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An Automobile Storu.
"Kocletj-, frivolity, clmrlty, and tlie
jrrcntest of these Is charity."
Anlco covered her rosebud inotith.
linlf blown Into a yuwn, with a slaved
linnd as she stood In nrffumentntlve
nttltude before the nickering &ns lot".
"I'm stele of the tlrst two, lndy
mother. Therefore will I practice char
ity." "Well," said the mother plnlntlvely,
tultlng up ti novel, "do bo curcful with
that automobile. Don't lot It run away
with you. You'll Ret smallpox or some
thing down In that awful Ghetto, ns
you cnll It. And lie sure to shange
your clothes before "
But her tall, willful daughter was nl
reudy halfway down stairs. 1'uuslng In
the hall nnd thrusting: her hands Into
the sleeves of her long ruglun, she said:
"f.o back to my rooms, Celeste, and
bring me the violets to wear."
"Oul, mam'selle, bue ze violets have
faded since yesterday. He pink roses
go better with mllndy's gown."
Jllps Anlce repeated her order more
imperatively. She would heve tola you
that she detested dictation nnd pink
tens.
Dr. Glvlns hed been guilty of the first
In an eminent degree. In consequence
ho was carrying around a returned dia
mond ring In close proximity to r very
heavy heart, which had also been de
clined with thanks, us though It were
an unavailable manuscript.
Charity covers a multitude of hcart
Huhes. Therefore was Miss Anlce
Hpeedlng'on errands of mercy this clear
ICth day of December.
And the fateful Juggernaut car
which had ridden ruthlessly over two
fond hearts and brought about tills
state of affairs was no other than the
little white electric, runabout which
was now carrying her Ghetto-ward.
"Harvey was always so superior!"
she thought scornfully as she pressed
down on the accelorator and shot
nround Dead Men's curve, narrowly
grazing a policeman, and scattering his
convoy of pedestrians. f"l can run the
White Arrow as welras he can." For
their quarrel had been brought about
by a difference of opinion as to her
qualifications as a chaffour.
To be sure, the little Jewish newsboy,
to whom she was playing I.ady Bounti
ful, was laid up with a pair of smash
ed toes as a result of a contested right
of way. In the encounter her automo
bile had come out on top in every sense
of the word, and had been since gal
lantly carrying supplies to a defeated
foe whoso wound the far-seeing par
ents would not allow to heal too rap
idly. "But of course everybody has to
learn to be anything," she comforted
herself, not choosing to remember that
Harvey had counseled her to wait till
bhe did learn before venturing1 out of
the park. "Papa bought me the White
Arrow only In October. I think I've
done pretty well in that time."
She sighed when she 'thought hort
long It had been, because It was only
the week after that Harvey Oh
dear! And he had said something
about a pearl necklace for Christmas!
Now, among her tiresome gifts, not
one from him, not even a bunch of
flowers he who had sent her violets
every day! But she blushed as she
glanced down at those tucked under
her coat lapel.
She was .winking so fast to keep the
tears back that she did not see the
numerous warning symptoms of the
great lower East Side, the hundreds of
children, abundant riches of the poor.
Becoming mistily conscious of a
gurgling squall stopped halfway down
a baby throat, she looked back and saw
a sprawling Infant In her wake.
The White Arrow had gone complete
ly over the child "straddling" it neat
ly, so she picked him up more frighten
ed than hurt. After comforting him
with some confectionery supplies she
rode on, leaving him with round eyes
still staring tearfully and rounder
mouth peacefully stuffed with raisins.
Arriving at last In Hester street, she
checked brake and lever in front of the
tenement where Ikey abode. She was
at once swarmed upon like a queen bee
by hordes of children, to whom the
dally visit of the white horseless buggy
was a great event.
It is sad to relate that with all her
vaunted capability as a chauffeur Mis
tress Anlce forgot a small but very Im
portant matter. She went upstairs
loaded with good things to gludden the
heart of Ikey and his numerous rela
tives, and forgot to take from Its
socket the little plug of the White
Arrow. With that tiny key safe In her
chatelaine bag the capacity for mis
chief In the combination of small boy
and automobile was reduced to a mini
mum. Her electric horse would bo
hitched fast. But with the brass plug
lurking Impishly In Its hiding pluce be
hind the leather npron of the seat, and
with little Mose Kudlnsky's bump of
curiosity much Inflated, the Inevitable
occurred.
"Ye're afraid."
What Juvenile bosom ever failed to
respond to thnt battle cry?
Mose scrambled up the big fat
cushioned wheel.
"Dcr loldy zed fer not tor tech up!"
warned another stolidly, while a third
cautiously fingered the shining unlit
ee of the forellght.
Moses stood up und grasped the steer
ing lever. It moved, und the front
wheels with It, bumping viciously Into
the shins of the boy, who had ques
tioned the courage of Moses, whereupon
that young gentlemnn laughed trium
phantly and sat down comfortably on
the soft leather sent, his grimy face,
tousled black hair nnd greasy garments
ludicrously out of place "among the
luxurious cushions. His elbow struck
the controller handle. There was new
food for Investigation. Moses Investi
gated. The White Arrow started obed
lontly down the street.
Miss Anlce was descending the rick
ety stairs amid a shower of blessings
when she heard a shout below.
"What's wrong? she demanded of a
panting child.
"Yer nottymoblle!" he gasped. "It's
run off wld Mose!"
When Anlce reached the pavement,
breathless and pale, she could see down
the narrow street a" runaway automo
bile, with a frightened, bareheaded boy
clinging to the seat and screaming
frantically.
She ran blindly after him, dizzy with
visions of a sickening collision on the
street car line a few blocks away. A
burly policeman joined In the chase.
and recruits swarmed up, seemingly
from the ground.
Suddenly a tall young man In a long
ulster appeared around the corner
ahead of the Hying White Arrow.
"Jam your lever back," he shouted.
But poor Mose was too frightened to
obey. He only clung tighter to the con
troller, pushing it to the third notch,
and the carriage shot forward. As It
bowled toward the tall young man he
sprang out almost directly In Its l'ath.
He waited until It sped alongside,
then quick us a Hush flung himself on
the rear of the auto. Grasping the pro
jecting axle he swung himself up, then
reached over the back of the seat and
seized the controller.
"Lift your foot!" he commanded.
Mose, with face very white under Its
dirt, obeyed meekly.
"Xow, youngster, where did you get
tills machine?"
The tall young man seated himself
calmly, backed the runaway slowly and
turned it around, following the direc
tion of Mose's trembling linger.
Miss Aniee was waiting to receive
them at the crossing.
"Oh, Harvey you!" she said, then,
very dlgnifledly: "Thank you, very
much, Dr. Givins. I had no idea "
"T was down below here to see a pa
tient," he bowed gravely as he descend
ed from the carriage.
"In Hester street?" she queried.
"Yes," he said, meeting her glanee
unflinchingly. "I have several in this
region, Ikey Meemstein among them."
He did not deem It necessary to add
that he had practiced charity only since
October.
"Shall I assist you Miss Anlce?" the
last as he caught sight of the faded
violets.
She followed the direction of his
glance and blushed furiously.
"There was no card with them," she
excused, weakly.
"But you knew they were mine, did
n't you, Anlce dear?"
"Yes: T thought so," she said softly.
Then she biavely flew the flag of un
conditional surrender.
"Won't you please take me home,
Harvey? I don't think I can manage
the White Arrow very well yet."
His face lit up Joyfully as he swung
into the seat beside her. His left hand
was under the controller, but his right
disappeared under her raglan sleeve.
I'ersln Penrose, in St. Louis World.
FAMOUS ACTRESSES' VOICES.
ten to tho way she varies the vowel
sound hi her "Alii" during the five or
six times she utters It In "Imprudence."
There Is a lesson In vaenl coloring for
nny one. Mrs. Intake's v"oIeo has chang
ed very much during the past five
years. It has grown darker, heavier,
though It lias lost none of Its otd-tlitio
suppleness. It Is now better ndapted
to the expression of tragic terror, and
also to those semt-rythmlo Intonations
she employs In "Mary of Mngdnln."
Mrp. I,o Moyno lins easily the best
trained voice among tho Heiresses now
here. And Fay Tcmpleton has the
most characteristic that Is, character
istic of nny one she chooses to Imitate.
Her natural voice Is big, deep und elo
quent. It Is often lioarse how enn a
woman talk or sing In a dense atmo
sphere of tobacco smoke? Miss Tem
pleton, like Yvette Glillbert, really acts
with her voice. Mrs. Carter has so
long patterned after French models
thnt there has crept Into her speech
some strange foreign flavor. She ac
cents certain rapidly delivered phrases
In the crisp, slnccnto style of Sarah
la dlseuse. She has the unimpeded
flow for effective uso In moments of
dramatic stress. She Is often shrill,
harsh, oven raucous; but It is usually
turned to profitable account. Mrs. Car
ter can make you laugh that Is, she
has an easy command of humorous In
flections In the expression of the ten
der, of the poetic, she Is less success
ful. She Is apt to deliver such pass
ages with a shade of Irony lurking In
her tones. Her voice hns rnnge. And
all these artists with a few exceptions
could vastly Improve their speaking
voice by studying vocal emission with
a sound teacher of singing.
OUR DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENT
Nothing Like the "Unaffected Good
Fellowship of Theodore Roose
velt Has Ever Been Known
at Washington.
W. K. Curtis, in Kecord-IIeuild.
The democratic ways of the president
nre a never-ending source of amaze
ment to Americans as well ns foreign
ers who come to Washington. There
was never a president like him. We
had a period of .Jeffersonlaii simplicity
a century ago, which did not compare
with that which now prevails, for
iJrcsiuont Koosevelt puts on no more
airs and assumes no more dignity than
a college student, and Is accessible to
everybody, old and young, poor and
rich, small and great.
A newspaper correspondent happened
to enter tho ante-room at the white
house one duy while the president was
talking to a group of strangers. Col
onel Roosevelt's eye caught him, und
he waved his arm in recognition as one
schoolboy might do to another. Call
ing across the room lie said:
"Jones, I want to see you. Don't go
nway until I have finished with these
gentlemen." The correspondent snt
down to wnlt, and tho president having
dismissed the Inst of his callers, said!
"hook here, Jones, I saw whnt you said
In your pnper nboitt the promotion of
Colonel So-nnd-So, and I want to ex
plain to you that I don't think much
more of him than you do. I sympathize
entirely with your criticism, but you
must remember thnt he is nn old mnn.
He has been In tho service a long time.
In his early days, when he wns In his
prime, ho was a very valuable and
competent officer. He goes on tho re
tired list In three months, nnd I thought
It was only justice to him that I should
make sonic recognition of his early rec
ord. Now, wouldn't you hnve done that
yourself? His time Is out In Septem
ber, nnd then I nm going to promote
one of the two men you mentioned ns
moro competent."
"Which one?" nsked the correspond
ent. "I nm In favor of Blank," replied the
president. "Root wants the other man,
but Root has got to give In to mo this
time."
No other president ever talked so
frankly ns that about ofllclul appoint
ments. Two Englishmen, one of them a mem
ber of the houseof commons, and the
other wearing an ancient and honor
able title, were stopping nt the Arling
ton hotel, A resident of Washington
who had received some courtesies from
them while In England, hnd called to
offer his attentions during their stay In
tho city, and, nfter mnklng some plans,
one of them remarked that he was very
desirous of meeting the president, but
realized, of course, that It would be Im
possible, for ho had read In the news
papers that his excellency was leaving
for Pittsburg that night and would not
return until October. The Wnshlng
tonlan remarked that It might be pos
sible to see him' thnt morning, wont to
tho telephone, called up Mr, Cortelyou,
and an Interview was arranged.
Within live minutes alter his desire
was expressed his lordship was on his
way to 'Z'i Lafayette Square, the tem
porary ofllce and residence of the presi
dent, lie and his companion were
shown Into the back parlor, where Hr.
Cortelyou has a desk, and were offered
seats. They had not been waiting
three minutes when the door was sud
denly opened and the president appear
ed and said:
"When Lord So-and-So comes, show
him right into my room."
Mr. Cortelyou arose and presented
the gentlemen. Tho president grasped
their hands with the vigor of an atli
lole, led them into his ofllce, and hand
ing each of them a fan, sat down nnd
talked for ten minutes about King Ed
ward, the postponed coronation, tho
shipping combine, "the American inva
sion of England," tho prosecution of
the trusts, laid out an itinerary of a
western trip for them, and called a
stenographer nnd dictated several let
ters of Introduction to people out west
he wanted them to know.
The Englishmen were almost over-
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for the president, and will never cease
talking about their interview, although
they declare that nobody will believe
them if they describe it truthfully.
SOME USES FOR SALT.
l'or neuralgia tako a small bag made
of muslin or llannel, 1111 with s-alt, heat.
and apply to the affected part. Many
cas-es of so-called diphtheria could be
cured by a gargle of salt and water if
tuken at the start, gargllnq every hour,
or half-hour If neces-ary. One tenspoon
lul of tall In a glassful of water Is a
cure for many stomach troubles, reliev
ing colic nnd indigestion when taken reg
ularly once a day. Wash tliu head occa
sionally with salt and water to lessen the
falling out of the hair. Salt dissolved in
warm water is restful and healinr for'
tired and inflamed eyes. Brine Is recom
mended for mad-dog blto. Wash tho
would well with tho mixture, then bind
It with a cloth covered with salt. One
remedy for smike-blte is common salt
mixed with tho white of an egg to th
consistency of paste, then spread on tho
wound. Salt-strewn carpets sweep eas
ily und are left with brightened colors.
Woman's Home Companion.
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James Huncker, in the Sim.
The Price or Pleasure.
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o unit tue taticue is
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The most beautiful voice thnt New
York has listened to in a long time is
that of Edltli Wynne Mattlileson, the
comely Everyman In tho old morality
play. Her organ Is of luscious quality,
and In the lower register booms like a
bell. There are in It familiar cadences,
the cadences of Kllen Terry. Few
young Kngllsti actresses have escaped
the influences of Miss Terry's onco
charming, caiesslng voice. Our own
Ijllllun Rusfeell has a clear speaking
voice, which she varies nfter the milli
ner of a well-bred English woman. Hut
It does not carry conviction In Its ca
dences. It Is always crystalline and
often chilly. Mrs. Patrick Campbell's
voice Is changing; not exactly roughen
ing, but It no longer has the slightly
veiled, delicious quality. Sho uses It
too much.
Katlierlue Grey is the possessor of u.
deep, vibrant voice and a well-modulated
one. The tlnibro is rich; It moves
us when tho speaker Is agitated. Elea
nor Uobson's voice Is as pure und as
sweet as her proflle. It lacks variety.
So does Viola Allen's speech, Hero Is
a remarkable contralto, and If sho did
not listen to it so consciously It would
gain In sweep, In nuance. But It Is all
lit one agonized key nowadays, Vir
ginia Horned has u line, sonorous or
gan, that was always flexible even in
the old I-yceuni days. She has Im
proved It much during the past decudp.
Ethel Barrymora speaks Iu the fresh
tones of girlhood, Her voice, however,
needs rigorous training, both as to
emission she breathes badly and elo
cution, Many of her speeches, which
now drawl, would be strengthened by
a little study. She hus an appealing
timbre at times,
Mary Mannerlng Is a. contralto; hers
Is the ''dark" voice, tho voice for sus
tained though luugorous sentiment. It
Is a very uri-Ainercan voice, without
nny nusnl or flat tones, ft Is a pleas
ing voice to listen to; it comforts the
ear.- And, then, she nover talk's too
fast, the besetting vice of our young
actresses. Fay Davis shows what cure
ful culture will do for a light, reedy
organ. She lived In London and learned
to subdue the shrillness In her upper
tones, ahey are now often blid-llko In
their sweetness. It Is a Voice which
expresses archness, pouting inflections,
blithe spirits; nnd It can also convey
distinct emotional meanings. Just IU-
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