JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Ltional Allied Relief Committee Makes General
Appeal ea uross Has Dnv nf
Wonderful
f .
rlYERY day " corwiiiij- nig uay lor
IHi .wine theso tlmos, and now comes
M.ppeal from tho National Allied Re.
W Committee, cooperating with the
l!f . o.iinf Clearing House, which has
mtr a11 over the eountry reprcsenta.
P . ......tna rrppdn nnd both ftf-tea.
m! headquartors aro at 860 Madison ave-
fa. New York.
ftB-ti- nnneal brings homo to us-a new
m -illia -,---
-)rium! tnai IS, uiu uiu iiu:u-u im iua
" -j ulin ha nl flirt tmutici o mI
4!doWS ona uit""" " "" w....
IvllUges rescued from tho perils and per
f ..mtlons of tho Prussians. Quoting from
r cabU received from the American
Clearing House in Paris to the War Re
r, clearing Houso for Franco and her
.., In New York:
t 'For two and one-half years Noyon
f us bn the clty nearest Parls ,n tne
1 hind of the' invader. Immediately Noyoa
ftftd the neighborhood wore Uborated
t presentatlvcs of tho Clearing Houso
-rere on tho spot with their automobllo
, jnjcfcs flllea Willi Diuimuio, uiumca, vege.
' tables, condensed milk and medicaments,
literally everything usoful Is gone or
destroyed. No tools aro- left, not even
knives, forks, plates or kitchen utensils.
f Conditions aro deplorable, and thoro will
It more of these French sufferers thus
' stored to their country as tho enemy is
Cupelled."
There is ono thing about this appeal;
very cent will bo sent to, aid theso poor
.people, not on penny Is deducted for
fwpenses of any kind; those who do the
Lrk give of themselves and their time
tad pay their own expenses. That Is
tte kind of Charity that spells LOVE, is
.trot?
J could not begin to toll you what com
plttees this ono co-operates with. Suf-
, lc it to say thero aro at least thirty
tight named on tho appeal, and such
persons as Edwin O. Merrill, John Moffat,
Governor Brumbaugh, Governor Whit-
pin, Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Mrs.
"Barclay Warburton, from our own city;
Jlrs. Borden Haniman, Flntey Sheppard,
I lugvst Belmont, Cardinal Gibbons,
Charles Dana uioson ana airs, wuimm
.Alexander are on the national commit
tee, ana groat nas ueeii mu wuin. uunu
ilnce the beginning of tho war and the
organization of this rollcf work.
II WAS pretty warm on Sunday, but
Johnny had long been promised that
U might go to church that very Sunday.
10 mother took him. Now the church was
I certain Episcopal church in German
wn, and the much-loved and revered
pastor of that same place of worship has
Jens been known for his eloquence. Added
to the eloquence is a strong and loud
tplce, and at timc3 thero are emphatic
futures. Well, Johnnie kept very quiet
ud was very roverent. When they
' prayed his curly head bent low, and
then they sang his weo voice piped up In
tha hymns that mother had taught him.
Only during the sermon did he seem at
1.1 uncertain; that Is, his little faco had
l slightly puzzled look.
X dinner his father said to him: "So
jou went to church with mother. Well,
that did you do thero?"
"Oh, dad, I sang and I prayed and I
itood up and knolt down when mother
J!d, and it was fine! And thero was a
Bin In a box by the front of tho church
Jresaed In a long nightgown, who called
pot, 'Peanuts, Ave a bag! Peanuts, five
Ug!' Gee, It was great!"
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P0 POPULAR aro the Sunday evening
U informal supper parties becoming at
tie Germantown Cricket Club after tho
(rills that tables had to be placed along
the walls of the ballroom, as the balcony
u overcrowded. Men in khaki uniform
Wd women in brilliant colored frocks
nd sweaters always malto a pretty pic
ture, and so it was on Sunday night.
The Charlemagne Tower, Jrs., strolled
Wind the cricket green watching the
ifternpon drill, as did tho attractive Mr.
tPwl Negrier, of France, and his pretty
I , He. who have taken a houso Just across
.from, the club. They speak with the
most dellehtfnl VrnnrVi nrnent. nnd nro
jtut winning the hearts of the club menv
'Iws They like America, "ah! yes, it is
t'ery beautiful, but one longs for 'La
r Belle. France.'"
j .Mr. and Mrs. William Cookman dined
1th Jlrs. Charles Rogers and, incident
t Mrs, Rogers's lavender organdie
-frock was topped by a mushroom hat of
ithorn, trimmed simply with gray satin
ribbon. It was lovely. Mr. and Mra.
&by Lee and their cunning children
& stayed for supper, Mrs. Leo looking
fawning in a watermelon pink linen
ock and a huge pink perforated straw
t (o match.
I Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Clement and Mr.
ad Mrs, Tolbert Richardson had Colonel
ra Ripple, National Guard of Petinsyl
Jwla, as their guest, and it was good to
! this seasoned officer watching with
"n interest the drilling of the Minuto
Men,
;'Minhelm has certainly come into its
wTn Once mnro fnr tVint-A la pnnntnntlv
!HthlnE doing" of a military nature.
Jp4 t keeps 'Germantown pretty busy
peeping up."
jP WAS good to go down to old Cape
t, May for the week-end and see the
WOflrda nf nennlA vhn ni-tt nlroariv itiAr
ior the season, which Is apparently to be
If Wrly one thin vp.ir. 1AUn nit Etnnll
KPier resorts Cape May has a street
hkh. Is the street whero every one shops,
j incidentally gossips about every one
p". mm mat same street is called Wash.
. ' ' -- I'lvuituij niivi -iYt'"l ui:u!V,
Tin. ta"noi De sworn to.
tm Cre's a crocprv ninrn tliAm now -a.
B5"H'r cash one, Just as you find on
street In town, or (let us whlsntr
lii' On "South otrnol" njhan rich unit
Krmeet. and there I came across quite
Prober of women who have Just Ve-
f'"HY gone to Cape May Mrs. Edward
rjwks, Mrs. Phil Castner, Mrs. Langdon
r nt Mrs, Walter Cox. Mr. and Mrs.
'ciVV1" W8y WV a delightful party
omiday after bathing, and. of course,
& ;,r WM np onq wearing th uniform
m u Jn,,(' Stf,tss Gqvernment pres
" W relgpefl supreme. Tht party,
w rtrnark. "Cfttnly PPn4
Returns
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MRS. EDWARD DALE TOLAND
Mrs. Toland was Miss Esther Rob
erta Howell. Her marriage to Mr.
Toland took place this afternoon.
down visiting tho Horace Smiths, lie
Clure Fahnestock and Edith Smith's en
gagoment was announced Just about a
week nco, you remember. And, though
many of their friends nad predicted an
other alliance for Edith, somehow last
summer I had a small inkling which way
the weather was pointing, and so when
the engagement was announced I was not
so awfully surprised.
On the beach on Sunday were tho Bob
Koon8 Isn't Mrs. Koons the tiniest per
son you have ever seen? Dr. nnd Mrs.
Landls and Miss Tucker, Dr. Norris and
his wlfo, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Patton, who
came down on Saturday of last week;
Mr. and Mrs. George Boyd and Dr. and
Mrs. Charllo Davis.
As there aro no trolleys running as
yet. tho sailors have to go on Shank's
maro to and from Sewells Point, and
every Sunday morning they march on
the new pier, whero tho roll is called.
Tho pier's name Is Convention Hall, and
it will be christened and opened formally
on July 4.
Have you over walked to Sewells Point
and back, dear reader; have you? Espe
cially in white shoes. Thero is some of
tho loveliest black clay sand up thero
I have ever struck. It's a fearfully ro
mantic spot, too; nothing but wastes
and a few sand dunes, about which somo
ona unexpectedly appears when you ara
walking up the bench with your bestest.
Oh! it's nothing if not exciting.
0
COURSE, wo were all very sur
prised yesterday to hear of the mar
riage of young Weir Mitchell, who is a
grandson of the late! Doctor Mitchell and
who recently Joined tho Marino Corps.
No one seems to know If he had met
his brldo before sho came to this city
about two months ago or If tho romance
Is only of that length of time standing.
Mrs. Mitchell comes from Troy, N. Y.,
and was Margaret Helen Travis.
Friends of Mr. Mitchell in this city
only heard of the marriage yesterday,
although it took place on Saturday at
tho rectory of St. James's Church, at
Thirty-eighth and Chestnut streets, tho
ceremony having been performed by tho
Rev. Father Kelly, of that church.
Mr. Mitchell is stationed at tho Navy
Yard In this city, hut is spondlng a few
days of honeymoon In Atlantic City. He
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Mitchell
and a brother of Valentino Mitchell, who
made her debut a couple of seasons ago.
I AM very Interested in the Walllngford
Chapter of the Red Cross, which Is to
hold a lawn feto tomorrow afternopn at
'the home of Mrs. James Watts, Mercur,
who is the president of the chapter, and
has been ever since its Inception twenty
years ago.
When, several months past, in the re
organization of tho Red Cross at Wash
ington most of tho counties near Phila
delphia wore assigned to the Southeast
ern Chapter, Delaware County was one
of these, "with tho exception of Walllng
ford," which, on account of its ago and
the recognized quality of its work, was
allowed to remain a chapter alone, Its ter
ritory t include all of nether Providence
township in Delawaro County.
The lawn fete tomorrow will bo held
from until 10 o'clock, and will bo en
tirely for tho benefit of the Red Cross
work.
There will be all sorts of booths, "eats,"
esthetic dancing and a. dozen other at
tractions. SPEAKING of the Red Cross, maybe
the Independence Square Chapter
wasn't-sdolng a lively business all day
yesterday. I'll bet they added not a small
bit to the general average at the end
of the day. When I stopped in, Mrs.
George Horace Lorlmer was seated at the
(able In her Red Crpss togs, smiling so
invitingly to those who came in they
were actually glad to separate themselves
from a few b for the cause. Mrs.
Henry ' Brlnton Cpxe was busy there
also. She is the head of the chapter, you
know, and Mrs- Lorirner obtained th
lovely room for them anij gives two or
three" afternoons a week to aid the cause.
While I was there yesterday three work
ing lrU sent in 14. which they had co.
lected, and which I thought was ex.
tremely touching, Tljert ara load, of
beautiful things happening in thl old
world, of purs If w wll only look for
them and arpreciat" them. Ari4 lheso
I food wprkj, when well directed, are so
EVENING LEDajDRPHIXADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917
SUBURBAN WEDDING
INTERESTS SOCIETY
Miss Esther Howell to Become
Wife of Mr. Edward Dale
Tolnnd in Germantown
A pretty , wedding took place this
afternoon, when Mlns P.sther Howell, of
Weft Chelton nvcnuo Ocrmantown. be
came tho bride of Mr. Edward Dale Toland.
i'he rennony was performed In St.
Peter's Church by the rector, tho Rev.
Stuart p Keeling, nnd the Rev. S. S Drury,
of St Paul's School, Concord, N II- Miss
Howell was given In marriage by her
cousin, Mr W Meredith Dlcklnton. nnd was
attended by her ulster. Miss Isabel How
ell nnd by Mrs. Marmaduko Tlldcn. The
best man wns Mr. Kmlen M Prnyton.
nnd tho ushors were Mr. Robert Toland,
2d Mr John H Packard, 3d, Mr Edward
InRcrsoll. Mr. Uenjamln Tllghman, Lieu
tenant Richard McCall Elliott, U. S N. Mr.
Mnrmaduke Tlldcn. Mr. John Wlnand. of
roncord. N H. and Dr Edward Pylc. of
New York
Mr nnd Mrs Toland will live In tho
whltemarsh Valley during tho summer.
HAKTZHIRSH
The marrlngo of Miss Eleanor Edna
Hlrsh. daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs Alfred
Curtin Hlrsh, of 13 South Forty-slxth street,
and Dr Harry .1 Harts. Svlll take placo
at home tonight at C 30 o'clock Miss Hlrsh
will be given In marriage by her father,
and will wear a gown of white satin nnd
chantllly laco Tho tulle veil will be caught
with orange blossoms and she will carry
Brldo roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Margaret Hlrsh. who will attend her
slstor as ninld of honor, will wear pink net
over pink taffeta and will carry nn old
fashioned bouquet of spring flowers
Doctor Hartz will have his brother, Mr.
Samuel Harts, as best itnti, nnd Master
Alfred Curtln Hlrsh will be a page.
After September 1. Dr nnd Mrs Hartz
will be at homo at 2114 South Broad street
DAVIDSON OPPEN'HEIMER
A very pretty wedding tool: place at noon
today Iq the Hotel Adclphla, when Miss
Marian Oppenholmer. daughter of Mr nnd
Mrs Slgmund Oppcnhcimer, of Johnstown.
Pa . was married to Mr Morris I Davidson,
of 2420 North Thirty-third street The Rev.
Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, of the Kcnescth
Israel Temple, officiated, and tho service
was followed by n breakfast Tho bride's
father gave her In marriage, and Mrs
Alfred Kohcn. tho matron of honor, wan
the only attendant. Mr Max Davidson was
his brother's boat man. The bridegroom
and bride will lenvo for tho Adirondack
Mountains, and upon their return will pars
tho remainder of tho reason In Atlantic
City.
UNRUH GURY
Among tho Interesting early summer
woddlngs was that of Miss Sara L fiery,
daughter of Mr and Jlrs N. K Gery, of
3612 North Sixteenth street, and Mr. How
ard W. I'nru'.i, which took placo on Satur
day evening at the home of the bride's
parents The Rev J M. S Isenberg, of
Trinity Reformed Church. Broad and
Venango streets,, performed the ceremony.
Mr Gery gavo his daughter in marriage
She wore a beautiful gown of white geor
gette crepo and princess lace, with a veil of
princess laco arranged with orange blos
Boms. The sen-Ice was followed by a
reception Mr Unruh and his brldo, upon
their return from an extended trip, will
live In Frankford.
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR NOVEMBER BAZAAR
Philadelphia School Associa
tion's Fair to Be Given
for the Red Cross
William Howard Taft said recently In
tho National Geographical Magazine "The
Red Cross Is the only recognized ngency
through which wo may help to take care of
the wounded of tho armies and the nations
that aro fighting our battles. It Is an ad
mirable arrangement that some such avenuo
as that should bo supplied to glvo vent to
tho patriotic dcolro of those who cannot go
to the front to help In behalf of their coun
try and tho world "
Last week America started to ra.lse
$100,000,000 for the Red Cross, thus giving
each stay-at-homo tho opportunity to help
those who are fighting for them.
While giving to this fund "until It hurts"
it is well to remind our Philadelphia pa
triots of the work they can do during tho
summer for the ratrlntlc bazaar In aid of
tho Red Cross Association, to be held the
last week in Nuteinhcr in HcottUh Rite Hall,
Broad and Raco streets, by the various
alumni associations of tho higher schools,
the -present student body of the higher
schools, the Philadelphia Teachers' Asso
ciation and the grade organizations, tho
Philadelphia Teachers' Institute, the Teach
ers' Annuity and Aid Association, the
Schoolmen's Club ami the Teachers' Club.
Tho affair will be known as the Phila
delphia School Associations' Bazaar. Now
Is tho time to secure at least one donation
for each of tho ten departments arranged:
Arts and crafts.
Books, cards and stationery.
Flowers and plants.
, Gentlemen's furnishing goods.
Groceries.
Household goods.
Jellies and preserves.
Toys and dolls.
In addition to these departments there
will be a special entertainment each eve
ning and a restaurant.
The committee in charge Includes Dr.
John P." Garber, honorary president; Mrs.
V. M. K. Fulton, president ; Miss Mary B.
Dwler. Miss Beulah A. Fennlmoro, Miss
Helen N. Hogellnnd, Miss Kllen Q. Krone
berger. Miss Eleanor S. Lungicn, Miss Mary
Maxwell, Miss Sarah P. Miller, Mlsi Emily
M. Renshaw. Mrs. Emma V. T. Tlndal, Mrs.
Lucy L. W. Wilson. Messrs. William C. Ash,
J. Eugene Baker, Francis B. Brandt, William
S. Garrison. Armand J. Gerson, Frederick
Gowlng, John A. Hart, Charles C. Heyl,
Harry Kellar, William D Lewis, Andrew J.
Morrison, Albert L. Rowland, Alfred V.
Sayre, Parke Schoch, Jacob A. Singer, O.
Alvin Snook, David II. Stout, Robert E.
Thompson, Lemuel Whltaker and William
II. Welsh.
The first bulletin Issued by tho commit
tee calls attention to a statement made by
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State: "The
man who Is always thinking what his coun
try owes nim ana noi wnai ne owes his
country lacks the very essence of Americanism."
What People Are Doing
Mr. nd Mrs. P. J. McCormlck, of 910
North Forty-eighth street, West Philadel
phia, announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Rose E. McCormlck, to Mr.
William J. Ferron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Q,
M. Ferron, of East Chelten avenue, Oer
mantown. "Done On Both Sides," a one-act farce of
English life, was given by the members of
the Versatile Club, at 119 Sumac Btreet,
for the benefit of tho Red Cross, Miss
Elizabeth Beaton, Mifs Ella Beaton, Miss
Hazel Hilberg. Miss Elizabeth Beatty and
Miss Emma Relnbardt took part In the play,
A concert followed,
Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Fortman, of Tioga,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Henrietta Charlotte Fort
man, to Mr. Harold N. Randall, of this
ity.
Mrs. Afrits J, Camp, who has been vis
iting htr sisters, the Misses Pennington, of
1209 Chester avenue, has returned to htr
home at qreat Barrlngton, Mu.
Mrs. Chrl A- YtWr and her daugn
tr. Miss Jmt Ytcber, of Lancaster, in
visiting Mrs,' Edgar 8. Gelm, of )121 Sout
MB. ?r
HIS HAPPIEST MOMENT
! mra1 'ittte ,ssm urn
ti' ra-
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rnpyrlcht l.ifo Puhlmhlnt: rnripim IteprlntPd bv sprr-lil arrantrement.
Snapshot of a movinR picture comedian who has been told ho must
be identified.
THE DAY
A STOKY
IJy Louia
tiu: BTnitY Tiirs far
CAPTAIN AKTlll'll DAI.ltdV. nf tho British
caalry, is cnusht In Crrmnm by tho outbreak
of ttjn war In 1UH However, hi l nble to
recelio pansports nnd n military Kuanl m teae
tti country becauno HnKl.iud has net et ue
clanMt war upnn lrnnn . .
I.IKt'TKNANT HAUL VON IIXI.MW. nf 'he
Prussian Imp'rlil Guard la Palroy's cirort
aa far a tho l'rlrdrk-h MroHjo station In Ber
lin. nhtr the Uniillsh soldier takea hi plarn In
a car with a woman presumably hts cousin
Eln r'ane
IKKNE IIF.KK.tFOUII. however la the real
name of tho wnman Hrr Impassioned plea at
tho station uale Tor lod sake. If ion are
an Englishman help m." moed I)alro to
accept thu ctrnnccr aa his cousin Tortunjtel
ho had an additional passport made out In the
name of a Hrltlsu Umbaasy attacho who i
unaldn to come
Throughout the lonjr nlsht Journey to tn
Dutch lordr thero are lavue muiterlnafl of
AU-la-Chapell and Belgium, which the Unsllsh
fuzltttra are unable to understand Miss Htcs
ford InBlsts that alio must bo to llrusseK to
Join her sister She prslsla In this determina
tion vtn after thev learn that the Germans
hate lmaded llelglum and that there Is danger
of GrcM Britain cnterlnR tha wt .
At AU-l.-Cliapllo Dalroj and Ircno are
arrested Iho former la thrut Into an empty
room at tho station hllo the jjirl Is taken under
tha protection of von llnl.ltf, who has arrncd
In oomo msterlous way ahead of them, to
another part of the station Ilnlwls a attltudo
toward Italroy has changed completely. He la
now a leertmr brute 41 , .
A temporary excitement on the station Plat
form enables Dalroy to shut the door or ins
"cell " escape throuch the window opposite,
and then after knocking down a paslne englno
clenner. exchantte clothca ulth hi lctlm.
In th excitement attendant upon mobiliza
tion and tho frenzied search for the cscaptd
Britain. Dalroy Is able to free Ireno and escape
in a covered wagon Into llelglum The druer
is earning: a load of oats hack to his maater,
Henri Joos. at Vise.
CHAPTUH III (Continued)
DALROY and tho girl were comfortably
seated, and almost hidden, among the
sacks of oats ; they were free to talk as
they listed
Naturally, a soldier's eyes took In details
at onco which would escape a woman : hut
Ireno Uercsford soon noted signs of
the erratic fighting which had taken place
along that very road.
"Surely wo aro in Uelglum now." she
whispered, after an awed glnce at tho
lights and bustling activity of a field hospi
tal established near the hamlet of Aubel.
"Yes," said Dalroy quietly, "wo have
been In Belgium fully nn hour"
"And have tho Germans nctually attacked
tills dear little country?"
"So It would seem "
"But why? I havo always understood
that Belgium was absolutely 6afe. All tho
great nations of tho world have guaranteed
her integrity."
"That has been the main argument of
every spouter at International Peaco Con
gresses for many a year." said Dalroy bit
terly "If Belgium and Holland can bo
preserved by ngreement. they contended,
why should not all other excd questions
be settled by arbitration' Yet one of our
chaps In tho Berlin embassy, tho man
whoso ticket you traveled with, told me that
tho Kaiser could be bluntly outspoken when
that very question was raised during the
autumn maneuvers last year 'I shall Bweep
through Belgium thus,' bo said, swinging
his arm as though brushing aside a feeble
old crone who barred bis way. And he
was talking to a British omccr. too."
"What a crime! These poor. Inoffensive
people! Hao they resisted, do you think?"
"That field hospital looked pretty busy."
was the grim answer.
A little farther on, at t cross road, there
could no longer be any doubt as to what
had happened Tho remains of a barricade
littered tho ditches Broken carts, plows
harrows, and hurdles lay In heaps. Tho
carcasses of scores of dead horses had been
hastily thrust aside so as to clear a passage.
In a meadow, working by tho i,ght of lan
terns, gangs of soldiers and peasants wero
digging long pits, while row after row of
prone figures could bo glimpsed when ihe
light carried by thoso directing tho opera
tions chanced to fall on them.
Dalroy knew, of course, that all the Indi
cations pointed to a successful, if costly,
German ndvnnco, which was the last thing
ho had counted on in this remote country
side. If the tide of war was rolling Into
Belgium It should, by h's reckoning, have
passed to the southwest, engulfing the upper
valley of tho Meuso and the two Luxem
bourgs perhaps, but leaving untouched the
placid land on the frontier of Holland. For
a time ho feared that Holland, too. was
being attacked Understanding something
of German pride, though far as yet from
plumbing tho depths of German Infamy, ho
Imagined that the Teutonic host had buist
all barriers, and was l.ent on making the
Rhine a German river from source to sea.
Naturally, he did not fall to realize that
tha lumbering wagon was taking him into
a country already securely held by the
assailants. There wero no guards at the
cross roads, no Indications of military pre
cautions. The hospital, the gravediggers,
tho succcsslvo troops of cavalry, felt them
selves safe even In tho semidarkness, and
this was tho prerogative of a conquering
army. In the conditions, he did not regard
nis me as worth much more tnan a hours
purchase, and he tortured his wits In vain
for somo means of freeing the girl, who re
posed such Implicit confidence In him, from
the meshes of a net which he felt to be
tightening evjry minute. He simply dreaded
the coming of daylight, heralded already
by tints of heliotrope and pink In the east
ern sky. Certain undulating contours were
becoming suspiciously clear in that part of
tha horizon. It might be only what Haflz
StrawbrKige Clothier I
fnTftrmy CTmlsttVl
g-gjaggggffiffirii
fi'r7T.i.- ..-r t i (.' : .ii. m
OF WRATH
OF 1914
Tracy
describes as the false dawn ; but, false or
true, the new day was at hand Ho was
on the verge of ndvlslng Ireno to seek
shelter In somo rcmoto hovel which their
guide could surely recommend when fate
took control of affairs.
Mnertx had now pulled up In obedience to
an unusually threatening order from a
I'hlan olllrer whoso horso had been In
commoded In passing. Above th clatter of
hoofs nnd nrcoutcrments Dalroy's trained
enr had detected the sounds of a heavy
and continuous cannonade toward the
southwest.
"How far are we from Vise?" he asked
tho driver.
Tho man pointed with his whip. "Tou see
that black knob over thero?" he said.
"Yos."
"That's a clump of trees Just above the
Meuse. Vise lies below It."
"But how far?"
"Not more than two kilometers."
Two kllomoters! About a mile Rnd a
half! Dalroy was tortured by Indecision.
"Shall wo bo there by daybrenk?"
"With luck I don't know what's been
happening hero These damned Germans
are swarming all oer tho place. They must
bo making for the brldgo."
"What bridge?"
"The bridge across tho Meuso, of course.
Don't you know theso parts?"
"Not 'ery well "
"I wish I were safe at home; I'd get In
doors and stop there," growled the drU-er,
chirping his team Into motion again.
Dalroy's doubts were stilled. Better leave
this rustic philosopher to work out their
common salvation.
A fow hundred yards ahead tho road
blfdrcated. One branch led to Vise, tho
other to Argentoau. Hero was Etatloned a
picket, evidently Intended as a guide for
tho cayalry
Most fortunately Dalroy read aright the
Intention of an officer who came forward
with an electric torch. "Lie as flat as you
can !" he whispered to Irene. "If they find
us. pretend to bo asleep."
"III. you!" cried the officer to MnerUs.
where the devil do you think you're go
ing?" "To Joos's mill at Vise," said the gruff
Walloon.
"What's In the cart?"
"Oats."
"Almachtlgl Where from T"
"Aachen "
..."You.Just pul1 anea,J lnt0 that road
there. 1 11 attend to you and your oats In a
minute or two."
"But can't I push on?"
.uTllf ,?mceJ" calIcd to a soldier "See that
this fellow halts twenty yards up the road,"
ho said "If he stirs then, put your bay
onet through him. These Belgian swine
unn i Bcem to understand that they aro.
-.- "w "u mum ooey orders.
.1. . .mcer'. of C0Ur8e. Poke In German,
tho Walloon In the mixture of Flemish and
Low Dutch which forms the patois of tho
district. But each could follow the other's
meaning, nnd tho quaking listeners In the
middle of tho wagon had no difficulty at all
In comprehending the gravl- of this new
Macrtz was swearing softly to himself;
they heard him address a question to the
sentry when the wagon stopped again
"Why won't your officer let tin go to Vise"'
he growled
"Sheep's head! do as you're told, or It
will be bad. for you," was the reply
The words were hardly out of the sol
dler's mouth beforo a string of motor
lorries, heavy vehicles with very powerful
engines, thundered up from tho rear. The
leaders passed without difficulty, as there
was plenty of room. But their broad flat
tires sucked up clouds of dust, and the
moon had Bunk behind a wooded height.
One of tho hlndermost transports, taking
too wide a bend, crashed Into tho wagon.
The startled horses plunged, pulled Maertz
off his perch, and dragged the wagon Into
a deep ditch. It fell on its side, nnd Dal
roy and his companion were thrown Into a
field nmld a swirl of laden sacks, some of
which burst.
Dalroy was unhurt, and he could only
hopo that the girl also had escaped Injury,
nro he rose he clasped her around the
neck and clapped a. hand over her mouth
lest rhe should Bcream. "Not a word !" he
breathed Into her ear. ''Can you manaue
to crawl on all-fours straight on by the side
of the hedge? Never mind thorns or net
tles. It's our only chance."
"Remain here." he murmured. "I'll go
JJ650?SiTl
ahead and Investigate, and return In a
minute or so."
He did not notice that tho girl sank be
neath the hedge with a suspicious nlacrlty.
He wns a man, n. fighter, with tho hot
breath at war In his nostrils. Not yet had
he sonsed tho cruel strain which war places
on women. Moreover, his faculties were
centered In the task of the moment. The
soldier Is warned not to tako his eyes off
the enemy while reloading his rifle lest the
target be lost ; similarly, Dalroy knew that
concentration was the prime essential of
ecoutcraft.
Ho had dropped the sabots long Blnce,
and tho lamp was lost In tho spUl out of
the wagon, but most fortunately he had
matches In his pockets. He closed the door
softly struck a match, guarding the flame
with both hand, nnd looked around He
found hlmelf In a ramshackle shed, half
bam half-stable In a stall was tethered
a black nnd white cow. her udder distended
with milk. Huddled up against the wall
was the corpso of a woman, an old peasant,
whose wizened features had that waxen
tint of camallleu grla with which. In their
Illuminated missals of the middle ages, the
monks loved to portray the Bufferings of
tho enrly Christian martyrs. Sho had
been stabbed twice through tho breast. An
overturned pall and milking stool showed
bow and where death had surprised her.
Tho match flickered out, and Dalroy was
left In tho darkness of tho tomb. Ho had
a second match In his hand, nnd wns on
the verge of striking it wnen no neara a
man's voice nnd the swish of feet through
tho grars of tho pasture without.
"Tills Is the place. Helnrlch," camo the
words In guttural German, and breathlessly.
Then, with certain foulnesses of expression,
the speaker added. "I'm puffed. That girl
fought like a wild cat."
"Sites pretty, too, tor a ucigian, agTeca
another voles
"So. But I couldn't put up with her
screeching when you told her that a bayonet
had stopped her grandnm's nagging tongue "
"Ach, was! What matter, at eighty'"
Dalroy bad pulled tho door open. Stoop
ing he sought for and found tho milking
Btnnl. a solid article of Bound o.ik. Through
n chink ho saw two dark forms: glints of
the dawn on fixed bayonets showed that tho
men were carrying their rifles slung At
the door tho foremost switched on an elec
tric torch
"You milk, Helnrlrh," be said, "while I
show a glim "
Ho advanced a pace, as Dalroy expected
ho would, so tho swing of the stool caught
him on the right side of the head, partly
on tho enr and partly on the rim of his
Plckol-haubo. But his okull was fractured
for all that. Helnrlch fared no better,
though tho torch was shattered on the rough
paving of the stable A thrust floored him,
and he foil with a fearsome clatter of ac
couterments. A second blow on tho templo
stilled the startled oath on his lips. Dalroy
divested him of tho rifle, and stuffed a
few clips of cartridges Into his own pockets.
Then, ready for nny others of a cut
throat crew, ho listened. Ono of the pair
on tho ground was gasping for breath.
Tho cow began lowing again That was
all. There was neither sight nor sound of
Irene, though she must havo heard enough
to frighten her bndly
"Miss Beresford!" he said, In a sibilant
hiss which would carry easily to tho point
whero he had left her No answer Nature
was still. It was as though Inanimate
things wore awake, but quaking. The
breathing of tho unnamed Gorman changed
abruptly Into a gurgling croak Helnrlch
had traversed that etage swiftly under tho
second blow From the roads came the
sharp rattle of horses' feet, tho panting of
motors. The thud of gun-fire smoto tho
air Incessantly It suggested tho monstrous
pulse beat of an alarmed world. Over a
hilltop the beam of a searchlight hovered
for an Instant, and vanished. Belgium, lit
tle Belgium, was In a death grapple with
mighty Germany. Even In her agony sho
was crying, "What of England? Will Eng
land help?" Well, one Englishman had les
sened by two tho swarm of her enemies
that night.
He found Irene at onco. She had simply
fainted, and the man who now lifted her
limp form tenderly In his arms was vexed
at his own forgetfulncss. The girl had slept
but llttlo during two nights. Meals were
Irregular and scanty She had lived In a
constant nnd Increasing strain, while the
real danger and great physical exertion of
tho last few minutes had provided a climax
beyond her powers
A girl like Irene Beresford, swept Into
the sirocco of war from the ordered and
sheltered life of a young Englishwoman of
tho middle classes, was an altogether differ
ent case. He believed her one of the email
army of Brltlsh-born women who find Inde
pendence and fair remuneration for their
services by acting as governesses and ladies'
companions on the Continent
These considerations did not crowd In on
Dalroy while ho was holding her In close
embrace in a field near Vise at dawn on tho
morning of Wednesday, August B. They
were the outcome of nebulous Ideas formed
In the train At present his ono thought
was tho welfare of a hapless woman of his
own race be she a peer's daughter or a
postman's
Now, skilled leader of men though he was,
ho had llttlo knowledge of the orthodox
remedies for a fainting woman. Like most
people, ho was aware that a loosening or
bodices and corsets, a chafing of hands, a
vigorous massage of the feet and ankles,
tended to restore circulation, and therefore
consciousness. But none of these simple
methods was practlcablo when a party or
German soldiers might be hunting for botn
of them, whllo another batch might bo
minded to fouow "Helnrlch" and his fellow
butcher. So he carried her to the stable ana
laid her on a truss of straw noted during
that first vivid glimpse of the Interior.
Then, greatly daring, ha milked the cow.
Not only did the poor creature's suffering
make on Irresistible appeal, but in relieving
her distress he was providing tho best or
nourishment for Irene and himself The
cow gave no trouble. Soon the milk was
flowing steadily Into tho pall Tho dark
ness was abysmal On one hand lay a dead
woman on tho other an unconscious one.
and two dead men guarded the doorway.
Ones In Parts Dalrov bad seen one of the
lurid playlets staged at the Grand Gulgno!,
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Women's and Misses
Smart Sport Suits
Of Summer Weight Wool Jersey
Attractive tailored model in em
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Very Unusual Value
16.50
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wherein a woman serred a meal for a
friend and chatted cheerfully tturlntr f t
husband was stowed behind a couch an
window curiam, n8 recalled the horn
I.J Vr??fdy novrl but that mis
believe, this was grim reality. .
fl hf ,,ad ever n y for the reetarlg
of the doorway. When a quality of gra!
nesa sharpened Its outlines he knew It wS
high time to be on the move. Happily i
Krc.be had anydeflnlt. "sYno? Ver'X
roundlngs the was yielding to DaIror
earnest appeal, nnd allowing him to guia
her faltering steps. He c.rrled the pan
n.nd..th:e tln.9 ,n h, left h"d. With the
I'i?!fthe 5LPP,'., ,he B,rl's ftrm- nd liter!
ally forced her Into a walk.
The wood Indicated by Maertz was plalnlr
visible now, nnd closo at hand, and th
first rays of daylight gave color to the
landscape. Tho hour, as Dalroy a,c.r!
talned later, was about a quarter to four v
At tho firBt bend Dalroy called a halL
He told Irene to sit down, and she obeyed
so willingly that, rendered wiser by events
ho feared lest she should faint again
When traveling he made It a habit to
carry two handkerchiefs, one for use and
one In caso of emergency, such as a bandar
being In sudden demand, so he was a bis
to produce a square of clean cambric, which
he folded tup-shape and partly filled with
milk It was tho best substitute he could
dcvlbo for a strainer, and It ren-d ad
mirably By this means they drank nearly
nil the milk ho had secured, and, with each
mouthful, Ireno felt a new elchor In her
veins For tho first time she gave heed to
tho rifle.
"How did you get that?" she asked, wide
eyed with wonder.
"I picked It up at the door of the shed,"
he answered.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT
Concert on City Hall IMaza by Flute
delphla Band, 8 o'clock. Free.
Concert by Municipal Band, Hancock
Square. Hancock and Jefferson streets, a
o'clock. Free
l'alrmount Tork nand, concert, Straw
berry Mansion muslo pavilion, S o'clock.
Free.
State Convention and Exposition, Ex
hibitors' League of Pennsylvania, Hotel
Adelphla, dinner-dance, 7 o'clock. Members.
l'eexl and Grain Dealers meet, Hours.
Members
Nurserymen's convention, women's meet
lng, Hotel Adelphla, 7 o'clock. Invitation.
CONTINUOUS
11:15 A. M.
to
11:15 P. M.
MARKET Above 10T1I
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
In First and Exclusive Showing of
"WILD AND WOOLLY"
T A T A T? 114 MAItKET STREET
1 Aljii.OJl 10 A. M. to 11:15 P.
Prices. 10c, 20e
YALESKA SURATT
Regal Robed Empress of Fashion In
"THE SIREN"
ARCADIA
CHESTNUT Below 16TII
D. W. Griffith
Directed -Production
"HER CONDONED SIN"
(Do Luxe Edition of "Judith of litUiulta,")
ALL-STAR CAST, IKCLUDXKO
BLANCHE SWEET MAE MATltH
HENRY WALTHALL ROBERT H.S.RON
LILLIAN GISH DOROTHT GifiT
-D "irri"nvvrrP market Beiow mn
jLV-CAjililN 1 11 A. M. to 11:15 P. U.
Dally, 10c: Evm.. IBe.
Harold Lockwood ",IAU&T.ur
VICTORIA
MARKET Above. 0TU.
0 A. M. to 11:15 P. M.
PRICES 10c. 20o
Norma Talmadge in "Poppy"'
Added Keystone Comedy. "Oriental Lova"
Thurs., Frl.. Sat , ETHEL BARRTMORH
In "HER GREATEST POWER"
ALL NEXT WEEK
JULES VERNE'S THRILLING ROMANCB
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'
As Presented at the Forrest Theatre
GLOBE Theatre Si&ES
MARKET A
STS.
Continuous
1UC, lac. -:e, 350
11 A. M. to 11 P. M.
"The Suffragette Revue"
JOE WATSON
AND
OTHERS
nT)riaa vrrvc! market biow 6otu
CliUbb lVIillO Daily. 2:30 1 Evg.. 79
THE FOUR MIRRANOS
BROADWAY Bd Mfr'Toft?
"EVEN AS YOU AND I"
B. F.
Nat. M. Wills
"THE HAPPY
Keith's
THEATRE
TRAMP"
WELLINGTON CROSS h LOIS JOSEPHINE:
DUKBAH'S MARYLAND SINGERS: JANU
CONNELLY k TLATERS. and OTHER STARS.
A TMPT "DT-TT Si WEEK. Tha Cool.
J.lJXUi-lir ill Sparkllns Summer Show
Evga.. 8 .15. Pop. SI Mat. Thurs. Ree Mat. Sat.
"CANARY COTTAGE"
KlSHINfi anl eur bathing are fine a). Stone
Harbor. Reading, SL J
Excursions.
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