12 WOMEN'S INTERESTS THE STRUGGLES OF A WIFE By Virginia Terhune Van de Water CHAPTER X (Copyright, 1010, Star Company) Editors of respectable periodicals are, as a rule, gentlemet.. Unfortu nately. the one to whom Myra Webb offered her work was not a gentle man. Mr. Eawlor did not glance up as she took the chair assigned her by his stenographer. "I'll talk to you tn a minute," he said gruffly. Then he signed his name to a letter he had been read ing and handed it to his clerk, who stood waiting. "Mail it at once," he ordered. Wheeling about suddenly, he faced his caller. "Well," he remarked, "you're Mrs. Webb, 1 believe. What do you want ? Had Myra Webb been a younger woman, or less of a lady, the man's manner would have made her stam mer or show some timidity. As it was, her breeding stood her in good stead. es," she replied, gravely and simply. "I am Mrs. Webb. I came to see you about a story I think you may care for your magazine. "What's it about?" he demanded. She gave him a brief outline of her first short story. Before she had finished, he interrupted her. "None of that in ours!" he ex claimed. "We don't care for that kind of thing. Sob-stuff's not in our line." "Even so," she ventured, "perhaps I can write something that you may like. I have several stories and articles in mind." "What arc the subjects?" Her outward composure did not waver, although her spirits were at ebli-tide, and she felt a well-nigh uncontrollable impulse to jump up and hurry out of the office. He Makes a SuggcsUon "I have one article here with me," she remarked. "Perhaps you may care to read it later. If so, I will leave it with you." lie took the paper she handed him, unfolded it. and ran his eyes down the first page. "It doesn't look particularly good," [ he criticised. "J don't care for the subject at all. It's hackneyed and done to death already." She held out her hand for it. "1 thought you were going to leave : it for me to read," Mr. Lawlor ob- i jetted. "Not if you know already that you don't care for the subject," Myra re rc.ioinod with dignity. "Well, it's just as well for me not to spend time on it, I guess," Mr. ! La u lor admitted, handing the manu script back to her. She did not reply, and he looked at her keenly for a minute. "I've been thinking of a certain article I want written." he said at last musingly. "1 wonder if you could do it?" "Perhaps I could," she answered. Inwardly she was hoping that he would sußgest something she was equal to writing. It would mean so' much to her! "Well," he went on, "I'll give you 1 A WELL KNOWN WOMAN SPEAKS. In Every Town in Pennsylvania Neighbors Say the Same. Tiodines, Pa. —"I will drop you a few lines to let you know that your 'Favor §ite Prescription' lias I done ine a wonder- j ful lot, of good. "Seven years ago when our first child i was born I was left j miserable. I doc-! tored with two phy- j sicians without any relief. I then went to see one of the head doctors in Williamsport: be naid I must have an operation at once and that I should quit work, but that •was something I could cot do. I then Itegan taking your 'Favorite Prescrip tion." and it helped me so much. I always suffered so until our last child •was born when 1 got along nicely. I shall never go through it again without your medicine."— MßS. P. W. MYERS. The mighty restorative power of Dr. rieree's Favorite Prescription speedily causes all womanly troubles to disap pear—compels the overalls to properly perform their natural functions, cor rects displacements, overcomes irregu larities, removes pnin and misery at certain times and brings back health and strength to nervous, irritable and exhausted women. It is a wonderful prescription, pre pared only from nature's roots and herbs,, with no alcohol to falsely stim ulate and no narcotics to wreck the nerves. It banishes pain, headache, backache, low spirits, hot flashes, »lragging-down sensation, worry and sleeplessness surely. Write Doctor Pierce, Invalids' TTotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for free and confidential medical advice, also for free medical book on Diseases of Women. Whiskey? No. Not For Rheumatics Don't drink whiskey If you have rheumatism, and be sure and keep your feet, warm and dry. and drink plenty of lemonade. This advice, says an authority, is helping, but as all know who have suffered, rheumatism is a stubborn disease and yields only to a remedy mighty enough to conquer it. Many doctors have prescribed and hundreds of helpful druggists have advised a half teaßpoonful of Rheuma once a day. because they know that I)owerful Rheuma, harmless as it is, acts with speed and overcomes in a few days the most torturing case of rheumatism or sciatica. . Try Rheuma; H. C. Kennedy and all druggists sell lots of it and will return your money if two 60-cent bot tles do not stop all rheumatic misery. *—Advertisement. i —— \ Fire Accident J. HARRY STROUP Insurance 1017 N. SECOND STREET Automobile Surety Bonds >»■! j Try Telegraph Want Ads THURSDAY EVENING, a trial. Now I'll tell you what I want." He threw himself back in his re volving desk cliair, so that his feet di<l not touch the floor, and, swing ing from side to side, as a child docs on a piano stool, went on to give his ideas on the projected essay. Myra listened intently, drinking in every word. She would ignore his rough manner, his disagreeable pres ence, and listen only to what he had to say. And as he talked she appre ciated that this man understood his business. His ideas were clear-cut; he knew just what he wanted, and how to tell others what he wanted. When he had finished, he looked at her inquiringly. "Well?" he demanded. "I will write the article," she re sponded. "You know you are to do it on ap proval only," he reminded her. "We're not bound to take it if we don't like it. And we went thirty live hundred words—no more." The Subject of l*riee "T understand," sho agreed. She tried to behave as if she were in the habit of writing to order, or as if she had always considered the number of words in each article she wrote. The Idea was a new one to her. She had never before thought of counting words in this way. "As to payment," Mr. Lawlor went on, "what do you expect?" She moistened her lips with her tongue before speaking. "What do you usually pay?" she parried. He laughed roughly. "That de pends! There are Bonie writers to whom we give whopping big prices. To others, whose names don't amount to n hill of beans, we pay very little. If you can do that story as 1 want t ' ono » " wive you a cent a word. That's good pay under the circum stances, for your name doesn't mean a thing. "I never heard of you before, and M.vra Webb* in the table of con tents won't sell a single copy of the inaagzine. I'm giving you this chance only because you seem to understand yourself pretty well —and 1 like to find new writers." She bowed and rose. "Thank you," she said. "When do you want the article?" "In a week. Can you do it by then ?" "Yes." "You must have it here by that time," he explained, "because if it's not what I want I must get some body else to do it better." It was dusk when she reached the street again, for the short days of early winter were here. She paused a moment in the door of the of fice building and a sense of desola tion swept over her. "Oh, I can't go through this kind of thing another time!" she mur mured. "Good Lord—1 can't"' n>ou. remembering ihat it was for her husband and her daughter thai she did this thing, she set her teeth and turned her steps toward the uptown subway. (To 18c Continued) SALT WATER SIL-K IN BATHING SUIT .lusl llie Model You'll Want For the Seashore This Summer By MAY MANTON 8998 (With Basline Line and Added Seam Allowance) Bathing Suit for Misses and Small Women, 16 and 18 years. It is not too soon to think about the I bathing costume, for the spring wil 1 slip away and the summer be upon us before we know it. This one if ; essentially youthful and shows the | newest and most interesting features. I The under skirt is the gored circulat j sort with lapped edges at the left ol I the front. The blouse can be cut with a tunic or to terminate at the waist line | In either case, it includes the kimonc 1 sleeves that always are comfortable foi such use. On the figure, white salt watri I silk is trimmed with stripes of black and I white. In the small view, lan colored I taffeta is trimmed with bands of browr satin. For the 16 year size will be needed, yards of material iy inches wide, 4°j yards 36 or 4 yards 44, with I yard 27 wide for the banding. :tern No. 8998 is cut in sizes for ,<■ I* years. It will be mailed to 1 a... a nl.. by the fashion Department «i this yapei, uu lately 1. oi ton oouia. iiEOROE AQNE^CIIMBERLAIN J3yT/£S C&VTVjST CCL SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I—Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill, his home, by his uncle, J. Y., as a moral failure. Clem runs after him in a tangle of short skirts to bid hiro good-by. CHAPTER ll—Captain Wayne tells Alan of the failing of the Waynes. Clem drinks Alan's health on nil birthday. CHAPTER lll—Judge Healey buys a picture for Allx The judge defends Alan In his business with his employers. CHAPTER IV—Alan and Allx meet at sea, homeward bound, and Btart a flirtation, which becomes serious. CHAPTER V —At home, Nance Ster ling asks Alan to go away from Ahx. Allx is taken to task by Gerry, her husband, for her conduct with Atan and defies htm. CHAPTER Vl—Gerry, as he thinks, sees Alix and Alan eloping, drops everything and goes to Pernambuco. CHAPTER Vll—Alix leaves Alan on the train and goes home to nnu that Gerry has disappeared. CHAPTER Vlll—Gerry leaves Per nambuco and goes to Piranhas. y n I a canoe trip he meets a native girl. CHAPTER IX—The judge tails to trace Gerry. A baby is born to Ali.v CHAPTER X—The native girl takes Gerry to her home and shows hiui the ruined plantation she is mistress of. Gerry marries her. CHAPTER XI At Maple house Collingcford tells how he met Alan "Ten Per Cent. Wayne"— building a bridge in Africa. CHAPTER Xll—Collingcford meets Alix and her baby and he gives her, encouragement about Gerry. CHAPTER Xlll—Alan comes back to town but does not go home. He makes several calls in the city. CHAPTER XIV-—Gerry begins te improve Margarita's plantation and , builds an Irrigating ditch. CHAPTER XV—ln Africa Alan reads Clem's letters and dreams of home. CHAPTER XVl—Gerry pastures Lieber's cattle during the drought. A baby comes to Gerry and Margarita. CHAPTER XVII Coliingford meets Alix in the city and finds her changed. CHAPTER XVIII—AIan meets Alix. j J. Y. and Clem, grown to beautiful womanhood, in the city and realizes that he has sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. CHAPTER XlX—Kemp and Gerry become friends. CHAPTER XX- Kemp and Gerry visit I.leber and the three exiles are drawn to gether by a common tie. CHAPTER XXl—l.leber tells his story. "Home Is the anchor of a man's soul. I want to go home." CHAPTER XXII—Tn South America Alan gets fever and his foreman prepares to send him to the coast. CHAPTER XXIIT—AIan is carried to Umber's fazenda. almost dead, and Gerry sees him. r-HAPTKR XXIV—Alan tells Gerry the truth about Allx and Gerry tells him of Margarlla and the baby. Alan wonders and is disgusted. CHAPTER XXV—A flood carries away Margarita and her baby, despite Gerry's attempt at rescue. CHAPTER XXVl—Fever follows Ger ry's exposure. He send a note to Allx by Alan when Alan and Kemp go home. , He tells Lleber he can't go home. CHAPTER XXVII—AIan gets back to ; the city and sends Gerry's note to Red i Hill. Alix calls on Alan, but he refuses to tell her Garry's story. Alan goes home to Red Hill. OHAPTPrt XXVhi—As Alan returns to health he builds a barrier between him self and Clem, who does not understand. When Alix could talk he knew that his instinct WHS true. "Oh," she said, "what a little beast I am! Unfair to you, unfair to myself." She disengaged herself and sat down. With a tiny square of cambric she dabbed at her eyes. "Here," said Collingeford. and held out a big, fresh handkerchief. Alix took it and used it solemnly. Then its bulk struck a sudden note of humor. She laughed and Collinge ford smiled. As he gave back the hand kerchief she pre.ssed Collingeford's hand. "I have beeu a little beast." "No," said Collingeford gravely, "you have been unspeakably lovable." "It would have been that if I loved you. But I don't. That's why I've been a beast. To make you think—" Collingeford interrupted her. "You made me think nothing. Somehow I knew. I knew it was just loneliness running over from a full heart." Alix nodded. "How wonderful of you to understand," she said. "Lone ly. Yes. I've been terribly lonely. Never before so lonely." "You shall not be lonely any more." said Collingeford. "Every day I'll come and talk to you, take you out — anything. I'm yours." Alix shook her head from Ride to side. Her eyes refused him. "Alix," cried Collingeford, hurt, "don't you want me even for a friend?" "Don't mistake what I'm going to say, will you?" said Alix. Collingeford shook his head. "Gerry is coming back." went on Alix, "but—l don't know what he is bringing back. Perhaps it is some thing he can't share with me; perhaps It is something I do not want. When you went away I had only faith; now I have only doubt. Such a big doubt. That's why I said to yoti, 'I don't know.' And while 1 dont know I will not have you even for a frleud." Alix flushed and fixed her eyes on Collinge ford's face. "Do you understand?" Collingeford's eyes were glowing. "Yes," he Raid, "I think I do. You mean that perhaps—later on—you will send for me." "Perhaps—only perhaps," whispered Alix. Collingeford picked up his hat and stick. He took Alix' hand and held It long. She would not look up. He stooped and kissed her fingers. "I shall be waiting," he said. HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH The peripatetic, pathogenic agent of malarial fever possesses the prime at tribute of a bad penny—lt conies back. Alan bad often fatted himself to re ceive the prodigal, and he was not now at a loss to account for the sudden lassitude, the deadened palate and the truant sense of smell that had come upon him. He turned to Mrs. J. Y. "I'm afraid I'll have to lie down. I hate to be a nuisance, hut I've got a touch of fever." To the initiated "a touch of fever" means anything from "My Boy, You Have Been Far Away." a slight indisposition to a knockout blow delivered below the belt. It is the sole phrase of confession recog nized by the malarial cult. Happily for Alan, the expression 011 this occa sion was no euphemism. He was suf fering from a touch of fever, and noth ing more, brought on by too continued | exertion. He was shown to his room, his old room with its old-fashioned, many-paned windows, its enormous closet and, under recent coatings of j white enamel paint, the many marks | with which in boyhood he and his for bears had branded the ancient wood work. A flutter and then a sigh of disap pointment went through Maple House at Alan's immediate eclipse. The children foresaw an order for silence or a veto on the afternoon's excursion to the lake. J. Y. became restless and wandered noiselessly about from room to room. Clem sat in the great win dow and dreamed and listened for Alan's bell. She would not go to the lake. The children were solemnly grave and then giggling by tits and starts. The Eltons had come back from abroad. From Elm House Cousin Prances Elton, commonly known as Tom, short for tomboy, came racing across the lawn waVlng towel and bathing clothes and in a high treble giving a creditable imitation of an In dian wnrwhoop. At Tom's cry the children stampeded on to the verauda with sibilant cries of, "Sshsh!" Mrs. J. Y. looked at Nance and Nance smiled resignedly. They put away their work, ordered the wagonette and the colts—colts no longer, alas, save in name—and departed with a wagon load of suppressed youth. From Long lane floated back peals of young laugh ter, breaking bounds as the overhang ing trees hid the hill from view. Clem sat on the vast window seat and toyed with a book. J. Y. came and dropped down beside her. "Well, Clem, he's come back." Clem nodded. "Are you sure lie doesn't waut anything. Uncle John? He hasn't ( had a thing to eat since seven o'clock this morning." Alan's bell tinkled. Clem started to her feet and then sat down again. "You'd better go." But when J. Y. strode off she followed. "Why Is the house so quiet? Is It on account of- the captain?" asked Alan. "Bless you, no. The captain sleeps for a week at a time. The childreu have gone over to the lake." "I just wanted to tell you that 1 like their noises—they're new. There's nothing really the matter with me ex cept that I've got to take things In turn, and lying still and sweating r>omes first. After that, perhaps tomor row, I'm going to eat. The penulti mate act 011 my list is u cigarette and the ultimate Is to get up in the old bel fry and yell." He turned over and sank his head Into the pillows. (To Be Continued.) 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We f\r \ must clear our floors of all Second Hand Upright /I and Square Pianos and Organs (which have been fl| taken in exchange) at such Low Prices that no JjjfSiltffi one need be without a musical instrument. If llljPjfeSfi you are thinking of purchasing a Piano within I u| /NJLc!" the next year, your opportunity to purchase is here and now is the time. Cash or Easy Payments Yohnßros • Market Sq. Du Ponts Offer Nitrogen in Return For Water Power Wilmington, Del., March 30.—-The j Du Fonts yesterday made a proposal to the government which, if accepted,! will work a revolution in the manu facture of munitions and in the up building of American agricultural in terests. 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Major Groome Testifies to State Police Work Albany, N*. Y„ March 30. —Major | j John <\ Groome, superintendent of the ] I Pennsylvania State police, appearing j at a legislative hearing on the llortou- ! Wells bill establishing a similar force 1 in New York State, to be known as the State police, yesterday told (if the success of his command in suppressing lawlessness. "In 3 915 my force of 220 men on active duty patrolled G67.000 square j : miles of territory," he said. "In that. | time they made 3,027 arrests and sc | cured 2,620 convictions." Major Groome read a list of tlie j I different classes of crimes covered by i tlie arrests. Only three out of the en- j tire number were made for rioting—ll fad to which tlie head of the force called particular attention in connec- j tion with the bitter opposition of or ganized labor to the Slate police plan. ] TO TKUi SOUTHERN STOKills j "Southern Stories From Southern Writers" will be <he subject of Mrs. William Calvin Chilton, who will ap ! pear this evening in a reading in the auditorium of the Technical High FOR THAT SORE RAW THROAT - - Itcllcf in 10vrr> Kiili J Try I his—results are certain: .lust an original yellow box of true Al uslarine and nil) it on your neck JIIUI upper chest. I >«» it to-night anil that soie, raw feeling will be gone in the morn i IIK. Nothing cures so quickly as true Mustarine whieh costs hut a trifle, yefc* is so wonderfully good thai thousands praise it for Asthma. I'lcurisv. Uron . chills, Hheuinatisin ami Neuralgia. (let the genuine, made by the iicgy Mcdi ! cine Co., Itochcster, N. V. All druggists .guarantee it. j school. Mrs. Chilton's lecture will j conclude the ninth annual course of , lectures held under the auspices of the I I larrisburg Teachers' Association. 1 i x' s * rhi,lon Nvas lo have appeared in I this city several weeks ago, but was j compelled to cancel her pnsapemcnt because of a death In her familv. The third of the series of tickets will l>e accepter! to-night for admission at tli* door.
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