6 Readiiscf all the RsiwiKj ||Pjpj "When a Girl " Br ANN LISLE A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing Problems of a Girl Wife CHAPTER CXXX {Copyright, 1919, King Features Syn dicate, Inc.) At the "Salt Water Oil" celebra tion dinner, not a single thing hap pened as I had expected, and a great .many things occurred which I could certainly never have anticipated. Of course I had bought that I would sit next to Jim at the table, and that he and Tom Mason, as co hosts, would take head and foot But it didn't work out that way mathe matically—Jim and I had opposite ends of the table and between us stretched a sea of faces. At Jim's right hand sat Doris West, as flashing and Oriental as I had remembered her. Then came her friend, Fred Ilatper, with Phoebe between him and Dick West, who sat on my left. Uc my right, Tom Mas in— and next on the way back to Jim was Virginia, then Sheldon, while Evvy eat on Jim's left. An ill-assorted, awkward party, it seemed to me. Doris West alternated between flashing warm glances at Jim and turning the battery ot her long, dark upslantlng eyes on her Mr. Fred Harper. Across the table Evvy was devoting herself whole heartedly to diverting Jim's atten tion from Miss West to herself. Vir- i ginia and Sheldon seemed to be hav-1 ing a sort of private party of their own, walled off from ours by their indifference. Tom Mason took possession of me in a well-bred way. There seemed no escaping, for when I turned from i him to Doris West's brother whose resemblance to his sister' translated itself into the dark, flash ing, alert, American Indian type in stead of in her compelling, yet al most Indolent, Eastern beauty—l got the greatest surprise of all. There sat Phoebe—her little heart shaped face flushed, her gentle eyes provocative, her soft youny mouth a crimson splash with a certain hard ness, in spite of the short, trembling upper lip. And Phoebe was leaning | COLDS Checked in One Day MUNYON'S COLD REMEDY relievei tcld ID the head, cold cn the lungi, old coldt, otw colds and obstinate colda, and tlLfoimi of Grippe end Influenza. It relieves the head, nose, throat and longs tlmost instantly. It prevent* yneu mooia, grippe, Influenza and diphtheria. Price 30c at any drug store. Use Munyon'i ft w Paw Pills as a laxative. Ditt nd Cart Chart irnt free. Addren Munyor.'i Laboraioriee, 54th and Colum bia Avenue, Philadelphia. Tcmatti Two More Days of the February Furniture Sale ■ I II T ~ I . A very short time in which to look for February Furniture specials. But, the Fifth Floor For Fine Furniture, signifies such an excellent assortment of furniture that you need have no hesitation in making a final decision at this store. The prices here are always so moderate that they are surprising to many who have seen similar quality and designs else where. And- the reductions during this February Sale represent such extraordinary values that it is decidedly to your advantage to avail yourself of these savings Thursday and Friday. Complete suits and odd pieces for any room in the house or expert suggestions regarding the appropriate furnishing of the entire home. 4-piece satin gum bedroom suits; dresser, chiffonier, dressing table, full size bed. Com plete suit, $89.00. 8-piece fumed Oak dining suit.. Buffet, extension table, china closet, 4 side chairs and arm chair; February sale price, SIOO.OO. 4-piece American Walnut bedroom suits. A very attractive suit at a low price; Febru ary sale price, SIOO.OO. v WEDNESDAY EVENING. toward Dick West with a challenge | in every line of her eager face and a fresh lure in every turn of her elender throat. A Phoebe trans formed! What had done it? While the dinner dragged through to the demi-tasse, I gave half my mind holding Tom Mason at his proper distance without quite snub bing the man to whom my grateful husband was drinking so many toasts. But the other half was very, very busy with cause and ef fect. What had happened to change Neat's little Phoebe into this girl I scarcely knew? This wasn't "Neal's little Phoebe" at all, but some brilliant changeling, who rose suddenly and, waving lier coffee cup in a gesture of command, J cried: "Friends—harlcen! This get-to gether party must seem pretty slow to the western discoverer of the actual merits of 'Salt-Water-Oil.' He tells me he has dug down —that's the way you put it. Isn't it, Mr. Engi neer?—dug down into the lower strata of the city and discovered a Chinese dancery that will wake us all up. Who's in favor of being waked?" I expected an emphatic protest I from Jim—and it seemed certain to | me that Virginia would coldly squelch Phoebe. But both of them were strangely tolerant, and every one else was exuberant about the "Chinese dancery." "Better order a couple of taxis from the starter, Jim." suggested Virginia with more animation than I had ever seen her show. "You know there never are any extra ones here." "All right, Jeanle," .Tim agreed. "Tom and I will attend to them while you girls are powdering your noses." I drew Jim aside for a second be fore I followed the girls from the dlningroom. "You know you haven't any ready cash, dear —shall I borrow some money from Jennie?" I asked, en tirely ready to borrow, now that I was sure we could repay. "Don't bother. This end of it is, young West's party," said Jim care- I lcssly. Then, seeing the expression j on my face, he added: "Calm your self, Anne. Tom can foot all the bills and I'll send him a check after I get mine from the brokers to morrow." In the dressingroom I did, how ever, approach Virginia with the sug gestion that I'd like to requisition all her ready caah. At once sh e drew out a little beaded bag and pulled from it a crumpled mass of bills, which she gave to me carelessly. "How much is this?" I asked. "I don't know—count it," replied Virginia carelessly. I pulled the bills out of their little wad. There were two twenties, three tens, two fives and two ones, Vir ginia was carrying SB2 as carelessly as I would handle a dollars change. "This is a lot—Too much," I be gan. "Oh, it's nothing." Virginia shrug ged her shoulders. "There's ho need for Jimmio to be a piker now that he's come into his own again, Anne. And now that he's begun I suppose Mahogany poster beds. Twin.size, $19.75. Boxspring for all size beds, $19:75. Solid mahogany cane rocker, $11.75. Only six separate wood beds in this lot; full size. Different finishes. Special close out price, SIO.OO. Only three triple-mirror dressing tables in this lot. Close-out price. $15.00 each. BOWMAN'S—Fifth Floor. Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1918-International News Service B# Mcl Tanu V TROUBLE 1 . IT " HO W TlME*> / I' EXCUSF MP 1 1 ■ IVXOUDON'T HWLE ■To JpS ,I S A "You look awfully glum," she re marked. "I was thinking," he informed her, "of something you said a while ago." She did not want to say any more on this subject. She preferred that he should retain the impression she had produced early in the evening. Anything she added now might detract from the force of her former remarks. "Well, you love me, anyway, don't you?" she smiled up at him. He put his arms about her and kissed her again and again. "You are adorably pretty, darling!" he murmur-] ed. That was the effect Mildred always had on him, he reflected, as he walked home through the soft Spring darkness. She wopld disagree with him until he was bewildered; she would show her displeasure at some of his views; she would actually disappoint him. And then. she would look up at him with that wonderfully sweet smile of her 3 and her beauty would make him her slave. She was certainly the prettiest girl he had ever seen. Compared With Honorm Now there was Honora, for instance. She was pretty, too, yet not nearly as beautiful as Mildred. In fact, by com parison, she was lacking In color and regularity of feature. Her beauty de pended upon her mood and her ex pression. Yet that, too, warf one of her attractions—she had so much variety of expression. And she was capable of a tenderness that was lacking in Mil dred. Milly never had the look in her eyes that he had seen in Honora's eyes a look of almost maternal compas sion. What a dear, understanding friend and chum Honora was! He did not know how he could get on without her. But, of-course, he could never love her as he loved Mildred—not In that pe culiar way. Yet he certainly under stood Honora better than he did Alil dred. And she understood him so well. Was there more in the elder girl than in the younger? He stifled the thought as disloyal. Honora was older—that was the dif ference. Of course nobody was quite Mildred's equal. As he went up the path to his home he saw that the light in his mother's room was still burning. That was a sign that she was up and waiting to speak to him. He hastened his steps. He hoped nothing was wrong. He expressed this hope In words as he entered her room and found Mrs. Bruce sitting In her armchair reading. "No, there is nothing wrong," she assured him. "But I was not sleepy, so thought I would read for a while." She was looking at him searchingly. "Did you have a pleasant evening?" she asked. ' "Yes," he answered. "I always have a pleasant time when I go to see Milly." His words did not carry conviction with them. And a mother's sense are acute where her children's happiness is concerned. "Mildred is very pretty," Mrs. Bruce commented. "I met her this afternoon on the street. Did she tell you?" A Feminine Excuse "No, she did not mention it. I sup pose she forgot." "Perhaps she did," the mother ad mitted. "She was apparently absorbed In her thoughts. She said she was thinking about the war. That is enough to make any woman serious." "Yes, it is," he agreed. "And. moth er, it Is enough to make any man think pretty deep thoughts, too. A well, strong man ought to do his part to ward ending tho awful condition of af fairs." "Ah!" the exclamation was full of pain. "That is just what I was afraid of. son 1 You have always wanted to enlist. I have known that Yet I hoped you saw that your duty might lie at home just now. Then, when I talked with Mildred this afternoon, I was frightened lest she might unsettle you." "Arthur, do not let what a young girl says—no matter how dear she is to you—sway you and make you do that which Is certainly not the right thing for you to do." "Mildred wants me always to do only what is right," he defended his be trothed. "You misjudge her, mother, if you think she would try to persuade me to neglect anything that was my duty. Yet, after all, two duties do sometimes conflict—don't they?" "Not if we keep sane enough to see them both clearly," she argued. "Oh, Arthur, please do not allow an im pulse that you mistake for patriotism to run away with you! You have no right to enlist" "No right?" ho repeated. "Perhaps not now, but later I may—later, when, as I hope may be the case, business Is 'better than it is at the present time." I "Yes," she agreed, "and when your father's health Is restored. Promise ' me to wait until then." "I do not need to promise you that, mother," he assured her. "I hope lam clearheaded enough not to take anv rash step. But when I feel 1 must, I will have to go." "Even if your father and I need you ?" "Dear mother," he pleaded, kissing her, "let us live in the present, and not borrow trouble about the future." Yet when he had bade her good- i night and gone to his own room he I lay awake, far into the night, won dering. (To be Continued.) Wfll Ask Million For Mothers' Pensions "The general question of mothers' pensions is now regarded as a most worthy undertaking, and I can not see why the appropriation given that work in the last session should not be increased in this session of the Legislature," said Chairman William J. McCaig, of the appropriations committee of the House. Mr. Mc- Caig is reserved in his statements and would not confine himself to any set amount of increase for the work of uniting mothers and children and preserving the home. Chairman McCaig said that he had set, at the request of Representa tive John W. Vlckerman, a hearing next Tuesday afternoon for mothers pensions in Ilarrisburg. It will be preceded by conferences in the morning at which time the arguments for 11,000,000 for the next two years will be reviewed for pres entation to the committee. Chair man McCaig has faith in the ap propriation given for the purpose and wants to see it increased, but does not say that $1,000,000 will be given. To Protect Pigeons A bill forbidding use of pigeons for trap or similar shooting, under penalty of $25 fine for each bird killed or shot at was introduced into the House by Air. Ditrich, Allegheny, by request. Salaries For Treasurers Treasurers in counties having less than 150,000 population are to be paid salaries ranging from $1,200 to $4,000, according to population in lieu of all commissions and fees by terms of a bill introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Helt, North umberland. The county is to fur nish stationery and supplies. To Audit 11. and I/. Accounts A system of auditing accounts and examining securities of building and loan associations by the state bank ing department's examiners is pro vided in a bill from Air. Sterling, of Philadelphia. 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It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appearance of abundance, an incomparable gloss and softness; but what will please you most will be after Just a few weeks' use, when you will actually see a lot of fine, downy hair—new hair —growing all over the scalp. Danderine is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strength ens them. Its exhilarating and life producing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful. headlights on automobiles was sent to the roads committee which has several bills of similar character in its hands. Mr. RAsey, Delaware, was called to of Speaker Spangler, the first member to be tem porary speaker. State Borough Men to Widen Their Scope Unanimous endorsement was given to the movement for publication of oflicial advertising in none but English lan guage newspapers of the state, at the eighth annual convention of the Penn sylvania State Association of Boroughs, held in the ballroom of the Penn-Harris hotel today. Advertising in foreign language newspapers was strongly con demned in several speeches made by delegates of the convention. The next convention will he held at Stroudsburg, .Tune 10, 11 and 12, it was decided following an invitation given by Burgess C. L. Edinger of that borough. Discussion of various matters of im portance to the borough officers was the predominating feature in this morning's session. The House bill No. 93 chang ing method of election of councilmen was condemned. A motion to endorse legislation providing for classification of boroughs by population was lost after a stormy debate. 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