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. By ERNEST POOlE
Author of "The Harbor," "Hit Family"
n-.,Hht. lOiotbv'Pubth Ltdaer Co.
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V 'i ",Im nrf iny V-nter are
7l" 'ij'i-iiir mmr.ed otw m v-
'iV".n' !,.kml Joe, oiul in
parr, "::, :,,a)lM to. oe mran '',"',
En Jo. ?'".., Jhnt Amu occupied.
iTfceV. "CL" .L. . ouHrflno,
bse WP ' ."7. art. Oreioe. aey
kolfc and ' (!0HTNlji:
I AN" "' ".L,ii S o'clock.
3 rant?, car drew up at the door and
I.. . her one friend sot oim - .-
I.- lth one. quick angry iook
i ..turned for h m- E,nel u,r,,tu
"S "mSon-but Mrs. Orewe
. .. . .iv nmi iiciu .- ---
r M aueti.
loved hand. .
"Good-by, my uer, "'.---" " lner....
Lt.1. afternoon and all the o nrs.
t ... wos a curious mixi .
er, tone was t UtllcI
Er-trUnVhut.n.a.nont.nt
ftW irffnSSSg
own. mil w , . " -iTimii..
r.'pl ' 1?,V Vthel." Me took her arm.
'"aiVrtinr sort of way which
n't let you .go ."huutu j didn't know
!!?, &K3 her uW. now-I un.
".""Ji rt.trtA vou mat iiri . H
t!i?d' nWrtmcnr Why
fW"wr
tsk T0,"!.1 mtl?orm!lh.at followed.
,m ui - ,.. Wth tie i auni
'M -0ie for- WwXAlX.
Ifk of movlnB into.""',, , ' , 1B ..ag
Id om I norryT "&" that!
EeiplMd in New Yorkers. "Mies eo.ng
E- W. . SST he next mor'ntrib
P thi new apartment. There weie
I'iwkward prellmlnarlea. , for Mr.
I ? K h?i inanner had chatrKcd.
Iri bH of "" careful rcllnomenl
I16 . .n,i n Its Placs waa a ralhei
Kr JHK5.und--you needn't ex-
rn.:' .d at onoe. f "Vor Uusana
Lnoil.bv. Too bad. If n t It I
I ii .1 .hnnnln bees, and I d like
I not to be iorry."
I-J I... rtml tlV BhA rOtlft
now - -' " ,-
Tsui. '" - .' . llttln rs
wsaw inai "" .. .. ...
ka on your beaut ot a nusunna iur
Wnr It all. when I waan't dolnff the
It bit of harm and wa? Mnvini : any-
tnll ween nri, y, o--"
friend?"' And ahe cave an ancry.
baffled alsh.
Aa atifi mIh waiI iljhltf..i1 t..a a-.
n oiiw ftiui cu VltlUimiJ' BUOlll 111
nratty, eunny. tlvlnvr rooni, thp Imaite of
And rcthelV'exiireaMon ohanired at once,
became Inwht and thoughtful.
he row abruptly, and wolklne the
floor ahe (Irmly raolvd to "bo whole
lome" and look on the brleht eld of
tliliTts. In tlffl next few weeka she
bualed herself with the small affair of
her household. Tlire was plenty to
occupy her mind. There. were finishing
touches to iclvo to the rooms s thero were
spring clothes to buy for fiusettei and
(he baby wan ready for short dresres
mid a baby carriage. Thcro was the
life In the nursery, a cheerful little
world Iir Itself. Theio was Martha,
grown innrw friendly now, and Kmlly
and the new waitress. Anne, and the
telephone girl and the chauffeur and
the clerks In varlolis shops who had
become acquaintances altogether uulti
a circle of people who greeted Ethel on
her rounds. One day as ie passed t
laundry shop sho spied this sign In the
window: "Fine linen respectfull
treated." And Ethel chuckled at tin
ihought that sho herself was treated
like that. On Hie whole It was rathe
Pleasant, though, and sho made tli.
most of It. Sho was bolng carcfulli
"wholesome."
Now It was well along In Juno, tlm.
for ths children to go to the rashore.
Un AI1A nftliy In him, .. n ..,
the travelers bureaus she visited shi
found the clerks more than ready a
glo advice by the hour to thin gracloui
VAIlllir rrntiira .n .,..li.ui.. i.1 ..'
Hhe liad soon selected a qulot Utile re
own in ruiuue isianu,
time? She did not mean to Urrn hpi..
out for the life of her she could not
neln throwing out casual Inquiries.
.'. Wn Jt,i """ ",w"2'.. ' :
all of which wrB tiresome. How mucn
S?.i.ta.."in -0 -Wnv- t?" and he?
;-'""'? iiiuiioy unairs; His1 manner,
au rrr;.ri5.0"! ,."!' vf
of that part of h.a ex stence which now
Inteustea h m most, the pin that lay
shore, he'll be here (Ue nlKti a week l
ui ;iwn.7 "X.fc"IV.5..,n f"" S ".?.ntl
carefully, carefully. Ethel iinlcr" li.a
in,.?w"?.of oU the smiling wordB or
K?,u'if M,r?i a,ouo rucu"d to her mind
.Most of them urA mri-l..j .r,.,
Ethers doubts, however, were all
hT. ti.r i . 1 t "' "'"" i Hie sounu
of h.o key In the door sho got out of bed
"" -mio iiiiu inn uuorwny or Her room
Job was standing In tho hall. He did
not ste hor. In fact, his eyes, when he
switched on tho llgit, seemed to see
nothing In the uorld but the package
of business napeis he took from his
,?, l?.,,work- 4nd any "usplclon of
Fanny Carr, or of any other friend of
Joes, was swept at once from Ethe'V
mind. Her rival whs h. business.
,. j"u 'u":, ul. l" seasnore where she
on, Anid with n?d "o.jpttny houra alone, she thought
ana saiu, wun about th a work of hi. .uh .!..?
ttnittllltv Ma .l...1 ...... . 1. iV "v
U. Vt i. '" !1. "c"1 uaiK inio me
p. i1, a ,ovf y.h ofllce ha(J always ab
oibed him. What a refuge It had been
111 ttlA nioflttl. lm mT...,. . -
death. "I wasn't the ono who nrm mmiA
What a
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THE GUMPS Hello! Hettol I Did Drop Myt Nickel
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rAS NICKELS IN "THERE -
AND ttU n hWT UlWt. '
DI DROP T J ttLLVoO"
VOU AUST HME- VOT T
CjHT ThrooCtH
HHLaJIi
I WDDRbPYHAtT NICKED
COfAE OV ANti LOOKJkl
fvue k t-rm VNilltlCn
iTvr rvuia vjr-r--v --". .
a. n tt &.! n nN nN& h nc
. lia. iu iisiMA-KJ ftki Tvicrrr-uco
a"U rT ii'Winiivii iioJ n "
1T w rtCWHU 'i,r"" Bfl (niMUf
NICKEL NICKCL
havent Another
, rllCKEL IN
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rtOP T
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OH VES-
tsuk. uinuft.1.1
CAN bo THA.T -
BUT I'M N6YONE
GC TWOiEKlNt
, I YfeLU V6U I POT
fy Nickel in HcftE-
AND I WANT Y
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OURGKANB AoTHeR.,3k UVECk
TCv A RIPE OLD A(E ANjO NEVER
TH&V HAbNO VOD8RN
if Akiip.wirttir c c .
ynvcniiii.. a
o ol
IDNE1 .
Mrrlfei
PETEYHes a Poor Guesser
J?y'C. v4. Voight
mis kk -.-. -"f, 1 , . nisei un, no, it wan nir tn.-
".u.r.PIl,Ln5. t r.oul.1 be 5B,L. AnU.."0W'. Jt h"d weaned him
that night. W . 1 n ?'?..?" r..r u, w""n who
.u uitu, 11 iyB hi mm agu n to draw
m 1IUI1V f.rtt.i ,1ia ............ i. . iT.
.. j .w... iiiv nutiiuii IIIU wun li
1118T. '
rheie lmd been a time when It was
not so. when sho could keep him late ul
breakfast and make him come home
earK' at night, still fresh enough to
read and taik, discuss things, go to the
opera, take up hu mua c, plan a trlii to
r nome. in u "."u ..... --- rurin. un, yta ; rnen we were muklna
ire would begin to pour 'In, but as n start I" riut now this wretchod worK
me rooms ncro en t.iy V h.7, . "' ,,1B nn,a mi nmi worse than ever be
h SBt 10 OUT IJUri,A.
3he as once like me. 1 coum 00
! ffA i ?S" yli' awake, for houm
r could be but I won't 1" she uo-
IDs did not see Mrs. Crowe "Bam
yiii m wnni 111 urn in 11 ---
until from tho telephone girl h
.-. .1. .I..Mlnw ..mint irllln .
Tea inai ni'J uiirt.iiit.ii ., .
V .L-. Tt..1 ...A..f ir in 111
1 home
J that thij cnarming yuuuK "
;one that Ethel went up to her
wme. In a llttlo while hei l-
re empty flooded with 0f his had got him worse than ever be.
rm lunswne. cno imjra i - tore anu .ne olamed his partner for
ught ot tho life which had been here. that. She ri-called how NouFso had dts-
k then ot Mrs. Grewe'a advice and !ked ,icri 3he rAmmbered whRtuAUmy
Flait smiling. admonition, fahe cou.d used to say about tho man's worsh n
be
fa Is not to affeot mine Iir the
(st I" Hhe stopped short. Of whom
he speaking, Mrs. Orewe or Amy 7
were two of them now l Both
IrA.t tinp ftiA nlen.
us opry piaco 1 nvo in " . 'v
ritedr' i:thcl asked herself. And then
. 1... ... tlut. ma..1 Wniu Ln
ie, young uoman, the tiooner you Icaiu
It ttry apurtment In this city has u
L.1.1a . ..I.... a.m1 a M-Wnata 4 li st tflt.
FU1CID CiU)lJI1171IV VI uwPr i " -ft
Mil bo for you. I rton't care who
d here, nor how she lived nor wnat
IJ T lAlk atAA.1 t. nidilnA i M rl
tlA l nnt in ftfYttnt mlnft ttr the
snicsi
14 tho
LWrA tt
m Riven nor auicoi htiu iu cbuii iubo
1 lUe portrayed had been very much
Rtj, eg mucn so no 10 dq ruuicr uia
frblnr. Thlnca woro certatnly queer In
tni IW1Y14 t
'Very well, my dears." she said
Ukl.. Kl v -J...-L 1.. t.....i.,l ID.
KMifit 11 1 inunt i'3 uuuuicu, un
ichmorA gavand sociable to have two
ivvcu ui ono. tvinerviucr win up
ved at B, and from tho present out
k there's llttlo chance of our belnc
tnrbsd liv th (ntpn-lnn nt nnv tlvn
mn Irr Vw Vntli At lirmt
fhpsts are friendly.' She suddenly
nipreBd her Upn and looked about:
untci quo wcih 10 ine leicunonu
Inn lltllt UTIIaaaa IiHhuk (in tknnr.
nmi tuaon nut i,v ui' iiiunc
rtm! I'm tin hn-A iifalrltirr n Unln
Vj 1 nvsu "Ui"h w UVhlll ,
And In the days that followed, bhr
is far too ongropsed In '8ettlnff" tt
re Snv tlmn fnr lirnnHlntr rtn rlinn-
'tts "A home of mv own nmi a ua
py own, to bo lived with mv oun
libffln'" Till lllAn r.t Innl (Iiaii .-
ien, and Joo In a dear, cental mood
' a rone about admiring ond taklnj; no
'Mwa nuudrcniiy ot mo ocnrcity of
T1V II 4hlrifa Via ii..mJ . rvut I.L
.It . . T" ' I. U AjWIUI wun
1 sllr Ulllrh tlFOs mnnl 4n V.-. n... ,1
111 ! " 4vi(b iw ug cany unu
"Well. nnV that u's'ra oMn n .A.l.
rt, the tlmo has coma for n ntti
lit" " "
"WhAt nhnill?' ska nslr.,4 AHJAn...-
In S1" J131" Bmu " asy as his.
Jf ..i ' ta!0 about one minute." His
J. . . "MD 'ow RJ'a "". "rm not
m L'J,vrco m "londa on you. If
iTaVsi hw inerrai 01 your own,
ClAV tfclief!. y?u Cfrt lnem Iot w low
i KsuVi .'i .S0.S,P&-S00VJ' ?Y
lVnJh'.l'i'",'' S..V.5Pf". until thoy'ro
iur .m iu "." "' lno meantime, on
!?yr wih' 'M'yf.'i i'jAt mo down
in' ,.-... ""t"" i once iuiow. 1
nfLw!nl ,l '."lrt them or be a rad.
irs?' y p m toucn wlln for
K," ,fl".h.ed.'0.. Kth.l'. mind, ...
i i i. " "' '-" ,B lnl"- voir 1
n be gons Bwayfor th. 8Ummor
ii h.. m- necetn thing Just onci
y word VIU9 1?" !erc' u
"All h.m8 t" on l J10 . ll HRaln "
iinALf,....my V't o make It ex-
ij 1 "","' wont.
ed uin.Ai0 dlCner V,nt 8h" Rave, nthsi
r Pn 2,5" ."I6?'"-- .?dmnor w.
iS "nd ih'nb'rore aM BO r6 t '
no tho (loTvers. And nil thronuh
cinnintp itiiii ...- . . -?
. nVii : 1 ;.V..V vaa '"icious ana nrra
IfOI
11a
a
VI
miTiisn
fnnni. """ l "" a friend? How
,. V....rr" ." l"'iru, mURCllllllA fu.li. Il'l... ,. ..
"llPPed her arms alVoiTt hln nJif 3b?,n'1 8 .p.ar.,.nfr CH,,,n to i"o ,?r " She
lJjM.J,lnk jou, lovo" i,hA n.I ec,! liurt thought t would bo morn hiVii,.V,ii
IWA In.B moment or two .K "B5!? "Joe won't Interrupt uV"h. ,d'fflcu f,
iBMiavsihnm n,,in 1.. .I.' -.'.".:"""iV'irro, mil wore In tin
' "Mo." mm K.' .'' Il ou IlKo."
K V.7 u? e8J w,mt this iiieVn.''
.K "r5?"t speaking nSuS "St..
hd mi. , .."-v ,eB".1 11 emM so. Again
"oks 'of n,J-h.!.cau.8h.t the mcn throwing
laticlni ni.;. A"- "'"' "ml ln" womei
.inf.n.b.0!'1 the rooms as thomrh'lr
i r . .' V,nl V."'1 Bone. Amy's tliliio'
iir. . ,nRn """ Tl whole attiiOH
'V. WI" gone. This wJ i,.C
X. TO. w'fr. ..
...... n,r, uin 1 live up to our bar
nyer.inr.-"'-u mr "usoana when
i.7?i: "te. JL-H?d at her
u. wi,;."ui,. ' Ii.5,r.?' masculine fash
of biislneBS. Yes, with his detestable
greed for money, only money. Nouraa
wan doubtless driving Joe. "You're, mak
ing him Just a business man. without a
thought or a wish In his head for any
thing beautiful, really fine, ambition,
things he dreamed of and told me about
when he was mine things that would
havo led us both to everything I
wanted
Hho set her lips and whispered!
"All right, friend BUI, then It's you
or It's me!"
And all tho rest of tho summer she
Bet herself determinedly to breaking up
the partnership.
"Joe, dear." she said nleaiiantlv. tvhm
he had come out for the week-end,
wny coin you ever bring your partner
with you over Sunday? And at his
nllfrl InrtV nf ,,.r-l.,. .T. - ,--
bad, I think." she added "never to have
111111 v., in un.
"T rlimiffl.f a,, .41.4.... in., f.,. ,.-
,, Vl0. wlJ wvM fc uno huh. lie
sal.'.V Sthel rae a frank llttlo smile.
I dlrtn t but that was a year ugo
And besides, he didn't like mo. you soe.
-v i,ru,io uu Limiiyc 1 auppoae anu as
lOnrf R. Via hirana n imh.I. ... . .
- w i V. .,,"" pw ,,iuv;ii iu 3UU, 1
should so like to bo friendly."
u mnieu om jusi as sno had expected
Nourso declined tho Invitation. "I'm
soiiy, .he raid when her husband told
Her. She felt nr nnnltlnn .lMHI,ii..n 1
a mi At lUlotllnr timn aim imi..i.,i
that Joes partner bo asked to speml the
rept of tho Bummer with him In the
apartment back Iir town. It wan doubt
lei's bo niurh cooler rft night than
..u.necn onciieipr qunrtors. And Kml
... .i?ould ,ttke M,e of them both
Sn.rf,,lacSvc,tu'.t00' BU1 Nourso de
frl if .v.She c.ul(1 J,,8t 'maglne him do
. if ' ' Ju eur''' ungracious tone of his
& th oryT wrt side of the man
7rni,ni iup'u Joo, often now looked
troubled when L'tltol talked of his
partner. yS
nnJU.UJ","ii l.he fn(l .f tho summer In
ono such talk he gavo hor a shock. It
int".U.fitfr fu,e had again refused un
Invitation to rome to tho seashore,
lies queer," said Joe, "and he can
nneug,r,n,?e,";,J poltft l,not In BHrS
line. 1 told him wo myself today and
we had quite a session."
On, Joe, I'm sorry." Kthel said.
will iUieffeS?J fi l'e- i"1 Nour nn1 '
r.i .R,,lc,. together as ong as we live."
Kiwi looked at him sharply, but he did
afl l?lat,?..r",,""'" he . "lh
EJ? ft ?' Bl." 1,ttB ,,ono moro than any
I want tSf7,i,r.n,y work- ' naT-that
1 want later on us soon ns I'm mri
money enough.'' fiho stared It hhn
"ou mejn that he your partner
'"'Wnf more than 'nmney? -r
was a. slip, but she was stunned lie
turned and looked at her and asked In
a Nolce rather, strained and Imsky:
alone ryU tUln,c nl" carc about money
"Why, yes !"
Brirnn,airfu,?.,Jrv...IIV..if: h w,
iffit,Srw.!fiV.,H
Rut bel rind he? Wiffl! ""fl."" K'.1J!SW .had a name a
::lD"Y conveyed to each Kiiest. wis Id ,, . X". ""Tn. J:ln all oer
ii'iin xnnn.i.u (i.A... ,ni.i" .. . '""j iiioiciiii nr riAinn ...I. i
am a i-nmiii.. 1.. i. "': ",m. '
She i,;.i"l estate."
SS.'ff.!.""'0!-. o thetn, ThlfvviS'thS
b' JSJ-lS.T.tS!a & jfSR .? fflff-B5S-:!" J r. r'wnn
' usaiii PMin rnitPHi .a -.... .a . 1 -..-- -- - p hwi
(nuiiRiiuui look
want to tHlk.
oea win. n .,.,,.
ut ho did not seem to
da'Jh"lf NMiy,i" "h8 ns.k"1 "erself In 0
-.. "-'. nuni a
rnenar
" excoDt iuitt erTnii.v. ?", '0n t come
IE!iW-aSlSs
iVW&fe
nveyeda,t1c,),a.XXrrnl'1'S,'"
ieM."7 .. "L" ntl I can' mI.
wWWsT. "".
hhaer '."oV': S'o H.rew up
' ?me nolnlBf0m. 'i'.8 .o exactly
.... - "- 'ii no iiome
Tall, gaunt and nngulnr. somowlwit
stopped, Nourso stood looking dou n at
her. and uh. perplexed nrid excited KthH
sriinned his vlnign. eo heavy In Snlto of
ts nairow lines, she: saw ul, exp,Pci"lo.
In whleh con tempt was tempered by
sort or regret nnd wearliiess. And 1 o"
couise he was awkward, too. s ,n Lnli
to heiself. "Ho careful now." B HaU1
!.',Wo11',1 y011 "'I down?" he asked him
Thank you." And he took it wat.
. "1 wanted to see you " hIio becnti
hut Noiirsn Intcniipied her. I,,n'
"Would you object," ho naked hrr. "If
1 do tho taik ng for 11 while? I'te Kot It
fairly clear In mind, Just'whut I want
to say to you."
'Why, yes, of course If jou prefer,"
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The Youno Lady Acro3 tho Way
fa
The youug lady across the way
ea8 she expects to sto Mr. Iir an
wield considerable inlluencc iu the
convention, but she doesn't thluk
he will be nominated, ns any stu
dent of history knows that there
is srent prejudice In this country
ngalnst electing a man for u third
term.
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By Fontaine Fox
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