Readily and all Ave jgftjjxi iJjPjfl ""■ 1 . 1 '.. v u ' ■ ' V "When a. Girl Marries' . ' ' f- • • BT ANN LISLE IT A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing Problems of a Girl Wife CHAPTER LXXII. The shrill call of the telephone in the living room rang through the early morning darkness of the apart ment; Drowsily I heard, and it mingled with my dreams of Jim's tenderness to me the night before. Half-sleep ing and half- waking, I lived again through-.the ugly moment when Jim had suggested that we share an apartment with Plioebe and Vir ginia— w ho didn't even speak to me. I smiled dreamily at the memory of my provocative %plya-"Would you be bored living alone with me?" 1 remembered with a delicipuh thrill the passion with which Jim had ,set his lips to mine in reply. \\ Through those dreams the phone went on shrilling its summons. Startled to full wakefulness, I glanced at Jim's watch, hanging from the corner of his bed. ft was only 8. Evidently Jim could sleep through Nejv Year's chimes or the bombard ment of a city, since that tuneless jangling didn't pierce his slumbers. Resentfully I slipped into my robe and slippers and pattered out to the room where Neai slept like a peace ful cherub through all the alarm. The call was for him —he was or dered to report at the station, in stead of at the draft board, accord ing to the usual procedure, at 2.30. One hundred men would start at once for the artillery camp. Stoop ing pyer Neal, 1 set a light kiss on his red curl that fluttered right acrajw the middle of his forehead. "Laddie, dear—-wake up. You're starting- west today, and there's a lofjto do," I whispered. NKtl opened his eyes for a second;- thetv'Aurned over sleepily, flung up his Arm to ward off what was dis turbing him, and was sound asleep iigafh in another second. 1 liughefß then 1 set my hands on hid Shoul ders and shook him to reproachful wakefulness. - ' "Oh, Babbsie —let a fellow sleep! •Oh! That's it? So I'm on my way V Then suddenly he sat ut> in bed and shook his fist vindictively. "Babbs, sit down here for a min ute so, we can be alone while I tell you about last night. That Vir ginia!—shut the door, Babbs, so old Jim won't hfear. She's got him buf faloed —he's plum crazy about her." "The door's closed, dear. Tell me," I whispered—happy that Neal was going to open his heart to me again. "Well, Virginia butted in and went along. Smooth as silk! First she tells Jim, of course, I may have the evening with Phoebe —and then the minute he's gone she turns to Hlakg and asks him if he's busy or WOUM he motor us somwb<)r| <c. little foresome. Antr no tails' l'or it! So what could 1 do? "Never a minute alone with Phoebe except when we were danc ing. Even on the way home Vir ginia kept turning around and talk ing to us three in the tonfteau—so we didn't feel alone for a minute. It was fiendish. And Phoebe —means everything to me, Babbsie. I'd— I'd have given—anything—to kiss her goodby Just once." His voice broke. My heart swelled with longing to make Neal happy. I held him close—murmur ing mother words of comfort. And then I made a plan. "Listen ,lad, won't you be run ning over to say good-by to Evvy?" I asked. "All right, run along, and when you come bacjc we'll see what we'll see!" I would tell him no more, but right '.after breakfast I phoned Betty. • "You'vA often shown your- wtH— ingness to be friends, Betty. Can I count on you now—when I need you?" 1 asked. And when 1 got a warm assurance that I could indeed bount on her, 1 conquered my pride and told all I dared. "Virginia is angry at me, Betty— we don't even speak—and it would lie uncomfortable for me to have her her* to dinner to-day. But I Want Phoebe, and 1 can't have her' alone, unless I get rid of Virginia for just this once " - "Bless your heart, I'd love a cosy Sunday with Vee. I'm sorry you've hnd a misunderstanding. We'll soon fix that. But now I'll call her right up—'by, Anne dear." I put up the receiver and turned with a strange sense of something all wrong. There stood Jim —my wonderful lover of last night—eyes YOU WILL HAVE TO "CARRY ON* While -the Kings and Emperors are being disposed of you will have to"carry on? Ymr job is to%6rk and save and serve. Don't waste food or fuel. When you eat wheat be sure it is the whole wheat. Shredded Wheat is awhole wheat food. In making* shredded Wheat no particle of the wheat berry is wasted or thrown away: Always clean pure and wholesome. No sugar is re tired -just milk and & dash of salt. Wednesday evening ablaze, nostrils quivering and mouth hard and stern. "So, you discuss my sister with outsiders? Criticised her; plan to get her out of the way— " "It wasn't an outsider," I broke tn. "It was Betty——" • "Indeed! That makes it better I suppose. You chose my best friend — Virginia's intimate—to humiliate her. And may I ask you why you wjant to 'get rid of .Virginia?" " "Üb. Jim-r-Betty didn't misunder stand the way you're doing. Her sense of humor told her what I meant," I cried pleadingly. "It did? Well, my sense of de cency tells me that a wife doesn't go to a woman she lias always snubbed and suddenly gitsh out a lot of com plaints against? a man's favorite sis ter sheYs two-faced and ma licious." ... •'"Jim—i-hbw' can you?" I cried. "How can' you misunderstand me so?" "Misunderstand?" I understand too well. You've hated Virginia from the first. Now you understand me. Virginia means more to me than any one on earth—and my wife is going to treat her decently from now on." Then, before I could answer, Jim stumbled back into the bedroom and slammed the door. ' 1 staggered up against that door and stood there— throbbing, on fire with hurt pride and rage that was near hate. Only last night Jim had been the tender est lover in all the world, and now* for Virginia, he cquld. berate me with the ugliest words he'd ever spoken. He had said she meant more of hint than any one on earth. I couldn't endure it. I didn't have to put up with it. And then, with sudden force, a thought seemed to run across my braijn._ II was "Meal who counted to-day— not I. For Neal's sake, I must bear this and more. I opened the door of the bedroom and went. In to face nty husband. NEED LEGISLATION FOR JOINT BUILDING [Continued front First Page.] but Solicitor Fox assured the offi cials the legislation will be pre pared soon. During the discussion of the opin ion the question of whether the courthouse site would be considered for the new structure was raised. *A number of the officials said that they preferred, the present location to any other, but would decide that matter after the legal arangements were completed. < Structure a Fire Trap That the present building is noth ing* iort of (J fireTfap und is a cjiiif? and clly was asserted by a number of the officials present, some of whom said taxpayers do not realize the danger ous conditions which exist. During the conference the plan of the municipal building at Buffalo was discussed. In this structure the finance department of the city and county, visited the most by the public, are on the first floor, execu tive offices on the second, and so on throughout the building. When asked whether the city's finances would permit the planning of such un extensive improvement City Solicitor Fox said Harrisburg can borrow much larger sums of money before reaching the capacity mark, and that the present loans which have been floated have "hard ly scratched the surface." City Pays Big Rent After the session Mayor Keister called attnatioa to the .situation at the police department, mentioning that January 1, 1918, the rent was sllO a month; April 1, raised to $l4O, and next year .will be $166 a month. He said he does not criti cise the present owner. He under stands the situation which confronts the purchaser of the building but at the same time the police headquar ure far q small, but the department I has no other place to go. > Harris Deed Reviewed I The first question raised by the solicitors ~is whether title can be obtained for a part of the court house site, .or an interest In it, by the city. The opinion says in part: "The first question Involves the construc tion of the deed of John Harris and wife to Jacob Awl, et'al., dated July 6tli, 1785, for inter alia, this tract. Bringing Up Father i :- - Copyright, 1913, International News Service - By McManus 0 AND TALK TO ffc DOH'T PQt>H - ) 111 !_U— S WELL-I V/UZ t>ICK ( THAT A BEAUTIFUL 1 DOVOU II II • HOW 1 ON/ 1 r WES 7 tstwsjJS: ££?%] BSttt&E * r —. This deed recites title in John Har ris, and that he, by a certain bond in the sum of $5,000 bearing date of the fourth day of March, 1785, stood bound, in order to promote the creation of a separate county and the establishment of a seat of Jus tice therein, to lay out lots and dedi cate streets, lanes and alleys, and that he had promised to convey to the commissioners, or any three of them, and their heirs, a good and sufficient lot of land for erecting a courthouse and Jail .thereon, in trust for the use of the inhabitants of said county, of Dauphin, und that the legislation having been obtained and'the precedent action taken, then in consideration of the premises and the sum of five shillings, paid by Jacob Awl, did grant, bargain and sell to them, all the streets, lanes, alleys and highways, as laid out by said commissioners, in and for the town of Harrisburg, ,and did, also sell unto them four lots of -Jnd which are the present seat of*-,the courthouse and Jail. " "It will be noted that this convey* ance is not an <Mate upon condition or limitation, but an absolute grant in fee, in trust for the inhabitants of a certain municipal district, which is a charitable use." *• Fee Passed After quoting a number of au thorities including opinions from higher courts of the state, the so licitors continue: "Upon the basis of the above authorities, it is our opinion that no reversionary for est exists in the heirs of John Har-, ris, or the devisees under his last will and testament, but that the land can be conveyed by the proper trus tees and used for any other P"n>oe, the proceeds being applied for the same uses for which the land was originally held. trustees "Jacob Awl, et al„ the trustees named In the Harris grant, had un der its terms no active duties to per form, and the trJOfct being at dry onbr, was immediately, executed} vesting, the title in the public of tile county of Dauphin as county property. "Under the law the county com missioners of the county of Dauphln are the trustees for the inhabitants of the county, and authorized to sell any of its property, including real estate. They, however, could not sell tliis land, or any interest there in. except by proper directionof the court under the Uevised Price Act but they could arrange to sell, sub ject to the confirmation or uie court, or proper order obtained. "We would therefore adv se that if you desire to take such action that an agreement be entered into be tween the city and the county to sell to the city a part of aid tract or an interest therein, at a fair market value, subject to the mation of the court; and uponi the further conditions that should it be determined by the said that no right or title t>a*ed o U e city, then the conveyance should in fact be a nullity and the cons.dera tion paid and returned. As soon as this conveyance is paid, the cit> would be in a position to rule upon the heirs or devisees of John Har ris to tiring an action in ejectment within six months, or be foievei barred from raising the qu^ 110 . n n We believe that such an action in ejectment could be successful y re sisted by the city, which would then establish absolutely its title', and if it were not successfully defended, then under the agreement between the county and the city, the lattei would be entitled to have the con sideration returned. This plan absolutely safeguard both parties. The county could sustain no be cause under the agreement if it HABJEUeBURO TELEGRAPH M'CLAIN IS NOT SEEKING OFFICE t'nderstood He Will Keep on Supervising State De fense Activities Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain prefers to be at the service of Governor-elect William C. Sproul, his friend for many years, whenever he fpels like calling upon him rather than to be the head of a department of the state government. This was learned here to-day when the Lieu tenant Governor was asked about th reports that he was in line' for Sec retary of Agriculture. • Incidentally, It was learned from other sources that Mr. McClain will continue to supervise such activities of State Council of National Defense which may arise in the period of readjust ment. He has been the wheelhorse of that commission and handled the finances of the Council of Na tional Defense. Mr. McClain smilingly refused to discuss ufiy reports that he had been offered the secretaryship of agricul ture or any other office. "You had better see the new Governor," was his answer to a number of ques tions put at him. "You are being talked of for sec retary," was insisted. • "How about it?" "Now, my friend, let me say this In answer to your question: I have never been an applicant for appoint ment as secretary of agriculture or for that matter for appointme*t as head of any department of the state government. I feel that by rea son of my long friendship -with the* ThevV' Governor that 'f 'could posilbbly be of more service to him in my ca pacity as a private citizen any time he might feel free to call upon me for anything on which I might have special knowledge. 1 am. in entire accord with the purposes and policy of the new administration and if the lovernor" wants me in an advisory capacity any time I shall be ready." Mr. McClain as the direct repre sentative of the State Defense Com mission at the offices, of the State Council of National Defense has been assiduous in hiA 'at tention to its affairs for the last nineteen months and it is understood that at request of friends he will re tain that connection until the affairs of the council are closed up, a work which is suitable to his tastes ai}d which he desires to continue. WOMEN DEMAND' VOTE I'arls, Dec. 18. —Several groups of Frenph women suffrage advocates ' have' Joined in issuing a manifesto demanding tjiatthe political' rights of women be recognized by the gov ernment before the election. were unable to convey its attempted conveyance would be a nullity. "The second proposition as to whether or not a building can' be erected by the joint action of the City and counyt presents greater difficulties. The act-controlling .this matter is the act of .April 18th, 1913, authorizes the erection of a joint county and. municipal building. This act. under its terms would re quire that a certain definite portion of the tract be owned in fee by the city and the other by the county, and that the lands and the build ings thereon erected beiheld in sev eralty, and, not as tenants in com mon. In this last mentioned case, (referring to a Supreme Court de cision) it whs intended that certain entire floors should be used by the city and certain other floors by the county, so that the portions of .the building to be used by eafch of the municipalities would not be entire ly on the land owned by it in sev eralty, but would overlap the land of the other, and for that purpose the erection of the building wa) en [ joined. This is a condition which I would create many practical diffi culties in the construction, main tenance and use of the building, and we would suggest than an effort be made to secure legislation authoriz ing cities and counties in such cases as ours by agreement to acquire title to land as joint tenants rather than as owners of contiguous lots and to erect a municipal building under agreement for, the proportionate payment of the cost of construction, maintenance and operation, with the privilege to provide in the agree ment for the modification of the | proportionate parts of the cost from time to time as one or the other In fact uses hte greater or lesser part of the building, to be apportioned upon the floor space occupied, or Otherwise to be equitably determin ed. In the light of what has hap pened in the last fifty years and the growth of the city it might be sug gested that within the next fifty years the city would require a larg er portion of the premises than it would occupy at the beginning, or | for |iome unforeseen reuson the re verse might happen. 'There 1h manifestly so great a benellt in common ownership and construction of a building for city and county purposes, that, we would advise that while there are present difficulties in the way. they are not insurmountable, and that every ef fort be made to overcome them." THE HEART BREAKER A REAL AMERICAN LOVE STORY lly VIRGINIA- TEHHUNK VAN DE WATER (Copyright, 1918,. by Star Co.) CHAPTER XVI. Whether—during the early spring days following Tom Chandler's de parture—Arthur Bruce kept Mil dred Brent from being bored, as she had predicted, it was hard to | state, for she maintained an attitude i of reticense with regard to her af- I fairs. Certain it is, however, tbat her manner toward young Bruce chang ed to such an extent as to cause Mrs. e Higgins to comment upon It to Honora. "I believe lytilly's getting fonder of Mr. Arthur than she was, don't you, my dear?" she asked. ' "They have always been good friends," the older sister evaded. "Oh, yes, of course; but there was a while last winter when I thought she was tired of him. You-remem ber, she used to accept attentions from other young meh. I asked ,po questions about it, for. as you knew NEW GOVERNOR FAVORS BRIDGE OVER DELAWARE By Associated Press Trenton, N. J., Dec. 18. The pro posal to erect a bridge over the Dela ware river, between Philadelphia and New Jersey, has the approval of Wil liam C. Sproul, Pennsylvania's gover nor-elect, who. will recommend Its construction, in the form of "a suit-1 abje memorial of the great war," in his message tp the Pennsylvania Beg i9lat.i-n&mVA®" is con " ta ln<yi, H ii w a .latter made public here to-diiy 1!>)r GdVefrior ' Edge, of New Jerse'y, who wrote recently to Mr. Sproul directing his attention to the plan. Mr. Sproul, in his reply, declar ed that "it is rather a reflection upon the enterprise and public spirit, par-"- ticulariy of the great city of Philadel phia, that a bridge there has not long ago become an accomplished fact." JUBILEE TAKES PLACE TONIGHT ; The annual Christinas jubilee of the | employes of the Moorliead Knitting Company will be held at the plunt, I Walnut and Cameron streets, to-night. I A large Christmas free jWill be ready with gifts for every employe from the president to the errand-boy, it was announced to-day by William C. Alex ander, sales manager. An interesting program will bo presented. PARIS HOTEL BAN ON FOES j Paris, Dec. 18.—The general syndi cate of French hotelmen announces that it hus decided that for ten years I it will not receive a native of enemy countries as an employe or customer. This decision Will be transmitted tp organizations of hotelmen in all the Allied countries. Hlpe Tomato Marmalade . 2 medium sized tomatoes peeled and thinly cliced. . 1 % sliced lemons. 1% cups sugar. Place in stew kettle in layers, cook in covered vessel until tender, sim mer until mixture is of the right consistency. Is It Too Much? Some people use the wrong end of their mental spyglass in looking at the misery und suffering In Europe, so that the hungry people over there seem as remote and as unreal as the BUliputlans looked to Gulliver. But, if some of these starving mothers, hungry little children and fired war-weary fathers of Europe, could come over here they would nbt even have to ask us for food. There is hardly a woman in America hut who on seeing them, would not take as many as she. emild home with her and give them suflh a meal as they hud not had for four long, weary years of war. There would he chicken or per haps u juicy roast with rich brown gravy, creamy mashed potatoes, peas | and corn canned from your own garden, a fruit salad made as only you know how to make It, &nd lust of all, just to hear the "Ohs" and "Ahs" of the children and see their eyes shine, you would bring in a chocolate layer cake with frosting "thick as candy." You would feed these people not once, but many, times. As often, in fact, as you had any food to give them. You would count the cost neither in labor nor money. You would do it because you are a human being and a woman. But all this is, of course, impos sible. You cannot see the starving people of Europe, flocking yoqr streets. You cannot take some of them home and feed them at your own table. Nor do they ask or expect so much. How much'less is what they ask of you In reality. No extra work in actually preparing the food for them or serving them. No extra ex pense to you. No giving,of your food until you yourself have none. All that, these 300.000,000 hungry people of Europe ask of you is that for their sakes you will live as simply as possible; that you will not eat more than you really need, and that no food in your household will be wasted. la this asking too much? what she was doing, I was sure She was all safe. A tw'inge of compunction assailed the listener. She could not explain to this trustful woman how little she knew o fthe inner workings of her sister's mind. In this case Mrs. Higgins' ignorance meant her in ward peace, so Honora forbore tc enlighter her. "If you did something that I dis approve of, I might speak to you of it; in fact, I would speak to you of it," the matron averred. "For yop have nobody else to look after you. But you will always look out for Milly." Then, as Honora only smiled and said nothing, the widow put a blunt question: "Don't you think that Arthur Bruce is in love with Milly?", Honora caught her breath. "Why | —how—how—should I know?" she stammered, trying to laugh. "Really, Mrs. Higgins, this is one of the j things about which he knows more j than either you or I, don't you think? If he cares for Milly, he I Will tell her so_ Until then, I fancy 1 you and }. would be wise to keep our fingers out-of the whole busi ness." A Hard Question She did not mean to wound the kindly soul, and was sorry when sfle saw the pale face flush and heard the brief "Excuse me!" that her remarks called forth. She hastened to make amends. "Forgive me, dear Mrs. Higgins," she begged. "I did not mean to speak impertinently or rudely. Of course, you are interested in oath that concerns us girls. You must feel almost as if we belonged to you." "I do." The speaker was instant ly mollified. "And tha tis why I am hoping that Milly will learn to care for Mr. Arthur. He is such a nice young man. I am always glad when he comes here, and he comes very often." Horora did not remind her that for some monthH Arthur's visits might have been supposed to be for the older sister quite as much as for the younger and prettier girl. She tried to crush the bitter emo tion that arose as she appreciated that Arthur's attentions were con sidered as directed entirely toward Mildred. But the conversation set her to thinking and watching. What she saw confirmed her in her fears that Mildred was encouraging' her for mer suitor. Perhaps to a man who had not l&ved the girl—and told her of it— htr actions might not have seemed like encouragement. But Honora realized now that Arthur's affections for her sister had only lain buried under the ashes of indifference with which Mildred had covered them. And then, one evening when Arthur stopped in at the Brent house on his way from the office, hfe almost confided the truth to his friend and confidante. She was alone in the little living room. Mildred was upstuirs chang ing her dress for the evening. "Don't call her," Arthur inter t fered when Honora started to sum- I mon the younger girl. "I don't want to make a nuisance of myself to her. I wish," hesitatingly, "that 1 might be sure I do not bore her." "Of course, you do not bore her!" Honora protested. l'olltc Banter For the moment she forgot her own hurt in pity for this man. "Oh!" he exclaimed, seizing her hand, "what a comfort you are, Honora' I wish you were my own sister! There are so ma/iy things troubling me nowadays. There is business —as I told you on the quiet —and then there is —well I cairt say what! But I wish my future were certain?" He stopped abruptly as the door opened and Mildred Brent entered. She raised her eyebrows when she saw that the caller held her sister's hand. "I hope I do not Intrude," she began. Then, seeing the look in Arthur's eyes as ho turned to her, she smiled with gratified vanity. "I thought perhaps you wanted to hold Honora's hand for a while longer," she teased. Honora slipped from the room. She did not believe that. Arthur even noticed her departure. , Bater Mildred disabused Iter mind of this idea. "Arthur life Iris good bvs for you," she remarked, com- Do you enjoy hot jj&il lemonade and <1 fcSflup blistering loot bath? Better e suits are obtained taking, before bed-time Lanes cold and grip Tablets. They are pleasant to take, and you will wake up in the morning surprised at the amount of re bel obtained. Thousands use them and they are guaranteed. Sold by druggists everywhere. DECEMBER 18,. 1918. lng into the room where Honora was seated. "From the way you cleared out anybody would think that you were -Jealous or wanted to leave us alone." "Ah?" The rejoinder was non committal, but the listener was not snubbed. "Do you know what I've been noticing, onora? 1 really believe that' Arthur caresmore for me than ever. In which case," with a light laugh, "I may decide to care about him myself." "In which case," the sister said sternly, "you have no right to en courage him unless you mean to ac cept him." Mildred smiled. "Oh, by tlie way," she observed lightly, "Tom Chand ler is expected back in Fairlands to-morrow. I met his mother to day, and she told htm so. When he [arrives Arthur's stock may drop again." (To Bo Continued.) ! 100 FREE TOURS TO THE f I BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE jj \ ..I YO U can be one of the favored ones to visit 8 the famous battlefields of the great war, where Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Mary- j f land boys played such a heroic part with the American 5 forces in humbling the Huns. 5 S l.uiii t s , Kid p—. 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