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LITTLE MISS BOOTH-JONES,
Many persons at the Waldorf-Astoria. In New York city, are still talklnp of little Miss Alisla Booth-Jones,
»bo was one of the victims <>f the Lusitanin. She was with her father at the hotel and endeared herself to many
through her beauty and cleverness. Mr. Edwin Booth-Jones, the father, was in the United States to see the objects
<if art. It was just before little Miss Booth-Jones and her father left aboard the Luaitania that she bad a photograph
taken. Harry Zeliner, one of the assistant managers of the Waldorf-Astoria, admired the picture, and the girl gave
jue lo hiiu on the morning she and her father left the hotel.
TTABRTSBURft STAR-INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1915.
[ATOMS AND HIS
Copyright, 1815, by Cicorgs Br rr MoCutchaon.
CONTINUED
"It's the best I conld do." he said in
■n aggrieved voice.
1 had a secret hope that the countesi
would be In the courtyard to welcome
me. but 1 was disappointed. Old Grete!
met me and wept over me. as if 1 was
not already sufficiently moist Th<
chef came muning out to say thai
breakfast would be ready for tm when
I desired it; Blatchford felt of my coat
sleeve and told me that 1 was quttc
■wet: Hawkes had two large, steaming
toddies waiting for us in the vestibule
apparently fearing that we could gel
no farther without the aid of a stim
ulalit. But there was no sign of a
single Titus.
Later 1 ventured forth in Poopen-!
dyke's best suit of clothes, the one h«
uses when be passes the plate on Sun
days in faraway Vonkers. It smelled,
«it moth balls, but it was gloriously!
dry. so why carp? We sneaked down
the corridor past my own bedroom
door and stole into the study.
Just inside the door 1 stopped in
amazement. The countess was sound
asleep in my big armchair, a forlorn
hut lovely thing In a pink peignoir
Her rumpled brown hair nestled it
the angle of the chair: her hands
drooped listlessly at her sides; dark
lashes lay upon the soft white cheeks
her lips were parted ever so slightly
and her bosom rose and fell in the lohg
swell of perfect repose.
Poopendyke clutched me by the arm
and drew me toward the door or 1
might have stood there transfixed f«
heaven knows how long.
"She's asleep." he whispered.
It was the second time in twe!v«
hours that some one had intimated thai
I was blind.
The door creaked villainously. Thf
gaunt, ecclesiastical tails of my bor
rowed frock coat were on the verge ot
being safely outside with me when
she cried out, whereupon I swiftly
transposed myself and stuck my beac
through the half open door.
"Oh, it's you!" she cried, in a qua
very voice. She was leaning forward
in the chair, her eyes wide open and
eager.
I advanced into the room. A look ol
doubt sprang into her face. She stnred
for a moment and then rather piteous
ly rubbed her eyes.
"Yes, It Is t." said I. spreading my
arms in such a way that my bands
emerged from the confines of Poopen
dyke's sleeves. (Upon my word, 1 had
no idea that he was so much longer
than I!t "It is still 1, countess, despite
the shrinkage."
"The shrinkage?" she murmured,
slowly sliding out of the chair. As
she unbent her cramped leg she made a
little grimace of pain. but. smiled as she
limped toward me. her hand extended.
"Yes. I always shrink when I get
wet," I explained, resorting to face
tlousness.
Then 1 bent over her hand and kiss
ed It. As 1 neglected to release it at
otice. the cuff of Poopendyke's best
coat slid down over our two hands,
completely enveloping them. It was
too much for me to stand. I squeezed
her hand with painful fervor and then
released it in trepidation.
"Poopendyke goes to church in it."
1 said vaguely, leaving her to guess
what it was that Poopendyke went
to church in, or. perhaps, Unowinjrwbat
1 meant, how I happened to be in it
for the time being. "You've been cry
ing!"
tier eyes were red and suspiciously
moist.
As she met my concerned gaze, a
wavering, whimsical smile crept into
her face.
"It has been a disgustingly wet
night," she said. "Oh, you don't know
how happy I am to see you standing
here once more, safe and sound, and—
and amiable. I expected you to glower
and growl and"—
"On a bright, glorious, sunshiny
morning like this?" I cried. "Never!
1 prefer to be graciously refulgent.
Our troubles are behind us."
"How good you are!" After a mo
ment's careful scrutiny of my face she
added. "I can sec the traces of very
black thoughts. Mr. Smart, and recent
ones."
"They were black until 1 came into
this room." 1 confessed. "Now they
are rose tinted.''
She bent her slender body a little to
ward me, and the red seemed to leap
back into her lips as if propelled by
magic. Resolutely 1 put my awkward,
ungainly arms behind my back and
straightened my figure. I was curi
ously impressed by the discovery that
1 was very, very tail and she very
much smaller than my memory record
ed. Of course I had no means of
knowing that she wan in bedroom slip
pers and not in the customary high
heeled boots that gave her an inch and
a half of fnlse stature
"Your mother Is here." I remarked
hurriedly.
She glanced toward my bedroom door.
"Oh. what a night!" she sighed. "1
did ail that 1 I'onld to keep her out of
your bed. It was useless. I did cry,
Mr. Smart. 1 know you must hate all
of IIS."
1 laughed. " 'Love thy neighbor as
thyself."" I quoted. "You are my
neighbor, countess. Don't forget that.
And It so happens tbnt your mother Is
nlso my neighbor at present, and your
brothers too. Have you any cousins
and Hunts?"
"1 can't understand how any one can
he so pood natured as you." she sighed.
Tlie frown of her head was on a
level with my shoulder. Her eyes were
lowered. A faint line of distress grew
between (hem. For a minute I stared
down at the brown crest of her head,
an almost ungovernable Impulse pound
ing away at my sense of discretion. I
do take credit unto myself for being
strong enough to resist that opporluni
t,v to make an everlasting ii'lot of my
self. I knew even then that If a sim
ilar attack ever came upon me again I
should uot be able to withstand it.
All this time she was staring rather
pensively at the second button from
the top of Poopendyke's coat, and so
prolonged and earnest was her gasw
that I looked down in some concern, al
the snrue time permitting myself t«
make a nervous, jerky and quite In vol
untary digital examination of the afore
said button. She looked up with *
nervous little laugh.
"I shall have to sew one on righl
there for poor Mr. Poopendyke." she
said, poking her finger Into the empty
buttonhole. "You dear bachelors!''
Then she turned swiftly away from
me and glided over #o the big arm
chair. from the depths of which sh«
fished a small velvet bag. Looking
over her shoulder, she smiled at me.
( "Please look the other way," sh(
said. Without waiting for me to dc
so she took out a little gold box. a pow
der puff and a stick of lip rouge. Cross
ing to the small Florentine mirrot
that hung near my desk, she proceeded
before my startled eyes to repair th«
slight—and to me unnoticeable—dam
age that had been done to her com
plexlon before the sun came up.
"Woman works in a mysterious way
my friend, her wonders to perform,'
she paraphrased calmly.
"No matter how transcendently beau
tiful woman may be. she always doee
that sort of thing to herself. I take it.'
said I.
"She does." said the countess witb
conviction. She surveyed herself crit
ically. "There! And now I am readj
to accept an invitation to breakfast 1
am disgustingly hungry."
"Aud so am I!" 1 cried with enthusl
asm. "Hurray: You shall eat Poo
pendyke's breakfast jtist to penalize
him for failing in his duties as host
during uiy unavoidable"—
"Quite impossible." she said. "H«
has already eaten it."
"He has?"
"At half past 6. I believe. He an
nounced at that ungodly hour that 11
be couldn't have his coffee the first
thing in the morning he would be In
for a headache all day. He suggested
that I take a little nap and have break
fast with you—if you succeed In sur
viving the night."
"Oh. 1 see," said I slowly. "He knew
all the time that you were napping in
that chair, eh?"
"You shall not scold him!"
"I shall do even worse than that. 1
shall pension him for life."
She appeared thoughtful. A littlf
frown of annoyance clouded lier brow
"He promised faithfully to arouse
me the instant you were sighted on
the opposite side of the river. I made
him siand in tile window with a lield
glass. So. on second thought. I shall
scold him. if he had come to the door
and shouted you wouldn't have caught
me In this odious dressing gown. He
lene"~
"It is most fascinating," I cried.
"Adorable! I love flimsy, pink things
They're so Intimate. And Poopendyke
knows it. bless his Ingenuous old soul."
I surprised a queer little gleam of
inquiry in her eyes It flickered for a
second and died out.
"Do you really consider him nn In
genuous old soul?" she asked. And I
thought there was something rather
metallic in her voice. I might have re
plied with intelligence if she had given
me a chance, but for some reason she
chose to drop the subject. "You must
be famished, and I am dying to hear
about your experiences. You must
not omit a single detail. I"
There came a gentle, discreet knock
ing on the half open door. I started.
"Come!" I said.
Blatchford gravely swung the door
wide open.
"Breakfast is served, sir—your i?dy
ship. I beg pardon."
1 have never seen him stand so
faultlessly rigid. As we passed him on
the way our a mean desire came over
me to tread on his toes just as an ex
periment. Somehow I felt that he
would say, "Thank yon. sir." and there
would he no satisfaction in knowing
that be had had all his pains for noth
ing.
I shall never forget that enchanted
breakfast—never! Not that I can re
call even vaguely what we had to eat.
or who served It. or how much of the
naked truth I related to her in de
scribing the events of the night; 1 can
only declare that It was a singularly
light hearted affair.
At half past 1 o'clock I was received
by Mrs. Titus in my own study. The
countess came down from her eerie
abode to officiate at the ceremonious
function—if Jt may be so styled—and I
II HOUSEHOLD
i TALKS
| Henrietta D. Graifel
A Warning About Canned Goods
The trend of modern times appeals to
women and makes them more interested
in sanitary foodstuffs and in the carf
and delivery of groceries.
.Inst now it seems necessary to eal.
attention to great quantities of canned
goods that are being sold at reduced
prices to make room for this season's
produce There is no objection in the
work! iu patronizing such sales and
making the best of your opportunity for
a bargain, but reject all cans and tins
that show rust around the tops or bot
toms or have a dent or a swollen place
on the sides. i
Safety first is nowhere so necessary
as in the home, and arrangements have
been made with most food dealers by
manufacturers to return all battered
or damaged cans and some rebate is
usually offered.. Therefore these dam
aged goods are not a total loss to
grocers but they are to the house
keeper.
Swelled places on cans show that
there is gas. caused bv decay, within.
Dents mean that the. cans have been
knocked about and that air may have
reached the food. Rust comes from ;
dampness and when it is on cans you
can be almost positive there is an air !
hole in the container.
Food that is packed in tins must be
air tight to be fit for food. Ptomaine
poisoning is one of the most dangerous
we know. When it does not cause im
mediate suffering and horrible death in
every case it is responsible for so-called
stomach trouble many times.
As soon as a tin of fish, meat, peas,
corn, tomatoes or any food is opened
turn it at once from the can and so pre
vent the growth of poison.
Physicians say that cancers, indiges
tion, dyspepsia, nervousness, headaches
and other ailments come from ptomaine
Purity of Products
arid
Cleanliness of Manufacture
are operative principles in the production of the
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WHS agreeably surprised to And ray j
new truest in a tnost unliable frame of
mirnl True, she looked me over with
what seemed to trie mi unnecessarily
qnd perfectly frank stare of curiosity,
but. on sober reflection. I did not hold
it against her. I WHS still draped In
Poopet;dyke's garments.
At first sight I suppose she could n:
iplite help putting me down as one ol
those literary freaks who typify Intel
leet without Intelligence.
As for her two sons, they made no
effort to disguise their amazement. (I
have a shocking notion that the vowel
"u" might lie substituted for the "a"
in that word without loss of Integrity.)
The elder of the two young men.
Colingraft Titus, who being in the
business with Ills father in New York
was permitted to travel most of the
time so that he couldn't interfere with
it. was taller than I. and an extremely
handsome chap to boot. He was twen
ty-six. The younger. Jasper junior,
was nineteen, short and slight of build,
with the merriest eyes I've ever seen.
I didn't in the least mind the grin he
bestowed upon me and preserved with
stauch fidelity throughout the whole
Interview-but I resented the supercil
ious. lordly scorn of his elder brother.
.Insper I learned was enduring h pro
tracted leave of absence from Yale.
The hiatus between his freshman and
sophomore years already covered a pe
riod of sixteen months, and he had a
tutor who appreciated the buttery aide
of his crust.
To Be Continued
"Lancaster's Own" in Reunion
I<ancaeter, May IB.—The annual
reunion of the One Hundred and Twen
ty-second Pennsylvania volunteer in
fantry, called " Lancaster County's
Own," because composed entirely of
the sons of this county, held its annual
reunion yesterday. Of the original
944 members but 310 survive and only
one commissioned field officer survive,
Adjutant 'Daniel H. Hetshu. At. the
busineßS meeting Mr. Hetshu was elect
ed president.
ir poison foods. The wonder is that we
10 not have more deaths from this
lose, for I have often seen one-half of
■ can of vegetables used and the re
uninder placed, still in the original tin,
u the cooler until the next meal, and
lot infrequently is fish left standing
11 open cans! If we were not naturally
itrong and healthy we would succumb
o such criminal carelessness instead of
omplaining of "tummy-aches" and
loaiiaches so frequently.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
"Our club is interested in the action
to obtain a half cent piece as mentioned
in this column last week and we in
tend to write to our State Representa
tive regarding this but will ask also
for a reeoinage of the almost forgotten
two cent and three cent pieces that we
used to find so great a saving. We
thought you would like to know what
we art* doing."—Secretary Housekeep
ers' Club.
Reply.—Such a note is inspiring and
we are glad that at least one group of
women have interested themselves in
this. If more will follow the example
of the above club women we can make
savings in our expenditures that will
be worth while.
* • •
"Please advise me how T can drive
away sparrows and still keep robins and
wrens in my garden?— Boy."
Reply.—Dear Boy: Don't try to do
it. Make the openings into your wren
boxes too small for sparrows to enter
and keep water where they can reach'it.
The robins care for themselves. States
that have warred on sparrows now find
they have made a mistake and that
these are almost the only birds hardy
enough to win a living in cities. Spar
rows destroy weed seeds and insects bv
millions and robins can easily take their
own part if there is a disagreement.
Cumberland Valley Railroad
In ECCact May 24, 1914,
Traloa Leave Murnafaura—
For Winchester jnd Murtiusburg, at
i.l/S, 'T.on a. m.. "3.40 p. m.
For Httgerstown. Chamberaburg an 4
uiK.-iiiietii.iU- »U.tiona, ut 'i.ol. *7.I(L
.1..,., A. in,. ••*.«», i.i'i. •!.«, ll.o?
p. m
Additional trains for Carlisle ao4
Mechmlcshurg at t1.4!l m, 2.1». 1.27,
<, Jti, u.-'.u i). m
For Dillshurg at 5.03. *7.6u and •11 1*
a. m.. 2.18. *3.40, 5.32. 6.30 p. m.
•Dallv. All oltar trains dilly axcep*
Sunday. J a To.vot
H » Hiripi.F r> I- A Hunt.
LOST IN FOBEST FIBE, DEAD
Missing Man's Money and Gold Watch
In Pockets
Pottsville, May 15. —Samuel Bart
lett, a wealthy farmer, whose body was
found Thursday night on the mountain
near Tliomaston, is believed to have
lost his way and perished while trying
to get help. A forest fire, which was
raging, obscured his vision and pre
vented his rescue. His clothes were
found signed with flames and smoke.
It was at fiift thought he was mur
dered, but a large sum of money and
a gold witch were found untouched
on his person.
They Are TO Years Old
"For some time past my wife and
myself were troubled with kidney trou
ble," writes T. B. Carpenter, Harris
burg, Pa. "We suffered rheumatic pains
all through the body. The first few
doses of Foley Kidney Pills relieved us.
After taking five bottles between us
we are entirely cured. Although we aru
both in the seventies we are as vig
orous as we were thirty years ago."
Foley Kidney Pills stop sleep disturb
ing bladder weakness, backache, rlieu
matism, dizziness, swollen joints and
sore muscles. Geo. A. Gorgas, 16 N.
Third St. and P. R. R. Station. —Adv.
Called to Philadelphia Church
Sunbury, May 15. —The Rev. Rob
ert H. Gearhart, of Mansfield, 0., a
graduate of Gettvsourg College, and
former resident of Sunlbury, has ac
cepted H call to the pastorate of Grace
Lutheran church, Philadelphia.
Try a case of Fink's Hottlcd Beer.
A perfect srtnifary package.—Adv.