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Nancy Wynne Talks of Various Doings of Society Leaders.
She Speaks of Mrs. Spencer Ervin's Death in Madrid.
Plays and Players' Club Night
rpiIEUE'tJ going to be qulto u tlmo next
- week when the campaign of tho Na
tional Council of Mothers opens. Time was
when women in tho nodal limelight wero
t r not Interested In these things. They wero
v apt to Hpeak of this one and that one, us
-"Oh yes, sho's qulto advanced you know,
jj mothers' meetings and woman's rights and
J that sort of thing, you know. Troublo Is,
Ps sho hasn't anything elso to do." That'a
,s what they used to say, until the nur camo
and they all began to get Into wortli-whllo
thlnga themselves xmd notv they aro all In
i. It heart and sopl und eomo of tho leading
Women of the city are taking part In tho
'J National Council which will open thero
' next week,
Mrs. Jones Wlstor Is pno of the prlmo
5 movers and lier granddaughter, Oenetto
liff' Farles, Is one-o'f the captalnu of tho cam
paign. Mrs. Allen Stockton Is another
who Is intensely "Interested in tho work, as
Is Jier daughter, Sirs. Holllnshead Taylor.
Tho headquarters for the campaign will bo
at 1118 Walnut" street.
TTOVT sorry I was to hear of tho death
of Virginia Rodman Ervln. Spencer
is at tho American Urababsy in Spain and
has been thero for eomo tlmo. After their
marriage, you know, they lived on Willow
Grovo avehuo in Chestnut '1111. r think
with few exceptions Virginia Rodman vaa
cno of tho loveliest looking women 1 havo
over Keen. Lovely, In the real sense of the
, word, oxpresaos It. She had such soft
wavy hair and warm coloring and was so
altogether sweet. Sho died on Sunduy und
her baby died, too. And It Just teems loo
" sad, does It not? Sho was a sister of Mrs.
Lincoln Godfroy, Jr., and of Dr. John Rod-
a man, Her father, who was Dr. "William
Rodman, died a Uttlo more than two jturs
ago, just about the tlmo Virginia wad mar
ried. Sho went over to Spain around
EasterUlme of lost year and has been thero
ever since. I understand Spencer has
aomothing In connection with food admin-'
Istratlon there, but am rather vaguo about
that. Ho is a son of tho late Spencor
Eryln, of Ervln and Company, and u half
brother of Captain Robert Gilpin Ervln
and Charles Ervln. His ttepmotiier Is
Mrs. Harold U. Tarnall. I heard no par
ticulars about Mrs. Ervin's death. Simply
that It occurred on Sunday in Madrid. I
am so torry for her husband and family.
PVID you know the Plajs and Plajers
-' aro to havo their thirty-eighth Club
Night on, Monday and Tuesday of nct
week at tho playroom 43 S. 18lh btreet
and the plays picture English life? Thero
Will be "Tho Twelvo Pound Look" by J. M.
Barrio in which Henry 13. Schaffer, Jr.,
yllrs. Phil Castner, Mrs. Joseph Conover
and Howard Brlnton will star; and "Tho
Scheming Lieutenant" by Richard Brins-
"" ley Sheridan, In which the actors will be
Raymond Forrls, Joseph Craig Fox, Georgo
' Edwards, Carl Altmaler, Ruth Vcrlandon,
Katharlno Seelor and Harold Harbinson.
Don't you lovo to go to those club ntgilt.s
in the llttlo room where everything is so
informal and jolly? To bo suro you miss
a lot of the men mombers who uses to help
tho jollity along, but toon they will bo back
and now that is something to look forward
to, is ,1 not?
I hear they are go'ng to repeat tho threo
. plays of tho Orlont which they gavo last
year, at the Little Theatre, for tho week of
December 16, every evening, and at Satur-
. day matlneo for tho benefit of tho Italian
Committeo of tho Emergency Aid. Any
one who saw tho "Wllllow Pattern Plato"
will want to seo it again. That's euro! I
never was eo entertained. Of cour30 Fred
crick Poole's knowledge of things Chlneso
added enormously to tho pcrformanco and
ha takes part himself, you know. And
they tell mo there will bo the original casts
for all threo plays. The others aro "Tho
Song of Lady Lotus Eyes" and "A Dear
Llttlo Wife." They arc worth -olng to see,
beliovo inc.
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TD jou know that thero's to oo a Christ
inas balo up at the Chestnut Hill
Servlco House? Marlon Butler is chair
man of tho commute and they. have ar
ranged all klndo of attractivo things. For
instance, homespun from Canada, as well
as blankets, sweaters and wool, Belgian
cross stitches and Italian linen; there are
three of tho Allies represented right there.
Then there's t6 bo embroidered linen
worked by tho Italian women of tho Col
lege Settlement House and all kinds of
"industrial things," which I tako to mean
art needlework and basket work. Tea Is
going to bo. served from -J .until C. Tea
always makes a hit no matter whero you
stick it in, and I don't know anything moro
refreshing ufter an afternoon of wander
ing around admiring all kinds of beautiful
things,' with prices that make your pocket
book Just simply curl up and die, than a
cup of tea and a fow cakes, with, a sweet
omllo from tho amatour waitress, Mrs.
John H. Harris, Jr.i Is among tho women
interested in this sale, and others aro Mrs.
Edward S. W. Farnum, Mrs. W. Keating
Johnson, Mrs. Robort C. Clay, Mrs. Logan
Bullitt, Jr., MM. Goorgo HowouMrs. Her
man Krumbhaar, Mrs. Georgo Willing, Jr.,
and Mrs. E. Walter Clark. Did I say that
it starts at10 odock and goes on all daj
until C? irdoes. NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities'
Captain Alfred .Carpenter, V. C, liritUh
'royal navy, in whose honor Mr. and Mm. '
Edward T. Stotcsbury gavo a dinner-dance
last night, will Ijol guest of honor at an In
formal dinner given by Mrs. French Vanaei
bllt tomorrow night. in Newport.
1 Miss Barbara Vandegrift. daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Iewls Vandergltt, ot
Wilmington, who lives with her grannd
mothcr, Mrs. Ell Garrett, will bo married on
December 28. to Mr. Edgar Hobb Arnold, son
ofMr. and Mrs. Edward S. Arnold, of New
York, In tho Unitarian Church of "Wilming
ton. 'Mrs. Earl B. Putnam, of 1820 Spruce
street, w III irtvo a luncheon next Wednesday,
followed by a theatre party, in honor of
her niece, Mlss'Hclen Tower, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlemagno Tower, whose mar-
, rlage to Major William Abbott nobortson,
U. S. A., will tako placo on December 21. Tho
, gtiesta will Include the bridal party.
Clr. and Mrs, Charles Custls Harrison, Jr.,
will entertain at dinner on SaturdyDecem-
V'er S3, in honor ot their daughters, Miss
- ,A.ugusta Harrison and Mlsa Elen Harrison.
Tho marriage, of Mlsa Mary Clyde Woltj,
vtfechtorvr Xr, and Mra.,BwJ3W C. WN,
of Uryn Mawr, and Ensign Juir.ed I. March,
1 S. N., son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph M.
Marvh. of Pittsburgh, villi take placo on
Saturday, January 4. nt 6 o'clock, in the
Hryn JIawr Presbyterlnri Church.
Miss Ellon DoUKlns Lloyd w 111 be the guest
of honor nt u dinner to bo given by her
mother, 'Mrs. Stncy Lloyd, on December 30,
beforo Mre. Wurts'o Dancing Class.
Mrs. John Marshall will ghe a luncheon on
Saturday, December 14, in honor of MIks
Marjory Taylor, daughter Mr. and Mrs.
Rowland Taylor, whose engagement to Lieu
tenant Ciordon Alward llardtvlcl:, t S. X.
It. !'., has been announced.
Mra II. Wharton Summers, of the Welling
ton, la entertaining nt a lunchion today at
tho Bellevue-Stratford.
The Evangellna Circle of tho King's Daugh
ter!) will give u musical tea tomorrow after
noon from 3 to 5 at the homu of Mrs. J. (J
Moore, 3907 Spruco street.
Mlsi Marys Clark, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert L. Clark, has returned homo
from a visit with her uncle and aunt, Mi.
and Mrs. Clinton 31, Hall, In Long Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trlestly Button, of
Germantou n, havo gone to Atlantic City,
whero they will spend t.omo tlmo. Mr. and
Mrs. Conyers Button, 2d, have taken an
apartment atrpelham Court for the winter.
Mrs. Button will be remembered as Mli
Mario Louise Dunham.
The legular monthly meeting of tho Pro
fessional Women's Club of Philadelphia will
be held at tho studio of MIes Agnes Qulnlaii,
In tho Presses' Building, on tho opening of
December 9 at 8:30 o'c'ock. After tho
business session a. muslcale will be given
by the folowlng artiste: Miss Agnes Cltiuo
Qulnlan, planet ; Mrs. nffle Leland Oolz, vlo
ltn'kt; Mlsa Elizabeth Gent, pianist, and
Miss Kathrjn Melcle, contralto. Mlsa Quln
lan and Mlsa Gcst will play piano duos.
A number of entertainments aro being
given till.- week In Boston, Mass., In honor
of Mlsa Ellse Tower Darby, dauglitor of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Mortimer Darby, of Weht Cai-
penter lane, Gennantown, who la the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Jacobs, of that cltv.
Ml&u Darby's engagement to Major Carlton
D. Jucob3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, wast
recently announced.
Mis. S. Victor Freebton, of GleiiskU, an
nounces the engagement of lier bister. Mis'-)
Minnlo I. Kohler, to Lieutenant Curtis Clav
Hutchison, Jr., of 3ii0tf North Twenty-fcciuid
street. Lieutenant Hutchison Is In Franco,
whero he ban been serving slnoo his enlist
ment In .September, ID 17, In the quartermas
ter's department, U. S. A.
Mr. and Mru. Ludwig Theodore Muencn, ot
Tloga, hao Issued Invltatlonj for tho wed
ding of their daughter, Ml;u Emllle Henrietta
Muench, and Mr. Clinton Yon'.cer Wllgua. ot
Franliford, on Monday evening, December 9,
at 7 o'clock. In the Church of the Reforma
tion, Ontario street, west of Broad. The
brldo will bo attended by Mlsa Emllle Si.
Rock as maid of honor; Mits Dorothy Rod
ertb and Mlbs Louise D. Muench, her blstur,
as brldetinalds, aricl Miss Emma Foos as
flower girl. The best man will bo Mr.
Wilbur Dunning and tho ushero will bo Mr.
Stuart Stovtnson, Mr. Hans Bull, Mr. Thomas
Boston Hall and Mr. John Grady, of Boston,
Mass.
Mr. and Mi?. L. L. pickings, ofN 1111
Wt,st Main street, NorrlBtown, hae an
nounced tlio engagement of their daughter,
MIsm Helen V. Blcklngs, to Mr. Charles
Whitney Shartzcr, of this city und Harris
burg. Mm. Joseph Delaney, of Somerton, enter
tained the members of her fortnightly sew
ing clrclo at lurcheon on Tuebdaj. Those
present were Mrs. "Walter G. Hinds, Mrs.
James C. Cunningham, Mro. Harry Soamon,
Mrs. Allen It. Smith, Mrs. Walter McC'ar
thcy, Mrs. Albert L. Boat, Mrs. William
White, Mrs. Frank Kinney, Mrs. William
Sherwood, Mrs. William Ervln, Mrs. Amos K.
Gelkler, Mrs. Georgo "Ycager and Mltsllclca
Willott.
A libei ty dam-o and reo.ptlon waj given
by Mr. and Mru. William J. Grennor on Sat
urday evening, in honor of their thirtieth
wedding anniversary, at their home, 294D
North Twenty-sixth- street. Thirty guests
wore present. Tho decorations wero flags,
lanterns and bunting, all the electric lights
being covered with red, white and blue shades
Lunch was served between the dances, by
llttlo girls dressed as Red Cross nurses, ana
later in tho evening Ice cream and cakco
wero berved by little bojs dressed as Uncle
Sam. During the evening the brldo ana
bridegroom of 1S8S appeared maal.cd. Many
gtfts of pearl wero received.
M- and Mrs. William Wtlgu, or 45.3
Franliford acnue, gave a dinner on Monday
evening at their homo for tho bridal party.
On Friday evening Mr. Wllgus will givo a
dinner at tho Englueers' Club, on Spruce
street, for his best man and ushers.
INTERESTING ENGAGEMENT
Daughter of llisliop Darlington, ot' IVew
York, Engaged to Lieutenant in Navy
''An Interesting engagement announced yes
terday -In New York Is that of Miss Eleanor
Townsend Darlington, daughter of tho Rt.
Rov. James Henry Darlington and Mrs. Dar
lington, of Harrlsburg, und Lieutenant Joel
Ellis Fisher, U. S. N., of New York. Mlsa
Darlington made her debut In New York and
Harrlsburg, two years ago and was elected
to the Junior League. She has been very
nctlo hi the work of the Red" Cross and
the charitable work of tho church. Two
of her brothers aro clergymen of the Episco
pal Church and enlisted when war broke
out The Rev. Henry V. B. Darlington Is
chaplain of tho Fiftieth Coast Artillery In
France with tho rank of lieutenant, and
tho Rev. Gilbert S. Darlington Is also a
chaplain In tho Naval Aviation with tho
rank of lieutenant and Is on duty In Eng
land. Another brother, Mr. Elliott C. B.
Darlington, Is attached to the American
Legation at Copenhagen.
Lieutenant Fisher wan graduated with
honors from Y'alo In the class of 1911. Ho
hns always been interested in yachting and
when the United States entered the war he
turned over his two yachts to the Navy De
partment. Ho has served thirteen months
In French waters and returned only recently
to th's country. Ifo Is a member of the
Alpine Club, of London, and of the Seawan-haka-Corlnthlan
Yacht Club, the Piping Rock
and the Riding Clubs, the Sons of the Rev
olution, and the Society of Colonial Wan).
Lecture by Provost Smith
Provost Smith. University of Pennsylvania,
will Jecture at Franklin Institute tonight on
"Chemistry In Old Philadelphia."
The pioneer work of twelvo local chem'sts,
done In tho last half of the eighteenth cen
tury and the first half of tho nineteenth, will
be described.
Lloyd George's Nephew Speaks Hero
Thq Premier, of Great Britain Iald Lloyd
George la being represented In America by
his nephew, Arthur Walwyn Evans, who will
talk about his Illustrious uncle beforo the
University Extension Society this evening in
Wltherspoon Hall at S o'clock.
Ordnance Aids in Victory Dance
The Ordnance, Aid auxiliary ot the Phila
delphia district ordnance office, 1710 Market
street, will hold a victory dance tonight at
Scottish Rite Hall, Broad and Race streets.
A naval unit and a tenrpjeco orchestra wJU
tepriic
"AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ALWAYS MARE GOOD"
Charles Carver, Jr., Tells Ilou
"Doughboy'" Redeemed Prom
ise to ''Get a German"
When Charles Carver. Jr., a Philadelphia
real estate operator, returns from Y. M. C V
eenlce In France he will tell you that Amer
ican soldiers have an unblemished record for
veracity and that when a doughboy prom
ised to get n bocho he alwns made good
Mr. Carver wont to Frarrcu last Juno and
has been serving aa a secretary in tho
relief station nt La Uourboulc. France.
During thb l.glitlng around that sector a
doughbOy, sent back of tho lines to recover
his nerves and strength, stepped up to the
secretary and after praiplng Mr. Carer and
the Y organization, expressed a desire to
return tho many favors that had been ex
tended to him,
"I whli I could posslhlv uo something for
you for all tho good times that jou and
the Y. M. C A. Casino have glen mo,' he
said as -they gripped hands In a farewell
shake. ''Can't ou think of something I
could do? Gee, you peoplu havo certainly
been good to me, and I'd certainly llko to
pay you back somohou, but, of course, I'm
Rolnsf right up to tho front again, for this
division of mlno swms 1o bo tho pot cf tho
army. Wo get stuck In tho front-lino trench
In every attack."
"Tell you what, son,' said Mr. Carver,
laughingly. "Whllo you'ro up there get mo
a German 1"
The boy Joined the COO others who Wore
leaving that day and In tlm confusion of
newly arriving thomandu from week to
week tho Incident wa.i abiolutely forgotten.
At least for u time, but a day soon camo
wncn Mr. Carver had lather a shocking re
minder of tho boy.
Three weeks later in nls personal mall
was a good-slzel wooden box, whlth, when
undone, rcvenled the following noto light
on lop of the woll-a rapped pacKages.
"Dear Mr. Carver: You to'd me to get you
a cferman and I've taken jour advice. Now
111 In a hospital but 1 got ;ou a German
captain. I could not send jou hl.i body, but
nere is everything thut was worth anthlng
on tho poor fat blob. '
Your grateful friend,
JOHNNIE JONES '
The boy hud. "made good." In tho packugo
wero u German helmcj, an Iron CrosM. a
kamarad plttol, a bet of buttons, a bolt
buckle and tho epaulets of a German cap
tain. VICTOR'S OBLIGATIONS
T0.BE LECTURE THEME
Baltimore Rector Will Speak at
St. Luke and Epiphany
Parish House
Dr. Hugh Blnjkhead, of Baltimoie. will
deliver an address on 'The Responsibility ot
Victory," this t.venlng at S o'clock, in tho
parish house of St. Luke and the Epiphany,
S30 South Thirteenth Btreet.
This will be tho second of ihp series oc
monthly free lectures on wartime subjects by
eminent speakers. Soldiers, sfallors, doctors,
nurses, their families and friends and mem
bers of homo units of base hospitals are espe
cially Invited.
Doctor Blrckhead, who H rector of Em
manuel Church, Baltimore, was sent abroad
latt September by the National ited Cross as
an Inspector, with tho Idea of speaking foi
It on his return. Ho crossed the ocean on .v
troopbhli) and on his arrival In London was
asked by the American ambassador to g'vo
a month of hij tlmo, under direction of the
Foreign Office, speaking in England on Aniei
lca. IIU Itinerary was arranged for October,
and he addressed audiences in many of th
prinelpal cities. As the Euest of tho EnglUh
Government lie visited tho British fiont ano
the British fleet and inspected dov-l.jaru
munitions, plants and shipbuilding Industrie J,
besides numberless hospltalj and work.1, or
charity- At Buckingham Palace ho was re
ceived by the King at the tlmo of tho
presentation of i Victoria crosses and other
decorations. While In London he saw sir
air raids.
In France, under tho auspices of the Reo
Cross, Doctor Blrckhead visited tho devastat
ed regions and the front-lino trenches, ana
went to see tho American soldiers In the ll
lagese where .they were billeted. He had In
terviews with Ambassador Sharp, General
Foch and President Polncare. He went to
Switzerland to study tho national problem,
and talked with many Germans In regara
to their point of view, among them a coun
selor of the German Empire.
Since hla return, Doctor Blrckhead has
spoken In many Important cltlCH un th war,
addressing tho chambers of commerce i'i
Cleveland, Boston and St. Louis, and speak
ing in many court houses and city halls His
unusual experience abroad has t,iven him a
grtisp of the salient facts of the war anu
what it must mean to all of us ev'n after It
Is over, and his messago has proved a telling
one w !th tho thousands who have heard him.
GEORGE GOULD OPERATED ON
Capitalist Reported to De Recovering in a
New York Hospital
New York, Dec. E. Georgo J. Gould, capi
talist and yachtsman, who underwent an
operation for gallstones In a hospital hero
yesterday, spent a restful night and vvl3
believed today to bo on the road to recovery
Mr. Gould had been ill for a month, It
was said at the hospital, and nn operation
was decided upon as the best means to re
store him to health.
Mr. Gould Is a son of tho late Jay Gould.
Ills home Is at 857 Fifth avenue, In tho city,
and he also has a country place, Georgian
Court, at Lakewood, N. J.
MRS. BENJAMIN HARRIS
Mr. and Mrs. Harris, of 2039 North
Twenty-ninth street, ore receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a son on
Thanksgiving Day. The baby will be
christened on Sunday afternoon at the
home 'of Mr. and Mrs, Harris. Mrs.
Um'WM Miss fcarah Lelbawit;
lLm,imiMrmimwn mm (QMjJGpwTMttS
AN ARDENT CANTEEN WORKER
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THE MAN WITH THE CLUB FOOT
lly VLENTINE WILLIAMS
. , TIIK STOKV Tlll'i. TAB
MrnnKv nieNtugt t.unf. to Hptnin p
irioml Okpuood. a Nirun of paprr thut con
vinced lilm that hl brother, whom he liud
thoiiKht rieuri. wuh ullit.' umL In (,ermnn. A
chunce eiHounler in n Uotterdum hotel nntl
tile ututli of u (termnn him. whone clothe und
pnperh ho iiiHiroiirlute eiiaMe him tu enter
(rrninm v Doctor hemlln. it (,ermtin-Amcri-iiin.
Th-t '"ieinlln" h n an Important inUftlon
the treatment ho receive convince him, bnt
lie hasn't an lilea what the uiImhIoii U. He In
Htlll In the tlnrk when tit lAMt lie 1 In tho
nreftence of the Kmperor. The Kulner had
exnected n Doctor (,rtimlt Her Melif the Man
with the ( liibfoot. Ornndt huh ii npy who
hail licen Intrusted to prottire tertuln piper
anj huil heen "tlonhle-trOHed" liv Semllti.
who lihed tlic nlor hliuNelf. Thli much
Okcwood Ih nlile to NtirmUe. but lie U dan
Kcrously near to helnic dUcorered an an Im
IMinter when bud new from tho front turn
te Knlnrr'N IhounlitH tn other mutteri. and
Okewood ti temporarily illNined. He leaven
tltc palice at once, and h u trhk In taken Into
the presence of tirnndt In a llerlln botel. (.rundt
blnnth telln lilm that he l.nou who he In and
will hate him killed unlenn lie Immediately
hnndn over tlio pupern he cot from Doctor em
lift. Okewood floors blni ultli a ticuv Mow.
rushen from the room und meet bin brother'a
former Miectlieart now the wlfn of a (teriiian
iifflcul. who helps him to enuipe. He meets
Ills brothir nt last, lie Is niasiiiieradlnif its u
waiter In a ihran icntatirant. While tolnic to
leavo Germain Desmond In caolnred in club
foot and bolh he and hln brother, rrnncl".
And theinndies In u casllo occuplcl by Vlonlcu,
lYancls'n former nweetlieart.
f.-JHrloi . ljIS. Ii (lie 1'uU. I iti,' (o
Lovvriolit lv Jiuiicit M. jii-d'e it ti.
CHAPTER XVII--iCoiitinued)
THE servant led tho way across the hall
Into a bnugly furnished library with a
dainty writing desk and pretty chintz cur
tains. Monica followed and sat down at the
deBk.
"Now tell mo what you wish to say
she began In Gorman as the servant left the
room, but almost as soon as he had gone sho
wa3 on her feet, clasping my hands
"Francis!" she whispered in English In a
great sob, "Oh, l'runi Is' what havo they done
o ou to make you tool, llkn that'
J gripped her wriil t'ghti
Fran Gralln, ' I vjM I G"tr..ni :-ill in
that hideouj patol . "von riust b- calm."
And I whitpcred In English In her car.
"Monica, bo brave ! And talk German what
ever you do,"
fehe regained her seU'-possesslon at once.
"I understand," sho answered, bitting down
at her desk again ; "It is moro prudent."
And for tho rest of tha tlmo we spoko in
German:
"Desmond?" I asked
"Locked up In (Jrundt'a bedroom," sho re
plied. "I met them pushing him along tho
corridor it was hoirlblo! Grundt won't let
bun out of his sight. Oh, It was madness to
have come. If only I could have warned
you!" fik , ,
"What Is Grundt doing here?" I asked.
"And those soldiers and that ofllcer?"
"My dear," she answered, und her eyes
flashed mischief In a sudden change of mood,
"I'm In preventive arrest!"
"But, Monica. "
"Listen! Geiry and that bpjing man
servant of hlo mado trouble When Des
went off that evening and didn't come back,
Gerry insisted that we should notify tho
police. He niado an awful scene, then tho
valet chipped In, and from what ho said I
knew ho meant mischief. I didn't daro
trust Gerry with tho truth, so I let him
suid a note to tha police. They camo round
and nsked a lot of questions and went away
again, so I thought wo'il heard tho last of
it and camo up he,re. Gerry wouhtn't come.
He's gono off tc ISadcn-Uadcn on some new
cure
"About a week ago the chief magistrate at
Cloves, who Is an old friend of ours, motored
over, and after a lot of talk, blurted out
that I was to consider myself under arrest,
nnd that an officer and a detachment of men
from Goch wero coming over to guard the
house. The magistrate would havo told
me anything I wanted to know, but he
knew nothing: he simply Cdrrled out his
orVrs. Then the "lieutenant and his men
arrived, and since- that time I havo been
a prisoner in the house nnd grounds. I was
terribly scared about Des until Grundt ar
rived suddenly, two nights ago, and I saw
at once by his face that Des was still at
large. But, Francis, that Clubfoot man
came hero to catch Des and he has
t,lmply walked Into the trap."
"And Desmond?" I asked "What la' Club
foot going to do about him?"
"Ho was with Den for about an hour In
Ills room, and I heard Mm tell Kchmalz ho
would 'try ngain' aftor dinner. Oh, Francis,
I am frightened of that man not it
word has he tald to mo about my knowing
Desmond not a word about mj harboring
Dea In Berlin but lla knows every
thing, and he watches me tho whole time."
I glanced thrpugh tho open door into tho
hall. The, candles still burned on tho dinner
table, where Clubfoot and the ofllcer sat con
versing, "I havo been hero long enough," I said.
"Dut before I go, 1 want you to answer ono
or two questions, Monica. Will yout"
Yes, Francis,1' eho eald, raising her eyaa
to. mine, -
"What time is tho plioot tomon-ow?"
" U ten o'clock "
' Aro Grundt and c!.ma!z going'."
"Vea."
' V'ou too'. ' i
' Yes."
"''ou!d you get bo.k by 1:. iu".
"Not alone. Ono of tlieni iu alwujs v.ith
mo out of doors."
"Could you meet n.o alono anywhoro out
sido at that tlmo?"
"There 3 a quarry outsldo a villago called
Qutllenburg It is on the edge of our
preserves just off the road. Wo oujn:
to be ns far as that by twelve. If It i.i
necessary, I will try to glvo them tho slip
and hide in one of the cavej thero. Then,
when jou come. If you whistled I could
conio out."
"Good. That will do excellently. Wo will
srrunKn it Co Nov., another question."
how main- soldiers have vou hern?"
'Hxtecn"
V-o thcj ah corns bea'lng? '
'O i no ' Only top. of tl'em Trc c .-cr
o v and th tergcant remain behind '
"Have jou a. oar here?"
"No. but Grundt has one. '
'How many servants U thero be -:. tl.e
'.ouse tomorrow? '
"Only Johann, the i.utlc.. and tl.e n-.aida
a woman cook jid two girls."
"Can ybu contrive to have Johann out of
the house between 10 and 12:30 tomorrow?"
"Yes, I can send him to Clerca with a
noto."
"The maids too?"
"Yes, the maids too."
"Good Now will you do one thin more
the hardest of all? I want you to send a
messago to Desmond. Can -ou arrange it?"
"tell mo what your mesaaio is, and I mj
bo ablo to answer you "
' l want you to tell h .n f.-a'- bo must is
i U coats contrive to i-ee? Grur.dt from jro'i
tr that shoot tomorrow ot on "ate
between ten ana twelve Un must rr'anago
JftL r .Wei Gf11ndt n:a5' find hat he Is
ponso during thoro hourj."
"And after?"
"There will ba no after,' i 6j.irj "
"I Will seo that Das frela i,,- ..., ,.
Monica replied, "for I will take it myself"
.No, Monica,- I said, "I don't want "
francls," . bho bpoUe ,
:;''Tr. . . ,lto ' M country it
flS, . . .a.! 8, touUled h" widow's
weeds. "Karl was hilled at Predca!
t iir.w6,8 a8,' ," You know as well as
I do that I am Involved In this affair as much
as you and Des and I will share tl.e
r.'S T'VT, w".' "l" m aay wiu, you
t LiM" "v.5'?" " She Altered.
I heard tho chairs scrape In the corner of
tho hall where the dinner-party a3 breaking
r "V,'e U Srafln hau "!J" t0 command,"
I Did. 'The Frau Gralln knows I havo been
waiting for years " n
Clubfoot was crossing toward the open
r-.Ti X neVer 0JtPected to find the Frau
?B racl0- ' ' I had never hoped
that tho Frau Grafln would be willing to
do so much for me; tho Frau Grafln has mado
mo very happy." i.muo
Clubfoot stood on tho threshold and lis
tened to my halting bpeech.
"Vou can bring your things In when you
come tomorrow Monlca BaM "..
hew"1" '5'0U Vhat Umo yOU mu:t 9
Then she dlsmhWrne. but as I went I
heard her say: Horr Doktor! Can I ha"e a
word with you?"
CrfAPTEIt XVIII
Go on With the Story
I WAS In the billiard room of tho castle a
dusty place, obviously little used, for' it
smelt of damp. A Mro was burning: In the
grate, however, and on a table In the corner
which was littered with papers, stood a ells,
patch box.
Clubfoot wore a dlnijercoat and, as he
laughed, his whlto expanse of shlrtrfront
hcuved at the shaking of his deep chest. For
a moment, however. I had little thought of
him or the ugly looking Browpjns ho held
In his tlst. My ears were strained for any
Bound that might betray Francis's presence in
the garden But all remained silent as tha
grave.
Clubfoot, still chuckling audibly, walked
over to me. I thought he was going to
shoot me, he came so straight and so fast, but
It was only to get behind me and shut tho
door, driving me, as he did so farther Into
the room.
The door by which he .had entered stood
open. Without taking his eyes off mo. or
deflecting his weapon from Its aim, he called
out:
"Schmal 1"
A light fctep resounded, and tU-vnt-armed (
lieutenant tripped Into the room. When he
saw me, ho stopped dead. Then ho softly
began to clrclo round me with a mincing
Etep, rrmrmurlng to himself: "Sol Sol"
"Good evening, Doctor Semllti I" ho said in
Knglloh. Saj, I'm nighty glad to sevi you I
Well, Okewood, dear old boy, he'e vo aro
agnlii What? Hcrr Juliuq Zlmmcrmann
' and ho broko into German, "ej trout
n.lch 1"
I could have kll.ed hlin whero ho f.tood,
maimed though ho wan, for his fluency In the
American and English Idiom alone.
"Search him, Schmalz !" commanded Club
foot curtly.
fcchniHlz ran tho fingers of hio oic arm
over my pockets, flinging my portfolio on tho
bhllanl table toward Clubfoot, and tho other
articles an they came to light my
plBtol, watch, cigarette case and so forth
on to a leather lounge against the wall.
In his search he brushed mo with his Bcverod
ttump Ugh, it was horrible!
Clubfoot had snatched UP the portfolio and
hastily examined It Ho phook tho contents
out oi) tho billiard tallo und examined them
carefully.
"Not there I lie said. ' Uun h.m i.ybi.-ilr's,
and we'll strip him," ho ordered, "and let
not our clever joung trlend forget th-ii I'm
behind him with my little toy ! '
Schmnlz gripped me bj- tho collar, spite
fully digging his knuckles Into mv neck, and
propelled me out of tho room almost
into tho arnii of Monica.
Sho Bcrea'med and, turnlna, lied av.ay tio-A n
the passage. Clubfoot laughed noisily, but T
reflected mournfully that In my present sorry
plight, unwashed and unshaven, In filthy
lothcH, haled along lilto a lomir.on plc':
oeket, ov en my ow.i i otl or ould ro' hav o
recognized me
Tiero was a degrading uaao .i. -i.e oeo
room to which they dragged me, where tno
t.vo men btrlpped n.c to tho bi:in a.-.d pa? ed
over even- single urtl. lo of clothing I poi
eesbed. Phjslcally nnd mentally, I cowered
in my nudltj' before tho unwholesome gaso
of theso two slnlbter cripple). Of all mj- ex
periences In Germanj-, I still look back upon
that as almost m' worst ordeal.
Of courje, they found nothing, search a
they might, and presently they flung my
clothes back at mo and bade me get dressed
again, "for you and I. young man," eald
Clubfoot, wltn his glh.tlng smi!e, "huvo go
to have a little talk!"
When I was onco more clothed--
' Vou c.n leave us, Hclimalz! " command
eu f lubfoot, "Knd send up the borgeant
v 'len I ilr.g; bo Urnh look after tl-In tricky
Dvig ishman vvlilio we n-e a. d'.-ner n-it'i
ou- c-harudng nosttbfi "
) "EE CDf'TINUl'.D TOMORROW "
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES ,
B UADDY
J 4. t,ui,ple -j ueu adventure real t ee'i, cj -
ntng Monday and nd'.tu Hatuniay
"THE SLEEPY GNOMES-'
'PcgaU "'id Vill'j .Kefpd'ii bifritid
r-i-iuco Hon.iic Bliie Veil of the Wi'.d
I lower Lives, and he colli, a fooj of
Kabbta fo fafce then on their iiotj to the
top of the tnoaiitafn. There then hear of
the illaep Onomfa ci ."-id them-cl ci .
dagger jrc i them I
CHAPTER H
Ihe Uoba Run Aum
WAKV
wort!
"AIv.nUD by Prince Bon.ilc Bi-e Bl j
ds t.iit tha Sleep G-.or-.es were
creeping u, the mountain, Peggy and B.U.,
Belgium scrambled down rrom too peal.
Silver Toes" and tho othe- Babblta wero
unxiousij- v.-altlng for them.
"The Sleep Gnomes are coming," bqueaiieu
Silver Toes.
"Escape aa quick! u..i iou ii, ' ..ned
Trlnco Bonnlo Blue Bell.
"Forward, scoot!" cqueaked Silver loea
like an ofllcer giving an order. With that the
Babbits rolled themselves up with their headi
between their leg3, and went bounding down
tho mountain like rolling snowballs.
"They'll fool tho Sli-ep Gnomos," cried
Prince Bonnie Blue Bell. "Wo must coast to
safety. Can you steer all right, Billy Bel
glum?" "Sure I c.i," answered Billy bravely
enough, bv.t Peggy uajr that he was ejelng
the glistening slopej below rather doubt
fully. "Thon away we go, t, loutcd Prir.co Eonr.0
ErJe Bell, giving a big shove.
Slowly tt-e boba gathered haada;. Ti ep
-c thoj came to tne first steep decline tncy
shot down with rapidly lnc-eao!ng speed Tn
a mlnuto thej' wero going so fast Fegg;
could ccarccly cab'h her breath.
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HARJtY LANODON A CO.; SEVEN IIONJn-v
noY8: nosTQCK-H ridinii 'acurxVL: '?SJ
Wltherspoon Hall, Friday Eve
SANDBY ":
IKKtU til T.
DANCING
KVERT
OgCHESTUA
CORTISSOZ
r-ti. XTCwl4 ni7 DAKRn nr nn
C3UI,. llKliK Sy. . lMOCh..tnSt
Prlvat Le"n pally. DiBQ A. M. to 11 p. Jf.
r A CIMH fcADIEa1 MAT. TODAVT
LAoIINU The Golden Crook
Walnut t 8th Bt. With Bllbr Arllnaton
Trocadero m.t Tlie Military Maids
GAYTX,iSSSiJHMiatfflKl
Ttvr- - I .. . V V. .
Muiirrrn juiimpcty-uump i went line ja
uiiucto uver me crusu rnaicr anu'iasov-f.
wu iasier iney ney, j ti
"Clti. Vfillr linaila .1vit-tv t UTWif !. ,- Wit J
Dhoutcd Billy Belgium. Peggy and PrIno''
Bonnlo Bluo Bell obeyed, hugging clone -trfL
tno top board. Billy out In front dim -J
iiiuuj- 10 ma wncoi. - j
riaater, fautcr, fuater! With a pails o H
aitmay reggy remembered they were Just s'
by the tlmo they reached tho bottom If they
over did roach the bottom without eomo awful
dlgabtcr.
Suddenly, tho bobM gavo a jolt and thejrd
was u wild shrlelilng. Opening her eyes and
looking backward Peggy saw a dozen
strange figures somorsaultlng in the air.
Sleep Gnomes 1" ohouted Prince BonttlaMi
uiuo yen in a elirlll voice. "EllJy smashed
right Into them."
Soon they reached a bread, level plalcttU
and tho bobn slowed up.
"Ueowhllichers, 1 never want Id ride that
fi's' again," Rhoutcd Bill). "Wo'd better
v.-ali: the rest of the way " '
"The Unomo3 they ure on our trail,'1 cried
Princo Bonnie Blue Bell, pointing up tho
mountain. Sure enough there ware bhiclc
flgurea in swift pursuit.
".Vo twenty yeatB' sleep for me," shouted
Bliiy Belgium. "Here vroea '' Ahd 1:n
cteered the bobs for another incline,
Sniftly, swiftlj they sped, gathering frcalt
Hpoed ocry uecond, Then Billy Belgium gave
a great thout. Peggy nnd Prihce Bonnlo
Blue Bell looked ahead There wero tlm rol
. ng Habbus dl-ectly In thc.r path. With a
inlglity twist of the storlng wheel, Billy
f.erved the bobs to ono side. -Ho saved,
t e Itabblm, but ho lost cantrol of the skid,.
d.ng br.bo, whlcn spun around like a top,
until they whirled over u cliff and went fly
ing into the air.
Peggy felt herself torn loose from tho bobs.
She struct: the hard crust with u resound
lug whack, nnd went right down through. All
became, black and smothery She waj burled
deep, deep in mow. hhe thought she was
drowning in it.
Frantically tha dug and dug, but she could
not free herself. Then, to her astonishment
fcl.o heard n dog bark. There waB the tound
of tnuillng nnd digging In a minute -a,
g:ea.t dog broke through the nnov. Peggy
w.u irightenuu But in a finch sh0 rocoimlzctl
tho dog a a bt. Bernard. Al the" tamo Jn
stanl t,.io ierne:i.b.red btorica ulio had heard
cf hu i tl.lto bravo nmti.iis ere trained , to
go ij i o re ,oue o..' t.nov,-burn.u travelers
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