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OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN\
"THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
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"Let's go for a walk before they
come." suggested Warren.
"All right, dear," Helen assented
eagerly. It wasn't often that Warren
asked her to do so personal a thing
and she was always glad to do any
thing he asked her.
"Well, you tell Mary, will you?"
And Helen hurried off to tell Mary
that if Mr. and Mrs. Holmes should
come before she and Mr. Curtis re
turned, to say that they would be
right back. Then Helen hurried into
her things and in a few minutes the
cold November air was beating into
their faces.
"It's colder than I thought," War
ren said after .a few minutes walk in
silence. "Shall we turn back?"
"Oh, no," gasped Helen, "let's walk
at least a mile. I haven't been out
to-day."
Warren, who had suggested walk
ing in the first place, was silent and
after they had walked another
couple of blocks the swing of the
thing had got him, and he was actu
ally enjoying it. When they re
turned to the house after a walk of
30 blocks both of them felt better.
The Holmeses had not arrived,
and Helen began to arrange things
for the evening. She brought out
the card table and the score; and
Warren, who had thrown himself
into an easy chair and was watch
ing her, remarked suddenly:
"Can't we play something besides
bridge? I'm getting sick of it. You
might as well ask people here to
play chess, for all the fun and talk
we get out of it."
"But we always play bridge,"
Helen said, a little helplessly.
"That's no reason why we have to
continue playing, is it?" queried
"Warren.
"But everybody ukes it better
than anything else. Other card
games went out of style long- ago."
"What other card games?"
"Oh, euchre and five hundred and
hearts."
"Well, we might play poker."
"But poker's no fun," protested
Helen.
"Have you ever played?" asked
Warren, blandly.
"Only that evening you tried to
teach me when Ned Burns and
Frances were here. X was bored to
death, and I couldn't see a thing in
it; it's all luck. It doesn't make
any difference- how you play your
hand. Any child could play it."
Warren Disagrees.
"Nothing of the kind," said War
ren. to whom the mention of Ned
Burns' name had been anything
but pleasant. "It lakes lots of nerve
to play poker. I know you don't
have to keep your mind on the game
the way you do in bridge, but poker
has it's good points just the same and
it's lots more sociable."
Helen, who knew little or nothing
about poker, hadn't much of an ar
gument to advance; but she didn't
want to play it the entire evening just
the same.
Farmers at College This
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State College, Pa., Dec. 29. Farm
ers and their families from all parts of
Pennsylvania are gathered here for
the twelfth annual farmers' week at
the Pennsylvania State College. More
than 200 lectures and demonstrations
of the various stages of agriculture
will be given. F. L. Watts, dean of the
Agricultural School, said at the open
ing session that he expected about
1,500 persons to attend the exercises
of the week.
Experts in various branches of ag
riculture explained how profits from
the land could be increased by apply
ing modern methods of economy and
enterprise. The farmers were told
they could increase their milk supply
T>y breeding better cattle. From au
thorities on live stock raising they
learned that the meat supply of the
State could be increased by making
use of so-called waste lands for graz
ing; important tips on vegetable
growing and fruit raising were given
by other men of the State College fac
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'But, .Warren," she expostulated,
"you are such a good bridge player,
I don't see why you have taken
this dislike to it all of a sudden."
Warren was slightly mollified at the
compliment and said, more agreeably:
"I haven't taken a dislike to it, I
like to play it occasionally; but I
argue that when such jolly people as
the Holmeses come in for an evening
we ought to do something that will
afford more of a chance lor conver
sation. When I play bridge I don't
take my mind off the cards for a
minute; it makes me furious if my
partner makes a wrong play, and I am
as cross as a bear if I find that I
might have done better with the cards
I had."
Helen was silent, for what War
ren said was true. He was a very
strict player ,and while Helen liked
to play as much as he did, she could
take time to laugh and joke and
talk between times. Often Warren
had reprimanded her severely for
levity during an exciting moment,
and there had been occasions when
he had been almost rude to Mrs.
Stevens, who talked a great deal
when she played and did the most
maddening things with a good hand.
"Of course," Warren said after a
few minutes' silence, "if we do play
we ought to have a few cents up for
the fun of it."
Helen looked at him in surprise.
"But I don't want to play for
money," she declared.
"Oh, don't be foolish, it's not going
to kill you, you won't lose more than
3 0 cents or so the wholo evening and
you'll find that it's just twice as much
fun as bridge. You play for prizes,
don't you? What's the difference?"
"Here they are now," said Helen
as the bell rang.
"Well, suppose we leave it to
them," suggested Warren.
Helen hadn't time to say more, for
Mary was admitting the guests and
she hastened out with Warren to
greet them. After they were all
seated in the living room, Warren
spoke up jovially:
"I was telling Helen," he began,
"that it might be more fun and
make the evening pleasanter if we
played poker for a change."
"I'm a perfect dub at it," said
Mrs. Holmes, "but I'm game for
anything the rest want to play."
"I think it's a good scheme," said
Phil Holmes. "It will be easier and
I won't feel as if my life is at stake.
Of course, we'll play for a small
amount, to make it more fun."
"Sure." said Warren grinning.
"Well, Lulu Holmes," said Helen,
laughingly, "I see you are against
me, too. I thought you people
would be bored playing poker, but
now that you all want to try it, I'm
the worst player in the room." And
with as good a grace as she could
muster. Helen capitulated.
(Watch for the next instalment of
this interesting series.)
Program For Week of
Prayer at Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. 29. Ar
rangements have been made by the
Ministerial Association of Mechanics
burg for the week of prayer services,
beginning Monday evening, January 1,
1917. All services will be held in the
Grace United Evangelical Church.
The following program will be observ
ed. Monday, "Thanksgiving and Hu
miliation," the Rev. B. L. C. Baer, of
the Church of God; Tuesday, "The
Church Universal," the Rev. H. Hall
Sharp, of Trinity Lutheran; Wednes
day, "Nations and Their Rulers," the
Rev. L. M. Dice, of Grace Evangelical;
Thursday, "Missions Among the Mos
lems, and the Heathen," the Rev. N.
L. Euwer, acting president of Irving
College; Friday, "Missions at Home
und Among the Jews," the Rev. E. C.
B. Castle, of First United Brethren.
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Small Women, 16 and 18 years.
9042 (With Basting Line and Added
Seam Allowance) Two-Piece Skirt for
Misses and Small Women, 16 and 18
years.
The tunic frock is a very smart om
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is open at the front in redingote style an<
joined to a plain bodice. This bodice cat
be made as it is here or with a high necl
nd sailor collar that is just slightly opei
it the front. The skiit beneath is a sim
ple one in two pieces but the pattern ioi
the bodice and the tunic gives an entiri
skirt so that either the tunic shown hen
or a complete frock can be made from it
is indicated in the back view. As
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the round neck would be more dressy
therefore, the one pattern provides l
diessy frock and a simple one which wit
in no way suggest one another.
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yard 36 inches wide for the collar anc
cuffs, yards of fur banding. For the
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FAIR VIEW TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
Lewisberry, Dec. 29.—School teach
ers of Fairview township will hold
their next institute at Eichinger's
school house, on January 6. The pro
gram follows: Devotional exercises.
Miss Malinda Baylor; "Language in
the Grades," Miss Nora Spangler;
"Manners and Morals." Miss Lizzie
Kunkel; preparation of the lesson, in
cludlng home studies. Miss Tessie Ker
lin. 7.30 p. m.—"Agriculture," J. A.
Shuey; "The Rural School," L. E.
Hartman; debate, "Resolved. That in
ventions have been the cause of more
good than evil." To be debated attirni
atively by Walter Trout and Blaine
Seitz, negatively by H. M. Sutton and
J. W. Eiicker; gazette by Miss Bertha
Bayler.
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THE ENEMY
-BY
GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER & LILLIAN CHESTER
AnthorM of "THE BALL OH" FIRE," etc.
Copyright, 1916, Newspaper Rights,
Hearst International Library. International Feature Service.
Continued.
John Doe reached forward mechan
ically, but, mdway of the movement,
he stopped and let his hand rest on
the table. He looked at the whisky
long and hard, and drew his hand
away. There was his enemy! He
had always known that, but he could
not remember the time when he had
offered any resistance to it. That was
the thing which had raised a veil of
sodden vapor between him and all the
good things which he now strove to
recall. No foe lurking in grass,
knife between teeth, could be more
vicious than this; no noxious snake
could be more deadly; and yet there
grew up in him a sudden wild crav
ing for it! It seemed a thing of life,
as It gleamed there yellow in its glass;
it seemed to taunt and mock him; it
seemed to boast that, within a few
minutes, its deadening fumes would
be seeping upward into his brain, and
obliterating again all those dimly in
cised lines which he was now striving
so hard to decipher! What was it
that he had remembered just before
dinner? Unconsciously, as he con
centrated, he reached out for the
glass of whisky. His fingers touched
the cold surface, and he hastily drew
back his hand.
God! He must have it! There was
a devil in him that cried out for it.
There was not a fiber in him which
did not crave it! It was life! Sud
denly, with an inarticulate gasp, he
clutched the glass! He was trembling
in every nerve as he raised It towards
his lips.
At that moment the door opened,
and there walked in Tommy Tinkle,
half supporting and half dragging
Billy Lane. Tommy, with his silk
hat on the back of his head and that
perpetual grin on his Hps, helped his
friend into a chair, where Billy
sprawled, his arms dangling and his
chin on his breast. His mouth was
half open, and he was breathing
heavily.
Tommy bowed gravely to the
stranger, who still stood with his glass
in his hand.
'The same to you and many of 'em"
he observed cheerfully. "Drink
hearty and have another."
Burke came running in, and, pay
ing no attention to either Tommy or
John Doe, stooped and began taking
off Billy's shoes.
"Whisky again, sir," he said, look-
up at Tommy reproachfully.
There was a sudden crash of glass,
and the sudden upleaping of flame.
John Doe had thrown his whisky in
the fireplace.
CHAPTER VI
A Family Affair
Geraldlne Benning was furious
and something more! At dinner her
eyes were red.
I am tremendously disappointed
in Billy," observed the plump and
placid Mrs. Benning. Her round,
smooth face was as clear of texture as
Geraldine's, and her eyes were as
large. "He has always been such a
nice boy." •
"He never could have been nice'"
snappd Geraldlne. "He only seem
ed nice! If he had been, he couldn't
have done what he did!"
"That sounds true, Geraldlne, but
it isn't quite," judged her father. "Of
course It was an unpardonable thing
to do but "
"But ho did it!" Interrupted Ger
aldine savagely.
Her father thoughtfully pourc<
himself a glass of wine. He was i
pink-faced man, and the very per
sonification of good nature; but
thoughtfulness became him. He was
so conscientious about it.
"I'm worried over Billy," he re
sumed. "He seems to have gradually
increased his drinking, and he's not
the right temperament for it. That
was why I wanted to keep him here
this morning. You made a mistake,
Geraltline."
"Billy and Tommy should have re
spected Geraldine enough not to have
come, in their condition," remarked
Mrs. Benning, and her eyelids began
to redden. It gave her a trace of
glitter. "I am no friend to whisky."
Three-B Benning's neck crimsoned.
He took his three nips a day, and it
seemed to agree with him. He had
never in his life been intoxicated.
"You are right, my dear," acknowl
edged the head of the house, passing
hastily from that suggested topic.
"The boys should not have come here
in the";r condition, but they did not
realize that they were in that con
dition and I know, and you know,
and Geraldine knows, that they posi
tively meant no disrespect to her."
Geraldine interrupted with a sniff,
but her father went straight on, in
spite of all his uncomfortable exper
iences. "They only meant to give
Geraldine a pleasant morning ride.
I saw them myself. When they came
they were in a happy mood."
"I suppose you think I should have
gone with them!" Geraldine's cheeks
were blazing.
"Intoxicated as they were!" sup
plemented Mrs. Benning, fanning her
self violently.
"Certainly not!" and Three-B
Benning's voice lowered one degree
toward his best bass range. He felt
that he was being put wrong, and he
held himself In. "I would have been
the first to forbid Geraldine's taking
that ride. However, as I said before,
the boys were in a happy mood. I
asked them to breakfast with me. I
could have handled them, and sent
Billy to his very important work."
"He should have remembered that
himself!"
"Geraldine had a good natured
man to deal with. She antagonized
him with a flare of temper, and
made him stubborn. She advised him
to go get as drunk as he could. And
he did it."
"Why, you're actually blaming mo
for the whole disgraceful thing!"
Geraldine's indignation was almost
hysterical.
"Why, Puss!" remonstrated her
father, shocked, and his tone was
all tenderness. "You know better
than that. You are young, and in
experienced in everything relating to
the world's greatest tragedy. If
Billy were not so well worth saving,
I would not be so serious about our
responsibility of this morning. Billv
has too brilliant a future to throw
away. He's a fine boy. He has al
most grown up in this house. He is
like a son to me."
I think a wife might keep Billy
straight." This sage observation
came from Mrs. Bennlng. who gave
herself great credit that Three-B, had
become the nice man he was.
"It is a dangerous thine: for any
girl to try, ' said Benning, shaking his
head thoughtfully and sipping at his
wine.
Geraldlne compressed her rod lips.
"If she were severe enough witli
him, he could soon be controlled "
she declared with wise speculation
and then her father latighed at her
To his profound astonishment, she
jumped from her chair and hurried
to her room, with her handkerchief
to her eyes. She retired early that
night, but she went to sleep late. Had
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she been in any degree to blame for
Billy's conduct between his two vis
its? And why hadn't Tommy come
back ? Somehow, no one had worried
about Tommy. There had not seemed
to be an impression that Tommy was
in any danger.
By morning Geraldine had settled
into cold anger. At ten o'clock there
came a box of gorgeous American
Beauties. She knew that, since they
were from Billy's florist, they must
be from Billy; but she opened them
to make sure. Stunning roses they
were, each one perfect, sweet, and
it seemed a shame that their beauty
should be connected with such
thoughts as she now associated with
Billy. She buried her face among
the cool leaves and inhaled their
wonderful fragrance. Because she
was angry with Billy was no reason
she should not do this. The flowers
couldn't help it. Carefully she tied
up the box again, with her own hands,
and sent the roses back! There had
been a note, an apology, no doubt;
but there are some things for which
no apologies can make amends!
Tommy's flowers came by and by.
She sent them back unopened. She
loved flowers!
At one o'clock there arrived a
package of her favorite candy; but
she returned that without a qualm.
The candy was not alive like the
roses.
She had intended to go out that af
ternoon, but she changed her mind.
She might as well settle this once for
all. She went up to her room and
selected her prettiest tea-gown, the
one with the pale blue fur, and in her
golden brown hai rshe wound a string
of turquoise beads. Sorrow had not.
yet dimmed her eyes nor faded the
bloom in her cheeks.
At three o'clock Billy came; and
that was the moment of her deadliest
disdain. She was not at home!
When Billy looked up at her boudoir
window she was sitting there calmly
reading and most subtle touch of all,
by her side stood a vase of great,
flaming American Beauties!
There were six telephone calls for
her between that and eight o'clock,
but she answered none of them. She
was distinctly and decidedly not at
home! Nor was she at home when
Tommy Tinkle called at eight-fifteen.
Another morning. She was coldly
indifferent now. She had buried the
past, and looked forward to a new
life; a Billyless and Tomm.vless life,
and consequently a serene one. Both
letters she had re-enclosed, unopened,
of course; but, other than that, the
boys were entirely out of her mind.
Again she remained at home in the
afternoon, but if she had expected to
be annoyed by further pursuit, she
was mistaken, for no one called, ex
cept Count Tommasslo Tinklario,
who came with a letter of introduc
tion from Nellie Sayers, then in Wash
ington.
Excited and wondering, Geraldine
dressed herself in her new white vel
vet with the quaint ermine collar and
sash, and, fair and warmly tinted,
went down to receive the Italian
nobleman.
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"Tommy Tinkle!" gasped Geraldine.
"Of all the idiotic ..."
She suddenly remembered that
part of her furious anger with Billy
was directed at Tommy. "This is
unpardonable," she coldly told him,
and turning, she sailed majesticaUy
for the door.
[To be continued.]
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