" When a Girl "
By ANN LISLE:
A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problem of a Girl Wife
CHAPTER CCCLXXVI.
(Copyright. 1919, King Features,
Syndicate, Inc.)
As I lay on my bed in tearless
misery because Jim had forced me
into Val's room to endure her in
sults and then hadn't defended me
from them, 1 heard a scurrying and
commotion in the hall and the sound
nt a hauntingly familiar bustling
voice. 1 didn't pay much attention. It
all seemed suddenly none of my af
fair.
Then the door opened, and the sixth
sense of love told me that Jim stood
on the threshold hesitating. -^f' er a
moment lie limped across the room
and I felt the bed sag under is
weight as he sat ipon it. and n s
hand went softly around my shoul
ders. In another moment Jim had
pulled me up into his arms. lit
held me silently lor a moment and
then in the gentlest, tenderest tones
1 have* ever heard Irom hiin, he. .a
"Sly little Anne! My dear, won
derful girl. You do forgive me, don t
vou? You know I'd have cut off my
right hand rather than have fort d
you to stand her abuse. When she
turned on you like that. Anne, J.
—knew. I tell you— what Yaltrie
Cosby is."
"Don't say it." I murmured mis
erably, laying my hand a ct° ss his
lips in a certain astonishment at
mv unabated desire to Protect he
woman who hod turned on me like
a fury for just that desiie.
"I won't." said Jim. "We'lll play
111iciuTiP throuft h your wa. .
a wonderful girl-decent square,
loyal. You deserve the host. Anne.
if over a woman did. Jo\e,
lo give you everything
-You do!" 1 interrupted defen
d-Sure." said Jim with more hUter
,,' Yi' n the occasion seemed to
warrant "I must have seemed to
be" giv ing vou a lot just now when
t let Val bawl you out and stood
there lfke a booby holding her
ha "\Vhal was there to say?" 1 asked
"There wasn't anything to say. I
couldn't tell a woman who? finished
5 Ic.elf off the way Val has just what
I think of her. But it strikes me ■ hat
Do You Believe in
Santa Claus?
Of course you do and so long
as you are here the little Folks
of your family will always
know the meaning of Merry
Christmas. But what if you
should be taken away? Who
would be their Santa Claus?
You can arrange with any of
the Legal Reserve Life Insur
ance Companies to act as
Santa Claus for your family
after you are gone, by taking
an income contract payable
monthly 91- annually at
Christmas time.
Why not arrange an income
contract to your wife and
family this Christmas. The
cost is small compared
with the future happi
ness of your little ones
PU/KI at home.
Any representative
whose name appears be-
Till* riutilnii hlrutiflcfl i f • 1 'i 1
low can furnish you with
complete data on these
l ife limuriincc priio-
contracts.
CONNECTICUT GENEHAI. 1,1110 INSURANCE
COMPANY
J. U. ltockoril, Genernl Attent.
CONNECTICUT MCTUAC I,IKB INSURANCE
CO Ml* AN V
V. W. Keiinoy, Genernl April!.
A. It. l.onii.
M. 11. WIIIK
EU ITT Alll.lO I.IIE INSURANCE COM PAN V
UK IOWA
I*. 11. Hire mill .1. A. Tynan, General Agont,
10. J. Ituuni.
f. 1,. Ilolieniiii.
Jenne Uarvi'rliOi.
ERI TTAHI.IO CIFE ANSI HA.NCE SOCIETY
NEW YOItK
10. K. lO|irnaliail, Artlnc Supervinor.
J. It. Uulr.
CTOIOI.ITY MUTCAI, MKB INSCIIANCE COMPANY
10. 11. SehnetVer, General Aui'iil.
Ilnrry 10. Roukh.
JOHN HANCOCK MIITVAI. CI IE INSCIIANCE
COMPANY
AY in. S. lOaalck, Manager.
MASSACHUSETTS MCTUAC I.IKE INSURANCE
COMPANY
AA'. H. Cordry, General Aigenl.
.1. N. Klnnard
AA alter E. Oletrleb.
AV. l'\ Hoy.
MONDAY EVENING,
the right kind of a man—Terr.v, for
instance—would liave been able to
think up some way of defending his
girl from a vixen like that."
"Why, Jim! You sound as if a
wilil beast had attacked me and you
hadn't pulled a gun," I replied, laugh
ing it off because it seemed to he
causing the man r love even more
misery than I'd had. Now that 1
knew Jim had understood my posi
tion and sympathized with it; now
that t knew Val hadn't cheapened me
in Jim's eyes, Val didn't count.
"I sound as if a wild beast had
attacked you and I hadn't pulled a
gun?" Jim echoed thoughtfully.
"Ugly idea that. A man ought to
protect his wife from all the beasts
of life—worry, slander, cruel tongues,
want. Honey, a chap who can't pro
tect his wife strikes me as a miser
able imitation of a man."
"Aren't you a little morbid about
this?" I asked, almost with the air
of n teacher to a favorite small boy.
"It's all over and no harm done."
"No harm done'. Of course you'll
never set foot in Val's room again.
And if ever again 1 seem us—unpre
pared as T was when she fled out at
you. vou will try to be as sweet and
as understanding, all-womanly as
you've been about this, girl of mine.
The tenderness in Jim's voice, the
depth of love and devotion I felt
there, seemed to me great enough to
make for everything. I decided that
this moment was the right one to say
just what. I thought instead of coquet
ting as moit of us often do, with
feelings so big we are embarrassed by
them.
"Nothing could hurt me, Jim, so
long as 1 knew you meant it for the
best. And I believe I've come to un
derstand vou so well that, even if
vou seemed to fail me for a moment,
I'd feci that you had meant it for
the best and that when I came to
understand that. I'd be satisfied. lon
see lad. I've come to —adore you so.
that things generally scent right to
me when they scent right to you.
Your way pleases me now."
Mv blessed girl! whispered Jim.
holding me close. "1 II try to lie
worthv of that faith. I'll always give
you the best —as I'm given to sec the
best."
AIIOTHOPOI.ITAN CII IO INSCIIANCE COAIPANY
.1 nli ii I lent Indie. Superintendent.
Chnrlea C. Getter. Ueimt.v Superintendent,
AA . AATII. 11. Ilottigenbiieb, Deputy Superintendent.
Perry 1.. Ueck. Deputy Superintendent.
NIOAA' ENGLAND MUTUAL I,IFE INSUHANCE
COMPANY
A. A. AA'ert, .Alnn ulcer.
C. 1.. Shepley.
PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSCIIANCE COMPANY
10. 11. Eekenrode, Genernl Aicent.
11. T. lOekenroUe.
C. E. Gtinrin.
11. I. AA'hltenlile.
Inane Miller.
PHOENIX MUTUAL CIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
.1. Hnlpn Morrinon, Genernl Aicent.
PHOYIDENT CIFE & TRUST COMPANY
S. G. Ciindon, General Accent.
G. C. 11 ink
11. 10. lilntc.
It. C. C'roAA nnbield.
Pit CHEN Tl Al. INSI ItANCE COMPANY
t>F AMERICA
S. E. Conic. SuperlnlendeiiC
A. A. Yont Annintant Superintendent.
H. M. Cliirk. Annlnlnnt Superintendent.
J. .AC Vance, Annlatuut Superintendent.
HOY AC UNION MITCAI. CIFE INSUHANCE
COMPANY /
11. I*. .Alleltael Genernl Agent.
Bringing Up Father -* - Copyright. 1919, International News Service By Mc 1
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A knock sounded on the door. With .
i a happv skip of my feet 1 rose, but .
: I was irritated because this perfect
i moment hadn't been ptdmitted to last ,
1 forever.
' Virginia stood in the hall. j
"May I come in?" she asked with j
t the sweet consideration which sur- j
| prises me anew each of the many |
I times 1 meet it now.
"I should say so. only why the air ,
lof a fellow conspirator?" I asked. |
giving Jim lime for the adjustment
! (hat seemed to take him so long. j
j Virginia shut the door carefully be- j
1 hind her.
j "You heard the commotion of ar- j
rival, didn't you?" she asked. "It I
1 was I hat sweet little old lady. Mrs. ,
Pettingill. She sent the nurse out ,
and lias been closeted with Val for ;
half an hour. I went in just now,
welcome or no, mid asked Mrs. 1 cttin
-1 gill to stay with us."
"You sure have a happy faculty .
for doing the right thing," said Jim. |
I "Well vou'll roar at me when I i
tell you what's worrying me. When |
she earth she had a black hag with i
' her 1 know because 1 saw it with 1
mv own eyes. Bui when she said j
k she'd bo glad to stay for a day or
HARRISBURG &&&£ TELEGRAPH
two, she remarked she hadn't brought )
any luggage." .
I avoided Jim's eyes. But Virginia
went on with a lilt of laughter in ■
lier's. |
"What worries me is the'sort of |
things with which to supply her. I've :
nothing in the world but silk and J
batiste, and I'm sure the dear old I
soul wants flannel and all sorts of j
warm things."
"How could she say she didn't
bring a bag if you saw her bring
one'."' suid Jim.
"Oh. that was Vsl's!" replied Vir
ginia unsuspiciously. "Val had been
staying with her and the- dear old
soul brought her a bag full of things.
You ought to see our invalid. Val's all
dressed up in some of her own pret
ties. And you can't imagine how
childishly pleased she is to have her
own things."
"f dare say!" I found myself mur
muring dryly.
To He Continued.
Christmas Dinner, Musicale
and Dance at Penn-Harris
A program of unusual interest will
be given in the ballroom of the
Penn-Harris Hotel on Christmas
night, and will be an event not to be
overlooked by the music-loving pub- j
lie.
The feature of the evening will be
the presentation of the cycle, "in a !
Persian Garden," which is the work
of Minnie Legiu Lehman. The cycle |
is written for four solo voices with |
piano accompaniment, and is con-i
sidered the most satisfactory and j
best known work of its kind of the
present decade.
Minnie Begin Lehman was a
daughter of the late Kudolf Lehman,
well known artist of London, Eng
land, She attained distinction
through her ability in arranging old j
classical Kpglish songs. The cycle, I
"in a Persian Garden" is her best ;
known work, though she also wrote,
musical comedy, and her ballads |
for voice and orchestra have given j
her a position as one of England's;
most brilliant artists.
The text used by Mtne. Leliman i
in "The Persian Garden," are from [
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.;
Omar Khayyam) the tentmaker), j
the Persian mathematician, astrono- |
mer, and poet of the eleventh and j
twelfth centuries, is one of the men j
who stand in the delightful realm.
just outside the well known in litera- i
ture. On a philosophic nature, born !
in a country where mysticism was j
common and asceticism and self- j
condemnation not. unusual he stands'
forth as a man who was not afraid ;
to praise the legitimate pleasures of j
life, and the desirability of enjoying j
these without fear. His verses have
been frequently translated into Kng- j
lish. One of the best known being)
the translation by Fitzgerald, which
Mme. Lehman had used in the cycle j
mentioned.
The program on Christmas even-!
ing is one which will appeal not only j
to those interested in the cycle as j
one of the best of our modern song!
cycles, but also to the large body of
people who are interested in the!
hearing of beautiful poetry as inter- j
preted by a kindred art, the art ofi
the musician.
The cycle will be presented by the
Pino Street Quartet, under the per
sonal direction of Frank A. MeCar
rell, with Thamzine Cox sopranu, Sa
lome Sanders contralto. John Gib
son tenor and Elmer IT. Ley basso. |
Assisting on the program will be j
Mile. Tsabcl Brylawski, violinist, who
has delighted her hearers at the ho
tel Ihe past week and who previously
was soloist with Arthur Pryor's
Band.
Arrangements are in charge of Sa
lome Sanders and the program is
given as the big feature of the
Christmas dinner, musicale and!
dance which is the great attraction '
at the Penn-Harris Hotel for the
holiday season. Reservations may
bo made at anytime at the hotel. —
Adv.
Commercial Travelers
Hold Annual Dinner
The annual dinner of the United
Commercial Travelers In the ball
room of the Penn-Harris Hotel, Sat
urday evening was a success; a large
number of the members of the local
council, with their wives and guests,
being present.
L. I). VViltse, senior councilor,
welcomed the guests and introduced
the toastmaster, Robert H. Cahill,
president and general manager of
the Harrisburg Shoe Manufacturing
Co. Mr. Cahill introduced the speak
ers of the evening, the first being
Gus M. Steinmetz, president of the
Harrisburg Rotary Club, who wel
comed the visitors to the city, and
in the course of his remarks' urged
upon the traveling men the para
mount importance at this time of
selling Americanism throughout the
towns and hamlets of the Common
wealth.
The next speaker was Grand
Councilor s. C. Dinun, of Williams
port, who told of the order's won
derful growth in membership. Fol
lowing Mr. Dinun were Supreme Au
ditor C. A. Hebburd, of Columbus,
Ohio, who begun his career us a
salesman in Harrisburg twenty-five
years ago: District Deputy Bodey,
of Philadelphia; J. W. Bovee, of
I Erie, and Grand Secretary W. E.
I Porter, of Pittsburgh. At the, close
of the spcuking program the room
| was cleared for dancing.
| Csc McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
t 1
Some Popular Musicians
S Take Part in Musicale;
j A most interesting musical pro- I
gram was presented Friday even- I
| ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. |
i Frederick M. Barton, Rose Manor, j
j Myers avenue und Chestnut streets, j
• Camp Hit). The proceeds of the j
I silver offering were given to the j
i fund U.i a new Sunday school room
! in Mount Calvary Episcopal Church, i
I Among the gifted musicians tak- j
( ing part were Mrs. Howard F. Sig- i
j ler, Ci'.mp Hill's popular soprano; |
' Walter S'ick'es, a choir boy of St. j
Stephen's; Miss Hope, of Bteetton, j
j who played several violin selections ;
; in a charming manner; Miss Watts, i
j whose vivacity makes her solos most
taking; Lewis Morrell, tenor, giving,
; songs that are always a delight, and !
C. 1. Bausher, making quite'a Hit j
■with an Italian number, accom- ;
! paied by Mrs. Bauslier. An inno
! ration to the music was it story told
i by Mrs. Harry G. Keffer followed!
) graciously in response to much up- |
I plause by two recitations.
Girl Scouts in Mass
Meeting Tomorrow Night;
A mass meeting of the Girl Scouts'
of the city will be hold al Messiah j
| Lutheran Church. Sixtli and Forster j
[streets to-morrow evening, 'at 7;
I o'clock.
i Plans for the Scout Christmus par-j
Ity will be discussed and also the part
to be taken by the Scouts in the j
Christmas pageant. Every Scout is!
urged to be present at the meeting
on Tuesday evening.
LEAVE FOR FUNERAL
Quite a number of old friends
j from this city went to Juniata to- |
day to attend the funeral of the
| llov.i Alexander Lamberson, a Metli-I
I odist pastor, who was widely known j
and beloved. Dr. 1-amberson died
! last Thursday night in an Aitoona ,
i hospital, and is survived by one i
' daughter, Mrs. Blanche Lamberson I
' Mackie, wife of the Rev. A. E. J
! Mackie, minister of the Llyswen i
j Church, an Aitoona suburb.
TO VISIT HERE
j Krwin B. Stone and Frederick A. ;
|Stone, students of West Virginia I'ni
i versity, will spend the Christmas liol- :
jiduys as tiie guests of their sister,)
Mr;. Howard M. Binguman, 3205 North ;
, Front street.
j ISSUE CARDS TO DANCE )
Mr. and Mrs. William K. Meyers!
i have issued cards to a dance at their j
| home, 213-North Front street, Tues- t
i day evening, December 30. Their j
| guests will be members of the j
j younger set.
Miss Pauline Murdoch, of Cincin
j nati, will be a holiday guest of her I
1 sister. Mrs. LQrne G. Heminingwuy, I
j of Market street.
Miss Grace Ellison and iter sister. ;
| Miss Ruth Belle Ellison. Pittsburgh.;
I are spending a few days with Mr. j
j and Mrs. Lucius H. Robinson, of
! Green street.
I Miss Clarissa Wiggins, of the 1
Penn-Harris, returns home to-day j
after an extended visit with friends;
in New England.
C. D. Orth, Jr., of New York, was I
a weekend visitor of Mr. and Mrs. ]
A. C. Stamm.
Dept, 2, P. R. R. Women's
Division, in Meeting!
Mrs. William Elmer, superintend- (
out of Department No. 2, P. It. It.,
Woman's Division for Relief, has )
announced a monthly meeting to be j
j held Thursday, December 18, in the t
i P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. when a moving i
I picture, "The Americanization of |
I Antonio" will bo shown. Mrs. Jo- i
.! seph Brown and Mrs. H. J. Babb j
will be hostesses for the afternoon, i
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IJ CSILK
J UNDER-WFEAR
;| _ KEEFE
r ; RS E T A* O HOSIERY SHOP
'j 107 A /V 2nd St.
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Local People Attend
Phi Delta Theta Dance
A number of local people attended
a delightful informal dance given
Saturday evening at the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity house, Carlisle,
when the Syncopaters played for the
dancing. Many alumni members were
present for the event us well as a
number of guests from other chap
ters of the fraternity. Among those
present from this city were Miss Es
ther Wengert, Miss Cherrick West
brook, Miss DoGuugue, Miss Adeline
Paul, Miss Ethel Eisenhour, Miss
Mildred Day and Miss Henrietta
Stonesife r.
The chaperons were Mrs. W. P.
Ttuoh, Mrs. Mary Parker and Dr.
William Eandis und the committee
comprised Sam Gilbert, William
Shultz and Arthur Johnson.
To Have Complexion
That Men Admire
"A man may admit, with grfeat
sophistication. that powder and
rouse arc necessary aids to beauty,"
says a well-known writer, "yet deep
in his heart he dreams of the woman
whose loveliness needs no artificial
touching up. Women who appreciate
ihis. who give consideration to the
masculine viewpoint, avoid using any
thing that might indicate their beauty
is not all their own.
"Such women in increasing number
are acquiring t h<- mercolized wax
habit. By applying the wax at night
as they would cold cream, washing
it off in the morning, they secure, and
maintain, entirely natural complex
ions. Their faces exhibit no evidence
of having been 'beautified.' .Nothing
is added to the old complexion—the
iutter. instead, is discarded. Mer
eoli'/.ed wax, procurable at any drug
store (an ounce is sufficient), absorbs
the devitalized outer skin, gradually,
almost imperceptibly. The fresh,
clear, satiny under-skin which ap
pears, bears a healthy, youthful
bloom not comparable with the fixed
artificial color."
; Bell Phor?e 1113-R.
HEMSTITCHING SHOP
103-A MARKET ST.
(IS doors from Front Street)
ALL KINDS OF HEMSTITCHING
DONE ON SHORT NOTICE
Wask Day
—an Expense Instead
of an Economy!
Mrs. Housekeeper, let us look at this problem of the Family Wash
from the angle of the pocketbook.
*
Let us take the average family of five persons. YOU know how much
labor is connected with the weekly wash of five persons. YOU know thai it
means you must get up one or two hours earlier in order to get the task
finished. YOU know what a kiiiing job the weekly wash has been. Now let
us take the other side. That wash—if you do it yourself costs you REAL
MONEY. There's soap, and blueing, and starch, and ammonia, and soap
powder and fuel. All that costs money. With a family of five: it will cost
you anvwherc from sixty to eighty cents AND YOU'VE STILL THE
IRONING TO DO.
Now then, let's do it The Sanitary Family Washing way. You get your
wash together, call Bell 733 or Dial 3723 and just say: "Tell your driver to
stop." The driver calls. And almost before you know it your wash is back
to you, clean, sweet and snowy-white. All flat pieces have been carefully
ironed and folded, ready for your linen drawer. Your bill will be from 80
cents to sl.lO and the boogy-boo of the Wash Day has vanished.
Now then, doesn't it PAY you, from a dollars and cents point to let us
do that family washing? With us, each family's, \vork is washed individ
ually, with no unsightly ink marks to disfigure your dainty linens.
You certainly owe it to yourself to at least find out how easy it is to
get away from Blue Mondays. Let us call for that next washing. We'll
please you, we know!
Sanitarjr Family Waskingf Co.
Bell 733 Dial 3723
DECEMBER IS, 1919
STECKLEY'S
DISTINCTIVE FOOTWEAR
Open Evenings Until Xmas f
FOR CHRISTMAS
Wc are constantly getting in new Shoes, that's why
our stock is always fresh and right up to the minute
in style. Our new models for ladies and misses for the
holidays are truly distinctive in quality and character.
The same may he said of our lines for men and boys.
We have so many Shoes, and we take so much care to
lit and please you. that you arc sure to be delighted
with your purchase.
We told you in our last ad about
our wonderful display of Slippers—
(V-c. which is undoubtedly the largest
and most varied showing in the city.
We have Slippers for everybody—
for everybody's taste, and for every
body's purse.
Our uptown location enables us to
offer unusual values
STECKLEY'S
1220 N. Third Street, Near Broad
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