The evening world. Newspaper, July 6, 1907, Page 9

e grr Ties eee ‘man from a “s¢nse of = j s The Evening World Adventure. & && The Taking SS MILITARY fstend of mine, who , th led of a fevr= In Greece a years azo, told me one day of action in which he had @ share, ston | * of th! made #0 great an imrre! T1is stor fon ms that 1 weete ft dows from mem- Ory 25 noon ant found fh 0 ‘my ‘regiment. of I found ths | &F the evening ad | ta Ho tee in harp, me A better) tidn on our both opened © ver—tirtre upon the enemy, 9. Here tt ter} Our re of the R By Prosper Merimee. »00 = 6 redoudt, of artillery came into pos! her on our} of us. They wel} in advance o replied vigorously; dnd the redoubt Cheverind soon dirappeared under ick chzuds of emoke. iment was almost protected the 4th’ of | from (he-Russlan fire by a rise in the eir cannon-bells, which, in rarely almed at us—for they ound, ot, we: ed to fire at our artillerymen— her brusquely; but after reading the | paseed over our heads, ernj's recominendation Kis ‘manner | As soon as we-had récetved the order changed, and he “ala @ few pollte}.t® advance my. captain, woked at me Peete j with m keen gaze, which compelled me yor me, |to run my hgnd over my young mui wes 5 him to my cap ton, who had fist returned Fecounsissance., This captain, with whom 1? hardly had me to become | — ecquainied, wan a tall, dark man, with & harsh, ropelieat) face. Mo had once | § Len 9 private, and had won his epau-| § hie cross on ¢ battic-feld. , which was hoarse and weak, 4d atrangaly with fils al tre, I was told that he arity of his voice to a plerced hia lun at} a that I was fresh tal made a primal ant di ratood that he m to jake bi petant to me to my at Fontaine- and sald: terday Bieau he tm- 19 and , but Russian wo Fun- large ino, mbout of been at’ that I lay I rose jong ne of exap- heghts move U: or cnevers ) When [to ipight air had cooled my biool #u clentty I velurded to Wie fire. 1 wiapoe myst careful my cloak and cp my . hoping not to open ak. But sie refused to sone. énkibly my reflections took a Malstor tura, I sald to myaeif that | a hud wot one frlend among the h 4 thoursnd imen who covered that plal E21 were wounded I shovld & hospital and treated 1 nvrant surgeons, Everything ¢)as lreard) of surgical operat! und. My “heart beat. viol Wetinctively arranzed my ind the wpllet that 1 breast pocket ex a sort of ¢ 1 was worn out with fat! ded -every moment. and famed baietul dhought ret Rewad force und roaved curr: start, Wut weariness at lart prevailed, | and [ fell poond pslecd till the rev xa. sounded. s We were drawn up tn } j clre the roll was called, then eras, and everything indicated (hs were to have a q o'clock an bringing an order. dered under Our wproad oul over the plaln. them slowly, and aster some tw minutes we siw the Wussians fall back and r an rkinmishers We followed nty | pie the [as within | a {1 [ra outposts of tre not frigh was lest he should bel ‘L congratulate you," captain. two or three times, as uncon- as I could, tn trath, I was ened, and the only fear I had, 7 I was Those cannon-belis helped to In me In my herofcally calm frame mind. My nelf-erteem told me tha n danger, as I was at inat ‘ory. I was over. ease re I shoul ure of the dy B——'s sed Oar company and va ate ging to nee some hot debut” a very coat-rleeve, uck the ‘ground bad thrown a Ittle’dy the Russians obstrved cena of thelr c@nnon-balls, / 7 faced them with sholla, which more easily reach ua in the ho tloned. A large my- shako and with martial alr as on which # thirty re we were s' ook off tiby te y of one 2 Indn ne for to-day acquainted with the militar: tis In idem’? (not tre lace) has ie same op: making @ follow salute unceremoniously," I sald as yly as I could. The wretched Joke ax considered firat-rate, in view of the imatances. continued the “You will get nothing worse, 4 you will command a company this en for I feel that the oven Is ed for me. Every time iat » beea wounded the oMecer nearest s has been hit by a stray ball; and,” added, in a low tone and almost if he were ashamed, “thetr names waya began witha Pt Bréaking the E. with het in love fice imbibe ADVICE® LOVERF ngagement, NCE ina while I get a letter from a girl who tella me) O that her chum’s Mlance or best young man has fallen pur tat that so Yeturna his Tove, whe dues nol know what to do about the situation because she does not wal to be disloyal to her friend. Such Inquires aro the result of silly Ideas of sclf-sacri- by too much feading of cheap novels, The application of & little’common sense to this problem fs all that {s nmcts- pur he lov (inthe loves you ant that you to solve IL. You love your friend's finned, you say, He has discovered that s you, Suppose, fulfilling the Meal of the cheap novelist, the or’ parries your friend, love him bung He doesn't change fact the othor We simply swindlos woman Sy pretending, to love her and makes a tragedy without remedy for sthreepeoplo of what would othenmse bo sible nian who finds himself engaged to a a chance to break the engagoment. It Is a ourablo misery for one. The ser voman he 10 longer lover gives @ duty'ho owes her as well @s on 0 owes himself. And the some thing is true of a woman, Truth showd vr yail in love, however and whoever it harta, 2 Four Girls and Two Men. Dear Betty: W's three or four girls go out to- gether to a plenic and two of the girls meet two young men they know, Is {t fight to leave the others and fo off with the young men, of should they stay with the girls the | manner, ‘ Ease die semainder of tho evening? CHUMS They should stey with the gi to Smiles at His Love. leave tham would bo most impolite, — | Hace parcy: Ker Love Grew Cold, AM “nineteen. years of age and)am Bar. viliyi deeply in love with a girt one year prety) 4 my Juntor, I have otten: taken her young girl at an athletic mest tn which I took part: She invites mo to viatt her, which I did eeveral times, 1 have stnoe grewn to love ber dearlys| 5), dat, tet week ot & party sho acted rather coldly toward me. I have Igarnod that the reason of this ts the ‘sot that I have been unemployed for a month, We are both olghteen ‘Blof age. ‘This week I. recured) a position. Wi} you tell me how -WO-months ago I mot @ py she e@ares for me, she will be hape answer I may regain her love, as well as her friendenip? It the girl reallytreated you badly because you had lost your position she in colt and heartless and {x not worth any man’s loye, do her an Injustice. Call on her and observe {f there ts any change In her M. 8. Pevhaps, however, you [out "To, places of amubkeynent and ex- jatned my love to her, but cannot find out whether she loved me, as she only you ase tell mo how I could find out If as I @on’t like to owaste my time with her if she doesn't? flee when I ask her, Wil @. H. Bhow gome attention to another girl; ! then if your eweetheart ates per ‘you | inter to you AN per= | ¢ your \ edoubt. 222 1 felgned doubt; many men wou! have done the same, yet many men would have been, as I was, profound Imprersea by those prophetic - wo: Novice as Iwas, I realized that I could not confide my sensations to any on and that I mi always appear cool and brave. After about half an hour the Russian fire seneidly dimin whereupon we left our shelteréd position ta march upon the redoubt. Our regiment consisted of three bat- tallons. The seotnd was ordered to turn the redowbt on the sfde of the entrance; the other two were to make the assault. I was tn the third bat- talon. An -we cama out from beliind the low ridge which had protected us we were ted with several volleys of mun- ketry, which did Iittie damage in our ranks. The whistling of the bullet surprised me: I kept turning _my head, and thus catised many Jexts dn the part of my comrades, who were more famii- tar_with the sound. a “Take it all in all,” I said to myself, "@ battle tant such a lerridie thing: We advanced at the double-quick, preceded by skirmishers, Suddenly. the Russ!ana gaye three hurrahe—three dis- ’s Daily Magazine, \ 46 Out" sald Ki Y (“wie not then they remained silent and censed fring. é don't Mxe this silence,” ssid my captain, “It bodes us no good.” I considgred that our men were @ lo too noisy, and I could ndt forbear aking mental comparison between ir tumultuou shouting and the emy's impressive silence. © speedily reached the foot of the’ redoutt; the palisades had been tered and e earth torn up by artillery fire. The soldiers ru these newly made ruins with shouts of Vive !'Empereur!’ louder than ete would have expected to hear from men who had already shouted so much. I raised my eyes, and shall never for- t the epeotacie that I beheld. The eater part of the smoke had riz nd now hung like @ canopy about fect above the redoubt. Thro haze we could s€e the Rui nadiers beaind ther demo!l- ished parapet, wi arms raised and Jonlees as statues, It seems to me that I can seo cach soldier now with. hia-left eye fixed upon us, the right 4 y the levelled musket. In an a man , holding a match Sagat that my i: T eh hour had come, “The dunce is going t my_ captain, ""Good-nigh' ‘hose were the last Gwords I heard him utter. oe ums rolled degin,” cried do the rddoubt. I saw the murketa drop, I closed my cy 3, and ‘heard a most appalling ash, followed by ebrieks and groans. opened my eyes, being surprined to find mydcif stil among the living. The redoubt was tiled vioKe 0} e. I was..ausrrou aN ad had & and twas covered with i blood. Of ell my com- X nen and myself were Hiab a eang! € oF ceeded by a mo- colanst, point of culo the para~ pereur!’” He ail tho sur- ve a very dim recollection owed, Wo entered the re- doubt; gow, I have no idea, We fought hand to han amid sinoke so dense AL We CoUll not sce ons another. I dellevo that I struck, for my sabre was OOdy's e At isst I heard shouts of “Victor; and as the smoke grew loss dense 1 sww blood anc corpses completely ering “the @unfaco of the redoult, ing expe , burled -ven Ciles of bos bout two hundred men, in the (Frenct uniform, were standing about-in groups, with no pre- ‘ ec of —order,- some loading thelr muskets, others wiping thelr bayoncts, even hundre sian priwonera wers even hun priwohera werd ‘Khe colonel, covered with biood, was feing ong shattered catsson hear the at vine, number of soldiers busied’ about him. I approached. “Whers 48 the senior captain?’ he ked the sorgeant. ‘The sere ubrugged. his sheuiders Moat expressively. And the senior ieutenantr” “Monslear, Who arriyed last night," sald the sergeant, in a perfectly matter-of-Sact gone, Se Tho colonel Amiled_bitterty, “Well, monsieur,” he sald, "you are in oblet command; order the entrance to the redoubt to de atrenethened with these wagons, for the enemy 4s in forca C—= Will neo. that you are mid- said, “are you badly for. my boy—but the redoubt “Done fy taken.’ tS) aturday, Romance. &&&Whist With Kitty. 222 By Sewell Ford. , as I camo in. ways expresses surprise when ine picks ‘said L “Didn't| > the trump, although he invariably we promite the old totes 3 | are Haotes titecuy after the out. rubber to-night?” The words wave mean idea, It was “But! — Grant, wasn't it, or was {t some otner “ON, this will be our last game,” | €Tewt general, who refused to move hurried to add. For it was all over | Ho knew the value of defense, whoover The Stage. ood & & & The Fate of an Olivine Ring. 2 2 24 By Jeanette Walworth. ; es in my eyes to put them out had fallen’ on my akull instead and knocked my, braina out.” re “Now, you are talking like a fool Tom, and I’ve ‘a great notion not to. you my good news." = “Salary raised?” ? a4 La Cimaie got up from her knees with @ gay laugh. : Se (Copyright by Jeannette H. Walworth.) | Jack Pingree hefore they thought of BOUT to start a bustnoss letter, | me." Pingres was in the atmosphere, ‘The Oir, Teddy Yates glanced at the 3 ag = Ted morocco. box grew heavier against big calendar over his roll-top of- Toddy’s bosam every moment,’ al- fico desk and said, under tts breath: | though tt held nothing more ponderous ‘By George, #o It ta," than a gilttering jewel ‘for # allm Which, being interpreted. means that | his army unt! the apades came up? between us. Jealousy ts a thing I could ho was. + fever forgive. What it-Madge e04 1/7 saw Madge yestertuy,” paid. L id eat an {co together behind «pam? | teading an innocent heatt. Jack trom Was that any cause for Kitty behaving | king and three others, so outrageously with young Mintley? “Not ainco yesterday!" Kitty -can q ever restst putting the ot ’ as hardly in the mood queen on jack ¢ course, I was hardly 43 i |second hand. Aunt Helen played the forwhist, but I had not econ Kitty since! ace and led trumps, that night. I wondered how she was| “We met at the jeweler's;” I ven- - | tures. taking tt. How interestiig!"* Just as though nothing had happened we took our places around the green- topped table. But now, instead of Kitty amiling across the table, she choi Uncle Jef{_for a partner, and she sat in frozen dignity at my left Clubs were cut, K! an sorting her canta .with the eritical confidence of an expert. 1 smiled. Kitty oan never remember “he gh card of a mut after the second round, I was sorry for Unclo Jeff. He takes his whist sorlously, as did Sarah Bottle. Uncle Jeff ted off with a spade. T finessed the queen. Kitty plumped down the king, with an sexravating sir of victory. Reproot wia neoded. “The king of spades,’ 2 ‘remarked, ‘always reminds me of Freddie Mintley Antellectual expression, you ‘We were looking at rings, I had left same know.” aid Kitty, leading the ace of trumps And I sappose the queen of hearts oukgests Madge Hossings—for the same reaon."” We had discovered that Uncle Jeff ald not notice undertone remarks, if made @uring the play,’ Aunt Helen, denr soul, is somewhat deat. Yos,” sald I, as Kitty led the king of clubs and drew mg jack, “she does; but for quite another reason.’ “Indeed? Here sue led the trump queen, and I discarded exultanty, 8 was taking two for one! As it ha pened, however, Kitty held the rest of | fe clubs hereelf; but she opened her} at the wrong erfd, flinging back at ©: Méhe must be ver) fascinating!” Some think #0," sali I, talking the With a tea and leading back: one for an inscription to be engraved.” ‘Our odd," said Kitty's Aunt Helen, wwho,-of course, couldn't know that she was interrupting; and then Uncle Jeff began to show Kitty where she might have forced my fast trump before losing control. P “But I didn't want the control. 1 didn't care for it at-all, you know,” Kitty said this with much more empha- is than was really necewery. The eresy of $t moved Uncle Jeff to de- spatring atlence. It was my deal. As I shuffled the curda 1 wondered it Kitty aad 1 would ta table again, Deal- trick: 5 { ever sit toget a eet ‘irough her etrength. Kitty was not|ing gave me a chance to tty. > |Bhe a red quite cheerful, Now waa to be caught napping. Ete, risked her | D8, entirely tae?) What io: Foun 40 bd Jack vecond pand. It won! E behaves #07 1 Would see & the 4rump ‘was; it was the ace of Ete guessed) ase ie Ssspey nigpt" | Giamonds, ‘Thea T knew the thing ty do, jd. "What excellent t eo!" T was about to say,” ald, as ty en Ca Jopencd with a small club, “that I was ‘The King I had unguarded fell, Uncle |? Jeff chuckled and beamed through his oul i et va “ 0 ery ia really a fine 0 zlamex, He went glum enough, though. | 900% STM Was having pce ing enon he saw Kitty lead up to my sult! Oras ring changed whon I mot her, Instead of hls. flere Kitty signaied for trumps withou! jin the lewst moaning Jt “She aske: “itp nice of you to speak so kindly {7,399 (onthe twhy twas getting @ of Madge, I sald, taking the trick low yolltaire, and I tld hen—here poticed itl jd have r we dnd leading the dest card, ‘considering |SBMC f, seut Pave ati aE all things.” }ish thing: nat l was always dolpg fool- Would you like tu seo the ring? “Oh, [can't felp fecling kindly tow-j "36 a nted to aay 'No,"" but curi- nodded her head, Between the ani her now." Here Kitty put on &|oalty 1 0: cket trump and made tho right lead. |plays 1 fs box out of eny. poe giirat, t@ congratulate Madge.” ou!” th land passed It to her . “[ might say the anme about anntlers| On ab!" She wus holding tt aa aN her cards, and had read the Inscription, but Pinot.” “What consideration!”* discarding fudictoualy. “Because,” I added, true. He's a"'-— | “JFrom Bob to Kitty.” mL muppore L shali have to exohange ft for a clgarebte case,’ aid I. “it wouldn't De! ‘Would you really?” asked itty, “Tey must take It daok. Must IT" Kitty was “Weil - Are you very ‘rump! sald Kitty, taking the inst! “Weil. shat depends: (ore Fou yout trick, vB Freddie? “Aawfully,? sald [. But you should be punished, just the fame—so lil keop tue rin, Tithere, my dear, youve revoked,” They had-scored three. Kitty's Uncle Jeft was huffing the cards delterately and making his usual | y he hand just played, Be-jbroke in Uncle Jett a a : 76 Abs ree ee acted Did I? how odd!" maid Kitty drop- LOTS OUT LAS A Rip a auiiioca cn re Sing her lar oard and alipping the ring so foolishly about Ma@ge—{t had deen on her third Anger. When Kitty passod me the oarda for tho cut I split them at the queen of hearts, Our eyes met. Had some one our ¢cuctorm. while Uncle Jeff went over the play, to tell each other by looks the aitly things we could not speak. lturned on all the Wehts and was that “hit all that was a thing of the pay o# band playing? K pad- said wo. Well, so let tt be. | ees nt man ae BUTT knew T showy miss Tere sven | Perhaps {t wan not exactky good whist ings with Kitty. And she would prov-|we played, and it was certainly con~ ably throw herself away on that infer- al ‘ate of Uncle Jem to end the gam: t lit he need not have called it bumble nal young raphead! At least ehe should puppy —r not’ suspect. that I cared, and she should aNCnY sererreny ape? .) going?! anke ui) ‘olen. know at once haw mattera stood de-/ EQ\NE? Ae te ne emoke and a between Madge and me. game-of solitaire, grivwina T's ~ The Jack of spades, which I out for) I think, Il £6. 109," Ine’ “pies her? Uncle Jot, woeered derisively up at me FE Ve ateten, you, know, was sup- from the tabla Disagreeable, eyuical posed ‘to be deaf. Yet, If sho sas, wh: rascal that knave df spades, But for yA Tm spades would be my favorite eult: uid she kias Kitty so sweetly en pat meso fondly on the baok, as As it is, I never feel e(Pure unt he te out-of the. way, she left? Could abe have understood? With a charming judgement, Kitty se. “Spade, ehT eald Kitty's Uncle Jem, as be Mfteg Rhe turn-up ord. Ho al- are you | 44 Aunt Helen. lected for a neat a wide, high-baoked davenport and drew her akirts astte, if to make room for some one, ‘As { eata before, hearts were trumps, ‘Playroom of John Nicholas Brown, Richest Baby on Earth Aisi sesso aici it etter than that But I shan't tell you nother ‘thing until I have upper. I expect you are starved, I know I am," From. an inner cubby-hole, which courtesy was called the other room, Cigale emerged presently, a sweet, mure-looking young matron, In @ q house gown.’ With deft fingers werk about spreading supper for tWo 4 tablo near the lounge. ‘The «ra! Rroma of good coffee sticoesded to smell of the kerosene lamp. white finger, “I whould not have cared to go under the dig btuefigured calendar had re- qinded him of hin mife’e birthday, and any circumstances," he said janguidly, and. applied himself-ta-eilence to his he was glad that the reminder had not come too late. ‘ soup. Annabdel's airy assumption of Jeal- + ousy Jarred on him. “Annabel” wns @ great stickier for! No, I never cojid educate you up to anniversary observances, especially | opera.—You—woul much rather £0 to those which made for tribute, such as} Aeo that horrid creature In ‘short akirts and tin slippers, I presume. > Mle Christmas, birthdays and the Hike. Also. | Giger gaye half the men in town are eing young and handsome, she was raving over La Cigale. Disgusting!” not mverse to the glitter of a diamond| “La Cigale is, I belleve, the idol of ring or the seductive charm of pearls, | the musio halls for the hour; but I eat Fy ee EO Be of going to ase her ticularly fine, Gornething which would) jo did not care to tell her that he combine the merits of « peace offering | thought of spending the anniversary ‘with the dignity of m rite. gi of her birthday quietly at home, with, He would be glad to mrtpe out that lit-| perhaps, the little ones treated to a tle optacde about Jack Pingree. Of all| whole evening downstairs—so far, the the asses in tho world the jealous asa| most exciting function they had ever was tho most ridiculous. With a sense| participated in. Yates had an old- of reourrent temper he turned reeolute-| fashioned streak in him which Anna- ly from contemplation of Me. Pingree| bel had not yet educated him out of. as an (rritant to fix his mind on the| But of what he had intended doing he selection. said never a word. His offering should be one or thoro| Then the Gildera came and Annabel novelties in gems which the shops were| went. So did he, later on, after sulk-| making such a blatant boast of—an olty-| ing over a good cigar, made bitter by ine set about with dlamonda, or a com-| unpleasant reflections, Lifo had its ‘ination of beryl and pink sapphire, | compensations, he supposed, and in Annabel laid tremendous stress on being | Watching La Cigale’s wonderful per up-to-date, formance he could find distraction, it ‘The matter of purchasing and’ of marking the little moreoco case made him late in getting home. He had only ®@ margin of ¢en minutes in which to Gress for dinner. He went directly to nothing better. When he entered the crowded music his dressing room via the children's Dureery, as was tis custom, : hall he had tn dis hands @ dig Dunc. of roaes not unlike those which Jack Two Uttle mouths were to be kiesed before he went downstairs to his din- Pingree had sent to Mra, Yates earlior ner, two little hearts to be made Find. and with the bandaged cyes sat up, astitle was bidden to, I, Cleale re him with mintaterin rious. 07 wants were eni ly. substi “Had enough? she asked, as Jeaned back on the lounge with @ sate tn the evening. To the stem of the centre rose was tied a ring—an olivine set about with diamonds, At a eare- fully selected moment roses and jewel fell at La Cigale's pirouetting feet. ft) little mouths were pticky, so were| Later on, as he stood on the curb-| ote. than’ ssough. Hat I. tawen't enty mall fingers, which clutches | stone, waiting for an upward-bound | heard your knife and f Kat: “Ob, ‘Tem. I'm entirely too happy, oat. I wleti you could see it. My for tune, I mean. ‘The fortune that cams to me tied to the stem of a rose, Such: car, ‘ne flung the red morocco case into an ash revelver, He laughed unpleas= antly es {t left his hand. As a peace- Teokleasly at every avatiadl paracell le inch of his “You have been eating candy," he said, with a severe frow: a beautiful rose among its m. The frown | maker the oliyine ring had miscarried, Towser sh} ong -\ts) fellows, 1¥=} was Cor ‘the whi ing pe: 1a. mome: « e ite. desty who | Nothing so slow-moving wa a strestlinery. bee room, Ton ol Lorn. y ‘now could I give the roses a thought when I was ao full of you? waw it, glittering amonk the + snatched at it with the one thought, now Tom cin go to the best eye ductor in town,” “But I it _we were never to take presents. men, Katy? Xou So T aig, Tom—eo re, won't, deg just crane, tom, the okies, and ‘t send {ft back to the good Lord. Now, Tom. you are not to Ny in the face of Providence. Provi- “At home,” in a stuffy Uttle fiat at the cenoripe 1 ite te OeaTe oinesent ed top. of a five-story tenement house. er ba s baer Pay Uttle pee, home after she had opened the doer vroug] ome to y your C= wery softly and tip-toed in her spangied |f0F8 Dill with It Tom. | T conidia’ wee allppers up to lounge. planted in front 3 of her one window so that the stars could shine in upon it. . A atiflfig smoll of kerosene of! filled tho amall room. La Cigale turned the lamp up higher and bent over the loungs. In a voice as soft as a cooing Gove whe called @ namer are “Tom!” then passing a oaressing hand over the head of tho sleeper, she knelt by his side, “Tom, dear, wake up. Tyo mot something great to tell you." A hand went out to meet hera. “Y'm not asleep, Katy. I waa Just! lying hore thinking what a cussed bur- den I was on the best of wives, It] nese his ol would have been better for you if the| toon reconciled to falling brick that dashed enough lime! ing cing. Drealiied ‘autocratioally over the sticky \ttle mouths and the twenty small fingers. ‘‘Narse, you know J have pro- hibited: thelr eating the stu/f,’* Nurse smiled vaguely at the small offenders as she shot a barbed: arrow into thotr father’s warm heart: Mr. Pingrve, er, gave st to then when he one at lunch time to Ko a-wheeling with Mra, Yates.” Teddy was a loyal gentleman, not to be thrown off his car could contain La Cigale and hor emotions that night With « long, dark ulster buttoned closely over her gaudy stage costume she went home in state in a cab, The dancer had suddenly come into a fortune. An inexhaustible for tuno, ted to the atem of @ rose. After tha cabman had deposited her at the sidewalk of a shabby crosstown utrest she had still quite a journey to make before she was really at home. sticky Itttle Infinite rentieness; aed “So, then, 1f msmnma knows gbout the candy St is all right.” Qe was on his way down to Annabel & Cow minutes later with @ red ‘morocco case in bia broaat pocket. He would lay tt on her plate before Giniier was an-\ nounced. Pingres should not spoil the evening for him—If he could help jt. As he renohed the level of the lower floor the butler had just aoftly closed the front door on the bringer of a superb bunch of roses, “Wor Mre. Yates. sir, wéth Mr. Pin- grees cempiments and conaratul:- tons,” the inan oad exptenatorily aa Teddy xlanoed casually at the fower, Mra. Yuteu, handsomely cowned and colffored. xianoed petulantly at the mantel clock as Teddy entered the room. “Of ail nights to keep dinner to-night, ‘Teddy? faetine ‘The butlers appearance immediately behind his master cleared the atmos- phere. Annabe! stretched eager hands toward the flowers. A luminous smile based the frown from her pretty face. “On, tha “beauties! Who did send them" She took We curd that waa at- {| lachel to the roses Detween her slim Jewelled fingers. A soft pink oame fate her cheeks, ‘ ‘Compttments and omm- xrutulationa ef J. B. Pingree.’ Aren't they lovely? And isn’t it nice, Ted, to have one friend in the world who it not too much taken up with money grubbing to remember one's birthday’? | Bo thoushitwt of him. “T am orry to be inte,” sald Techy with a chill in hia voice. "Anyehing E HIS may seem a otranes, whmost” unayrmpathetts: pression, yet ft 1s one, nevertheless, witch often’ finds egpiication, It ts one of those tmiulsences which take thefr beginning mranlly jn @ attack, of physical fliness or in the shook vmisfortune. Borretimes tt fs not a disease at ‘fan Imaginary allmemt which thrives on sympathy. I ‘partioutar on hand?" “Lohengrin” The Gliders are to |, omen mba dost her Tuwbend ftteen years ago.” Her distrenm was yey 679 call for me. They were 0 sorry they|of course, and her emotions so overcame her that ha wre obl tor tae her ded, which ahe hea declined to leave even to this day. - paralyzed from ‘lack of use, and she {s 2 chronio frvaltd oggrevated cne, of course, and she wes rich enough to indulge a burden to pny one except heresif by depriving herself of the and living for other ‘The curious part of ft {a that the real invalids, the ones themeetves through life wilthout strength anq stamina, are usually silent on that one subject which must be wppermoet in their minis. Consumptives are proverblally oheerful and sensittyé beyond words about thetr affiietion. The ghronic Avapeptio {a apt to hare his moods, but he avolda the subject of foods and-piysio as much as possib! . \s the amateur Invalid, the onk who having once been very iN is deter mined nover.to get well, who Ufts her voice fn loud complaininys, who button+ holes a friend on the street corner and pours out a recital of her symptoms, ff «> a Very often it {9 an hereditary disease which a would-be Invalid haa declddd te Inherit from his afftoted ancestors, Aes HON, “Consumption is my family dseare,” they say with evident pride, as If this dread malidy were @ prized hetrloom which had been hardea down throws’ generations from father to nxn, At one of the New York hospitals a fow you ago & man actually died from imaginary symptoms of Bright's disease, wh! he bolleved he had Inherited from his fathen The doctors assured him that hey Qld not have Bright's disease, but n& eadty shook his head and repiled thasrit: oduld not He otherwise, na his father and grandfather before him: had bewan victims of the same disense, ‘Therefore, phat was he to expect? he hoe became an obsession and death followed th’ the cburse of time. but a postmortem examination showed no rin mvhateyer of the discase. ia therefore, Men in. the evident gratification which songi peonls even pity. ‘This becomes a sélf-inditle could not include you in the myita thon, but thelr box only holds etx, and they had invited the, Rickartts and * »~ yin turn becomes an obs sith unless tt and think oft =. © in order to ecopomina Wid Dre, r epeak of your h y hygienically. ‘Chat tthe best way to 1} rength. 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