The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1910, Page 11

| i} The Evening World Daily Magazine, Saturday, December 31. Thus!” "Twas ST ay en rE. TO-MORROW T'MGOING TO Save mone. THIS THING OF BEING CALLED A—" J Evenings With Eve By Helen Rowland. Copyright, 1210, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World) he Mere Man Chats With the Cynic. most thine to reform!” exclaimed the Mere Man sadly as he glanced | t the little Oriental clock that ticked mercilessly away on the Cynic's mantelp! “Why, so is!” the Cynic in dismay, “But— WHERE are you going to begin? she added inquiringly. The Mere Man set down his wine glass and Mghted a| cigarette | I don’t know," he + se T begin on my friends, You se t any faults” — “L beg your pardon, “Any big, mon continued the Me piled meditatively, personally T haver Mr. Cutting?" , dreadful sins worth giving up, Man calmly, “out just a lot of nice Kittle comfortable ones—that I don't care to part with.” “Tse fd the Cynic; nodding her faultless cotffure gravely, “you don't murder—snuch; and you don't burgle- to any extent, nor gamble, nor drink’ — No," broke in the Mere Meu hastily, "I just flirt a little and fib a little and overeat @ little, and am a little y And a Hitle grouchy and a little frivolous—but I don't want to ‘swear off any of those thing “Of course nol agreed the Cynic sympathetically, “because the small halo you'd get {n return wouldn't be worth the discomfort. And besides, the moment & Man decides to ‘give up' anything, from a sin to a woman, it suddenly takes on new attractions for him. Lock a small boy outside the gate and the moment | your back is turned he'll be scaling the fence; lock lim IN and he will immedi- ately proceed to hunt for a hole through which to craw! out " gighed the Mere Man, “it's human nature. Forbidden frutt is | always fascinating, even though you forbid your own self to touch it. But,” he demande!, “HOW am I going to reform “Why don’. you ‘swear ON cried the Cynic, with sudden inspiration after &@ moment's reflection, “What? “Why don't you register a vow that you will flirt with eve man you he Mere Man enthusiastically | “And you mn be so bored to death and nauseated that you'll hate the very thought of flirtation,” continued the Cynte. “Why don't you resolve to @at everything you shouldn't ew “Gorgeous! chy evory morning and frivolous every evening’ nd before you know it all these things will they won't have the least attraction for you,” finished the Cyni After all, if it were the law to be 00d every man would be a perfect angel. No man actually makes up mind to take the downward path; if he did he wouldn't want to. He starts out with the firm resolve to keep in the straight and narrow way, and that's why he zig-zags out of it.” agrqed the Mere Man. started out, for instance, with the frm resolve never to marry—and that's why I'm always on the verge of it. 1 kno he groaned, “that 1 shall come to a sad, respectable end as a devoted hu: With seven children and a suburban cot with a mortgage on it." 0 so tiresome a 1 stupid that “There, there!’ said the Cynlg soothingly. “Don't be GLOOMY on New Year's Eve, You may die with your bachelor’s buttons on yet. Why you might be run over 1 ) automobile to-morrow—so be cheerful and—Listen! There's the clock striking eleven. It's “Bo it ist”? al the Mere Man delightedly, “I everything I ¢ “lt to pay for, @© propose to the first girl I ca holding up his right hand, The Cynic glanced at him doubtfully for a moment, then deliberately rose, strolled across the room and stood smiling and defant beneath the chandelier. “Stop!” cried the Mere Man, raising his hands to shut out the sight. “Well, why don't you begin proposing?" ded od the Cynic. “You're mi ng It too easy,” ‘oanel the Me Man. I don't want to! “That's just what I mean,’ laughed the Cynic triumphantly, as she sat down ‘good resolutions are like Christmas t toys—Just ma to be broken!" Well, th ts of fun in breaking them!" declared the Mere Man with a} sigh of relief, } “If you had been merely out of politeness.” “But if [ should propose to you now," bi “It would be merely out of audacity,” in’ coldly from the further end of the divan, time to begin swearing OD hereby resolve to eat to drink everythin that is offered me, and ch under the mistletoe," he added solemnly, proposed to me then,” continued the Cynic, “it would have ‘an the Mere Man enthusiastically, errupted the Cynic, regarding him a Betty Vincent’s Advice to Lovers Lobers’ Quarrels, there Is nobody in not quarre some If you cave for eac forbearance, Remember | 1 the world who Is always sweet | tempered. When you seo some one is for one reason or another feeling a Uttle cross have patience with them, Pause and think that your own disposition ts not always perfect In almost every mail I receive one or more letters telling me of lovers’ quarrels, This one has just come to me: “Lam very much in love with a girl, but as I work very 4 hard all day sometimes I am go tired at night I can soarce- eerty 4 op ly carry on a conversation with her, When this happens Vinten! SPs she is always angry and tells me I am not interested in Her. Now how foolish and selfish this girl must be! And yet how many girls are just as unreasonable. My deare, pause and think before you quarrel over just nothing at all, No Reason. JIRL who signs her letter “W, B. Does She Care; L." writes: “\ young man has been calling upon me steadily for over a year, A few pights ago he told me he did not intend calling any more. When I asked him why not, he would not give me any rea- place, I would refuse to see him should he call again You 7 man who ¢igns his letter A “R. R.” writes “IT am deeply in love with a young lady, but I am not sure whether or not she cares for me. I have been On Now, aa I Uke this young man|led to belleve sho cares for some one son much I would Hike to know what | else, How can I find out if this is no?" very fi There 1s one very good way to find Lunda the young man up. He has treat |out, Ask her if she loves you and will SPENDER, AST, OF you very yudely. Were I in your|marry you, hours’ | contide yard to M for him, Chariotte, Ever ERE, TM BEEN, LEADS To THE GOING To BE LT, WE'LL GET ( OOOH, met | \ whats, HERE! - av vm ! &} a On the usual, I op was two days ax On “But fore, little lunch up clerk Beau an wright, SYNOPSIS ‘is ‘author Tnatiped by the gang in revenge for the the mysterk alig' i w worthy and groan, he thterr him to a the to « was but eaknes ed pratform. ho hh ot mp im man neighboring "t know.’ lay mor seen ned ts door. Ured* and him ontin day he did not Jeave his room ‘ 1910 ERAT By Harry Palmer | ~~ fe fF GF CBF GS Copyright, 1910. ly The Brew Pobtishing Co, (The New York World ‘THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WiLL is) 7) elu ‘ YOU OBRLING “Cheer Up, Cuthbert!” What's the Use of Being Blue? Copyright, 1910, by The Press Vublishing Co, (The New York World), ; = There Is a Lot of Luck Left. { AN! se comes: Ss8-ss=! LL sunprise 1 SIT TLL MY UTTLE HER WITH These FLOWERS | By Clarence L. Cullen 4 ART, SIT STILLY AND oy) HAPPY New Year:) —JS\d j —=-—" > Copyright, 1910, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World). 9 SRY Year's a Jigsaw Puzzle and Every Day must fit! Start right! The broken pitcher that went to the well once too often was mended—but @ smashed Good Resolution can't be! ‘The longer a man “keeps off the stuff,’ the longer he’ kely to stick! The fun of feeling ke whistling before breakfast makes an accumulative hit with him! The Milk of Human Kindness never has been kept on Tee! It takes an extremely vealy youth to tm pose of a Dissipated Divvle is a hit! ) ae Nature hardly ever makes @ mistake, except when she wine that the RAY ACCEPT THIS eee FLORAL OFFERING ) WT ALL, coffee and began to put plain que without rmitting the other the at twelve creates a man who permits his wife to take care of the furna | | ‘Fessing up saves a lot of Fussing! | The chap who tells you that “Figures can't lie” generally is trying to make | them do just that! As Our {dea of Nothing Worth Mentioning is the chap who deliberately swears ON again on New Year's after having been OFF it since last New Year's! Blind Alley instead of the Open Thoroughfare! * 4 The man who moans that “There's no way out" deliberately choogee the { J A man may fail and fail again and still be no Weakling—unti) he | acknowledges it! The man of whom tt Is sald or writ, “He knows no in the deeps of him! ty HEARTS knoweth differently | The ¢ p who firmly belleves he ‘can't lose’ may be chirky in his mann but he has @ mighty big percentage in gobng Into battle! - Our tdea of a Maxim That Needs Mending is one that deciares “The world.) will accept you at your own appraisal!” | ‘The reason why there never was a Centenarian who wa@ a Cynic Is that Ht tnkes a heap of simple faith in things to live to be @ hundred! ) hans " Remorse is the cry of the Ego to be Reimbursed for lopped-off setf-reapect! Nobody Js asked to grin while just four Jumps ahead of the Wolf of Need. ‘The fellow who grinned might shorten his stride! e trouble with some of us and our Good Resolutions is that we're always ling for an Extension! | Part of Playing the Game is Taking the Blame! Another ARSENE LUPIN Story i 22% ial | aia te Atauein Katies p ur father used #0 often to talk to us| “He @ noe but they made us an appointment at the, tt was you who took him the photo | 1910, by Mausiew Let linner at y ath 1 a a a ne el UR a | «raph? You admit it, don't you? And, | SEDING CHAPT oe wha ol tranly GWida BeaatIy bho ‘What Urogt "ev ia this Is nonsense! How can| when you sald that my father’was in 9 we PrabaruEL couttetad Mhis chothava phy’! his room, two days ago, you Knew it | ne ‘ Saulnaa the workshop.! “But it's Michael np They imitated =m snot true, you not, because you | guano ey en ite Atle Thy: AROERR PAP hee JtOwe Jwriting on the back of the phe yourself had helped him to leave it?" —— : On! lent, Isidore had not t by me. 1 Wax not even aware of| and specified the meeting plac | She made no reply. He asked: 4 ‘Only what? 1 froin the photograph, w Ite existence withou: [nes road, lometres 49, Lion In "Why did you do it? ‘They offered ae “Well, it's Uk I 1can't leave lamining it from every point vi knowledge f Am-| My fat and they setzed him. | you money, I suppose-to buy mibbong >) light on what Rha ReLAGAL At last, the boy asked rumesy, dow examing Ver nuttered Froberval, | with a frock~ 5 arclet sa yOu) the sat ie has not left Is there such as an int | magistrate’s ¢ you know, | dumfounded, MH, T admig tt He uncrossed Charlotte's arms and nr ed the Lion WOr at & short league! was an aceon Lupin things happen you say--but that) lifted up her head. He saw a poor a shooter named | ‘That's Impossible! My friends and ide the town And then does not exp ow he was able to/little face all streaked with tears, the: jam a selvoottn te LPL caveat a ee i Semen ca Pn ume th t nt" | attractive, disquieting, mobile face of ve searched 1 0 Ye - | pds sh he, one of those litte girls who seem | raha Ue Bee lek Ia 1 ge Hd fa | ink ice neoting | marked out for temptation and weak: Heautrelet 1 and t “WW " ‘ ak his| “Come,” said Beautrelet, “it's over, | hed La amnnanaanta | titi res yes) We'll say no more about it, I will fot ( FO rg Mets yb iy d Saedas} even ask you how it happened, Only you | l informed the ant " 0 a o nust tell me everything that can be 4 +) hed Fs Hs red ta Nook | use to me—did ye teh anything ; “i fenton f Pe CBRE, an ia Sareea ey Pha ; tha ny by those men? How 7 ul through the morning, and 1| _ n rd ' hint off! q DCNTONR Fhe | noralae | a lek By motor car. T heard them talking ind that there was not ot find me saat Pee 4 ) ER ska alate sad And what road did they take? ano ie ERT om varanet vs oat SUSt a Glimpse Into IE hae sink Ah "owt ienow nat la latae ‘ bean “Did y say anything before vou 7 v 2 e ' 1 know=your | something that might help us? k er the New York Shops J) ow" » ton OWT | teeval, chow” iNew eter resp Bi 7 Noleved. T know) Who said, ‘We shall have no time to ad recove “No, 1 found his pipe ty usual ; I wanted to know. |loNe—the governor is to telepie to ua - place, with his tobacco and the book HE woman who still clings to the & glass wine sets are $ le pourg in an hour.” ) at § o'clock in the momning’ "= Vroberval, t ich van readin vere wal custom of receiving New Year's site Japane andpa 1 cake ‘ rose He looked at | ‘Where tov" venivts Was Wall) middie of the boc the page Neat ones ca had as low as 25) Cut glass fern dishes uding the| wilderment, hesitated a moment and ry—try and remember, It was the xt his daughter | “sret me see It ts, while per beauties are ¢ artificial fern, are $1.55 nen took his name of & tows, wasn't TEED of twelve or giokarval ? P . aA) p ec ste ahoicisa cane now Ata van Charlotte Yes-—-a name--like Chateau"——-~ Beautrelet gave “e ee ene Shee 6 on ee ite Httle one represents| “No,” sald Beautrelet, ‘T shall w Cheteaubriant? Chetean-Titery fas besin 4 recognized bh n oO ORR EMe BTS Rive barnes ature slate with a wooden frame, | a nore are, Leave hi pre eee : pted him, ee Ce ce hee Mandarin coats ere now popular for miniature slave wil pat ener | See te halk tewuroux bie pockets, on a lawn from which rose evening wear and will be worn by many Joie upon the black backs he I knew ber when she was quite | “Yes, that wee it—Ohatesuroux'— trees and ruins Me callers This novelty is only 10 cents at | ecaseutrelet did net walt, Sa mints | REE ee Tes tha fortunsiel” Av etide iia mathe ‘ ETON complete her sentence. Already ‘he roberval ad a ortunsie! > tanly att va) went Sey {was on his feet and, without giving & arried off,| fee , Ni ecalendar np . thought to Froberv self wh n tt layed this gare ad att ie y trowbling about the disap. | DAC val ure showing A s e we pa: od, 8 4 acing at him in stupefaction, fy ed thi Lion iene: conte | Coveres does , ina Srgned the door and ran to he a con Mer, perhaps at such reas oe Hint the averels Aw, to 8 F Ka « 1 1 Beautre Chateauroux, madame—a et , Isidore turned the photograph over a#e Woman can satisfy he ! ' al quotation. ‘Tat 4) hand j lt Cee ee. and -tfoxest ee the ng, at 6 ofcluck,|and read this ttle note, in his own, this pretty Dit of Ortenta‘tsm, r desk access at hand. iy fo ‘hough | booking clerk, n come down as | handwriting Roman hair bandeaux are very pretty | $1.64. tires seconds, vse vaenty ‘hiding |, “Of Course—the shortest way. Shall He was gone,"" R. de Val,—-3.4-—Lion.” , and aell at nts and $i j In these busy! times one eds a | about to cho ” n aumne ae Ee I be there for lunch?" ne there on the bee] He was silent for a few minutes and |" toa out glass punch bow! 19| memorandum book to awsigt to memory | her head be tween ‘old : “Ob, no. For that yea would " | ase j | 20.00, whlle 4 pretty Imitation, Includ- and for this purpose the year book is | burst into sobs, 1, after a while, |t 0 over Paris, ‘The Paris before yesterday,| "My father hadn't shown’ you that | Ol. wi) rah q | Meal, It contains 5 pages and a rib-| He let her ory and, after @ while, | 70,00, OC TeMltsqocke PAS Ss He was a\enapshot yer?" ng tye 12 cups, Is » |bon book marker and sells at % cents, | satd 4 late’-—— ' . Mharlotte took his! No—and that's just what aston-| Reflectors with edge and feet of aliver| ‘move at 5 cents have two days to al “It was ‘t it, who did all you, and his! ished me when I saw it yesterday—for | are $1.35 and upward, according to size. page. | the mischiet, w J acted as go-between? (To Be Continued.)