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HaTipr Kin£ Tootle Illustrations /X<y fisAit*/?«$ "&?%#{ ' }x$:' . ,\-\{ Cj<?- i • • -y-.;'%.<i$ C^PYRICHT jPY A.CM<?CLURC &e CO.. /9IB^ '$&• «X. • SYNOPSIS. Gloria Kerr, a motherless girl, who has rnt most of her life in school, arrives her father's home In Belmont. Davia 'Kerr Is the political boss of the town, MUX) is anxious to prevent his daughter learning ot his real character. Kendall, iwpreeentlnff the Chicago packers, is ne­ gotiating with Judge Gilbert. Kerr's chief •dvlser, for a valuable franchise, They Ifear the opposition of Joe Wright, editor •of the reform naprr. Kerr aaks the as- aUttance of Judge Gilbert in introducing •Gloria to Belmont society, and promises !tO help him put through the packers' <ttanchlse and let him have all the graft. iGlorta niMts Joe Wright at the Gilberts. Jt appears they are on Intimat® terms, (having met ^previously in a touring party la Europe. The Gilberts invite Gloria to May with them pending the refurnishing of the Kerr home. Wright begins his ngnt (against the proposed franchise in the col- (urons of his paper, the Belmont News. (Kerr, through his henchmen, exerts ev- jerr Influence to hamper Wright In the (publication of his paper. CHAPTER X.--Continued. Gloria's admiration of her father's Siwer* did not lessen upon their bet-r acquaintance. Strange as it may •eem, her loyalty to him wa« strength­ ened by each turn of fortune's wheel (Which thrust her hack upon herself, tfbe frivolous veneer In her nature jwas being worn away, and the real jfltoria was beginning to appear. Kerr's was Indeed a powerful person­ ality, and Gloria was coming to Bee why he was so successful. A woman's Intuition and not an understanding of the facts in- the case was the girl's tu­ tor. She hugged to her heart the com­ parison of Joe Wright and her father. Ia the younger man she saw some of the traits which made her father a power--magnetism, reserve strength, and a logical mind. Wright had that and more: he had all the social graces. To her, however, his great­ est appeal was that he was youth, eternal youth, and love. What Gloria could not understand -Was why Wright was avoiding her. In tpr ears she could hear him whisper as he had that night: •pring on the hifla, Beloved, .On the side of a meadowed alBpSI •' •And Love In our hearts. Beloved. /Love, anu Spring and Hop®. $ I -t Now was spring here, and hope and •V promise of love, but he did not fibme. After her return from St touts she had watted in vain. Then ajhe had asked to have him invited to dinner. When Mrs. Gilbert telephoned fcim he refused owing to press of lousiness, but asked to speak to Glo- na. She came to the telephone and they had a pleasant chat. He told her that he was busy finishing some mag­ azine articles which the editor was Stressing him for, and that he was working night and day. For the time ^ 5" ' : 'being Gloria accepted this eiplanar t £on. The day of their telephone oon- fe •••ei's&tlon there came from him a box ; 40f red roses at the dinner hour, ; ' • It pust not be thought that Glo- •iv tfa was entirely cut off from society. Jt was the society she craved, the in- K timate association with certain ones, ' V;: which Bhe was not finding. To all the formal functions Gloria was invited, .; ' fcut she no longer cared for big balls -jfe formerly. Her dances were all ^Lken, but there was something in the atmosphere which dampened her spir­ its. Although every one was superfl- rlpr oially pleasant, there was no cordial­ ly^----..Sty in it at all. So she busied herself "Snore and more with remodeling her f* k s ' -jfSountry homp. '<ts< Xjj One day at Locust Lawn a man en­ gaged in digging the foundation for ' |he new porch touched his hat and trailed Mrs. Hayes by name. She ^topped to talk to him and betrayed knowledge of his family affairs rhich astonished Gloria. After they id passed, the girl questioned her & P "Stopped to Taik about the workman and how she came to know him. "His wife came to the mlssidh for help last winter when he was sick, Mrs. Hayes explained. Gloria looked at the n*an in the trench, bending his back in pain that •he might have a place to serve tea In the afternoon and loll in a swinging •eat in the moonlight. He was but a unit out of those teeming millions of units to whose existence she had al­ ways been indifferent, Had she been told in other days that this man's family had almost died of want she would ha^ let it stay in her mind no longer than the news that a hundred poor girls had been burned to death in a fire trap a brib«u factory inspec­ tor had branded as safe. In other wordp, she would not have'considered •the, matter at ail- To have dorainiosfi them all." • mm palm and pine to Gloria meant t only that from these lands should be gathered the best there was for the lords of the earth. And ot that order she knew herself to be one. Sin and suffering were familiar to her in the abstract, sodden wretches she had seen invade even Fifth ave­ nue, but that back of all were stories of weaknesses, misfortunes, oppres­ sion, inhuman exploitation, and taan's inhumanity to man she had not con­ sidered. She believed they were born into their caste just as she was born into hers. Now as she listened to this work­ man talk, heard his story from Mrs- Hayes, learned that he had little chil­ dren dependent upon him just as she had been dependent upon her father before he had made a settlement upon her, her independent, Gloria began to realize that there was such a thing as the fellowship of man. She was not upcharitable. Whenever any appeal had been made to her she had always emptied her pocket book thoughtlessly and considered her duty done. Now the thought of personal service came to her. She was igno­ rant of what she could do, even of its power to bring her any measure of happiness, but It was worth trying; They had driven in silence almost to town before Gloria turned to Mrs. Hayes and said: "Mrs, Hayes, the next time you go to the mission.I want you to take me." Several days later Gloria went with Mrs. Hayes to view at close range the work being done in the poorer quar­ ters of Belmont by the Presbyterian Mission. She met Mrs. Wallace, the matron, and from her learned the story of the humble bat unfortunate tollers, and the evils to which they were constantly a prey through their ignorance and inability to protect themselves. Gloria then accompanied her on a round of visits, and soon the glrl'B interest was such that on the days Mrs. Hayes went to the mission she was glad to go with her. The boss was disturbed at his daughter's trip into the lowest quar­ ters of Belmont "This ain't no kind o' play, girl," he complained. "Why don't yon stick to society?" "Society!" she replied with fine scorn. "Why doesn't society stick to me?" "What's the matter?" He had been quick to catch the note of nnhappiness. His daughter had not meant to say anything^ but the words had slipped out before she could think. She now tried to erase the impres­ sion by saying: "Matter? Nothing. Why?" The boss' suspicions were not to be so lulled. "You're keepin' somethin' hack from me, Gloria. What is it?" "No, I'm not" she insisted. "Has anyone done anythin' or said anythln' to you?" "Nothing." "But something hack o' all this. You ain't happy. Anybody can see that! Now what's it all about?" -He wait­ ed for her to reply, but she would not speak. "Can't you answer?" "It's--it's--well--it's Just an atmos­ phere." "Yon go every place." "To all the big things, yes." "People are nice to you." She hesitated, but finally said. 'Ye-es." "Ain't they?" "Oh, I suppose so," aha admitted In lifeless manner. "Perhaps I'm not used to western ways, yet the nice people look just like nice people look back East" What's different, then?" They seem to keep me at arm's length. I don't see why. You're the biggest man in Belmont, and yet 1--" She did not finish the sentence. "Yet--I--what?" he urged. "I don't understand, that's all." "Who, for instance?" Gloria thought for a moment, and resolved only to name persons in a general way. "Well, Letty Loomis." "Old Johji Loomis' daughter?" "Is he the big wholesale grocer?"* t "That's him. What'd she dot" • "I tell you-- ahe didn't do anything. It's just--an atmosphere." "Huh! A beautiful lot o' airs she's got a right to put on," snorted the boss. "D* you know how old Loomis made his money?" •^"Out of groceries, didn't he?" "Groceries, nothin*. That's Just a stall. He's got a warehouse chuck full of rotten whisky he sells in pro­ hibition Kansas. That's his real busi­ ness. He don't sell enough groceries in a year to feed a first class boardin' house. I wouldn't let him sell any­ thing to the poor farm. Don't let that girl o' his put it over you any. And they say he passes the plate in church! Gad, I hate a hypocrite. IH make him sweat for it." Her father was so wrought up that Gloria was afraid to speak further, but when he insisted she told of sev­ eral instances of which she had been pleased to term antagonistic atmos­ phere, a!nd In each case Kerr related some disgraceful characteristic of the head of the family. Once he' did not hesitate to give his opinion of a soci­ ety woman whose history he knew well. This intimate knowledge of Bel­ mont affairs and his belittling refer­ ences to leading citizens made Gloria reach the conclusion that in some way he was in a class by himself. This caused, her to soothe him with the remark: ' " "Father, I think they're jealous Jbe- cause you're head and shoulders above • • j * . . ' . , pride in him and her loyalty to him were all the greater for the lack of love. She felt that she was at fault for not having that true filial regard which other daughters had for their fathers, and therefore whenever she could she strengthened her faith in him as Belmont's leading citizen. . CHAPTER £1. On the day of his interview with McMlnitry Kerr had asked Kendall and Dr. Hayes to meet him at Judge Gilbert's office directly after luncheon. At this conference he Intended to tell them they would have to acquire the News. The transfer of the property need not be made until after the election, but he wanted to know at pnee that it was his. The boss) was late, and the three men had to wait some time for him. "I wouldn't want the boys to know m I floaters had been colonised in the levee district. "We can't count on much besides them wards," explained Kerr, "unless the Belmont News goes oot of busi­ ness." ' "What can wa do about it?" in­ quired Hayas. He saw defeat staring thers in the face. » "Sam," replied the boss after a mo­ ment's silence, "every man's got his j)rice--in some form or other." "News or no News, we've got to Twin," exclaimed Kendall desperately. "I've staked everything on It in Chi­ cago and I must get results--and that means a franchise and nothing but a franchise." "Then we're got .to have that paper at any cost." ? . "it'B mortgaged Der ail it's worth," • a i d G i l b e r t . • > ' / , "That won't help us in the next £hree dayB," snapped Kendall ^ '* "There ain't no use mincing mat­ ters," concluded the boss. "We're up against It. . There's only one thing to do; see what he'll sell for, and pay him hiB price." Judge Gilbert looked , at the matter from the point of view of a business lawyer "It won't be cash down f6r the whole thing. We merely assume the mortgage, and then pay him whatever Wll take to clear out" Kerr had figured all this out With him time was the most important consideration. » * "We've,got to get busy mighty quick," said the boss. "When are you going, to see him?" asked Kendall. "Right away." "We can't very well go to his office," said Gilbert. "Even that little* mov? would give him more of an advan­ tage." "Get over here," ordered Kerr. "Telephone him. He'll come. Yon needn't say who's here." Judge Gilbert picked tip the tale- phone on the table and asked Wil­ liams, his secretary, who sat in the outer office, to get Mr. Wright at the Belmont News on the line for him. Judge Gilbert's offices consisted of an outer room where sat his secre­ tary; within, where Kerr and his lieu­ tenants were in conference, was the library, a" large room looking out on the main thoroughfore of Belmont; and from this, opposite the outer re­ ception room, then opened, two smaller rooms, one of which Gilbert used as his private office, the other as a room for consultations. When Gilbert finished telephoning, he said, "He's busy going over the proofs of some late stuff for this after- noon's paper, bat he'll be over ifc half an hour or so." , > Mission Things Fakes." li," said Gilbert disconsolately, "hut I'm afraid he's got us beat" Kendall was hopeful still. "It's three days till election," he urged. "Anything can happen in that time." "I wish I believed in miracles like you do," was Dr. Hayes' rueful com­ ment. "Only a miracle can save us," added Judge Gilbert gloomily. "I tell you, gentlemen," insisted Kendall, "I still think Dave Kerr can swing it.'"' "All the same,'" answered the cor­ oner, "when I went out to stick my good money in real estate options on factory sites I wash I'd beet riding Balaam's ass." The others' laugh at his expense was cut short by the entrance of Da­ vid Kerr. " "How 's it look, Mr. Kerr?" asked Gilbert "It might be worse," was the reply. -"We count the votes, don't we?" Gilbert was not optimistic. "I'm afraid It isn't going to be that close." "Have you heard anything from the eleventh?" queried Kendall. "I had a talk with Stweeney this morning, and he said he could put enough stock-yards people In the lev- enth to deliver the ward all right. Bauerschmldt was in my office at the same time. He's up against it in the sixth." "Then we can't count on much out­ side the river wards," said Kendall. Kerr nodded his head. He could have added that the river ward men would vote early and often, but that there was no occasion for It. It was an open Becret that for several weeks CHAPTER XII. Wben Gloria found that the Presby­ terian Mission was in need of money in order to extend its work, she sug­ gested to Mrs. Hayes that they go among their friends, explain the situ­ ation and ask money for their charity. One of the first upon, whom they called was Judge Gilbert Williams explained that the judge was busy for a few minutes and asked then^ to be seated. He did not know If the men cared to be bothered with^ mere women on such a day. When Williams announced that Miss Kerr and Mrs. Hayes wished to see him, Judge Gilbert asked Kerr if he knew the meaning of the visit. "They got some sort o' mission work they're beggin' for. It'B just a polite shake down." "I didn't ;know she had taken it up that seriously. I Just thought she went down with Mrs. Hayes out of curi- ception room, there opened two osity." ' "Women is queer creatures, Amos. Gloria's Bpendin' lots of her time with Sam's wife savin' souls. You're In for it. She got me to subscribe a hun­ dred dollars. Wanted my name to head the list. I told her to put me down as Cheerful Giver. Said I was castin' bread on the water without any hope o' gittln' it back. Them mission things is usually fakes." (TO BE CONTINUED.) : She Wanted Too . "Yes," said the determined toolcihg woman, "I might manage to hand you a bite to eat if you'll saw and chop a good pile of wood and bring in a few buckets of water and pick the weeds out of the garden and fix up the fence." "Lady," replied Meandering Mike, "I'm only a hungry wayfarer; I ain't yer husband;" 1 . GOT HIS WIFE BY PURCHASE. Recent Transaction in England GlvJb Rise to 8ome Caustic Ramarty By Eastern Editor. that* $5,000 a year is the lowest price at which they will sell themselves.-- Pennsylvania Grit. She might aot love him, but h*r We are all in agreement upon the general principle that however much a man may want a wife he ought not to buy one. But at the same time we do hear sometimes of the frank and unashamed purchase of a wife. Take, for instance, a certain divorce case that has been heard recently in Eng­ land and that was described by the judge as an Instance of wife-buying, which it certainly was. Mr. Morand asked for a di*y>rce from his wife on the ground thsfc the lady had g^en the most unmistakable proofs of\er preference for a multimillionaire named Captain Morrison. In a way It was a friendly suit, since Captain Morrison was willing to pay $27,500 damages and Morand was willing to receive that sum. They were both in agreement as to the value of the lady, and the judge concurring, the divorce was granted and the transaction com­ pleted. Of course, the story Is a rather dis­ gusting one, but we are disgusted not because Captain Morrison bought a woman, but because he bought a woman who was already a wife. Thens is nothing remarkable about the pur­ chase of a woman, since it ia done . every day. Sometimes it is the man 1 who offers to sell. The varlotw asso­ ciations of young women who have recently announced that they will many n^man with an income of less than $6,000 a year have virtully stated JULIA^ fcOT+OMLEY. There are so many designs in neck- to choose from! Here are a few of them which are so faithfully pic­ tured by the camera that it seems al­ most unnecessary to describe them. They set forth some of the attractive styles that the season has brought into vogue. The beithas and oollars combined, made of net and lace, are among the neost popular of styles. Plain or dot­ ted net alone, or net combined with shadow lace, makes the body of the collar and lUchu as a rule. Plaltings are usually of net and are nnhemmed on many of the flschues. The fineBt and airiest of machine made laces, as white as snow, In shadow lace and other patterns, make it possible to produce these neck-pieces at a trifle of cost. For wear with either dresses or coats Hie sailor collar with fischu ends Is made in the designs pictured here. Plain fine net is liked for edging the all-over lace. It is used as a flat bind­ ing in place of a hem and the addition of a fine cord of silk make an elegant finish at the top of the binding. Little buttons, nearly always cover- ad with Silk, are lifted on neckwear and they appear in All the designs. Two jabots with silk turn-over col* lars are handsome designs for older women. These oollars are boned at the sides and often adorned with small sparkling rhinestone * buttons or silk- oovered buttons matching the collar. Laces and nets are used for the jabots and when very shfedr the plaltings are made double--that is, one falling over another, as shown in the picture. High, close-fitting collars of net and lace are liked by young people. They are easy to make and a small bit of net and lace will furnish material for any one of a number of designs. They The question that perplexes us at Christmas time more than any other' --except one--is "What shall I get for her?" And the exception is, "What shall I get for him?" ' Every year brftigs in a lot of novelties In dress accessories, house adornments and fuFuinhiug, jewelry and. all the thou­ sand and one things that women re­ quire, so that selecting a present for women, or girls is a matter of choos* ing one from the many fasci­ nating novelties displayed in the shops. Fashion helps ns out this year; such is the fad for sashes and girdles that everybody wants not one but several. So let "when In doubt buy a sash" govern you and you will probably suo- ceed In delighting every one of those you remember with one of these tre­ mendously popular and beautiful dress accessories. Seven new models jb sashes and girdles are shown here. Examples of all the popular new ribbons appear in the sashes pictured i litre. In Figure 1, a wide, soft, messa- i line is shown which makee the most ! graceful of girdles. This one is in a deep rose color. The end of the girdle Is finished with a hemstitched hem, an inch and a half wide, and a tuck of the same width. Back of this are two rows of shirring. A buckle is cut from buckram. It is between four and five inches long and half as wide as It ie long. It is wrapped with nar­ row velvet ribbon In a dull, dark green and sewed to tho girdle. Hook and SISTER IN MIMIC BATTLE "Playing Indian," He Shot « tittle Girl Through the ' Heart v Denver, Colo.--"Playing Indian" with his eight-year-old sister, Paulino, at noon the qther day, Eugene Green- ; stead, eleven years old, of 1214 Ninth street pointed a 30-30 rifle at her and |/| pulled the trigger. There was an ex-^# plosion and the bullet pierced tha^W heart of the little girl, killing her in­ stantly. Mrs. Josephine Greenstadt, the mother, a widow, heard the discharge . _ of the rifle and the shriek of the boy, ^;1 s and rushed into the room where the i children had been at play. A glance disclosed the dead child, and hysteri- : • m m Killed. Instantly Thoroughly Qualified. Ji family of four women bought an Automobile. In their search for a chauffeur they were very hard to suit. At last a man applied whose qualifi­ cation could not be gainsaid. Before demonstrating his ability to manage the machine he said: "I used to be a window dresser, yoa know, in a big dry good* store." "Indeed!" said the eldest daughter. "And may I ask how that helped you to qualify for this position?" • "How?" he exclaimed. "Why, great Scott! didn't I learn all about drap­ ing figures In artistic style, and can't I pile the robes and furs around you ladies till you will look like regular fashion plates ? It was fortunate for the women that in addition to that accomplishment the young man was also a competent chauffeur, for he got the job without .further questioning. ^ ^ , Resented .the 8ecrecy.. " i '• A new little brother had come tS"1 small Carew, and it was observed that he looked sulky. Being asked if he were jealous or what ailed him, he made outspoken answer: "No, I ain't jealous, an' I like the new kid well enough for a baby, but I think I might have been told he was comln'. How'd yo« all like it If I was to walk ini vtu* house tomorrow and just shout out, 'See, 1 gotter a baby!' aa' none of you'd even so much «• fceaH a peep fses^ me beteret" ' are usually finished with a tiny cravat bow of velvet or silk ribbon. ButtonSr+ too, play a part in their make-up. Such collars should- be boned at the sides and back. They fasten either .with tiny hooks and eyes or beauty pins. ^ Very elegant little cravats of velvet ribbon serve as a background for me­ dallions of hand-crocheted lace. These are worn by all the grown-ups, young or old, and make most acceptable Christmas gifts. The medallions are in the Irish lace patterns and vdry dur­ able. Tney will outwear the bit of vel­ vet, and stand laundering week in and out. The same medallions may be tacked to cravats of different colors from time to time. Bright green vel­ vet ribbon, black and also vivid red are favorite just now. Small flat cravat bows of silk are liked. They serve as a background for the new brooches and bar pins In novelty jewelry. Neckwear will help out the Christ­ mas shopper and any one who has time to make up these attractive fin­ ishing touches to the toilette at home will be able to gladen many hearts at Christmas time with little expend!tuie of monej^ PICTURE FRAMES OP CRETONNE^ J eye fastenings are provided and the girdle is boned at the ends and sides. It is^to be worn with the fastening at the back, front or sides," at the pleas­ ure of the wearer. Figure 2 is a similar girdle in a narrower and heavier ribbon. It is a gay Roman striped affair td be worn with cloth or other afternoon gowns and with etreet dresses. Its buckle is smaller and an oval form. The end is turned under, forming a three-inch loop. Very little ribbon is required for this, abqut three-quarters of a„yard for the average waist. One of the prettiest designs is plo- tured in Figure K It is a plain girdle of black satin ribbon having two ends finished with plaid ribbon. It is boned at the gathered endB and fastened with hooks and eyes. The plaid rib­ bon Is machine stitched to the end with white silk thread. The plaid sash in Figure 4 is one ot the smartest of the new designs. The buckle at the waist is made of silk in the prevailing color of the plaid and a second smaller buckle fastens the hanging loop and end together. A more expensive ribbon is used fo!r the next model than appears in any of the others. In Figure 6 a silk and' velvet is shown having a dark green ground in satin with roses in subdued colors and foliage in blurred outlines covering the surface. The girdle is laid in loose, irregular folds and stayed with bones. The shorter end overlapping the girdle is thirteen Inches long and the longer nlneteeif' inches. The ends are finished with Picture frames are cut out of heavy cardboard *nd covered with cretonne. Thd back Is covered with a strong, plain paper. Rlngli are added by which to hang them, or they may be made with a support, hinged to the back by means of k pasted hit of doth, like an easel. Useful Christmas Gift A clothespin apron is a useful Christmas gift. Buy one and a quar­ ter yards of plaid linen (toweling, and mafeo a plain everyday apron, sewing the hem on the right side. When fin­ ished, turn up the apron at the bot­ tom, half way to the belt, and sew t)&e aides together to form a large pcfcktit. If you prefer two pockets, sew through the center. This design also makes a useful ess- broidery apron If made of dainty tre- tpnne or lawn and decorated with plain green velvet ribbon machine stitched to place. It Is an inch wide. A gay gibbon in a„ broken plaid and new color is pictured in Figure 6. This is dark gray with blue and rose and green in markings and border. The buckle 1s In green velvet A plain tailored lash with plaited girdle is among the best and most popular of all the new ideas. It has a novel finish. A single end overlaps the girdle (which is stiffened with a small piece of buckram at this point). The end is laid in a shallow plait fast­ ened with small silk covered buttons and a finish in the shape of two nar­ row ruffles is-sewed under the ribbons to the buckram. Narrow brocaded ribbons and many wide Dresdens appear among the dros­ sier models. But above all the three- yard sash of wide black ribbon known as the "wishbone" sash h'aa captivated the fancy of fashion's devotees. Some women simplify the buying of Christmas presents by choosing some such pretty fad and confining them- selve« to this one article. cally she ran to the neighbors, sum- . moning assistance. They pacified her; and the broken-hearted brother, while others notified the coroner. The children had been "playing In* ^ d l a n " a l l m o r n i n g a r o u n d t h e h o u s e , , ' and the boy found the rifle that had^-,..;^ been carried by his father. It had been packed away in a trunk through which his mother had been rummaging. , yfi Brandishing it in his hand, he told his i-vrfl sister that he was a real Indian and^*$j would defend himself. In play the'-|^ child ran from him, picking up a toy cap pistol to parry out the game. He called to her to stop. She turned and ".; pretended to plead with him. Then he raisel the rifle, pointed It directly ( ,at her, and pulled the trigger, little suspecting that It was loaded. f The child was instantly killed, a»-v the bullet tore through the hearti % . ^ The family has lived in the Ninth ^ 7 street house only a short time. $• L THOUGHT HE WAS A C(J(JNTE, ; How "Count Von de Broch" Made Way g^ f With a Chicago Girl's Valuables. ' * ' -) New York,--Miss Alice WUk&ig, a pretty Chicago girl who arrived the other day by the liner Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, was asked by the ship news . reporter If she had met any members of the nobility while abroad. "Yes," said MIBS Wilking, *T met a count in Paris and he stole my hand- hag. At least he said he was a count. Here Is his card."' She showed a visiting cftrd bearing A:|v. the name Count von de Broch. "You see, it was this," said MIbs^| Wilklng; who was accompanied by her;|i v mother, who declared it was all true.^* V "I was rushing for the St Lazare star tlon to catch the Kaiser Wilhelm H. when It happened. We were staying^,,;* at the Hotel Tivoli and I stopped to^;':^, pay the bill while mother went on to,%^ the station. "Time was short when I came out > and I rushed about looking for a taxi- - cab. I was laden with bags and bun­ dles and when a very polite and well dressed gentleman stepped up to as- vrrr^ sist me I was glad to let him. He^",?_*", handed me his card in a very politeg^Hj. way and thep succeeded in hailing a taxi for me. "He bundled me In and as I thought gave all my bags to\the driver, When^ijf I got to the station I was horrified, to find that my pet handbag, contain-^,-* .-- Ing our steamship tickets and money,. waB missing. We had to cancel ourv^j passage and cable for funds to getyA^'l home with. I told the police about it,^;, ̂ but they could do nothing. Of course, I don't know whether he was a reat count or not, but he was a very ex- 'vl' pensive porter, anyway." i:" 'A J* * . •' j&J-V. OUTRUNS TRAIN; GETS WAGES. ** Section Hand Sprints 8ix. Miles on Tla*. In Overtaking tit* V ' Pay Car. - • Hammond, Ind.--Joe Deign 1^'a'Sec­ tion hand, and lometimes a foot racer, too. Joe wields a pick and shovel for the Nickel Plate road, and the other day , was pay day. But Joe didn't try any sprinting to reach the pay car, and* just as he arrived at the depot here, the train with the pay car attached pulled out toward Chicago. Joe took one look at the receding train and then started hitting It off , on the ties after it. Six miles northA^? a n d a c r o s s t h e I l l i n o i s l i n e , t h e t r a i l * W f j •jil&L bows of ribbon* gift Mother #U1 Ilka the :;v To Remove Psper. '"•k f$od way to remove old wall par per Is to use the following solution: A thick pasty solution should be made by adding ffour and a few ounces of acetic acid. N This pasty solution Bhould be applied with a brush to the eld wall paper in quantities. After a i few minutes the old paper can be re­ moved In great strips very easily a»d with very little dost or dirt * ? stopped for water. About six minute^, later Joe came puffing up. He dot, manded his pay and got it He had $1.12 coming. He had drawn, a little in advance last month, h<£ said, pocketing the check and Btart' ing back to Hammond on" a dog tr^t Cause of Sex Plays. New York.--"Sex plays are the suit of the prevailing evil fashions women's dress," said Bishop Ed*| W. Osborne of Springfield, 111., sermon to actors In the church of J Transfiguration here. "When wc get back to decent clothing our|j plays and seat problems wijtt be tied." „ 'As