10 MMim's ') (WFMi3K9 I -1 — \ J Ccpy.p.T^r/sosay JS4&.?<S /XP/KIU *0 $r mm/) mcg/PAT# — y «ijr/i£,?of r 7; / >fMW6wr#fMx s/o. CHAPTER I. ft all depends upon the manner of your ect-ance to fhe Oa.s'le of Adven ture. Or.e does not ha\e to scale its beetling parapets or assault its s 'avps and frowning has.ions; nelt'rer is one obliged to force with clamor and blar ing trumpets and gli;;ering gorgets »fce drawbridge and portcullis Rather the pathwa; lies through one of those man> little doors, obscure, yet easily accessible. latchless ar.d boliless. to which the average person g'v«i» no particular attention, and yet which in variably lead to ihe very heart of this t'astle Delectable. The whimsical chatelaine of this enchanted keep is s shy goadess. Circumspection has no part in her affairs, nor caution, nor practicality: nor does her eye linger upon the dullard and the blunderer. Imagination solves the secret riddle, and wit Is the guide that leads the seeker through the winding, bewilder ing labyrinths. And there la something In being idle, tool If 1 *had not gone idly Into Mou quin s cellar for dinner that nigin, I should have missed the most engaging adventure that ever fell to my lot. It is second nature for me to be guided by Impulse railier than by reason: reason is always so square-toed and impulse is always so alluring. You will find that nearly ail the great '•attains were and are creatures of impulse: nothing brilliant is ever achieved by calculation. Ml this is not to say that 1 am a great captain; it is offered only to inform you that 1 am often impulsive A Times, four days old; and if I hadn't falien upon it to pass the ♦ wpn - v-ojd minu'es between ray order and the service of it. 1 shouldn't have made the acquaintance of the polite in tha: pretty \ittl" suburb over in New Jersey; nor should 1 have met the enchanting Blue IVimino; nor would fate have written Kismet. The clairvoyant never has any fun in this cycle, he has to surprises I had been away front New York for several weeks, and had returned only that afternoon. Thus, the spirit of unrest acquired by travel was still upon ni». It was nearly holiday week, and those congenial friends 1 might have called upon, to while away the evening, were either busily occupied with shopping or were out of town: and T determined not to go to the club »nd be bored by some indifferent bil liard player. I would dine quietly, listen to some light music, and then go to the theater T was searching the theatrical amusemon's. when the society column indifferently attacked my eye Ido not know why it is. but I have a wholesome contempt for tlie so-called society columns of the daily newspaper tn New York. Mayhap, it Is because I do not belong 1 read this paragraph with a shrug, and that one with a smirk. I was in no manner surprised at the announce ment that Miss High-Culture was go ing to wed the Duke of Impecune: T had always been certain this girl would do som» such fool thing That Mrs Hyphen-Bonds was giving a fare well dinner at the Waldorf, prior to her departure to Europe, interested my curiosity not in the least degree. It would be all the same to me if she never came back. None of the wishy washy tittle-tattle in'erested me. in fact. There was only one little six line paragraph that really caught me. On Friday night (that is to sa>. 'he right of my adventures in Blan'uhiret, tli,? Hunt Club was to give a charity masquerade dance This grasped my adventurous spirit by the throat and refused to let go The atmosphere surrounding the parag-aph was spirituous with en chantment. There was a genuine novelty about this dance. Two packs of playing cards had been sent out as tickets: one pack to the ladies and one to the gentlemen Charming idea, wasn't it? These cards were to he shown at the door, together with ten dollars, but were to be retained by the recipients till two o'clock (supper time', at which moment everybody was to unmask and take his partner, who held the corresponding card, in to supper Its newness strongly appealed to me. I found myself reading the paragraph over and over. By .Tove. what an inspiration! t knew the Blankshire Hunt Clnb. with it* colonial a-chitecture. lt« great bal! room, its quaint fireplaces, its j stables and sheds, and the fame of its chef It was one of those great coun try clubs that keep open house ihe rear round It stood back from the j sea about four miles and was within five miles of the village. There was a fine course inland, a cross-country j going of not less than twenty miles, | a shooting-box. and excellent golf links. In the winter it was cozy; in the summer i* was idea). I was intimately acquainted with the i ciub s M F. H.. Teddy Hamilton. We had done the Paris-Rerlin run in my ; racing car tbe summer before. If I i hadn't known him so well. I might still have been in durance vile, next I -ioor to jail, or securely inside. I had frequently dined with him at the club during the summer, and he had offered to put me up; but as I knew no one intimately but himself. 1 explained tbe futility of such action. Besides, my , horse wasn't a hunter; and I was rid inc him less and less. It Is no pleas ure to go "parking" along the bridle paths of Central Park. For myself, I J want a hill country and something !!to forty miles, straight away; that's riding. The fact that F knew no one but i Teddy added zest to the inspiration | which had seized me. For 1 deter mined to attend that dance, happen what might. It would be vastly more entertaining than a possibly dull the- i atrtea! performance. (It was!) I called for a messenger and dis patched him to the nearest drug store for a pack of playing cards; and while 1 waited for his return I casu all\ glanced at the other diners. At my table—one of those long marble topued affairs by the wall—there was an old man reading a paper, and the handsomest girl I had set eyes upon in a month of moons. Sometimes the word handsome seems an Inferior ad jective. She *as beautiful, and her half-hidden eyes told me that she waa anywhere but at Mouquln'a. What a head of hair! Pine as a spider's web. and the daiz'.'.ng yeliow of a wheat fle;d in a sun shower! The Irregu larity of her features made them all the more interesting. I was an artist !n an amateur way, and 1 mentally painted in that head against a Rubens background. The return of the mes senger brouaht me back to earth; for 1 confess that ray imagination had already leaped far Into the future, and this« girl across the way was nebulous ly connected with it. 1 took the pack of cards, ripped off the covering, tossed aside the joker (though. re:uly, I ought to have re tained if! > and began shuffling the shiny pasteboards I dare say that those around me sat up and took no tic?. It was by no means a common sight to see a man gravely shuffling a pack of cards in a public restaurant. Nobody interfered, doubtless because nobody knew exactly what to do in she face of such an act, for which no adequate laws had been provided. A waiter stood solemnly at the end of the table, scratching his chin thought fully. wondering whether he should report this peculiarity of constitution and susceptibility occasioning certain peculiarities of effect from impress of extraneous influences (vide Web ster*. synonymous with idiocrasy and known as idiosyncrasy. It was quite possible that I was the first man to establish such a precedent in Monsieur Mouquin's restaurant. Thus. 1 aroused only passive curiosity. From tie corner of mv eye I ob served the old gentleman opposite. He was peering over the top of his paper, and 1 could see by the glitter In his eye that he was a confirmed player of solitaire. The girl, however, still appeared to be in a dreaming state. 1 have no doubt every one who saw me though! that anarchy was abroad arain. or that Sherlock Holmes had entered into his third incarnation. Finally I squared the pack, took a long breath, and cut. I tu-ned up the card. It was the ten spot of hearts. I considered this most propitious, hearts being my long suit in every thing but love. —love having not yet crossed my path. 1 put the card in my wallet, and w-as about to toss the rest of the pack under the table, when a woman's voice stayed my hand. "Don't throw them away. Tell my fortune first." I looked up. not a little surprised. It was the beautiful young girl who had spoken. She was leaning on her SWSjbEI ♦ * It Was the Ten of Hearts. elbows, her chin proppod tn her palms, and the light in her gray chatoyant eyes was wholly innocent and mis chievous. In Monsieur Mouquln's cel lar people are rather Bohemian, not to say friendly; for it is the rendez vous of artists. literary men and jour nalists. a clan that holds formality in contempt. "Tell your fortune?" I repeated, par rot-like. "YPS." "Your mirror can tell/that more ac cu-ately than I can.'' I "replied with a frank glance of admiration. She drew her shoulders together and dropped them "T spoke to you, sir, because I believed you wouldn't say anything so commonplace as that. When one sees a man soberly shuffling a pack of cards in a place like this, one naturally eipecta originality." "Well, perhaps you caught me oC my guard,"—humbly. "I am original. Did you ever before witness this per formance in a public restaurant?"— making the cards purr. "I can not say I have," —amused. "Well, no more bav* I!" "Why, then do you do It?" —with re newed interest. "Shall I tell your fortune?" "Not now. I had much rather you would tell me tli* meaning of this play." I leaned toward her and whispered mysteriously: The truth is, I belong to a secret society, and I was cutting the cards to see whether or not I should blqw up the postoffice to-night or the police station. You mustn't tell anybody." "Oh!" She started back from the table. "You do not look it," she added suddenly. FIARRISBURG STAR-IXDKPKXPfINT, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1. 191n, "I know It; appearance* are BO de ceptive." Mild I sadly. Then the old man laughed, and the girl laughed, and I laughed;-and I wasn't quite sure that the grave waiter did not crack the ghost of a smile —In relief. "And what, may I ask. was the fatal card?" inquired the old man, folding his paper. "The are of spades; we always choose that gloomy card in secret so cieties. The-e is something deadly and suggestive about it," I answered morbidly. "Indeed." "Yes. Ah. if only you knew the ter rible life we lead, we who conspire! Krery day brings forth some galling disappointment. We push a king off into the dark, and another rises im mediately In his place. Futility, futil ity everywhere! If only there were some way of dynamiting habit and custom! I am a Russian; all my family are perishing in Siberian mines."—dismally. "Fudge!" said the girl. "Tommy-rot!" said the amiable old gentleman. "Uncle, his hair is too short for an anarchist." "And his collar too Immaculate." i So the old gentleman was this charm ing creature's uncle!) "We are obliged to disguise our selves at times," I explained. "The police are alwaya meddling. It la dis couraging." "You have some purpose, humorous or serious," said the girl shrewdly. "A man does not bring a pack of cards —" "I didn't bring them; I sent out for them." " —bring a pack of cards here simply to attract attention." she coniiuued tranquilly. "Perhaps T am a prestidigitator In a popular dlcie museum," I tu::gosted. willing to help her out, "and atr, doing a little advertising." "Now, that has a plausible sound." fhe admitted, folding her hands under her chin. "It must be an Interesting life. Presto—change! and a'l that." "Oh, I find It rather monotonous In the winter; but in the summer it is flue. Then I wander about the sum mer resorts and give exhibitions." "You will pardon my niece." inter polated the old gentleman, coughing a bit nervously. If she annoys you—" "T'ncle!"—reproachfully. "Heaven forfend!" I exclaimed er.g erly. "There is a charm in doing uu conventional things; and most people do not realise it. and are stupid." "Thank you. sir," said the girl, amil ing. She was evidently enjoying her self; so was I, for that matter. "Do a trick for me," she commanded pres ently. 1 smiled weakly. I couldn't have done a trick with the cards, —not if my life had depended upon it. But I rather neatly extricated myself from the trap. "I never do any tricks out of buai ness hours." Tncle, give the gentleman ten J cents; I want to see him do a sleight | of-hand trick." Her uncle, readily entering into the ! spirit Qf the affair, dived into a pocket and produced the pifce of silver. It looked as if I were caught. "There! this may make it worth your while," the girl said, shoving the coin in my direction. But again I managed to slide under; I wa3 not to be caught. "It is my regret to say,"—frowning slightly, "that regularity in my busi ness is everything. It wants half an , hour for my turn to come on. If I I tried a trick out of turn. 1 might j foozle and lose prestige. And besides, | I depend so much upon the professor and his introductory note: 'Ladies and j gents, permit me to introduce flic world-renowned Siznor Fantoccini, whose marvelous iric'.ts have long puz iled all the crowned heads of Eu rope—" "Fantoccini." misir.gly. "That's Italian for puppet show." "I know it. but the dirue museum visitors do not. It makes a fln« im pression." She laughed and slid the dime back to her uncle. "I'm afraid you are an impostor," she said. "I'm afraid so. too," I confessed, j laughing. To Be Continued. Yj.cJiraracE The Rev. C. I. Scofieid, D. D.. Will j Open the Exercises Sunday A fternoon T ie announcement of the coming of Dr. C. 1. Scofieid, tile well-known Bible! tee ner, under flie auspices of t he, Young Men's Christian Association, Sec- J on<i and Locust streets, to conduct the \ annual Brblc conference, has created j widespread interest. He will arrive in j this city from New York to-morrow.; Sunday morning he will occupy the til- j pit of the Fourth Street Ohtireli of God j at 10.30 o'clock. The first session of i the conference will be held Sunday aft-! ernoon at 3.30 o'clock in Fa'nenstock ' hall, for tbe benefit of the general pnb- ' lie. Both men and womon are invited to be present. The conference sessions will be con tinued throughout the week of January 3 every evening at 7.45 o'clock in Fahnestock ball, excepting the one of Tuesday evening, which will be held in Grace 'Methodist church on -Mate street. This change is made necessary because Fa'hneetock hall was engaged by the Harrisburg Choral Society. Dr. Scofieid's theme will be "From Genesis to Revelation," a panoramic view of the Bible, illustrated by charts, a series of readings that number among -lis befit. The extends a cor dial invitation for all pastors, Sunday s.rhool superintendents, teachers and Christian workers to be present at this conference; and no better opportunity could be offered the converts of the Htough evangelistic campaign to acquire a knowledge of the Knglirfb Brblc than this conference will afford, and they will be cordially welcomed by the man agement. When the garbage pail takes half of what the market basket brings home the housekeeper has much to answer for. J J—» Story of the Blood Red Rose By I Kathlyn Williams From the Photoplar by JAMBS OLIVER CURWOOD i 2 With lUuetretione from the Pro- K H Auction xf the Sclig Polyscope Co. 2 Sni)iiiiiiininr , iiiif*iiiiii;!!iiHif*miN!iiiiii:n!i!i!Hm!HiimiiiißHnnffli!nns (Copyright, IBM. by the Sellg Poljrtoopa Oo.) COUUDUM Ay, Hagar the witch lay on the floor of the cave, still in the death j that had overtaken her. And a cry of mortal anguish welled from the stricken heart of Paulo the huntsman. For who now could restore the rose to human form? Hagar alone pos ; sessed the magic power of restora ' tion. And Hagar was dead. Paulo took the white rose from his bosom and caressed it. and his hot tears fell upon it; and Paulo could feel his heart bleeding within him, and . he seemed like to suffocate with the grief that was overwhelming him. I Hour after hour Paulo remained be side the witch, beseei hiiig the stilled form to awaken, telling himself it was all only a dream and tnat Hagor was only asleep nnd would presently awake and give him hack his beiored Godivn. Rut hour after hour the form of Hagar Ihe w.tch remained in stillness so awesome 11 • itt Paulo at last arose and left the cave forever. That n'sh*, while the shepherds, Biento and Machore, assistants to Ri varre th« sheep owner, watched their flock"? a dark form loomed near. It was Paulo. He told them his story— his story, too. of the white rose, and bade them take the tale to Rivarre the shepherd and his wife, the father and mother of the Ice- Godiva. And when Paulo had finished his narrative the good shepherds bade him in alarm thus: "Fly into the mountains Pr.ulo. tliou must. For wert thou to be seen on the plains or in the forest by the king or any of h's men death would speed ily overtake thee." "Kay," responded Paulo "Not to the mountains will I fly. Right here on plain and in forest will i remain— till all the king's men of today—and even the king himself, if that be pos sible— (shall succumb to the bolts from my crossbow And to achieve my purpose, thou, Biento, and thou, Machere, without word to living soul or to Virgin or yet to monk—shall bring to me nightly supply of ar rows And as a beginning thou shalt tomorrow night bring me a crossbow r.nd a tirs* quiver oT arrows, each one of which shall find the heart of a king's man. till all th( who shared in rc jbing me forever of my Godiva shall lie upon the ground in death. 1 have sworn it, my friends—and so shall It be.' A year passed. And in that time full a score of the king's men perished with shaft in his heart while hunting the forest. Aiid once, even, a shaft from a crossbow jarely escaped tho heart of King Leofric. Anu throughout Urania went forth the report that in the torest dwelt a wild man. Some had even seen him. le was clothed i sheepskins about his waist, and no garment other han this covered his nakedness. Ano with 'he crossbow ho was past .aaster, greater in archery than even the most expert of the king's v.n archers. All in the iorest were safe, it s°emed, except just alone the retain ers of King Leofric. Thus the peas ants had learned to have no fear of the wild roan, v.hile the king's men suffered torments of fear each time they journeyed forth from the castle into the forest to hunt with King Leof ric. And so time passed, till the day came when a year and a day had gone forever—a year and a day from the night on which Godiva became a white rcse. And all this time the white rose was fastened about the • breast of Paulo the crossbowinan, so that the rose lay ever next his heart. And now, on this day that marked the passing of a year and a day in the life of the white rose, Paulo shot yet again another bolt from his crossbow and one of the king's men fell. And alas tor Paulo! One of the king's men saw the wild man and let fly a shaft Th» Spirit Was Godiva. from his crossbow. Straight to the breast of Paulo sped the shaft—and Paulo lay upon the earth dying. Prom the wound In the breaet of Paulo, the blood flowed out upon the white rose that lay ihere md crim soned it. And thua was born the first roH rnsa jc. E. AUGHINBAUGHI 1 THE UP-TO-DATE PRINTING PLANT 1 ; |j J. L. L. KUHN, Secretary-Treasurer if | PRINTING AND BINDING { Now Located in Our New Modern Building f| ]| 46 and 48 N. Cameron Street, Near Market Street | |pi A . BELL TELEPHONE 2012 jlj S'i Commerical Printing Book Binding We are prepared with the necessary equipment A... . 1 to take care of any work you may want—cards ur bindery can Mid does handle large edition !TO stationery, bill heads, letter TeldT work ' J ° b , B ° ok ® indln « of all kinds receives ff} H l«saa blanks and business form, of aT™. PVm ON HI W\ LINOTYPE COMPOSITION FOE THE TRADE. ! t ■ BTAY FLAT WHEN OPEN. (&} f! - Book Printing j£|| |.U With our equipment of live linotypes, working PreSS Work , yQ j rp and night, we are in splendid shape to take „ <-a»a of book printing—either SINQLE VOL- r pr ' 58 room is one of the largest and most W r ; >! UMES or EDITION WORK. complete in this section of the state, in addition fC|.| yrH t^le automatic feed presses, we have two j,*!') f/« _ _ , _ folders which give us the advantage of getting &y Paper Books a Specialty tl,e werk out in exceedingly quick time. k(g! No matter hovr smalt ov how large, the same will . WM b« produced en short notice To the Public ra Li T}„l- „ Whon in the market for Printing or Binding of i; ■KUling any description, see us before placing your order, tft ; Is one of our specialties. This department has Relieve to our MUTUAL benefit. been equipped with the latest designed ma- trouble to give estimates or answer question*. |y chinery. No blank is too intricate. Our work in this line is unexcelled, clean an* distinct lines, PanamW Tl no blots or bad lines—that is the kind of ruling zvemeiiiuer y iU that business men of today demand. Ruling for We Rive you what vou want, the way you want I® the trade. lt> when you wimt lt> > -1 E __________ [ X ' C. E. AUGHINBAUGH M M 46 and 48 N. Cameron Street p Near Market Street HARRISBURG, PA. fh A Bell Telephone call will bring one of our solicitors. M Paulo lay in death, clutching the blood red rose. And a spirit came like a wraith through the forest aisles, straight to where Paulo lay dead. And the spirit was Godiva. And Paulo's own spirit cr.me forth from his body. And his spirit joined the spirit of Godiva. And together the two spirits, now joined in eternal happiness, vanished into the depths of the forest of Urania THE END. AMTJSEHENTt THIS STORY will be shown in Motion Pictures at the Photoplay Theatre Friday, Jan. 8. 1915 V. . - SCHOOL DEDICATED Manheim Celebrates Completion of New Brick Building Manheim. Pa.. Jan. I.—The beautiful now stwo-story High school building at Mnn'heim. a brick structure with stone trimmings and costing $30,000, was dedicated yesterday afternoon. Music was a feature of the program, and was furnished by the public school children ami the Gennauia band. Church Is 75 Years Old Catasauqua, Pa., Jan. 1. —Exercises were hold last, night in the First Pres- j byterian church in commemoration of the 75t>h anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the original edifice. This cihurch was founded bv David Thomas, builder of the Crane iron works and of the Thomas Iron works, the first man to make pig iron in America by tho use of fhe anthracito blast. BUSINESS COLLEGE*. t ~ v HBO,. BUSINESS COui^i auu Market Street Fall Term September First DAY AND NIOHT »——— ——_—^ WINTER TERM BEGINS MONDAY, JAN. 4TH DAY AND NIOHT SESSIONS SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 15 S. MARKET BQU, Br HABBISBUBO, PA. Cumberland Valley Railroad In Effect May 24, 1114. Trains Leave HurriaUurs— For Winchester and -\lartin»bure u 6.03, *7.&0 a. m., *8.40 p. m. For U&guritown, Chanibersbur* and intermediate stations, at *5.03, 50 •11. j3 a. 111.. -J.40. ®.3i. *7.40. HUM p. m. Additional trains for Carlisle and Mecbanlcsburg at W.4S a. m„ 2.18. 3,27 u ,..u, »..»<J p. m. Kor Dillsburg at 5.03, *7.30 and *ll.ll a. m., 2.18, *3.10, S.Si!,' U..VJ p. m. •Dftlly. All other trains dolly exres' Sunday. J H. TONQE. H. A. KIDDLB. Q. P. A. s7 nu * I fit ' L_L^ HOUSEHOLD TALKS Henrietta D. Grauel What Is the Real Chinese Way to Cook Rice? The Chinese have as inanv ways of preparing riee as we have. They use it with fish, with beans and oil and in the same way we use potatoes—as a vegetable. The unpolished rice is always used abroad; it is considered most whole some by some persons, while others con tend that it is inferior to the improved polished article. It is a dark unat tractive dish compared to polished Car olina Point.; or Japanese Pearl rice. The Chinese have a closely woven willow basket in which the riee is placed and then steamed over boiling water until it is tender. They also cook it in a great quantity of water and drain it dry when it is cooked. I have never heard that they excelled in cooking this dish. The best way to cook rice is to wash it until the coating is removed. Put three times as much water in a sauce pan as von have rice, salt this and cook the rice in this fifteen minutes. If the rice is new, that is of recent crop, it will be tender and may be drained and served. Curried Rice and Tomato. Mix one teaspoon of curry powder with a little butter and add it to a cup of boiled rice and one-half cup of strained tomato sauce. Season with salt, heat and serve as a vegetable. Southern cooks seem to have the best method of cooking rice so that the grains are whole, white and tender. !If You Are Looking | For a Pure Beer-- | * / <♦ | Made of the finest Malt and Hops—sparkling Fil- * | tered Water—and Purest Yeast—by /lie best Sani- | X tary Methods. Order DOEHNE Beer/ % •5* «j« ! DOEHNE BREWERY ! •> Bell 826 L Independent 3iß * SIX COASTING ACCIDENTS Two Boys Seriously Hurt In Schuylkill County Mishaps Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 1. —Six coast ing accidents were yesterday added to the eigtit of Wednesday. The most seri ously hurt of yesterday's victims were ChaTles .Leonard, of' York Farm, and Thomas H. Lowthert, of Pottsville. has concussion of the braiu and it is feared his back is injured. Lowth crt. was taken home unconscious. Alax bougsdorf, Bon of the Rev. i\ S. I They use a steamer and nev • stir nr I touch the grains during the cooking. Rice is the most healthful of all cereals because it digests so easily and lias nerve building qualities. It is said that in rice eating countries one never finds dyspepsia or indigestion, or sim ilar evils. However, it should be re membered that those people who are known as subsisting on a rice diet com bine the grain with other things just as we do potatoes with meats. If they did uot they would have excess starch in the diet and rheumatism and kindred ills. DAILY MENU Breakrast Kum-quats Country Sausage Griddle (,'al<es, Maple Syrup Pried Hominy Offec Luncheon Chicken Consomme White Pish a )n Erie Creamed Potatoes in Pastry Shell* Marinated Prenyl Beans Apple Pritters / Tea Dinned CI am J , Shad Roe Urn umber* Mushrooms on Teist Pea* Omelette Souffle Russian Salad of f'hicken Aspic Celery Walnits Cheese Angel Cake / Cream Cofiftc Longsdorf, Jistor of the Evangelical church of ahuylkill Haven, wios run over by an/iuto truck while coasting. He has a froken shoulder bone a." I probable itArnal injuries. Ray lioeder, a compania who was with ijongsdorf, was also irxired. fuse of His Death Alkali fee—Ami so Slippery Sam died wiWfiis boots on, oh? BroncJ Bill—No; he died with my boots onfThat's how hp came to die. lixclnJje.
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