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; The ;
; Daredevil
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► By
Maria Thompson Daviess
* Author of 'The Melting
of Molly" •
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* Copyright 1918, by the Reilly * '
, Brltton Co. ,
(Continued)
"No, please, good doctor, and
goodby," I said, with a great haste,
as I hurriedly embraced both Nan
nette and the small Pierre and de
parted down the broad steps into the
taxi with the open door.
"Your train may not leave for
hours, but you can get your baggage
together. Goodby," said that good
doctor as he shut the door and re
turned to his pursuit of making hu
man beings either whole or dead.
"And now, Roberta Carruthers, no
longer Marquise of Grez and Bye,
you are in your America, and let's
see you do some hustling."
And while that very swift taxi
conveyed me to the large station
that is as beautiful as a cathedral
I did some what I name "tall
thinking." What would be the re
sult of my womanly arrival in that
state of Harpeth of my wicked
uncle? Would he be forced to mur
der me as his letter had said? And
if in his anger over vhe mistake
he had made from my letter, writ
ten in that very bold and difficult
handwriting, he should turn from
me and the good Nannette and
Pierre as well, what would I then
do? All must be enacted that a cure
for Pierre be obtained. With great
energy I had been thinking, but I
did not know what it was that I
should do to prevent his anger when
I arrjved to him as a woman until
suddenly the good Dr. Burns' kind
ness in marking the resemblance of
me to my father in his extreme
youth made an entry Into my brain
and was received with the greatest
welcome by the daredevil who there
resides.
"Very well, Robert Carruthers,
who is no longer the beautiful Mar
quise of Grez and Bye, you will be
that husky nephew to your wicked
uncle in the state of Harpeth whom
he 'needs In his business.' What is
that you lack of a man's estate save
the clothes, which you have money
in your pockets to obtain after you
have purchased the ticket upon the
railway train?"
A decision had been made, and
action upon it had begun in less than
a half hour after the purchase of
the ticket for the state of Harpeth
had been accomplished.
As my father had taught me ob
servation in hunting, I had remark
ed a large shop for the clothing of
men upon the Sixth avenue near to
the station. I made my way into it
and by a very nice fiction of an In
valid brother whom I was taking to
the South of America I was able to
buy for a few dollars less than was
In my pocket two most interesting
bags of apparel for a handsome
young man of fashion. The man who
assisted me to buy was very large,
with a head only ornamented with
a drapery of gray hair around the
edges, and he spoke much of what
his son deemed suitable to make ap
pearance in the prevailing mode.
"He's at tea with a lady friend
this afternoon, and I wish you could
have saw him when he left the store
to meet her." he said as he laid the
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last of the silk scarfs and hose into
one of the large flat bags I had pur
chased and which he had packed as
I selected. "He had on the match to
these gray tweeds and was fitted out
in lavender from the skin out Now,
what are you going to do about
shoes, miss?"
"That I do not know, kind sir," I
made answer, with great perplexity.
"I think that the feet of my rela
tive are about the size of those I
possess."
"Most women would wear shoes
near the size of their brothers' if
they didn't prefer to waddle and
limp along with their feet scrouged.
Go over to the shoe department and
the clerk will fit you out with what
you need in about two sizes larger
than you wear. If they are riot right
you can tell Just about what will be
and exchange 'em by special mes
senger. I'll pack all this shipshape
before you come back." With which
direction I left the kind man and
made my way to another of equal
kindness.
"I have had upon my feet the
shoes of my brother when in acci
dents while at hunting and fishing
and I think I can ascertain a gooa
fitting," I made a falsification to the
very polite young man who stood
with attention and sympathy to
wait upon me.
"We'll make a selection and then
try one pair on," he advised me.
And as I gave to him a fine de
scription of the clothing I had pur
chased he brought forth in accord
many wonderful boots and shoes for
the riding and a walking and also
for the dance. I had never observed
that the shoes of men were of such
an ugliness, but when one was upon
my foot In place of the shoe of much
beauty which I discarded both I and
the young man had a fine laugh.
"Mais, they are of a great com
fort," I further remarked. "And
they feel about as did those of my
brother, who is of a small frame."
"Well, if they are not right, send
'em back and I'll change 'em," he
answered, with great interest.
After the exchange of much
money between us the young man
went with me to the other kind old
man of the white hair, and together
they made places in the two bags for
the shoes.
"Just S7OO all told, and the like of
that outfit couldn't be bought in any
other place of style in New York
for less than a thousand, miss," re
marked to me the elderly clerk as
he closed and made fast with keys
the two bags. "Shall I send 'em spe
cial?"
"I'll thank you that you call a taxi
for me, monsieur." I answered, and
as he had mentioned a great hotel in
conversation earlier that very wick
ed daredevil that resides within me
awoke at attention with the large
ears of great mischief. I felt in my
pocket that there was still much
gold, and the man from whom I had
purchased the ticket to the state of
Harpeth had assured me that the
train did not depart until the hour
of 6 in the evening.
It then transpired that one hour
from the time that the young Mile.
Grez, who had registered at that
large hotel with all her luggage from
the steamer while by lies her father
was represented as still engaged with
the customs, entered her room there
emerged young Mr. Robert Car
ruthers, who, after paying his bill
in his room, had a hallboy send his
bags on ahead of him to the rail
road station while he sauntered into
the tearoom. I have" never again
seen the graceful dresses I left in
that hotel room. I hope the poor
and beautiful domestic who assist
ed me in cutting my hair into a foot
ball shortness, after the mode of a
very beautiful woman dancer which
she said girls of much foolishness in
America have affected, was reward
ed with them.
(To Be Continued)
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The Rich Girl Who Became Poor Temporarily tot Test
a Man She Loved
BY JANE McLEAN
Sara Alden was the richest rich
girl that had ever broken into the
exclusive rich set of which she had
become a definite element She
was af real heiress and had come
to New York to visit her aunt, Airs.
Leslie Gordon, and Sirs. Leslie Gor
don had inadvertently lisped the
fact that Sara was an heiress to
some one who had promptly' told
some one else. The result was the
instant popularity of Sara, who was
too sweet and too attractive for
most of the fortune hunters who
besieged her with invitations.
Sara was more than pretty—she
had that indefinite and most desired
thing called charm. But it wouldn't
have made any difference whether
she was pretty or not, she would
have had Just as many invitations
out to dances and lunches and din
ners, and Sara, as she sat curled up
in a corner of a couch In her aunt's
boudoir, promptly told that lady so.
"And if you don't promise to help
me out I'm going back home, and
I'll never forgive you. Aunt Sophie,
never," sba finished, tearfully.
Now Mrs. Gordon was a real wom
an and she saw very quickly that
•something was bothering her niece.
She had noticed several things of
late, and most of all she had noticed
that Sara had given a great deal
of her time to a certain very at
tractive man who had absolutely
nothing in the world but his salary,
which was not at all large.
"What Is It you want me to do,
dear?" She asked meekly, after
studying Sara for a while in si
lence.
Sara brightened. "If you'll help
! "THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
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Helen leaned hei head wearily
against the back of the seat and
looked out at the Long Island scen
ery rapidly flying past them. The
week-end had been lovely while It
had lasted, but Helen dreaded the
close apartment and the returning to
the city late at night. Winifred was
lying up against her arms, a tum
bled little figure, half asleep, and as
Helen turned around she met War
ren's eyes and smiled.
"Didn't we have a nice time,
dear?"
Warren nodded. "Certainly did,"
he remarked. "Nice people, too;
the kind that make you feel as if
they liked to have you with them."
"And the children were so per
fectly darling tp Winifred, weren't
they? I don't know when the child
enjoyed herself so much."
Warren looked down at the sleep
ing child.
"Too bad we missed the train,"
he remarked. "She ought to have
been in bed long ago."
"But Just once, Warren, It won't
matter."
He nodded shortly.
"You had a good time talking to
Dorrie, didn't you?" Helen queried.
Warren nodded. "Bright child,
lßn't she. Likes to ask questions. I
like that in a youngster; shows
brains."
"And Frances is a dear. Imagine
that chicken knitting wash cloths
for the soldiers."
Once more Warren nodded, and
then conversation languished until
the Pennsylvania station was reach
ed. They all swarmed oft the Uain
together. Tired out week-enders re
turning frotn a glimpse of greek
NEW MINISTER IN CHARGE
MlffUntown, Pa., July 21.—The Rev.
Mr McDonnell, of New Jersey has ac
cepted a call to the Westminster
Presbyterian church of this .place and
will take charge as pastor about Sep
tember 1. Mr. and Mrs. George K.
Rodgers and daughter, Dorothy, of
Crabtree, are guests of their parents,
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Rodgers and Mr.
and Mrs. Hackenberger. Miss Edith
Etka entertained Mrs. Nelle Brindle
and Miss Anna Hallman at dinner on
Tuesday in honor of her guest. Miss
Ethel Lesh. of Perry county. Mrs.
C. C. Shellenberger. of Fermanagh
township, is visiting Mrs. John Wag
ner. Miss Gladys McCauley is vis
iting her aunt, Mrs. William Miles, at
Jersey City. Mrs. John K. Robison
has'returned to her home after a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. William
Weber in Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Burchfleld, of Honesdale, and
Mrs. Harvey Mann and little daugh
ter, of Pittsburgh, are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Burch
fleld. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Horning,
and daughter are on a ten days' visit
at Mansfield. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs.
John Landis, of Witchlta. Kansas,
spent Saturday with Frederick Espen
me, I'll tell, you the truth," she said
excitedly. Oh. Aunt Sophie, I've
fallen in love and I think he's in
love with me, but I don't know. You
see it might just be the money!
And if it should be I want to know
now before it's too late. You do
understand, don't you?"
Aunt Sophie nodded. She was
thinking to herself that It was too
bad that any one as dear and de
sirable as Sara was could not be
loved for herself alone, and if this
Eruce Maynard. whom Sara had set
her heart on. was as foolish and as
mercenary as the rest, she would
fee! that a great deal of Sara's un
happiness had come about through
this, the child's first visit to New
York.
"Of course, my plan isn't original,
but it will do, I think. I want you
to help me start a rumor to the ef
fect that dad has failed."
Mrs. Leslie Gordon started.
"But, Sara, that would never do.
What would your father say?"
"Dad would tell me to go right
ahead, if I thought my man was
worth it, and I do think so. Aunt
Sophie, only I want to be sure. If
I never found out the truth, there
would always be a doubt in my
mind."
It took a great deal to persuade
Mrs. Gordon to agree to this plan,
but she finally did, and she and
Sara planned the campaign togeth
er. Mrs. Gordon, once persuaded,
did her part well. She suggested
rather than told anything definite
ly. but the rumor started, and grad
ually Sara's invitations began to fall
off. The younger set, who had gone
out of their way to rush Sara wild
fields and a breath of fresh air, but
all thoroughly tired out. Winifred
did not whine —she had been too
well brought up for that —but her
little legs lagged, and Helen was
glad when they were settled in the
subway.
She vouchsafed a remark that she
hoped the apartment would be all
right.
"Why shouldn't it be all right?"
Warren asked briskly.
"Oh, no reason at all, dear, ex
cepting that we left in such a hurry.
You know you weren't sure which
train you could take."
Warren grunted.
"And besides," Helen finished, "I
let Mary go up to Rhinebeck with
Nora and Joe and the baby. They
wore going to spend the week-end."
Warren, mindful of the argument
they had had once before about
Mary's day out, decided to say noth
ing this time. After all, that was
Helen's business, and as lonar at >he
house was properly managed am he
had his meals promptly he wo aid
let Helen manage.
"Well, Mary probably locked up
all right," he contented himself with
saying, "but I must say that you
certainly do let her off easily."
"But, Warren, what possible use
could we make of her to-night?"
"None, I suppose: but at least she
could unpack for you and help get
Winifred to bed."
Helen said nothing. She was too
tired to argue. Besides, she did
wish that Mary was going to be
there.
They walked from the subway to
the apartment in silence and went
up In the elevator. Warren pulled
schade and daughter. Mrs. Lottie
Sieber, son, Loudon, .and daughter.
Grace, of Philadelphia, are visiting
Mrs. Sieber's sisters, the Misses
Loudon. Miss Laura Shellenberger.
of New York city, is the guest of her
cousin, Miss Blanche Wright. - Lil
lian McCormick returned to her home
at Lewistown on Thursday after a
visit with her aunt, Mrs. Charles
Fagley. .
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Duncannon, Pa., July 21.—Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Zoder, of North High
street, announce the birth of a son,
Friday, July 13. Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Harrington, of Harrisburg, an
nounce the birth of a son. Saturday,
July 14. Mrs. Harrington was for
merly Miss PrisciUa Duncan of
Duncannon. —Mrs- J. Willis Mumper
and two children have returned from
a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mn.
Jonas Adair, at Landiaburg.—Hus
sel NOBS, A member of thu Tiiird
Regiment, N. G. P., stationed at
Newport, Pa., spent the week-end
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
ly. were now Just pleasantly cor
dial.
It was true that many of the
young people still remained the
same, for Sara was good fun, and
was genuinely liked, but from be
ing a creature high above the others,
an heiress worth millions, she be
came Just a good fellcw, a nice
girl, sure to be successful If asked
anywhere, but "wasn't it a shame
her father lost his money, she might
have made such a brilliant match,
you know."
The thing that Sara had wanted
most to happen came to pass sooner
than she had expected. Bruce
nard had heard the rumor, but as
It was a rumor, no one had men
tioned it definitely to Sara. Bruce
was different. He came to the point
and asked her if it were true.
"Yes, it Is true, Bruce," she said,
meeting his eyes squarely.
His eyes were agleam with what
was in his heart. "I don't know
what you'll think of me." he went
on hurriedly, "but I'm going to ask
you to marry me just the same.
know that I was going to do that,
didn't you, Sara?"
Sara flushed adorably and turned
away. But he caught her back to
him and lifted her face to his. For
a breathless second hot blue eyes
looked into frightened gray. Then
he kissed her.
"What I was going o say," he
said after an interval, "is this. Do
you think you can care enough to
marry me on my salary? Do you
know. Sara, that it was the luckiest
thing in the world that you became
poor .just when you did? I never
should have asked you if you had
stayed an heiress, and now I don't
think I could take It all back if I
had to."
Sara gasped a little and locked her
fingers tightly around Bruce's neck.
"You've got to stand still while I
tell you," she said quickly. "I am
Just as rich as I ever was, but I
wanted to be sure you didn't care.
It was a plan to fool every one, but
it's not going to make an difference
to you. Bruce Maynard, because I
won't let it. If you don't kiss me
right away and tell me you love me,
I'll sue you for breach of promise,
and you're too poor to afford that,
so hurry up." t
And Bruce surrendered, but not
for the reason named.
out his key and they stepped Into
the apartment.
"Somebody must be here," Helen
said, wonderingly, as she saw the
lighted table lamp in the living
room. The next moment Mary her
self appeared in the doorway, and
Winifred, tired and sleepy, ran into
her kindly arms.
"Why, Mary, what are you doing
heme?" Helen asked, following the
girl into the bedroom, where she
dropped wearily into a chair.
"Oh, I got home • early, ma'am.
I knew it was-tired you'd be, and I
knew my child would miss her old
Mary." And she hugged Winifred,
who smiled at her winsomely.
"There's a light lunch in the din
ning room, ma'am," she added, as
she carried Winifred off to bed. "I
thought you might be hungry."
Helen laughed.
"Warren, did you hear that?
Mary has fixed us something to eat.
I feel as if I never could eat again
after that delicious dinner."
' Warren grinned.
"Oh, I think X can manage a bite,"
he said, good naturedly. To War
ren food, whether he was hungry or
r.ot, had the power to do wonders
with his disposition. Helen, laugh
ing at him, followed him into the
dining room, where she watched
him eat sardine sandwiches, and
gratefully sipped the hot tea that
Mary had brought her.
"Wasn't it nice of Mary, dear?
Tou see. I was right when I said
she was an unusual girl. I had told
her not to come bacß until late to
night."
"Oh. she probably had a good rea
son of her own for coming back,"
Warren returned lightly. "You're too
apt to thank Mary for what is no
more than her duty."
"That's why she does more than
she needs to," Helen was on the
point of saying, but realizing that
Warren simply wanted to prolong
the argument she wisely kept still.
(Watcli for the next instalment or
tills interesting story.)
George B. W. H. Smith
visited relatives at Huntingdon the
forepart of the week.—Robert Va
lentine has gone to Baltimore, Md.,
where h will spend several weeks
as the guest of his brother, Jarrres
H Valentine.—The borougji publio
schools will open for the winter
term, Monday, September 3.—Misses
Annie and Nellie Berg, of Hollidays
burg, are spending several days
with relatives here. Mrs. Sally,
Roath and Miss Beck, of New
Bloomfleld .spent part of the week
flas the guests of Mrs. George W.
Reeder. —Miss Edna Holland has re
turned from a visit to relatives at
Lebanon.
ENTERTAINED AT HOME
New Cumberland, Pa.. July 21.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bankert en
tertained a number of friends at
their home on Eutaw avenue, on
Thursday evening. Games and must*
werj features of entertainment, aft
er which refreshments were served, j
JULY 21, 1917.
Fashions of To-Day - By May Manton
9463 Girl's Box Plaited Drew, 8 to 14
year*. Price 15 cents.
WILL REPEAT PLAY
Towei; City, Pa., July 21.—"Rebec
ca's Triumph," a play given by the
girls of the class of 1917, will be re
peated for the benefit of the Red
Cross Society. Mrs. Snyder and
daughter, of Wiconisco, enjoyed sev
eral days' in town. Mrs. Hingle is
visiting relatives at Sunbury. Mrs.
William English is enjoying a visit
to relatives at Reading. Walter
Henry and daughter, Elsie; Ira Hoff
man and Charles Henry autoed to
Philadelphia and visited the latter's
daughter. Mrs. Dave Miller and
sons autoed t<r Mahantongo, where
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they will visit for some time. £:
Rev. and Mrs. Ramer and childrei
and Mrs. Amanda Robinson, of Sla
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Misses Mary and Matilda Reedy ha\
returned to their home in Llewellyi
They were accompanied by the
aunt. Mrs. William Martz. Miss<
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