp, ot Haverford, Helen Dando and Mrs Neb ton Warwick, of Ardmorc: Maigaret Hopper and Mrs. Louise von Culen. Nar berth, and Rose Dolan, of Ronemont. Their uniforms nra like sports suits, wade of khaki, with high boots and Stet on chauffeur hats. C'asscs have been organized to teach them how to repair attomobiles, etc. Every week they send fot,t- cars In town to help tho Emergency Aid and Rod Cross. More recruits nre waCtod, as they want to havo about Ixty members. NANCY WYNNE. Personals Mr Anri Mru rilmnnj .1. T. ... r ,,- T. iue , ertnln at dinner on Saturday evening .i helr. hnie In St. Davids in honor of their T. i ... '" ' rans Curtis, ot Boston, who L". V?"l"B Mr- and Mrs George L. Justlco, r St, Davids. .M T.hfodore n Wledcrselm, Jr , gave a man dinner-dance at tho Mask and Wig Club on Tuesday evening Miss Jacquelyn Green returned to her nome In Rosemont jesterday after spending a week In Boston, where she was maid of nonor at the wedding ct Miss Kathryno "oty and Mr. Edward M, Townsend, Jr, of w York. "r- Tristram C Colket. of Bryn Mawr. r,".1 leave on Saturday to spend a few days i tae Blooming Grove Hunting and Fishing clut, Glen Eyre, Ta. General C. H. Lleber, who has been vlslt ..?""' and Mrs' William Alexander Lleber. the Hill, Bryn Mawr, will return to his noma In Washington on Thursday, accom panied by Mrs Lleber and Mrs. Joseph "arrison Mr. Harrison and Mr. Lleber will motor down to Washington on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Armitt Brown, of St oavlds, will spend the week-end with Mr. nd Mrs. Percy K. Hudson at their home on Long Island. i .Mr. and Mrs. Qurnee Munn and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Munn, who have been pending a short time In New York, will "turn to their homes In Radnor the end of this week Mr. and Mrs. David Paul Brown, of till De Lancey place, will leave for their sum mer home, IdlewIId, Media, on May 18. Mr. ana Mrs. Brown will give a dance at the Bedgley Club on Friday In honor of their daughter. Miss Caroline Stockton Brown. The guests wllf be from the debutante set - of next season. Mrs. William Allison, of the Delmar-Mor-rls Apartments, Is spending a few days In Atlantlo City. ,.A muslcale for the benefit of the Hone Ey Nursery will be given today at May rone, mo country estate or Ansa Mary k. Wn at Wjwnawood. Tea and dancing VTOfV3ffi : ABOUT PEOPLE Haddonfield Boy Tells of yh'gZ V""- ?MVTO ci?rrni " I hnin i c, .,!., ( raft i MRS UlCHAKD CAMPBELL HUGHES Mrs. Hughes will be lemcmborod as Miss Electa Eleanor GnflUh. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goldsborough Giifflth, of West Hortter Bticet, Geimnntown Her mairiage to Mi. Hughes took place Inst week. be held at Sedgley Club In Falrmount Park todii) Tho golf ind tennis tournament which Mr and Mrs v W Hepburn will give at tho Merlon Cricket Club tomorrow In honor of their daughters, Miss Mirle Loulso Hep burn and Miss Dorothv Hepburn, will bo followed bv a dinner In the clubhouse About Blxty guests will be pieent Mrs Richard K Norton and Mrs Kane S Green hive arranged n rnsturno dincn to bn given at tho Merlon Cricket Club Vrldiy, May 11 Mrs Arthur Atwater Kent, of Rosemont, is spending a few da In Now York Mrs W Inncs Torbes, of Vlllanova, re turned on Saturdav from a trip to North Carolina Mrs Rollln H Wilbur and liei daughter, Mrs Itlchard MacSherrv, returned xester dav from a weeks visit at tho Trajmore, Atlantic City Mrs Isaac II Clothier Jr, of Punn brook Farm. Radnor, will return from New York orr Wednesdiv ovenlng Or and Mrs Wilbur Paddock KInpp nnd tholr fnmllv will move out to their country place In Vlllanova tomorrow Miss nilso L Klapp will be a debutante of tho coming heason Mr nnd Jlr Victoi C Mather, Miss Dorothy Mather and Mr Gilbert Mnther returned from Baltimore on Tuesday, wheni they had been attending the Marjlind Hunt Cup races Mi's Kathleen McDonough. of 2127 Pine stroet Ins returned to town from Atlan tic citj, where i-he has opened her cottage for tho bummer Mr and Mrs Samuel Collom, of Hnns berry street, Urrmantonn, givn a dinner at the Corinthian Yacht Club last night Arnorg their guests wero Mr and Mrs John Reynolds, Mr nnd Mrs Arthur Haines, Mr. and .Mrs William H Cookniaii, Mrs Her bert Tilden, Mr and Mrs Tolbcrt Richard son, Mr George White, Mr George I'ur- lance, Mr A Richardson, Mr and Mrs Carl Goodman Mr. and 'Mrs Frederick Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs John Blakelcy. Mr nnd Mis Carl J! Goodman, of C333 Burbrldgo street, (Jermantown, will givn a dinner on Saturday night nt the German town Cricket Club A party dining together on Siturday night at tho Germantovvn Cricket Club will Include Mr and Mrs Samuel Woodward, Mr and Mrs Carroll Brewster Grace, Mrs David T Young and Mr Theodore Grason Miss Ruth Klsenhower, of Upsal street west of Wavno avenue, Gennantown, will leave on Saturday for New York, where fche will attend the wedding ot Miss Miriam Spiers and Mr Gordon MoN'ell, which will tako placa on Wednesday of next week Invitations havn been Issued by the Nurses' Alumnae Association of the Samari tan Hospital, Itroad and Ontario streets, for a concert and dance to be given In the ballroom of the Rlttenhouse, Twent) -second and Chestnut streets, this avening 'llils "Appreciation Partj" Is glvon to entertain tho student nurses and tho friends of the alumnae who are helping them In their work of raising J5000 to endow a room In the Samaritan Hospital for sick nurses The following are those in charge of the affair' Mrs M Majera, Mrs II B Mills, Mrs H Schllchter, Mrs John Leedom, Mrs. D, J Donnelly, Mrs C Myers Mrs M. Rosenbaum, Mrs. 12 B Mongel, Mrs A M. Post, Mrs C Cassldy, Mrs. 12 I. Munder, Mrs R. Hunt. Mrs II Brlcker. Mrs. R Chlsholme, Mrs. Charles Case, Mis 1 Hum phries, Mrs. 12 Snyder, Mrs. H Vaughan, Miss L. Northrup. Miss 21 Heltzman. Miss L Watt, Miss B Francis, Miss L'dna Moore, Miss M, Wanamaker and Mrs Agnes D. Baumann. The artists who have offered their serv ices tor the concert include Miss Kdna liar wood Baugher and Mr Donald Redding, of the Orpheus Mixed Quartet, Mr Jan Gar ber, violinist, and Mr Dougherty, pianist. i Mr. Charles Fcldman and his sister gave a very Informal little party at their home, 1327 North Marshall street, on Sunday eve ning last In honor of Miss Sarah Hure vltz and Mr. Albert Fischer, of Atlantlo 'city, whose engagement has Just been an nounced Tnose preseni were anas n. nure vltz. Miss H. Goldman, Miss B Brodsky, Miss M, Gross, Miss 12. Hurevltz, Miss D. Kandtr. Miss E. Feldman, Miss F Sllver steen. Miss F. Perlusky, Miss H, Sllversteen, Mr. Paul A. Feldman, Mr. N. Gross. Mr. M. Hurevltz, Mr, W. Edwards, Mr. J. Feldman, Mr. A. Tendler, Mr. N. A. Goldman, Mr. M. Rlvklrr and Mr. M. Slubln. Germantown Miss Frances Wlster has returned to her Germantown home after spending several weeks In Washington. A tea will mark the formal summer open ing nt the Qermantown Crloket Club on Sat- m nUm! tMnml VAViniaM' Kali urlll h I 'svf JS?wi ivHHLIIIIIIIIIIIIIB iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHi i ' s1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiI1iihK i . 'iiiiiiiiiiiH BIIIIIIBiillllllH i t& . U i , ,.m , 'jivSi gam i Mi mMmmtsi .v vw" 1 V4 i&imsm&smmMjmd EVENING Annual Pony Show Preparations are going on with great celerity on every hand for the annual pony show nnd bazaar to bo held on May 16 at the W ii new ood stato of William J. Hothler In nM of Workman Place House and thd Main Lino Branch of tho lied Crosn Tim blgRest event of tho diy, of course, will bo tlio pony show. Interest centers In that department of the affair, and Inas much as it comes full' two weeks before the Devon Hoifu Show the llrst big show of tho season In this Mclnlt) them Is l pally more attention being paid to the exhibition be iiiusv simj of the ponies to lio shown wilt bo exhibited In the big show, and because afro there aie to be Merul new animals In tho ring Among the children there l great excite ment It has leaked out that "Brother" .Mather, otherwise Charles 12 Mather. 2d, h is n new ponv whlih lie bus been Jumping at every oiportunlt lie fullv experts to tnko all tho prizes .lls Trances Powell, who has xevcral poplei, will bo one of tho exhlblturn hlto possibly not the best In point of qualltj or iierfornmnoo her pony 'loinim Is b) far the )ejt known. Tonunv has cut matij capers in the bIiow ring, and bo rnav perform In ai roved stvle this time , iiuiio Asliton Is another ethlbltor who i will spring homo tuiprIue- Mru Victor C Mather Ih ihnlrman of ln ion kIiou fommlttce, nnd has given orio of the i ups other i among the donors aro Mrs f'linrkx A Munn Jr. Mrs Alexander lirovvn. .Irn William W Porter, .Mrs George H Kaile, Jr, mid Mr William J lothler Hosltltx Mih Mather tho numbers of tho pon slujvv eominlttiv Include .Mrs Charles Munn Mls.s KIttv Smith .Mr- Brown and Mls (Jlml, Emie jiib, Earlo was for "K'rl one uf tho beit-knovvn child ixlilbl tors Now slie ,as iruhed tho grownup ffago and In tu bo u ilebtltalrte next sea bon Another liimoi l.int feature of the affair will be the (nu slum ,t, t be Con- I' ,','., '" "rn tt,,x "' " ,e"' up-lodato ex lillilllori of canine" Mth E Tloretw R vb ms Is chairman of iim ,tm ui,n,.. .,. linttee arid the other Incinbers Include Mss i. een .vrnrtln Miss Evelina W.ilbium, Miss Helen HouRhertj jtid Mis Betsey S ! Henrj Inirett who Is well known MirotiKiiout the dog world, will Judge Tho '"es. numoerliw; 'I vtn Ir all will bo for i lux dogs to poodles pomeranlans terriers in i., ,,-'r,rle'1', alrcdiles .Scottles West Mlihlaruls -iiid Cuirm, Hportlrig dons polleo -.wr iuiiia ion nrncs or hunting dugs Experts In il'novennr; ballot-box mulling nro re-iuestcl not to (nine to Wvnnewood on business on M.ij it, Iwuumi there Is going to bo lo s of v ding and tlin voters no going to vot. nioic Hum once 'mere is Jo i) .1 bibj-votlriK e mill st nmt the more V. " "" 'e iiersou (,iBt for liny biby the moro the .ommmlttie will be ple.im.l 1 ho sign win ,ea,i ..Voto carl and often." naiiots wl com . ., , . , - I'liw apiece era! liindsorno prizes will bo awarded. e nits apiece feev- -Miuiv prominent women will bo nmong tho pirtleiimiits In tho baza ir. Mrs f,ancvV1!TI"VU",1'e '" ""'" ot the rf,L m ".'C !""1 ""' be """lited by Mrs Harold A .sural.. Miss I.Ki .Norrls, Mrs iv. ..' "pBB. Mrs William borbes. Mis Suiim, r itulon-Mlllei, Innes Mrs. Vim v v.....,tl viiiis.iuntiii.virs Xorrls w Mrs John Mp(c win 1. i.. .,... .. ,t. useful table assisted b, Miss l.tvlnia lio ? f.1 i mS, Kl,llcr"'" Cliambers, Jtlss Ihocbe 'lhoininon MIm Geordlo P Joline. itainak Str'"1 "ml MKS JIarfc'af' i. .Ii'Sq M'!ry r"ace.s rishei s assistants In tho girdeu department will .mlude Mrs Joseph 111) Albti MIssIMttv liorle Miss Rebecca Hunt .Miss Clirlstli,,. r ru-xm-bers and Miss Nancy Reath, and Mrs :mrB,;L,,.,",H l"wn Jr wl Ihi" with .,, toj, nnd balloons by Mrs. John M Denlson. Mrs L.lward It Krumbhaar. V. .A. '' A"elo Devcreux. Mrs a. J xTr,L0.r?.u1, Mrs T Charlton Henry and .Mrs W. Frazlcr llarrlion Weddings KUnCIILING McNHII.L Announcement Is made of the marrlago ot Mls Frances J McNilll. cliirglilir of Mr. nnd Mrs Robert Alexander McNeill f County Tione, Ireland, to Mr Samuel V Kuechllng, son of Mr and Mrs Willi uu c' Kunchllng, of C 11 North Fort-fourth street on Monday evening at tho homo of tho bridegrooms parents b th0 Rev )r Frnnk II Lvnch, of tho L'benezer Methodist Kplscopil Church, on North Fift second otrect The bride was given In marrlago bv her uncle, Mr Arthur Thompson McNeill, of Tioga, and vws attended bj Mls lie nrlcttn Kuechllng tho brldegioom h sister Mr. Howard S Curix was Mr Kuechllng's best man Tho bridegroom and bride left on an extended trip, nnd will be at home after Juno 1 at C39 North Forty-fourth street BARBOUR McLAVGHLIN A very pretty May Day wedding took placo on Tuclav morning In the Roman Catholic Church of St Francis Xavler, Twenty-fourth and Green streets, when Miss Helen A Mc Laughlin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard McLaughlin, of S14 North Twcntv-third street, was married to Mr James 1". Bar bour Tho ceremony was performed by the Rov Joseph O Keefe nnd was followed by a breakfast at the home of tho bride s pircnt Mr.vMcLaughllu h.ivo his daughter In mar riage, and her only attendant was her sis ter. Mlfs Katharine M McLaughlin Mr. Augustine J McLaughlin, tha brides brother, attended the bridegroom. After nn extended trip thiuugh tho northern Ststes, Mr. Harbour and his brldo will live at 3211 North Twent -sixth street, vvhero the will recolvo after Juno 1 V( wrrfrj- Photo by Photo Craftera MISS FLORENCE PICOT B. M,ROT Miss Marot is a daughter of Mr. Rushton Marot, of Pampered-hous, Germantown. Her engagement to Mr. Thomas A. Williamson, of BOO , ..South ForyVB6cond,8trett. was r- ink ? fs, VV I'll V l.,'-".w s.e " i,.v...v- ..1, IEDGER-PHILADBHIA, . THURSDAY M&Y .,8,. fc&T AS BBBWaBl eyjrif KjSMRWgg' r . IHriBBBHBHBaBHaHMBRBaBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBlBBBBBBEBHBBlBBV taBfluBIBEr 4 t9bk98h flBBM2uHHRHBfllBBBkHkSHHIBlEBBaBBBBBBHRBBILsBBBBHBBlBBB CONTRABAND A Romance of the North Atlantic By RANDALL PARRISH run sumi rm r.n CAPTAIN Kit lllll IIOIJ.IS. of thn tlus Line nho retlml (mm ncrvlco when hi" father un in r "f th" company, ulrd nil lift him u small fortune U "lio of ie numlwr f su(i8 on hoaril tha hcm 12amer(ldi imi bj r nrliiRtoii, copper Klnic 'ml liillllonalre. of N( ork A 1 .11 V Is u jouii. vvixnnn "f nlnoteen. who has bribed a in tty ofllier of the 5 icht to reoretn her on board 'Iho vsrhtlng pirtv H nloliiiel htni: lcnuie i urrlnstnn has a hunlui's hi In me In mind Ib wants to corner the copp r to irki t because of tn Great War Moths dingers er i one nlRlit. tut ironilss to l,ep her s"cret until the (raft li one di out to nea whin ttm Klrl la to dlai.luj9 her identity lo Ciirrltm- '"t I.lttil Mi (ANN. a millionaire, slight l known to llollla Is another rust The oeeond tilsht out u trnnip Fteamer wrecks the jneht VII but Jlullls cr mil MeCann ure eiveil an I pliked un bv thn boat Mollis fore, h MeCann to help him llberato tho Klrl locked In a statoroom The three then euciin In tho llstit Jury tnllluir from tho Htern uf ttio jjoht. '1 h,i third nlitht out tin bIkIU a i raft ths Indian e hlel cf 1'hllnil-lpliln whlth taken thfni on bounl when It Is leirnod that Mollis cin navltratn tho bout I ha Indian Chief Is In a pitiable condition liavlnv bacn wrecked In u storm lhe vineel l loaded to tho hatches with a carso of muni lions of war (ntiRlitned to II unb jrsr I'lIII.ir llst()M. the owior of tho nhlp baa staked his entire fortune m thy ven ture. Upon Its nucceaa depmds hie future, end that of his mother, in Philadelphia When Vern recosnlzea Uascnni n an old I'alm Htaih ncuuulntancu. ehe ureia Ilol lis to tsko eommand of tho ship and run It Into lUmburn Uascom In i crlpplo as the rotult of n. shootlner sffalr In whlih McCanu, In u Jealous roo. fir ml at him Iiapcom however. wftB Innocent of any com plicity with tho woman Mollis takes command and chooses I.ea vord as hl llmt mato and Olson H9 s, aond mate. Ho then learns that MeCann has In formed Iho irv of, tho var, nnd ! spread Ins money an 1 riorums iroinlfles ainonir rho men If Ihey land him aafoly ut tin American VMcCann Is midn u prisoner tn ordtr to keep him from doing further mlschlsf. After takinx rrecautlons to prevent a lurprlao mutiny Mollla noes ondtcii with Vera CIIAITKll XVI Continued i.-rjUT ou knew ho recognized mo; that ri wo had been friends." "All tho more reason why I should remain silent As long as you evidently preferred that I should not Know " Oh but I didn't. Mr Ilollio " cho Inter rupted 'It nover onco occurred to me that you wero Mill In doubt an to my Identity j j do not wUh jou to feel like lllto that toward ine Of tource at flrwt 1 thought It safor to guard mv fcceret . I I did not lno-v jou at all then only by namo. jou wero merely a guest on bo ird my father a yacht " "Vour fathor'a achtl Why, of courre how stupid of me Vera Vera, why tho name had a strangely familiar bound from tho very first, but I could' not recall tho association; you nro Gerald Carrlngton's daughter?' "I am Vera Carrlngton I met jou once when I was only u llttlo girl nnd jou gave me Home flowers I havo alwajs remem bered you " "Hut I supposed ou to bo In Europe?" "Did papa nay ho? You mutt have mis understood Mother would have taken me with her, but I had so much I wanted to do In New York " There was ti moment's silence, tho girl standing close against the rail gazing out Into the darkness. Tho fact that she was really Veru Carrlngton served only to add n fresh complication to tho whole affair. She breike the embarrassment. "It Is to strange jou should not have suspected, that no one should havo told jou. Why. both Mr Uascom and Mr. Me Cann knew me " "Not MeCann. surely?" "Why nof We have met socially In Now York It seems hardly possible, now that I realize the true character of tho man Hut probably jou never asked; never discussed mo between jou"" "That Is tho truth Of courso, It was quite Impossible for mo to question MeCann, nnd I have seen very llttlo of Uascom. Be sides, you rather threw jourself on my honor " ,' On the1 Ksmeralda yes It was ncces Bary then, for I simply had to keep my presence a secret until we were a Bafo dls tance at sea. There wero several on board who would have recognized me at once, and would havo told papa That would have spoiled everything. It was bo for tunate yott were the only one who chanced to see me." "Fortunate." and I glanced about doubt fully, "It can hardly be termed that. Do you realize fully the condition to whloh I iray Drougne youi- ,.,.,. ' t. ''.'t".' "'". W f.lfl 'taw ILTUC f&TSj. I THE OTHER HALF LIVES Copvrlulit I.lfo PubllsMng Compiny. Reprinted by special arrancement. "Here's nn account of a family of five that lives on a thousand a year." "Oh well, papa, they probably keep only one motor." She turned, nnd I felt her hand touch mine "I know that iou nved my life," she iald tarritstlj. "That jou proteited mo In tho bo it, thit jou hivo dono, and nro now doing, evtrv duty at my rcn.net Whj-, Mr llollls I re illzn far moro than you can how nil tills has occurred through tho mad whim of a girl Hut for mo jou would not bo hem on this unlucky bhlp You would bo with thoso others rescued from tho L'smernlda nafulv In New York " "It was a girls whim then, which caused jou to sccreto jourself on board tho jaohf' 'Tint nnd that nnlv I had asked to go on tho vov.tgo and been refused I told papa I would go In splto of nil he could do to prevent It Ho laughed, nnd Hint fixed tho purpose firmly In my mind. It all stems silly enough now " 'It was Seeley who smuggled you nbt ird" ' "Yea, and I had to keep hidden until wo wero well at sea Tho delay In tho Sound nndo my position very unpleasant I could onlj enturo on deck at night and then I encountered j-ou. Hxcept that I havo made jou so much trouble I am not sorry ' She stopped speaking, although her hand Htlll grasped mine In apparent unconsciousness Thero was birely light enough for mo to percelvo the outlines of her face "Mr. llollls, tell me. Is there real trouble on board? la there doubt of jour being ablo to tako tho Indian Chief Into port?" "Why do jou ask'" "Ueciuse well, I have heard things; not much, but enough to nrouse suspicion Then you had soma troublo Just now, and locked a man up In one of tho staterooms. It was to ask jou about this that I came on deck." I laughed, endeavoring to treat the mat ter llghtlj "Whj", I thought wo were very quiet jou wero not asleep?" "No; I was ljlng down, but had not undressed oven Who was the man? nnd what had he done '" "Our old friend Tergus MeCann," I an swered deciding to bo frank with her. "It was not ho much what ho had done, as what ho proposed doing Ho wns attempt ing to corrupt tho crew forward by tho imo of money and, unfortunately, there nro somo scamps aboard only too willing to mako trouble I felt It safer to nip thn scliotuo tarlv " "Hut what whit does Mr MeCann reek? Whj should ho endeavor to buy up tho men ! Surely he must havo some object?" "Undoublodlj ; moro than one. I Imagine, but tho main reason Is puro cussndnees. ' Yea, ' she Insistod, ' but what la his pur pose now " ' "To havo tho Indian Chief returned to an American port. I'll do him tho credit of sajlng that, until I told him a vvhllo ago, he possessed no knowledge whntever that Uascom owned tho vessel or was on board However, he said nothing which would ntake mo think tlila fact would Interfere In the least with his plans. Tho fellow docsnt seem to know how to forgive; he encourngos u tplrlt of revengo. He hates Uascom jet, and will be only too glad to ruin him And ho hates me, because of what occurred In tho boat. "This Is what underlies his action no doubt; then ho believes money will accom plish anything, nnd ho has found sailor men forward ready enough to do tho dirty work, If ho will only pay well for It" "Not the whole crewi Surely he has not already succeeded In corrupting them all" "No, probably not; but tho poison Is there. His nrgument Is the peril of con tinuing the present voyage tho danger of capture and Imprisonment. His agents preach that." "You know them?" The two most prominent are Jim White, and a fellow known aboard as Liverpool Hcd, both typical forecastlo bullies I know how to deal with their tort." "You you havo decided what to do then?" "I have decided to light It out, at least, I gave jou my pronjlse, Miss Vera, to take this ship to Hamburg If It was possible to get tliero," "Without even knowing who I was?" "Yes." "And does It make any difference now war. you ao unowr c ' ff jou might .think. I realize Uascom's un fortunnto rondltlon, and mv duty to serve him If possible ind also jour friendship for him." "Whv do j-ou speak In that tono? ' she questioned 'Surely vou do not think mo moro deeply Interested than I should bo? "Assurtdlv not; jit jour request was certilnlj" bused on jour personal lnterct In I'hlllp Uascom It was not until vou recognized tho owner of this vessel that .ou expressed an Interest In continuing tho vojage. I left tho decision entirely to jou" "Vou aro unjust, Mr. llollls, In in jour conclusions Of course, Mr. Uascom's posl tlon npiHMlod moro stronglv to mo than It would if bo bad been a total stianger. That Is onlv natural, is it not? 1 knew tho circumstances, tho conditions; I re membered thoso dependent upon him. It would hivo been cowardly for mo not to respond " "It was not Philip Uascom alone, then?" "Voir hivo no excuso for that question, jet I will answer jou It was not I'hlllp Uascom alone Hut If ho had stood alono In my mind, tho decision would have been exactly tho same I know him when lio was strong well and prosperous I was only a girt then, but ho was very kind nnd conbldcrato I am not onu to desert a friend, Mr llollls I like I'hlllp Uascom. If that Is what you wish to know , I like him very much Indeed Does this acknowledg ment havo any effect on jour decision" "It doos not," I said honestly. "If it did I should havo to revise my whole estimate ut j-our character." "Hut," she Insisted, "It was not my choloo which dctcrmlnod your taking command of the Indian Chief. You wero willing and ready to do so out of sympathy for the ownei' Philip Uascom. Your only hesi tancy was over my willingness to accom pany you on tho voyage. I merely con sented to your plan. Is this not true?" "Yes In tho form j-ou put It " "Whloh moans that j-ou still think my In tereet greater than I choose to confess Well, whv nrgue over that? You have no right to draw a conclusion " (CONTINUED TOMORROW) "$&& Contlnuoiu 11 lit) A. M. to HrlS P. M. MAIUCET ABOVE 10TII MARGARET ILL1NGT0N IN l'JHBT PltnsUNTATIO.V OK "SACRIFICE" NEXT VVEHK MAIIY P1CKKORO In 'A JtOMA.NU: OK THE! ItEDWOODa1 CLVIU KIM11ALL YOUNO In 1 MB lHIEST V7AY ' has been del a5, a by the State Hoard ot Censors Date uf rim Presentation will bs an nounced latei P A T . A f!Tl"! "H MARKET STREET STJtl-ir.jJli 10 a. ii. to 11 tio p. u. 10c 20o BLANCHE SWEET In 'THU TIDES OK nARNEcJAT" 4:13, Olio, 8. & 9 4B'p M. Douglas Fairbanks in ms Finsr AitTcnAKT pictuhe "IN AGAIN OUT AGAIN" ADDED; HIT 1 MAR'S 'ODD ANIMALS" REGENT "KT'p. m. MABEL RUbAtftT"- 1B ' MAUDALENE OK THE 1IILLB" VICTORIA SWF?. m Prices 10c, 20o Metro Presents First hhowlnir of VIOLA DANA " -G y M. Action MAX LINDER In 'MAX IN A TAXI" b. r. SOPHIE TUCKER JA.61 XII S Kings of Syncopation theatre "Honor Thy Children" SAVOV 11RENNAN; KELLY & WILDER! DAINTY MARIE; -"RAGTIME" REILLY. AND OTHERS PIULA. OPERATIC SOCIETY, MAY 10th, Metropolitan Opera House, H P, M. .Brian roru comedy opera Bean quo io fa uu. iron Cheetnut. WALNUT Mat. Today, 25c, 50c Kvtnlniea. VSo, fioc, 76c. fl 00 HER UNBORN CHILD 'f Zoological Gardens ar AJn.luion 1 ChtUtrn IO I Qgare Blrda tt.ndeatt3 ;;JP trTx-dl TO NIG I Wk ftli I JM aallTl Regular meetlnr of both eetlone of the, ii cuizens' Association ei ine jveiieinnunA School District, In the the school building, iCg York and Memphis streets. Free, Performance of "Kip Van Winkle, Jr.," r by Mask and Wig Club of the University ' 3 of Pennsylvania, at Metropolitan Opera. y& House, Admission charge. to Taylor Ilutlneia School Alumni Anoela- , tlon fas Its annual entertainment in wewfifl century Drawing Itoom. WSJ Order of Eaatern Htar, dinner, Hotel M jvueipuia, i o ciock. iuomuiirs, . Hlima Plil I'rlernllT. dinner. Hotel Adelphla, 6:30 o'clock. Members. tAji Went l'hlliulelnhle, Hnllneie Men. Flftletk t?i street and Daltltnore avenue, 8 o'clock. Tree Central Germantown Arenas Dntlaeia Men, meeting, 2549 Germantown avenue 8 o'clock. Free. TIoid ntmlneM Men, 8848 Ocrmantonrn nvnue,i8 o'clock. Free. fohorkidnk Iluelneea Men, Seventh street and Oermnntotvn avenue. ( liarlty dance nnd May hop. Auxiliary of tho Downtown Hebrew Day Nursery, Danceland, Twentieth street and Mont gomery avenue, 8 o'clock. Admission charge Teachers' Club of Philadelphia, IVldener Hriie)i nf Free. Library, 8 o'clock. t Mem ber Jlrdlentlon of roof garden of SamarltevB Hospital, 8 o'clock l'ree .Meeting to dlncuns cleaner treeto, Ai.lilemy of Music, 8 o'clock Free (Ullieni' Amoclutlnn of the Kennlnrton School Dlstrlet, meeting, York and Memphis utrtets o'clock. Free Address, Chief McCrudden, llnreau of Health .ind ftanlt.itlon. on "Uaby Conserva tion " Aurk jnd Memphis streets, 8 o'clock. Free Mntli iinnunl concert Hteteon Clibrui, Stetson Auditorium, 8'1B o'clock Free In the lllnterleal Society rooms Juntlee WllUntii n niddell, of Canada, will deliver the annual address to tho Law Academv. May festival and patrlutle concert, llap tint Temple Broad nnd I?erks streets, 8 o'clock Admission charge SEATS NOW ON SALE A THRILLI.N'U SUBMARINE DRAMA . JULES VERNE'S u 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" LIMITED KVGAOnMENT Forrest Theatre COMMENCING MON. TVTAV 7 AFTERNOON NEXT lyi--- TRICHS OF SKATS IIAVIl BEEN ESPE CIALLY ARRANGED fcO THAT EVERYONE e'AN SEE THIS V OVDERKUL I'RODL'CTION. DAILY AT 2:15, 2So and 150c. NIOHTLY AT 8:1B, 25e to 1100. Av 19th & Hunting Park Ave. n nr?rLiii I BARNUMftt BAILEY ULTVSLiJ' mm msssm AND THE GORGEOUS SPECTACULAR PAGEANT ALADDIN 3d? WONDERFUL LAMP A CIRCUS NATIONS DOORS OPKM AT 1 AND 7 P. K. Performances T. tin at 3 b 8 P.M. One BOc Ticket Admits to All 4S AKHCTE ificnnisins tag wmm DHE3) G&WX'i acma Child! en Under 12 Half Price DOWNTOWN TUCKET OFFICE AT OIMBCLS Gam prices aa charged on show grounds. CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE TWICE DAILT, 2:1B, 8:18. Last 2 Weeks GERALDINE PARRAR as "JOAN OP ARO" la "Joan the Woman" ORCHESTRA OP 80 PRICES 2Bc. BOc. 75o A FEW AT NTOHT tl.00 TONIGHT! TUB LAST PERFORMANCE- IN THIS CITY BY THE MASK ANDtyWIG CLUB OP ITS LATEST AND GREATEST SUCCESS MR. RIP' VAN .WINKLE AT THE Metropolitan Opera-eJIouao Tickets on sals at 1108 Ohaatnut street until r,.!)0 P. M After 0:30 P. 11. at tho Oixrti Uouso. rlenty of very good II and 1! seats mar 7 lxj ontaiitod. enner ticuni, si.ou ana i. !B0. GLOBE Theatre JJ-IS -XJXU VMJJDSV1LL MARKET JUNIPER flta. VA UDKViLLfl Continuous 1UC.1CD-KSC, aoo 11 A.JU.tollP. M. Geo. N. Brown Tbcehrpr,1od"waii, "The New Minister" "ggf.iSSg., CROSS ICEYS K&..T.. MOTHER GOOSE J' :iA... MOTHER GOOSE fk-U VWJM' BROAD AND SKYDKB UltUAJU WAX Dally 8, 0-48, JOHN LORENZ & CO. Clara Kimball Young " "J Prloo ADELPHI TONioirr. sill MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS BEST SEATS 1 AT MAT. TODAY NEXT WEE1C SEATS TODAY N AZIMO V A IN THE UNUSUAL PLAT. f m p T I O N 8 H O A. L B " I1.R0 Mat. Thurs. Reg. Mat. Sat. T VDTP TONIQHT AT 8rl5 iiXIVH- MATINEE SATURDAT "SO LONG LETTY" With CIIARLOTTB OREENWOOD ' ort-nnTiOT T.not- Q TTSrva Last MaLTM Klaw A Erlanger-s sCi guprtms Muatcal Comedy Auoreas J MISS SPRINGTIME AIlPirK' LAST 0 TIMES 3.30 A a'.ti?t llrtHIVIOXV f.t. "VllUlA Cn 4H.I.I1 -'S dwight ELMENDOR iuiaiaKiri liubla ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL TALKS Matinees JAVA. Evgs. NORWATt - 'fl BROAD Last 8 Evgs. ft?? ALEXANDRA CARLISLE In "THE COUNTRY COUSIN", By noatn Tarmngmn ana jii CAS JMATINaW,' :j?: t,M ,. STO5S w ,v&-:v j&m&i&w&Mmim &i.x,ii j:-:, .,. am&mmimmsamWBmsssdM.. k&
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