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-r/r Tf \ f * - I *-r - > - - *X<* t * -3 "r'WF J. -*f £*** ]» ^ ^ r*fc. r- Ar ^ c . •* - v - • ; - v ; • " r. 23,1933 i=*~ Si^ e,>'i \ KIKftfOOD 'the tries' Aid society tortt <*e4r annual bazaar and chicken dinner at the M. W. A. hall Wednesday. Mrs- E. C. Hawley won the qnilt. The Bum of $101.7-5 was cleared. The committees in charge wish to thank all those who in any way helped to make it a success. Mrs. Rose Antoliff of Hichmond is spending: a few days in the home of her daughter, Mirs. E. E. Carr. Mrs. Jane Carr of Elgin is visiting in the Win. McCannon home. Ms. Ed Thompson is visiting in the home of her son, Edward, in Chicago- Mr. and Mrs. ^Lyle Hopper and daughter of Chicago were visitors here Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilbert and family of Brockville, Cahada, arrived here Tuesday evening and are guests in the home of the latterV parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dodge* • The P. T. A. held another of its meetings at the school house, Wednesday evening. Music was furnished by the Misses Anna Corvino and Emily Nardi of Chicago. Miss Corvino playing tlie pi.mo accordian Miss Nardi san •*. The McHenry high school trio consisting of George Vales, Guy Duker and Walter Kreutzer sang several selections- Professor Duker of McHenry gave a very interesting talk. At the close of* the program fames were played. The Misses Nardi coid Corvino played for the pupils at the school house the next afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilbert and children and Mrs. W. A. Dodge were callers at Woodstock Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard were visitors at Woodstock Friday morning Mrs. Ralph Simpson spent Friday and Saturday with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Nick Young was a visitor at Woodstock, Friday afternoon. Mrs. John Freund was a visitor'at Waukegan, Thursday. Mrs. Lester Nelson and children and Mrs. George Bacon r of Antioch spent Saturday in the W. A. Dodge home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters entertained the Five Hundred club at their home Friday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. F. A. Hitcbens and Bruno Butler and Mrs. George Young and F. A. Hitchens. Wayne Fpss spent Friday evening as the guest of Irving Horn at Crystal Lake. Mrs. Roy Neal and Mrs. Frank Dix were visitors at Waukegan Saturday. Adrian Thomas of Chicago spent Wednesday here with his parents, Mr. and Mm. Edgar Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mann and family and Mrs. Ada Mann of Woodstock were Sunday dinner guests in the Edgar Thomas home. Mr. and Mrs. George Jepson and family of Wauconda spent Sunday in the C. J. Jepson home. Mr. and Mrs. Roland McCannon and son, David, spent Sunday in the B. BMarble home at Greenwood. Mrs. E. C. Hawley is visiting relatives in Morristown, IndL Mr. and Mrs. George Young and (tended the golden wedding celebration 29 NORTH WESTIWFS Story of ThaalugiTlas Rail Bargains For t h i s o c c a s i o n • . •' ' round trip rail fares . are cut almost onebalf-- Tickets will be sold i for all trains o f . November 2 8, v and 30-- Return any time to 10 days-- 1 T i c k e t s good « coaches, also sleeping and parlor cars on payment for space occupied-- ' Children half fare ••••••.. baggage cheeked. Ask Af«iit f*r Details son, Alfred, spent Thursday afternoon at McHtonry. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Manh and son. ^Seymour, of WoodstoeK spent Sunday afternoon in the Edgar Thomas home. Miss Darlene Mercnant entertained the Epworth League at a party at her home Friday evening. Games were played and an enjoyable evening was spent. Among those attending the County Home Bureau party at Woodstock on Thursday evening, Nov. 16 were Mrs. J. McCannon ard son, Marshall, Misses Helen Harrison, Ellen Smith, Marion Peet, Norma Larson, Olive Wesley Gibbs, Alex Martin, Roland McCannon, Clarence Harrison and James Harrison. All enjoyed a fine .time. Friday 1 evening, Nov. 10, several members of the Ringrwdod Home Bureau journeyed to the home of Mrs. Clara Greaves Sweeny at Woodstock and surprised her which was also a complete surprise from which she soon recovered and the evening was spent at cards , after which lunch was served. Mrs. Sweeny was presented AV-v" I with a table cloth and napkins from 'the unit. \ ; ; Miss Marion Peet; entertained the Ringwood and Hebron Epworth League units at a chili-con-corne supper at her home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Crystal Lake and Mrs. J. R. Smith of McHenry spent Sunday evening in the George Young home. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and family spent Sunday evening with relatives at McHenry. Herbert Freund and children of McHenry and Mrs. Peter Weber und family of Johnsburg were Sunday dinner guests in the Henry Williatrs home. Frank^Wiedrich and son, Leslie, and daughter, Ethel, spent Friday afternoon at Richmond. Mrs. Lester Carr was a visitor it McHenry Thursday morning. * Mae Wiedrich spent Monday afternoon at McHenry. 0 CHarles Coates of'Genoa City spent Sunday in the Fred Wiedrich home. Mrs. Libby Stephenson of Elgin and Chauncey Stephenson of Little Rock, Ark., spent Sunday night and Monday in the H. M. Stephenson home. Miss Dorothy Peet of Crystal Lake spent Thursday afternoon and Sunday afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peet. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dugan and daughter of Western Springs were Sunday dinner guests in the S. H. Beatty home. Mr. and Mr?. A. E. Herbert and two daughters of Elgin were callers in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Sculley and family of Deerfield spent Sunday in the Charles Frey home. Mirs. Del Hoefelt of Oelwein, Iowa, is visiting in the J. P. and Henry Stenhenson homes. Dr. and Mrs. Graham and Mt*. Ada Whiting and daughter, Ardis, of Chicago spent Sunday in the Lewis Schroeder home. Mr. and Mrs. N Joe Weber and famf afternoon at Spring Mr. and Mrs* Frank Buchert and daughter of Richmond spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Bacon. Mrs. Clarence Lemke, Mrs. Joseph Bohnen, Mrs. W. C. Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. Max Beth and Mr. and Mrs- Julius Faulkenscor of Chicago spent Wednesday in the Ralph Simpson home and attended the bazaar and chicken dinner. Mrs. Olive Hitchens Chapman and Ernst M- Murphy of Jacksonville were married at the Greenwood parsonage by the Rev. Job Moore Saturday, Nov. 11, at 8 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens *we their attendants- They were guests in the Hitchens home until Monday evtsamg returning to Jacksonville where they will be at home to their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Anderson and family and Mrs. Rilla Foss and eon, Wayne, were visitors at Genoa City, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard CaTfcwwi and family were Chicago visitors Sunday Mr- and Mrs. Floyd Foss of McHenry spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Foss and Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchests mm Rockford visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs- A. K. Burns and son ©f Oak Park and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilbert and children of BrockviQe, Canada, spent Sunday in the Leon Podge home. Mr. and Mrs. SL W. Brown spent Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freund and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Freund atof their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Freund at McHenry, Tuesday. Mrs. Nick Young spent Monday in the home of her daughter at McHenry Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Merrell of Solon Mills and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown were visitors at Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown spehfe Wednesday afternoon at Rockford. Facing the Facts Br LEONARD A. BARRETT GOES TO WILDS TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF MONARCH'S DEATH Lawrence of Arabia Vanishes After Feisal Meets Strange .End at Berne. • up i n Young and Mr. Sunday >ve The incorrigible optimist may possess a sense of personal satisfaction in liia conviction that everything is ordered for t«f best, (lis emhusk asm, however, tin less seasoned with reason. Is likely . 'o be" seriously disillusioned when tie faces the stern rfc alities of life.; Ti.e disposition to look on the bright side .of things is most praiseworthy providing it does not blind one to the real Import of current issues. The lot of the pessimist is neither to be coveted nor admired. The optimist has many friends. Everyone Shuns the pessimist. The essence of pes sltnism Is that the cosmos Is essential ly evil and that tlon of life Is jiistitinble. Pessimism Is a serious danger if It ' becomes one's dominating impulse. It j may play havoc with the psychic cen j tera. Not to be >ible to Interpret llff j from the more hopeful point of view will soon impair the Judgment and ren j der nne Incapable of doing the best work. j Perhaps our best eneouraiment i? to come from neither the optimist nor the pessimist. We like the fresh and exhilarating spirit of the optimist, but we are not willing to shut our eyes te certain facts which cause, us seriou? concern. We want to keep company with i^he optimist, but conditions at" times compel us to part with him when he assumes the role *ef a cocksure prophet. What Is the safe position for the average man to take today? The answer requires tlie use of an old wort! with a new emphasis. Facing the (acts is In Itself a very renl act and to dc so without prejudice demands that one be more of a realist than either an optimist or pessimist. The realist sees a* issue from an all-round point of view. Le Is interested more In facts that) theories. He usually plays safe His Judgments are based upon facts as they are and not as he wishes them be. His convictions are largely the result of experience. He sees his goal with a clear eye. He possesses a cool heart as he makes his great adventure Of the three, perhaps the realist is the safest guide; at least he is very sure about the road tie travels and his confidence helps as take freak courage and earry TJoodOfi.--Out of a routine permission by a royal air force colonel to a humble private, granting him Indefinite^ leaVe of absence--"for personal j reason^"--there may emerge the solui tk>n of an international diplomatic mastery. I Ilecently King Feisal of Iraq, most picturesque of all Arab chiefs, died under "peculiar" circumstances in Berne, Switzerland. It has just been Huff Monday afternoon. JOHHSBUEO Mr, fhd Mrs. Steve May and Mrs. Leo Freund and daughter, Diana, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller at Richmond Wednesday. Mrs. Albert Huff and Mrs.1 Fred Smith were Waukegan visitors Tuesday afternoon. Joe Schaefer is spending a few days in Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shif&no. Mrs. William J. Meyers entertained a few ladies Wednesday^ Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Tony , Freund, Mrs. Leo Freund and Mrs. Charles Micheis. joe Schmitt of Beloit, Wis., was a business caller here Wednesday- Steve Huff and daughter, Katherine, of Spring Grove visited with John learned thiit Aircraftsman T. K. Lawrence. stationed at Borden Camp, near here, opcea^airi, has disappeared Into tlie euiknowh. The aircraftsman is'in reality "1ji\v- j fence of Arabia," famous as the au- Spring Grove spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Karls and family returned home from Chicago after the funeral of their daughter, Virginia, Saturday afternoon. Fbindealers for sale at WaMfc'*, Drink Water With Good For the Stoma# Water with meals helps stomach juices, aids digestion. If bloated with gas add a spoonful of Adlerika. One dose cleans out poisons and washes BOTH upper and lower bowels. Thomas P. Bolger, Druggist. 5 #. 1ISI, W«ri«n Hmptpw Cai«a. Say yoa read it in THE PLAINDEALEfi... CHW5T1AW SCIENCE CHURCHES tad Body" was the subject Che TjetHMn-$ermen In all Churches Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Novtwnbesr S9. TV t^tifrden TMtwas, "Yea. In the way «r tiiy judgments, O Ix>rd, have we wait ml lor-thee; the desire of w soul is to thv aarue. and to the ran»eiubrance<ofttee"( Isaiah 26: Aatoog Obe citations which com- {W(m4 tiie Ijew«B>t!eruion was the following fftiin the Bible: "For If we Hw after the flesh, ye shall die: hut if ye through the Spirit do tnortlfy Ctaie deeds of > the body, ye shall lire. K«>r m many as are led by the Spirit of tiod. they are the sons of tJod. The Spirit itself l>eareth witness with our spirit, that we are the diil4r«n tff K;«d' (Romans 8: 13, 14, The LeiMii^rmoD also in- «ioded the following passage from the Christiaai '.Science textbook*' •"Scienoe and Health with Key to the Scriptures." by Mary Baker Eddy: "Even though you aver that the material senses are indis|>ensable to man s existen<* «r entity, you must change tbe hitman concept of life. aodg uiust at length know yourself spiritually and «cientideally" (p. 350). , thor of "Itevolt in the Desert," and. in fact, leader, along with King Feisal.. of that very revolt. They were, the "David and Jonathan" of the World war--the tall, handsome sheik and the short, studious Britisher whose ability to disguise himself as ftn Arab aiid whose mastery of that language gave Palestine to the allies and gave Feisal his first throne. - ' ; ; "Massacred" FOes? Two months ago King FeiSAl'S soldiers, with the assistance of wild border tribesmen, conducted a short and vicious foray against the Assyrians. Six hundred of the latter were reported "massacred." The League of .o Nations began an Investigation and gloom, interpretia^ KIng Feisal. his brother. Prince All. and his foreign minister. <!e%, Nurl Pasha, went to Switzerland, presumably to present their side of the case. They went to.Berne and (he members of the royal party, while waiting around, decided to enjoy themselves. King Feisal, barely fifty, tall, slim and handsome, made a striking figure on the dance floors and casinos of the tiny inland republic. A mysterious and strikingly beautiful brunette was seen almost dally In his company--at lunch, on the tennis courts, in the casiuos, on the hotel terraces--and tongues wagged. Then came tragedy! Feisal had luncheon with the bra-, nette one day and shortly afterwards complained of being ill. At nine o'clock that night he died in agony. The brunette disappeared and no trace of her has been had so far. FVisal was the third son of Hussein, first king of the Flejas, made so by the British during the war aud after General Allenby had taken Damascus and Jerusalem from the Turks. Feisal And l.awrence led the latter's Arabs and between them managed to keep the Sue* canal open and the British empire united In the East. Hopts Not Realized. At the Versailles peace conference which I-awrence and Feisal attended together, the Arab leader hoped to be given control of a united Arab kingdom, the land he and Lawrence had conquered. Instead, he was made king of Syria and placed under • French mandate. ° I.avvrenee, thoroughly disgusted, refused the honors offered him by Great Britain, sat down to write his book •nd at Its completion Joined the royal air force as a private. Some years passed and the British government bethought Itself at last of the debt it owed the Arab chief who had kept the lanes of communication open in the eastern theater of war. Arrangements were made to hold a plebiscite In the Mesopotamlan valley and as a result Feisal was elected kin* of Ira<i. subject to a British mandate. It still wasn't the Arab kingdom he and Lawrence had dreamed, but he pnfevrcd the British to the French. For almost a decade he kept hit turbulent chieftains in order--a condition which is not expected to last long under the youthful, gentle and Inexperienced King Kha7.1. Lawrence of Arabia will he needed sorely In the desert now to keep peace; over and above any plan he may have In mind to solve the mys tery of his friend's death. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and family of Solon Mills spent Sunday evening With Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller. The Sunday Evening, club met at the home "of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Srryth Prizes were given to Mrs- Steve May Mrs. John A. filler and Mrs. Leo Freund. ,. •; "' '• v •' Mr. and Mrs. James Com&tocky of Chicago spent Sunday with Mrs. Jacob Weingart and family. Alfred Oeffling, Billie Guyser, John Bert rang and Mrs. Katie Low? motored to Aurora Sunday. . .,;i' r . Mr. and Mrs. John Rauen of Spring Grove spent Sunday afternoon with John H. Freund. Miss Barbara Ann Hagen of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huemann. Mr. and Mra Albert Huff and daughter, Shirley were Woodstock callers Sunday. Mrs. Stephen Smith spent a few days in Chicago with Mk\ and Mrsr Alex FreurKi. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bildner were Chicago visitors Sunday. Mrs. Joe B. Hettermann, Mrs. Steve King and Florence Smith visited ait St. Theresa's hospital Monday to visit with Miss Helen Smitl) who is a patient there. ' Mr. and Mrs. John P. Schaefer motored to Algonquin Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Zornstroff of Stationery Makes Ideal Christmas Gifts Give a box of beautiful stationery this year. Stop at the Plaindealer office and see what we have to offer. - l You can get sheets with process embossed headings/ with envelopes, at the following // ; 25 sheets, 25 envelopes 59c . 60 sheets, 50 envelopes v 89c : 100 sheets, 75 envelopes $1.00 Price includes name or initials processed embossed on sheets and plain envelopes. Address printed on envelopes 25c extra. Neatly boxed--prompt delivery. ORDER ,TODAY The McHenry Plaindealer JScenes and Persons in the Current Newi 1--Washington firemen at their annual task of washing the summer's grime off the National Capitol. 2--Wisconsij State police in armored motorcycles escorting truckloads of inilk during the farmers' strike. 3--Newest members of the NBA advisory board; left to right: R. E. Flanders, president .of Jones and Lamson Machine company; Gen. R. Et Wood, president of Sears, Roebuck fit (Company; Clay Williams of the Reynolds Tobacco company and Pierre Du Pont KI D® Pont d* fiBmooru A C9l ; -v • - . . . . r •• Killing of White Moose Seen as Good Luck Omen Anchorage, Alaska.--Airplane news has reached here from the Kanitishna district reporting the recent killing of a white moose. The animal possessed dark brown antlers. 42 Inches across. About one out of every 1,000 moose is without pigmentation and belongs to the albino group. . Natives believe white moose are spe clal gifts sent by the CJreat Spirit from the hunting grounds In the big snow country. The slaying of this animal is heralded In villages as mean ing good luck this coming winter. , Thus far there has been a variety of game and plenty of fish for the winter stores, supporting the natives' snperstition. Hermit's $11,000 Estate Brings Many Claimants Bridgeiwirt, Conn. --When Neils Han sen. who lived a hermit life aboard a houseboat here for years, died there were few persons who took an inter .est, but when it became known that, though believed penniless, he had left «D estate of .$11,033. eighteen persons Advanced claims. No relatives have been located, and Hansen did not leave a will. The administrator, Sidney C. Johnson, disallowed all claims, but three have been appealed to the Tro Date court. The claims total £ls,000 The Fourth Lovely Lady BY THERESE BENSON Owrtfffet br Bobba-MrrrUl Company WMtJ ••rrlot ADS /r- SYNOPSIS M«ta<u Smtrt. Lovri, rsmtn, ywm*- ••t and ptijructUy the weightiest of the four Lovely lirtert, finds beraeU in dkcidetfly straitmW circumstances. She Ul her vwa plans far the future, however. Tfcs Lonly aatata, 1-evelyU*. in Virginia, <a owaad by 9tnif'« brother, Bitl-Le*. but he is living la Chile, while the estate ia ranted ta a Mr. Johnstone Neabit. Smif't dearest wish is t» •M LovelyU*. As "Madtm Saitou" she aatabhthes herself.as a "Little Sister of the Rick," a tMuultsst. Tike other Lovely sisters dspiere that a assmber of the family skssU baceasa aa 'Wventuress." SmK has • aitsot, • MS arias dee ire* to evade the at an extraordinarily stoat rham be refers te as Mercy. Later, the lady, Mlsa Martha Washh| Mi MulJm (Mercy far short), comae «o Saif with a etary that because af bar <a»ceaa weigMt -she baa laat bar lever, -•Johnny." SitiM advises her ta diet. Mercy vropaeee <lnft Smif, who U herself effected with an overabundance af fleeh, sbauld try the "cure." and if the results are satisfactory M«rr »>tl follow her example. For a Kin Will 4«e, 9ftiU cen.snta. CHAPTER V --11-- • SHIP Mked forward wtth an amount of interest that she j found surjtrising to her approaching Interview with the person she -still designated to herself as tlw gynman. <<<)n his behalf she was tempted to order a more sultsuintial luncheon;'yet. after all, why should she? She had not invited this guest. Fin illy -^he compromised. Three aandwiches and an apple were to be brought to her as usual, while 'Buttons was told to hold a larger iMipply In reserve. The nian arrived promptly aDd n^liered bimself out to the lounge without ceremony. Plainly ceremony was one of^_the superfluities he had banished from his scheme of existence. Pultons followed with a small plate of sandwiches, regarded by the gunman with extreme disfavor. "Are those a joke?" he demanded before he saw the twinkle in Sinif's eyes, after which the rest of the banquet was quickly forthcoming. ' "Well, why don't you talk?" he atked. doing full Justice to the sandwiches the while. *1 was^meditating on the Inequalities and hi justices of this world. If I consumed a tithe of what you do, the only scales I could be weighed on would be a hay scales; and I suppose the same is true of Miss Mercedes." " "Don't fool yourself or let her fool you. Lticinda's best customed is her mistress. And Lucinda's an artist." "So I was given to understand," Smlf said dryly: "I judge that if Lneinda'8 masterpieces were lesa tempting Miss Mercedes might be leas colossal." "What you'd like* to say is. If Miss Mercedes were not such a pig Miss Mercedes might be less colos> sal." '•Really," said Smif, lifting her eyebrowh and with difficulty restraining her laughter, this man with the emerald horseshoe was, after all. so like a rather naughty little boy, "that is not the way a gentleman should talk about a lady Ja,itr •*1 can't see that" He compressed hla lips stubbornly. "If a lady acts like a pig, I think & man should be frefe to mention it; Judicially and without ill-feeling, you understand. Bst then what should I know about ftt I don't pretend to be a gentleman. You didn't think I was one, your •Dear me, no!" Smlf answered, had it en good authority that yoa wan a gonoan. Don't yoa want to i hear of my interview Mercedes?" "Not particularly." "And that is just as well," she told him crushingly, "because I have no Intention o£ telling yoa anything." "1 was rare yon hadn't," Johnny rejoined. "How covld you be certain 1 would say nothing about Miss Mercedes? I thought she was your excuse for coming here." Smif was disturbed. She preferred playing with people to having them play with her. Her guest beamed at her. "Any excuse that brings me here ia good enough for me." This was sheer frivolity. Smif pounded on the arm of her chair in exasperation, "Listen to me. I insist that yoa remember that 1 am a business woman engaged In a serious business enterprise." * "And 1 am one of your customers," Johnny said soothingly. "You can't get away from that 1 engaged you to keep me from being married by Mercy." "You didn't engage me to do that, because I should have refused such an engagement. 1 said I would see If I thought I could help you. Well, if that's the only help you want, 1 can't and won't, so there!" "1 never believed that you'd go back on a bargain." "So far as that goea, I haven't. You acknowledged that you are fond of her. You said that if she were not so fat you wouldn't mind--" "That Was my fatal desire to palm myself off on you as a gentleman. D--n It all, I won't marry her and Don't Pretend to Gentleman. You Did Your have to sit opposite her watchiij her gobble Lucinda's glorious fwd day after day. Just tell me this, is that mammoth planning to reduce? Is that what you're driving atl" "She Isn't yet, not until Pve shown her that It Is possible."* And then this astonishing man astonished her again. "But yo" aren't fat," said he. Smif regarded him with incredulous wonder gradually merging into belief. The man actually api>eared to mean it. . * "Never say again that you arent a gentleman," she remarked at last "The first requisite is to be ahte to lie magniticeutly and spontaneously. I congratulate yoa.** "I don't mean yoa aren't big," Johnny began to explain laboriously, apparently quite uninterested in her view of the most essential not a moment to that I am to meet Mrs. Carter at Pierre's and shall be very glad if she will have tea with us there at Ore." ••.... ,\v:" Buttons saluted parture. She turned hack to find him pointing a accusingly. "Mrs. Carter--Mra. he stammered--"they're ters. Then you Bii gest of the family. ly," "Correct enough, although I publish my pedigree on my botti card." She was ruffled, as her remark betrayed. "I know how you can: euC" <to u coimwvmx) lost be the qualification for a gentleman. "When I say fat I refer to something soft and boneless, a shape of blanc mange that hasn't quite solidified-- in fact, Mercy! You can't be fat,' because I like you, and I simply hate fat people. I always have." " Giving this knock-down argument time to sink in, he went on with his sandwich. Having finished the j first half, he resumed: "And that isn't the only reason I»like you, either. I liked yoij from the first moment I saw you. You reminded Jbl'Vat once of my great-grandfnother." This compliment was more than Smlf had expected. She broke into a, peal of irrepressible laughter, laughing until tears stood In her eyes. Johnny never smiled. Smlf gurgled:. "I've been compared to^Kwan-Yln, to the Sphinx, to the Buddha at Kamakura, but never, never before to anybody's great-grandmother.** "It's a great compliment," said Johnny; "I hoped you'd appreciate it." "I know It is. It Is unique, hi fact. It has gone to my head." Smlf gasped, keeping right on laughing because she was unable to stop. "You're a very trying girl," the gunman declared severely. This was too personal for hia hostesa "I am Madame Saltoa," she bristled. "Pooh!** said Johnnf. "That's just a business name. II doesn't mean a single tiling." "You know nothing about It--** "Oh, yes, I do. I tipped Buttons a dollar and asked him if you were married. Thank God, I'm no geotIonian! That's saved you the trouble of saying it," . "Well then," said Smif, "it's true enough.--What la It?** Buttons stood apologetically In the doorway. VThey's a lady here, Madame. Mrs. Stannard. She says she's your sister and Insists she must see you." Smlf was in no mood for argument with Lucy. "Tell Mrs. Stannard that I have !