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) ] t \ == @ “S ‘Do YA SEE ANY “INDIANS OUT F THAT Side? Th Prese Pubtishing Oo, World), POOR NR. JARR HAS A Y HALF HOLIDAY. HE boss has gone out of town for a few days,” remarked Mr. Jarr. “Jenkins took yes- térday off, Johnson ts going out to a eeuntry club to a clay pigeon shoot, so T/guess I'll slip off this afternoon”— “Well, please don’t complain to me about how hard you work and how long you work after this,” replied Mrs. Jarr, interrupting him at this point. “To hear you and the other men talk he would think you were gallery alaves!" “Galley slaves, you mean,” si Mr, Jarr. jeated ‘s all the same!” was the repli: only know that once in a while you betray yourselves. I am wonder- how many other afternoons you Reve taken off from what you call ‘the constant grind,’ afternoons concerning which you kept ailent.” “} can't remember just now,” eaid Me, Jerr, generously repressing his great husbandly indignation at being thus wounfed and wronged. “I only know,” he added, ‘that if I get any more after- noone off I shall not be ao silly as to apeak of | “Ien't that just what Mrs, Dinkston saya?” cried Mra, Jarr.. “She has re- her last married name since she ‘Mr. Dinkston have been reconciled. if course, she says, she might as jell, seeing that has @ lot of h ved ‘Mra, Dinkston’ cards t got a chance to use before sh ané her husband parted over incompati- bility on bis hérs, and all her ‘Mrs. G: were used up, although Plate in case she and her husband part again; for, she says, it is just as well te be prepared for these great crisises fa life, What was I saying?” You were speaking of Mrs. Gratoh- Dinkston'’s off-again. on-again, gone- aGtin Firmegan éomestic arrangements, o6 far as her cartes du visite, as they ay in Paris, Kentucky, were con- replied Mr. Jarr eweetly. jo, before that. What was I saying wéfore that?” asked Mra. Jarr, with a Pészled. look. ‘You get me so upset, yéu hurt my feélings so with bitter words I can never forget while life laste~yes, I can and do FORGIVE them, but forget’ I never can—that my to get away from the office thi nooh and I was going to sug wo might go to a matinee or something when you started in to abuse me, and yeu Degan to quote what Mrs. Dinketon, as ‘she again calls herself, was kind gh to say about recreant husband: know—she has one” fe not; he is @ knight-errant, ah: saye,” replied Mrs, Jarr, “Mrs. Dink- Betty Vince utdoor Wooing. your own. beneficial for young of the time, ones open air outii nings spent in hot, Wedding Etiquette. “B. Ke" writes: “My wedding will be ura |, and, if wo, what should she wear? itat fowe would mer" 3. is not usual to have an attendant at such a wedding, but if you do hat one whe should dress as simply as yo! self, You may wear a bunch of viole! “Lam about to be y husband's place to home, anould my “DL. 1" writ married, “Is 1 father do this It {s, custqmary. for the husband to furnish the home, “5. ON." writes: am twenty-three Advice to Lovers ‘ARM weather will soon be here, and I want to urge Why not form walking clubs? These are particularly Then a@ little later there will be tennis in the parks, and the open cars will be ready to give the tired ‘This sort of pleasure is much bet! moving picture houses, shouldn't find enjoyment outdoors, Try it and see, an Jiady and do all I can to make her very quiet and I shall be married in MY|happy, But she won't have me, Will éiling suit, Should I have @ brides-| you advise me how to win her?” be suitable f0F| verance, ston says that Mr. Dinketon has th Srtistic temperament and is not sulted to strive for ‘Well, I should worry and contract strabismus! But I can eee right now that we will have many an incentive for disagree- ment if Mr. and Mrs. Dinkston are to continue to be our non-paying guests.” “Don't blame them, please!” said Jerr sharply. ‘We have quarrelied J 4s much about your relatives, W! THEY visit us {t ts a constant expensi to amuse well as board them. But least Mr. Dinkston recites poetry to us, while all you think of is 'your old tiresome office downtown, and Mrs. Dinkston invites me to go with her to suffrage meetings.” “That costs to euffrage meetings if ” ead Mr. Jare. 1s one of the le said Mrs. Ja: elected Treasure! 8 care who is President or Secretary; fo1 she says, some one has to look after the funds and contributions; and she is always chairwoman of the Printing Committee, and when there are any af- fairs, teas or musicales to rat: THIS MORNING AND SCRAPE THE PIPES Gida‘t invite Mat of patronesses on the programm: and that means much fn social prest! these days when Mrs. Belmont and Inez Milholland and other recognized ders ato #0 ardent for the ‘Well, I'm sorry 1 spoke,” remarked Mr. Jarr sadly, “I thought you'a be Peaainis Pleased if I had an afternoon off and We could go around town together a The Wings Uttle in daylight.” “It you really wanted me to go with you you'd have let me know in time, but I've promised Mra, Dinkaton to ask avestions, Yes, ask questions. After she is through speaking she asks for questions, Then I ask one from the audience and she has a crushing retort in favor of suffra: “That's the way they do now. fe not to kers out in the audience, (Copyright, by B, J, Clowde,) SYNOPSI8 OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS. haus ter of bir Arthur Deane, & one at nt al Settee Te tan't | GE Ration saat gard a, Oy, at © your own question | ti Siar Mer teeriig wear got. the tevstl Tt the sug. | gims.uvou a ret’ ks {8 twos entag down with toward frage speaker 1s young and good looking | her a earty” lands ations of se some man will ask ‘Who you with ow ig gagard re this evening?” If she is handsomely] $20" be elise his name ae eal pains dzessed some woman will reply to her fe i feta a ee request by getting up and inquiring | fill je makes yparetions for ‘ira's com how the speaker gets her Gress to fit | enewer to br £6 en pray Yang’ 99 well over the hips, and if {t's an| cum {he must Fala von the mand pid imported gown. 80, you see, duty calls [es og Riga tiga ba ces ta {eead a. the uset” gurgied Mr. Jerr, | form, an rt one bit of tis and some. wed “What's the use?” Ft er paind, the pueleion le 8 large cari ase Sie ube clue to tl mysterious coke cross @ patch of water tha shore wes where same of the ‘An*Cetopus, oetsee hiss , nt’s woe re CHAPTER VI. (Continued,) Some Explanations. Sg)HEY were standing on the landward side of tho shallow water in which he fought the octopus. Already the dark fluid sible during your hours of recreation. Of cours: emitted by his assatant { know that of you have to work six days in the week. | comfiture wae passing a But you are free on Sunday, and Saturday afternoon Is often | the slight movement of the tide. Iris was vaguely conscious of a double meaning in his words, She did not trouble to analyse them. All she knew Was that the man’s volee conveyed a subtle acknowledgment of her feminine 2. divinity. nae Dmg ine kari = for you than eve- tled, even jemayer rT crowded, ill-ventilated dance halls and fh Airtation. must Be put ait to Instantly, And there's no reason why you) “Now that you have brought me he: with so much diMoulty, what are y going to do?” she sald. ‘It will be ma ness for yuu to attempt to ford that passage again, Where there is one of those horrible things there are others, 1 suppose.” Jenks smiled. Somehow he knew that thie strict adherence to business was a cloak for her real thoughts, Already these two were able to dispense with spoken word. But he sedulously adopted her pretext, “That je one reason 1 brought the ecrowbars,” he explained “If you will sit down for a little while I will have everything properly fixed," He delved with one of the bare until it lodged in @ crevice of the coral, Then a fow powerful blows with the back of the axe wedged it firmly enough to bear any ordinary strain, ‘The rope- ends reeved through the pulley on the men and women who sit in offices most rs old and in @ position to marry, 1 n very much in love with @ young The only thing I can advise ts p "A. A." writes: “Is it proper for my intended brother-in-law to kiss mi he only does it in my I think so, If the kt token of affection and your doesn't object. sister “B. R." writes: can only ike a 8 soon as a ni the old ona. An one appears I for, I destined er to lov stingly tree wi lying. where they fell from Perhaps it is only that the right man| the girl's hand at the close of the strug: basn't come, gle He Goeftly knotted them to the of the Morning { i : See WHY, YES ER, LET ME: SEE ,MR BROWN, YOUR STOMACH AGAIN IS ITT 1S THIS THE PLUMBER? OUR HOT WATER HEATER 1S QUT OF ORDER AGAIN! | WOULD SUGGEST THE APPLICATION OF A HOT WATER BOTTLE Still Another UNUSUAL Story rigid bar, and @ few rapid turns of @ back. £ @nce did nineteen feet throe Piece of wreckage passed between the inches in—er—a meadow, but it makes two lines strung them into @ tautnoss guch @ difference when you look at & that could not be attained by any stretch of water the same amount of pulling, “I wish you would not stand there Iris watched the operation in silence. talking nonsense, The tide will be over ‘The sailor always looked at hi the reef in half an hour,” she cried, when hard at work, The halt- ‘Without anoth wholly self-contained expression } operations, There was plenty of rope, face, which lit up with enthusias ‘and the plan he adopted was simplicity concentrated intelligence. Thatewhich {tgelf. When i package Was as- he essayed he did with all his might, curely fastened he attached it to # loop Will power and physical force worked that passed over the line atretohed from harmoniously. She had never before {pet Paaee, Gner nae To this loop seen #uch man, At such moments her admiration of him was unbounded, Ne ,tled the lightest rope he could Ant He, tolling with steady persistence, © if tn ead at puiling slightly she was abl the cumbrous rifle-ohest, angle was so acute Feadily it sought the low: rel, They felt not the inward spur which sought relief in speech, but Iris was compelled to say something. “I suppose,” she eommented with an air of much wisdom, ‘you are contriv- ing an overhead railway for the safe transit of yourself and the goods?” "Y—yes.”” ‘Why are you so doubtful about it?” “Because I personally intended to walk ‘The ropes will serve to convey ckages.” She rose imperiously, ‘T forbid you to enter the wa Buch a suggestion on your part ts You ar ry great gain that I ca: ything happens to you I all alone in this awi.' plac Bhe could think of no better ment. Her only resourc» was a wo expedient—a plea for protection ama! threatening Ils. The sailor 6 best to act. “Mies Dean tolled in silence until Jenks due Lt re again. “You see,” he said, every cuttle within miles.” “you have scared And he thought that he would give many years i ia nis life to be able to take her away her anxiety, the reef would the case of rifles to ed to be puzzled how “there ts no a h serious danger as you imag Hast time the cuttle caught me napp' He will not do so again. Those rifies I must have. If it will serve-to reassure you, I will go along the line myself.” He made this concession grudgingly. In very truth, i¢ danger still lurked in the netehboring fea, he would be far less able to avold It whilo clinging to & rope that sagged with his weight, and thus working a slow progress across the channel, than if he were on * he said, then, These he he rapidly co from loose timbers, binding them roughly with rope, and to thie argosy he fastened the box of tea, the barrele of flour, the broken saloon chair and other small articles which might be of use, He avoided any difMfculty in launching the raft by building it close 8 feet and prepared to make a rush to the water's edge. backward or forward, When all was ready the rising tide Not until [ris watched him awinging floated it for him; he recured it to his along with vigorous overhead clutches longest rope did this phase of the undertaking oc- cur to her. “Stopr' whe screamed. He let £9 and dropped into the water, turning towards her. raft landward, “What Is the matter now? he said While you 1 jo on; do! ; pare dinner,” He stood meekly on the further’sido “Please to Masten to her rating. en the rocks, “You knew all time that tt would ‘Indeed I ‘wil be better to walk, vet to please me you at adopted an absurdly difficult method more concerned about Why did you do it?” If you fell you might dam, “You have answered your own q\ tion.” “Well, I am very, you."” “P'y tell you what,” he sald, “if you will forgive me I will wy and Jump is shouldera, asked ining two in like Manner and began to manoeuvre the very angry with ssumption at bru- tality no longer deceived her, “4h wil preserve them a! any cos. « uv By Louis Tracy word he commences of could lay hands on nothing more of - _ _ - - Evening World Daily Magazine. Friday, March 14. TTY MST” "Matter, Pop?” DONT TRIFLE WiTH ME! HERE'S NO HOT WATER ugh with six in our possession there &@ margin for accidents. Howeve: to reassure you, I will go back quickly, If 1 fall a second time you will still be able to replace any deficiencies in our armament.” Before he could protest she started th; rock iy saucily way- & farewell, she set of toward the cave. Had ghe seen the look of fierce 4 spair that settled down upon Jenk face ag he turned to his task of guiding the raft ashore she might have wo: Gered what it meant. In any case she would certainly have behaved differ- ently. y the time the eaflor had safely joa ad cooked thelr fresh oull- doll a ham, stated gravely, “ you any idea how Jong it takes to one properly?’ “A quarter of an hour lave ook for ‘IT think struct a balance of some kind, with @ ham slung to one @ rifle and some cartridges to 1 will tell you the weight of the hem to am ounce. To ascertain the time, I have already determined to fashion @ aun-dial. the requisite dl Visions with reasonable acouracy, and @ Uttle observation will enable us to core rest any mistakes.” “You are really very clever, Mr. Jenks,” said Iris, with childlike can- dor, “Have you spent several years your life in preparing for residence on » desert island?" “Bomething of the sort. I have led a queer kind of existence, full of useless Purposes. Fate has driven me into « corner where my odds and ends of knowledge are actually valuable. Such accidents make men millionaires.” “Useless purposes!" she repeated. “I can hardly credit that. One uses such a Phrase to describe fussy people, alive with foolish activity, Your worst enemy would not place you tn such 5 cate- wory.” ‘My worst enemy made the phrase ef- tive at any rate, Miss Deane.” ‘You mean that he ruined your ca; 'Well—-or—yes, I suppose that de- position with fair accuracy.” ory great scoundrel ?* Girl's words had evoked ® sudden fond of recollection, For the moment he did not notice how he had been trapped into peaking of himself, nor did he see th» quiet content on Iris's face when she elicited the information that tof foe was a man. A certain tremulous Resitancy io bes manner when sbe next «| NO. eee ooo her stick out her tongue to @ passer~ by. “What made you do that?’ ex- c'almed her mother, “Ite ef right, mother,” Nellie calmly answered; “t# wae only the decter.” PRARL WHiss, No, 89 West One Hundred and Twelfth atreet, New York. Nef, aged five, watched Bin mamma serve oyster stew to the other members of the family. Just as Net wes about to receive his he exclaimed, “Say, mem, | don’t want any core im mine” 6. MYERS, 2904 Valentine avenue ‘This te an actual cocurrence: Dickie (aged three)—-Mamma, can I eat my orange now? After a while, dear, ‘Two minutes later. Dickte—Can I eat my orange new, mamma? Mamma—After a while, dear. ‘Two minutes’ further cogitation. Dickie—Mamma, I just hate that. Mrs, M. R. MOCKLER, 272 Kighty-third street, Brooklyn, A Mttle doy, four years old, wanted « pair of trousers with pockets. It wae quite a while before bis Last fall I visited a primary echoot where one boy especially was very funny, After discussing “noun clauses,” the teacher turned to this boy and asked him if he could name another kind of clause, “Yeth,” replied be, “Sonte| said, “Well, thank the Lord I've Claue.” them ot let § = BTHEL . KATHLEEN KING, 213 Jewett Avenue, Fort Richmené, Box 4, Mt. Kisco, N. ¥. aLnmyT 4 Historic Hymns By Frederic Reddail Copyright, 1913, by The Proms Publien ing Oo, The Mow York venting 28—"COME YE DI80ON&O- LATE.” H are accustomed te think of ‘Thomas Moore, Ireland's poet laureate, as the jovial man- about town, the pet of London society, contemporary of Shelley and Keats, vently , “Lalla Rookh,”| Like William Cowper, the tast years of with all its wealth of Oriental imagery. 3 Yet the fact that Tom Moore wrote up-|frmity. But the immertal lyrte ward of thirty religious some of | quoted belongs to his intellectual! prime. which, euch as “The Bird Leese tm | Yortunately, also, the were wed. Eastern Skies,” “Thou Art, O God, Late and Light,” or “O Thou Who Driest the Mourner’s Tear” ai! pulssting with true religious fervor, prove that Meere wes at least many sided, and possessed o spoke might have warned him, but Be “Oh, quite hungry soul caught only the warm sy:'- can pathy of her words, which fell like rain you. on parched soll He produced his pipe and tebacce, but he used his right hand awtwardly, It Was evident to her alert eyes thet the nelth torn quick on his injured Snger was hurting him @ great deal. ‘With a cry of distress she sprang to her feet and insteted upon washing the wound, Then she tenderly dressed it with @ strip of linen well soaked in brandy, thinking the while, with @ sud- den rush of color to her face, that al- though he could suggest this remedy for her slight hurt he gave no thought to his own serious injury. Finally she pounced upon his pipe and tobacco-box. “Don't be alarmed,” she laughed, “I have often filled my father’s pipe for him. First, you put the tobacco in loosely, taking care not to use any that is too finely powdered, Then you pack the remainder quite tightly, But I was pearly forgetting, I haven't blown through the pipe to ene if it 1s clesn.” She suited the aotion to the wont, using much needless breath in the op- eration, “That i» @ first-rate pipe,” she de- clared. "My father always sald that gay @ straight stem, with the bowl et a right angle, was the correct shape, You evidently agree with him." “Absolutely. pig-eticking @t 5 o'clock next morning.” “Bo asoume I have Seen im the “You will ike my father when you army * meet him. He is the very best man “I am quite sure of 1%” alive, I am sure,” “May I ask why? “You two are great friends, then?” “Your manne ove. velee, your B “Great fr He ts only friend air of authority, very way you ry I possoss in the world. all betray id ii “What! Ie mat quite accurate?” » Ul

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