OF INTEREST TO WHAT HAPPENED TO JANE By Virginia Terhune Van de Water ▼ CHATTER 1-1. (Copyright, 1916, Star Co.) As Mary flung lier warning at her employer he recoiled, then recover ed himself. "That's another lie!" he exclaim ed. "It's not a lie!" Jane spoke now for the first time. She had a de tached feeling as if she were a part of a play and her turn had come to speak. "She has told me nothing not a thing except that she has had bad news, that some one is very ill and that she must go to this person. But I mean that she shall tell me, you or she, for 1 here's something I ought to know, and that I mean to know." "It's nothing, Jane," Reeves de clared with an effort to assume his old manner. "Nothing, that is, that you ought to hear. This woman I've tried to help her and this Is the thanks I get. What she might tell you is something that, no de cent woman would want to know." A smothered exclamation from Mary drew Jane's glance to the woman's faoe. The expression she saw there shocked and almost fas cinated her. The black eyes were fixed on Augustus Reeves with an intensity of hatred like that seen in a wild beast about to spring at an enemy; the thin lips were curled back from the white and regular teeth. And as Reeves met this gaze the color left his leathery cheeks. Augustus Backs Down "Well, well," lie said trying to speak easily, although his voice was unsteady, "I guess there's been a great deal of fuss about a little matter. Perhaps I was a bit too hasty. Never you mind, Jane," pat ting her on the shoulder and emit ting a shaky laugh, "we'll fix it up ell right Mary and me. I'll talk 1 o her won't I, Mary? and I'll try to fix things up some way or other. If she wants to go away why she can if you don't mind doing her work, Jane?" Slowly th e gleam of hatred died from the black eyes. It was as if a cloth had been passed over the Tndian-like face, wiping from it all traces of emotion. Silently, Mary Baird turned from the husband and ■wife and went, downstairs. "I'll be down in a moment find talk about your Retting off, Mary," Reeves called after her. "If you have a friend that's sick, you oan go and see her, of course. You ought to know anyway tlipt I'd let you." Jane walked into the front, room and shut the door. She knew that her husband was puzzled by her de meanor. Perhaps she was puzzled by it herself. The only thing she was sure of was that there was a mystery here a mystery thai Augustus was now trying to make light of. But she had seen him off his Kuard, and things would never he the same a^ain. She had practised deception late ly l.v, Jane told herself. Xow she was determined that, if necessary, she would practice it again to discover what secret lay back of the scene she had Just witnessed. She had no tenable theories as she sat alone in her room after Reeves had gone downstairs. 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No —things would never be. th< same again now that her suspicions were aroused. She would fight fire with her. Her husband was deceiv ing lier about something. She would find out what it was, even though the only way to do this was to de ceive him in turn. "Jane," Augustus Reeves called from downstairs, "I've told Mary to get. ready for the next train. Jake will drive her to the station in a few minutes. You'd better come down and see about putting din ner on. The play was moving on and she must take her part. lier head was so clear and her determination so strong that it hardly seemed as if there was anything on hand that might involve her seriously. All she could feel at the present mo ment was that she must know the truth. It could not hurt her she reflected. Everything in her that could be hurt had been hurt by this man to whom she was married. Now she did not care. Even her parents misunderstood her; her girl friends were alienated from her. As for love that was not for her. Once she had .been sure it was. •jane Feels the Strain By the time she had thought as far as this, she was down in the kitchen and her husband was ex plaining to her that if Mary took the noon train she would be able to get back to-night. The wife was glad that he was talking to her, for if she listened to him she might be able to turn her mind from the subject at which it had arrived just now. For an in stant, she had recalled, with a throb of the heart, the love she had known. And as that was past and dead, she wanted to forget it. Mary had slipped from the kitchen and upstairs to prepare for her journey before Jane spoke. ' "Dinner is ready, Augustus." she said then quietly. "Shall I serve it nojv?" ' She was conscious that, her hus band regarded her anxiously and that his manner was conciliatory. What was he afraid of that made him so desirous to please her? "Let me help you," he urged. "It's too bad to put this work on you. But." dropping his voice confiden tially, "Mary has a cousin a wo man that she's helped - and who isn't the best, kind in the world. She's sick and Mary wants to make sure she's getting good care. So I just told her I'd give her the fare to town and back. You see, Jane," with a little deprecatory laugh "even if I am a bit quick-tempered at times, I am kind to anyone in my employ, after all." The wife, listening, could not re ply, for she knew that her husband was speaking and living a false hood. (To Be Continued.) THIS SKIRT MADE WITH BOX PLAITS Pretty Effect Made With Tucks on Blouse to Wear With It 8779 ( With Basting Line and Added Seam Allowance) Tucked Blouse, 34 to 40 bust. 8755 Box Plaited Skirt, 241030 waist. No matter how many entire gowns one has, there is always need of a pretty blouse to be worn with the separate skirt, whether that skirt forms a part of a tail ored suit ordoes not. Theblouseshown here is a new and smart one that appropriately can be made of the cotton voile that is so much liked, from crPpe de chine, Gcor- ! gette crepe or soft finished taffetaorindecd j any similar material. The skirt is an ex- I ceptionally good one. It is made in six gores and each gore forms a box-plait, consequently while it flares prettily and gracefully, it also gives long lines to the, figure, in the picture, the skirt is made 1 of brown serge and the bodice is of crSpe de chine in a lighter shade of the same color and the blouse of a thinner material \ but harmonizing in color with the skirt, makes a feature of the season. For the medium size will be needed, yds. of material 27 in. wide, 3 yds. 36, 2% yds. 44 for the blouse; for the skirt will be needed, b% yds. of material 36 in. wide, i 4 yds. 44, 3% yds. 54 or yds. 36 in. | wide if there is no up and down. The blouse pattern No. 8779 is cut in sizes from 34 to 40 in. bust measure and the skirt pattern No. 8755 is cut in sizes from 24 to 36 in. waist measure. They will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper, on receipt of ten cents for each. Miss Fairfax Answers Queries WHAT. AHE YOUR INTENTIONSf UK AH MISS FAIRFAX: I have a stenographer of whom I'm very fond, but as soon as I do anything for her, she instantly is suspicious of my intentions. What should 1 do? F.MPIXIYRR. I If you are a married man you must ( certainly have no right to attempt any | social relations with your stenographer. | Even if you are single you ought to [ keep things on a business basis unless ' you are in love with her and are think- ! ing of marrying her. Just what are | your intentions? Are you sure that [ they are not of a sort to rouse the I girl's suspicions. The only thing- for \ you to do is to place yourself definitely j on one of two bases: All honeat busi- | ness one or one of honest and declared friendship. Make sure that you are-l not trying to take advantage of a girl who happens to be in your em- j ploy. YOU MUST BE Finn DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: ' I am employed by a man, though he Is very considerate of me in every way, ! he is entirely too familiar as an em- I ployer and as a married man. I have found it useless to ask him I to .leave me alone. I am entirely de- J pendent upon myself or I would leave immediately. He pays me a good sal ary and the work is very pleasant. , WORRIED. ! My dear girl, there are plenty of good positions open to you if you are wil ling to look for them and to work hard, even if at an uncongenial task. ! You must do one of two things. Either 1 leave this man's employ or be abso lutely firm in taking a stand which ! will make him realize once and for all that your relations with him are purely impersonal and of a business nature : only. Possibly you are unnecessarily j suspicious. Have a plain talk with \ your employer—a man to man business talk in which there is no element of coquetry. Be honest with yourself and make sure you are doing nothing to en courage the very thing of which you complain. OUR DAILY RECEIPT Orange-Date Cake One-quarter cupful butter. One cupful sugar. Two eggs. One-quarter teaspoonful soda. Orated rind of one-half orange. One-half cupful orange-juice. One and one-half cupful pastry*flour. Two teaspoonfuls baking powder. One cupful stoned and quartered dates. Usually when the fam 11 y lias tired of plain sliced oranges, they will wel j come an orange dessert, and. whereas It ' seems a great deal of work to prepare j "made desserts" for supper, it really does not take any more time than to plain-slice oranges and make an ac companying cake. Tf a cake dessert is desired, why not combine the two in one and make an "orange-date cake?" Cream the butter and sugar and stir ' in the grated orange-rind, and eggs ! well beaten. Add the soda to orange juice. Sift the baking powder with flour, and mix dates with two extra tablespoonfuls of flour. Add tlour mix ture alternately to butter with orange juice, stir in dates and bake in two layer cake pans in a moderate oven. Put together with orange filling. If one of the layers is sprinkled with finely candied orange peel before bak i ing, there will be no necessity for icing the cake. ' HUNTINGTON HOI/DS I,A ST MISSION SERVICE Concluding services of the eleven day mission which had been presided over by the Rev. Dr. James O. S. Huntington, were conducted last eve ning in St. Stephen's Episcopal church. The missioncr Is n. member of the order of the Holy Cross. \ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DEFENSE MEASURE I WILL BE PUSHED Not More Than Two Weeks to Whip Bill Inlo Shape Washington, D. C.. Feb. 14. —j Real progress is expected to be made In Congress this week on national de-jj fense legislation. The Military Affa'irs ; Committees of the Senate and House have closed their public hearings and ; will get down to work on drafting a bill. Just when the bill will be intro-- duced is uncertain though both Sena tor Chamberlain and Chairman Hay, of the two committees confidently be lieve that with the almost unanimous ! sentiment for adequate defense not | more than ten days or two weeks at the most will be required to whip the proposed legislation into shape. The bills, once introduced, are ex- j pected to pass both branches in record time. Prior to the resignation of Sec- j retary of War Lindiey M. Garrison, I when there existed much uncertainty i as to what preparedness legislation | would be enacted, the antiprepared-j ness element in Congress led by j friends of William J. Bryan threaten- | ed to erect barriers that would have l caused trouble to the administration. | Break In Camp of A litis Following Mr. Garrison's retirement 1 there has been a break in the anti- j preparedness camp and members of! the type of Warren Worth Bailey, of Johnstown, Pa., have not been nearly | so active. Mr. Bailey and his as- | sociates say they have not given up ! the fight, but are waiting the ap pearance of Mr. Bryan on the stump | to espouse their cause. Mr. Bryan is i scheduled to begin this week a series | of speeches in opposition to President i Wilson on the defense issue. Saturday saw the first real break in the antidefense forces, which is con- \ fined to the Democratic party. Rep-1 -resentative Qulnn, of Mississippi,, changed his mind, and in a House speech announced his conversion to the cause of preparedness. Prevously he had been strong for the Bryan peace-at-any-prlce propaganda. Despite the changed attitude of many Democrats there still is a lack of leadership in the House. Repre sentative Kitchin, of North Carolina, the recognized leader of the majority, continues to hold aloof and refused to move his support to the President's i program. If a program exists. Just! now the leadership is distributed j among three or four Democrats, each I one attempting to bring order out of ! chaos, but none making much head- j way. No Democratic leadership The President and his advisers ap -1 predate the lack of leadership and realize that the only generalship dis played to date has come from Rep ; resentative Mann, leader of the Re- I publican minority. Speaker Clark the j ' past week left the presiding officer's ' i chair long enough to make a speech ! in an effort to rally the disorganized : Democrats, but got nowhere. Speaker Clark issued a statement ( j to-day characterizing as nonsense talk ! of ousting Representative Kitchin! I from the House majority leadership because of his opposition to the pre ! paredness program and other admlnis-! tratlon plans. He said he expected to leave the Speaker's chair whenever he felt it necessary to oppose or support any measure, but would do so with out any intent to supplant Represen tative Kitchin or any other commit tee chairman or leader. Five Experts Give Their Views on Militia Plan Ex-Socrctary of War Eliliu Hoot.— An effective army must be built up on the principle of national" control. This can never be attained by develop ing l'orty-eight different bodies under officers appointed by forty-eight dif ferent Governors, and up to the time of war. under the direction of forty bight different commanders in chief. Urig.-Gen. A. Ti. Mills, Cliief of flic Division of Military Affairs, on the de fects of the National Guard.—A cer tain degree of inefficiency in meth ods of administration and training: lack of uniform and efficient standard of physical examination; low attend ance at assemblies for drill instruc tion; lack of co-operalion between the States; lack of uniformity in the military codes of the several States, no two of which are alike, and lack of care of Federal property. ' Major-<«en. I.eonanl Wood. The militia has done all men and officers can do under a rotten system. I- am not criticising them at all. The militia has 130.000 officers and men enrolled, but when I say they can turn out 60,- 000 inen in fairly good condition, I think I have stated the limit. You might turn out more, but they would be untrained and of little value. Ex-Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. Under the Federal Con stitution, the National Guard is primarily a State force instead of a national reserve, and I do not believe that any effective national citizens' army can be created out of a force dominated by forty-eight sovereign ties. History and statistics show this beyond peradventure. Ex-Secretary of War Ltndley M. Garrison. Under such a system (militia) mobilization for war will again be attended with confusion, de lay and embarrassments, and cam paigns will probably be attended with disaster. Th : s Is the Birthday Anniversary of— BP «ffl ? jd H CHARLES Ia SAWTELLE Who resides at No. ti North Thirteenth street. He Is representative for the McCaskey Account Register Company and has charge of nineteen counties, with headquarters at 211 Locust street, Harrisburg. For five years Mr. Sawteile has been a resident of this city and is n successful businessman. He is a native of West Liberty, West , Virginia. IMPORTANT I NOTICE ~ v / Careful investigation made by the Laundry men's National Association of America, both among the selling agents of dye stuffs and the manufacturers of wash goods, shows that there is a shortage of permanent dyestuffs almost amount zing to a famine, and that industries depending upon fast colors are in many cases closed down. That the better quality of shirtings now being worn, are per haps in most cases, fast colors, but that this condition cannot possibly continue for any great length of time. . C| That the wash goods in which the colors are most question able at the present time are: Red Tablecloths and Nap kins and Towels with Red Borders; Blacks in Cotton Ginghams which are apt to wash lighter and in some cases "crock" when the damp goods are folded. Black Stockings will probably "bleed" and turn lighter. Light Goods with Blue, Red or Black Trimmings are apt to cause trouble. e C'Zr (coin or atampa) to lielp pay ext. ::SCB. KXTRA!!! Send now mr.rl ! will include a large Alumi num Box of my Peerle** Beautifying Cream. 1 not only tell you how—l give yon the treatment to GIVE US A TRIAL friend* J D. O. HURSH W. STUART FOX 1334 N. Sixth Street 1323 MARKET STREET | ! I | j »tNB»OOK Population of U. S. Now 101,208,315 Say Experts Washington, D. C„ Feb. 14.—Census Bureau experts estimated that the population of the United States on January 1 last was 101,208,315 and that by July 1 It would be 102,017,301'. On July 1 last, year they figured tho population at 100,399,318. Western States have led In the growth. Washington heading the list, with Oklahoma, Nevada, North Da kota and New Mexico following in the order named. The bureau's estimates are based on the rate of increase between the 1900 and the 1910 census. 9