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Other Matters of Great Interest
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ONCE moie, again, already ct, wo tiro coing to lmvo "Mrs, Temple's Telegram,"
Tvhlcli, as you know, Is a farce. hi tlireo acts by Krank Wyntt and William
Morris and which is one of Tom McKean'n favorlto roles..
Incidentally, It Is a mighty good piny. Hint samo "'.Mrs. Tamplo's Telegram,'1
nd always brings a large nnd cntliiiHlnstlr ntnllence: ro I think It una n wise
choice on the part
of the committee,
For, of course, thero
Isacommlttoe!
Who ever heaid of
play without a
committee? And
enco having tho
committee, It logic
ally follows It has
an object.
Ah I now you arc
getting to It, you
iay. In fact, I'm
actually there, for
the object Is none
other than for tho
benefit of the Mnln
Line Branch No. 1
of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Chap
ter of the American
Red Cioss.
The play will be
given at tho Broad
Stieet Theatre" on
Monday evening nt
S:15 o'clock, nnd It
HI be staged under
the direction of that
Indefatigable m a n.
Ef.wnrd S. Cirnnt
The committee of
the branch Includes
Mrs. Matthew B.ilrd,
Jr., Mrs. Bnrtol
Riazler, Mrs. Her
bert Clark, Mrs.
Grenllle Montgom
ery. Mrs. Thomas
Ken hall, Mrs. Wch
ard 13. Norton, Mis.
R. Meado Smith,
Jr., Mr. Charlton
Yarn a 1 1, nnd Mr.
Thomas McKcan,
chairman.
The characters will
be taken by Mr.
Theodore Grayson,
Mrs. Richard Nor
ton, Miss McCawley,
Mr. Matthew Balrd,
Jr., Miss Grant, Mr.
MISS
The cnKacement
Chnuncy Riply was recently announced.
Howard Hitter, Mr.
Robert Meade Smith, Jr., Miss Ilalbltnlo
and Mr. McKean. I am told there are
tome two hundred patronesses, nnd I
doubt not there will be a successful per
formance. THER13 will be an interesting nle of
bedspreads at tho home of Mis. James
William Kngland, of St. Davids, this
afternoon under tho auspices of the
Southern Industrial Educational Asso
ciation. These spreads are made by the
white Inhabitants of the Appalachian
Mountains and are perfectly wonderful.
Some are crocheted of coarse twlno and
some aio like the old-fnshloned patch
work quilt. There Is nlwajs a great de
mand for these articles. Tea will be
served at 4 o'clock.
Among the patronesses aie Mrs. Louis
Lewis, Mrs. Thomas Potter, Mrs. Robert
Alov.nr.cler, Mrs. E. Waring Wilson, Mrs.
John Gribbel, Mrs. S. K. Mulford, Mrs.
Luther Chase, Mis. W. I. Headley. Mrs.
J. H. Davis, Mrs. A. 3. Rowland, Mrs. M.
J. Tj ler, Mrs. Robert Daniel, Mrs. Charles
Walton and Mrs. W. XV. Wilson.
MRS. S. V. SIMS, of Wayne, is ariang
ing n fnlr for the benefit of the Bel
gian Relief. It will take place tomorrow
at the Waynewood. Wayne. All sorts
of articles, both nrtlstlc nnd useful, will
be for sale, also cakes nnd candy. Tea
will be solved for a moderate sum. Mrs.
Thomas B. Sims nnd Mrs. Roberts Lowrle
will preside nt the tea table, assisted by
Mrs. B. T. rieasants, Miss Elizabeth
Pleasants, Miss Margarettn McNeal, Miss
Lucile Mehl. Miss E'lzabeth Mchl nnd
Miss Sally Sims.
Novelties made by Belgian children will
be among the Interesting nrticles. Miss
Jerusha Farthingale nnd Mis3 Margaret
Gemmill will be dressed In old-fashioned
gowns with many pockets, Into which will
be placed small packages for tho children.
These "grab ladles," In tho place of grab
bags, will bo a most novel and attractive
feature of the fair.
DID you ever hear of such a "marrying"
family as the Earles? Not only did
Mrs. Mather and Mrs. Beggs marry right
after their debutante year, but Mrs. Pat
terson, who was Hnnsell Earle, married
right after hers, and Edith Is engaged
In her first season. George nnd Ralph
both married last year after barely- reach
ing their majority, and now Gladys Is
engaged before she has even made her
debut. Of course, every ono who has
seen Gladys and Gilbert Mather nt the
hunts and horse shows knew this wns
coming off some time, as Gilbert has been
devoted to her since she was n sma.ll child
' In short dresses. He leaves for tho train
ing camp at Niagara this week, so It
Vras decided to announce the engagement.
Hansell Patterson's young daughter
as christened last Sunday by Mon
algnor Drumgoole, of Overbrook. Sho
was named Catherine Hansell Earlo Tat
terson, after her maternal, grandmother.
"Bud" certainly looked the proud young
father. His aunt and uncle, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Charles Tete, were the godparents.
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
An engagement of Importance announced
today Is that of Miss Charlotte Eleanor
PDDr. rifliiclitA,- rtf Tr nnrl Mn. fteoree
hartop Pepper, of 1730 Pine street, and
Mr. Fitz Eugene Newbold. son of Mr. and
'r. Arthur Emlen Newbold, of Laverock,
Chestnut Hill. ,
Mr. Newbold left last night for the ofTi
rs' camp.at Fort Niagara, ff. X.
H .. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas Flood, of
IV Wayne avenue nnd Hortter street, Qerman
r Wwn, have Issued Invitations for the mar-
r , - - mcir utiugnier, Aims j-.iuiur u
Ij5 r.ette Flood, and Mr. Frederic Leopold, son
- ..... , v iiiiuiii ieujuiu, tuimcii?
uermantown. June H has been chosen as
the day. a th.it i th, n.ia nf Mia vinnd'a
iKjiarents' wedding anniversary. The joung
Tr-rM win live in Minneapolis.
fc1Wmbr8 of the Chestnut Hill auxll.
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Photo by M.irccau.
MARGUERITE GUILBERT
of Miss Guilhort to Mr.
William
dav nt the Clicstnut Hill Day Nursery on
Oennantovvn nveimo to sew for tho caue
Among the women Interested are Mrs.
George Woodward. Mrs Edgar Balrd. Mrs.
B. Franklin Pepper. Mrs Frederick Pack
ard. Mrs Edward Walter Clark, Mr Fred
erick Lnndrtreet, Mrs W. Morgan Church
man and Mrs Harry Wright.
Invitations hae been Issued to prominent
women In Gcrmnutnvvn nnd Chestnut Hill
for n meeting on Mondnv nt 3 o"clock In
the Young Women's Christian Asvoelatlon
to consider the advisability of organizing
a women's club, the object of which will be
to unite and piomote all women's Interests
In Germantown, Chestnut Hill and vicinity
Among the women Interested are Mrs.
Fredeilek XV. Abbott, .Mrs Frank Miles
Day, Mrs Thomas Carmlchael, Mrs H. S.
Prentiss Nichols, Mrs. James Mapes Dodge,
Mrs Thomas tlaebum White. Mrs. John
lirlbbel, Mrs. Joshua Ash Pearson, Mrs.
Bayard Hodge. Mrs. John D Mcllhenn),
Mrs. Roberts Hogue. Jtrs Joseph McFar
land, Mrs Walter P. Shipley. Mrs Walter
B. Sibley and Mrs. William E. Buehler.
Mrs Edward E Earned, of "32: Bryan
street, Mount Ally, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Kmllle Barthol
omew Earned, to Mr Rodney Tunnell Bon
sail, of tilennlden, I'n
Mr Bonsall, who Is m graduate of the
I diversity of Pennsylvania, class of 1914,
leaves today for the Officers' Training
Camp.
Miss Elizabeth Lodge Magee, daughter
of Mrs. George I Magee, of Cynvvyd, and
Mr Spencer D Wright. Jr., son of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Spencer D. Wright, of 321H Summer
street, will bo married at St. John's Epis
copal Church, Cynw-jd, on Saturday, June
'J, at 6 o'clock
The Women's Auxiliary of St. Taul's
Protestant Episcopal Church Chestnut Hill,
meets every Wednesday In the parish house
to mnko supplies for tho Episcopal Hos.
pltal. This work Is superintended by Mrs.
Edward Farnum.
Mrs. John I. Rodgers, of 2201 St. James
place, has taken a cottage nt Ventnor for
the summer
Mr. nnd Mrs. Theodore Tucker Jennings
and Mr. Theodore Enrle Jennings have
changed their resldcnco from Gloucester
City to Riverton,
Mrs. Trederlck XV. Abbott, president of
the Matinee Musical Club, entertained the
newly elected members of the program com
mittee at luncheon, at her residence In Ger
mantown, yesterday. Those present were
Mrs. Samuel W Cooper, chairman : Mrs. C.
C Collins, Mrs Eugene Petit, Mrs. John
Dunn, Jr., Mrs. John Lelgo, Mrs. Warron
Shaw, Mrs. Camllle Zeckwer. Mrs. Mary
Miller Mount nnd Miss Agnes Cune Qulnlan.
Mrs. George W I'rquhart. of 4217 Pine
street, Is spending several days In Ocean
City.
Mrs William J. Ryan, of the St. James,
gave tho first of a series of bridge, parties
at tho Whltemarsh Country Club today.
The bridge today was given In honor of
Mrs. Thomas G. Young, of Baltimore.
There were twenty-four guests present.
Mrs, Francis Whltten. who Is occupying
a cottage In Chelsea during the spring,
spent several days In town this week.
A dance of unusual Interest will be given
tonight at the Rlttcnhouse. The ballroom
will be decorated t represent a night In the
Moulin Rouge. Many novel features and
specialties have been arranged. Mr. Ed
ward J. Nepley nnd Mr. Thomas G, Farrell
form the committee In charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Barba, of Indian
Queen lane, Oermantown. will give an at
home on Saturday, May 26. Mrs. Barba,
whose marriage took place a fortnight ago,
was Miss Eleanor Baker.
Along the Main Line
Mr. and Mrs. John Ferreck, whose mar
riage took place last week, have returned
to their home In Overbrook,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alexander Nichols,
Jr., of Overbrook, entertained at dinner on
Sunday In honor of the christening of their
daughter, Frances Virginia Nichols, born
April H.
Along the Reading
Mrs. Henry M, Watts and Mrs. Archibald
Uubard, of Jenklntown, left on Sunday for
the National Service -School, where they
will remain several weeks.
There will be a course In social service
started at the Jenklntown branch of the
ned Cross nexi we,
Mr. ;MraukejSTlM.S:,Jr.,?olrL.
-yr..,,- 'rt-t.
'EVE&INe EDGEB -
n . i
road, Jenklntown, Is chairman of the com
mittee In charge.
Mr. and Mrs. a, T. Clement, of Walnut
street, Jenklntown, are occupying their new
home on Old York road near Noble station.
The regular semiannual concert was given
by the Jenklntown Choral Society Inst eve
ning nt the Jenklntown Auditorium, The
club was assisted by the Hnhn String Quar
tet, of Philadelphia.
The men's go'f team of the Old York Road
Country Club entertained tho man's team
from Bucks County Country Club nt lunch
eon Thursday nftcrnofln In the clubhouse
dining room,
Mrs, -Walter O Ells, of Elklns Park, will
give n largo luncheon nnd card party at the
Old York Road Country Club today.
There wl'l be a subscription dance given
by n private card club of the Old York roa,I
section this evening In tho Lognn Drawing
' Rooms,
The clnh will be entertained tomorrow
afternoon nt the home of Miss Caroline
Osborne, 608 Washington lane, Jenklntown.
! West Philadelphia
I MIm Laura Olbson, whose marriage to
Dr Robert Plerson Regcster will take
place quietly on Monday ut the home of
1 her mother Mrs M S Olbson, 265 South
Forty-fifth street, will be attended by Miss
nilznbtth A Illythe ns maid of honor, nnd
ber bridesmaids will be Miss Marguerite
Stewart Orahnm, Miss Blanche Regcster,
Miss Florence McConnghy and Mls Flor
ence WldKlesworth
Mr Henry Earle Scott will net as bet
man.
Mrs Joseph n. Williams, of the Hamil
ton Court Apartments, entertained, with
Mrs Harry Reese, at tho PhllAriclphla
Country Club on Wednesday nt luncheon
and bridge for slxtv guests.
Miss Doiothy Blanche Rose, of nil7a
beth. Is lsltlng ber rouln, Ml Rleanor
l)otcr Morse, of Forty-fifth anil Spruce
streets She will be maid of honor at the
wedding of Miss Morso nnd Mr Aiehlbnbl
Gllehilst Sparks, which will take place on
May 26
South Philadelphia
Mr and Mrs John Freeman, of 2113 Reed
street, will leave shortly to spend several
weeks nt the Delaware Water Gap
A surprise party wns given on 'Tuesday
evening to Mr John Mngeo, at his residence,
2318 South Twentieth street.
Mr. nnd Mrs William Graham, of 2302
South Twentieth street, have gone to Cape
May for Fcveral das
Mr. nnd Mrs Robert G Moore of 2,17
South Colorado street, will open their cot
tage at 112 South Vermont avenue, At
lantic City, tomorrow
North Philadelphia
The marriage of Miss Kathorlne Schllttler
daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Schllttler,
of 2110 North Tvvent -ninth stieet. to I)r
Edwin W Bray will take place on Tuesday,
May IB. at the home of the bride's parents.
The bride will bo attended by ber sister,
Miss Anna K. Schllttler, nnd the m mo
groom bv his brother, Mr Harry Fletcher
Bray The at-home cards nro for after
May 25, at 3150 North Twenty-third street
The first annual play nnd dance given
In aid of the Nlcetown Bovs' Club, Hunt
ing Park avenuo Hnd Clarissa street, will
take place tonight nt l.u Lu Temple, Spring
Garden and Broad streets "Fascinating
Vannv Brown" will be presented by mem
bers of the Plav nnd Players Club of Phila
delphia, nnd will be followed bv dancing
The patrons and pattonrsses Include Mr nnd
Mis Harry Gear, Mr nnd Mrs Percy
Feger. Mr. nnd Mrs. E.-II. Thomas, Mr. and
Mrs Bobert Brown, Mr nnd Mrs William
Flint, Mr. and Mrs William Hotelier, Mr
nnd Mrs Robert Vlckhait. Dr. and Mrs R.
Edward F. Mllllngton ami Mlhs Marie
Thomas.
Mr. Charles A. Palmer, of Queen Lane,
has gone to Mount Vernon. Va . to visit his
son-in-law nnd daughter, Mr nnd Mrs. C
Lyman Evans.
The wedding of Miss llorten"" B. Green
wald, daughter of Mr nnd Mrs Samuel
Oreenwald. of 1205 Wjomlng avenue, and
Mr. Nathan B Felves will take p'neo on
Sunday, June 24, at the home of the bride's
parents. Attending the bride will be her
sisters, Miss Ruth Greenwnld, maid of
honor, and Miss Clalie Greenwnld and
Miss Harriet Jaffa), bridesmaids.
Mrs. C. A. Schaufler, of 133S Hunting,
Park avenue, is spending this month at
the St. Charles, Atlantic City
Roxborough
The Young Ladles' Guild of the Falls of
Schulklll was entertained on Tuesday
ovenlng by Miss Nan Maclndoe and Miss
Jean Maclndoe, of Queen Lane The guests
Included Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes. Mrs
Nathan O. Steele, Mrs. M E. Dunlap Mrs
J H Chldester, Jr, Miss S M. Starrett.
Miss J. M. Hughes. Mrs. William Kendall.
Mrs. I. Kendall, Mrs. Charles Flanagan,
Mrs. Jane Dunlap, Mrs XV. H. Linton. Mrs.
James Starrett and Miss M. C Starrett
The most Important musical event In this
section Is tho annunl cencert of the Rox
borough Melody Club. This year two can
tatas will bo sung, "Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast" and "Tho Gate of Life " The concert
will take place on Monday night. May 21. In
tho Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
Green Lane, as that has tho largest audi
torium of any building in Roxborough. Mr.
Goorge XV. Wentllng Is the conductor, and
the members will be assisted by the Phila
delphia Orchestra, with Mr. John K. Wltze
mann. concert mclster. Mao Ebrey Hotz,
Mr. Henri Merrlken and Mr. William M.
Multer will bo the soloists. Mr R Bruce
Wallace Is president. Mr. T Wllford Scho
fleld vice president, Mrs Charles Jones
Thompson secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Rosa Mattls accompanist. Mr. Wajne
Moyer librarian and Mr. F Oliver Kecly
assistant librarian. Other members Include
Miss Jessie Allison, Mrs. James Blane, Mls
Florence Cornman, Mrs. D Siter Cornog,
Mrs. Lillian Caywood, Miss Leonora Cassll,
Mrs. Edward Fancourt. Miss Grace Fee,
Mrs. Albert Howarth, Miss GIads Howe,
Miss Helen Irwin, Miss Edith Jones. Miss
Edith Kerkeslager, Mrs. V. Oliver Keely,
Mrs. E. Hunter Lord, Mr. nnd Mrs. Irwin
Lyndall, Mrs. Wayne Moyer. Miss Helen
Mattls, Miss Margaret O'Brien, Mrs. T.
Swager Potts, Mr. and Mrs, G'orgo Bad
cllffe, Mrs. H. B. Tyson. Mrs. H Tongue,
Mrs. Harry Thompson, Miss MurUn Wcth
erill, Mlsa Ellen Waldeck, Miss Dorothy
Wager, Mrs. J. R. Doughty, Messrs. Lester
Blankln Wlllard F. Cornman, Edward
Focrlngi Michael Garrlty, William Keely.
James Lehman, A. L. Phillips, Richard
Rlghter, James Ramsey, T. XV Schofleld,
John Sneyd, Frank G. Shlndel, XV. II. West
cott, Clarence Utterman, Edward Wll
son, Edward Warrington, Morris Wettln
and Burt Yeabsley. Miss Jennie Schofleld
and Mr. John M. Hodson are associate
membern. nnd Mr. and Mrs. Erwln M.
Simpson honorary members.
Delaware County
Mrs. William S. Baxter, of Drexel and
Owen avenueB, Lansdowne, on Tuesday
afternoon entertained the Matrons' Section
of the Alumnae Association of the Phila
delphia Girls' High School, ThoBe present
were Mrs. C. Fow, of Jenklntown: Mrs. C.
Kock, of Elklns Park; Mrs. J. B. Hopwood,
of Primos; Mrs. W, D, Fennlmore, of Had
don Heights; Mrs. B. Smith, of Glcnslde;
Mrs. A. Sanson, Mrs. S. Cllne. Mrs. E. Shan
non, Mrs. R. Balllnger and Mrs. It. Young,
of Philadelphia.
The guests were Mrs. Charles Glnley,
Mrs. Frederlo Smith, Mrs. Lacey H. Evans,
Mrs. H. D. Havlland, Mrs. John Adams. Mrs.
Focht. Mrs. J. 8. Blckley and Mrs. C. Shurt
leff, all of Lansdowne.
Mrs. Leon H. Clarke. MIjs Edna Clarke
and MUs Beatrice Clarke, of Primos, who
hava been ft tha Hotel Chalfonte, Atlantic
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A Romance of the North Atlantic
By RANDALL PARRISH
Tin; stohv Tiif vxn
CAPTAIN UKItVHI) IWI.I.l. of ll
Mlas l.tnc who rrtlrrd from (,frvlr whn
Ills fnthfr, ontirr of the company dl?d
and kft h!m a nmnll fortune is on- of a
niimhT of cuptfl on tour,! the nrht
lmcrHrlt, ownril h- Cnrrlngton copper
Kinir iui'l mllllonnlrp, of w York
r.K. AlilllM.TON, tho mllllunslra's
tiiii'to-n-far-ol,l daughter, has bribed a
P"tt officer or the j Kent ti necrete hr
ill boinl 111" ehtlnu imrty Is abeo
luteh Marx becnuse CnrrlnRton haa a bul
heai arhem- 111 mind II" wants to cor
ner the copp-r market became of the Clreit
War llollla dlwer Vera one nltht
without knowing her Mentlu but iiromtses
lo keep her a-cret until the craft Is one dav
out tn ca when the girl l ti disclose
her presence
I'KKIIlx Mrf.VNN, n millionaire. allRht
l known to llollla la another gueat
Th a-coml nlsht out n tramp steamer
wrecks the aoht All but llollla, Vera
and Mcranti are anvid find picked up bv
(he boil Mollis forces Mrl'ann to help
him liberate tho ulrl locked In u slaterooin
The ihren then taenpe In the llaht dory
trailing from Hie atern of the arht
The third nlRht nut they slehl li 'raft the
Indian Chief, of Philadelphia.. l,lch takes
them on board when It l esined thai
llolls ran navlRate the boat The Indian
I'hlcf Is In a pitiable inmlltlnn. havlnc
ben wrecked In n storm Tho vessel Is
Inula I iii the hatches with a rarso of muni
tions of wir consigned to Hamburg
I'llll.ll' llstOVI, the owner of the ship,
baa staked his entire fortune In the ven
ture 1'pon Its success depends his future.
and that of his mother In Philadelphia
VV'hn Vera reiognlrea ISasconl as an old
I'alni llench acquaintance sh urges llol
lis to take lommund of the ship and run
U Into Hamburg Haseom Is a. cripple as
the tesult of a shooting nffalr In which
Met'nnn in a Jealous rage, fired at him
Iiasuini however w as Innocent of nnv com
Plicltv with tho woman
Ilollls takes command and chooses I.ea
vord a his drat mate and Olson as second
mate He then learns that Mrl'ann haa In
formed the ctpw of the war. and Is spread
ing mone and glorious promises among lh
men If thy lind him safely at an American
port
Mefann Is made a. prisoner to keep him
nwn from Ihe irew. but onlv for a short
while as the men intltinv under the
leadership of Liverpool and VVhltB and cap
ture Ilollls, l,i'aord and Olson
ril.M'TI'.ll XI (Continued)
rvll, hr'H nsleep below, there's plenty o'
V time tn .attend to him, an' we'll let the
englneronni c.mg alone till we get control o'
tho deck Slmms. nu an' Harris better
roiiin along with Jim an' me on this Job.
l.e.onrd Is a husky buck, nn' we might not
get him foul like vvc caught Ilollls here We
dont want to hurt nobody unless we have
to Where'.-, the r.lgper Watson?"
"Rlclit hyar. sar "
'(nine on then; It's your trick at the
wheel In live, minutes; tho rest o' you fellers
Know- er business"
The five men slipped out cautiously, slld
Ine the door shut behind them, and I stared
about Into the faces of those left with me,
Mill dazed by the rough handling to which
I had becii subjected, yet fully aroused to
the fact that tho attack on me had cotno
fiom no sudden Impulse, but wns the first
step In n caiefully formed plan to gain pos
session of tho ship Whatever might be tho
secret puipose of those leading the revolt,
their llrst Intention was to overpower the
officers nnd attain control My duty was to
warn tho men aft of Ihe approaching
danger. How- should I net" What possible
course could I pursue to win my llbertyr
In a vnguo way I knew most of the faces
of those grouped about me, but could recall
only a few names
They were n rough lot, typical foremast
hands, many of pronounced foreign appear
ance, yet thero was nothing especially
vinous about them Oidlnarliy they would
obey oiders without a complaint, but now
they were evidently under full control of
their leaders; ;,et tho expression of their
faces bespoke curiosity rather than hatred
Determined to test them I straightened up
nnd placed a foot on the lower step
"None o' that now!" a voice growled as
a hand gripped my arm "Turn him around,
Bill, so he won't be tempted nono to make
a fool o" hlmse'f. Xow, Mister, you don't
want to git hurt none, do yer?"
I faced the speaker, a big two-fisted
giant vvlth a red face and a slow drawl In
his voice.
"You mean to hold me here?"
"Sure; we'vo gone too far on this Job
now fer to back down. The lads are off ter
bag the furst mate. Thar'd b a hell ov
a tolme If we turned you loose,"
"You're an Irlfchman?"
" 'Twould bo hard for a Dugan to deny
that, sor "
"Well, Dugan, look here you nnd your
mates. You are sallormen and know the
rules of the sea. This Is mutiny, and a
mighty serious affair to be caught In, lads"
"We're not lookln' at It that way, Mister
Hollls. Wo shipped fei a peaceful voyage,
not to run no cargo o' contraband fer the
Dutch This yere Indian Chief is chock
full o' munitions o' war ain't that the
truth, sor?"
"Yes," I admitted, "but shipped before
war was declared. The sick man back there
in tho cabin has his whole fortune In this
venture '
"To hell wld him an' his fortune. The
point Is we're not Dutchmen, an' In war
times It's no mutiny fer a crew to capture
an Inlmy's ship "
"Who told you that?"
"Never mind who told us; It'a the truth,
ain't It?'
"Under some circumstances It might be,"
I said, casting my eyes about the ring of
faces. "But the present conditions do not
Justify nny such action. Now look here.
Dugan; you fellows nre In a mighty bad
boat In this matter. You're merchant sea
men; you've signed on for a peaceful voy
age nnd It Is no business of yours what's
below the hatches. That's for the warships
to find out The Indian Chief Is under
American register. She's a neutral boat and
your net Is mutiny on the high seas. You
know what that will mean to you and your
mates, don't you, If you're ever caught?"
"Who says that?"
"I do; and I know more of sea la; than
any of those fools who are steering you Into
this trouble. You kill a man on board here
and It Is murder, and the whole bunch of
you can be made to swing for it. Men
have got life for less than you have done
now. But I'll give you a chance."
"What chance, sort"
'To stand by the ship. Set me free now
and back up the officers In maintaining dls.
clpltne aboard, and not one of your names
goes Into the log."
"An' sail the bloomln' hooker to Ham
burg?" ' "Of course : that's the port you signed
on for."
There was an uneasy shuffling of feet, and
a muttering of voices. The light was too
poor to enatue me to oecipner the txprea
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YOUNGSTER
ggg7r
" "WiWlftv
' Jms4
that my words were wasted. Dugan,
bow-
ever, vilceil the prevailing sentiment.
"N'ot n dnmned'one ov" us Is fer making
that voyage," ho said, grimly "So stow
yer tongue, mate" He winked at me face
tiously, then glinced about at tho others.
"There's Mpgcr wanes comln' to us now
than ever we signed on for"
CHAPTER Wll
Held n Prisoner
THESE words nnd the laughter with
which they were greeted made clear to
my mind the vvholo truth of the uprising
It wan not so much the destination of the
ship, or the naturo of our cargo, which ac
counted for the widespread spirit of mutiny
aboard as It was tho McCann money. These
other things had been used to Influence the
men. to convince them that they had a right
tn selrn the vessel, and refuse to continue
the voyage, but It was the glitter of the
McCann gold which had won converts to this
theory
Liverpool and White were plajlng for
high stakes, no doubt vvlth a fixed sum
offered for their services, perhaps bad
already been banded enough tn scatter
among the crew- tn Inflame their passions
That would be easv. ns no large sum would
bo ueoessniy to Induce them to repudiate
n vovnun alread.v distasteful to the most
of them Tho sight of a little real money,
loupled with tho promise of more, would bo
sufficient to turn the trick One thing was
icrtiln no aigument of mine no threat of
punishment, wounl have anv present effect
on tho fellows While there might be among
them some who would listen to reason this
big Irish brute of a Dugan bad control, nnd
he could not be nv erconie bv physical force.
Thero Hashed through mv mind a vision
of what was nlrcad) nicuirlng on deck
the five men creeping silently aft through
Hip fog until the attained Ihe nearest spot
possible without being observed by Lea.vord.
Of the negio 'climbing the side-ladder, os.
ten?lhl tu Inke bis trlel; nt the wheel, the
first mate never suspecting nn.v other pur
pose In his approach No doubt the other
wheelsman was In the plot, nnd stood ready
to Rive a hand, anil It was quite HUelv
Watson would h.ivo mv revolver hidden lu
bis shlit At the first rIkii of action the
four men below would swarm up the lad
der, and l.eayonl. taken completely by sur
prise, a ruii at bis head, would be In their
power befnie he could strike , blow, or
sound nn alarm
The very' thought mnddened me. drove
me to desperation Wo had been outwitted,
completely deceived The one. nnd only
hope, lay In my escape; In my raising nn
alarm in sufficient time to wnrn Leaord
of danger He was a fighting man and
armed ; one cry would put him on his guard,
nnd his position nn the poop would enable
him to put up a strong defense. These,
thoughts Hashed through my mind ns I
stood there, staring into Dugan's face I
dared not glance about, or seem to harbor
any plan of escape, jet I knew that nil was
clear between me nnd the three steps lead
ing to the deck, and thnt the sliding door
was not hooked The fellows were gathered
closly about us In a half circle. Dugan alone
being within reach of my arm The only
weapon I saw was a sea boot beside a
chest to the right The fellow must have
felt some vague glimmer of iny purpose,
for he gripped my shoulder his Iron fin
gers pinching the flesh
"None o' that now," hoarsely,
can't tight the whole '
I struck him with all the force I
throw Into the swift blow, and he
"You
could
went
staggering back Into the ring of men his
hands clawing at the air But for their
Oodles the fellow would have measured
bis length on the deck. The force of his
foil thrt uiipvper ledness of It, for the In
stant stunned the others nnd gained me
o,j,ortunli Willi one leap i bad the
heavy boot in my band, and swung It
crashing against the face of the fellow
between me and the lower step. He went
over liko a stricken bullock. A band
gripped for me, but missed Its hold; there
was a roar of anger, a rush or bodies,
and above all other sounds Dugan's voice
howling madly
"Stop him, jer tarrlers' Crack him on
ther head "
I stumbd over the hodv on the lower
step, yet had leached tho door before the
tlist man gripped my leg. I broke loose
from his lingers, jet the Instant of delav
blocked escape. Thej- were on me. theli
faces baroly visible In the dim light, and I
fronted them, fighting for life, striking
fiercely with the great sea boot Its Iron
shod heel a terrible weapon Twice men
fell, but there were too many of them, nor
could I protect mv rear They swarmed
to either side, nnd clambered up behind
me; the low beams of the upper deck per
mitting no swing to m arms, one fellow
gripped my feet, nnd nnother leaped at mj'
throat. I was tripped, and flung headlong,
the full weight of a man's body crashing
down on top of me. Then came oblivion.
How long I remained unconscious I never
knew, but It must have been some hours,
for when I struggled back to a vague sense
of life once more I was alone, lying on a
mattress In a bunk. It was with a decided
effort of will that I succeeded In opening
my eyes, although I had been conscious for
some time of the steady pulsations of the
engines, and the rising and falling of the
vessel, as though we were combatting a
heavy sea. My head throbhed with pain,
and I managed to lift one hand, assuring
myself that my hair was matted with blood.
I felt drowsy, dazed, scarcely Interested ;
nor could I for the moment recall exactly
what had occurred. Where was 1? Had
I met with some accident? It wan only
gradually that the vision began to reflect
upon my mind the attack on detk; the
struggle In the forecastle, and then Vera
Carrlngton It was her face, her memory
which aroused life, and gave me back the
strength to struggle, The fate of the ship
was of small Importance to me, but the
girl left alone nnd helpless among these
ruffians was a thought so filled with hor
ror as to draw me back from tha very
gates of death. What had happened? Was
tbe Indian Chief already In the control
of the mutineers? How long had I been
lying here unconscious? and where were
we In the great solitude of ocean?
I forcad my eyes open, finding at first
the light blinding, and for an Instant
stared up through a red mist. Gradually
normal Bight came back, and I renii.,t
that I rested In a bunk, gailng upward at
the white-painted bottom of another. Thar
was a splash of sunshine on the aid wall.
ana
A
"Ar
y .s-
.1 mowiy iwiiw mj nc lowara til
;yw:
w
v:
I knew where I wa lylnt In the captain a
stateroom. Why had I been brought there?
What object could those villains have for
giving ma these quarters If they were really
In control of tho ship? Perhaps they were
not j perhaps Iayord and Olson had been
warned of danger In time to overcome them,
and still retained command. That would
account for my presence but, If this was
true, why was I left alone, uncared Jor? I
could not reconcile myself to the thought
that tho girl would fall to be beside me
If she were free, I had served her, and
she was not tho kind to desert a friend. And
sho was my friend; if nothing more I could
nt least claim, and rely upon her friend
ship Then what? I must be a prisoner, help
less, left alone to recover, or die, however
the nffalr terminated. No, hardly that.
No doubt the fellows knew that my wounds
were not mnrlnl ; that I had received merely
bodily blows nnd would return to conscious,
ness without aid, But why had they brought
me here? Gradually the conception of their
purposo dawned a navigator, the need of
a navigator. Without me they wcte help
less; without my knowledge nnd skill not
ono on boaid could tell whern they were,
or how to shnpc the course of tho vessel
I was a necessity to them; in u wnj', I
held the villains still In my power; they
dare not let me die not yet' 1 cannot
explain the. new llfo this thought brought
to me
I seemed to feel the strength of It in
jected Into mj- veins, nnd I lose up on my
elbow, and then, encouraged by this effort,
swung mv feet over tho edgo of the bunk,
nnd rested them on tho deck. Tho lrinds of
my watch told mo 1 was after 11, and,
through the port hole, I could see tho great
green surges, their crests tipped with white
spray glistening In the sun. Tho early fog
had vanished nnd the sky was deep blue.
Nothing In the stateroom nppenred dis
turbed, but occasionally I could hear the
crunch of n heavy foot overhead on tho
deck. 1 got to my feet, clinging to the berth,
anil swaying weakly nt llrst but gaining
strength with every movement Tho chart
still lay on the desk, our courso pricked on
It up until noon of the day before, and the
tell-tale compass told me tho ship's bow
was still pointed northward. I clawed my
waj across to tho door nnd tugged nt the
latch. H was locked
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
OPERATIC SOCIETY
GIVES "BRIAN B0RU"
Singers Revive Julian Edwards
Stanislaus Stange Romantic
Opera of Celtic Theme
The Philadelphia Operatic Society con
cluded its eleventh season last evening with
a revival of "Brian Born," the romantic
opera by Julian Edwards, composer, and
Stanislaus St.mge, librettist Tho produc
tion, the fortieth Riven by tho organization
since Its founding lu the spring of 1906,
had the following cast:
ltrlan'noru. Troland a I'hamplon Horaco It. Hood
o Iionov.in, Ills 1'oster Father,
., .. I'rankiln L. Wood
o Connor. Ilia Standard Hearer.
,, . Harry C Falrlelgh
Krlna, O Connor's Sister... . tllea. Lyons Cook
lellh. An Irish Chieftain William .1. Majer
Johnnv Dugan, o Hara'a nival Hermann J. Hub
Haby italone. the Child of a Giant.
.. , . Hva. Allen Itilter
Fairy Queen, the Spirit of Ireland.
. .,, Mary Hell Corbett
Pat O'llara. rirlan'a Henchman,
,, ., . , . Charles J Shuttleworth
HlfrUa. An rjngllsh Princess
, .... Kmlly Stokea Itagar
Lord Ldward. Commander of Kngllsh Korres.
.... -.. lMward A. Davlea
1-It-Stephen, An IJngllsh Knight.
rt . , loseph W Clegg
fjswall. An Kngllsh Monk Prank J Barrett
fgbert. An Knvoj Asa II Hood
JJona . Virginia (1111
Ilanshee Holer Colley
The officers of the society nnd tho man
agement of the curient production, to whom
tho ciedit of staging the enterprlso must
go, Included the following.
Wasslll l.eps conductor W II Pllrgeralil,
stage director, Mae K iMweon ballet mistress,
president Celeste. II lleckscher vlco president
John Luther Long, secretary. VV'lUUm J. IV.rker.
treasurer Alfred 11 Kmerlck, Librarian. Lillian
..: .v."a'r- lommltlee on waja and means Mrs
1'hllllps Jenkins chairman Miss u, Msrllu
Dunn, Mro .Mary VVInslow Johnston, uccompi
nlsts, Marv Win-low Johnston, Mvrllo Haver.
Marcelln North Anna M. I pp. wardrobe mis.
iress. prompter Lillian A Mavr Amv M
vounir, assistant to secretarj, Wallace H. Dick
hart and Joseph MiCartnev masters of pron
'files assistant muslial dlreitor. W St, Clalro
ktiodle
Fashions of making comic onera change
little and fashions of criticizing them change
not at all.
When Fred C Whitney produced
tho
Edwards-Stango romantic onera of
Celtic strain it the Broadway Theatre Octo.
ber 19, 1890, the erudite critic of the New
ork Tribune found It "old fnshloned." Mr.
Whitney last Monday revived the same com
poser's "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home." doubtless impelled by the present
patriotic fervor, and the erudite critic of the
New- York Evening Post found it "old fnsh
loned " Yet there must bo somo vltnllty In
the Edwards muse to warrant revivals of
his music Certainly the "Brain Boru,"
which Is a sheer novelty to the present gen
edition of theatregoers, Is strictly form
ulary in Its structure, nnd Just as certainly
the cuitomarj choruses and nlrs have
melodic nppe.il and harmonic attractiveness.
The Metropolitan was crowded last night
nnd the friends of the socletv bad their In
terest repaid by enjoying the re-presentatlon
of a piece novel to them and one with
many likable features despite the antiquated
situations nnd outmoded humor, the latter
furnished In the original production by John
Slavln. Amelia Summervllle nnd Richard E.
Carroll The singing star of the original
production was Amanda Fabrls, whose
name Is not even a memory now.
Tho fluo choral ensemble of tho Operatic
Socletj-, numbering 150 voices, nnd strength
ened In the tenors nnd basses, gave an
excellent account of Itself In all but tbe
chorus opening the second net, where the
work was unaccountably ragged The stage
business nnd movement In some parts of
the pruluitlon did not seem to have the
Kinoothness that one has grown to expect
from the Operatic Socletj'. but at other
times there was a professional touch about
the pioeeeditijjs Tho accompaniments were
effectively plajed by members of the Phlla.
delphla Oic,ietra, wh" were capably di
rected b.v Mr l.eps, who secured some
Spirited effe-.s '
In pridiietlor.s -no) nn those given bj"
the Opeiatl- tMirietj It Is Invidious to spe
cialize on ihe Individual work, but mention
must be accorded the naturalness and grace
of Eva Allen Rltter as the Giant's Child
As a patrlot'c Interlude, Marie Stone
Eangston. attended by Mjrtlo Dunnas a
Red Cross nurse, and by a marine and sailor
from tho navy yard, sang the "Star
Spangled Banner" and led tho audience in
congregational singing of "America,"
"Alda" will be the next work, in October,
1917 XV. R M.
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