WOMEN'S I A GIRL AND A New and Vital Romance of City Life by Virginia Terhune Van de Water CHAPTER n. (Copyright, 1916, Star Ccrtnpany) At a few minutes past 12 that noon Agnes was summoned to the tele phone. She recognized Mr. Hale's voice on the wire. "Miss Morley," he said, "I have been detained, so will not come in un til afternoon. Get your luncheon and be ready to report for work by a quarter of two." "Yes, sir," she replied. "And, by the way." her employer added, "kindly tell Mr. Philip Hale that I wish him to attend to those two matters I spoke to him about this morning before returning to the office after his lunch. Will you re member to do that?" "Yes, sir," she repeated, "I will re member." Her heart beat as she thought of addressing Philip in the office be fore the other clerks. Yet, had he been a total stranger to her, she ■would not have minded doing it. She must try to think of him as a stranger. Going Into the outer office she started across the room, but was way laid by Artnie Rooney, who was wait ing for her, hat on and evidently in a hurry. "Come along," Annie said. "I'm starved and I want a chance to fill up before I have to get back." "I will be with you in a minute," Agnes responded. "I have a message from Mr. Hale to his son. I must de liver it." She did not pause for Annie's com- Tnent, but went directly to where Philip Hale sat in his railed enclosure. At the sound of her step he looked up, then sprang to his feet, his face bright with smiles. But she did not smile. The Message Delivered "Mr. Hale," she said in a voice that could be heard by Miss Durkee, who had risen from her desk preparatory to going out: "Mr. Hale, your father has just telephoned a message which he asked me to deliver." She repeated her employer's direc tions and turned away. But Philip's low "Agnes!" made her stop. "Can't we lunch together?" he pleaded, so softly that she scarcely heard him. "No; and don't look at me like that," she muttered. "You are spoil ing everything!" Then, louder. "I will tell him when he comes in that you ■will attend to the matter." Her face had not changed during the brief interview, yet she felt as If it must betray the emotions raging ■within her. She longed to speak alone •with Philip, yet dared not do so. And if she did not warn him he might cause gossip in the office by his ex pression and way of looking at her. "X will be with you in an instant," she said to Annie as she hurried to the closet for her hat and jacket. The elevator was just about to leave their floor when the two girls stepped Will You Have Coal When You Want It? A shortage of coal is threat ened. Those who delay fill ing their bins till forced to do so by cold weather may find it hard to get all they need. In any event they will pay more for coal than it will cost them to-day. Kelley is still selling coal at the old Summer prices despite the advance. 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FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER. ifo. 1745-47 N. SIXTH ST. jM Try Telegraph Want Ads I MONDAY EVENING, out into the hall, but, seeing them, the operator waited. As they entered, Agnes was aware that one of the pas sengers was Philip Hale. He had en tered a moment before them. She did not look at him, but she knew that Annie Rooney did. She also knew that he had removed his hat, and that he, of all the men in the car, was the only one uncov ered. This was not customary in an office building, she reflected. Prob ably Phil would have kept his hat on had she not been present. j He turned up the street, the girls | down. They were scarcely out of ear- I shot before Annie gave vent to the comments in her mind. I "Gee!" she exclaimed. "Some class to him! I say, did you get on to the I way he looked at you when you gave him the old man's message? Why, ihe grinned all over. I thought for a ; minute that you'd met him before. But you hadn't, had you?" An Explanation | "His father introduced me—that Is, j mentioned my name to his son, the i first day I was in his employ," Agnes 1 told her. This was the second time to-day she had repeated that statement. She con gratulated herself on having this truthful sentence with which to ex plain Philip's manner toward her. "Well. I guess he thinks you're pretty, all right. Annie rejoined. "I've told you before that you'd be a stun ner if you'd only dress up more. But your things are too simple." Agnes said nothing, and her com panion returned to the subject that was uppermost in her mind. "Yes. that Philip Hale Is sure a pip pin! Did you see how he took oft his hat in the elevator? There's precious few that would take the trouble to do that In an elevator full of working girls." ' "It is entirely unnecessary anyway," Agnes remarked curtly. "Unnecessary? Why of course It Is. But so is it unnecessary for a man to tip his hat to you. But it's nice." "That's different," Agnes declared. "It is not expected that a man re move his hat in an elevator in a big office building. If women go there, they must expect to be treated as men are. In a hotel, or an apartment house, it is an entirely different mat ter." She did not know that her tone was sharp and tense until Annie's ques tioning gaze brought her to a realiza tion that sho was speaking excitedly. "Well, you certainly do resent a small politeness," the girl commented. "Anyone would think to hear you talk that you thought young Hale was trying to get fresh with you. But, kid. I guess you're wrong there. He don't seem like that sort. And I don't believe he is—now, do you, really?" "No," said Agnes, more gently. "I do not for a moment suppose that he is. I may have spoken crossly just JOW; but I am tired and hungry." (To Be Continued) ONE-PIECE DRESS OF SMART SERGE Touches of Satin Give Quite an Air to This Costume For Small Women By MAY MANTON 9148 (With Basting Line and Added Seam Allowance) Onc-Picce Dress for Misses and Small Women, 16 and 18 years. This is one of the smartest frocks that could be offered for the yot ng girl and for small women. Here, it is made of a light weight serge trimmed with satin, but it is available for eilk as well as for wool and for a variety of materials. It can be made without the cape but that feature is such a good one that most wearers will like jit. For a lighter weight frock, of im mediate wear, it would be pretty to use taffeti and to band the cape, the collar and cui.'s with velvet ribbon. The closing Js made at the left of the front. For the 16 year size will be needed, 5% yards of material 36 inches wide, 5 yards 44 or 4yards 54, with J* yard 36 inches wide for the trimming; the skirt is 3 yards and 10 inches in width at the lower edge. Th; pattern N'o. 9148 is cut in sizes for 16 and 18 years. It will be mailed to any r.ddress by the Fashion Department of this paper, on receipt of ten cents. NEW SHIRT FACTORY Special to the Tcl?graph Waynesboro, Aug. 21.—The new shirt factory just completed at Mont Alto, will begin operation September 1 with thirty operatives. The Automatic Is the Onlv Safe Service VQU BE TH E JUDGE A Few Cities Now Using e •^ re Convinced That Harrisburg* Needs These GovernmentsHave 1 ) \ j TELEPHONE The Automatic Telephone the automatic 1 have carefully investigated all types of tele- Great Britain ■ BvoSJ'si own,°ohio. phone apparatus now on the market. We have Germany • Grand Rapl<ls, Mich. ill • . . T7_ soum e ßrn<i Mi in,i. watched them in operation, we have talked to the : « st? u pau!! a men and women who are using the service and we Austna j Mi Portland, Ore. O , Italy Cal are thoroughly satisfied that only by means of the w , 1 §3 Tampa, Fia. ' i rr i l i i - i . Holland If Automatic lelephone system can the people of this Norway ' If Edmonton, T can. city obtain the rapid, accurate, uniform telephone Australia \ II Rcglna, Can. " . . l l • i • i ■» "w Rimlt' ind?a. service the complex business and social life of the New Zealand y prnltf'A^t 81 ' - dav demands. India II H I x?ce? , iYancc En,? " # Alberta, Can. □ Munich, Germany. But we do not ask you to take Our word for this. Saskatchewan, Can. Instead we have installed a miniature Automatic Telephone system—similar in all respects to the big city system we shall soon \ place in operation here— pH|^ At 308 Market Street (Between Third and Fourth) y and we invite you to come in and see it operate. Have it explain- tr H \ ed to you, try it for yourself. Xsg|| J We say that the Automatic Telephone Service is quick— n jj come in and make a few calls so that you may know whether or not 1 3 |V ■ We say that it is accurate —watch it operate for a few mo- $ If j || ments and see why it must be accurate. M in HI! \ We say it needs no operator —but let us introduce you to the jl II ij marvelous mechanical switch which takes the operator's place and II II j does all that she can do and more, and does everything better. lyj|| ' II 111 II . This exhibit has been installed for your convenience. It is jji II i 111 pj < open daily from BA. M. until 10 P. M. Demonstrations are go- JJI Ib\ • 1 11 m | Pay us a visit at your convenience, you will be always wel- -*s®) g 111 fl come * If CUMBERLAND VALLEY TELEPHONE . COMPANY OF PA. Harrisburg, Pa. * 11 nit'< i "iT"fh i U HOW ABOUT JAPAN ? By Frederic J. Haskin [Continued From First l'age] ing a British expeditionary force to co-operate with the Japanese. The reason for such a course is plain. Eng land wants to have a voice in the ne gotiations that will ultimately deter mine the disposition of the spoils of the campaign, and her expeditionary force gives her the right to such a voice. Japan could not refuse the as sistance of her ally, but England's course was not popular in Japan. Jap an did not need any help and did not want it. England's course holds out the best hope of an utimate square deal for bath the United States and China in the matter, f6r England's interests in the matter lie along the same lines with our interests and China's. China wants the "Open Door" policy, with its guarantee of equal commercial rights to all nations and territorial spheres of Influence to none, because it rep resents China's best chance for con tinuing as a nation instead of being split up among the Powers. The United States wants the Open Door perpetuated, because in case the sphere of influence doctrine is reviv ed, we will be left out of China abso lutely. In one clause of the Shantung treaty between Japan and China lies a grave menace to American Interests, and America's future. China agrees to consent to the transfer by Germany to Japan of all her rights in Shantung. Now Germany's agreement with China in this matter provides that German merchants and German capital shall have first call on the trade and devel opment of the province, and only in the event of Germany's declining to do the work is China "at liberty to act as she pleases." It was this particu lar clause that moved the far-sighted John Hay to build up the Intricate se ries of agreements which constitute the lOpen Door In China. Now this prlvi- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH lege of Germany's passes to Japan. In the case of Germany the prefer ential rights involved in the clause were not much of a menace to America or to European powers, because Ger jmany soon found that they constituted ja doubtful benefit. If she tried to shut the door in Shantung, England shut jthe door in the rich Yangtze valley, France closed her out of the far South, and Russia and Japan could exercise their privileges against her in the J North. So the door was kept open all around, to the great benefit of the | United States,' whose merchants ask I nothing more than a fair field and no | favors. It is highly improbable that Japan will continue the German policy I in the matter, if she succeeds perma nently to Germany's privileges. Japan guaranteed the territorial in tegrity and sovereignty of Korea in all : her treaties and proclamations up to I the second renewal of the Anglo-Japa ] nese alliance. Then the point was un j obtrusively dropped, and to-day Korea ,is an integral part of the Japanese em pire. Japan also guaranteed the terri torial integrity of China and the open door doctrine in Chinese territory; to day the great Chinese province of Manchuria Is absolutely dominated by Japan, and American trade is falling off rapidly. Judging the future by the past, as well as by Japan's actions in Shantung in the past year, it is only reasonable to deduce that the door will be closed in Shantung also. Such a course affects the United i State gravely in two ways. In the first place, the stability of an arrangement such as the open door doctrine, by which all of the Powers agree to treat foreigners on an equal basis with their own nationals, even in these Chinese provinces which they dominate, de pends for its stability entirely on the good faith of all concerned. If one of the partjes violates the spirit of the contract, self-defense compels all the others to do likewise. If a number of merchants establish a fixed price for flour and agree not to sell below that price, the scheme work» so long as they all hold by it. If one of them cuts the price, all the others have to follow suit. Bo In China, If on* Power again sets |up a sphere of influence, the others I will have to drop the open door and go L I back to their own respective spheres. •! The establishment of a sphere of in -11 fluence is opposed to all American :: theories of commerce and internation al relations. The American wants the , I government to stay out of business. , I Give him a fair chance and he can \ look out for himself. The American •; government, moreover, does not want I jto establish a sphere of influence to •! dominate in a helpless nation. Such a : | prbceedlng is repugnant to all our i ideas. The United States proposed and ; established the open door policy, •j Even if the United States should ■ make a virtue of necessity and enter | the scramble for a sphere of her own, ■ China has practically nothing left to [ give. Rupsln an<l Japan in Manchuria i and Mongolia, now Japan in Shan tung, England in central China. j France in the south, leave nothing but i ( the metropolitan province of Chih-U, ithe heart of the Chinese government, ■ Jthe seat of Peking, over which China i! can certainly not be expected to give |up any rights. So a return to the ' | sphere of influence doctrine would be ■|a death-blow to American commerce ; i in China. II It has been said that our commerce 11 to China does not amount to much. j We arc told that our trade with Japan : is much greater, that our logical course is to co-operate with Japan In i trading with China—or, as it might . j be put less euphemistically, in exploit ling China. Aside from the ethics of | the case, such an idea Is extremely Short-sighted. The development of • the tremendous natural resources of i China has hardly begun. She Is one of thq richest countries on earth. Her i four hundred million people are just ' beginning to demand the products of i j Western Industry. When that demand ■ rises. China will be the greatest mar ket the world has ever seen. For the 'United States to resign her right to free competition In that market would i! be a costlv and colossal blunder. One other aspect of tho Shantung • situation is worth careful Considera tion. Japan's course points to an i elimination of Germany fro ax tfca AUGUST 21, 1916. trade of the Orient. The allies have already declared their intention of forcing German trade from all their dominions. That means India, Aus tralia, Canada, most, of Africa. There Is nothing left but South America. In other words, if Germany is to be elim inated from the Orient, the merchants of the United States in building up their carefully planned and much de sired trade with the I.,atln-American republics will have thrown against them the full force of the most effi Eve# Ingredient ■ IgLfT K JLST VEGETABLE-MINERAL MEDICINES 9 If you mere as careful of the medicines yon take jaJ x> when lick at you are anxious about the disease it it taken for Q: icC —a wonderful difference in your future health would retult I n a vegetable product like S.S.B. there ia no violent after ef ■Pi feet —aa it found in mineral medicines—but a natural and ef- - nTWlallt', ficient meant of reaching the blood and purifying it, to jA I y ! !•!][»*• that it may perform ita function readily. jjwi K- Ju 1111 Remember—any mineral It a violent material to cast into gfttMl! your delicate Interior. 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