Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1916, Page 30

S P e 6-0 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 9, 1916, The Social Pirates -:- Story No. 1—Little Monte Carlo “I'm glad to get buck, at that" said Mont flartley to her chum, Mary Bur- nett The two girls were leaning over the rall of a steamer that was being warped into its dock by tugs. They had been having a vacation trip, and, though that | was over now, and they faced the ne pensity of replenishing the ators of money, heavily drawn upon for the trip, they looked happy “Bo'm 1, satd Mary. “T was tired when we went away.” Mona laughed, These two girls, #o d, wo tashionable in their ap- had no visible means of mup wort They had bacoms embittersd mome time hefors by the experfences of some close friends who had suffered at the hands of unscrupulous lesches of soclety, black maflers and parnsites They had therefors decided to conduot A campalgn against this class of men and make them suffer, especially finan clally, in a partial retribution for thelr misdeods, They had pledged themselves to for thelr vietims only thoss whose de wplcable and contemptible actions had already marked them as belonging to the puck of black wolves of soclety, and in this way the two girls considered that they merely eollected the bill of expense due them for conducting this erusndo against such individu and the wiles to which they wers obliged to resort wera simply & minor detall In this pro- cemn of collection, A foew minutes Inter they wers nshore. Yor mome reason they 414 not mecure one of the first fllght of taxicabs, and had to walt whila another was sum- moned, And while they walted they strolled to the end of the pler, to look At the passing river teaffie, Suddenly Mary clutehed Mona's arm, Look at that girl, Mona!” she said ““What Ao you muppose s the matter with her? T'll awear she is trying to Jump in'" Mona looked and saw a young girl who was 8o Alstraukht that she was not aware that anyone was watching her, With a auick leap Mona sprang toward her, and wan Just In time to sleze her as the girl gathored up her dotermination and steppad out to drop Into the water, Mary was not & moment behind her chum, and together they held her. ‘Look here maid Mona, as the girl #triuggled to free herself. ‘“Thers is no senme in that, There's no sense In that, There's nothing so bad that it cannot be mended, In a moment the girl stopped struggling and stared dully at them, ““You don't know," she sald, nothing else for me. 1'd made up my ming -and now heaven knows if T'll got up my courage again.' “Porhaps you won't need to,” mald Mary. ““Come on Monn—bring her along. I neo a eab walting for us" The girl went with them unresistingly, dully, In a few minutes they reached “There'n the furnished apartment they had taken before they left the city, and In a few minutes mora they had the girl's story and her name—8tolla Worth, “You poor kid!" sald Mona sympathet- And feally, “In the chorus, were you? someone Introduced you to this Ch Wolbrook? He sald he'd marry her as #oon as he could fix things up with hia father? And you were foolish enough to belleve him?* It was a pathetic little story, conven- tional enough, #tella had been Innocent— fsuorant, . renlity. Bhe had belleved Hofbrook's promises. And then — the awakening, He had tired of her-a curt note had come one day In the mall, tell- ing her that things had developed so that he could not see hor again, and she had better make some arrangement for her- nelf, Her deaperate appeals to him had gone unanswered, And now that the mischief was done there wers plenty to warn Stella, “Why-you slily ehild~I belleve you're ; 16, but had a man's strength and courage. | in love with him still!" said Mary. “Oh, 1 am-—If he'd only marry me!" walled Stella, Mona and Mary exchanged pitiful glances. And suddenly It seemed that Mona had an fdea. “You say he's rich, Stella?" she asked “Ever and ever #o rich," sald Stella, “Well--don't despalr yet," sald Mona “Thers may be & way to help you, For now you've got to take some money, and remember that we're your friends, and are golng to stand by you, You'll promise not to do anything sllly—as you were golng to w wo saw you! “I'Il promise,” sald Stella, tearfully “You're awfully good to me!" “Look here.” sald Mary, sharply, after Stella had gone, “Weo can't a thing for that poor Kid, and you know ! Why did you o and ralse her h that way? Well--because she had to be cheered up,’ sald Mona. “And I'm not se certain we can't do anything for her, anyhow 1 don't know yet, but I've got & sort of & plain, Look here Ahe 1ifted her skirta to her executed n little dance knees and Do you think I could get a jJob n the chorus® she asked Anywhere sald Mary Hut why 1 think 1 want to meet Mr Oharley Holbrook-an his own § nd b Mona, vielously I think luek's coming our way, Maryothat's what | think' ) think we'll enjoy collecting & Mitle BN} fram Mr. Maolbe ] ST 1) we Ald cur experier with 1 Heynolds bkt sl Mary. “T'm stuphd, Mona'! | 1 40 begin 1o sen now, | Not how we n da anything ella-but how e van ¥ sh M Holbrook, anvhow Yo'l have fo me something.” satd Mena, “Heeatise | haves't aot sayihing SN0ept what » fy vacing frivide wonld eall & b A S Waa N have b he ™ n wark the ] You 1oy 15 A Up AN hoa §5 see aboul my Joh TH . 8 » spening At the Duchessifat's w Wiella was | imagine 101 be & wont Yon Yau'th have an ble " You've sven had saperies ye? b fere the eharus batore Yo I've had cxpesionce” said Mina ke griml ™ s s a -t M open have Ind Wi weans a8 | hate now But 1 Adn't seemm vanded, I Wy A, for gheis w i 1 Heg on Whele salaries’ And tn'y e ke wars hat were weaied mewsaaing | Phe found A when she B Mana i out ek wan with her e themier AL the slage Boar & b Foung wan waved bt o Ber way e the stage where appiloanta what the two girls consldered | for places In the chorus of the new show were being examined. A man sat at a table, with a book before him. “Look all right in short skirts?" nnkeod. Mona proved to him that she would, He entered her name and address—she ¥nve false ones, naturallly, Then her volos waws tried, and in five minutes #he was engaged and instructed to re- port tor rehearssl next morning, “And (od help those who nren't quick,” the producer told them. “We've #ot to put this show on in two weeks, and that means some work!" | Mona knew it and wasn't thankful, | Yot she was glad, too, that the publio performances would begln o moon, Tt meant that there would he less time to walt befors she could begin the execu- he tion of her plan against Charles Hol brook, whom, as yet, she hadn't even soon For the next two weeks It was a tired Mona who eams home, night after night morning after morning, rather, rehenrsnls often lasted Into the hours. Bhe was not entirely free from annoyanes Aduring this perfod, but her utter weariness at the end of rehearsals protected her a good denl, and she man aged to encaps with nothing worse thaw | & reputation among the hangers on of the thester, ameng whom Holbrook di0 not appear, of belng stuek up-of hay ing too good an opinton of herself and her charms, At 1nst the time eame for the opening | portormance, Mona's beauty and her real cleverness had earned her a fromt row position-she was, indeed, one of n group that was made particularly promi- nent in some of the big concerted num- bers, This served her purposs very well, and It was certaln that she was con- spleuonn enough to attract Holbrook's attention. #ho had made Btella show her a photoghaph of him, and so was able to recognize him, sitting in a stage hox on the apening night, Hhe made eyes at him delfberately onece or twice, and had the satisfaction of knowing that she had attracted his attention, s lot her nlong that first night. But on the second evening he eame hehind | the meenea between the acts—the manage- ment being giad to extend that privilexe to certain rich men—and was Introduced to her. And lator he was walting for her when she emerged from the stage door, Alnee amall “Hello, bright eyes!" ha sald, "Tlow about a bite to eat?” “Oh, no thanks!" she sald. “But-4f you'd ke to walk home with me—I'm rather nervous in the strest at night-' He laughed delightedly and fell into #tep beside her. Hers was something new, he thought—n real chorus girl who wasn't hungry all toe time, At & boarding house sho stopped, “I lve here,” sald Mona. "Thanks for seoing me home!" W. W. Ford, 86 years of age, re- siding at 2004 North Twenty-elghth street, Is the only llving Omahan who witnessed the capture of Mexico City by Ameriean troops under Gen- oral Winfleld Scott, September 13, 1847, This venerable citizen s tak- ing & keen interest in the present Mexican situation, for he knows the country and the people and has an appreclation of the hardships being encountered by General Pershing's command., Mr, Word lived in Texas when it was part of Mexico, when it was a republic in its own right and later when it by n state of the United States. e | yours ago last month he was a b His father was a close friend of Bamuel Houston. Boy Tries to Enlist, | When General hary Taylor was mobliliaing his troops at Point Isabel, on | the gult near Brownaville, young Ford tried to enlist, His father Intercepted the enlistment, but did not pr the boy going with Taylor as messenger and wagon repairer. Samuel Houston mended Ford to Taylor. The boy b horse for the general, who rode th | mal through the Mexican campaign until the time he returned to the states to be- ome the whig candidate for the presi dency It was o sad day for Ford when “Paylor left Mexico, because the young Texan had become attached to the In tropid general Ford was given a and revolver and Joined In the movement from Point Isabel to Monterey, whose ocoupation he witnessed on Septomber 3.8, 188 Anks Troops Ampudia was In comiiand of Monterey | when the American torces appeared. Ford was at General Taylors side when & meas was recelved from Ampudia de Ameriean withdrawal beyond on rlver wiihin twenty - four hours 1 have never then the expression n CGeneral Taylors face when he received that demand. 1t wa an It the Mesi an had slapped | the face,” sald Mr Pord Finally Ampudia asked for an armist which was agreed, the Amerioan troops amping elght botwoen Man and Walnut 8 During the f wook® pest, Ford revalls, Kania Anna iCol. Cody Throws His | Big T, E, Ranch Open +| To the Tourist Folks s e . ™ N Wy . \ ' M T . » . [ N . he » fork ot o w \ Piaee LO0 aores | ¥ W the Mg 1 : atebed " N [ . . W aphere ’ Vawdea sud - - \ and or N hanting ‘s . any wach of anch ving abine witl et “C'an't 1 eoms In?" “Oh, no!" she sald pretending to be shocked, *“Not—tonight!" He laughed, well satisfied, as she hur- | ed n. He dia not know that she only walted in the vestibule until he was out of slght Vor weveral nights Mona let Holbrook walk "“heme’ with her, but she declined all invitations, and she would never yleld to his requests to permit him to enter the house when she did, As whe had | boon certatn would be the case, the dif- fleulty he was experfencing proved simp y an added attraction, When he found she would not drop into his hand, like & | Hipe apple, he redoubled his efforts to win her, "Oh, he'n tting very enthusiastio!’ | Monn told Mary. “"How about your plan? Have yon really got one?’ “I gertainly have!" sald Mary, “Look here! I've been making a few little pur | ennaen. And #ha took Mona into thelr apare room whers several packing boxes had out in enthu- beon placed. Mona eried sinstic approval at what they revesled A roulstte wheel-all the other para phernalia of gambling “Wa can turn this apartment into & perfect model of n gambling house st an hour's noties,” said Mary, "I think that 18 golng to oe the proper way 1o hook your 1ittle friend.” “Well-he's awtully careful—he doesn't eare for gambling himself,” ssld Mona “Fo'n told me so” “You 1ike it, though, don't you? “Ah~1 wea! Yos-TI'm orazy about it! Mary, 1 belleve you're n genlus!" “Pon’t he too surn-—-there's & wise prove orb about not counting your chickens be- fore thay'ra hatched, my dear, 1 haven't worked out the detalls at all yet-I thought we'd better act, In a ecnse lke this, on the spur of the moment.”, | "1 think wo, ton, Well-there are a fow things we can decids, Bupposs you turn up nt think he may persuade me to have wup- per thers with him that night.” And, to his delight, Mona A1 yleld to Tolbrook’s pleading to that extent, She | had foreween that he would make a spe- | elal point of it on that night, the great. ont oceamlon of the whole year for thoss who flook, Iike moths, about the white lights of the theatrical district, ““Well-fust for this once,” she econ- coded ot last, “You're n queer kid,” he said, “Some- times I think you're wise—and then again I'm not sure I'm not all wrong about you," “I'm wise enough, Charley boy, she told him, meaningly. “Maybe I ought to want a lot more than I've got, but I weom to get along” “Well, I'm thankful for small favors,' he wnid Bo the beginning of the rlotous cele- | bration found them at a table in Curat; exile In Havana and ap- peared with an army of 20,000 soldiers, domanding Taylor's wurrender. heard Taylor declars he would not mur render to Santa Anna. After the return of General Taylor to the states, Ford was with General Win- flold Scott on his march to Mexico City. Ho heard Beott address the troops just before the attack was made, turned from ‘vCentrt.zAI. Hzgh School Pupda to Stdge a Vaitnldebtzlle Shou_i |1 | Frank Campbell The third Al vaude entertain ment will n by Central Migh p plis 0 the » | anditorium on April 14 ant Three perfarmances will be given, Prida i Fride At and Sat 1n 1 nlertalnments have . can " ) M e - . wram ; . A ot M ' " A - Nl . | ot \he Curate's on New Years eve. 1| Pord | and it was not long before Mary, -mn-' ningly dressed, passed their table. “Hello, Betty!" she sald, using Mona's | assemed name. 1 haven't seen you in| | an age” “My friend, Mr, Holbrook, Miss Dean. sald Mona. “Aren’t going, are yout' | “This is getting slow,” sald Mary. "“I'm oft for som al fun, Iittle Monte Carlo for mine."” 1 A spnam of envy distorted Mona's fea- tures. “I wish I could go, too!" wshe mald, “Gee! T don't know how long it is since I had money enough to watch the little ball rolling with some of my money back- ing 11" “Come on-—be a sport,” sald Mary. | “Bring your friend along.” No use~I ean't afford it,’ said Mona. ‘Hure you can,” sald Holbrook, “I'll stake you | “That's the way to talk,” sald Mary. | “There you are, Betty! You've got a Hve one In tow tonight.” | Holbrook hung enserly on her answer. | Ho wun sure that now, by & lucky shance, he had come upon Mona's weakness, | “Well-<1 don't know!" sald MnnL; doubtfully, but making it seem that she | wan groatly tempted, | “Wo'll b alonk,” satd Molbrook. “You | look for us in about an hour, Miss Dean. I'll guarantes to persuade her.' “All right—I'll leave her to you,” said Mnry. And at last, though reluctantly, Mona conmented, “I'll go and look on,” she sald, “‘But I'm not golng to let you wtake me! [ wouldn't be under obligations to you or any other man!" "Oh, don't talk fooltshness!” wsald he. “I'a be tickled to death to give you a chance to have some fun! You know I'm willing to do anything [ can for you at sny time you give the word!" When the hour was up she led him to the apartment she shared with Mary— which had been transformed into “Tdttle Monte Carlo,” Mona herself soarcely knew the apart ment. Ho skilifully had it been trans formed into the semblance of ons of the | ooty and luxurious gnmbling dens that onter to the patronage of rich and fash. fonabla people, and espocially women,that it amazed her. A suave and smiling man came forward 1o welcome them, and pre- tended thathe knew Mona well, though #ho had never lald eyes on him before. Ho woa the “propristor”” Mona had to | admire Mary’s cloverness, There were several other supers—a walter, two or thres crouplers and deal ors, and a number of players, well dremed peopls, who pald no attention to the newcomers, “Awful giad to mseo you, Betty msaid Mary, coming up to them. "Byt I was nire yow'd persuade her, Mr, Holbrook!" “He AMn't-altogether. I'm not golng to play,” sald Mona. Ford Saw City of Mexico Captured by Scott | “On the moming of Beptember 7 I re- | member viewing Mexico City from the hille. The white walls stood out ™ re- | Mot ngainst the deep green b rkground |and the bright sunshine lent an enchant- | ment to the scene,” wald Mr. Ford. "“We | remanea outstde the city five days. 1 | heard Goneral Scott discussing the plan of taking the eity by assault, which was | [one on” the morning of September 13, | Arthur Founer | City trom & nilitop. However, It wns easler to sny that she wouldn't play than to stick to the reso tion, good as it was. The sight of the rolling ball, the dtmppointment of seeink it roll into & number she would have played it was all too much for Mona! In a few minutes sho drow out her purse and rinked, one by one, the few quarters that it held. Bhe lost regularly, and at last she turned a Adlsappointed face up to Holbrook. “There—1've lost all T had!” she said. “Now I'm going home!” “Don’t be silly,” he said, He squeezed her hand, and left a couple of bills in Take that and play till you've got onough to pay me back.” “Woria atill had scruples, but suddenly #he ot them away. And now the gam- bling fever seemed to melze upon her. $he played recklessly, taking more and more of Holbrook's money, until all he had in his pockets was used up. “Have 1 got to stop now?’ demanded Mona, "Oh—one hasn't any ankrily. Plot by George Bronson Howard Novelization By HuthC. Weir " Copy sald she never would do—place herself under & heavy obligation to him | “All right,” he mald, “1 guess you're Hght. You don't look well, Borry you've | ot & headache, Get a good night's sleep And say—why don't you drop around and ses me tomorrow afternoon? You know | where 1 live, don't you?" “Ye-on," whe sald, “Perhaps I will, Charlle, You've been awfully good to me I'm sorry 1 lost so much money for | you “Oh, don't you care!’ he said, “Plenty more where that came from! My father fan't exactly In danger of golng to the poor house, you know!" “It's n good thing—the way you spend 1t1" she sald, with a fiash of splrit. “You're never let me spend much on | you," he told her. “When you change your mind I'll show you something that will make you sit up and take notice!” “Don’'t make rash promises,” she ad- vised, “You don't know how far I may K0 when 1 once wtart!” | “I'll take a chance on that!"” he laughed | “1 know the reul thing when 1 see It, business playing roulstte without plenty | o = Oh, witll bresk s fo% of the of money! 1f I could play & few minutew | oo oq 0wy when we once get n start!” more I'd win It all back, I know!” “I'll weo about that!” thought Mona, st hor have some chips—I'll make | whon he had gone, And as usual, she &ood,” said Holbrook to the proprietor. | went back to Mary. Her headache was “Hero's my card. 1 guess you know the | gone, as If by magle, name." The next afternoon Mona did, as ITol “Yen, sir-of courss,” aald the man, as | brook had sugkested, eall at his bachelor he took the card. He hesitated, "I'm worry, though, Mr, Holbrook—but it's a Fuls of the house—we can't do anything on a verbal agreement. If you'd sign an 1. 0. U, now"" “Oh, do!" begged Mona, all her soru- ples supposedly gone. At the sight of her flushed cheeks Hol- brook forgot diseretion, He took the pad the propristor had offered him and serib- bled an 1. O, U, for $600, “I wouldn't let hor have much as that, Mr. Holbrook,” the man sid, in a low volc “Just maks it, 1. O. U, Betty Brown's lof ' Then well seo that it Adoesn’t g0 beyond a remsonable sum. D'you ses?’ "Yon—I guess that world be better” #aid Holbrook. And he changed the form of the slip in seccordance with the man's suggestions, Not long afterwards Mona pushed back her chalr and got up. “No use,” she sald, "I must haive lost a couple of hundred mors! This is my unlucky night—and I've got a headache, beside! 1'm going home. Take me home, Charley!” ¥eo was willing enough to eomply. And at the boarding house he was sure that’ now she would let him come in with her. Put she pleaded piteously, “Oh, no tonight, Charlls!”” she begged’ “You've no iden how wretched I foeel! I've a splitting headache! Tomorrow- another time-' Ho hesttated, looking rather ugly. But she A1d look 111, He declded it would be cruel to press his advantage now. At any rate, he had achleved his purpose. #he was in his power now, He had managed to make her do what she had The Hoeavy rain fell during the night. Ameriean troops made a vigorous attack. There were many hand-to-hand conflicts, The Mexicans asked for a truce. One of the strongest impressions this Omahan recelved during his Mexican mpaign was his first view of Mexico @Gleaming in the morning sunlight, he thought it was the most beautiful city he ever beheld, Helen Hutching ansiderable abllity, will sing Roun was on the program last year and his work was highly appreciated An Imt retation from Melntyre and Meath's “Mam Tree" will be given Nuckingham Willlam Adamas Langwell, Hernoy Holmguist, Rob hamberiain, Merbert Chamberiain and Noland Jefterson Ramething " al w pUbL I the shape of & Detwees e best hargs Ataln and A sl h the ved alin yudged by offioers fron ™ \ N will & v bl w Tay wonderment of |} t new and diiflew Holen Miuclate will app adt, Billed ol Madaine s |HUMMELL TO PLACE PLANTS IN PUBLIC PARKS SOON e aeason . wers and ants e Neat week apartment. But she was not mlone, The “proprietor’’ of the gambling house, who | #he addreswed aw Mr, Btanley, was with her, “Well? aald Holbrook, rather crossly. “I'm worry, Mr, Holbrook,” sald Stan loy, deprecatingly, "But she knew 1 nad your 1, O, U~I couldn't help mywelf, you wes!" “What the deuce-~I sald I was will- ing to pay-—~how much is It7" sald Hol brook, angrily, Htan) conusulted a litle pile of Mona's I O. Us “¥ive thousand, two hundred and ton dollars,” he wald, “"What?' yelled Holbrook, and stopped thunderstruck, at Mona, who was In tenrs furiously, He starcd ~1 went back after you left me—and lost the rest of the money! 1 couldn't rosist it=4t's what gambling does to me! I'm not fit to be trusted when there's a chance to gamble!” “Good Lord! How ald yon suppows | was going to be able to pay you that much money? “You, Btanley--you must think I'm a fool! I won't pay 1t!” “I'm worry,” sald Btanley. “I'll have |to take the matter up with your father, then, Mr, Holbrook Lot's seo—Des Molnes, lown, {8 whero he llves, lan't it?" “Here—hold on!"” snld Holbrook, greatly excited. He plcked up his bank book ani d44 some rapid figuring. Then his eyen fell on n letter, and he ealled Mona over and showed it to her, This s what she rond ‘My dear son— “Why do you persist In remaining In the ofty? T shall feel obliged to discon tinue your allowance unless you give a better aocount of expenditures, “Surely the enclosed should be suf. ficlent for this month. Your Father, “P, B~Hops you are arranging your marringe a8 promised.” | “Now you can wee what you've dons to me,” stormed Holbrook, “A fine mesy Il be in now!” “I'm dreadfully sorry!" stammered Mon “I never dreamed it would be so serious, though.” Holbrook hesitated for a moment, At last he took two keys, exactly alike, from | his pocket “Here 1s the key to a little apartment I have,” ha sald. “I'll give you the ad- If I pay this man, will ycu be there tonight?" Mona started back, But in a moment she held out her hand for the key. H gave it to her—and with a gard, on whizh an address was written. He went back to his Mesk and tore up the letter, drop ping it in the waste basket, Mona flashed |a slgnal to Btanley, who, as Holbrook sat down fo write a check, fished u | the torn pleces of the lotter and handed themn to Mona “Thank you, sald Stanley, as Holbrook To Get It Simple Formula Romarkable for Their Quick, Thorough Resulte. Bxplained by the Stage Star | and Nelf.-Made Beauty, Valenkn Suratt, By Valeska Suratt, HE quick e which are now made possible skin beauty are really startiing he trouble I8, however, tha s employed to obtaln the are usually weak and therefore usels M nplexion socret | know fr | experience and from that tmply cannot be exnelled by any preparation known for beautifying Kl 1ta reaults are extraondinary. | advise every woman vonin \ t . y Ix one teaspos N - " e nd wdd te and ot i Ay " row sudrut wiil die . L daid it . ! added | . gty part Forvign n duce -l e THIN SPOTE Mere 1s my Satly fam 4 foemily # . A “ Mty m el The beia . ol ahy diug wioie ‘ot Chkel Fou an SN “'Oh, 1 was wicke1!" she crie), “Crarloy | righiri{alem Company | grudgingly gave him the check. THere wre memorands,’ Holbrook stopped Mona was golng out whispered. your for a moment an whe Tonlght,” he #he nodded. And then she went with Stanley, and they turned to another with a laugh, It was not long before they had cashed Holbrook's check Stanley with his reward for the part he had played so well, went off, entirely sate isfied, and Mona with the rest of the money hurried to Mary, who was des lighted “And look,” mald Mona, “I've got my iden now, Mary, look at this letter he Kot from his father."” “Does he mean to get married?” asked | Mary, after sho had pleced the letter to- | gother and read It | "Of course not | out one it was just a trick to ; get more money!” suld Monn, “But. | “Let me think!" sald Mary, You're | Mght, Mona=you must be! There must he some way we can turn this to ace count!" ‘I knew you'd be able to think of somes thing, Mary! That was why I got the pleces of the letter!” 7 o It was an eagor young man, determinsd to forget hiw folt In the matter of the 1. O, 17,, and to make up for that by his conquenst of Mona, who went to the aparts ment he had taken, He let himself in, and enlled, ns soon as he was inside the | door: “Betty!" | An old wuit case was thers on the floor, and there was evidence that someons | had been in the room. Eagerly he tore anlde the curtains that hid the other room, It was empty! Save for a note. | “When you boast about any mirl,” he read, "“be mure you know the girl" | HMe wont back to his apartment in a | black roge. And there, to increase his anger, he found Btella walting, Btella Worth, the girl he had cast off! He felt | n moment of tenderness at the sight of (her—she had trusted him so fully, she | wan mo aifterent from this other girl. “What do you want?’ he snarled. “Oh, Charley!” she sald, pleadingin “My dear—nren't you golng to be falr to me now?" “Falr to you!" he mocked, no elalm on me!” “There's a reason,” she faltered. “Chare [ tey—~ean't you understand?’ | He had decency enough in him to be affected by the revelation—-and to real- 1z that she was what he should always have helleved her to be—a good girl. But | he was not decent enough to be willing to muke the only amends that were in his power. Tven while he stared at her, | however, thers was a knock at the door, | Ho answered it and recelved a note from his father ‘My dear son: night and am at this hotel, to hed, #o do not call tonight, “C'all tomorrow and bring your bride to me. “Have decided to increase your allow- ance If you marry at once, “FATHER." “You've got Came In on business to- Holbrook stared at the letter fn dia- |may. And then he looked up and maw | Btella, trembling, tearful. BSuddenly he saw a way out “Stella,”” he maid, “I've behaved like a beast to you, my dear! I can ses it now! Would you marry me—tonight?" Bhe could not speak; she covld only He rushed out, And in a littls while Stolla took the telephone and called for Mona and Mary. It was Mona who an- swered A “Oh-~yes—yos—-he's going to marry me!” mald Btella. “But I'm o afrald of what he'll say when he finds out—'" “He'll sny nothing,” said Mona. cause I've written to him to explain it all=and to let him know that he's dons | the only thing that would reconcile him | with his father, too. You wait, Stella— I belleve he'll settle down now and turn | into a pretty decent sort of husband in | spite of everything! And I know you're | Boing to be good!" Then sho hung up. “He may not stay reformed,” snld Mary {o Mona. “I think he's a bad egg. But it was worth doing, anyhow. We collected | some of bill-and we've made that | little girl happy.. That was worth doing | Mona!” our (¥nd of Episode No. 1) - Magic Beauty and theWay,' MRS, B D Doelt I8 not generally swi that blaokheads can be th rox i, and 1 . L | ' M " ) siarting. My e \ 4 and . 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