The evening world. Newspaper, October 19, 1912, Page 9

& “S'’Matter, Pop?” % o # eo H eo Geaeswwz=: Pn, re N¥e4| LEAVE Your v Wit INDIANS & en ee dle s AND CowBoys i LIABLE To BE AXA, AN IDEAL No REDSHtin SA\NIce ‘To TAKE LURKING AROUND oS WouLD THINK INWAGGINS IN IT IS NOT SAFE OF A'WAGGIN® “PARLORS TO LEAVE A'WAGGIN | BEING UNDER A AROUND IN THE RUG HERE, THERE AND semana ms care By Eleanor Scho RF VERY WHERE. ues BY EvBrvDBovw ‘The issue in the Balkans will never de clarified tin Right to they have @ worid the Point. series. What Tripoll now needs is an army of Long Island lot sellers. Why don’t the Greek restaurants hang out recruiting flags? ‘Tho blucjackets thought well of Joe Wood's turret work, Epitaph for an act of Congress: “Hero les the Payne-Aldrich law—and lies, and les, and lies.” Lost—The limelight; return to any football camp. . “Doc, how about that patient who sent the hurry call for you? Did you \ get to him in timer” J “No, I was delayed a Uttle and the measly ouse got well before I could R. GEORGE W. BOWLING, the inaugura- tor of the anti-kissing movement, told an odd Kissing story. “A boy.” he said, “decided to fool his mother. Accordingly he ran into the altting room and ented: “Oh, ma, there's a strange man in the kitchen klasing the cook.’ “With a determined frown his mother rose and hastened kitchenward. But just before she reached the door the boy laughed and sal “‘No, i ain't @ strange man, ma, It's only father!’ ""—Chicago Record-Herald. “Scrooze, when your guardian angel looks down from heaven and sees you've charged me 9 per cent. interest he'll give you a black mark,” “No, he won't, When he peeks down at it from above the 9 will look like a 6." MILY—Why are you waving your handker- ohtef? Angelina—Since papa has forbidden Tom the house we have arranged a code vf signals. “What is that?” “When he waves his handkerchief five times that means: “Do you love me” And when I wave five in reply it means: ‘Yes, darli “And how do you ask other questions “We don't. That's the whole code. Opinion. “Love makes the world go round.” “At that, Love's got nothing on Booze.” ENTIMENTAL people sometimes write ‘“Mizpah” at the end of let- ters. Such people used to buy ~ “Mizpah" rings, What “Mizpah” § Perhaps they still Really Means. 3 do. In fact “Miz pah” is a phrase used to express undying love and loyal- ty. A few know the meaning of the word, Many don't, The exact mean- iT (quoted in Genesis, where the term originated) 1: “The Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent oné from the other.” On the face of it this is a pretty and affectionate sentiment. As & matter of fact tt {6 nothing of the sort. Here 1s the story: Jacob and his futher-In-law, Laban, hated each other and had ry reason for mutual dis- trust. Bach had cruelly and craftily tricked the other. ‘Thus, when for mutual advantage they were forced to ma ness contract, they gave the "2 pledge, In plain words, each Invoked heaven to see fair play and to prevent the other from taking advantage of his enforced absences to cheat him. Nothing very sentimental ffectionate about that, eh? Yet the 1 has, oddly enough, passed into love's Htany. sav! WHAT ARE YOu DOING IN HE! G&S OUT OF THIS Place OR fLL CALL AN OFFICERS GWAN.YA LITTLE SHRIMP !! BEAT (T- CALM YouRSELF My Boy! CALM YouRSELF ! JUST LEAVE THS LITTLE MATTER To ME — NEVER MIND YouR OFFICER! \T “TAKES A MAN OF HIS SIZE TO ARGUE 9 “Very welll’ said the weary one thickly, ‘Very A Dry Answer. well, omsifer; but I'd like to ask you @ civil aX sien Wi in an interview with | g first," Girt, sald with a i, what is 11" demanded the policemen, “Who you fixin’ to shoot nowt”? INSTEAD OF CALLING are pre, Easel a Natta t i Ry vgits before I dust veave cr > ME! AN OFFICER! ace them, You remind me of Willam the One on Father. Conqueror's son, Robert MMTNESS personified is Uttle Johnny “Hobert, you know, asked to be invested with Certain friends of the family con- | the government of Norman his father'a life him rather precocious—but that's quite time, Hut to this demand William the Conquegur ry, At any rate, he ts the pride of | hoart, and Pule er, invariably refers | jungster a8 @ “regular chip from the old to take off my clothes “lt ds not my cust { replied dryly ‘pefore I'm going to bel. Cincinnati Enquirer, 0 i ‘The other night little Jolhny looked up from ‘9 i his stool by eside, | , ANaturail Inquiry. Nis ot ty the fod, and “eaettad the y MMEDIATELY following the murder of the I'm @ ohip from the old block, ain't I, fumblor Rownthal, in New York, the papers | gather!" | orice the effect tnt amembens Yes, my son, indeed you are," came the proud | 7 od the street ’ reply, “And you, pa, you're the head of the family, y ’ asked the eimple little lad, replied Pule, chucked Jonny triumpblantly, “you awning post posite the | must be a blockhead |" Mutromte, in’ -Korty-third street, when a patrol | But we will draw @ kindly veil over what fase cauny # aud ordered him to move oa, | followed, —Anewenm, rac, , WHAT'S uP 22? THAT JANITOR SLEPT IN OUR OFFICE ALL NIGHT AND WHEN | TRIED To GET IN HE THREW me out! ( SHALL APPEAL TO AN OFFICERS CALL YOUR. OFFICER !! wItTH A BIG JANITOR - POP IS TIEGINNING TAME THESE 1 (Founded on Bronson (Copyright 1912, Ww G. P, Putnam's Sona) AYNOPSIS OF PRECEEDING CHAPTERS, and in in Je Haverill, Mob's former guaniias, ficer who has recently married “ay » has disowned Fran met aZ6. ite helght, the doa't ing around the She effort to hold the. alley ‘There Stonewall Jack: Fnton forces. Seni th > make it desolate Hob Ellingham meet at Delle Bo» ia the Shenandoah, ny Gertride if a it whom Bob greet cordially, CHAPTER XV. (Continued,) Whirling Through Win- chester. 6 HY, Misg Buckthorn! ex- med Bob, tlinging him= W self froni‘the saddie and throwing the bridle of his horse to Josephus Orange- an effusive dental welcome, “It ts a delightful surprise to see you here— makes me think the war !s over.” “Thank uutenant—oh, pardon me! I me Jingham, of cours responded Jenny, “Heartsease has come over to the Valley, and so has papa— with Gen. Sheridan, I hope there won't be any serious misunderstanding. Mean- while, I am a prisoner of hospitality, and I'm in no hurry to be exchanged.” “And now, Robert.’ Gertrude went on, eagerly, “prepare yourself for more news. Some one else whom you know 1s coming""— “Madeline—but, no!!—= “But, yea! How did you think of !t? She was tn Washington, visiting Mrs. Haverill, and I urged her to come over here and see us—that before I knew of Gen, Sheridan's intentions, they keep thelr plans #0 secret, you know—but Madeline accepted the Invitation, and , anyway.” cried Bob, flustered ovt of all self-control, “Well, Sis, that's a bie surprise you've sprung—and now, let's see what I oan do in the same line, You have announced Madeline, maybe e Information about val. nd a little ery and her 4 whe laid it impulsively rs shoulder, with sudden serl- herldan ts bring- sple, He has the ‘orpa of the Army of the sr Major-Gen, Wright, I a diviston of the Ninet and I don't know how much of the Army of Western Vir~ with Gen, Crook, Besides, they 4 strong in cavalry, Torbert, with ch brigadier ax Wilaor Our Gen reinforcement f and will try to mak eridan when he ¢ Gertrucd hand tremble it Interesting down Winches- as 1 was saying, her a busy time.” le Hosquet wien Madelin \f, indeed, she did safely reac N | that destination His fears, in regard to the first part of the proposition, W quickly real- teed. The very next day he was or- dered to Join his regiment at Shepherds ltown, on the Potomac, where the Fed- eral army was starting its vigorous # campaign ne West, as gentle and loving was loyal and courageo: Valley on the first day of Sep- with the first mellow mists of mm the mountains. Hor welt at Belle Rosquet made the place seem strangely dear to her from the first’ moment she crossed — its threshold, She and Gertrude, bound by mutual tles to something almost dearer than sisterhood, centred their eager fnterest on the momentous but vague military activities in progress to the northward, So did Jenny Buckthorn, in her own way, which was a bluff and breezy one, enlivened with an inex- hauatible flow of animal spirits. | ‘Tho next day Jenny was seated out- |doora under a big cottonwood tree Joverlooking @ broad stretch of the val- ley, with Winchoster pike threading the middlo distance and Three Top Mountain looming in the background: | She had noticed some clouds of dust and rather mo than usual up the main highway of tho valley, She wax about to go’ to the house for a fleld lass, when black Josephus came clattering up on a mule. [In half a minute the whole household Wore listening breathlessly to the tid lings he brought | "It's do Lor's truth; do Yankees have done druy de army out from Win- chester!" ‘The astdunding announcement was m|\Shenandoah A Civil War Romance of Sheridan’s Ride By Henry Tyrrell blossom, the negro hostler; who grinned movement of traftle |! Play) indeed true—and it proved to be only a part of @ long tale of Confederate reverses, the upshot of which was that Early had been defeated with heavy loss by Sheridan at Qpequan Creek and was in precipitate retreat south- ward, to Join with reinforcements eup- posed to be advancing to meet him somewhere about Strasburg. “L wonder where Robert is?” gasped * Gertrude. Madeline, blanched and silent, won- dered too, As it i, Robert at thet moment was all right. He was quartered at the old Chalybeate Inn at Strasburg and, with a miscellaneous group of Virginians and others of Southern af- was discussing the immediate mighty youthful officer in a gray coat and dingy slouch hat that passed for the Confed- erate uniform. A white-haired man in civilian garo ng up excitedly, while his factal ex- jon ran the whole gamut of anger and disdain, from his comfortable obair, and, with eyes flashing fire, shouted tn tarian voice to the discomfted jenant: “Dam up Niagara Falla with tissue- paper—bottle up the Atlantic Ocean tn & whiskey flask—paste ‘To Let’ on the sun, moon and etare—catch a flash of lehining between your thumb and fin- «er—bulla a worm fence around a win- ter supply of summer weat..er—harness a thunderbolt to a sulky—waft the ‘clouds of night out of, the eky with a lady's fap—saddle and ride a hufricave —pack up all the planets in a tohacco- pouch—knock a tornado out of time with your flat—put the sky in your vest pocket, and unbuckle the bellyband of eternity—but never, never, air, allow yourself to be persuaded for a single moment thai the North or any other man can ever lick the great Southern Confederacy’ The white-haired exhorter was Major Edmund Ruffin. CHAPTER XVI. Strange Fortunes of War. “ ERSIMMONS are dead ripe— Just tinged with purple over the gold—and the chinkapin nuts are burstii aut of their prickly litt burrs,” pouted Jenny Buckthorn—"and of! what a day for a fox hunt! But what's the use? We can’t have any fun, with all this manoeuvring going on. Why don't they fight it out aad have done with it?” “That's what I have been asking these three years pi sighed Gertrude Ei- lingham. “One army or another hae been marching up or dows the Valley continuously all that time. Now we have them both, right around us A month ago, our army was away uD north of Winchester. I understand now the Federals have their lines far to the south of this place, alang Cedar Creek. What next, I wonder?” Whilo they were talking, an old moun- taineer had slouched up to the gate, unobserved, though plainly eno! bo seen, He stood & moment gazing fashion, then quickly cap on one of the way, deposited about in alml raised the flat brick pillars of the something beneath It, Gertrude to the gate, ralsed the stone, and took @ packet of letters from beneath It. “My private post-of she whis- pered to Madelii “Here is @ line from Robert—you shall read it. Hello! und here ts @ despaten for me to Qe- lver—you know, dear, you are in Con- federate country now, but that makes no difference between us, does it? And, what do you think? Here 1s @ letter from Washington-from Mrs. Haverill, and with @ United States postmark. Vancy! Robert says it was in @ mall- bag which the Mosby guerillas ¢ap- tured when they stopped a train,” “What does she say?’ asked Made- line, eagerly, “You shall hear. She says: ‘My dear Gertrude—When Kerchival Weat was in k on his way from soa to serve under Sheridan ti Shenandoah Valley he called upon 1 should hope so!—"Darling, he you!" interjected Madeline, “Never mind that! ‘I bi jertrude’—Oh, e you plac If Kerehival West had heard ay I did, when your face wi y bosom that night, :hat'— “That you loved him with your whel arte’ ventured M Nonsense! H’ he still loves you as much ag ev Here Jenny, who had been do road making @ veconnaisance, came on an tmaginary charger, that musi?" she cried. 'y band playing ‘John.’ © boys are singing, too, There's @ Union regiment coming up the . And whose regiment do you suppose ts? Kerchival West's, thee what! Gertrude started violently, then said with assumed indifference; “What does it matter whose regiment nt “Oh, of courge, you don’t care, Butt do, Heartseas@ls In It.” ‘ (To Be, Continued) ees. a ae ee ara an a