The evening world. Newspaper, December 18, 1907, Page 19

The Evening Worl d On. @yNorsis OF PZ love bound for 4 o evids he gam Me but will 1 0 Knows the Been a oe ani lack nrenct! of welmht. men_ by work on the ship. Dicer Jackwon, a fussy me ender of tho expedition. ' CHAPTER XII. (Continued.) The Martinet. vY3 HAT’S your namet™ the Cap- h\ ¢ erat “Lewis Kirkpatrick, sir. “You are the man that arrived las: Gight in the Moltker’ "Yes, alr.” “Had any sea experiencer “Yes, alr.” Box the compass.” Kirk boxed #—suocessfully. morth by east, nornorcast, &c. “Neavigatet™ Tes, ott.” Capt. Jackson made a note of it in a Mitle book. Kirk's doferentia! demeanor fed plainly made a good impression. ‘we're busy just now in getting the e@ip to rights. Fitting her up and all North, @at There's hardly any trade that we Gon't need—and need badly. We ‘want to wee every man to the it ad- wantage. How can you best help ust’ “Qi. Crawshaw wished to have me @ the engincering squad, sir.” ‘ah, very good, Then report to him @r Guty after breakfast. If you need anything from the paymaster's depart- ment, Mr. Crawshaw will make out the mecessary requisitions. You will mess et tent No. 4 and they will see that you get a cot. You can go.” Uncertainty. ‘Kirk was giad to be dismissed. The quptain's arrogance irritated. him, and it fad only been by considerndle self- @entroi that he haa refrained trom geome sharp answers, But he was an eid campaigner, and he. knew how {00l- feh & would be to start with the ill- will of his commanding officer. He ould Go what he was told, and do it @miling, howover much It rubbed him e|wrong way. Without being all ee he would try to earn @ reputation for willingness and good- mpture, and put a evard on both his @enper and his tongue These last are Wesponsible for most of the world's fall- wes. An ambitieus man regards them es luxuries that he 1s too poor to af- Gert. ‘There was promotion abead for @enebody, and Kirk was resolved to be fil Ine for it ‘He had not tho faintest idea of where ee Gnd mess tent No, 4 Some of the tents’ were numbered, and somo were mot, and there was not a soul in sight f ask. He sought the tent where he ted slept, found it empty, and taking $8 as a starting point, walked along the @anvas strect, looking into every -tent @s de passed. He had not gone very @ae when he discovered one that was @goupled. Seated on a wooden box was @ fair, broad-shouldered young man in @ mightshirt, engaged in patching the @mat of « pair of trousers. In his right ‘ eye was a single eyeglass, a0 Judicrous- fy.eut of keeping with dis single Qeanty garment that Kirk could not ro- train his laughter, Meleuo!” he said. K New Friend. “Hello yourself," said the young man fm the pleasant and unmistakable ac- eents of a gentleman, There was some- alng #0 frank, manly and ongaging in Bile address that Kirk warmed to him at.ence. m looking for tent No. 4," he ex- olnet ‘“Dhia $e the very spot,” said the youns man. “Come in and I'll get you « cup af coffee.” “Oh, I don't want to disturb you," pro- tested Kirk. “No bother,” said the young nian, putting down the trousers. ‘The doctor fag lala me off fo> a couple of da: Dut I'm glad to lend a hand and make myself useful, you know." Ho retired @rough the rear of the tent and Kirk beard the rattle of crockery ard the sound of « fire being poked up. 4 little later he retumed bearing a bow! of coffee, some lumps of sugar and w big wise wf bread and butter, “*Qrazy-Town!’” You'll get a real breakfast xt elght Ofglook," he sald, “But this will carry You on in the mean while.” He laid he things on tho board table and tm- Pearively resumed his tailoring. “You're hew, of courso?” he asked. “Arrived last night," sald Kirk. “B2w many?" i “How, many what?" agWeren't, there any others?’ “Oh, no—that la—just, myself,” Kirk es\tated to name Vera Westbroox, ‘How do you like Crazy-town?’ @rema all right," sald Kirk, haven't apt my dearings. you" i) T DEBOPOLLDEDHPPODHOB BED “A Million Savages Aching to Fight Us” Kirk’s New-Found Chum Gives Him a Vague Idea of the & Desperate Quest They Are 8 ® ce) ESE SESESSS & ; lovk a good £01 * patd d aKo of * no ave ough everybody shook hands on {tt said Kirk, leaning CHAPTER XIII. Chums! | T. AUBYN settled his eyexinss, | S lald the trousers on one side, and| reached fox a pipe that was stuck in-a pocket of the canvas. He filled) | and lit it deliberately. é | “Kirk.” he sald, “that's a pretty big) order, Let's begin with what I can't tell you—the object of the wmole busi- ness—the question that a fellow natur- ally asks first. ‘Tho {dea ts to sail away | somewhere after something. Nobody | knows exactly what it ts—none of us, | at least—though the wiseacres say that tt 1s an Inca's tomb, or an ancient cold mine, or an extinct mint. Whatever it} fs, {s situated In the No Man’a Land to| the southward—e country with hanily any game, not enough water to brush your teeth with, and a million savages) aching to fight us, To penetrate such| possibility." | “But what Go the milion eavages | @rink?” inguired Kirk. “Boer, ar whetT” The Fortuna, “Oh, there's water, of course,” re- | piled Bt. Aubyn, “but tho trouble Js to find & It's ecattered about in dirty Uttle holes that you can pass within thirty feet of and never sea ‘Those fetiowa know where they sre, and we Gon't. The only way is to carry your lawn supply, end that's why we are putting four thousand gations into the Fortuna.” “Bo that's her name, ts 1tT” \ “Yes, the Fortuna. Well, you see, to wet down there, luzging every pound of water and every pound of food— and al) this, mind you, with a dle | enough party to fight its way through— | {sa job that ooutin't be done with | horses or oxen. A amal!. party might make e dash at #t, and truat to luck | but the risk would be frightful. It | would be ten to one that they'd elther | @ie of thirst or hunger, or elso be massacred to @ man. Beeides, even If | they got through, how could they | bring the stuff back? It must have | seemed an insurmountable probiem tl) | zome one hit on the idea of a ship. | Here we have mobility, ample food | ‘and water, and cargo space for all the gold in the Bank of England. Kirk, {t was a conception of genius!" “1¢ it will work,” assented the latter, | “But this business of putting walla to a traction engine, however brilliant it may be tn theory, has a practical side that makes @ fellow sceptical. Load her up-aith your food and water, put aboard your crew—and then, what if she sticks?" Trial Trip. ‘Oh, we've peen her/do It,” exclaimed St. Aubyn. “Gad, I never saw such a ight my lifer We tried her out A oe ae tea she salled like a bird. She was a bit sulky at first, but the moment she got moving there was no holding her. By Jove, chum, I wish you had been there! Nobody dreamed she would do it. 1 didn't mysat, We all expected a fizzle, and the croakers wero knocked silly, She went off--Tike an arrow, with a rattle and a bang. and a bumpty-bump that nearly Jounced the heads off us!" } “How far did she go?" “About a quarter of a mile,” Kirk, ‘WWhy, I thought you wore go: ing to say aixt “Ono of the steering ehains broke. It was too light for the work, and 1! snapped lke a plece of string, We had to lower the sails In double-quick time, and just saved her from going oy But {t was a great success. She can sail all right." “Nas sho tried again?” “Why not?’ The Real Leader. “On, It showed that she could do tv. Once that was settled was Uh good waatifs thine? In fact. there was a big ro-at headquarters over Jt, but Wesvbrook was satisfied, and he carried ‘eho day, We are terribly behindhand as it Ja, what with tho slokness we've had—nineteen doaths jn two monthe— and ull sorts of heartbreaking delays and bothers. The truth 1s, old follow’ (here St. Aubyn lowered lis voice to a Ueep!y confidential key), “the whole af- fair is only hel@ together by one man. He's the plank’ between us and eternity, and not much of a plank at that. if's my belief thut the expedition may. cdl lapse at any moment, and vhat ¢ W. And call ft all off.”" “Westbrook? Who's Westbrook?" s (To Be Continued) a region in the ordinary way is an {m-[ t NUL SHOW THE GIRLS THIS NEW TWENTY DOLLAR Gop Piece! |- GUESS THEY'VE! NEVER SEEN ONE! HOW DO You Do, MISTER MONK! MR. JONES WAS JUST! SHOWING US THE NEW #20 GoLD THEY ARE RECALLING We) BECAUSE THEY BY THE WAY, GIRLS, HERE'S ONE OF THE NEW TWENTIES! HAVE You seen ‘EM? GoT ENOUGH OF JEM! SEE GET YOUR HATS NoW AND WE'LL GO OUT AND SPEND 17! TT must BE GREAT To! BE Rich! i HOW TO PROPOSE. M follow, ‘This 1s not the case. If you wish to propose to a girl tell her simply that you love her and ask her Sf she can give you any hope of winning her for your wife. But do not propose to her at all 1¢ you have no hope, for she will refuse you.. The most discreet woman a ways manages “o convey to a man some indication of as If’ there were scme se! formula ‘which every man that asks a woman to marry him must ner feeling for him. Unleas you At Af HH tikes pleasure t soclety, unless her face brightens at the sight of you, and-you have known her to break other engagements to accept your invitations, unless she appears per- fectly at ease and happy and comfortable in your soclesy, It is useless to pro- pose to her, A man can generally tell {f he has a chance, and If he-bas the shorter and al apler his declaration cf love ts the batter the gir! likes it. They Love One Girl. via, and especially to things Uke thts. E are tw) young men in love W tn young lady. Both of us men knowa to When he calls none of my sisters come: , | are on the best of terms, but un-| {a in @ peculiar position, another we meet her, She} I have asked | her. to give the other fellow up. She says sho likes us both. Please let us know what to do. cua You will havo to walt till’ the: you lady chooses between you. Do not celve-each other. Fight fairly, ARGARET 8.—No, you should not boll the milk you Intend “ When He Calls. i Ing to your face, Milk is @ sooth- ' ing emollent for the complexion. I! Dear Betty: = AM keeping company with a young | Dede ‘of palmonien ttn a Lact cloth or 8 man who calls on me two and three | ‘i Obstinate Blackheads, . times-a week, but I do not bring him to the house all the time, He calls J. BTry thls treatment. Get at the house every Sunday eveping. Is from the drug store a small it right to serve anything when the * quantity of green soap. First | Health and Beauty.. By Margaret Hubbard Ayer. “A quarter of a mile!” excteimed} young man Iw. there, as I am the young- est and havo just started to keep com- pany, he being the first fellow I ever had? Ho is a very sensitive young ! soften the skin by applying hot clothe, then sctub your face ‘vith the green soap, using hot water and your com pleaion brush. Rinse in soveral clear Santa Claus’s md Pets | out.” ‘ brook died) wamight as, well pack ‘Aw, let her hang! Wen er fellor’s juat gotten Outside about ten pounds of Christmas turkey he Ny “Scuse mit} Jimmie, but yer shirt’s hanging don't mind er little ting like dat, kid." | \ “What did you get on the Sunday-school Christ- mas tree, little boy?” “I got er box of dog biscult, dat's wot I got!” WE'LL HAVE, {A NICE SURE THEY'LL “STACK UP IF You've oONiY “A Knight for a Day” ls Good Enough for Several Weeks. EWARE of Jove in a musical “show.” pe may give it one or two of - those spoony-moony songs, you may &ven risk one of those gjrly- q whirly affairs with White Flannels peeking under the parasols and bleating away at the chorus; but when {t comes to holding -hands and Squeezing out mushy dialogue with the musicians down in front wonder © jing what “Loule” will set out for the midnight lunch, get ready for the ee weeks’ notic 2 | vai made clear to mo last night when Manager B. C. Whitney, of “A 1 cornered me in the lobby of Wallack’s Theatre and explained Sallle” came to us last season™wnly to/say farewell. ‘ When I got hold of.‘Mamselle Sal- — * shid Mr, Whitney, “I started in utting twelve pages of love out of » frst act. Then I changed tio title ta VoENT®S © ADVICE 7 LOVERS j{5 the room, so we are all alono, and |that {s why I thought {t necessary to ANY young men write nie asking how to proposé, | ask you waether to serve anything oF | | Just have a conversation. | dt ts optional to serve refreshments ‘A Inight for a Day,’ got new peo- ple, new songs aiid a pony ballet, and |; oe ; the plece cnught.on from the Jump. M | Chicago company: 1s in fta foriteth | week and: still running there, and I hope to kee» the New York company unt!l Broadway knows it by heart, ‘The troudje with ‘Mam'selle Sallie” was lore, og what I have done.” is eats There waa just enough 3 love left to furnish the nosessary soug- ; cues and keep pretty Sallle F r up 4 to concert pitch, When she poured out 4 “her heart in “My Very Own" tte house i fell in love with her and a song ‘A : charming as herself. “My Very Ow isn't hurled at you again,gnd again in a desperate attempt tl’ make you 4 “Whistle as Yeu) Walk7Out.” It ts not 4 one of those tnaliclous numbe: inated to maka you adve \"show"! by blowing ft Into the nf until your poor, tired throat sw {the «rip germ as the lesser of two 4 Jevils, It 1s quite an Inctfentakyndr | rather. elusive little thing that ts evi- 7 Jaenitly not considered a “nit and $4 bo 22 SER TE eT SY j yas WISH eon DT to reat In peace once Sallie Fisher and John Slavin aa _ 4 {Jt has winged tts way to your ear, init Lt i COULD AFFORD] | Sty Very Own’ tn the best song ee Renn pelea ae is To THRow |Miss Fisher has had since “Dearle,’s ; Gus Away! and she sings it with » full realization of the fact. Miss Fisher iast nisht was CF 2 almost aa silm and trim as-Fritzl Scheff, and everyiing but her voice fitted her as tightly as o new glove. 7 Mias May Vokes didn't go.tn for a “ft.” though eke had one when she got cought in a ladder as she did her best to elope with little John Slavin. Her i clothes looked us though they had been ; made in an insane asylum, and she : noemed as ‘dotty’ as her thost ylolent “ereation.”"-How slic manages to play foolish parts year after year without losing ner mind is a mystery, By way of a change last night sho sang like 3 teakettio with the Infltenza. and danced lke a ginduate of the Eddie Foy Acad- cfiy of Fine Feet. She and Mr, Slavin went through a zounte drill that was funnier than in Robert B. “book,” and at “The Merry Itz. At tmes Miss Vokes idiotic, but whenever ‘the text! opportunity Where poor Katie ave up In despair a year ago, 3 es went in and won by sheer 4 a cmnte and tediour, ¢ rose 7 h fore tiresome still wi i ‘And out whether he loves me, and what isso aan Shed cornea en. T/do)toitnake fim: Ge/more At ease Recvariivutsatiphetid | You will have to wait ull he de AES CTS where ERO Oe ; ‘A READER. [8 love. Encourago him to-teit-sbout Carlet sem i Ses bal Ba Wat Bs ; himself, his business, his favorite See CRT: mien uenin toes sport. That will put him at hia ease. AY Anal SS ene teen eens Madcaps" made up in kicking what or not. Coffee or chocojates, with sand- |wiches or cake, are proper refreshments, ut not necessary. = at Ease. | To Put Him Detr Betty: ' AM a young girl, nineteen years old | ea" tienosrapher in a domntonn Tam y much Jn love with man who calls on me once & a young lweek and sometimes takes me to church iday ovenings,. I am cere tain that my love Is returned by him but s9 far he has not declared himself. Ho is also very bashful. How can J waters «nd dry with a soft towel. Rub In litle cold cream, Repeat this for Several nights until the blackheads i—itsappeared. For a Bad Breath. B.--Mouth washes will do no cood for @ bad breath and a disaxree- » Able taste, which are probably due to indigestion or a torpid liver. A gargle made of half a glass of very hot water ond half a teaspoonful of loarbomuie of soda will give tempo- ry rellef, but the internal derange- ment,whatever it 1s, whould be cor- srected at once. * “Oh, jest er diamond sunburst or somo ovata York. @ep4 ten centa in colu or stampa for each pattern Ordered, oder little trifle!” eR een, IMPORTANT—Write your name and address pisinly, ead ‘ei b Pattewes { ways apecity sine wanted. “Wot does yer girl want fer Christmas?" | they lacked In helght. These acrobatic young women yelped and squealed and ' rie eves want y were even more spec. ed Ike elgn-ridden Broadway and sent They Met at a Ball. Dear Betty: MET a girl at a ball, took her hi and made an appointment with her) for the following night. She did not |keep the appointment. Through aj |Gtena of hers 1 tried to find out the; jtéason of her not keeping the «ppoint-| ment, but did--not! succeed, write and ‘let her know through friend that I wish to take hor to a ball end that 1 willing to forgive her if & good reason is given? Mzy Vokes as Tillie Day. Ui on strike. cular than the colored lights whi az you out Into the sireet blinking your op! ‘And It was a much b opinion then we t sgaiiie’? who died of love! “A Knight for a for several weeks. ‘Jaw-Breaking German Titles. f OW would you like to be a krefekommunalkassenkalkulator? {¢ that Job A of yt ja fa. CHA ay, but g00d enough RLES DARNTON, I Nke this: air! 3 very much, IN iH wouldn't sult you perhaps you would be, d with the post of staats- The girl was very rud. If -you i schuldensidilimgskacsenkontrolloni? Stil if son poor f40) ard ¥tti some H nba! snings whore you might follow tho profession of f phen! Ktionsassistenten. . What do these titles mean? Well, the firs‘—ofcourse, they are all German— are district public treasury appralsers, tho second are bookkeepers of the fund tor the payment of the public debt, and the third are just ordinary agslstans In- d spectora in the rallrodd train’ service, but the three ttles are characteristic of wha!a man must put up with in Germany w 1 calling. Sues {her so much I suppose yo. {I} have to |pockot sour pride and write her, but I do not advise tt | Twenty-One Lobes Sixteen, at a wedding a month | © Been her several times since, other girls, but ro I could never seo her alone and tell her how much I love her. 1 sent her @ letter last Monday night and haye not as yet received an an- always in company of swer, S20 {a slatecn and I'rt twenty- one years-old. I told a Indy friend of mine to tell her what I thought of her— this was before she got my letter—and that I would lke to keep company with her, and she sald “Yes,” but I can nover meet her alone. Pleaso tell me what to do. DON QUI E. IMPLE little S ‘frocks ma with the walst portions and skirts in one are being much ‘worn by the younger girls, and | ‘The girl Js too young to receive at- |tentlons fram any one, and perhaps | ore) slweya to Pe han sense enough to know It. You can-| desired, This ono do any more than you have. By T.S. Allen, | lows can bo mado nit bloomers to match or without, as Mked, and also al- a ohojce! of tein! or ‘Duteh of long sleeves. Hustration | a ed wool ma- jn trimned de of white with {a singularly offectivey pur woot 'tabrios nd for of In she the chee) cooler, den wi heavier ¥ materials a tzed ash the wool. antity for material — requir for the medium »: is 7 yards i ; 4 Pattern No, BSUL {ds cut in sizes for Girl's Dress with Bloomers—Pattern girls of 4, 6& 8 and 10 yoars of ago, No, 5861. Fs.ai {ann Call or send by mall to THE EVENING WORLD MAY MAN- TON FASHION BUREAU, No, 7 Weet Tweatw-third street, Now ew te }