The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1910, Page 11

~ ; 7 - - The Evening World , HERE'S A CHRISTMAS PRES : Re tiany BERKEL Gis TSN xo noma” 5 Ub i) APN La BN Di Ww oaen ON YOU AETER. Ule Awe, _ ‘ {TO HURRY! ) 0) VST THE THIN MaARRIGpP, Diet PiU I'Lt BUY ONE. TEN BUCKS. PERL. THE FIRST OF THE Year! SEWING OuTreiT | efeamnnnnennrnrrnvnnrnnrnsnnrnnnnnannnnnnnnnannnnnnAnananan “Cheer Up, Cuthbert!” What's the Use of Being Blue? There Is a Lot of Luck Left. By Clare Victor Dwiggins Oh, You Ophelia! ««« { AWE tiene sue, Vinh au tea, RADIAN? BOAUTY BENEATH By Clarence L. Cullen Copyright, 1910, by The Prees Publishing Co. (The New York World The Mere Man and the Widow Flead fora ‘Safe and Sane’’ Christmas. Bi exclaimed the Widow with a as the Mere Man 66 HEI dumped an armful of holly on the brary and turned to rub his ; aching fingers at the open fire, “Thank Heaven we got home safe" Publishing Co. (The New York World). , wilo Nvov sweeT VoTHines t, that ye be not hearudged A Great Temptation t* that feseinating, ceived by express Dec, iS and marked * eames? 4 And ‘added the Mere Man, tender! ping her u 55) : oe i he 1 the Mere at i be ity fi a ee Even if we've no better off this Christmas then we the stuff! the mass Of holly and were lust, we've Mude the Milestone and we're Here! Never look # gift horse in the mouth—exchange him! |” ined the Widow cheerfully, “I've told Thomas to bring the MAYRE you won't fat tepladder, It's a little shaky, ow of tropte climes, but, @h, the “Oh, well,” answered the Mere Man indifferently, “it ore doesn't matter, If I don't die to-night 1 shall probably eat pe: . myself to death to-morrow, or go into bankruptcy tn n Is fine to give tone to the panch-ainnaiaias ebody, or — of the Stocking Ps iikel proptaine at (Chelmma time If you can, Manoeuvre her under the Mistletos, take « gambling enance groaned the Mere Man. “There is something In the atmos any aay 3 pheve, and the mistletoe, and the fairy tales that get Into ; os 3 ‘ : tae Week, ae ihe: dkaletohgs of Gbke: leven racing: SA a Little Boy flue ts still blowing bis horn in The Land Where No Shadows ‘ y's cloret, and make him wonder if, after all, a bachelor flat and a latchkey ds “a ‘ Jom are the Alpha and Omega of existence, It's the moi cone jj Fine tan ee aaan aE@ ay SE NeslaCen . bg : Hew of the overwrought ons whe call Christmas a “nulsance” would vete * ‘ EN ETNCGie Falter inetd be. ane siecage LIE ‘ MERRY ; \ Constitutional Amendment dofng away with the Sante Claus esletiaties! y y hasn't started a move for a nd § hristmas R 3 a . , rast tea apap deta eR Uh ae : pitied CHRISTMA> , 2 Always, every Christnas, we'te to Have a Tree Next Time—and we i f Christmas,” : d t 4 nake It yet! a “Worte than that!” broke in the Widow. "We rea the laugh was fillin’ too eis Ju sin the new but the only a bout at ‘ rte ee lie >, Regn 8 aan WANN Ge ihe Santa Claus doesn't stick around to get our thanks—but he Wikee we to / ndre 0 die from apoplexy after a Christmas dinne think ‘om?! ‘ hat become chronic dyspeptics,” put in the Mere Man A ; ; F Or f women that get neurasthenia or are maimed for life But, oh, for the y " he rely s that pulled the gleigh he — « Christmas shop rode 1a a ‘Ort isands of men that go into or become bankrups." P — No.” sighed the Widow, “and yet its marvellous that any one should The Yule logs of the Yester eull shoot their glad sparks—Somewhere! e whole gamut of Christmas horrors and come out alive, because if you aren't a bree 4 shops or in the subway cru you may be killed by falling from a No Tragedy 40 poignant as that of the chitd that's Overlooked? n you are hanging the holly, And if you escape all those you Rg as 4 vay wake up on New Year's day to find y ie pauper ora (Histor Next year, when nome Of them are. not: BAER, -70U'T Ue: Sihm ie oe 1 ‘A married man!” moaned the Mere Man, "Great Scott!" he added as the NS PRR ey MOFRLS: CO) TEES: ree tek ee boder the moment with the siepladder, “why don't you let George~ , ri A 1 mean Thomas—do the hanging?" ite Santa Claus treats us every year, when we only ; Non: turned the Widow scornfully, That wouldn't de at all in And’ good! slong. aoHBt Depeminer a eeping 1 th oliddy spirit.’ Besides, Thomaé & good and effictery 8 ning wi th Ady spi Besides, Thomas is a good and efficient ; But the lakes a Slant at the Sky, and Tightens his Belt, on ale the Yule I : And I'm ony a bachelor," sighed the Mere Man, , ie “Thomas Mas a wife and six children to mourn him if he should be killed, but 8 vvound, Sad Ones! You never can tell about Santy! 1 YOU should fall in the fire or be asphyxiated under the chandelter’— i y NM Nobody would care a@ Nang! sald the Mere Man bitterly as he mounted bs’ Indder carrying at ig of mistletoe in his teeth. “Where shal! 1 put : ra Another ARSENE thereover your head." 66 99 no er ! Banshee. the ages. atan Geaiecatel ory £09 “Look he and the Mere Man, still clinging to the ladder, turned round 1 ind faced the Widow, who stood yw holding it is may bo Christmas Eve, 1 thd T may be on a mental jag, but I still nave a faint tdea of what Tam doing ht, 1910, by Maurice Leblanc.) | itself free sec Specialists and ex-} was thought to be in ¢ And the that 4 4 im-} sessed the silg 16 on the subje one sitting beride me, some one f ; And §f you think I'm going to stand here in this defenseless position on this lparieln otine, noviiiete: and: piave| enenunlan when the sil efforts | On Whit-Sund: rd did not did not know, { cast my eyes round J shaky ladder, with you down there-and hang mistletoe over my OWN head" | wrights, retired magistrates and ohtet {i wap t there was no home, hor on the Nay either, for & Weapon, But as my visitor's atthe ) “Hurry up!" cried ‘the Widow impatiently, “You might Just as well get it detectives, erstwhile Lecocas and bud- for fear, The least dee elet free and cured of his| during the tive tat followed.’ tude appeared quite Inoffensive I re- fone and over with.” Fae tain iGo! BH AAA a he People wept] wound, ould hope for In London, on Whi-Monday, strained myself and went up to him, 4 . he B ry , . i LE TEOLM LOCK: Shes Vought of Heautrelet nursed by | tatat ding Harlington, si took a *| He was @ young man with strong}, ° xuppose 40!" sighed the Bachelor, turning back and attaching the mistletoe theory and, expounded it in lengthy =e irriediy| Lupin's myaterious accomplice, who waa| evening to drive €0 the station. He had| marked festures, tong, fair hale aaah ° © the chandelier, “There's no use fighting mgatost {1! Mm golne to de contributions to the pres telegram, and they also letained at the Sante prison, One| bardly stepped in, whe iawny beard, divided into two inyhow.”* Everybody corrected and supplement- walton at Bile ‘ veya ight, probably feeling : What?" ed the inquiry of the examining mag spon ‘ t a danger . ‘Propose to you?" intrate; and all on t 1of a child, ad's beds ompliee, © bans “Go on!" sald the Widow, nodding ay se on the word of Is! avutrelet, a 1 swift terrifying him austerity and gravity thet " oa than to af a \aintheform sbhaolbo! ha Lycee Jan: the public we 0 With Beaute val rytigey Inspired respect p tee Re di 4 pate Nd know what Bewu-| form a precise erning the ppened In sietat of nine asan eRe “ WHY?" demanded the Mere Man, turning round with an abruptness thet ee Ta RL ae ata Reng whe had no time to q au ‘ Pelt Ane. Ne: et cost him his Ii , ad to be adi isive words, \ sing © Was it How did you get in? What are It would be so safe and sane," cooed the Widow, ts] completo elements the trut k Nd Hs ten two Ae aot ae t ou here f Safe and sane?’ repeated the Mere Man in utter astonishment. #)now in everybody's posscesio What} prevented him from utter place? Neituer He looked at me and said: did the myster sis ey knew! would also know everything spor thelr Freneh “Because 1 would refuse you anyway,” said the Widow reassuringly “Don't you know me?* $——— the hiding place where arn 0 ie | h tak rs a-dyIngi | 9 i that's really ecurtous! Just : | magna aay Delat - A “ memory—one of your Y i ora Dollie Stories rrovmawiarooriont {Pi nely Hints for rather epectal : : 1 to his intimate sic o is : ‘HAP , Ch Sh pp No, you're not. tie ts By Daisy Miller CHAPTER IV. Risin: maths ristmas oO ers.! st say you eres pot trae to 7 | , 7 peen tik t RRR ALL LLL PLA PL LAL PLL PPL PAPER ALAL APPEL, ‘Then why are you thinking of that ) , Face to Face. ounded whion nan rather than another?” he asked iy pe was the night before Christmas and 14 jd the Boy Do! haga t 1. ayio sa vik o neuehe Dollies were tucked comfort- es,” said the Clown Doll, “I'm atay- NE evening, five weeks later, I bs ane | nd Oh, that laugh! That bright esecehiell o . ably In their beds, except the ¢ n|ing awake to see Santa Cluus. I have had given my man leave eiBueuii rtd nas 8 ‘on profe ye laugh, Whose amusing drony had t- Holl, who peeked |always want to ‘see what he lo wo out, It was the day cPiyeree alls 4 ably tht so en conteivuted to my @iversion! K out of bis litte bed | like, I hear that he Ix coming in an fore the 1th 1 The ate to} I shivered, Could it be? with one eye to see | ship year, and night was a storm | OF te posi | sunny to | th , I protened, with @ sort of f he cou e| “He's going to ave an automouite satened and T felt no. inelination | "ene oy A: ? cannot be.” UE RETST GPR DAPI EC UIT bCCor Po Pyne ERD » the fiat, 1 op wide. tie | oMelal examination went to show—all| 4 octane be I, because I'm dead, ent ¥ iva é | ‘© nope he will got ket arvostea ¢ ors leading to my ony ls provided a 1 at noinet © retorted, “And because you don't be- Cay verything was A bet a \ ; was ne \ in ghosts.” He laughed aguir. jet and still and | speeding,” sald the Clown Hoi ny reading lamp and sat down fr Lieatr ana en oul wha and that means a tt n sort of aan eine bas on the Toy Cat] They did not talk v any chalr to look throug DAD OP EL tone. wittr fu lead and M ' dicen i tT ‘ you think T would die Hke that, shot jn . and the 4 Dog! for the Sand Man car eh Thad yet meen Ba nLMtapa cic’ ts SEPA EP nie u i r ? the back by a girl?) Really, you mia Sark Mould abiean| sninie int goes without saying RAMEE, (oped Te dea de c opping district thd a ‘during the deserves at le “aye ‘ould know. Por | judge me! Ax though T would ever eon / sae other's| went to the Never Never | omething about Arse ee Christinas ¥ ‘owds, all tatent up tte 1 sent (a such & death as that! / sacitie | whan. hail wae in the sce allof them, Since the : final ss i »it is you! T stammered, stilt tn. CaN Lanne Se In Ui AE hich a fh was n ea ; credulous and yet greatly exctted, “io onde 1 found ne story led and , t was, cu i e 4 4 is you can't et { there really is a| Doll asked the Clown Doll Ns pe : A ¢ lap a 5 © recognize panta Glauat? Did you see Santa Claus” ‘his dis ft 0 od « . " is “in that case,” he sald, gayly, MPa ne ahd the Clown | sold Ghe Clown Dol, ‘but £1 Mtnene nenaiinetderatea ta tt, ‘never| to to ipait OF easy. It the only man to’ when t Doll to himself as| know he was here, for gust took at my , . x ’ f have shown myself in my real he looked ail over | stocking | Nad. public sh eatpst bs ted to that ‘ t nid, 8 ae falls to know me to-day, then thanks to rdinary : , Said wept watonine (ie Gres So See * ‘ ere wa who Will see me henceforth; es T til nursery and kept watching t | of b Ce BAER + y nr itee a tery sane ae eae \ ee. "Tm avfully sleepy, tut 1 must | FRANK POLYGAMY. Brdid aboncastina’ wusanlke He aain | thera’ w Sither when he seen me tn mp Teatanaeae ‘ cep awake to see that Mery Ob — } M. Filleul, who was certainly accept. | vinced that lr in @ position 1 4 dross dened he f, indeed, 1. have @ teal espana ‘ello, T wonder what he looks Ik “For to-morrow's offlclal ceremony tis] jng the secondary part allotted to him | Ply planation : I'recognized his volce, ROW that a “Hello, there!” the Clown Doll heard | vitations have boon ixsued to 20 of the! with a wood faith worthy of oll ° \ | Pig no longer its ton yolce very near him, and he knew it} leading residents of the district, who, | iad let (he interviewers into the secret 1 with “wh at tir vad gnia ia eyes ris the Boy Doll, “Are you asleep?" | with thelr wives, will nuinber, It ts ex- [of hix young adviser's exploits during | ANMlted The bulleting jy ved wits | groceries, ah ef tis ae Yes," sald the Clown Doll, "I've been| pected, nearly G0, whioh Is the full! the memorable three days, so that the ¢ aa ntrusted Would feel grateful for a warn Christmas stpirit could be eo rrted ont What do you r sleep for an hour capacity of the hall."~Exeter Express | public was able to indulge in the rash- |; eo distress At prevatled d or #weater to wear w we does t the ef and kno what ‘ e “| see you are up to your old tricks and cho, suppositions, And the public ga ° [ins the first few days, when bls lifefoutside work, Some | oy at even the right hand doeth,” | J started trom my chair, Taere was | _ a 1 TF SR PET TET RT PL a RET OTN RYTON PTS