WOMEN'S I
THE STRUGGLES OF A WIFE
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water
CHAPTER XXVIII
(Copyright, 1916, Star Company)
Myra Webb thought of her new story
with n nervousness that was almost
feverish.
At first, sfter her talk with her hus
band, she wondered If she could un
dertake the piece of work she had
discussed with Perry Martin over their
luncheon at Duquesne's. She feared
that she could not rid herself of the
palnfnl recollection of Horace's dis
approval, of his wounded look when
she had reminded him that her stor
ies and articles brought mones' Into
the family.
She resolved that she would never
say such a thing as this to him again.
If he did not appreciate the dignity
of her work, she must do It without
his knowledge—that was all.
"If the Iron be blunt one must put
to It the more strength," she whis
pered as she mused on this subject.
If her husband was out of sym
pathy with her efforts she could
nevertheless put so much thought and
ondeavor into each task that -she
would triumph In spite of circum
stances. Surely to make good In the
face of Intangible discouragements
was nobler and finer than to succeed
when everything helped one on to suc
cess.
Was it not for Horace and. Grace
that she was doing all thesu things
—because she loved them anO yearned
to make life easier for them? she was
not laboring for thanks, but for the
Kond of those she loved. It Would he
a poor kind of affection that could not
serve the beloved objects without con
tinual expressions of their approval.
Grace returned from the dinner at
the Daklnes happy and enthusiastic.
Myra was In bed reading, while Hor
ace was writing in the llvlngrootn,
nnd Grace came to her mother to tell
her about her pleasant evening.
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"There were several delightful peo
ple at the dinner," she said, "so de
lightful that 1 actually forgot that I
was a poor school teacher. They talk
ed about the kind of things that inter
est me most. I want to have them here
before long, mother. 1 am sure we
could manage a pretty dinner of eight
persons, even In our tiny dlnlngrootn,
couldn't we?"
"1 am sure we could, dear," Myra
agreed. She did not add "hut what
about the expense?"
Vet Grace seemed to read her un
spoken thought.
"1 am supposing, of course, that
you made some plans to-day which
will pay you enough to allow us to
splurge a little. Tou did—didn't
you?"
"I hope so, dear," the mother told
her. "I am going to try to start on
a new piece of work tomorrow."
"Will it take long to do It?"
"I hope not. You see I have not
yet. learned to compose on the type
writer. and I am only learning slow
ly to copy my manuscripts."
"Rut you are glad you took my
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sure."
Grace started to spenk, hesitated,
then went on. "Mother, I did not tell
you, but I have learned to use a type
writer. Tee. I have," In reply to her
mother's astonished exclamation. "I
was afraid that teaching might fait,
so I took lessons in stenography and
[ typewriting.
"If you like, I might copy some
I of your stories for you if I can make
time. Of course," she added, "that Is a
; big If," for I am about as busy as any
jgirl ought to be. Still, If you cannot
learn to operate your own machine I
can help you out In tight places."
"Thank you, dear. You are a wonder,
Grace"—the mother meant the admir
ing speech—"and I am very grateful
to you for offering to help me. If I
need your assistance I will let you
know."
Gra«* la Obliging
i "While I am perfectly willing to
do what I can." Grace remarked, "I
l really think you should practice on
; your machine until you can master
| it. Even though your work Is no*
as Important as mine, still I am sure
| that you feel you can do It better than
anyone else could—just as I feel about
j my own classes."
| "I understand." Myra replied,
j "Well, good-night!" Graoe said. "I
j must get to beds and you should be
asleep."
1 The mother lay there thinking after
her daughter had left her. It was kind
of Grace to offer to help her, but th«>
parent knew that she could not accept
the offer.
\ In the first place, she would not
| be able to put her best thoughts on
paper if she was conscious that Grace's
| uyes were to read them before they
1 were in cold type. She dreaded her
! daughter's criticism.
Besides that—and here she set her
teeth and tried not to mind too much-
Grace, like Horace, seemed to seel that
the work that the wife and mother
was doing was trivial compared with
their own money-making occupations.
Would these two never see that writing
was not a pastime, but serious labor?
i Vet how line it was of Grace to
have studied stenography on her own
initiative In case she should fail in
her teaching! She she would not fail.
She was not the kind to do this. She
was like her father In her dogged de
termination to accomplish that which
she attempted.
Kven now. at his age, Horace was
working as hard as If he were a young
man. He who had been at the top of
the ladder, had picked himself up af
ter the fall, and Was silently, though
slowly and painfully, beginning to
climb.
If these two could do this, the wife
and mother could. They, however, were
aware of her love and sympathy, while
she. who wanted to do her part, knew
that they were only tolerant, never
I sanguine, of her success. Well, she
I would show them that she could suc
| ceed. If it took all her will power, her
i strength, even her health itself, she
; would prove what was In her!
ITo He t'-onttnurd. I
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Socialfbates
Story No, 4
A WAR OF WITS
Plot by Q«org« Branson Howard.
Novolization by Hugh C. Woir.
Copyright Kalem Company.
"I'm tired of the city!" aald Mona
Hartley. She was looking from the
window of the little apartment ahe
• hared with Mary Burnett, her chum,
and, in a sense, her partner. "Did
you ever see such a day?"
A high wind drove a mixture of
rain and hall and snow against the
window. The streets were covered
with a treacherous, half frozen slush,
that sent pedestrians and horses down
constantly, slipping, sliding, falling as
often as they kept their feet. It was
an ugly day, dangerous to health, try
ing to the temper.
"It's awful!" said Mary, coming to
the window and looking out with a
•hiver of disgust.
"We ought to get aTjmy," said
Mona. '"Can't w» go South, Mary—or
North, for that matter? I wouldn't
care which—either sunshine, or a
steady cold would be better than this."'
"We can't have either." said Mary
firmly. "We can't afford a vacation.
Sh* Was Reltnt /«•»» to Hrt I cnantl
Our money Is running pretty low,
Mona. We can't afford to waste any."
"I suppose not," said Mona regret
fully.
Anyone who wa« sufficiently Inter
ested In the two girls to speculate
about them at all must have supposed
that they enjoyed a comfortable In
come. They were not what Is known
ns working woman. They seemed al
ways to have enough for their needs,
And it was the natural presumption
that they possessed. If not a fortune,
comfortable and independent means,
at least.
Yet, nothing: could have been fur
ther from the truth. Both had. in
the beginning, seemed to be assured
of Just such a comfortable, protecied
life as such conditions Insure. Both
had been thrown upon their own re
sources. And both, thanks to their
attractiveness, had had the same bit
ter and disillusioning experience. Men
had sought to prey upon them, un
willing to allow them to do what they
wanted—which was to earn a living
by such work as they were fitted to do.
They had been resolute enough to
resist every snare, every trap that had
been baited for them. And they had
come, in the end, to feel that they
were Justified in obtaining from the
world, by the exercise of a superior
Intelligence, that living which they
felt it owed them, and which they
had been unwilling to accept at the
price they had been asked to pay.
They had'for some time levied tribute
upon those who had believed them
likely to be easy victims. They had
played upon the credulity, the desires,
the weakness of certain people who
had made It a practice, In one way or
another, to take advantage of pre
cisely such weakness In others.
Not once, since they had determined
to live, so to speak, by their wits,
had they despoiled anyone who did
not richly deserve to suffer for Home
meanness of character. More than
once. Indeed, they had. with only
Incidental profit to themselves, right
ed wrongs and brought happiness to
those who greatly needed It. Their
methods had been unconventional, but
they had avoided conflict with their
own consciences as well as with the
law.
"Oh, uheer up." said Mary, after a
time. "Something will turn up, Mona.
You know—we're pretty lucky, and I
believe that we wouldn't be if we were
so altogether wrong even if some
people would call us adventuresses
If they knew."
"I.,et them!" said Mona. "We are
justified, Mary! We've never taken
advantage of anyone who didn't de
serve It. But—oh, I wish It would
clear up!"
With a firm gesture Mary drew down
she shades and switched on the elec
tric light.
"A little mental science is the treat
ment for you!" she said, with deter
mination. "Now—lt's cold and clear
«.utside( and it's late, so that It's
dark, we're glad to be home, after a
orisk walk—and we'll read the even
ing papers!"
Mona laughed, and sank, still smil
ing. Into a chair, while Mary tele
phoned down for the afternoon pa
pers to be sent up to them. In a
few moments they were both settled
In easy chairs, reading. And, sudden
ly. Mona exclaimed:
"Mary listen!" she cried. "We
can't afford a vacation—but there's
no reason why we shouldn't go South
on business, Is there?"
"What now?" asked Mary, dropping
her own paper.
"Well—there's a story here from
Yellow Springs—one of those 'society'
page stories that the hotel correspon
ents send out. Mary—Letty Mc-
Lean is there!"
"Lietty—spending the money rooms
cost at Yellow Springs prices! You're
soeing things, Mona!"
"I'm not! It's true! She's scared
rheumatism! Gout! Sciatica! Just
the sort of things you'd expect her to
have!"
"Letty McLean!" said Mary,
thoughtfully. "Oh, but I'd like to get
even with her!"
"Do you know her?" asked Mona.
"Yes—but not the way you mean.
She doesn't know me. at any rate
: Once when I was working at Stacy's
glove counter, another girl and I had
j a wretched little flat In a tenement
[ house she owned. One of us got sick
I —and she had us put out because we
were a week late with the rent! The
collector almost cried—but said he
• couldn't help himself, that she was so
mean she'd Are him In a minute if he
let anyone have any time! nh, she's
the meanest old wretch alive—and
i she's worth millions—simply mil-
I lions!"
"Well why shouldn't we see
1 what's to be doner'
"H'm!" said Mary doubtfully, "X
i believe it would be easier to borrow
money from a bank without security
i than to get anything out of Letty,
j but—well, there's nothing else in
! sight, is there? I don't know that It
j would be risking so very much! Let's
i try it! We can turn around and come
back if we see that It's hopeless."
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
102 Unions Are Added
to State Federation
Reaver Falls, Pa., May 10.—The
strength of organized labor and its
steady progress was evidenced at the
afternoon session of the State Fed
' eration of Labor, which opened its
I convention hero yesterday. The re
port of Secretary-Treasurer C. F.
I Quinn, of Harrisburg. showed that the
treasury has $8,712.13 and that there
was n gain of 102 unions for the year.
MICHIGAN' FOR KOOSEVKL/T
Jackson, Mich.. May 10.—Theodore
Roosevelt was indorsed for the presi
dential nomination at the State con
vention of the National Progressive
party here jcstcriluy.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
FOOD THAT BANKRUPTE
OF GERMAN SAILORS
CHAPTER IWi
II" food that bankrupted the health
of the German anllora aboard the Kron
prtnm Wllhelm constated of the typical
American meal. freah href, boiled,
mashed and fried potatoes, canned
vegetables, n hlte bread, sweet fclxcults,
butter, lard, coffee, condensed mltk and
sugar.
Sunday night April 11. 1915. the
converted cruiser Kronprlnz Wilhelm,
after sinking fourteen French and
British merchantmen, successfully fol
lowed her raiding predecessor, the
Prlnz Eitel Friedrlch, by running the
guntlet through the cordon of British
battleships patrolling the Atlantic at
the mouth of the James river and
safely reached the harbor of Newport
News.
We are not at all concerned with
the dare-devil exploits of this swash
buckling raider of the sea, but with
the consequences of her marvelous
experience we are Indeed deeply con
cerned.
When she flashed into port with all
lights out under a full head of steam
110 of her crew of ROO were completely
prostrated and the others were on the
verge of prostration.
The newspapers of the United States
published a report that the sick sail
ors were "the victims of beri-beri.
caused by eating polished rloe." The
peculiar fact of their experience Is that
they did not eat polished. rice.
Government experts, State experts,
specialist* In private practice, and
great numbers of eminent health offi
cers and physicians went into con
sultation over the curious disease.
All agreed that It was berl-berl and
apparently all assumed that polished
rice must have caused the trouble.
The medical magazines had been
niied with discussions of berl-berl, al
ways associating It with a diet of pol
ished rice. Hence It was quite ortho
dox to think of beri-berl audi polished
rice together.
In the mystery, tragedy, contradic
tion and disease that brooded in the
heart of that once palatial ship the
doctors were asked these questions:
How does berl-berl differ from pella
gra?
How does it differ from scurvy?
Why is the disease not scurvy in
stead of berl-berl, or why It is not
pellagra instead of either?
The bewilderment of the doctors was
not wonderful, for the Kronprinz Wil
helm was herself blit a symbol of the
present bewilderment of the world.
As 1 watched the somber gray hulk
lying In the harbor with her gray
smokestacks and her four gray guns
1 realized that locked up In her sol
emn heart was a great truth of un
recognized significance which America
must soon learn or for her continued
ignorance and Indifference pay a dis
mal price.
After talking with the ship's sur
geon, Dr. K. i'errenon, and the ship's
cook I knew that the Kronprinz Wil-
GOOD APPLE PROSPECTS
Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., ay 10.—The ap
ple bloom is the most redundant seen
in this fruit belt in years. This is
properly apple year, in the order of
rotation, and the blossom showing
would seem to Indicate that nature is
alive to its obligation to make good.
D. M. Wertz, the most extensive
grower In the north end of the belt,
says he recalls no year when the apple
bloom was more profuse.
MINISTERS CHANGE PI'UMTS
Special to the Telegraph
Columbia, Pa., May 10. Church
people of Columbia were given a big
surprise on Sunday when ten minis
ters exchanged pulpits. It was not
known by the members who would
officiate at their several churches and
they found the plan to have been
quite successful in uniting church
sentiment in the borough.
This Food Is New
The United States Patent Office has rec
"*l ~~" ognized that fact and granted a patent both
* y on f° rm » the method of making
jjjj Post Toasties
4 No other flaked corn food on the market
she res this honor—no other equals it in form I
Several distinctive features characterize
Mfl &> this new and economical food delicacy. ,
Pft«f " -J2 Su B: ar and Salt ' jJ
Um Cereal Co ~~ * Old style "corn flakes" do not possess much
Lr Ltd. a I real flavour of their own. Old-fashioned methods
"" tttl,u,!i ' /X ma^n S didn't bring it out. They depended
largely for their taste on the sugar and cream or
-J milk, you ate with them. You were nevfer asked to
"■*' test the flavour by eating them dry.
We want you to test New Post Toasties by eating some dry, fresh from the package. You'll get the
flavour at once. The new way of cooking, rolling and toasting under quick, intense h n at brings out the
sealed-up goodness of the grain. . * ...
New Post Toasties do not mush down when milk or cream is added. They don't crumble or
in the package or in the dish. There's substance to them, and so wonderfully delicious as to make you call
for more.
A Single Package Tells the Story
At Grocers—two suges—loc and 15c
Postum Cereal Co., Md., Battle Creek, Mich.
By AI.KREJI) XV. MoCANN
| helm had indeed a message for the
| American people as well as for the
j rest of the world.
.1" Why were the inen so sick? Pol
ished rice never appeared oftener than
once in twenty-one meals aboard the
' ship.
| What wag the nature of the disease
I which had caused the German cruiser
! to abandon her raiding career?
I The answer of these questions goes
! right Into the root of the public
! health problems of the United States,
I thrilling; the investigator who seeks a
! cause for the untimely deaths of
j 1,500,000 children under ten years of
ia ge in the I'nited States during the
I past four years, and for the constant
Increase of organic heart disease,
] hardening of the arteries, cancer, dia
betes, Brlght's disease, and the other
j physical Infirmities -which are attack
ing middle life and which, with tuber
culosis, are destroying countless thou
| sands every day:
What did the German sailors eat?
j After leaving Hoboken on August 3,
I 1014, the German cruiser roamed the
sea for 255 days, living on supplies
j taken from British merchantmen and
i French ships which she would then
strip and blow to pieces.
During the 255 days she touched
at no port, depending entirely for toal
and provisions upon her raiding abil
ity and her wonderful speed In escap
ing French and Brilish battleships.
Throughout all her operations she
I took the life of no man. Without strain.
| so far as the death of a human being
is concerned, she brought her message
undeflled to those who have ears with
which to hear and eyes with which
to see.
It was her food that bankrupted the
health of her sailors. That food con
sisted of the typical American meal,
fresh beef, boiled, mashed, and fried
po'tatoes, canned vegetables, white
bread, butter, sweet biscuits, lard, cof
fee, condensed milk and sugar.
For the Itrst time in the history of
the world men were forced to live ex
clusively on such food for 2fiS days,
thereby establishing a prolonged poison
squad experienced before which the so
called scientific short-time feeding ex
periments are put to shame.
Never was the poison squad like it he
fore. If exclusive feding on white
bread, butter, potatoes, fresh meat,
canned vegetables, biscuits, sweet
cakes, lard, coffee, condensed milk and
sugar is followed by any consequences
at *ll. the opportunity has come to
hand at last to determine what those
consequences are.
Because the record of the Kronprinz
Wilhelm Is so complete, so pictur
esque, and so conclusive, and because
tlie lesson tauglit through her sad ex
perience to the entire world was so
quickly followed by another lesson of
extraordinary significance, It will be
well for us to examine In detail the
startling truths which have been thus
disclosed.
Five Killed, 20 Hurt in
Explosion of Dynamite
New York, May 10.—Five workmen I
! were killed and a score Injured in ;he
j explosion yesterday in the plant of the ■
! Aetna Powder Company at the soulh- I
ern end of l„ake Hopatcong.
IJGHTNBNG DESTROYS BARN
Special to the Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa., May 10. Fire, due,
to lightning, destroyed a $2,000 barn
for Oliver Snyder, near Herndon. It
was not insured. A mule was
suffocated.
THEFT IN STREET
Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., May 10. The
boldest thievery practiced in Waynes-;
boro in a long time took place in the
main street of town yesterday when I
[three pairs of shoes were taken from I
in front of Iwo stores.
MAY 10, 1916.
THE OLD
ROYAL
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure
No ALUM — No PHOSPHATE
BUT THIS IS HOW HE DID IT
V£S, M) 65 PA\SY, I'VE GIVEN UP MY <3bE> W TflE
| fACIORV 10 BECOME A WROgß—\ol> SEE,'MOST OF f
LMV ANCESTORS W£RE AUI9OR6 AMD EVEtf f&T&ER,WHQ/
BUT UflE EPOCATiOM, LIVEP BY His PEN?/
po6T
1 1 11 1
BUT THIS IS HCW HE DID NS
GOVERNOR TO VISIT HOSPITAL.
Special to the Telegraph
Hazleton, Pa., May 10.—Trustees of
the State Hospital at Hazleton ar
ranged to-da.v to take Governor Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh through the insti
tution when he visits this city Friday
afternoon.
FIRE EXCITEMENT KILLS MAN
Special to the Telegraph
r.ebanon. Pa.. May 10.—Harrison Z.
Spotts, a prominent South Lebanon
township farmer and former Lebanon
county commissioner, expired sud
denly from heart disease, due to over
excitement at witnessing the burning
of the barn of his neighbor, Harrv A.
Light.
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