!.l . .. . . . "1 .1 , "... . tt ' ". I n v u tv t' if I 9 ' ? ' jr i f . Mi uu vj t " I I" t ' I I, ' ' ' ' " . f r.i A' . '4i. " ' ti . u '1 ) BNIN PUBLIC" LEDGBl-PHlnbADELPHI, TUESDAY, JANUABY 20, 1920 f tfE7?, F? gjv By FANNIE HURST fanniu iiunsjr alu!t ii a htfro&ot i a thow tries to .7iuado Lota Lalady, a member of ,i tamo thow, to marry him and net lufown in iho mail town they aro ZprUhinpontho train. He ao Sifter of flirting- CnAPTEH II ttv EE. always Ic. I think, you're Lcrackfd over Leo and that's what tlt voii. I think yon wanna stick around with t h c director (bis show, that's, what I think-!, , "What's it t0 you? Tou ain't my ml fjna mod w J an, and no an cn cast Iniinuationj rtoutmc. I "ho, dar- Vat." gho was sobbing ogam -burt, jorky mtle conrul- lions that ucIicd her. , "Honest, I wish I was dead.' ''Lo. darling, I tell you Xco h kind of a man lor- "If I ain't swell to Loc, ho fines me and puts Floss first in Iho l'pnj Srance. If I ain't swell to you, then tu eom nround insinuating and- "Darling, it's jugt because I - "lou know how a tnrl liko me that nts to get on in the business has t to salve it on with loe director ft ho happens to like her. You know htttcr than I can tell you." She stolo n furtivo glance at urn fiom the corner of her handkerchief nd immediately returned to its ilrpths. ''Whatta jou mean? If that rat has b'een bothering jou, by Gad, I "No. no, no' Gee, cau't.a fellow ilk a clrl. just plain like a girl, with-St-Vithout bothering her? Can't a tlrl and a fellow flirt a littlo without bothering each other?" . Her tce was as arch as her glance. "That's it. That's it. You're a little flirt. You're n little flirt in the tort and you can't help It. You nn't help flirting no more than I can help the color of my eyes. You ru a lc flirt and n little devil that drives oV-thinking men like me rrazy. o wonder you get me so wild I see black. loSvc a little flirt and a littlo devil I A littlo devil!" , ., , , His words sot her blood foaming. "I am, am IV Whcre'd I bo if I dide't know how to salvo It on a little? Whcre'd I be now? landing the Seine ballet? Leading the pony SSwT I would not! I'd be back W where I was ix mouths ago. making sateen daisies in a Twenty -third street flower loft and not knowing tho difference between bedroom shoes ar.:l ballet slippers. Whcre'd I be now it ,1 .tiu i.MA hnm frt cnlrn it nn a little "That's it. salve it on. That's what jou've been doing to me, I guess, salv ing it on ; salving it on. "Wherc'd I bo now if I hadn't salved It en when Leo tried to drill me for Ji. swinging ballet? Gee, I wasn't atablo enough to climb a match, much Us do a turn on a crossbar and swing out the horizontal for your fly. Where d I bo now, sucking my thumbs? Beneath tho rumble of tho train her toica was throaty and full of tears. "Whcre'd I bo now, I'd like to ""Shh-h-b, Lo, Leo hissclf don't need to hear you." "I'm an ambitious girl, I am. I ain't ready to settle down yet in a tank by a long shot. I gotta keep my stand in. I'l be doing a single on the Am sterdam Roof by next summer, see if I don't nd salving it on is what'll get me time. I gotta look ahead. I'm keep ing my weather eyes on Broadway, I "Take It from mo, non, and I'm your Al; what jou hanging mo Get in. nrounn for For Gawd'n sak. Floss. quit chewing your rag and pllo In. kow ready, boys, drive on!" "uomo on In, Lee, thero's room here on my Ian INC rN Please Tell Me What to. Do By CYNTHIA A Challenge to "The Llttfc Doc' Dtar Onlhia Behold, u novice pleads for admission to your column! I hare never paid much attention to the letters Hint come to you, but today tttro uns n letter that held my al- ttntioD, and although I put tho paper way that letter kept haunting me, and I lust had to answer it. I refer to the OTl prlNcn tin "Tlio Tilttle Doe, At firnt T smiled, then I frowned, and finally I became so cross I felt liko thaking "Tho Little Doc." Ho de nounces women as cheaters. I wonder , K ho ever made a closo study of the habits of the male creature? I quite agree with him that "rats" tuin the hair, etc., and I am not going 10 discuss that part of tho letter, but when ho calls the girls cheaters and virtually excuses the men, then I am going after him. The very irony of it Biles me giggle with glee. For tho last fw ueeks my girl chums havo been filling my cars with their troubleo with the male, sex. The strange part of it is lie stories aro all similar to one an other and they all point to the man us the cheater. I am sorry to say that hai been my experienco also. Please do ot misunderstand me, however, for I tn not bo Darrow-mlnded or bigoted 'hat I do not belicvo there aro some tood men in the world. Hottper to go back to tho subject "! Uiuteis l wonder if "Little Doc" 11 ' 'inr I ' tWure out win the girls . timed? I don't deny that they do ' lliev no. hut. ilio men aren't smltkfc!,, either. Didn't ho ecr think lat tt inight have been the fault of the 'n? Deceit must bo met with deceit, Jou know. Why should u young husband grow iai and dlscouiaged because his wife wealdi at u game of cards? How silly! a ttusn t harming anv one but her ' 1 wonder if Friend Husband ever 'MDks hack to the timcsv when he 'beati'd m tho great game of life? Little Doc," can you look the world jure m the face and say without any Tiaims of conscience: "I havo neer ue ch.cd in tho game of life; my . f . open for Inspection, my ac k,nt? ba,,?ne"? If you can suy that, ", V withdraw my argument and am n,o Mr'' that yu nro a man umong ",cn BETTY BONNET. She's Not-a High-Timer o,?.ri CJ,?thla I lBh to say1 a few "ords to Vivian. Vivian, what klud of "niiii, 7 3?u,? x nm u yunc Sirl old ri10. lel1 Kod ora bad. I go Jd Jiifi8' c?fes' ll0tcl8 'ance-hal!s k. vfii oiilw Vtoen where good fun can friend for telling you, yoit'ro cute and all; gad, I never seen nny one could touch you, but thcro ain't no future to little soubretto and chorus stuff liko yours. You ojn't got tho voice, hon. You're pretty tis peaches, but " "You you'd tako tho lifo out of any girl with your joy killing. Ever since wo left Higglnsvlllo and you came and crowded Leo out of this scat, you been sittin' hero joy killing." "But, Lo, darling " "Lemme alone." "Can't -you understand, denr, that "Maybe I'm' nolhlnc but n llltlo. baby-doll nud maybo I ain't! Maybe I'm all tho names you call me right hero on this seat and maybe I ain't. Myabo I'm nothing but a littlo flirt and maybo I ain't. Maybo I'm going to flirt with Lee in tho wings tonight and maybo I ain't. Now whnttn you going to do about It?" Sho threw down tho gauntlet from a high hand, tho rod of rcsolvo straight ening her back. "I don't need to stand for no man sitting hero and running- me down to my face all tho way from Higglnsvlllo to Adalai. I'm an ambitious girl, I am, and no man can say tho things 'you said to mo right hero In this train and get away with them. Lemmo out I" Ho unwound his feet and lerked his coat lapels together angrily. Beneath his tiny clipped hedge of mustache his straight lips wero compressed. "What you need, my littlo lady, is a good s'panking." "You try it." "A good garden-variety of spanking to bring jou to your senses!" "Lemmo out. you! I don't linrn fn sit hero and bo talked to by a fellow that ain't a gent! Spank me! You just dare to lay n hand on me. You! You!" Sho was edging past him to tho aisle. "Sh-h-h, you don't need to air your temper to tho company, Lo. Here put on your coat. Ilere wo nro at Adalai." Down tho length of the coach, heads rumpled with sleep appeared slowly above tho backs of the seats as if emerg ing from trenches. Bags were swung down trom racKs. voices thlcK with drowsiness and querulous with travel rose to a hum. Tho "Forty Thieves" Company btraightcned stiff limbs, yawned, adjusted straps and hats and sat forward on tho edgo of seats in a state of quasi coma, luggago across knees and gazing out into tho black ness. Without, the first lights of Adalai be gan to flash past, hcrc-thcrc, herc tlicre; then a nccklaco of lamplights defining an outlying street; a hollow rattling over a trestle and black water reflecting beneath. Last came the busy twinkling lights of the township ; nn illuminated clock in a tower, yellow ns n moon ; bill boards shining in the white flare of street arc-lights and brilliantly herald ing the "Forty Thieves Spectacular Surprise." At the far end or tho coach a young man whose mco was cons older than his flesh, sprang upon the first of the ilush-covcred seats waving nts ligui rown derby hat. and then slanpcd it on the back of his polished thatch of hair. A cold cigar sagged at an ob liquo from his mouth, his tan waistcoat, open its full length, swung apart to reveal the bold design of his shirt. He rammed tuo cigar in ids waistcoat nocket and onened his mouth in n down ward slant, cupping his hand around it) to inclose his voice. "Thirty-five minutes late. Company report direct to Opry House." "For Gawd's sake, Lee, us girls have gotta eat say " "Cut It! If there's anybody in this company don't liko tho runnings of this show, go holler down n well." "Aw, Lee, whatta you think this is, a four-a-dav show? I'm sick. I gotta get some rest or " "Say, tho next member of this com pany that lets out a squeal can dig down in his jeans for a fine before this train pulls in." The muttering roie like wind in a lonclv place and the speaker threw out his oratorical tones above it. "This is n decent town with a de cent house; see that you treat It de cent. The milk special for Mollne pulls out from this station nt 4:10 break fast on board." "Aw, Lee, whatta you think wo are 4 :I0 ! Say, a fellow that can hand out a route like this would murder a man for a subway ticket." "Cut it, I say, 'or down in your jeans! Four-ten is what I said ladies' and gents' waiting rooms nt Btatiou. Four-ten is what I said!" He descended from the red nlush seat. his mouth sagging and the livid red of exertion in his face swelling it. All out. Bubcs at station. Don t aw, I'll walk let 'cr go, boys, wuin up them nags," Tho procession moved off, creaking, swinging across tho railroad tracks, up a slight inclino of hill, baggage swaying perilously, drivers shouting und barricaded in with more luggage, horses straining nt their groinu; laughter drifting backward. And from thn rear windows of tho rrnr omnibus Mr. Al Delano s whito 'face, staring backward. WANAMAKER'S ii nM DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S llio sweet, rlcan smells of the onen stolo out over tho countryside and utter its flurry tho littlo station related frankly into Ha habitual quiescence. Charley Leo exhaled loudly, wiped nt his hatband and started across the tracks. At his sido n sten. Hunt and full of indecision. "Lee!" "Lo!" A cloud snrenil over hta brow. Im mediately cvanoratinsr into a smile. "It It ain't the uaby doll ! Why ain't you in ono of the busses, klddo?" She slid a timid nrm into bis. "I aw, there wasn't any room." They burst into a simultaneous ex plosion of laughter. "Wasn't any room! Tho little devil wanted to walk up with me. Wasn't any room ! Gad, can you beat Some ol 'em for nerve?" "I can dress in five minutes, Lee. T I got my knickerbockers for tho prance on on underneath." "Gad, I oughta fine you out of half n week's salary for traveling In your wardrobe." "Liko fun you would !" "Gad, can you beat it for nerve? now the littlo devil talks back!" They turned up a quiet street where trees met over their heads In n melan choly arch, and on both sides of the road, well back, lights glowed behind drawn shades and the gabled silhouettes of cottages showed through the darkness. lie linked her arm with n slow in gratiating movement. (CONTINUED TOMOnitOW) (CovurlaM, 1010, XiwIVhrclcr Uuntttcatc.) Ready in Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store The Annual Clearaway Sale of Wanarnaker Gloves at Average Half Price for Women, Children and Men The wise member of the family who does the shopping had best take a lae." 7'Quit your gabbing there. Leave that lunchstand alone. Tile in. Pile in. Hurry, girls, there's plenty room for nil. Here, pilo in the Inst bus, some of jou. "I'm a Wizard!" Says the Pineapple iTN Virginia Dare Pineapple FUvor I am incomparable to any extract you ever ued. Try me and see how I'll improve your cakes, Icingt, pad dinp and ice creasi." One of Twenty-One frARg ESMCB The Brett, richest, finest extracts erer created. For erery flavoring ute. Double strength use half. 21 Di&rtnt Flaron Vanilla, Lemon, CherTy, Pineapple, Strawberry. Peach, Raspberry. Onion, Orange, Roae,Macfl Almond, Celery, Cinnamon, Cloves, Codes. Nutmeg, Peppermint, Anise, WJntergroen, Allspice. Stld lj illgnttri Write for a free copy of Virginia Dare Flavoring Secrets. Garrett & Co., Ino. Food Products in. 1S3S Brooklyn, M.Y. npnnil nnrl nnnnv nnrl ma.lcp. a list of all the doves needed for the next SIX months or so and then come early to the Down Stairs Store. A full supply can be had for about half the sum you would .ordinarily have to pay. Thousands of pairs of 'gloves in incomplete size ranges and assortments will be marked at average half price. This in the face of constantly advanc ing glove prices. There are gloves for all the family and gloves for all pur poses gloves of Duplex fabric Lambskin Mocha Knitted wool Kidskin Capeskin Wool cloth Suede . . 1 Fleeced fabric Chamois lisle VANIUA lZi00RiBl0Sll5i0(5lji0rZilti0ZifZiiiiZiEilZii03iSS For California Or Florida kit I nm i .i..i l...t ... l .. .. lln nm fA11..... i .- v im r,,, '. c"uv. unci 10 my j ioM IoushJ or faet . " high. timer. Vivian h? ifc lMa t0 Bood times. I "n. do jou bluy huine every cu- JlVrTniiF1; Kw ,H" ol(l ",ni,1? wcrn ou wfrSyp.1! .. "vcV Your letter kbt thr..i 1 J' think ul(en ono iu young "1 Should hac ull tho fun h unnlB )jti HI oul Ank..l , . Ull mil III! tlmff hf ,VJcntJonJ' l um "o 1I- Mm. V.? v,ii.RT iu 11 A, tin, I C?W ac all the fun alio vauts. um no high good whole AHETHERitisfor v wear at a Cali fornia or a Florida beach, it is equally essential that your Bathing Suit be cor rect in fashion and of superior quality: Jaeger Bathing Suits for men and women like all other Jaeger products are the acme of style and are made from wool of 100 per cent purity. Wearers of Jaeger Bathing Suits are assured an almost total absence of that chilly or "clammy" feeling-tafter emerging from the water usually experienced when such garments are made from fabrics other than purest wool. Sm r ft i 01 rwovi Utitintz tOOSC rUHE NATURAL WPOL Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen System Co. PHILADELPHIA 1516 Chestnut Street J-128 CHICAGO NEW YORK WHOLESALE 395 Fourth Ave., New York BOSTON Women's Gloves White chamois lisle gloves, 25c a pair. Brown, khaki and black suede lisle, 35c a pair. White wool skating gauntlets, 50c a pair. Gray and black fabric gloves, fleece lined and leather bound, 50c a pair. Khaki-color wool cloth gloves, 2-clasp, 50c a pair. Silk-lined chamois lisle gloves in white, tan, black and gray are 65c a pair. Strap-wrist wool cloth gloves in gray are 85c a pair. Duplex chamois lisle gloves, limited quantity, 85c,a pair. 2-clasp tan lambskin gloves, overseam sewn, $1 a pair. 2-clasp white lambskin gloves, half pique sewn, $1 a pair. 1-clasp tan and ivory capeskin gloves, $1 a pair. Gray suede gloves, limited quantity, $1 a pair. French suede gloves in gray or brown with 4-inch cuff and elastic at the wrist, $1.25 a pair. (Central) Children's Gloves Gray fleeced fabric gaunt lets, 35c a pair. Khaki-color fleeced fabric gloves with imitation leather cuffs, 35c a pair. Gray and brown fleeced fabric mittens, small sizes, 35c a pair. Tan capeskin gloves, 50c and 85c a pair. Gray mocha' gloves, "sec onds," 85c a pair.. Fleece-lined tan capeskin gloves, outseam sewn with embroidered backs, $1 a pair. Tan suede gloves, fleece lined, $1 a pair. Silk lined -gray mocha gloves, $1 a pair. Men's Gloves Women's Neckwear Half Price 10c to $2.50 Collars, sets and vestces in -white and colors of pique, organdie, crash, net and lace, all reduced from our own stoc--some arc quite fiesh, while other pieces are a bit mussed. (Ventral) Corset Covers at 85c Of soft, fine nainsook trimmed with neat laces and embroidered Swiss or lace medallions. (Central) Embroidered Pillow Cases $2 a Pair Fine, closely woven muslin makes them and they are very prettily embroidered, some in eyelet design. The ends are hemstitched or scalloped and each case measures 45x86 inches. Each pair is freshly ironed and snowy white and is packed in an individual box. (Chestnut) Wool-Mixed Blankets .S0 Pair White ones with pink or blue borders measure 70x80 inches and aro of good weight. (Central) Winter- Weight Comfortables , $4 They are thickly filled with while cotton and aro covered with figured cotton materials witli plain-color borders. Full size for double beds. (Central) Mussed Blouses $1.85 Many of these were originally marked twice this price, but there are not all sizes in any one model and some of the blouses are mussed; therefore the reduction. Included are blouses of voile, plain or tiimmed with luce, tai lored blouses of voile and dimity and tailored blouses of linen and madras, with detachable collars. (Market) Envelope Chemises $1.50 Made of soft, fine material trimmed in various ways with lace. One style has lace shoulder straps. . (Central) New Little Dresses ( for Sweet Little Girls Chambray, gingham and pop lin; pretty colors, youthful styles and general daintiness make these frocks quite different from ordinary frocks! One charming high-waisted frock has a box pleated skirt of checked gingham. The plain, straight waist has a picot-edged ruffle of checked ging ham. That is but one and there are many more, for girls of 2 to G years. $2 to $3.25. (Central) Table Damask 85c Full-bleached white cotton table damask, in several pretty designs, is 6 1 inches wide. (Clirsluut) Part Linen Kitchen Toweling 25c a Pair Durablo and abboibent, this crash is in cream white with a blue border, and is 17 inches wide. (Chestnut) Cotton Huck Towels, 35c They're nil whito, extra heavy, and measuro 18x30 inches; ends arc hemmed. (Chestnut) Fresh With the Promise of Spring Delightful new hats for North and South are one of the bright spots in an otherwise wintry worldl Ono sprightly turban, rather like a bluebird in color, is smartly adorned with bright orange, brown and blue raffia straw, which is swirled about the crown. There are many just such cheery notes all through tha Millinery Salons! Brown is making no pietensc of lelinquishing its supremacy in the Spring, and having discovered anew how becoming arc its many shades women arc; glad to know that it will be fashionable another season. Women who prefer to be con servative will like the darker hats of satin that are trimmed with rows of narrow straw braid Springlike, yet not too far ahead of the season! Prices begin at S9.D0. (Market) The Sale of Seamless Carpet-Size Rugs at Old 1919 Prices holds much of real adantagc and opportunity of saving. Each rug is perfect, each pattern and color combination is good the sort that some homckeeper is eager to have. Included aro Tapestry, Velvet and Axminster rugs. (Chestnut) Colorful Organdie Special at 55c a Yard The point in buying this pretty material now is that tho pi ice is considerably lower than it will be later if present indications mean anything. This is 10 inches wide and comes in a rainbow of lovely colors flesh, orchid, violet, light blue, pink, green, rose and so on. Other Useful Cotton Goods 27-inch white domct flannel, 29c a yard. otJ-incli whito domet flannel, 15c a yard. 27-inch whito dimity checks, 29c a yard. 06-inch figured and striped percale, 08c a yard. 30-inch pink underwear batiste, -tfic a yard'. 15-inch mercerized white voile, C5c a yard. 30-inch striped outing flannel, heavy nap, 50c a yard. By the Piece 27l-iilch birdseyo of good quality is m 10-yard pieces, -t $3.23. 36-iuch nainsook is $-1.50 and $1.75 for a 10-yard "piece. 30-inch longcloth is $1.25 and $1.50 for a 10-yard piece. (In the Gallery Store for Men) Tan jersey cloth work gloves, 10c a pair. Gray and khaki mohair mittens, fleece lined, 50c a pair. Leather work gauntlets, 50c a pair. Khaki-color knitted wool gloves, 50c a pair. Olive drab and khaki color wool gloves, 85c a pair. Gray suede gloves, limited quantity, $1.25 a pair. Fleece-lined brown suede gloves, $1.25 a pair. Washable ivory capeskin gloves, limited quantity, $1.50 a pair. . Fleece-lined black capeskin gloves, limited quantity, $1.50 a pair. ' Buck-finish suede gloves, mohair fleece lined, $1.75 a pair. Khaki or tan capeskin gloves, seamless knit wool linings, $1.75 a pair. Khaki-color Kbrsehide gloves, strap wrist, $1.-75 a pair. Strap-wrist khaki cape gloves with seamless knitted wool linings, $2.25 a pair. Brown and gray suede gloves, fur lined, $3 a pair. Strap-wrist horsehide gloves, khaki color, with lamb's wool lining, $3 a pair. Khaki capeskin gloves, wool fleece lined with fur wrist, $3 a pair. (Gallery. '.Market) It's Not Every Day That a Man Can Get All-Wool Ulsterettes at $29.50 and $36.50 A man can come to the Gallery Store and be' sure of getting well-tailored, all-wool Wanarnaker clothing most any time, but overcoats like these at these prices are not. everyday affairs ! There is only a certain quantity and the cold weather is calling them out, so ! It's up to you ! Each coat is double breasted and has a convertible ' collar. Some have belted backs and others have belts all around. Most of the coats are quarter lined with silk, and there are fittings in all the regular sizes for men and young men. Great, Warm All-Wool Ulsters come into their own this weather. The sale of overcoats brings some splendid Wanarnaker ulsters at the special price of $42.50. (t.nller.v, "Market) Outdoor Men Will Appreciate These Sturdy Shoes at $6.90 a Pair The price is special and tho shoes arc real "finds"! Tough, thick leather, mostly black, is durably made into comfortable shoes with round toes and thick welted soles. Special at $3.50 a Pair Small Boys School Shoes Ready for the tramp to school and the wild romping outdoors that keep little boys warm and healthy this weather, these shoes aro of heavy tan leather in blucher style. The little chap will not need to be coaled torout them on, for they fasten with straps and buckles. Sizes 10 to 1-3T1 (Gallery. 'Mnrkctl 1000 Lace-Trimmed Bureau Scarfs, 75c Each Finely woven snowy lincne tiimmed with imitation cluny and filet lace in four different patterns; 16x53 inches. ( rntrnl) Furs Are Specially Priced Among the many fine skins in the sale of furs, there are some especially appropriate for schoolgirls and young women : Natural racoon scarfs arc $12 to $20. Natural racoon muffs are $20. Nutria .scarfs are $2;.25 to $3;.2,". . Nutria muffs are $30. Australian opossum scarfs are $23.2.") to $50. Australian opossum muffs are $33.25. (Market) Remnants of all sorts of cotton goods aro marked at lessened prices Women s Winter Coats at Remarkable Savings $16.50 to $35 Many good models of Mhuitono, clour and polo cloth, plain or trimmed with fur; a Miumher hae silk lining. All sizes, including51 bust mcasuie. $39.50 to $59.50 Lovely coats of Ilolhiu, sllvcrtono anil cvora, all nicely lined and many with shawl or roll collars of racoon, scalene or opossum. Some sports coata and evening wraps are included. $65 to $97.50 ' The finest and most beautiful coals of the season iro in this lot Uollvia, tinseltone, pcaeholoom and a few panne velvet evening wraps plain or beautifully fur trimmed. (Market) j... u. Vi A JfJ m i M o"l 1 t? 1 cSltam.fu 1 'il! t,om5 ' uv readers (Central) f ;T T :Y, VW '- 3 to? :; ft VI 'ifJt .fit ! - a.ki I'' , " 1.' "C!