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EVENING LEDGKr-PHnADELPniA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917
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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
LANSD0WNERS TO LEAVE
FOR SEASHORE RESORTS
LUCKY DOGS
EMMY'S EXQUISITE
IN ROUTINE MOVIE
BOARDWALK MAID,
IN PATRIOTIC MOOD
filiation 1W at mercer memorial House in At-
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. . -,i,fiR. any one who has ever spent
Artv" . . .,. Mcrcer Home.
ll.nittln,l"c -
V,M,Umftble nnd excellent helpmate.
t Id in the Mercer Home as well as
1 It's sort or nnn-vvny ueivvcen uie two, you know
f M the Mercer Home Is havlnn a donation day today and open house will be
f .,!,'. vlslrs may seo tho Rood work which was established In Atlantic City
? .. ago onJ wlllch lma bcen 8 nb,y kcpt "P lhat 35.000 women have re-
S4 of s benefits
Vthit'
t time.
t houce was i
hrf .
Invai
.rtny
.. Messed
'5?n abundance of
J '.?,.. mods to
-naerfu.
-WiMre which
Sr more fortunate
C. bad so ions
'$ organization In
VI. .er Memorial
-Be offers to every
-Irtby and needy in
j a comfortable
W, good food, Rood
fiedlrtl attention at
?U, than halt aciuu.
JW. ana over a thou
V minn avail
K,(iw every year.
ArrMnt larce addl-
ii to the enaow-
i Mnt fund will event-
ijjiy nble tn0 man
1 . a ortend Its
featttts to a still
hrr number.
4 In very feW tncr
Itstltutlons do mo
beMfldaries do so
jWh for themselves,
aci It would bo hard
ha find one othcr
.(joins as largo and
belpful a work with
M little demand upon
charitable people.
J However the little
Met tells us "There
bin annual deficit of
'about $5000 which
Bust be provided for
Iby voluntary con-
.r:tBft..it1na nnA fHIa
mikes an annual do
Mtlon day a neccs
lHy,'1 The house Is
stalled at Ohio and
picitlc avenues, In
Atlantic fcity, and to
hj has been chosen
for receiving the
buttons.
The board of managers Includes Dr.
jjfllllun M. Bennett, president; T. Monis
Shw, Jr., vice president; Mrs. Chatles
J. String, secretary, and Mr. James S.
!Ttoiey, treasurer. Besides the otllcers
'Ut managers Include Miss Hetty
Korthlnjton, Mrs. Willlifrn Draper Lewis.
Wn. Divld E. Williams and Mr. Asa S.
WiflJ. Norman Grey is tho counsel, nnd
the fiscal agent is the Provident Life
and Trim Company.
T HEAR the Paul Van Reed Millers, of
Indian Queen Lano Manor, German-
BtOTn, left on Saturday for Mr. and Mrs.
fcEdward Coates' camp in tho Adlrondacks.
WXti. Miller, you remember, was Letltin
Radcllffe, the young planlste who took
itu knows how many Bold medals at
lone conservatory or nnother, She Is
iuo a lavome in i'nuaaeipma, anu cs
Pedallv'ln her nwn nolrrhhnrlinnd In fler-
mantown. She nnd hubby havo been
Burled about a year and aro a most de
rated couple. They will stay for a whllo
ttt!i the Coates and then proceed to
Canada and on to Seal Harbor, Me., where
lljlo many musicians havo gathered this
rear.
IP'S quite the thing to live in and about
L Jenklntown these davs. mv dears, for
there's a whole regiment of artillery In
Mmp there at the foot of AValnut street
M, on the old Baker property. On
Bunday, you never saw such a Jam of
People in your life, crowding either side
ft the road nnd seated on the fence.
(Ma! Girls' Girls! hundreds of thorn
Waning their necks and soiling their
lwhlte bucks" utterly in tho mud. trying
iw ret some Idea of what camp life Is
really like and what Tommy or Jimmy
W be doing In a few weks.
' Even the churches took on n military
l."', and it was very patriotic at tho
urch of tho Saviour, in Jenklntown,
f here more than fifty sailors and marines
;ere present at tho mornlm- services.
"JjThe Ilev. Allen Evans, assistant chaplain
, the navy yard, gave an address and
!&4 the people nrettv much what a
Wllor'a life Is Hn snoko of tholr needs.
laiiiJ dealres and tho pleasures they must
a mould have.
The entire crowd M nnllnrs nnd mn-
rtnea went over to Alvethorpe, the home
I Rr" &nd Mrs' Henry Middleton Fisher,
Meetinghouse road, for dinner and a
tlorlous afternoon.
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CREAKING of the soldiers, sailors,
W marines and the rest of them, did you
"f that Henry Carvill Lewis, of Gcr-
.ttantown, who is a member of the Avla-
t a rPs, Is now at the Ohio State Unl-
pWt Aviation section? Henrv Is. the
Ion nt f t .... . - - .. j.
. ...,o. uouis ft., iewis, ot (Jiiveuen
ilyenue, Germantown. and Is a very pop
ular
member of the younger set of this
a tT. Hft'a a VMAAUnt.1 AHlKnnH m
lijnonr.
jlAND now the latest wedding date to be
l announced I hnt nf riunnr Pnniwr
fmt Eujene Newbold. Their marriago is
VJtake P,8ce at Sunset Lodge, the home
.'Mr. and Mrs. George Wharton Pepper,
I NortliM.t tra,v.. q...., mi.
Wat 1J, Eleanor la out n tier pnnntrv
n. Pox Creek Farm, In Dovon, with
Ik.r
parents, but they will leave shortly
IfeM. - ,w' WMfc tllOJ' Will lift) D41Ufc,J
Iff Northeast. Mr. Pepper has been so
uPwa with city and national affairs
1 Mmmer he hsji not hoon nhln to take
i tauch-needaa holiday aa yet.
Iff with most of our busy men-
Witt CwyWr, who ordinarily
M MMK-avt C tkM'tw
n mimmer or July and Aueust at Cholso.-,
ostieelnllv if , i -,
- ' " nun inei uocior uennett
Mm Bennett, for they are heart and soul
the Children's Seaside Home, at Ventnor
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Photo by Marce&u.
MISS MILDRED MURIEL TOBIN
Miss Tobin's engagement to Dr. William J. Lynch
was recently announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Tobin.
.ooncr tliere, it seems, than he's back In
town. These men are on an important
committee for the Stato and city during
theso wartimes nnd are BtvInB of their
valuable tlmo nnd thoiiRht to the work.
The Cuylers wero solnp West this spring,
you remember Indeed, one of our con
temporaries even had them on tho private
train, accompanied by a number of
i;ucsts though they never started, for
tho party was called off immediately
utter Mr. Cuyler was named for olllco
on tho committee of defense.
Eleanor Pepper Is very pretty and is
bound to make a lovely bride. Fitz
MiiKena Newbold ,1s up at Fort Niagara.
Their engagement was announced Just
the day after ho left for the training
camp In May. The camp finishes on
August 1-1, nnd I supposo most of the
olllcers will proceed nt once to their posts.
They may give them a few days, how
ever, and It is evident Eugene is to havo
few days or tho wedding would not bo
scheduled for the 18th.
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TXTHAT would you have done, dear
reader. If this had happened to you,
or what would you advise a young man
to do under the like circumstances.
Vou see, lie was crazy about a certain
little debby-to-bo and ho used to go and
sec her Just as often as sho would let
him. She was seventeen and ho was
nineteen. One evening of late they were
sitting together on the porch. In a corner
wlllch wns sheltered from sight by twin
ing vines, and the sweetness of her so
overcame young nineteen that ho Just
could not help it and he kissed her right
then nml there; for how could he know
thnt her father was coming up the stefJs
Just at that moment. Well, ho was and
he came over and said to the young
man. "Well, what have you to say for
yourself?" And the young man, who was
making JIB n week, said, "Nothing," and
hastily made his adieu.
When he told me about It, he said.
"Now, that's all over, and she Is such a
dear girl. I know I should not have dono
It. but I Just could not help it, nnd the
worst of it is I had not time to find
out wncther she liked tt or not, for,
didn't her father have to come on the
scene Just at that minute. What did I
say to him? What could I say to him;
how could I tell him I cared for her and
wanted to marry her In the future, when
I could support her; I'm.only making' $15
per week." , Some problem, that,
MR. AND MRS. 'WARD TYSON
PEItRY. of Germantown, aro receiv
ing congratulations on the birtl) of a
daughter on Friday, the thirteenth. Mrs.
Perry was Laura Thomas before her
marriage In 1915 and her beautiful voice
and charming personality are well known
In Germantown. It was a great loss to
her friends out there when Ward took
her down to Georgia, for a year after they
were married. Their Intimate friends
were delighted when they came back last
summer, and every one will be greatly
pleased over the new Miss Perry. Iier
great-grandfather Is Dr. James DeWolf
Perry, the much-loved rector-emerjtus of
Calvary Episcopal Church, who has had
charge of the pariah for more than fifty
years, There (s a beautiful window In the
church dedicated to Doetorperry Bi'ven
by hia parishioners In appreciation of his
wonderful, 6n ana totWjrjg?rk ag
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Many Stny-at-IIomes, However.
Much Activity in Small Sub
urb The Peacock Hat
liven though I,nnsdowne Is such nn at
tractive spot, It does get a wee hit wnrm on
the warm days, and there nrc a few mos
quitoes, though there Is a persistent cam
paign against them. So a good many Lan
downers havo left town for Benshoro or
mountains. Ocean City seems to bo a favor
ite resort, for ever so many Lnnsdowno
peoplo go there every summer. Among those
who are down thore now nro Mr. and Mrs.
It II. M Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. Le Hoy
Smith, the rtohert W. nicks the Harry
Henrys, with thnlr cute little son i Mr. J.
A Perkins nml fnmilv and Mrs W S
Hunting, who Is spending the summer with
the Clarence Slll-v at their cottage there
The Jack Nichols have taken tho Willis
cottage for tho summer. Then tho J. II
Lincoln Edwards, with their two girls, al
ways ko down In August, and Alice Stntzoll
expects to visit her grandparents, tho tleorge
Stntzells, at their cottage on the bay.
nut some people would much ramer ne
In tho mountains than by the sea. There Is
Mrs i: H Hunt and her daughter. Mar
garet who arc spending their July at Buck
hlll Falls and Mr nnd Mrs. John O Pal
mer who are "cottaglng" In the Poconos
Mrs Crosiwoll Mcllee and 'her two small
daughters arc up at Kennebunk, Me., where
they hao an attractive summer home. XI r.
Mcllee will loin them In August. Prof, and
Mrs Prank C N'lowlg ore also In Maine,
and Jesslo Lewis, daughter of Prof, and
Mrs William D. Lewis, Is a counselor In
one of tho girls' camps up there.
Mr It L Mlshler left yesterday morning
to play in tho golf tournament up at Shaw-neo-on-rielaware
You know thero will bo
no prizes ttds year, tho money going In
stead to the lied Cross
, Marie rnrskaddon. Mrs. Benjamin Car
skaddon s daughter Is vlsltlne relatives in
Minneapolis Minn Thcv av there is i
good-looklnc vounK nlflcer out there Tlv
Century Club movies will niNs Marie for i
she always played so well lor them, and
you know movies do need good music.
SEWING CIRCLE PREPARES
FOR RED CROSS WORK
Can you Imagine the first sewing olrrle?
It took somo tlmo to prepare tho m.iterlal ;
man killed the animal, but the woman
skinned It and scraped off the meat and
fat If sho wanted to use leather InMeacl
of fur, sho hented tho hide nnd scraped off
tho hair with a shnrp stone Khe fashioned
the garment tho Miapo she wanted Shn
made tho first noodle, a sharp-pointed bono
with a hole punched through the larger
end Her first thread wns tho dried tendons
of somo animal, or else tho fibre of n plant.
Given the skin, tho noodle nnd thread sho
made beautiful garments, cloaks of snulr
rels robes of blrdskltis So many new
Ideas to exchange nt the sewing circle.
As for the talking fost which Is part of
tho meeting, no need to urge tho conserva
tion of food, for woman was first harvester,
first storcr of food, broad linker, farmer,
gardener, cook, salt maker, curer of meat,
furrier, leather maker, clothier, taltor. rope
maker and weaver. Sho Invented the first
basket and Cooking pot and there wor
good things to cat at that first sowing
circle. Luncheon nnd sewing and picnics
thrown In for good measure fill tho social
calendar this week.
In Upper Roxborough Mrs. John Buck,
of Rldgo nnd Port Itoval avenues, gave a
luncheon, followed by sewing today This
clrelo of sewers of the Itoxhorough Pres
byterian Church Is planning to form n Itod
Cross auxiliary for residents of the com
munity. Mrs. Buck's guests wore Mrs Wesley
Larc, Mrs Laura llanshurv. Mrs. Wllllnm
F. Steele, Mrs. Kmma Kchoneia, Mrs w
Wendall, Mrs. George Miller. Mrs Harry
Pager. Mrs. II. Hack. Mrs. IMwnrd Crease.
Mrs. Thomas Johnson. Mrs S Carley. Mrs.
George Wanklln, Mrs. Whalley Sailors,
Mrs. William McKenna. Mrs Samuel Mil
ler, Mrs. G. W. Moyer. Mrs Charles Moyer.
Mrs. Herman McMastcr, Mrs John Rnns
ford, Mrs. John Chrlstensen. Mrs. John Lex.
Mrs. William Culp, Mrs William Carver.
Mrs. Newton Uovnrd. Mrs Louis Smlok.
Mrs. Harry Wood, Mrs. Thomas Hcnnlnger,
Mrs. E. P. Reed and Miss Mary Patton.
RETURNS TO FORMER HOME
NEAR DENVER, COL.
Mrs. Corey, After Stay of Two Years,
Leaves Here for tho
West
During her stay in the East for the last
two years Mrs. George W Corey has nuilo
many friends who will miss her now that
she has decided to return to her former
home In Colorado. She will leave this wook
and on hor way will stop at Brooksldo Inn,
Deer Park, W. Vn., to see hor daughter.
Miss Gladys Corey. Then, after a stop In
Chicago and Fort Dodge. la . to mako short
visits to the relatives of hor late husband,
Mrs. Corey will go on to Canyon City near
Denver, Col., where she will live, that sho
may be near her other children and grand
children. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allan George, of 5648
Whitby avenue. West Philadelphia, are re
ceiving congratulations on the birth of a
daughter on Sunday. July 1C Mrs. George
will be remembered as Miss Mabel Boyer,
daughter of Mrs. Harry Boyer, of Penarth,
Ardmore.
Photo by Rembrandt Studio.
MRS. OSCAR G. BENDER
Mrs. Bender was formerh Miss
Rose I. Magil, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Magil. whose marriago
to Mr. Oscar G. Bender was
recently announced. Mr. and Mrs.
. Jiend-Br are on 'Uieir honeymoon
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jyttR their return tMy,wu
i .M riKht. Life Piihttfitiinp I omrany. Ilprintrd h sprelnl arrnnRrmpnt
"Those short-linircil pup? nro lucky Riiys. They'll be dry by the time
they get home, nnd their mothers'll never know they've been in."
THE DAY OF WRATH
A STORY
lty Louis
CIIAl'TllIt Mil (Continued)
" A H' THAT mouses yoji, does It ' Tho
t- Ilrltlsh lleet Is the obstneto. eh? Not I?
Seriously now. do you regard us Germans
as Idiots? No; I'm sure jou don't You
know Thoso fellows In Parliament don't
know I assure you on my honor, our
general staff la confident that a Herman
army will land on British soil In Britain
l'stf I mean before Christmas '
TIi speakei Interrupted this flood of
tlni
projilieev in nitli'i to light s fresh)
riif i tr
Ttun ein .piim ni hatiris tielund
),, ni-k
.mil -tii''tlnn wiih fi u-el'
iili.i i he tld fUit- .flTil,l' Win Oun't
you put a question or two If you be
lieve I'm leclting a fairy tale, ay siu, and
point out tho stupidities."
N'ow. palmy had not been "amused" by
tho statement that tho Germans might
occupy Calais Ho had already discounted
even worse reversos ns lying well within
tho bounds ot possibility lie was certain,
too that the Pru-sl.iu was Faying that
which ho really believed. Hut his nerves
nf Nieel wore uiidoubtodlv trlod almost be
yond endurnnro nt the Instant Von Halwlg
imtlrod the Involuntary movement which
olloltod that uninvited comment cm tho
British fleet
As tin- word "Calais" quitted the Guards
man's lips, a rope, with n nnoso nt the
end dropped with swift stealth through the
upon trap-door. Its descent was chocked
wlion ihe nonso dangled slightly higher
tli. in his head, nnd whoever was mnnlpu-
l.itlng It began at once tn awing It slowly
forward and backward Von Halwlg stood
H'Hiio r! or seven foot nearer tho wall
than the point which tho lope would hnvo
timohod If lowered to tho tloor, so the ob
jective aimed at by that pendulum action
was tint illllloult to grasp, being nothing
ele than his speedy and noiseless extinc
tion by hanging.
It Is an oft-ropoatod though far-fetched
iH-ortlon that a drowning man reviews tho
whole of his life during the few seconds
which separate tho last conscious struggle
from complete anesthesia. That may or
may not bo true, but Ralroy now experi
enced a. brain-storm not Kicking tnnnv of
the essentials of some such mental klnoma.
Think what that swinging ropo, with
Its unseen humnn agency, meant to a
captive in his hapless position ! It was
simply Incrodlblo that one man alone
would attempt so daring nn expedient
N'ot only, then, were n number of pluckv
and resourceful allies concealed In the loft
but they must have been hidden there
before tho detachment of Peath's-IIcad
Hu-fsars occupied tho bam beneath. There,
fore, they knew tho enemy's strength, yet
wore not afraid That they wore readv
wlttod was shown by the method evolved
for the suppression of that blatant Teuton,
Von Halwlg. It was evident, too, that
they had Intended to lie perdu till the
cavalry wero gone, but had been moved
to notion by a desire to rescue the bound
Englishman who was being twitted so out
rageously on his own and his country's
supposed misfortunes.
Who could they bo? Were they armed,
and suinclontly numerous to rout tho Ger
mans? In any event, how could they deliver
nn effective attack? He, Palroy, took It
for granted that the Immediate strangula
tion of tho Guardsman. If successful, was
but the prelude to a sharp fight, since Von
Ilnlwlg's death, though supremely dramatic
ns an Isolated Incident, would neither
benefit the prisoners nor conduce to the
well-being of the people In the loft How.
then, illil .thev purpose dealing with a
hcore of trained soldiers, who must alrcadv
be fidgeting In the rain, and whoso loader,
the corporal, might look In at any moment
to ascertain what was delaying tho joung
staff captain? Plsclpllne was all very well,
hut these hussars helonged to a crack
regiment, nnd tholr colonel would resent
strongly the needless exposure of his men
nnd horses to Inclement vvealhor. More
over how easy It wns for the corporal to
convey a polite hint to Von Halwlg by
nsklng If the chauffeur should not turn tho
car in readiness for his departure !
All this, and more cascaded through Pal
roy's. brain whllo his enemy wns lighting
the second cigarette. He was In the plight
of a shipwrecked sailor clinging to a sink
ing craft, who saw a lifeboat approaching,
yet dared neither look nt nor signal to It
He must bend nil bis enoiglcs now to tho
task of keeping Von Halwlg occupied What
would happen when tho noose colled around
the orator's neck? Would It tighten with
sufficient rapidity to choke a ei for help'
Would it fall awkwardly ond warn him?
Were any nf the troopers so placed that
they could see Into thnt section of tho barn,
and thus witness their Oliver's extraordinary
predicament? Who could tell? How might
a man form any sort of opinion as to the
yea or nay of a Juggler's feat which sav
ored of black magic?
Palrov gnvo up the effort to guess what
tho next halt-mlu 'to mlKnt bring forth
Those mysterious beings up there needed
the best help ho could offer, and his powers
In that respect were strictly limited to two
channels he must egg on the talker he
must not watch that rope
"I am ready to admit Germany's
strength on land." he said, resolutely fixing
his eyes on nn Iron cross attached to the
Prussian's tunic above tho top button
"That Is a reasonable claim. JIow futile
otherwise would havo been your twenty
years of preparation for tills very war.
But my mind is far too denso to understand
how you can disregard the English Chan
nel "
"The English Channel"' scoffed Von Hal
wlg. "The Impudence of you verdammt
No, It's foolish to lose one's temper. Well.
I'll explain. The really Important part of
the English Channel Is nbout to become
German.
"For a little time we leave you the sur
face, but Oermany will own the rest. Your
navy Is about to receive a horrible sur-
The Red Mouse
An interesting mystery romance
by
WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Begins in next Saturday's
Euentng eJidi'tigpr
This is a thrilling story ot love,
jealousy, adventure and politics, and
you'll not want to miss a chapter.
REMEMBER IT STARTS
' Saturday, July 21
OF 1914
Tracy
prise. We've caught you napping. While
l.tltnln was i tiling tho sea wo Hermans
lmo been experimenting with It. Our vis
ible tleet Is good, hut not good enough, so
wo allowed your navnl suprrlorltv to keep
you quiet until wo had perfected our In
visible fleet We are ready now We pos
sosp three submarines to your ono ; nnd can
build more nnd bigger and bettor under
sea, boats than you Do you realise what
that means? Alrendv wo have sunk four
tit your host cruisers, and they never saw
the yeiscl rhnt destroyed them We are
innvinp mtivoo with your iiicrcintile marine
Biltnin Is girdled with mines and torpe
does No ship can enter or leave any of
your ports without incurring the almost
unavoidable risk of "
A rat scampered across ono of the speak
er's feet, and startled him.
Ho swore, dropped the clgaretto and
lighted another, the third. Like every
Junior oflleer of the Gorman corps d'ollte.
he had sedulously copied tho manners and
bearing of the commissioned ranks In tho
British army. But your true German Is
neurotic; the rat had scratched tho veneer.
Meanwhile tho rope rose quickly half way
to the trapdoor; It fell again when Von
Halwlg donned the prophet's mantle onco
more
"We cannot only ruin nnd starve you,"
ho sald-oxultantly. "but wo have guns which
will boat a way for our troops from Calais
to Hover ngalnst all the ships you daro
mass In those waters Wo have you bested
In every way Each German company takes
tho Held with more machine guns than a
British regiment We havo high explosives
you nover heard of Whllo vou were play
ing polo and golf our chemists wore busy
in tholr laboratories."
His voice rose as ho reeled off this litany
ot war His perfect command of English
was not proof ngalnst the guttural clank
and crash of German Ho became a veri
table Gorman talking English, rather than
an accomplished linguist using a foreign
tongue. Oddly enough, his next tirade
showed that ho was half-aware of the
change "Old England Is dono, Captain
Halrny." ho chanted "Young Germany Is
about to take hor place The world must
learn to speak German, not English Six
months from now I'll begin to forget your
makeshift language Six months from now
tho German Engln will Haunt In the breeze
as securely In London as It files today In
Berlin nnd Brussels, and, It may be, In
Paris. If I'm lucky, nnd get through tho
war Gott In Hlmni "
With a sudden vicious swoop the nooso
settled on Von Halwlg'a shoulders, and was
Jerked taut. A master hand made that cast
No American cowboy ever placed lasso
more neatly on the horns of unruly steer.
At ono Instant the rope was swinging
back and forth noiselessly ; at the next,
rising under tho Impetus of a gentle flick.
It whirled over the Prussian's head and
tightened around his neck. He tore madly
at It with both hnnds, but was already
lifted off his feet, nnd In process of being
hauled upward with an almost Incredible
rapidity. There was a momentary delay
when his head reached tho level of the
trap-door; bht Palroy distinctly Baw two
hands grasp the struggling arms and heave
tho Guardsman's long body out of sight.
An astounding foaturo of this tretfc cpl
sodo was the absence of anv outcry on
tho victim's part. He tittered no sound
other than a stifled gurgle after that half
completed exclamation was Milled Possi
bly his dazed wits concentrated on tho
one frantic endeavor to get rid of that
horrible choking thing which had clutched
at him from out of tho surrounding ob
scurity. And now a thick knotted rope plumped
down until Its end lay on the floor ami
n rough-looking fellow, clothed like Maertz
or Dalroy Himself, descended with the ease
and agility of a monkey. He was Just the
kind of shaggy goblin one might expect
to emerge from any such hiding-place; hut
he eurrted n slung rifle, and the bewildered
prisoner, taking a fow steps forward to
greet his rescuer, realized that the weapon
wns a Lee-Enfield of the latest British
army pattern.
"'Arf a mo', sir," gurgled the newcomer
In a husky nnd cheerful whisper. "I'M
'old the rope till the next of nhr little knot
'as shinned dahn. Then I'll cut yer loose,
an" we'll get the wind up nhtsldo Pldjever
'ear such a gas-bag ns that bloomln' Jar
man? Lord luv a duck, 'o couldn't 'arf
tork' But Shlney Black, ono of nhrs. 'as
Just shoved a bynlt through Is gizzard, so
that cock won't crow og'ltie '"
Palroy owned only n reader's knowledge
of colloquial cockney He Infcired, rather
than actually understood, that several
British soldiers wero secreted In the loft,
nnd that one of them, nnmod "Shlney
Black." had closed Von Halwlg'a career In
tho twinkling of an eye.
ICopjrlKllt r.dwnrd I "iod
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
FOSTER HOME CHILDREN
GUESTS OF ELLIS GIMBEL
Ellis A. Glmbel Is entertaining 150 orphan
children from the Foster Home, Church
lano and .Chew street, Germantown, at the
Phllmont Country Club, of which he Is
president, today. The children went to the
club early this morning by special train and
are to remain until evening This Is an
annual affair to which tho children always
look forward.
The first event of the day was a baseball
gurno between the older hoys Other ath
letic events wero the seventy-flve-yard dash,
220-yard dash, tug-of-war, potato race,
three-legged raco and an egg and spoon
race These events were followed by a
picnic lunch In tho woods
This afternoon tho special feature will be
a baseball game between a team represent
ing children nnd the directors of the home.
Mr. Glmbel gave prizes to the winners of
all ot the games this morning.
BLIND FOLK ENJOY
WILLOW GROVE OUTING
More than three hundred blind or partly
blind Phlladelphlans today nre holding
their annual reunion outing at Willow Grove
Park. Five special cars, that left Juniper
and Sansom streets at 9 o'clock, conveyed
them to the scene.
The outing Is under the direction ot Mrs.
Isabel W Kennedy, executive secretary of
the Blind nellcf Fund of Philadelphia. The
following committee aided Mrs. Kennedy In
preparing for the gala time, which was
twice postponed because of rain Frank
Williams, chairman; Dr. Adan Gelbel,
.Tnmes W. Moore. Mr. William IL Wood
ward, Mr. and Mrs. L. "W, Maltlsnd, Edith.
Manning, , jwhuoji, isuuh t- uow-
Earle Williams Seen in Timely
"Stolen Papers" Feature;
Mae Murray Changes
By the Photoplay Editor
MAIIKKT STItr.KT THKATIIR "The Trail of
the Minnow." ltolfe-Mttro, with Kmrny Weh
len Htory by Oscar A. C, Lund Hcfnarlo
nv June Mathls Wrertert by JMtvln Cnrewe.
ITititoftraphecl by Arthur .MnrHn.lll.
One of tho axioms of the modern photo
play Is If you have a beautiful star, the
rest doesn't matter. Director Carcwe, a
man of experience, evidently has some doubt
of the efllcacy of this theory, nnd In the
present case has applied what technical re
sources are at his disposal to bolster up
the very routine story which hns' been
handed him He starts with somo fine long
shots of sweeping countryside, enlivened
with the sort of bandit chase that usually
ends an old-fashioned feature. One expects
much. What one gets Is some splendidly
lighted close-ups of Miss Wehlen ; some ac
ceptable, but not extraordinary acting by
herself and support, and a lot nf doctrinaire
Incident heroine hounded by villain, who
has killed her father; honest young lover,
forgiveness, etc. Miss Weblcn's calm, cool
beauty should be an asset to Metro. Mr.
Carewe's good sense of cinema values Is
Hut "convenient" stories have almost had
their day.
M'HY "The Stolen Trenty." Greater Vlta
Krarih, with tlnrln Wlillamn Story by Thomas
KdgMow Directed b Paul Hrardon.
Taul Scardon, when nn actor for tho
Vltagraph company, absorbed many of the
tricks of his directors until now ho has
blossomed out as a full-blown director for
that company But he uses his own Ideas
ns to the effects desired from his puppet
actors In his recent production, "The
Stolen Treaty " he hns carefully brought
out mnny Interesting hits In the atorv of
Thomas Kdgelow Its timeliness Is another
factor thut holds, close attention for It coo
cerns the attempt to blackmail the United
StaiLM Government bv o foreign I'oviei
through the stealing of a secret treaty. Of
course It Is recovered. In its recovery
Earle Williams has the principal part of a
secret service operative His sweetheart
aids him, too, and thus Corlnne Griffith Is
given a small part to tarry out. A local
actor, Bernard Solgel, playing a servant,
proves a capital character nctor, while Den
ton Vnne Is a llkeanlo villain. Another
good typo v, ,vs afforded In the work of Rob
ert Galllnrd as the Secretary of State.
HOT-WEATHEIl SUGGESTION
"H'rnr heavy overcoats, to keep tho heat
from your body." noun. Fall bank.
Mae Murray has left Lasky and slgnid
with Bluebird, taking with hor her director,
Unbelt Leonard He has staged nnd pro
duced many of the lovely Mae's sui esses
with Paramount Including "Tho Primrose
Ulng" nnd "At First Sight "
FARMER SMITH'S
COLUMN
WHAT DO YOU HEAD?
My Dear Littlo Soldiers This Is vacation
time. You have been looking forward to
It so long lion do jou enjoy It? I hope
you are reading something which Is worth
while I want to have you read those
things which will rest you, but I want to
havo you rend, nl, things which are
WORTH WHILE Things which you can
use.
Do you know about tho birds?
fo you know about tho flfhes?
' There Is plenty of tlmo now to ask the
librarian what you should read. Learn to
ask QUESTIONS.
Vou must understand that I do not care
what you read except that I anr Interested
In you. In after life it may not make anj
difference to me what you read this mim
mer, but It will make a lot of difference
to YOIT. It seems to me that when we
are at war It would be a good Idea to play
soldier at home and learn obedience You
can do Just rs much to stop the war as
those at the front. DO YOHU DUTY
Please read WHAT IS WORTH WHILE.
Ily the way, wrlto and tell me what
you are reading
Your loving editor,
FARMER SMITH
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMPUS
BILLY AND PORKEY
By Farmer Smith
Let's see. where Is our old friend
Bumpus now?
Billy
Ah, thero he Is, stuck In the asphalt.
That In Itself Is not so bad, but there Is a
fat man running toward Billy and that is
not so funny
The fat man Is angry, very angry And
why Is tho fat man angry? Because he has
a fruit stand and Billy ate some of the
fruit without so much as nsklng permission.
A crime, surely.
Just ns the big fat man Is about to
pounce upon Billy, a truck comes along and,
strange to say, there is a rope swinging
from the back of the truck It takes but a
minute for Billy to seo the rope and another
to grab It and
ne Is pulled out of the asphalt, much to
the astonishment of the big fat man.
"My. but that was a narrow escape"
exclaimed Billy, whorr he let go of the rope
without so much as trying to nibble It.
much ns ho loved ropes
Looking around, he found that the truck
had dragged him out Into the country once
more nnd he looked and looked for Nannie
Goat, who had promised to wait for him
when bo came back from town.
She was nowhere to be seen.
Billy started oft through the woods, hop
ing It would bring him back to the army,
or, rather, the artillery, where ho longed
to be once more.
"1 wonder what made that fat man so
angry at me'.'" nukod Billy, as he trotted
along through the woods, looking down all
the time.
Billy had not gone very far when he saw
something In a tree ahead of him "I
,wonder vrhat that thing can be?" he was
asking himself, tie din not take his head
oft the ground as he went along, but when
he arrived under the tree where the strange
thing was, he looked up and there was
Mister Porcupine.
"Hollo, Porkey!" Bhouted Billy.
"Be careful of your janguage," said
Mister Porcupine
"Excuse me, I thought your name was
Porkey. If It Is anything else, I hope you
will kindly let mo know," said Billy to the
fellow with tho pricker quills.
"You speak to me as Mister Porcupine
or I will stick you with my sticker quills,"
said Billy's companion
"I dare you t,o try," said Billy, not the
least bit afraid
"You have been In the army and all
that, but a little fellow like me can make
It awful uncomfortable for you You can't
throw a butt up In a tree look out I"
A slender thing which looked like a pen
holder shot through the air and landed
right on Billy's forehead,
"Ouch I Ou-ou-ou I"
Billy Bumpus cried with pain, for the
sticker quill hit him in the forehead where
he was very terrder. He thought the place
between his horns was too tender and that
the horns were there to protect that par
ticular spot.
For the first time in hia life Billy ran
from something smaller than himself. As
he scooted away, another sticker quill came
after him and landed right on the tippy end
of hia beautiful tall.
That was too much t Billy scooted back
to the road and on toward tojrn, the sticker
quill etlll "ticking out of his tall,
n ilul
It (ItAD been, tin etfentful ilay Cor Billy,,
Stars, Stripes, Soldiers and
Sailors Occupy Her Thoughts
These Days
ALSO LEARNS SHOOTING
Smart Military Jacket Over Bathing
Suit Makes Snappy Toggery
for Gunning Practice
, ATLANTIC CITY, July IS,
The Boardwalk maid has suddenly grows
very studious. She may be seen industri
ously poring over a neat title manual,
which gives her all the Information about
the habiliments of an army and navy man;
for the Boardwalk maid has found the
stripes and stars and other Insignia
decorating the uniforms of the soldiers and
sailors who visit the shoro very baffling,
and, of course, she must be quite up to the
minute on all things pertaining to war.
The Boardwalk maid Is also learnlnr
to shoot, and the galleries along the Walk
are doing a land-office business, teachlnf
fair femininity how to be proficient with
the rlflo Down In Chelsea and Ventnor,
where the strand Is not so thickly popu
lated, target parties are all the rage. In ,
fact, shooting Is much more fashionable
than bridge this summer A bathing cos
tume takes the place of hunting attire. A
smart military Jacket Is worn over the surf
rig Prize target bees are now all the rage.
Between learning to shoot, attending classes
In dietetics and surgical dressing, garden
ing, learning how to can fruit and vege
tables to conserve the food supply, knitting
soldier comforts and arranging social af
fairs In the Interests of the Red Cross and
various charities, the summer girl of 1917
Is scarcely having a dull moment There
Is very little entertaining this summer, and
all the affairs revolve about sweet charity.
The fad for carrying unususl pots aleng
the Walk knows no abating Miss Nora
Shackleford finds an eight-week-old bay
fox k docile as a Pomeranian and she
leads him along by a lensh
To further carry out his wish of making
Atlantic City the moat proper place In the
world In which to dwell. Chief of ToUoe
Miller has organlied a vice squad to see
that this city by the sea Is kept free from
all contaminating Influences The Chief an-
nounccd today that pulchritude as well ai
efficiency will characterize Boardwalk po
licemen, who are to have special uniforms
and who will wear whlto gloves, wyje
shoes and white hats.
Miss Nettle E. Arnold entertained at her
apartment In the Nixon In honor of Doctor
Stern and Doctor Dalasln, who have Joined
the colors
Mrs. Jules E Mnstbaum will entertain
tho Junior Red Cross Thursday morning
at hor cottage In St Charles place. The
members ore knitting squares for blank
ets for the sailors. Among those who
are organizing the work are Mrs. Jacob
Loeb Lnngsdorf Mrs J Fred Marine, Miss
Hnttle Hansteln Miss Martha Bernhelm,
Mrs. Benjamin Nlrdllnger.
Twenty-six tables were In play at the
card party given at the Atlantic City Yacht
Club. Among the PhlladrJphlans In at
tendance were' Mrs George Spotz, Mrs.
Edward Storey Mrs J. R. Jones, Mrs.
Charles Bower, Mrs Daniel McDougal, Mrs,
Carl Kohulte Mrs G. C. Seldel, Mrs. J, J.
O'Koefe, Mrs M M. Deacon, Mrs. M. C.
Campbell and Mrs George C. J. Fleck.
Mr and Mrs Edward Brooke, Jr., spent
the weok-'id In Chelsea with Mr. and
Mrs Hnsltlne Carstalrs. .
J Howard Buzby, son of Mr. and Mrs
Waller J Buzby, of the Hotel Dennis, has
Joined tho camp at Havtrford College to
train for the nmbulance service.
Mrs. David F. Wilcox, of Germantown,
has Joined her mother, Mrs. Marwood B.
Tnvlor. nnd brother, Robert F. Taylor.
Miss May Quirk, of Shamokln, Is at the
Traymore with Mrs. George W. Reese.
Mrs Henry P Jackson and Mrs. S. W
Ayres are spending a month nt the Marl-borough-BIenholm.
where Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph M. Harlan and Miss Rachel Harlan,
of Moylan, also arrived today.
Mrs Daniel Trncy entertained at dinner
at tho Chalfonte for Mrs. S. J. Qulnn and
Miss McCIoskov
Mrs George W Bremer Is at Haddon
Hall with Miss M Ida Bates and George
W Bremer. Jr
WHAT'S DOING
TJYMXIiy.HT
's mvjiii
ua
$jjrl
Munlrlpnl Ilnnd plnys at (Irorer Cleve
land School, Nineteenth and Butler streets.
Free
rnlrmount I'ark Hand plT at Belmont
Mansion. Freo.
l'lilluilelplila Ilnnd plays at City Hall
Plaza Free,
SoiitlienM Itiiproven-ent Asfloclatlon meet
ing, Dn.tk's Hall, Passyunk avenue and
Moore street. 8:30 o'clock. Free.
Opening Tlioniaii U. Kmltli Playground,
Twenty-fourth and Jackson streets. Free.
CONTINUOUS
11115 K. M.
to
11 SIS P. M.
MABKlTr Abovs 10TH
PAULINE FREDERICK
In lnltf.nl Presentation of
"THE LOVE THAT LIVES"
Thurs I'rl . Sal , Hi:S.Sl U IIAYAKAWA r4
VIVIAN MAUTIN In "forbidden Paths"
POMINU 13A11I.Y IN UUITUMUER
GOI.DVVYN J'ICTI BUS. THIS MEANS
A New Sup in Pcreen Production.
TlAT AirT? 121 MARKET 8T.
HALjAv-'-C' 10 A. M. to 11:18 P. It
Prices 10c, 20e
TODAY LAST TIME
ANITA STEWART
in -Tin: mi:p."a(jI: or tub mouse"
ARCADIA to'
CHESTNUT Bel. 18th
IS A. M.. 12. 2. 3:41.
E:45, 7-43 & 0:43 P. M.
TODAY
LAST TIME
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In "TIME LOCKS AND DIAM0ND8"
REGENT
MARKET Delow 1TTK
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Datlr. 10c I Bin., in
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PRICES JOe, 20c
t,atstdt.me Gladys Brockweli
"TO HONOR AND OBEY"
Added Charlie Chaplin In "Tha Floorwalker"
Alio Klnt Showing ot Authentic Motion
Pictures of the Ruealan Revolution
GLOBE Theatre jftSSK sW
10c, 15c. Ifc. 33
11 A. M. to 11 P U.
"WHO'S TO BLAME?"
A TabloU Muetcal Comedy With 20 Artlrte
CROSS KEYSftJiftaS,.
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ANOTHER SUMMER JOT SHOW I
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LINNETS CLAC8IC DANCER8
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