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Shirley Willet,
Actress
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Bj MARION SHAPIRO
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(Copyright, 1918, by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
"And after I had so set my heart on
it, here I am like a helpless baby. I
was crazy over my part, and Mr. Cros
by said I was doing it just right. If It
had been anything but my ankle. Now,
I suppose, I'll have to settle down and
sit peacefully knitting again, when I
wanted to be doing something active."
So did Shirley Willet pour out her
tale of woe to her "big" brother, who
had just donned the naval aviator's
uniform. The younger members of the
set had planned to give several enter
tainments at the various camps and
training stations. This, the second of
the series, was in the form of a play.
In which Shirley was taking the lead.
"Well, sis, It's too bad! You cer
tainly did well at that last rehearsal.
Dick O'Connor thought you were Just
milted for that part —a sort of spirit
of the air, you know —and he ought
to know."
Dick Connor! She had so set her
heart in showing him what she could
do, and she had succeeded very well
In the knitting part of It; and now,
Just when she wanted to do something
In the way of entertainment for the
"boys," here she was. Dick, previous
to his enlisting In the aviation corps,
had been connected with a settlement
house, where he had coached drama
tics, and even now, when the boys
were off duty, he often entertained
them with his clever Impersonations.
Shirley knew this, and wanted to
show him that she, too, was interested
In dramatics.
When Francis Willet had enlisted,
he was Immediately attracted to this
young officer, and they formed one
of those wonderful friendships pecu
liar to young men. On his visits home
Shirley had heard her brother speak
bo enthusiastically of Dick that she
had asked to have him Invited to
dinner one eveping. She found him to
be all her brother had said —a fine,
handsome, manly chap, heart and soul
In the war, and, In fact, very much
in it.
Since that day he had come down
several times, and her admiration of
him had turned to something more
than mere admiration. Now was the
time that she was going to show him
that she, too, was capable of doing
something, and In the midst of all her
triumph she had sprained her ankle.
"Did Dick Connor say that, Frank?"
she asked, picking up the trend of his
last remark. "Well, I suppose they've
got some substitute, and I do hope
she wpn't murder the part. She prob
ably won't do It as well as I," she add
ed, with a little vanity, "because Mr.
Crosby said nobody could." Then she
Bald, by way of explanation, and show
ing the better side of her, "Of course,
I have had more time on It."
"Aw come now, sis, now you are
getting to be Just like a girl. Of
course It's a shame that you can't do
It, but then, these things will happen."
And so It happened that on the night
of the performance, instead of being
the performer, Shirley was the audi
ence. There she sat, poor little thing,
between her brother and Dick, suffer
ing with her sore ankle, but wearing a
smile at the thought that the boys
were having a good time. Once or
twice Dick looked down at her, and he
thought he saw tears In her eyes, but
he wasn't sure. Poor little thing!
How she must be suffering! Anybody
who knew Dick would, on looking at
his face at that moment, have said
that he was deciding something.
When he took Shirley home that
evening, Dick had evidently made up
his mind. "Shirley," he said, gently,
"what irtade you cry tonight?" Shir
ley's tell-tale face told the story. "Tell
me. deal'," he urged, gently. The tone
of Dick v s voice started involuntary
tears in Shirley's eyes, and she made
as if to brush them away, when she
felt a pair of strong arms around her,
and heard the gentle voice again.
"Shirley,, little girl, do you care,
dear?"
He sounded and looked so big; he
was such a wonderful example of the
young manhood now fighting for our
mutual Uncle Srtmmy that It would
have been quite inhuman to refuse his
earnest appeal, and Shirley was quite
human. •
Advanced Women.
In a munitions factory in London
not long ago a difference of opinion
arose between a woman constable and
her Inspector, also a woman. It Is the
duty of the woman constable to guard
the morals of her sisters about the fac
tory and see that factory rules are
enforced; the Inspector guards the
constable.
The ladles waxed wroth. Suddenly
the constable picked up the Inspector
and hurled her, feet first, Into a muddy
stream that mns through the factory
grounds.
The stream was more mud than wa
ter and almost swallowed the inspec
tor. She was pulled out with diffi
culty, but left her boots sticking In the
mud.
A mere male onlooker permitted
himself to laugh, and the mud-covered
Inspector, balancing unsteadily, man
aged to swing about and box his ears.
By the ringlets of Amelia and the
shades of the harpsichord what
"ladies" are these?— Exchange.
Horses and Bees.
Never keep a restive or a sweaty
horse near a beehive. Often a few
Mtings are fatal.
Africans Always Eager to
Don Discarded Finery Cast
Off by Notables of London
There Is a clothes dealer in Lon
don who for a long time has made it
his specialty to purchase showy cos
tumes and discarded uniforms for dis
posal in the Orient and Africa.
It is said that even the retiring
lord mayors of London have become
this dealer's customers, and that the
cocked hat, goid laced coat and knee
breeches that have formed an inspir
ing feature of the lord mayor's pro
cessions are, as like as not, the next
year to delight the eyes of darkest
Africa upon the proud person of some
native.
Amusing comments have been made
by this dealer with reference to the
eagerness with which the native in
the interior of Africa takes over this
discarded finery. He says that at the
bazaars where his goods are pur
chased he has seen blacks solemnly
walking around with waistcoats but
toned behind instead of before, and
men even wearing women's costumes.
Big fellows have been seen In clothes
so small that one could not imagine
how they got into them nor how they
could get out unless the stitching
gave way.
,It is related that the Prince de Join
ville, when off the Gaboon coast, once
received on his ship an official visit
from two chiefs, father and son, who
must have been customers of the Lon
don dealer. Each owned for ceremo
nial purposes a military uniform.
That of the father was an English
general's, while that of the son was
a hussar's. The intricate cut of the
son's uniform, with its numerous but
tons, straps and buckles, together with
the painfully small size, proved too
much for him. He sent the prince a
despairing message imploring help and
a relief party of delighted midshipmen
was sent to dress him and to bring him
aboard.
Special Benefits Allowed
English Workmen Who Are
Injured in Line of Duty
Every job has its compensations. A
clerk Is secure in the knowledge that
he is nrlikel.v to come to any harm in
the performance of his duties, though
he has no legitimate claim if he con
tracts writers' cramp or a nervous
breakdown. But the toilers in mines
and chimneys may rest assured that
compensation will be theirs, If, In the
course of their duties, they fall vic
tims to disease, according to London
Tit-Bits.
A chimney sweep may contract scro
tal epithelioma (chimney sweep's can
cer) ; a vet's job involves a risk of
contracting glandular diseases, glass
workers are daily exposed to the glare
of molten glass and cataract is not an
unusual result. Sufferers in these
cases are entitled to special benefits
under the factory and workshop act.
Lead, Its preparations and com
pounds. mercury, phosphorus, arsenic,
subject its handlers to poisoning, and
the latter are, consequently, provided
for.
Mining is another dangerous trade
for which special provisions are made,
and even the telegraphist may claim
for suffering from telegraphers' cramp.
SCRAPS OF HUMOR
Parental Privilege.
"Do you suppose this proud father
really knows what his baby Is trying
to say?"
"No, but he wouldn't be a proud fa
ther If he didn't try to translate gur
gles Into wise and witty observations."
In Favor.
"You seem to
i stand pretty well
with this wait
ress." *
"Oh, I'm making
some progress,"
said the re3tau
thinks enough of
me not to bring
me a piece of yes
terday's pie."
Two, at Least.
Caton —There's one thing I like
about Canada —
Eaton (interrupting)—l know it—
that Canadian bacon ! But her cheese
is great, too.
Both Sorry.
"Sorry I have to ask you for that
fivers I lent you, old chap."
"Well, I can sympathize with you.
I'm sorry you have to, too."
Right There.
"Words are in
adequate to ex- | "
press my love for
"However, I s—
have $100,000." AB 'L'/H
"Enough said,"
declared the girl.
"You may be shy
on words, Alger- f W
non, but you are '
all right on fig
ures."
Could Turn Loose.
"I can't see that giving the freedom
of the city to a feller does him any
good."
"Didn't in the old days. Might
amount to something in the case of a
man with a speedy automobile.'*
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The Choice Is Yours
Making Gas From Wood.
Experiments on wood as part substi
tute for coal in gas making have been
carried out In France. The wood used
was sea pine in the form of billets cut
from the middle of the trunk. The
charge of the wood was about half the
weight of that of coal, and carboniza
tion occupied half the usual time.
When running one retort with wood to
every two with coal, no appreciable
difference in the colorific power of the
gas was noted. Of the two by-products
—small coke and tar —the former
amounted to 5 to 10 per cent.
Bronzing Small Articles.
Small articles may be gilded by Im
mersing them In the following solu
tion, which must be used at nearly
boiling heat: Caustic potash, 180
parts; carbonate of potash, 20 parts;
cyanide of potassium, 9 parts; water,
1,000 parts. Rather more than one
and one-half parts chloride of gold
should be dissolved in the water when
the other substances are to be added,
and the whole boiled together. This
mixture is often employed by dealers
In cheap jewelry.
Dark Age 3.
The term Is applied to a portion of the
Middle Ages, including the period of
about 1,000 years from the fall of
Rome to revival of letters in the fif
teenth century. It is generally re
garded as beginning with invasion of
France by Clovis, 480 A. D., and clos
ing with Invasion of Naples by Charles
VIII in 1495. Learning was at a low
ebb during this period.
To Make Attar of Roses.
After having gathered a quantity of
roses, place them In a jar, the® pour
upon them some spring water. Cover
the top with thin muslin to keep out
the dust, and expose the jar to the heat
of the sun for a few days, until oily
particles are observed to be floating
on the surface of the water. Take off
this oil substance and place it In a bot
tle. This is the perfume known a•
"attar of roses."
Their Surprising Way.
"I was never more disappointed IB
anybody in my life than I was In my
cousins up to Kay See," admitted Gabe
Gosnell of Grudge, who was just back
from a visit to the Big Burg. "Why,
with everything on earth going on and
anything you could think of liable to
happen at any moment, HI be switched
if they don't poke off to bed at between
nine and ten o'clock every night of the
world!" —Kansas City Star.
The First Gas Respirator.
The first apparatus to enable per
sons to enter a noxious inflammable
atmosphere was called an "aerophore"
and was the invention of M. Denayr
rouse, a French inventor and scientist.
It was first tested at Chatham, Eng
land, 44 years ago, and was reported
successful. Vast Improvements on
this device, which comprised an air
pump, lamp and flexible tubing, have
since been made and these have saved
the lives of hundreds in mine accidents
and other disasters where rescue work
would be Impossible without their use.
The World Is Chee "mI.
Doctor Johnson's old shoolmate said
that he could not be a philosopher be
cause "cheerfulness was always break
ing in." Our world of mankind cannot
be that kind of a philosopher, either
for the same reason. It may have its
moods and depressions, or prove to the
utmost the reasonableness of despair;
but there is an inexhaustible well
spring of vigor within it, and vigor is
another word for joy.—From the Un
popular Review.
Cannot Do Without Sleep.
Sleep is a necessity of life no less
than is food. No man has ever suc
ceeded in keeping awake for more than
a few days continuously. If he is
forced to do so, as in ancient Chinese
tortures, where constant tickling of the
feet made sleep impossible, he falls at
last Into a comatose state from which
he never awakes.
Hadnt Got to That.
Philanthropic Person—"Have you
never striven my friend, to attain a
higher life?" Mundane Marmaduke —
"Well, mister, we ain't got past corned
beef an' beer yet, but whether we'll
ever reach champagne and chicken I
can't bloomin' well say."—Sydney Bul
letin.
His Ruling Thought
One hears a great deal about the
absent-minded professor, but it would
be hard to find one more absent-mind
ed than the dentist who said soothing
ly, as he applied a tool to his automo
bile, under which he lay: "Now, this
Is going to hurt just a little."
Bright Silver.
Silver will be found brighter 11
wiped directly from clean, hot, slight
ly soapy water. Silver may be boiled
In a bright aluminum pan with several
small pieces of zinc or in a special sil
ver pan with salt and soda. These
methods clean the silver and it can be
polished afterward.
Express and Implied Powers
of Congress as Interpreted
by the U. S. Supreme Court
The express powers of congress are
those which are expressly granted by
the Constitution of the United States
and the implied powers are whatever
is nef*»ssary, under the Constitution,
to give force and effect to its express
powers. In determining what acts are
necessary and proper in the exercise
of expressly enumerated powers an in
terpretation has been applied by the
supreme court itself. Chief Justice
Marshall, in an early decision, said:
"Let the end be legitimate, let It be
within the scope of the Constitution,
and all means which are appropriate,
which are plainly adapted to that end,
which are not prohibited but consist
with the letter and spirit of the Con
stitution are constitutional." Thus
the supreme court held that under the
taxing and borrowing power congress
may charter a federal bank and ex
empt its notes from state taxation; or
create a system of national banks and
levy a prohibitive tax upon the issues
of state banks; or issue paper money
and make It a legal tender for all
debts. Similarly, the power given con
gress to regulate commerce has been
held to authorize legislation concern
ing navigation, pilotage, the transpor
tation of goods and passengers be
tween the states of the union, the re
stricting or prohibiting of foreign im
migration, etc. Thus almost every
constitutional grant of express power
to congress has been held to carry
with it an implied grant of necessary
powers to give effect to the express
grant.
Monster Vessel Had to Be
Turned on Its Side to Pass
Through the Welland Canal
That ships were cut in two In order
get them out of the Great Lakes
and into transatlantic service when the
war put Its tremendous demand on
American shipping is commonly
known; but the expedient adopted to
get the giant Charles R. Van Hlse
through the Welland canal attracted
little attention. This vessel was of too
wide a beam to pass through the Wel
land canal. It was floated through
by turning It on Its side.
The Charles R. Van Hlse Is a 9,000,-
ton freighter, twice as large as any
of the other vessels taken from the
Great Lakes. The locks of the Wel
land canal are 260 feet long and 44 I
feet wide. Besides cutting the Van-
Hlse In two, It was necessary to turn
her on her side, and then she had only
eight Inches of clearance. This plan
for handling large ships on the lakes
was devised by F. A. Eustls and car
ried out by the shipping board en
gineers.
Six pontoon tanks were placed on the
forward section of the Van Hise. The
tanks, when filled, held about 500 tons
of water. The pumps were put to work,
filling the tanks, steam being furnished
by the tugs. It required about five
hours to fill the tanks, when the bow
section of the vessel had rolled over
perfectly on Its side.
The forward section was towed
from Buffalo to Port Colborne, Canada,
the entrance to the Welland canal.
She was then towed Into the first lock
and the gates were closed, which re
vealed the project was a success.
Telephone Girls Must Have
the Foundation of Singing
Voice, Music Teacher Says
Has the telephone girl the sweetest
singing voice? Judging from Inquiries
among well-known singing masters,
the opinion seems to be that the
telephone, In regard to voice produc
tion and development, Is of great
value.
"One has only to compare the sing
ing of years ago," one of these teach
ers said, "with that of the present
day to realize this. There may have
been much music In the singing of the
past, but there was certainly little
clearness. People did not realize the
value of each word, and the care that
should be taken to enunciate each syl
lable."
Nowadays, when the telephone Is
one of the pivots of our daily life,
the necessity to speak clearly and dis
tinctly Is obvious. "The telephone
girl, who is at her Instrument all day,
most certainly possesses the founda
tion of a good singing voice," said
one master, "and probably there are
many Melbas and Calves among them."
Cleaning Bottles.
Small brass shavings found at any
machine shop where brass is used.
After using with suds, pour water and
all Into small cloth bag, sugar, salt
or tobacco bag, hang up, let dry; they
never rust, are always ready, won't
scratch, as brass is softer than glass,
yet sharp and pointed enough to clean
all corners.
SHORT AND SNAPPY
Some wives are so averse to
mending that they won't even
try to patch up quarrels.
The man who lives for him
self alone Is apt to be neglected
by the world at large.
Yes, Elizabeth, It rains on the
rich and poor alike If they are
unable to swipe an umbrella.
Love may be blind, but the
girl's father and the dog sel
dom require the services of an
oculist
A Slight
Misunderstanding
By MARIAN YOUNG
II 1
(Copyright. 1918. by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
It is bad enough to have one's wrist
broken, but when It Is the means of
almost ending one's romance It Is truly
a calamity. Of course it had to be
the left wrist; fate uever chooses the
lesser of two evils.
On Natalie Carfleld's left hand was
a make-believe engagement ring or,
to be more exact, the diamond was
genuine and only the engagement was
make-believe. Natalie wore the ring
on her engagement finger out of pure
love of mischief, and it was fun while
It lasted. But the end was bound to
come, and it brought misunderstand
ing in its wake. Everybody In Nata
lie's home town knew that the posi
tion of the ring was only a girlish
whim; but when she went among
strangers it was a different matter,
it was while she was attending a
house party at Westbanks, the home of
her friend, Margery Locke, that the
ring began to make trouble.
One of the guests at the house party
was Doctor .Tack Channing. How he
ever fell in love with Natalie without
knowing she was engaged Is hard to
tell.
Fate chose that day to decree that
Natalie should break her left wrist;
and as Doctor Channing was the only
physician who could be summoned, he
was obliged to set the broken member.
He set his lips fiercely and tried to
think she was an ordinary patient,
but Natalie's name rang in his ears.
"Hurry up with it, Jack, please,"
Natalie said bravely.
Jack's lips framed a reply, but It
was never uttered. For an Instant his
hands slackened as he gazed at the dia
mond which sparkled on Natalie's left
hand. That was all. He finished hla
task deftly and swiftly.
"That will not take long to mend,**
he said when he was done. "And now
do you feel well enough to walk a few
minutes with me?" He spoke coldly
and without expression; on his face
scorn, anger and pain were written to
gether.
"I'm as good as new now. Shall we
go down to the river?"
"Anywhere."
They walked in silence for a few
minutes. Then Jack turned and faced
her.
"I did not know you were engaged.
Miss Carfleld, until I saw your ring a
short time ago. I hoped to win your
love, but I did not know It was prom
ised to another. Now I ask you, why
you led me on? It was not fair to me,
nor your fiance."
Natalie laughed. She had feared that
Jack was angry over something really
serious.
"Oh, Jack, It Is so easy to explain.
You see this ring really doesn't mean
anything." She pulled It from her fin
ger. "I'm not going to wear It any
more. Truly, Jack, It means nothing."
"Then you will not tell me why you
led me on? Very well. I won't trouble
you any longer."
He walked quickly away from her,
but she called him back.
"Can't you be reasonable, Jack?
Why, the ring means so little to me
that I'd just as soon throw It away.
See?" Natalie tossed It In the grass.
"Oh, Jack, you make me so angry! I
know you don't believe what I say."
She was almost crying, and she
didn't want him to know It; so she ran
toward the house. Jack picked ur the
ring she had thrown away and follow
ed her more slowly.
Natalie had gone In search of her
friend and hostess, Margery Locke.
"Oh, Margery!" she said when she
found her; "I'm in an awful fix, and I
want you to help me. Do you think
I'm engaged?"
'Tve known all the time that you
weren't, dear, but I wouldn't let on.
You see, I am good at keeping secrets.
Don't you remember last summer I
went to see you and you weren't at
home? It was just after your uncle
sent you the ring, and your little
brother Billy told me you wore it on
your engagement finger for a joke.
But you haven't told me about the fix
you are in yet."
"You dear old Margery! Will you
tell Jack that you know positively
that I'm not engaged? He thinks Tve
been playing with him. Will you,
please?" begged Natalie.
"Of course I will—right now, too."
That evening, while Natalie was
alone on the porch, she heard a famil
iar step approaching, and Jack ap
peared on the sten below her.
"I've come to ask you to forgive me,
dear, for doubting your word and to
accept this." He held out a diamond
ring.
Natalie shook her head. "I never
want to see that ring again. I forgive
you. Jack. I ought not to have been
so silly as to wear it on my left hand.
I'm too old for such jokes."
"Look at It a little closer before yon
refuse to accept It."
"Why, It Is set than mine, and
much prettier," Natalie exclaimed,
and held out her hand to Jack. "Will
you please put it on? I want It very
much."
"With all my heart. But what are
you going to do with the other? Yon
can't throw it away. I brought It
back to you. Here It Is," Jack said,
presently, after a short Interval, dur
ing which there was no talking.
"I think the best way to dispose of
It would be to sell It and give the
money to charity. One diamond Is
enough for me," said Natalie haDDlly.