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(XT* W:-H. EGBERT lMSb by HCopyriftit, lE^'f "iV; _ -ATiT vW-.-JC ^WS >•* *i s,v> - •;*' <? •*, 'i >• y VifwrkLit. ^•v ; "•"^ «•>' v '£,* '*• V i1 ~' ' '>'•• ' M*fcv THE ^!4^^.9.wmi^\:f(SF»0iwsBsass! PL AIXDE AL E R ;<•'.. • $wm 'W.f.'!: !•£** $up- Chapman.) 'Sentry! ' 4 Scovell opened his eves with a start. : -Me had been sleeping, bolt upright, his ?ijr|fle in his hand, his head nodding up- < on his breast--he, Dick ,, Scovell of Brookline! Massachusetts, an eternity ago, and <iow a soldier in the Foreign - Legion of France. ;r| He had been sleeping-.on Bentry <Juty, a crime for which the military codes of all nations prescribe only one 'fJCnalty. It is a just penalty, for the *intry has the lives of innumerable -. men dependent upon his vigilance. " Yet there was condonation for Sco- V£ll. A malignant sergeant, two days Mid nights spent on ceaseless trench Work. and then, without the rest that Should have been his, a post in this ad­ vanced position among the bush be­ tween the hostile lines. Human nature «ould not have endured it; it was no x wonder that the boy had slept, v" -.; Scovell opened his eyes with a start fifefore him stood a major general of the French army, accompahicftl by two officers from headquarters. "Disarm him!" £\. One of the officers took the rifle - fYpin Scovell's hands. He placed a re­ volver against his temple. ^'Marfch him to headquarters. Well Wake quick work of the fellow!" *They led him along the edge of the t bftish, descended into the winding ^ communication trenches and proceed­ ed in single file, the officer in charge leading, the two of lower rank moving With Scovell between them. • Scovell had never been in this ^>art of the la|»yr;lJQth of excavations before. IIII Sa.' yyfr;-- m-: ;y*vp &rp'\ NArVJ-V /.M# < *. *», -• : J --i- Y) "What Is Your Comparty**' Hp sensed dimly that something of importance musti>e impending, sointf 8 hi ft of troops, perhaps, preparatory to Ititt attack.- ^The party halted in a little round ex- ' cavation, where half a dozen officers, all in the uniform of the French gen­ eral staff, awaited them. They ipse and saluted. Scovell could only just understand the tenor of their rapid •Ifrench. They arranged themselves about a little table, the general at the head. "You are accused of sleeping on •entry duty," said one of the two ju­ nior officer*;. "Your nationality Is Eng­ lish?" •^"American," said Scovell drearily. *•" "It is useless to deny the offense. JH*ve you anything to say in extenua­ tion?" "Not much,!'-said Scovell. "Only that 1 should never have been selected for sentry duty. I had been two days and night in the trenches. 8ergeant JUgaud had a grudge against me." . .."What is your company?" • y*The fifth." ' *'Of which regimentf '•The Ninth." Formerly stationed In Algeria? "Where are the Twelfth and the Fif- ,'K^l ' • teenth regiments?" .s"- ' "The Twelfth is in the trenches. •y^Vi.ty..*She pifteeuth relieved us at nightfall, v > ' should have gone back with thgK-u" ,v> •• • .Xv r ^"'le general interposed, frowning fiercely. -*lf you were asleep «>n sentry duty Legion, there can be only one penalty," he 4harled. "But if you are a spy you may aave your life - by acknowledging all and giving us information of value as to the movements of the Germans. Come, now. are you a German?" "I am an American of the Foreign 3gion," said Scovell, with a gesture r .signifying that the whole process was 11 '> ?„> ' useless. He thought of the girl in Bos- •f, ton, whom he had left alter a quarrel. He had not seen her before he sailed J^ps they W°Uld let h im write a "Prove that you are not a spy ! " the * general persisted angrily What is Ifee last village at which you halted. *here your headquarters are now?" -• "La Fere." ' ."Your trenches--have they many Cotne, I know the ex- Li /.~v act number." \ '• ' We haTe fOUr l>°nib-throv. cr in our division." ' Are the trencheB cemented? ' : . "Concreted. But what is the usu of I have confessed--" Who commands the Answer now, for your life de- "Be silent. <Ninth? «.v., -^pends- blazing star shell saddeniy di8:. PQ"; rtosed the Bcene to Scovell's eyes as if bad been etched in white. He saw ^4'- ' 1116 i3*6®1" 'gfoup-about him. th.* atten- jUve faces. SomeUkiag :wa» booting j, - Wgb overhead. . . . 4 V Crash! ; Night fell. A thousand tons of e%rth aeeme-d to rise up and strike him. ^fteovell gasped for breath. He fought With fury to worm his way through tho •verwhelming mass. He was aware #f fragments of debris that had once £to?*n flesh and blood about him, He fmtnd the tree air, drew tn a breath, struggled out of the Immense crater made by the shell. / In the center of the hole lay th% ma- tllated and mangled bodies of the ofR> cers who fca<t comprised the court-mar­ tini^ . \ And suddenly Scovell realised that ho was free. None but the party knew that he had slept. They had placed nobody on guard in his stead. He had not been absent more than a quartet of an hour. If he hurried he could Jbc back in time for his relief! He was a befit to hurry down the empty trench when he sa** a piece ol paper fluttering on the ground beside the body of the general. He picked it up. The sky was faintly illumined by the light of distant star shells Somewhere in the distance the artil­ lery was booming. Scovell could just make out the meaning of the paper. It Was in German and contained a number of rough diagrams which ho believed to be plans of the German trenches. He must deliver the documeut as soon as he was relieved, to his head­ quarters. He waited no longer, but started off as fast as he could go. As he ran he remembered that the officer who had disarmed him had thrown his rifle down beside hink - Five minutes later Scovell, breath­ less and overjoyed, resumed his soli­ tary pojt among the trees. The sweat streamed down his face as he thought of his escape. What an escape! But then--the document! He must in duty deliver that at headquarters. No doubt it was of the utmost conse­ quence. The death of the general and the destruction of his f.ids by the German shell occurring, as it had done, in a lonely spot, could not be known. Though it meant death to tell the truth Scovell must tell it. For the sake of France, to whom he had sworn fealty, whom he had so nearly betrayed, he must confess He fingered the document in his tunic pocket and shuddered with horror as he realized the meaning Of his duty. And he thought again of the girl In Boston. "Halt! Who goes there?" At once he was the alert, keen sol­ dier again. The man who had come with the corporal to relieve him gave the countersign. Scovell«went through the formula of the relief drearily. Then he accompanied the noncom. back to the trenches. ^ Ten minutes later he was standing in the presence of the general in com-jt mand. And he poured out his story of treachery and sudden death. He told the general everything in the broken French that the boy had acquired during his short term in France. At the end, without • asking for his life, he handed him the^ docu­ ments. The general pressed a bell upon the little camp table and dlrectecUthe or­ derly who appeared to summon the colonel of the Ninth. A few minutes afterward the twot men were poring over the document, head tc head, and Scovell was entirely forgotten. He waited. Death meant not much, and life--well, he had long since re­ signed the prospects of a long life. But to be kept waiting for the death order was unnerving. He waited. Long afterward, as it seemed, the general raised his head and looked at him with an inscrutable expression in his eyes. "Private Scovell, you say that a shell burst near you when you were on sentry duty and killed a group of offi­ cers whom yo* had opt observed?" he asked. 1 : "No, sir. I--" "Whom you would undoubtedly have challenged a moment later," the gen­ eral continued. - Scovell's heart leaped. At last he understood. The general was deliber­ ately misunderstanding him. He meant, then, to find an excuse as a reward for bis discovery of the papQf. "Yes, sir," he stammered. The general clapped him on the shoulder. VYou have done well," he said. "Those officers whom you ob­ served wer4 German spies; this doc­ ument is a complete description of our defenses, and would undoubtedly in time have reached the hostile head­ quarters and resulted seriously for us. Your act shall not be forgotten, Cor­ poral Scovell." And, in the midst of his bewilder­ ment, Scovell's mtfid went back with hope to the girl of Boston--not neces­ sarily of living to see her again, but at least 5f dying with, an fntarniahed name. Circumstances Alter Cases. Pat Cassidy purchased a new au­ tomobile, and whtie still inexperi­ enced in the handling of it he drove down one of the crowd^J thorough­ fares of the city. Coming to a'cross­ ing where traffic was held up, he lost control of the car and ran squarely into a handsome limousine. The crowd which gathered found the situation amusing, and to add to Pat's discom­ fiture, the crossing policeman, a big Irishman, commenced to berate him. "Siiice when did you learn to droive a car?" demanded the officer. "What's yer name?" "Cassidy," answered Pat. "So?" said the policeman, interested­ ly. "And where are "you from?" "County Clare," said Pat. "Say." said the cop, "how the divil did that fellow back into you?"--Chicago Journal. Anniversaries of Snakebite. A curious fact, and one not general­ ly know, is the recurring symptom of snakebite on or about the anniversary of a bite. The victim of a snakebite may have these recurring symptoms for ten or twelve years, and there is a case on record where the recurring symptoms lasted for twenty-f ve years. In 8elf-Defense. Mrs. Jaggs--I'd like to know ijrhy It 1b that some men can't say "no" when asked to take a drink. Mr. Jaggs--Did it ever occur to you that it might be because some women can't say "no" when asked to marry? •-V, * Street SCEMB HEN the president of An­ dorra sent a message to President Wilson, many an American was compelled to hunt up on the map the location of the tiny republic ip the Pyrenees. "Who has ever been in Andorra?" asked the Chicago Evening Post, and in reply Marion H. Drake wrote: "In the summer of 1913 I tried to reach this quaint, ancient and hidden republic from the Spanish side, but could gain no assurance from any tour­ ist office in Madrid that it was acces- j^ble, so I went the long way around, via Barcelona, Perpignan, Carcas­ sonne, Toulouse, Foix and Ax-les- Thermes, in France. Here I was warned that the trip was dangerous, that there were smugglers and brig­ and's and terrible mountain storms, and that a woman who took this trip might not return alive. This only whetted my traveler's spirit, and I bought a pair of hemp-soled shoes, packed a knapsack, strapped a camera over my shoulder and went by post- chaise to L'Hospitilet, where I en­ gaged as guide an Andorran boy, handsome, respectful and neatly dres&ed in brown corduroy, who was working at the dirty little inn, hired ANDORI5A LA VlfcLlA ~ ; embroidered sheets and pillow slips. The people were kindly, Interested in the news of the outside world, cour­ teous, some quiet and some loquacious. "1 was now in the valley of the Va- lira river, which flows south into Spain, and over the rocky road from Canillo and Encamp I passed churches built of the brownish gray stones of the country, with Catalan bell towers. At Andorra la Viella, the capital, they were celebrating their day of libarty, and their flags of yellow, blue and red--the blended cologs of Spain the spiritual and Fratfce the temporal mother--were .flying in summer sun­ shine. I walked into Las Escaldaa late in the afternoon, passing bubbling sul­ phur springs, and was greeted hospi­ tably by Doctor Pla, the cultured pro­ prietor of a first-class hostelry. My little guide left me to return to the dirty, muddy town of L'Hospitalet. I bade him farewell in French, and he replied in Catalan, the Andorran tongue. At Las Escaldas hotel I found many fat Spanish priests, gay and jolly, who had come for the sulphur baths, as ^well as numerous Andalu- slann, up in tWe coof Pyrenees for their- holiday. ~ .7 : " « Andorra has, fix counties, about a mmmw THE CASA DE, LA VALL a mountain horse, and with sup­ pressed excitement smarted out over the rocky pathway back of the rude little church of this far-south town of France. "I walked amt rode over loose stones, on narrow and fearsome ledges, at times above and often be­ low cascades, over hard, sharp, cut­ ting,. slippery slate, past quaint stone shrines with iron crosses, tiny ter­ raced fields of vegetables and tobac­ co, perpendicular hayflelds amid the wonderful stillness of the lofty Pyre­ nees and the noisy, rushing torrents I waded through trickling, cool brooks, where rivers were^-betn. and stopped the first nighy^at Soldeu, where I found good food, white tablecloth and napkins and slept in a room with a rough stone floor, on a good bed, with Make routine your friend.- WISDOM AND Wirf Hair Ornaments for Evening Wear !•« tilt-..-' • ma&'tJreeOoin «osij|UitaiAl^i4^c himself. , He whd loses his ideals loses the •ery bloom of life. To discipline oneself, to hold one* self responsible, is ever so much better than to be disciplined. „ . If routine is not forced on uK/tra must force -it on ourselves; Or we sha8 go to pieces. The main object of school and col* lege is the same--to establish charac­ ter. . > Routine steadies nerves, and, wfejpti used intelligently, adds contentment to life. The sophomore who employs hazing' (like the dean who employs spies) is an enemy tg civilisation. „ A few advaWe invocations mlg^t have saved a host Of belated peace prayers.' , Football appeals to ambition and to. self-restraint; it gives to crude youth a task in which crude youth can attain finish and skilL y ; y I sometimes think there are only two kinds of service--that which is npt worth having at any price, ..ftod that for which no money can pay. . When we sajr, "Lead us not Into temptation," we forget that one of the worst temptations in the world is the temptation to be led into temptation-- the temptation to gratify vulgar curi­ osity. . , , > • y " . dozen towns and some five thousand inhabitants. The capital, Andorra la Viella, has a popalation of 500 and contains the° Casa de la Vall, or house of .represent _ tatives. This is a large sixteenth-cen­ tury building at the extremity of the town, overlooking the valley toward Spain. It is parliament house, town hall, school, palace of justice |ind ho­ tel for the councilors all in one. It is aiso used as a temporary prison in the rare cases when a prison is neces­ sary. Crime in Andorra Is practically ' unknown. The only Andorrans suf­ fering imprisonment are the smug glers of tobacco caught by the French or Spanish customs officers, and these are not looked upon as malefactors by their fellow citizens. Smuggling Is regarded as a legitimate trade. WOULD EXTEND GOATKEEPNG I purposes and makes excellent cheese." Mr. Atkins, in recommending goat- keeping on economic grounds, speaks from experience. At his home at Uck- fleld, Sussex, he keeps two goats, which save him $100 a year! The in­ dustrious pair provide plenty of milk for a household of six. -- --m 11 Mulled Cfder. This is ah excellent bedtime drink when one feels that he has taken cold or just after coming in from a wetting in the storm. Pound half an ounce of stick cinnamon and ten or twelve cloves until bruised. Put into a sauce­ pan with half a gristed nutmeg, cover with a half pint of boiling water and infuse on the back of the stove for 16 minute. Strain, add sugar to taste and stir into a pint of hot cider, \ ' Different ScHiools. . r; "My typewriter knows as mtfeb about spelling -as the late >ioab Web­ ster." "Mine is an Ardent follower pt the lamented Artemqa Ward." English Head of Club Advocates^Ex­ pansion in the Raising of These Useful Animals. Goatkeeping by the small holder has increased considerably since the war, and suburban residents, too, have found the ownership of a goat or two less troublesome and more profitable than pigeons, rabbits, or even * poultry, remarks the London Times. In view, however, of Rev. A. C. Atkins, founder of the new Na­ tional Utility Goat club, the keeping of goats for utility purposes should be more largely extended, and with this aim he is taking a census of all the goats in the country. "There are thousands of goats kept for utility purposes in the country," he says, 'and everybody who has had one knows thejr value. They are little trouble; all you have to do is to keep them clean and provide them with a Shelter, as they do not like wet. For a trifling expense and a little atten­ tion you can 'grow' your own milk, which is delicious for all<> culinary Sympathetic. "I'm sorry you don't admire Mr. Gumpins." said the tactful woman. "His ancestors were very distinguished and estimable people." .. "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "WMt a -misfortune for bis family that so many of them died*" M'CLAftYGRAMS Tour enemy doesn't want your tem­ per, but he loves to see you lose it. Pluck is the greatest asset in the world--but*U must be the center of it. A one-sided bargain is a badly-listed derelict which terribly endangers its perpetrator. Some people make it a practice to take their own whenever they see it, and someone else's when no one sees it To wish for the success of what a man has, rather than that of what he is, is to wish for an empty egg shell, rather than the whole egg. The man who sticks to business gets the rather questionable reward of lending to those who go broke ti» the process of having a good time. There are some people we have met, who, were it necessary to pay as one went, would, we think, be kept busy treading on the toes of those ̂ behind.-- McClary's Magazine. ^ - SUPERSTITIONS When your nose itches something will soon happen to vex you. When your right eye itches it is a sign of good iuek; J^ea yopr of bad luck. ; t *• - • "V A new shoe, placed upon a table for inspection, will lead the wearer into unlucky paths. A spider descending upon you from the roof is a token that you will soon have a legacy from a friend. The magpie is deemed a bird of evit1 omen. Its unluckiness has been ac­ counted for.by its being the only bird' which did not go into the ark with- Noah. It Is a good omen for swallow^ to take possession of a place and build their need)} around it; while it Is un- propitious for them to forsake a place, which they have once tenanted. If yon have any white marks on your nails, commonly called "gifts," you may expect to get as many pres­ ents as there are marks, as soon as these get up to the nail ends In the course of their natural growth. JUST THOUGHTS The rule is that the men earn the money and the women pick the four- leafed clovers. The best indication as to whether a man honors womanhood is the man­ ner in which he treats his wife.. The rabbit differs from man only in the respect that it nqver stops to throw a bluff before running away. 0 It is all right for a woman to marry money. But, unless he is an army officer, a man is criticized for doing so. There are so few distinctions to which men may aspire that being the father of a tfn-pound boy consid­ ered one. . •' s. .I. ' "All ten years of mkrrfed life have done for me," said Buck Kilby yes­ terday. "has been to increase fifty pacity to withstand punishment.** j' "When a man is jealous of a^woman It is because he loves her. When a woman is jealous of a man it is be­ cause feer monopoly of hbp is threat­ ened. ^ ^ Eph Wiley says, that while he wished to be gallant in hlB attitude toward the other sex. he never goes so far las to wish he had been born a woman. In a good many instances the man who wants to do something for the poor is actuated by the fact that Uie poor cast more votes than the rich. Buck Ivilby says his observation of those who embrace it leads him to conclude that religion is much less MtinfuJ than It was whea Juv was a -•>v. rr „.. „ v £ -.A ^ '<* V i.-s-vs----' ' «vx^ * " It appears that the pursuit of hap­ piness and the pursuit of luxury are very much one andtthe same thing, judging from the belongingB of wom­ en who are able to indulge a taste for the beautiful. A study of those things that are made more for the purpose of being decorative than for being useful reveals an enticing play of fancy in their make-up; witness the f^ns, the Jewelry and the hair orna­ ments of the hour. The matter of first importance with them is to be beautiful and, next to that, to be original and clever in design. Any number of fascinating decora­ tions for the coiffure allure those who have occasion to wear them. Near­ ly all of them consist of a band sup­ porting a standing ornament of some kind, and all sorts of sparkling and glowing and /colorful materials are used to make them. Spangles, tinseis, rhinestohes and pearls--the spangles in all colors, as well as silver and gold--provide the glitter. Tulle and ribbon and flowers play their happy parts, and a fetf soft and graceful feathers are, given places of distinc­ tion on the coiffiire ornaments of the day,, or, rather, of the night. Jet in bands of spangles, in beads and tas­ sels ( and ornaments, is conspicuous everywhere. Two typical hair ornaments, de­ signed to meet the requirements of opera goers, are shown In the picture above. At the left a band of jet se­ quins Is combined with rhinestones. It (is lined with satin, and the founda­ tion band is wired along its edges, to' keep it smooth. The strand of- rhinestones is set above two rows of small jet beads along the center. These terminate in a small ornament and tassel that serve to mount a Spray of black feath­ ers at the left side. Black or white marabou is used instead of paradise feathers, on many bands, and a ma- V- ^ . jority of these ornaments do not em- ploy feathers at all. This is especial­ ly true of those designed for younger women. At the right a little cap is shown, made of small pearl* beads strung on fine wire. Little Jet balls dangle about its edge and a large Jet star- "7. %• -'•••*>¥ at shaped ornament serves to imunt * ^ ' crest of feathers at the front. Pretty caps of white or black ma- lines are mounted on bands covered with rows of rhinestones or pearls and sometimes a/ latticework of these mock jewels crosses their surface.A Narrow black velvet, ribbon is used to fin­ ish them, With long hanging loo$s at on'e side and a loose, bridle under the chin. _ Narrow silver or. gold gauae ribbons are wound over bands covered with silk for making many of the les^ ex­ pensive ornaments. Clusters of small rr -$?;•. '{• . '? % ••Mm M € -W- • •; '-C 'W- & • ;->i * flowers, tinsel butterflies or. orna­ ments, and tassefls o* beads finish them. Nothing is prettier or better liked than spangled bands finished with butterflies to match, ^hese corfte in silver and gold and in many <<q1- ors. There are also wreaths of beauti­ fully made flowers of chiffon or satin, and with them malines in light colors is used for wired bows and* airy or> n a m e i } t s . . £ • ^ ^ £ A Home-Mqde Fornt^ - i- F&r Women who sew at home. Have a well-fitted lining, stitch, press, sew hooks and eyes down front. Stay neck with tape to avoid stretching. Take a bed pillow--the ordinary feather-filled kind--stand on eqd and fit the lining around it. Gradually work the pillow down Jktci the lining until every part is filled out. You will •' have a-duplicate of your own form '• ready for draping, pinning and sew­ ing without the fatigue of standing. -• & $ New Entry on Fashion's Stage St' Vw. «.v rM ' :&l \.sv £•£ ••• '"'jpW.- The latest and newest of pretty neckpieces makes its entry (hi fash­ ion's stage accompanied by "wrist­ lets" made to match. Perhaps the re­ vival of the old-fashioned muffler, which has swept over the country, is responsible for that of wristlets, which were knitted, in the day^ of our grandmothers, to protect the wrists in wintertime. ^ The neckpiece and cuffs pictured here are a very mod­ ern and frivolous version of the sub­ stantial muffler and wristlets of other days. The set shown In the picture is made of blue and green chenille -braid, edged with a narrow border of black fur. They are lined with green satin and embellished with sprays of tor- get-me-nots in light brown velvet. The spray at the end of the neckpiece is set In a chou of brown malines. Fancy bands and ribbons of various ports and colors are used for these sets, but the fur border is always present and the small aprays of flow­ ers a necessary part of their compo-- sltion. ' >&' Pleasing Gown. . ^ A pleasing tea gown was carried out in soft black brocade, the slightly full, short, trained skirt slit up in front to show a petticoat of charmeuse and black shadow lace. Qt€t this fell a three-quarter-length coat of black mousseline ,de soie, finished with a flounce of the Bame filmy lace headed by tiny silver rp^es, placed at fairly cloae intervals, but not touching. Again, about the region of the hips the fullness was Just lightly drawn to the figure, after the manner of the favorite Sets of this kind are useful for con­ verting the / plain tailored waist or coat suit into something more dressy,' and for providing a means for a. bit of furbishing up. With them, and oth­ er similar accessories, it is possible to vary the appearance of a dress that is worn day after day. The dark'silk waist, which is worn for traveling or to business, loses^its identity .by the addition of a pretty finish of this kind. Organdie collap- and cuff sets and those made of ribbon answer the same purpose but do not add any warmth. Sets like that illustrated, and those made of ribbon, make lovely Christ­ mas gifts. Roman striped or other striped ribbon in bright colors, of plaid ribbons, are chosen for the rib­ bon sets. Fancy silk and chenille braids offer a wide choice of color and design for the br^ffl sets. Plain satin is used fof lining them and they are fastefcecL with sqap fastener*. i: •C; coat bands, by a double line of the f same silver roses, the body part con­ cluding with elbow sleeves, arranged to fall in long points, weighted with silver tassels. ~ . Perhaps, however, the cachet of the scheme rested on a lovely pansy pure' pie velvet ribbon embroidered in silver*-: that, after softly draping the waisC fell down the front in:, one lan£ an4v one shorter end. 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