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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
rintertaining in a Small Way Kept Up at Summer
Resorts Nancy Wynne Predicts New Engage
ment uuier mutters uiscussed
1'ntflIDBnADLB entertaining Is being done theso days at tho various resorts.
11 Mrs Alcxanoci "' " 7 ' "l "er VI,la ,n 1,ar Harbor,
iY.,t week sho gavo ono for Mrs. Charles U heeler and Mrs. William B. Church
r'"L have been visiting her.
E? Another nftnlr given In Malno was tho dinner, for Loulo Davis on Saturday by
I .... nrown. with whom she Is Btnylng at Clanboard Ialan.i. nir nf iw.
0harw
lhnd.Me.
ELIZABETH VAN
NilDtJSEN, who Is
be a Deu"' .
.- nlnir down
E'week to Chelsea
5 -be with her Par-
I"". in .mv for
K u sho la a vey
!15lve Bin- Shell
-- mm nnnil
u was her sister
JL Arthur Gooatel
ff .(Helen Van Du-
you rciiK-i""-.
'.ho now lives in Do
lirolD, when she camo
.i.. tt&'XSiMSSBff-iJVr .W!t .ffl W.rt M E
Boar'- Head. MMMf ' ' W
. Ingorsoll was f&MdsUg- ! OWOiM
Vaux. And a J. - w4f Jtiwwoi y -. , , s . 5., . , , AlJ'Ar
Vr. and Mrs. Ed-
;Vird lnscrsoll, of
fPenllyn. aro bu.,
?.. hi In visit
; jl.ii""'
f Emily
trewnt newly wed, Isa
?M Stoughton Foster,
K Is at present enter-
Ktalnlng her younger
poster Nancy at her
2me in Brooliline,
ltMss.
Adelaide , ulnvu-
...- n'hnco irtfr:iiiG.
fj.'BMS, i"'"'- r.----
a ment to Jiayniuim
Hf Ward was announced
91 .... .! la trnfn(
,jn me pii"Bi &
ftp to visit her uncle
r,and aunt, Mr. and
U)ln. Ned d'lnvllllers,
i
Thoto by rhoto-Crnfters.
MRS. STEPHEN GARDNER DUNCAN
Who is known as tho "Safelv First Lady." Mrs.
Duncan was Miss Beatrice V. Clinch before her
marriage on Wednesday, August 1.
inEaglesmere this week. Raymond Is at
present in Fort Myor, 1 unucrsianu,
'. havlne beeif transferred thero from
J Jlla&ara quits early after the formation of
.'the first training camps.
j5,vrUCH excitement is going tho rounds
p"of the younger set nnent tho engage
fBMit ot ,Lel;hton Dunning to Dorothy
P PfH of New York. Lclghton lias not uecn
In Philadelphia as mucii um ouiihuh, "
Kllnce his graduation from Lehigh he has
Skten employed by tho Westlnghouso and
pother electrical companies as an efficiency
!:Bjlneer, ana mat means travel, yuu
elbow.
S'H Is a brother of Mrs. 13111 Drayton,
EVho had so much attention when she
ftfetb her debut, and has been one or tno
IwnMought-aftcr matrons of tho younger
l'ietShe, by the way, is living at home
w with her paients, Mr. and Airs.
jeorge A. Dunning, on Twenty-first street,
whne Bill is In Finnce wun uaso iiuhiji-
(kl Unit No 10.
Bo many of the wives of theso young
jdoctow Have been more than generous
letting them go, for it means a cutting
1 4own of their way of living and a return
Lto their glHhood homes. Janet Sims New-
IKn Is another who bioko up her home In
tinier to put no obstacle In the way of
Arthur's going with this samo unit to
ace to -help the sick and wounded.
P.ETUUN to the Dunning engagc-
Lment. Lelghton is at present In tho
ttolted States army engineer corps, and
htngaged In airplane work under Govern-
Kent orders. Tho wedding la to tako
$lac some time this month, but no dato
Ifc'Kt definitely set.
IftMlM fcell Is tho daughter of Mrs. Anna
I Wen fendleton Pell, of Emerson Hill,
and of Mr. Duncan C. Pell, of Now York.
Uht Is a niece of Mr. H. Archibald Pell
Bd a rranddauEMer of the lato Colonel
. C Pell, of Civil War fame, whose widow
IM a leader of the American colony in
hrti many years ago.
I. They tell me that Dorothy Pell Is
tuny pretty. She was educated at tho
opal Convent of St. Mary, at Peel's-
on-the-Hudson, where fco many I'hlU-
U girls have finished their education,
d has a number of friends in tills city
gh knowing the ulrls there.
f.8he la quite a musician, swims like a
aid and rides extremely well, so I
It she Is rather nthlptln. nntl bIir has
Tled extensively In Europe and Is
Wroughly conversant In various Ian-Htfei.
gMghton will lecelvo his army commls-
' i iiampton Hoads, Va., and ho and
. bride will snend their hnnevmonn
W'Cassatt family aro certalnlv much
to the foro In thcso wartimes, aro
I oi7 Lllen Mary and Eugenia havo
fiworking very much, tho former em
W in the Girl Scout movement and
Vra and Eugenia studying nursing
I she may go over soon and join th
m trance. Well, Gardner lias
"for France already, and will run an
wnca there for tho Red CmR.i. h iq
S? ' tho lat6 J- Gardner Cassatt,
mother was Miss Eugenia Carter.
1 "" s one of the most ardent
w for tho Red Cross and the Navy
F aid all tho other thlnm that
? MB glvlnC their Intollln'or.t flmn
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2, 1 n t0 theso days- Gardner
ned,p0ly Dixon .,. ou
J v - t hwiia jrcuio U&V, Olio
Mr Bister, Mrs. Norrls Vaux, who
,.' Ulxn. were and are consld
1 Unonir tho w,- 1 ......
1 n . """" "wiuiuui women
Quaker City.
we Vassatt, head" of the Arm of
Co.. nf nhlnU rt j .
ha I uoniuer 11 a mem
JJ Slven his large powerboat to the
t ! CaP'aln Edward Cassatt
b.1 V: present buying horses for
EJJIe and Bob aro rnTisin. nf
W and sons of thelat A. J. Cas
1 "oe time nroMD.. .. .. ,
in-j '""""" io i-ennsyiva-uiroad.
80 nitn.v.. .... . ..
mt a! "Vlntt of thelr best OhI and
W Btewart. m,h -,. ...
w of Eddie and Bob, la also in
'"rw norea for thei Govern-
.'onijr:Mr.v AvtJ CaMatt
LANSDbWNE FAMILIES
FLEE FROM HOT WEATHER
Wcek-End Travelers Pay Visit to Sum
mer Camps in North
The "summer exodus" still keeps up and
tbn hot weather Is sending more persons
away every day. The Joseph Pughs are
making their summer In northern Maine,
and Mr. and Mrs. Honry Clay Hunter left
rocsntly for Crcsco, Ih the Toconos. Miss
Klalno Titus, Mr. and Sirs. Frank IJ. Titus's
daughter, Is spending her summer with
relatives at Klngsley, also In tho Poconos.
iAnd, of course, there nre more Ocean
Cltyltes. Tho J. Milton Ilngys nre down
there; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hloodsworth.
with two attractive' daughters and a small
son, are there until September, nnd so are
tho H. M. Davlscs. Mrs. Cornelius K. Hbrey
spent Inst week by the sea, nnd the Charles
nuunnrus txpect to ko tnore soon,
Tho next tlmo you havo "broilers" for
dinner don't suppose that It's everybody's
good luck Just to cook 'cm nnd eat '0111
Oh, no! Walt till you hear Mrs. 's
experience. Sho hnd heard that there wero
beautiful "broilers" to he had at Doyles
town (so young nnd tender, my dear I).
So forth she fared In her nmchlno and took
Iwenty-slx of them home with her nllol
They were tender-hearted, anyway, for they
set up a pitiful squawking at tho thought of
being separated from their brothers nnd
sisters. And added to thin tho car hadn't
gone very far when a storm commenced to
brew. Well, tho rain camo a-pltter-pattcr,
and tho thought of helng cooped up In that
machine with all those chickens was so up
palling to Mrs. that sho refused to
have the ourtalns put up. Yo gods! The
water was overywhoro, streaming off tho top
of the car In great deluges and dashing
In over every ono nnd everything. (Aro
chickens "ones" or "things"?) There was
only ono good thing about It and that was
that the "broilers" bec.iniu so drenched and
ueurnggieu that they ceased tholr walling.
Nevertheless, It was a rather chagrined lady
who finally nllghted nt her own door, and
you can bet sho won't go so far for her
"broilers" next time. Perhaps sho won't
go nt all.
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION
for every ono else but the llttlo members
Is doing all ho or sho can for our country.
"DETTER keep your ears and eyes open
A-' this next week, for sure ns shoot
ing wo aro going to hear some news.
Another happy young pair aro about to
share tho secret of their love with the
world. Somehow, I don't bellovo you will
be surprised, for tho courting ha3 been
going on right under your very noso for
lo these two years.
The girl Is tall and very pretty, and
had many entertainments given for her
when she made her debut somo two sea
sons ago. Her mother Is a very great
worker for tho Emergency Aid. And there
nro prominent doctors In and about and
around both families. When you hear It
you won't be surprised, nnd I'm sure you'll
be glad, for It's a very nice engagement,
and I for one am awfully pleased about it.
WELL, but five more days 'and Fort
Niagara is to break up and 'then
again In September will come the second
officers' training camp. During this week
surely tho men will hear positively ot
their commissions, for all who havo
weathered It thus far aro about suro to
get them. Just think, it certainly has
been somo ordeal for them; three months
of It, with scarcely a moment's let up. I
hope they got a chanco to come home
before they are rushed off to tho camps
In tho various States.
CANOEING in tho moonlight, walking in
moonlight, dancing; nil of these aro
delightful. But swimming! Oh, that's
the thing to do about 11:30 o'clock whon
the moon la high In the heavens and you
can swim right up a moonbeam, all sur
rounded by cool, silent darkness. And
then you get back to tho dock and slip
around over tho grass to tho house and
sleep and sleep. That's tho nice part of
it, but, oh, It's dark outsldo the rays of
tho moon that time of night and some
times you shiver with something more
than the chill of tho night air.
I heard a story lately about two girls
who enjoyed their swim and af terward
tho experience they had. They wero camp
ing on one of the Inland lakes in New
England, chaperoned by the mother of
ono of them. Tho house nearest to them
was abandoned, and underneath It lived
two members of that branch of tho cat
family which, generally Inhabits the
woods. Moreover, you don't call thorn
cat, you call them pussies, and you wear
their fur around your neck In winter
time. This nil happened on that day last
week when It was hot everywhere and all
you could do was to wait till It was over.
It was even hot In New England that
day, and the two girls I forgot to say
that they wero both from Philadelphia
couldn't sleep that nlgfit, bo they took a
delightful swim at about 11:30 o'clock
right In tho midst of the moonlight.
As they approached the dock they stmul.
tanoously spied an "animal" coming to
ward them on the pier. Again simul
taneously thoy shrieked, both firmly con
vinced that it was one of tho nest door
neighbors. ,For somo time they watched
it, ready to fly as soon as it moved In
tholr direction. Every time the poor, de
fenseless thing turned his head ho was
greeted with clarion calls, and finally ha
decided to Investigate. With his first
move both girls dived nnd raced for the
float In tho middle of the lake.
After ten minutes of giggling, and
shivering, and wondering, they Btarted
back, and ono of them screwed up nervo
enough to go closer to the ''unknown"
and confirm their suspicions, for tho at
mosphere had not yet become weighted,
and they might have been mistaken. Bet
ter to givo It the benefit of the flpubt.
anyhow. So she walked up tho dodlfol.
lowed by the admiring whispers of her
companion, who waa still In the water,
clinging desperately, to the edge of the
diving board. Wlng "P lulte close to
v.j-'nnimaT she saw and picked up and
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FARMER SI
COLUMN
BRIDESBURG ENTERTAINS
SOLDIERS FROM ARSENAL
Garden PaHy Much Enjoyed by Two
Companies of Guardsmen
Mr. John Mitchell, who Is onenimipil nt
Capo May, spent the week-end visiting his
parents, Mr nnd Mrs. Robert Mitchell
Llttlo Mnry nnd Uertruilo O'Connor,
daughters of Mr. nnd Mrs. tieorge O'Con
nor, of Richmond street, are visiting In
Baltimore and Wnshlnnton. Mary nnd
Ocrtrudo nro well known ns two of the
prettiest children or Hrldctburg.
A garden party was given the soldiers
stntloned at the Frankfnrd Arsenal last
Saturday afternoon by n number of young
girls of Dridesburg. The affair was sug
gested and directed by Miss Cathcrlno A
liock, nnd chaperoned by; Mls Margaret
Volt and Miss Bllznheth fleck Numerous
tasty home-made cakes baked liv Km .i.
trlotlo housewives of Ilrldcsburg especially
for our "boys," were heartily enjoyed by
every one, from tho captains to tho mas
cots, Dick tho pigeon nnd Pete tho mouse.
Games nnd races followed, tho serving of
refreshments under tho beautiful trees of
tho arsenal's pIctureHqbe drilling grounds.
Although tho final score of tho sports
showed Company C threo points ahead of
Company D, tho two companies nro very
nearly equals. It was great fun rooting
rather tomboylshly for "excellent" 13 ami
"darling" D alternately.
Mr. and Mrs. Nell Gallagher, accompa
nied by their daughter Evolyn and their
son Leo, nro spending somo tlmo in their
cottage at Wlldwood.
AUGUST VACATIONS FOR
SEVERAL GERMANTOWNERS
Member of University Unit Awaits
Call in Poconos
Mr. and Mrs. Bornardo do II. Stokes, of
Llovnn road. Mount Airy, left yesterday for
Ocean City, whero they will spend two
weeks.
Mrs. A. E. Coleman and Miss Jean Cole
man, of Mount Airy, have gono to tho Po
cono Mountains. Miss Coleman is a mem
ber at the base hospital organized nt the
University of Pennsylvania and may bo
called at nny moment for active duty.
Miss Elizabeth Nassau, of West Cheltcn
avenue. Germantown, has returned from
Ocean City, whero she spent several days
as the guest of Miss Helen Schoycr at her
parents' cottage.
Miss Nassau wilt spend tho month of
August with Mr. James McConaughy and
his family, who have a camp near Montreal,
Can.
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Social Activities
Mrs. G. V. Alston, eft D623 Spruce street)
Is spending a fortnight at Niagara Beach,
whero sho Is chaperoning Miss Gertrude
Lenth and Miss Margaret Bye, of New
York. Mrs. Alston's son, Mr. Harold Al
ston, is training at Fort Niagara, and ex
pects to get his commission soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Aloyso McDonald, of
Brookllno, nro receiving congratulations on
tho birth of a son in Friday, August 3.
Mrs. McDonald was Miss Anne Glllin.
Mrs. J. F. Portuondo, of 3223 Chestnut
street, is spending some time at the St.
Charles, Atlantic City.
-.BKr jfjKtHnBBBIifi as
Fboto by Marctau.
MRS. HARRY L. BITTING
Mrs. Bitting will be remembered as
Miw Norma Mary Hodstfon, daueh-
W'MD aanaivvawrm p.t"
rurooK. - tMri
THE RED CROSS
My Dears You remember the worn ,
who had the minister to supper. 1
"We nre never given burden too heavy
in near," sniu the worthy gentleman.
"Mother, If that Is no, please give n
another dish of Ice cream," said the boy, , ,
What nrn YOTf rlnlnir in matr th wnrlj'a '
burden llghtcr7 li"
Did you know that some of the Balnbowa . '
made enough money to buy buttons for a ; '
1 branch of the Bed Cross?
iney ami -j,
Won't It be grand when you itow up to '5 '
nil ma cnimrcn bdoiu you now iuu neiptwi
tno tied Cross In 19177 A lj
I wish you would tell me what TOU arri
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Your loving Editor,
FABMER SMITH.
Copyright, Life Publishing Comruny.
"There is one thing that troubles me, old fellow. She's a head taller than
ought to love her?"
"Sure! I'd lovo her all I wanted to, but I wouldn't sny anything about it."
nrprlntert riy special arrangement,
I am, Do you think I
The Red Mouse
A Story of Lovo, Jealousy nnd Politics
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Till! STtHtV Tlll'S TAK
J. I.UMIi:mi; CII,l.l.(lM:i. 11 ounc no
rlpt inin ttllh 110 Utillile incut of NlilM'urt
nll'vr tliun Kltt from lit Hire' Inilrpcmlrnt
fortune, nmrilrr Culonrl llnrarme In I'r.i
flflnniiEh' Kumbllnjr Ikmihp. llnrKrme m.ik ii
riuetriirk MiorNnuin nntl I'hiillonrr rUiil fi'r
the ttflVttlun uf l.ett Loir, liiinn uhoni l.iiu-repri-
h.i Pciinril monr anil pri'Tlit h lontt
n III wife tnrnlxhril him with funil. The liliir
urr tnl.e pluri limuoill.iloH uftrr rh.illoner'n
wlfp hs ri'f ir I'll to Kr htm uny mini- monry
to ftquAhoVr. lb, wmimu rliolllnir ulirn themuu
'li'lu'iiri'd ill thrlr iMilttlill I vine lntiili "Iril Jn
liriml iliDllcht niiiin tin. iim rnlert lining lirr
Klnhnml frlenil, Milrley HuhmIkimi. Artlnc
tinier (llreillon frnni llniilrrlrk, n pnlltlfnl
bus, tho iiollre mnlie no i'!Utt lo ilr.ir u. the
mvstery nirroitnillim tho iniiritrr nfler llnr
Krme's body i foiinil In un iil'p.ttm biuk or
the EBrnbllns home, nnd Inllloiier ilNuuiejrit
from the eltv. Ilretlrrlrk, In the tneiiiillnie,
hn liron p.ihl n lurlo Mini of mnne by Attor
ney (Inihiini llinme. with the nn.lcrliinillnK
that rfrurta will be miule to smiprrss the fart
thai the mnn mi nhot In rroilrlhaiiKli'a. .
. WII.MAM Mt'K(iAl'H()I. the rrnrf litlliK
Atlnrne. nho U In love nlth Milrley. anil
hn I1111I ulirn nrtlre that CrmlelbauRli'i
unulil lie iIonI ir niLtthlnx fnrt'nr urune
mrnrreil there, learn of the nmrilrr nnd ill
reit bl delrctUo to urret '.lmnoner. And
when the fncltUo Mieuk bark to hi home
Ilirf ntroitl mpii ti.,.iii.n itti.tii l,!m. Then lie
confesie to the rrline In the preenre nf tho
l'roeiitlnit Attorney, lilt wlte nnd .Ml
UloiKlfrooil, iilthoiish MnrKiitroMl Mirn him
that nnjthlnr no inlsht n.iy will be Hrd
amilnst him. .Mr. ( h.illnner rolUipe a !
sees the man nhiini Hhe had hvllrtiil limn
lent Ird nwa to prUen. I..irt'nre I rucii a
rhanri the next mornlntr to ilrn his rnnfes
sliiri In jlliirmitrnjil' ulllrr, but he ntlrli tn
the utory ami point to the kiiii with w'llili be
il il I be nhnutliur. Hut he denle that lie took
SIO, 0011 llnrfiraie w:i knnwn tti h.lie had
with him when he wn killed, l'lirthermnre.
Clinlloner deehires that I'rmmlcnn, the held
waiter nt friidelbanirli', hnir the nhootlnK,
nnd knouH tbtt he ill tl not take the money.
, lllltl.i: III. (IIIIX. (Kill, who like .Miirea
troMl. rail on him Ininiedlately after t'hal
loner I t.tken from the l'roeeitor' ofllre tn
Jill nnd pleil that he ilron the prnseeutlnn,
S'io niik It will kill her friend. ( bnltonrr's
wife. Ulirn MurffiitroMl refnen, nswertlni: that
lie HUM i!o bin il'ilj. kbe lieinmei iimcry mill
ri.slie toward the door, tcllln.; the attorney
she neer wants to sto him asaln Ho pleads
with her not to blame him. and finally nk
her to nmrrj him. nnd drrl.ire he'll win her.
no mutter what happen, Then hhe tell blm lie
must heroine icreat and rlih If he want her.
imil iirue blm to try to brrnme United States
Senator lnteitl nf Attorney Thome, who hn
been promised tho nomination for that hleh
ofllce liv llroderlrk In exchiinue for hi work
for Crndrlli.imeli'H nnd other trlik for tho
fifi11tlr-.it leuler. He nsk her If he want
dm tn follow Thorne'M inrfind to win the
mnne nnd pull rtecefckar. and un hIio leae
kIio rridle that nil alio want I that he Ket
the sine result. ..
JIKS. .MIltlAM CIIAI.LONKU, wife of tbo
itmrderer. I ushered into the presence of tno
1'rosecnlor while he Is pondering oer Shlrlej
last word. Up Rreetn her most ronUall and
witMil a few minute whe explain her loie
for her husband nnd her dculre that hi life
he patcd. .Mureatroid tell her lie eau no
nothing fur her, .'. tho nun nnit ntiiml tr.nl.
with rry llttlo ihnnc-e of Mm cscupliiK the
death prnnlt. Then the woman beionie
frantlr and plendlnsly coaxes the Prosecutor
tn tain him. she ileclarca that C halloner uiih
not himself when lie committed the irlmr, nnd
promise to mike him a cooil man nnd llnisbe
by nlTerlne .Muritatroiil J1O0.000. She tell
him she want him to Miieoed and heronm ti
uient man mill that she know that ultli
slilrle' romp.in!oiihln nnd money, he tnnnot
fall. For a moment the man heem hhocued
nnd mold her for attempting to brlbo him.
Then muhlenly hi uttllude ihunges. He ak
how much she I worth, and upon being told
that he ban SKOO.OUO In solid Becurltlen he
promise tn et fh.ill.iner free If sho gl.e
hlm ll of Her fortune, she nrrent the olTrr
wllllngls, and Hoop return wUh the t-ernrl-tle
sealed III metal boxes. The proecutor
Plate them In hi tnu't with the ul un
broken, iir.d ns the uonnn lime be warn
her not to tell 11 out of the bribe, partial
Inrl not .111 lllnndgoad. The trial einl.
with Thonie uimloclzlng to Jlr t'linlloner
fur III iwor defense. It I now JIuTEiitroyfl
time tn addre the Jury.
f
(Continued)
of coloring nnd glow upon Miriam's face,
but netunlly loathing himself for ecr hav
ing niltnlred tho ugly lines which ho now
saw on the sunlit face of Ietty Love; nnd
his uholo nnturo rovolted against her.
"If only I lnd left her to Colonel llnr
graves," he muttered to himself; nnd Im
mersed In similar bitter reflections, ho lost
all but his counsol's concluding words:
" nnd all tlint I want, nil that I
ak of you, gentlemen of tho jury, Is that
you glo us what wo havo not hnd so far
a fair, equare deal!"
Thorno s.it down,, satisfied that ho had
mado an Impression. At all events, ho had
done the hes-t ho could under tlio circum
stances. Out of his material bo had hewn
the Inevitable result lehaucher ; out of
his debauchery ho fa'h'oned tho conclusion
Insanity; out of a victim ho had made
a murderer; out of a murderer he hud made
n hero whoso Irrospunslblo emotions cried
out to a Jury of his peers for justice,
even for retribution against the murdered
mnn. jiaso metal though It were,. It seemed
pure cold to his listeners. Rvcn Iho jurors
drew long breaths and looked each other
uuostlonlngly In the cyo; the crowd mur
mured its sympathy ; and Thorno. glancing
at tho little coterie behind tho prisoner,
ws pleased to see that even In tho eyes of
Shirley nioodgood ho hnd raised a new
hope for Clinlloner.
In tho Interim that followed Shirley nnd
Mlrlnm leaned over and shook hands with
Thorno.
"Wo can't lose," whispered Miriam, and
again there returned to her faco that mls
terlous expression of confldenco which was
decidedly Inexplicable to her lawyer. And
so It was that a little whllo later ho turned
to Shirley and said
"Does sho understand that we must lose?"
Miss Bloodgood shook her head.
"Oh. no! No one can tell her that." And
bestow Ing upon him a raro smile, M10 added;
"And now, Mr. Thome, after what you
havo said no ono can toll mo that, either."
Well pleased with her flattery, Thorno re
turned tho smile, but ho warned her that
when thoso twelve men Rot Into tho jury
room they would irot down to facts. And It
so happened thnt tho twelve men got down
to tho facts beforo they even started for
tho Juryroom, for already the prosecutor hnd
begun his speech nnd was stripping tho case
of everything savo tho truth.
"Tills, gentlemen," ho now told the Jury
quietly. "Is not an unusual case; It's nn
everyday story growing out of Jealousy
and hntred ; one bad man shot another bad
man Hint's all."
At this tho temperature of tho crowd
dropped from tho fever heat of frensled
tympnthy down to tho freezing point of
common sense Clinlloner stirred uneasily ;
Shirley Bloodgood shivered. Mlrlnm dial
loner sat with tho samo placid look on her
face.
Murgatroyd now left his Jury, walked to
tho tablo where tho prisoner sat, nnd with
out taking his eyes from the face of the nc
1 used, ho continued:
1" , ',., Thla man Challoner Is a will
ful. delibcrato murderer! This Is not his
11 m uutiisL no began to murder
ago
doing.
CHAPTBIl X-
Bl
remark was received by Miriam Chall
oner with thnt samo degree of confidence
thnt had characterized her attitude all
through the trial. On her face was a certain
unexplalnablo something which not only he
hnd noted but which the people had noted,
the men at tho press-table had noted, and
commented upon freoly In their copy a
glow that had never faded from tho eyes
of tho woman, a Hush upon her iflieek that
had never paled, and which said moro
plainly than words that she was certain
of tho acquittal of her husband.
"Devilish fine actress!" Thorno thought
to himself, for such optimism In a case like
this was wholly beyond his comprehension,
and It was with n certain feeling of admi
ration that he heard her whisper with a
reassuring smile: ,
"You're making a glorious fight, Mr.
Thorne; you'ro bound to succeed."
And Indeed, such was her marvelous
hopefulness that It succeeded in enheartcn
Ing him nnd was reflected In his Illustra
tions to the Jury when dwelling at some
length on the many fine points In tho char
acter of tho accused. Ha was particularly
happV in impressing upon his hearers that
Challoner wns a man with a most peculiar
tempcramont and mental bias; that if Chal
loner had taken the life of Colonel Har
graves It was only after tho man's soul and
mind had eaten poison from the hands ot
his enemy Colonel Hargraves.
Of tho life and character of that gentle
man ho bad llttlo to add to what was
already known, and was seemingly content
to dismiss him with:
"Tho least said of him the better, now
that ho is gone."
Thorno paused.
Suddenly he assumed a dramatic pose,
and now turning toward n beautiful and
fashionably gowned young woman with a
bar of sunlight streaming down her face,
who occupied a seat underneath tho third
high window In the courtroom, he riveted
his gazo on her, nil eyes following In that
direction.
"There," he said, -his voice sinking to a
whisper, but n whisper that could bo heard
all over the courtroom. "Is the woman In
the case the real culprit! A temptress! A
vampire! A Circe! A woman who has
mado a mess of tho lives of two men, and
only God knows how many others! A
woman who played the game to her own
selfish ends I And hero you, have
the result I"
For a full minute Betty Bovo unblush
Ingly returned the lawyer's probing glances ;
plainly she rejoiced la the stares which
sho felt were focused upon her for no
one knew better than she that her beauty
was infecting nil present and it was not
until she had drunk her fill of the cup of
publicity that she turned her head away
and looked out upon the sunlit street.
From where ha sat Challone?, too, was
able for a brief moment to see the facs
of the woman who was responsible for his
ittlafortunes. That same, second, however,
'ht hta wife aiao.tnw.nw ,"w wi wwn,
... ivi.' l.ii .! tA nnJ - "- -
I""" ?, n, "." 51" ?
years
At this point the prosecutor went back to
the time when Challoner married a beaut!
ful young girl, emphasizing tho fact that he
had married this mere slip of a B!rl for her
money. (
"Her money! And ho has never earned a
dollar since!" ho t.Id his listeners with
great scorn. "And his life! What has he
!""?"?' 'I7 A,h! Jou '"e know the thmn
and m,0n" '" "" cy becen midnight
and morning, and the uphill fight that Is
??cenB WeM ,Vf C'fan " f co"uptlon and
1.1 ... c":.!hla deB5"ernte. this profligate,
did theso things of the underworld. They
appealed to him ; ho was no mero youth to
be led astray!" "
Challoner winced; not that ho quailed
emT.f menacl'G Poiture that the prose
cutor had assumed, but because of a kuIUV
consciousness that the accusing ps mekbt
every word that they uttered. The audience
shifted uneasily In ier seats; Knlri
Bloodgood held her breath as sho placed a
pro ectlng arm about Miriam, which Miriam
sympathy0? ' "" 'f W"at neeU "uU '"
Murgatroyd returned to his place In front
evidenced ra" " M'"y revled
,lTI,1Con'lth Br''at e,not'" in his voice he
en t on
"And what part, gentlemen, did tho wlfo
have In all this? HI wife, who sat through
the weary hours of tho night waiting for
the thing sho loved, whllo licrNiusband not
only lavished his affections but her money
on othors his friends. His friends! Had
he fi lends? If so, where aro thoy? No
long ago he turned his back on his real
friends; they were In the light; he sought
the darkness,"
As the prosreutor went on with his mer
ciless flaying, Challoner grew hot and cold
by turns.
, " Gentlemen, behold tho result
of riotous living!" ho declared, pointing his
finger nt tho prisoner. "Tho pace that
kills!
"And so, in view of these facts. In view
of the prisoner's private history, I tell you
that the defense here is absurd, ridiculous
Gentlemen, on behalf of tho people, In the
namo of justice, I ask you to convict this
man."
For an Instant ho stood eyeing the twelve
Jurors. Then, raising his right hand sol
cmnly, he brought It down with full suddon
force upon the railing between himself and
them.
"And let me warnryou, gentlemen of the
Jury," he continued ominously, "that the
honor, the Integrity of this metropolis hangs
In the balance. It you acquit this defend
ant -and set him free, the people of this
State, the people of the country, will say
henceforth that all that a murderer need
havo to secuio an acquittal his freedom
is money, money, money."
As tho prosecutor seated himself, there
was a cusp of relief from the people In the
courtroom. Broderlclc ventured Inside of
the railed space set aside for counsel and
shook hands with Thorne.
"Counselor." he aald. "you certalnlv
htnU4 that trial like a veteran.- You saw
." s .lusc'.v -fV w
In tho ense, all right. He had to stick to
that one motive. This -crdlct will let every
btvly out "
"But Clinlloner," added Brodcrlck.
"Bverybody but Challoner," agreed
Thorne; "and tho Incident will bo closed."
Brodcrlck, with a certain self-satisfied air,
went on:
"When you were talking, I put up ten dol
lars with a chap back thero In tho court
room that Challoncr'd go free."
"Not In n thousand years!" declared
Thorne. tlatly.
"I'm nfrald you're right," sa'.d Broderlck,
and added with a twinkle In his eye: "I
hate to lose that ten. Still If I do lose It,
It'll bo tougher for Challoner nnd her "
ho Jerked his head toward Mrs. Challoner
at tho other end of tho table, "than It will
bo for me. oh, well, such !s life I Tho
world Is full of tho wives of criminals, and
they all marry ngaln nnd have children
and llvo happily ever after."
Once moro ho glanced In tho direction of
Mlrlnm Challoner, nnd presently commented
in a low voice:
"Thore's n plucky llttlo woman, Thorne;
nothln' can feeso her. 1'vo been watchln'
her; and she's Just as suro of that Jury as
I am of my own assembly district after It
has gono through my trouser pockets the
night beforo election." And clapping Thorne
on tho shoulder familiarly ho took his de
parture saying:
"I'll bo back to hear tho verdict."
It was nearly 2 o'clock. The court had
charged the Jury: tho Jury had filed out;
they wero stll! locked up In tho Jury room.
Tho crowd had left the courtroom; Chal
loner had been taken downstairs; Pemml
can had been housed In Jail under the gam
bling warrants;t only Thorne, Mlrlnm nnd
Shirley remained. "Wasn't thnt a terrible
arraignment of Prosecutor Murgatroyd I"
exclaimed Shirley. "When he faced Laurie
and told him what ho thought of him It
was simply awful!" nnd the girl covered
her faco with her hands ns If to shut out
the sight of It all.
"Why, Shirley," said Miriam quietly, "It's
a prosecutor's business to say these things
about a prisoner. It's nil in a day's work.
isn t it, air. Thorno?" And sho smiled
faintly.
Thorne was about to speak when a uni
formed attendant suddenly entered nt one
door, and swung across the courtroom to
another. In passing, ho called to Thorne:
"Tho Jury has agreed I" He disappeared
In tho direction of the prorec'utor's private
olllce.
A moment later another court officer
strode toward tho Judge's private chambers
and likewise announced In passing:
"Tho Jury's coming In !"
Thorne looked cheerful, by way of en
couragoment to tho women. ' Shirley
blanched, her lips whitened, sho trembled
from head to foot; but Thorno noted that
Miriams eyes only erew brighter; she con
coaled her agitation well.
"It will all bo oyer in a minute now."
Miriam exclaimed joyfully, "anj he'n be
free, free !"
Without, within everywhere was bustlo.
expectation The crowd filed back Into tho
courtroom; Murgatroyd enmo In from his
private ofllce: tho Court took Its seat upon
the bench 1 : and then. Just ns Broderlck wad
dled Jn. tho harred door In tho far corner
opened and Challoner. as though In a daze
walked down the aisle, an officer In front
nnd one behind him.
Tho clerk glanced about him to see that
all was In readiness, and then nodding to
an officer, ha said:
"Bring 'em In I"
A. minute that seemed minutes elapsed,
ind then tho Jury filed In a Jury whoso
faces, whose demeanor told nothing, gave
no slRn. Then thero was an Interval of
silence, and In that Interval a cutting pang
seized upon tho soul of every human pres
ent tho agony of suspense, tho travail that
precedes tho birth of a verdict.
"Gentlemen of the Jury." said the clerk
rapidly, have you agreed upon your vor
dlct?" "We have," came In chorus.
"Who do you say shall answer for you?"
The eleven men pointed toward their fore
man. "Gentlemen of the Jury." said the clerk,
look upon the prlsonor ; prisoner, look upon
the Jury. Gentlemen of the Jury, how do
you say you find guilty or not guilty?"
The foroman glanced upon the piece of
paper which ho held In his left hand and
gripped the rail before him with his right
"Guilty," ho replied.
"What's thai?" exclaimed Graham Thorno
In affected astonishment.
"What?" came from Miriam Challoner
shrilly; and tho next moment all the color
had left her face ; she was pale as death
"Guilty, your Honor," repeated the fore
man In a loader tone.
(Cops right by DooM, Mead & Co.)
r (CONTINUED TOMOBBOW)
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMPU8
BILLY ANti SPIDER
By Farmer Smith
Just why Billy Bumpus was given peac
among tho bunks in tho sleeping car M
could not imagine.
"They are afraid they will lose m,M ht
said to himself one night as he lay down tl
the sleeper.
"I would llko so much t'j go quietly to
sleep and forget all about the circus," he
wns saying to himself when he went faat
asleep.
He dreamed he was on a high trapett
overlooking tho circus. On every side waa
a sea of faces Billy was bowing and smil
ing to every one when suddenly the traptsa.
broke and
Down,
Down,
DOWN II
fell Billy Bumpus until he landed with a
thud.
"Thnt Goat must havo fallen out of bedf
said a voice near him, which he recognised
as that of tho Clown.
"Sor3s you right," whispered a volos
oxer Billy's ear. It was Spider, the monkey.
Ho could see him by the dim light ot th
car.
"If you will forgive me for being her I
will get out of the circus as fast as I can,"
said Billy to the Monkey.
"I don't care if you stay Xorever," replied
Spider.
Everybody settled down again to sleep
ana Billy xxas snoring peacefully when he
felt a gentlo poke In his ribs.
"Stop I" ne shouted.
"You're snoring," said a voice, which Billy
recognized as that of Spider again.
"You'ro snoring," whispered Spider once
more.
"How do you know I am snoring?" asked
Billy.
"I heard you," replied Spider.
"Don't believe everything you hear," an
swered Billy as ho turned over and went to
sleep once more.
But before he dozed off he thought:
"That's an old Joke, but U sounded good."
Ho was sound asleep once tnore, when ho
began to dream.
Billy could see himself holding the Ele
phant In one hand and the Hippopotamus
In tho other, balancing them around the
ring on both hands while the band crashed
and tho throng shouted.
Suddenly ho lost his balanc and down
he went. Tho Elephant was so angry he
picked Billy up and threw him In among
tho audience.
Then Billy woke up.
He was standing in the center of the car,
every one around him fast asleep.
By n palo light Billy saw a rope running
through the car.
"Clothes line!" thought Billy.
Dut he couldn't see any clothes on It, so
he climbed up on one of the bunks and
looked n little closer at the rope.
"What Is It?" ha asked himself.
"I nex-er saw a clothes line running
through a car In the middle of the night
before," Billy, was saying to himself.
"I wonder why It doesn't walk Instead
of run," Billy was thinking.
He reached o-er and. gave the rope a lit
tle nibble.
"My, that's good !"' he exclaimed. But
the rope xvas a llttlo ways out of his reach,
Billy swung himself free and Jumped for
tho rope.
Ho caught It!
Doxxm from tho, bunks came Billy Bumpus
holding on to the' rope. t
There was one grand crash and he let
looso of the rope.
What was tho matter?
There xvas a wild shriek of tho whistle
a sudden Jolting of the car a rumbling of
the wheels and the train stopped.
Billy ducked under a bunk and 'watted.
He soon found out what the matter waal
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