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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
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J 1 wJ.5.??1. the Land.
xauw . o xvciucu-Ks iire Various
and Multiple
Adirondack: are tho "special fea-
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Md tho trains going in umi airec--in
aurely be full up If I mlstako
Mr! aa IkIr8, JaniC3 Mcrcur aro
up to tneir camp, .iip-iop v-arjin,
(the WUHarn Verncrs, of Wayne, aro
to Lak0 F'aca Ior lno resl ' tne
nflf, iSICUIlul cmi o ciUHi:illt.'llv
i Herbert Casey was announced Just a
art time ago. sno is a very attractive
jr by the way, with a great deal of
hr, and ncr darn eyes maite a very
Uuiual contrast. Tho combination of
orlng Is always attractive becauso out
fc,'th ordinary. Mrs. Albert Rosengar-
-Js an awruny smart-iooKing woman.
do aS ulla uuciiu, uuiuiiii, unu
. Ned Benson, who was Ethel Weight-
art. Mrs. nuseiitjui mil vviuj iuury jell-
i. daughter of the Tom Jeffries and a
iter of Amanda Jeffries Rosengarten
Rat) Florence Jeffries Pierce.
i RETURN to those who are going to
Lthe Adirondacks, the James Francis
iiilUvans aro going up this week to their
Ramp there for this month, and prob-
Jy jnost or September. Frances has
sn down In Washington visiting several
tests this last winter, and she and Leta
Iftra both m the South wlth th'r father.
&Have you ever seen Francos ride? Sho
ertalnly can manage a horso, and I have
,ttu4 a number of men say that they
(ewldered her one of tho best horse-
.women about the Main Line. She rides
tide-saddle, which is a bit unusual these
fry when most women go astride.
P.Leta does not seem to have taken to
the outdoors as Frances has. She goes
li'Jn for the esthetic dances and such.
HULKING a.')out Leta, you know she nl-
jlways gives a big party for one or two
lundrea little l.oor children at Christ.
fjiu, and there is a hugo tree filled with
'lifts; and ice cream and everything you
loin Imagine to fill the young Idea and
joung "tummy, too, Incidentally, with
m, At one of these parties one of tho women
;ttho was asked to go and help hem
ictertaln the kiddles tells a delightful
'itory of a small Dutch child, who stood
In the middle of all tho gayety and hap
piness about her. absolutely unmoved.
I-V... ..... . .
Iloiia, inawercni. xno iaay approacnea
jter and said: "Why, Gretchen, what Is
.tne mailer, aear; aren'i you navmg a
Viood time? Don't you like tho party?"
'flretchen turned her large and solemn
;ray orbs upon her questioner and re
marked slowly and without the least sign
' t( expression In voice or countenance,
,0ch, no; I wish I was to home and the
B yarty was to hell!"
That's a true one, for the woman to
'Whom the child made answer told It her-
7lelf. It shows how much some of the
Jjbdally worked appreciate tho social
workers.
'pACK to the mountains again, my fair
Nancy, If you must stop your narra
tives with a tale or two. Well, nretty
f Margaret LaRue left on Saturday for
jjlike Placid, to remain for the rest of
ftoiummer with her narents.
-Henry Wharton, Jr., tho son of Dr.
Cil Mrs. Henry Wharton, of Seventeenth
ilnd SDruce strpptn nnil Rprwvn. In nlsn
plug up, so if any one of them all get
latest In the woods all they will have to do
IU to hold up a blue and gold flag and
Ulenty of Phlladelphlans will rush to the
frweue.
MgjNow, don't ask me where ho or she Is
. get the flag to hold up, for It's too hot
i!0 be bothered about anything so trivial.
i.Although, on second thought, you might
i tarry your flag In your chest, as did
ilnr .,.. . ..
tuiry i-ICKIOra.
A Do you remember when sho was res
ted from the Verltania in "The Little
American" she stood on a raft dressed
lo. a Hfe-DresGrver nnd n. fiw remalnlne
PPs of the evening dress sho had on
ijhen the boat went down, and suddenly
flfom the chest of her life-preserver she
fcw forth the American flag?
you ever been up to Magnolia?
a wonderful spot, high rocks
Find much verdure. Of course, the Red
ICroas has hit there, too, and most of the
Weople spend their tlmo making bandages.
ilttlng and packing boxes for the sol-
lers. There are Tsomo wonderful private
Wices by the sea, and some of the gar-
was are quite tho most beautiful In
to new world. It was suggested by
l?me person to the owners of these won-
places that they onen them to tho
Jubllc at certain hours In the afternoon.
EjWng so wuch admission and turning
Ryer the proceeds to the Red Cross. This
a took root, and now It in nults the
phlng in Magnolia to pay fifty cents to
n on your acquaintances In the after-
Uoon. Miss Marerarfit Corlles Is there
0 summer, and on Saturday night gave
;ueiigntrul concert for the benefit or
" i rench .wounded.
(Speaking of tho French wounded, a
fty In the form of a cabaret and dance
fe given that same night at the Ostend
,Chelsea.
AF COURSE, It Is a disappointment to
ome people that the Bryn Mawr
e Show Has been called off, owing to
war. You know it was scheduled to
held on the grounds of the Bryn Mawr
Club, as heretofore, from Septem-
R 25 to 29. But how could they hold
orse show with Jack Valentine, Plunk-
Stewart, Antelo Devereux, Bob Straw-
!e, Victor Mather and Buzzy Smith
Cout West buying horses for the Gov-
JMnent, and Gil Mather, Joe Ewlng, Joe
T, Erny Law, Jr., Dal Dixon and
aany dozens of the rest of the younger
Rjaway getting ready for war, to say
Wng of Rose Dolan, Eugenia Cassatt,
He McKlm and the other girls nursing
wee or getting ready to do so?
5C are some who remember the
Bryn. vwr TTnr show, which was
-more than twenty years ago on
twn of the old Bryn Mawr Hotet,
la now Ml Rnlrtwln'a School for
plt proved an enormous success
continued each year, becoming
CwQiVpopular with society; and
"(n'PhlUdili! nd totwhwa.
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MRS. ALBERT E. KENNEDY JR.
Mrs. Kennedy was Miss Elizabeth
Dawson Wheeler before her mar
riage on Saturduy.
at tho hotel on tho Saturday night of
the show week. The ball was, as all hunt
balls are, a beautiful sight, tho men In
their pink coats making a wonderful
showing. That was beforo the day of
motorcars, and tho ring wag surrounded
by four-ln-hands. Some five or six years
ago tho show moved to the polo grounds,
and has been held there ever since. St.
Georgo Bond, who is secretary of tho
show, has mado tho formal announcement
that there would bo none this year.
Somehow, I always liked tho affair at
Bryn Mawr; it was so sort of cozy and
"Inty" and the surroundings wero so
pretty and the llttlo old clubhouso nes
tled In among the trees was so pictur
esque. I liked it better than Devon,
though that show Is, of courso, of more
Impoiitanco and on a larger scale than
the Bryn Mawr one.
"JWTRS. ROBERT IIAWKES, who was
A-'-- Maud Lennlg, has sailed for India to
Join her husband, Colonel Hawkes, of the
British army. Maud has been staying
here with her mother, Mrs. John Len
nlg, for more than a year, and went with
her up to Jamestown during the first
part of this month.
She married Mr. Hawkes about four
years ago, and when he had to go Into
active servlco and had to leave her alone
for long stretches of time s'. decided to
come.home for a visit. Mrs. Hawkes Is
the elder of tho three Lennlg girls. Her
sister Elsa married ono of tho McCaw
leys two years ago, and Louise married
Ben Rowland.
MRS. CHARLES STEWART WURTS
left last week to visit Miss Hannah
Fox at her beautiful estate In Foxburg,
Pa. The Wurts and Wister families are
rather scattered just now, for Mrs.
Wurts's mother, Mrs. John Wister, Is up
In Nova Scotia, and goodness, perhaps
some of her close relatives know where
the llttlo recent bride Is. They may
know, but very few of the rest of us do,
for she Is still honeymooning.
THAT little coterie of not exactly brides
and grooms, but young married folk,
who live ln and around St. Martins cer
tainly does have a good time. They are
home, too, this summer, thus far, and
Jolly little bridge games and impromptu
.luncheons and dinners help to pass a hot
season.
Captain Arthur C. Colahan, N. G. of P.,
and Mrs. Colahan are among tho Quaker
City stay-at-homes. Captain Colahan Is
awaiting orders, of course, so cannot go
away.
The Bert Goodalls, too, are home; like
wise the Henry Weeks, the John K. Stru
hlngs and a mint of others.
M
RS. T. LEWIS THOMAS and her sis
ter, Mrs. Edward Shumway, accom
panied by Marjorle Thomas and Elsie
Darby, will leave on Saturday for Edge
moggln Beach, on Little Deer Island, In
Maine, where the Thomases have a sum
mer home. They will motor up, stop
ping at Manchester and making a tour
of the White Mountains, and will not re
turn to town before September 15.
THEY evidently had not read "Ma"
Sunday's talks on "Snuggling," or per
haps, having read them, decided they
were not meant for them, because they
were "engaged" even If they had not let
the world Into their secret.
Anyway, there they wero on the beach
at , under one of the tents away
from the light, as they thought, but you
see' the light from the left side went In
under that tent, too, and, bless you, If
her head was not on his shoulder and his
manly arm was about her waist and they
wereyes, It's awful, but It's true, they
were snuggling.
It's a queer thing the way engaged peo
ple think they can be engaged and for
gome time, too, perhaps, and that no
one on earth would ever dream of guess-
Ing It- But hnve ou ever Bat anywhere
near two such persons, and no, you don't
have to watch; In fact, you would rather
not, for It makes you feel sort of emftar
rawed when you see their love It glances.
It'aur UAwm. , w
gVHfefq 'LEMEpmyAAELmr 1m6nia " uiy -30, ioif
JAPANESE BATH TOGS
TAKE ATLANTIC CITY
Oriental Touch Dominates in All
Varieties of Accessories of
the Surf
ATLANTIC CITY, July 30.
The Japanese note has hit tho strand,
and tho Japanese bathing robo Is the latest
acquisition to the surf toss of many na
tionalities that have mado tho beach at
Atlantic City famous this summer. Those
who pattern their surf styles after the
Oriental maiden wear very Bhort cos
tumes along kimono lines, tied with a wide
sash behind. Thcro Is really more sash
to the garment than thcro Is skirt or neck,
for abbreviation continues to be the salient
characteristic of nil water raiment, some
athletic maidens even going so far as to
adopt Jerseys and trunks hitherto worn by
men.
Japaneso parasols aro carried by many
bathers, not only during their promenade
along the strand, but even Into the water
as well. To dodso tho breakers with the
aid of a waterproof, parasol la considered
great sport.
To still further carry out tho Japancso
effect, girls are carrying their knitting In
variegated silken bags that aro replicas of
Japanese lanterns, i
Hundreds of United States sailors and
soldiers promenaded tho Walk today and
kept tho Boardwalk maid studying her mili
tary guldo to tell tho stgnltlcanco of tho
various uniforms. A number of Knglish
olllccrs wero among the Usltora.
Tuesdays, Thursdays nnd Saturdays aro
now regular market days In Atlantic City,
when farmers from Atlantic County bring
their produce Into town at K:30 In the
morning at Albany and Winchester avenues,
on the big city lot, nnd hao no dlllleulty
In disposing of their stock by 9 o'clock,
when they return home to assist with the
harvesting.
RED CROSS AUXILIARIES
CAN KEEP COOL IN TIOGA
Community Meetings Aro Always Suc
cessful in Erio Avenuo Aux
iliary's Territory
Of the 1S7 members of tho Krle Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church Red Cross aux.
Illary Btaying homo and keeping cool wot Ic
ing for tho society at least one-half nro
men. The meetings aro held In the Social
hall of tho church, Seventh street nnd Hrlo
nvenue, every Thursday from 10 o'clock In
the afternoon until 10 o'clock In tho evening
Tho women make bathrobes, pajamas nnd
all sorts of comfortable garments for tho
wounded In tho hosnltals. and sweaters.
scarfs nnd wristlets for tho lighters In the
trenches. Some work, but no one says "My.
but It Isf warm today." No, Indeed, for tho
workroom Is lovely nnd cool. Ston in some
day and tee for yourself. Know nil o men
of other auxiliaries who simply pay dues, or
occasionally collect fonds, or even study
nrst aid, that Krle nvenue men nro bomo
original, unselfish wonders. They hnve In
stalled two largo electric fans, and If Jo-
slah Allen's wlfo wero a member sho would
say that tho nlr Is ns balmy ns If It had
blown oft of a bed of balm They hustle
sewing machines to any corner of tho room
desired by a fair worker, carry bundles,
rrovldo Ico water for the afternoon and
lemonade and delicious cake for tho evening.
If there aro nny bachelors In the number
It Is to be hoped that Cupid will get to work
for these would-be husbands nro too good to
lose. And ns for tho wives of the married
owes, how they nre envied ' This auxiliary
No. 92 has for chairman Mrs. Samuel
Woody; for secretary. Miss Hmlly Wood
ward, and Miss Klslo Frederick, treasurer.
Tho Rev. John T. Gray Is pastor of tho
church.
Another very successful auxiliary, No
95, has been organized In the Tioga l'resby
terlan Church, Sixteenth nnd Tioga streets,
of which the Rev. Robert I.lttell Is tho
minister. It has 250 members. On Thurs
davs from 10 o'clock In tho morning until
4:30 o'clock In tho nftcrnoon they make
hospital garments of overy description, anu
aro nddlng to the woik this week the com
fort bags. Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9
o'clock, Is devoted to mnklng surgical dress
ings. Both of these auxiliaries nro com
munity affairs, and all men and women who
rlxalrn to belli nro chullv welcomed. As n
rule members whoso fnmllles are out of
town for tho season, who nre near cnougn 10
tho city, return on Red Cross days to help.
Miss Rebecca McKlllen Is chairman of this
organization ; Mrs. Leigh snyuer. secrciury,
and Mrs. Howard Holmes, treasurer. Mrs.
Harry Porter Is director of tho woikroom.
i
QUIET WEDDING TODAY
IN ST. MALACHY'S CHURCH
Announcement Is Made of a Marriage
Which Took Place Last
Wednesday
Thcro are a few aulet weddings each day,
and several nre scheduled for August, nils
afternoon Miss Frances V.. Glazier, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Glazier, of
North Twelfth street, and Mr. In'am J.
Pearso wero married In St. Malachy s
Roman Catholic Church. Eleventh street
above Jefferson, by Father Mun ey. Tho
bride's father gave her In marriage, nnd
her only attendant was Miss Violet Do Hart.
Mr. Pearse had for beat man Mr. Harry
O'Neill. After the quiet servlco tho bride
groom and bride left on their honej-moon
trip They will bo at home after Septem
ber 1 at 1343 South Wilton street.
PAYNE CLARKH
Announcement Is made of the marriage of
Miss Mary A. Ciarko, daughter of Mrs. Ma
tllda Clarke, -of 3858 North Smcdlejr street,
to Mr. Harry M. Payne, also of Tioga, on
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock by tho
nev. C. Grant Hopper, of the Lansdowne
Presbyterian Church. Immediately after
Coquet ceremony, Mr. and Mr Payne
eft on an extended 'trip. They will bo at
home after October 1 at 3858 North Smedley
stroet
Social Activities
. ... in TT Mnrs. of 4039
Spring Garden street, announce tho engage
men" of their daughter. Miss Helen Mar
guerlto Mars, to Lieutenant Le Roy M.
Ennls, U. S. A. . .
. M. M. A. Brew and Ml . KJ.an. Drew
of the Korrpanui"- "' ""
Charles, Atlantic Cltyor tho summer.
r t. 1? Pnmha. who left
their' apartments at the Bellevue-Stratford
in Thursday, have arrived at the. Home-
stead, Hot Springs, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Franklin Betts. of 24
Carpenter street, Germantown now occu-
.SZ ........ ,,., fcnm In Willow Grove.
ahnounco the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Helen Klicaoein u'. " "
sell Perkins, of Moorestown.
i . .....tMAnt wnn mnrtfl at n. Iuncn-
eon at Willow Grove given for Miss Mary
Holmes, of Wayne, wnose ensnKcuic.iv ima
been recently announced.
Mrs. Jamea Carroll and her family spent
the month of July at Wlldwood.
-r. Yt,tH TVinann has lust returned
from Atlantlo City, where she has been
visiting her aunt, airs, jubbihi urceii.
Mr. Whitman Roberta Taylor, of 6711
Lincoln drive, Germantoyn, la spending the
iAm nf hm utmmer with Mr and
Mrs. Fred Wolstenholme and their family
at tneir camp in new umiiowii:'., vuu.
Mra. Eva Marks, of Wilmington, Del.,
nd formerly of this city, announces the
bethrothal of her daughter, Miss Bertha ll.t
AiarKi, to par, jiick aj. um, v .miiubu,
alao formerly of this city.
. MtMcMarka la a niece of Mr, and Mrs.
Jeta:MiBB,veW?'Jtouth.ttij.f ...
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steward There's a submarine on the starboard bow, sir!
Seasick passenger Thank goodness!
The Red Mouse
A Story of Love, Jealousy nnd Politics
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBOIINE
tiu: stout thus fak
j. i,awhi:nci; ci!Ai.iA).Ni:it. who
ncr done hiimIiIiik North whlln ntnl Ima
tren nrrustotnod to ffpcinllliu thnualula o(
dollarn whkli hH doottJ wlr, Miriam, ham
fitwnjn tern Wllln to ults lilm from her
Independent fortune, Koea a ftep too fur by
runhinir homo In IiomiI dnyllnht while lntotl-c-
ited uml demanding more money. The wife
rannot Lear the Insult of his uppeurancw aa
lie staggers up the marble uter" of the mac
nlflcent mansion whllo sho In cntertalnlnir
Khlrley lllooduood. a friend of her girlhood
das Sim refused for tho first time to site
him the money he demands, and, after plead
lnc In wiln. ho llnally leaves the house and
rushes to Cradelbjush's, n Rambling house,
in nhlrh he has lost much of the money his
wife had previously Klven him.
Wild from tho tlTnta of drink, the lack of
Ieep and fear that Colonel Margraves, a
sporting character who follows the race
tr.uk, nny win tho affection of I.etly I.oe,
tho "other woman." upon whom he Ikis spent
heavily of the money his wife has Klven him,
Ohalloncr tries fo borrow from remmlcnn,
the head waiter In Cradelbaugh's. Temmlcan
refuses to make tho lo.in. but tells Challoner
that Hammvcs has won Jio.ooo on tho race,
track nnd no doubt would cite him the money
Leai nlnn that the Colonel was accompanied
by Letty Loto while at the track, ho goes
to her npartment. There Is u wild scene.
Challoner lompets tho woman to telephone
HarKrute and tell him to come to tho apart
ments nt once. Then tin sits down with a
rotolter In his hand und awaits his rival's
comlnir l.etty fools him by pretendlnir that
she lutes him tiKaln and ho drinks the wlno
she pours for him. And hours later he
awakens und llnds himself alone In her rooms.
Then he ruhes to Cradelbaugh's, furiously
cnr.iRcd ns he knows the woman has tricked
htm There he nnd H.irtcravcs play cards,
the Colonel to turn oter tho J1O.00U to Chal
loner If ho won. and If Margraves won Chal
loner was to discontinue his attentions to
l.etty l.ove. llurgrntts wins the game and
a moment later l'emmlcnn rushes Into tho
room. Ho has hardly entered when n shot
rings out nnd Hargraves falld dead on the
floor. The next molding i policeman finds
tho body in an alleway bark of thn gam
bling den When ho reports his rind, Ilroder
Ick a political boss, gives orders that tho
pollco are to do nothing Ho goes to Attorney
tlraham Thome, who pas him fr,O00. Then
he nnd Thorno and tho police captain are
discovered In conference at Cradelbaugh's by
Murgutraid the one mini they fear the re
form prosecuting nttorney who has threat
ened to close Cradelbaugh's If anything wrong
occurred there again. In the meantime Chal
loner disappears. Heports that he hns been
caught In Chicago prove false, vind Murga
trovd goes to tho Challoner homo to learn
what Mlrlnm knows about tho whereabouts
of her husband. Hhe knows nothing and Is
crjlng In her room when the District Attorney
culls. Shirley llloodgood, with whom lie is In
love, tries to keep htm from seeing Mrs.
Challoner, but ho insists that ho must not
shirk his duty The house Is searched by
Murgatrojd'a detectives, but Challoner Is not
found thcro.
CIIAI'TEII VI (Continued)
""I OOD news? What Rood news?"
VJ Mil lam asked Incredulously,
Shirley placed n hnnd upon her lips.
"Prosecutor Murftatroyd," she began,
"told me In confidence "
"In confidence !" Miriam repeated, "then
you had better not "
Shirley shook her head belligerently.
"Oh, no!" sho laughed. "It's all right!
Billy Murgatroyd likes to tell things to me.
He told mo onco that ho believed that to
be ono of tho controlling motives that led
to matrimony That a man should
have somebody to tell things to."
Mrs. Challoncr's curiosity got the better
of her.
"And he told you " she Inquired ea
gerly. "Ho told me the facts gavo away his
evidence to me." Shirley tossed her head.
"Hut " again protested Miriam.
Onco more Shirley silenced her.
So I shall tell you this may be a mat
ter of life and death; besides, you are en
titled to know tho truth."
"Yes, yes," assented Miriam, "tell me
I must know but first, wait a moment."
She pushed a button and Stevens entered.
"Stevens," sho said In a low, strained
voice, "don't lot any one In the house. Do
you understand? I blmply cannot stand It
to seo another person."
When Stevens had left the room the girl
resumed:
"Murgatroyd told me, Miriam, the great
est cock-and-bull story you ever heard."
Miriam looked as If her brain would snap.
"It seems that tho papers have distorted,
exaggerated everything. The fact is, Mir
iam, dear, tho case Is yie fllmilest "
Miriam drew a deep breath.
"How? Explain yourself!"
Then Shirley went on to tell that nobody
had seen Hargraves killed, nobody had seen
the shot fired; that they had only got some
disreputable gambler or other who claimed
to have witnessed a quarrel between them.
"And, oh, yes," she added a moment later,
"tho man that killed Hargraves robbed him
of ten thousand dollars and, of course,
Lawrence Challoner wouldn't rob a man,
much less kill one so don't you see, there s
nothing In the story at all."
"I don't know," answered Miriam slowly,
"whether he would or not."
"Whatl" gasped the girl.
"Don't misunderstand me," pleaded the
woman "There are two Lawrence Challon-
ers ono ls'the man I love that loves me;
tho other Is the Lawrence Challoner who
well I don't care." she added fiercely,
"what he's done, I want him back." She
sobbed for an Instant. "You didn't know,
Shirley, that we had a quarrel I treated
him badly, shamefully; he hasn't come bock
S "'You quarreled you, Miriam!" The girl
opened her eyes wide. "What about?"
"Money." admitted the conscience-stricken
woman-r-"money. He wanted me to give
him some a perfectly natural request,
wasn't It? Men have got to have money,"
she went on, repeating his words, "and I
wouldn't give him any. It was brutal In
me i can never forgive myself 1"
A look of astonishment crossed Shirley's
face.
"You wouldn't give him any money? And
he didn't have any when he went away?"
Miriam wept. After a moment she
"No. My poor Laurie think of him
starving, f reeling, perhaps dying!"
Shirley Bloodgood drew a long breath.
"And Colonel Hargraves was robbed,"
he murmured to herself.
"I don'thlnk you understand," Miriam
went on, breaking in upon her thoughts.
"Of course I dort't .believe that Laurie la
ullty of the things they charge him with',
but he must como back and stand trial and
be acquitted and I must stand by bli aide
rjt t i
xl.. A-V-.:
. WJK-
Sho broke down corn-
through It all
plctoly.
"On the evidence- they have," Shirley re
turned, trying tn comfort her, "they'll "
"Whafa that?" inquired Mrs. Challoner,
starting up nervously, In alarm. "It's that
horrible, bell ringing again," she went on
breathlessly. "Han't you hear voices bo
low7 Listen I thought I heard
Shlrloj, stole to tho door and listened.
Presently she called back:
"Don't worry vvhoeer It Is, Stevens Is
sending them nway!"
"I hope so," sighed Miriam, "for I can't
seo any one I won't see any one, unlesi
Oh, Laurie. Laurie," sho cried out, "why
don t you como home!"
Suddenly Shirley fell back from tho
door ; It was being stealthily pushed open
"Oh," she gasped, "It's only Stcvcn3 !
How you frightened me!"
Stevens stood In the door nt attention,
looking neither to tho tight nor to tho
left, but straight over tho heads of tho
women. He drew a long Intake of breath,
then ho spoke the name.
"Mr. Challoner."
And hardly were tho words out of his
mouth than ho was thrust aside, and thero
stood In his place a spare, gaunt, tottering
figure a man disheveled, soiled, ex
hausted .lames Lawrence Challoner had
como homo !
At the sound of tho name the young wife's
faCo turned pale, and for a moment words
failed her. Then all of a sudden sho sprang
to her feet and rushed to him, crying In
an ecstasy of Joy:
"Laurie, Laurie, you'o como homo to
mo at las!" And throwing her arms
around his neck, sho kissed him many
times, laughing hysterically nnd crying the
while; "You've como back to mo!" And
onco more the freshness of youth, Joy and
bona was In her voice.
But Challoner, still standing just within
tho entrance of tho room, did not heed her
ho cast her off with a frantic sweep of the
arm.
"Keep nway keep awny from me !" ho
cried. "I'm tired, dog-tired I've got to
sleep, sleep."
Painful ns was the scene, Shirley was
keenly nllvo to what his presencu there
might mean.
"Stevens." sho called, pointing to a win
dow, "pull that curtain down. I pulled It
up after they went; pull It down."
Challoner now turned upon her.
"Leave the curtain alone, I tell you," he
said, "I don't caro If It Is up. I don't
care about you either nor you," looking at
his wife. "I don't know you. I must have
sleep sleep sleep."
Deep down In her soul Shirley knew that
sho should not hear all this, and sho would
have lied If she had not promised Miriam
not to leave her. Suddenly she wheeled
upon Stevens as If she and not Miriam were
the mistress of tho house, exclaiming per
emptorily: "Stevens, leave tho room 1"
Stevens obeyed her as he would his mis
tress, and left the room posto haste.
Miriam now went over to the girl.
"You're not going to leavo me!" she ex
claimed, clinging to her. "You nnd Laurie
aro tho only friends I have you must stay
here with Laurio and me."
Shirley saw tho agony In her face and
patted her affectionately as Bho promised:
"There, there, Miriam, dear; or course I
shall stay." And Miriam, nt once reassured,
darted back to her husband and cried:
"Laurie, dear," kissing him and pushing
tho hair back from his forehead, "so tired
so tired."
But Challoner, a wolf and not a man,
Jerked away from her and answered:
"I came home, didn't I?" Well, thon, I
must have sleep, sleep, I tell you, sleep."
And tottering over to a dainty silken-covered
sofa ho threw himself upon It with a
deep sigh, saying as though to himself,
"Sleep I must havo Bleop."
Spellbound, Miriam watched him for a
moment, then following him to the sofa, she
went down on her knees and drew him to
her In a close embrace.
"Everything's all right now that you'vo
come back," Bhe told him In soothing tones.
"And, dear, you'll forglvo mo for quarreling
with you I'm bo sorry; yes, I am, Laurie,"
kissing him on the lips, the face, the fore
head. "Say youll forglvo me, Laurie,
dear?"
His answer was a snore. Challoner lay
supinely where he had thrown himself,
sleeping as does the beast that has crept
back to his lair after days of hunting by
the man pack,
"Miriam," the whispered name came from
Shirley, "you and I, dear, must now think
of things. We must not forget that Murga-'
troyd and his men have only Just left We
must not let him lie, here ; It was lucky they
searched the house when they did "
Miriam waved the other back.
"No," she objected strenuously, "he must
sleep ; we must let him nlone."
"No, no, Miriam," persisted Shirley, put
ting great emphasis on the words, "we
ought to tell him what kind of evidence Is
against him. He ought to know that. If
we didn't warn him In time, he'd never for
give us he'd never forgive you. He's a
man "
"Perhaps you're right, Shirley you seem
to be always right. Yes, I suppose lie ought
to know." Gently Miriam "shook him,
rocked him to and fro upon the sofa, as
some fond mother might wake a drowsy,
growing boy on a lazy summer morn.
"Lawrence," she cried softly In his ear,
"wake up I Wake up, dear, wake upl"
For an Instant Challoner stirred. Pres
ently there came In guttural tones:
"Yes, yes, that's all right " But
he slept, and kept on sleeping.
"I can hardly realize that Laurie Is
back," murmured Miriam happily. Uncon
scious of the other's words, she remained
kneeling at the side of the dainty sofa with
Its far from dainty burden, her arm still
about the' neck of the man who slept upon
"Yea, yes," returned the girl, "but don't
you think we had better warn him? Jle
must not bo found"
The other laughed joyously, trying lov
ingly to smooth out his tangled hair. After
a moment she answered absently t
"They'll find him now, I suppose ; but I
don't care I'vo pot him back." Sho turned
and kissed him once more. "My Laurie,"
sho murmured in his car. Somehow she
thought he heard nnd was glad to hear.
The girl stooped down and caught her
by the shintldcr
"Hut, Miriam," Bho
mutt take no chances-hlm."
expostulated, "wo
we ought to wnke
Madam,
"surely
.Miriam looked up nt tho girl helplessly.
ou must not stop. M'riam," insisted
hlilrlcy "we must vtafco him "
At that Instant, as they stood clustered
about tho sleeping thing, tho bell once moro
broke out In feeble clamor. They clung to
each other in abject fenr.
"The bell !' chorused the women, and
stood frozen, silent. They heard Steven-)
tollliir up tho stairs; waited; watched tho
dour; finally they saw htm enter. Neither,
or the women spoke, but gazed at him
quevtlonlngly.
Stevens met their gazo with frightened
eyes. At last he found hi: volen.
"It's tho prosecutor's men ngaln.
They've como to "
"Stevens," Interrupted Shirley,
you didn't tell them th.it "
"Not one vv ord, Miss Bloodgood. But they
said they saw him "
Shirley groaned and pointed to the sofa;
Mrs Cliulloner rrwe to her feet nnd stood
before It ns If to bide tho man upon It.
"You left them outside, Stevens?" Miriam
wan calm and apparently In full control of
herself now.
"One of them the other forced his way
In nnd tent nfter tho prosecutor."
There was a tap at tho door, and tho
maid, quivering with fear, excitement and
Indignation, entered, bursting forth with:
"There's a man coming upstairs, Madam
but I stopped him. Ho said he'd wait out
there on the landing to seo you said be
knew Mr. Challoner was In the house and
ho was going to arrest him."
Challoner continued to sleep noisily.
"Oh, dear, there's nothing to bo done,
I suppose, but to let the man in." Mrs.
Challoner was speaking to Shirley now;
nnd then without waiting for a reply she
ordered Foter to hIiovv thn man up. add
ing: "I hope he'll wait until Laurie wakes."
Instantly Miriam crossed to the sofa and
once moro rested her soft, warm faco on his,
hoping that ho could feel tho love that sho
bore for him, then sho shook him somewhat
roughly.
"Laurie, dear, you must wako up." And
then llko a flash the thought of resistance
crossed her, mind, fijie sprang up with a
cry. rushed past Shirley, past Stevene,
reached the door, clohed it, fumbled for an
instant, and finding tho key locked it tight.
"No, no," she muttered, "they shan't take
him I won't let them he belongs to me!"
In a frenzy sho piled up the light chairs
nnd tables, and puhed them against the
door to form a barricade, crying the while
to Slovens: "IIolp me, quick! We've got
to keep them out! Wo must not let them
In, must not "
Shirley went over to her and caught her
In her arms, whispering while she 'affec
tionately rested her head on Miriam's
shoulder:
"Don't, dear, don't! We can't help It,
don't you seo? There's no other way out of
It but to let the men come In."
"Of courso wo can't help It," nfter n
moment Mlrlnm said resignedly, and pro
ceeded to pull tho chairs and tables away
that she had so vigorously piled up. "Yes,
ei, lot them in," and wearily fell Into a
chair.
Stevens unlocked the door, and MlxW
entered tho room, McGrath following soon
after.
"There's no help for It, ma'am,"
spoko ns ono man.
At tho sight of them Miriam rushed back
to her husband nnd shook him slightly,
ppcaklng his name softly. Then she turned
plaintively to the men:
"If you would only let him sleep Just a
llttlo whllo longer," she said falterlngly.
"You must leavo him to us, ma'am,"
spoko up Mlxley; and pointing to the far
corner of tho room, added: "Will you take
that chair, there, please? Don't be afraid,
Indies," he went on, glancing at Shirley;
"wo won't hurt the gentlemen, see If we
do,"
And suddenly, together, the men bodily
lifted Challoner from the sofa and as sud
denly dropped him back again.
At this use of physical force Miriam cov
ered her faco with her handi and cried:
"Don't do that plcaso don't -
They desisted, but for quite another rea
son. "There's a hump here that we'd best at
tend to," said Mlxley to the other detective,
meaningly, running his hand over the out
line of Challoner's clothing. "He may not
be so sound asleep ns he seems to be."
At this Juncture Shirley motioned to Stev
ens tOgl$ave the room ; tho next Instant re
vealed -a revolver which they took from
Challoner's hip pocket.
"Is tho thing loaded?" queried McGrath.
Together they examined It; then simul
taneously they glanced In the direction of
tho women.
"Ma'am ladles," said Mlxley, crossing
the room, "we're fair peoplo, and Prose
cutor Murgatroyd Is fair. You seen us take
this here firearm from Mr. Challoner Just
now. didn't you?"
Miriam and Shirley nodded In acknowl
edgment, Challoner dropped' back Into his
former position and continued to snore,
Mlxley came closer to them nnd requested
that they take a good look at It.
"Don't give It to me." cried Shirley, elud
lng the outstretched hand and Its, ontents.
"Give It to me," said Miriam, 'Unhesitat
ingly. McGrath crowded up.
"You see that there's five chambers load
ed, don't you, Mrs. Challoner?"
Mrs. Challoner turned the revolver upside
down and looked at It helplessly.
"Five chambers loaded?" she asked Inno
cently, unsuspectingly.
"Here." broke in iiixiey, -jet me show
you," And he counted slowly; "One, two,
three, four, five all full, see?"
"Yes, five chambers," Mrs. Challoner
agreed.
There was a pause In which Mlxley look
ed meaningly at McGrath; then he said:
"And one chamber empty?"
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Wife of War Secretary Heads
Campaign to Insist on
Reductions
PLAN TO ECONOMIZE?
WASHINGTON, July 80. "
Women of Washington, on the. Initial!
of the National American Woman Suffrage
Association and under the leadership of
Mrs. Newton D, Baker, wife of the. fleer.
tary of War, have started a campaign for
discounts In return for bundles carried
home.
The slogan "carry your own." urpei bv
the Commercial Economv Jinnr.l of the
Council of National Dcfenso upon tho mer
chants of the country, will be ndopted by
tne womsn, "but we will demand that the.
merchants give a discount, so that we shall
no longer be paylnx them for the work we
io ourselves." says Mrs. Baker. Her com.
mlttee. which Includes Mrs. Frank M.
Itoesslng. chairman of tho WashliiBton
headquarters of the National American
"(iinnn Suffrntre Ausrw'ntlnn nn.t xr
Harriet Blalno Beale, of the Women's Com
mittee of tho District Council of National
Defense, has laid beforo the District Council
of Defense proposals for co-operation on
tho basis of discounts to customers, nnd the
question Will bO taken lin tlirnui-h ,., k.4
with the merchants of Washington.
This program has the backing of a con
ference Of renresenfntlv.a nf 41.. v-.i t
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American American Woman Suffrage Asso.
...... u, w,o j.MBinci or Columbia Federa
tion of Women's Clubs, the Central Labor
Union nnd the fnnan ,.... T .n.. ...i.i- -
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combined constituency of 60,000 Washing-
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conference last week and igrced upon it
It provides that the organizations repre
sonted In the conference shall bo urged to
give fullest co-operation In tho proposed
'carry-vour-own' mmhnii.n m.n , -,
lowing basis:
That the consumer bo granted, In some
form Of discount, n tnnf r,n.n.lA .. .u.
saving which nccrues when the customer
.n i ics inn inircnnses.
That customers ahnnM ,.-...-.. ,, .v.
smaller purchases.
That there be no special or accommoda.
tlon deliveries without nin oh.--. . .....
consumer.
That the return prlvllego be eliminated
as far as possible, the time limit 'to be re
duced to forty-elght hours and the 'cus
tomcr to bear the expense of the return.
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