The evening world. Newspaper, February 7, 1914, Page 5

ra aw ‘ THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1916. ~~ CHOOSING A HUSBAND @. Jott Sateted: Novelettes of New York Streets 10.—Fifth Avenue. Written Especially for The Evening World. By Ethel Watts Mumford Copyright, 1014, by The Preas Publishing: Co, (The Lady Margaret Eltisnor paused in the vestibule. The man servant wi unaccountably slow about openin: the outer wrought-iron portal that) ‘ @cteened the entrance of the Haighton mansion from Fifth avenue. She waited a moment, puzzled at the hest- tance of his bearing. “Connors,” she said at last, door, please. ‘The tall footman turned, concern en his handsome face, usually mask- ike in its passivity, “Pardon me. I think if Your Lady- ship will wait for a moment before going out"—— He moved aside sutti- clenjly to afford her a glimpse of @ ytaxicab drawn up at the curb, from ‘which, with the assistance of a grin- Bing young man, a tottering form in ed evening dress was endeav- to alight. His Lordship was home. Lady Margaret drew herself erect with a little gasp. y+ “Thank you, Connors,” she said . Qtletly as she turned back into the . luxurious fo: with its gray stone Walls, priceless tapestries and medi- {eval furnishings. She saw the tactful ‘gervant advance to the assistance of his master and stepped hastily’ into the white and gold reception room on the right, where, crouching behind Moire portieres, she listened to ;the erratic advance of her lord and ‘master toward the haven of his bed bath. “he ormolu clock on the mantel etruck 11 with an attenuated alive ‘voles. The sunshine streamed throug! it lace curtains at the windows, iding the gold of the furniture revealing the exquisite perfec- of its needlepoint coverings. Lady Margaret looked about the familiar room and sighed. The sound of stumbling steps was no longer au- @ible. She slipped from the room and let herself out into the ave- The air was clean and clear. scent of came to her from over the low stone wall that bounded the park. Birds were twittering, new and very Ett cae “the Erening World), New York FOHDHIOHOOOSOOOA’ COVE: | 12 fo) ® ® @ fo) ® 0) The dancing steps might vary, but balls were all alike. “Afternoons at home” might mean bridge or tango, luncheons might be long or short, but they were substantially alike. One longed for @ new animal to eat, @ new vice to experience, a new means of locomotion to heighten speed. It was all the same and all dull, In London it was dull too, Even the sensation of shame and dis- gust at her husband's drunken bouts had dulled. Intrigue was stupid. The envy and paralsation of Crt lke so many uplifting, press! and kept her from sinking aownt in sheer anny from her high estate. “Hello, Mag!" the irreverent salu- tation greeted her, rousing her with a start from her reverie. Only one . | person in all her wide circle of-ac- ter to avoid temptation. Four years! It seemed a very long time. She had , found thi: ¢hanged—things, houses, places were and replaced by other thi: Fouses and places, But thi they were the same, chasi ‘phantoms, going the same ruunds, ings changed—and yet un- | s: quajntance had ever dated that lowly appellation, For a moment her heart stofped Beating. the color flew to her face, she felt herself blushing like a schoolgirl and turned, her lips a- mie. | A tall young man fell into ete; {with her with offhand familiarity, His brown eyes danced while they rexarded her with frank curiosity. “Why, Billium!” she exclaimed, “HAIR STOPS FALLING, DANDRUFF DISAPPEARS—25 CENT DANDER Save your hair! Make it soft, fluffy, lustrous and beautiful. you will, after an Apetication of you cannot finda or falling hair aed your scalp Danderine from all |eotnter, and ingle trace | i ence how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderine a: carefully draw it through your hair, tak- ing one emall strand at atime. The fect is immediate and amasi: \ He grinned at her boyishly. you jolly well haven't given yourself the chance to be pleased then. Why on earth didn't you send me a line | We I had to or call me on the phone? from ieurn of your arrival pagers he blushed again vividly, sud- denly realising that the specious reason she had giv for herself lher neglect of him—“that it would! gleefully, only hurt him to see her again, dear 'd been ao in love with her”— ‘Th Hoe was ber | love her'—Bee Chuyler, By. why,” ehe stammered, tak- @ refuge in the white lies of soti- ety, “do you mean to tell me yoir didn’t get my card?” He laughed outright. “Tha! Mag. Come of 'd come around and Bc just as I did when your engagement to his joblots was d see you. The fact is I want aw- tly to talk to you. There never was a virl I could be frank with as I can with you. But, say—tell me, how do you like being a peeress? Iw it all you thought it would be?" The shadow that passed ov: mobile face spoke for her. Hi pathetic mouth sadde ped her shou! wit! ‘a rotten bad form to talk about it, I_ know, but I was afraid you would find things—rather—well, ap- palling. That's one reason I rioted so. love, but—well, han ever, if that’s any comfort to ; companton; pee under the little green turban; sea sbell pink of her skin, that even late hours and conglomerate foods could not erase: flash of her hasel eyes, in which tiny flecks of gold seemed to swim—they were all so familiar and dear, so full of throbbing memortes, He smiled at himeelf, en as his look thrilled hi through. How in the world, he won- dered, had he ever imagined that this beautiful bit of bric-a-brac was a woman for him to love, who would, in return, love him? Why, from top to toe was teeny oe course, a ne and the ceremoni: shows o} le were necessities her, While he— ine “I'm working very hard,” he said, apparently, at random. “Doing pretty well, too, i’m architecturing, as usual got taken into the firm last March, Of course, I'm the infant, and they make me drudge, believe me,” The sound of his voice was stirring her deadened sensibilities. All at on the dreary emptiness of life became a thing of the past. Her whole being woke to a miraculous realization of ae. She looked up with the surprise of Brunhiide’s awakening. The glory of the spring rushed upon he the beauty of the tall trees st: ring goftly in the wind; the ineffal ht; the vigorous green he grass; the scent of lilacs, | toxicating music, She lifted personified. opalescen’ . Across the avenue the (otro residences became, to her nohan' vision palaces of Fairy. land, Knightly adventure glanced the battlements, Love and uty stood at the casements within each the vision of Crowned Love floated did she care Let hi back to his broad domain -concealed contempt of his She turned the/and get my portfolio so . and he h a friendly It wasn't ALL just my selfish |the !imousin you are handsomer aed above the hearth. What| 1 for her sodden lord? exclaimed. ‘“T'll fiz it ernoon. I had to come uptown this morning to straighten out w kink with old Lady Pingott. re doing her house over. I'll stop at my rooms on the way down town I'll bave it with me, burst in on you about 6. Is that go?” She nodded, her heart too full to permit ‘And, Mag, old gil he » “you needn't worry, no more riot, I'll be as ‘as ple— fact is, I'm engaged to the—well, you know her—and ‘to know her is to Uttle old Here's my buss. See you later, Bee! then. te wutig aboard the platform of a pal ng stage, waving her a friendly yy. bas 9 Margaret took two faltering id paused, her knees bending She ‘urned for support to 1 and leaned there breath- . Oh! the misery of it all—the emptiness of everything! It was some minutes before she became sufficiently mistress of herself to move. Then with leaden feet she re- traced the golden path of the moment befor ‘The world of spring was be- come a world of mockery. She saw a car draw up by the curb, but so immersed wan she in her own bitter musings that not until the door swung open and she saw her moth- 's face, white and strained, did she recognize either car or chauffeur. Lady Ellisnor realized that something momentous had happened. But noth- ing, it seemed to her, couh? penetrate the paralysis of her brain. As in a dream she obeyed her mother’s frantic signal nd entered which swung rocklessly ushed furiously home- “My dear,” Mrs. Haighton gasped, “I—Connors told us you had gone for a walk—otherwise—oh, my dear! poor child, prepare yourself for, + Something terrible has hap- bout, and Ifred— your husband” Mra. Haighton broke off, wringing her /_ cay Mergerst in: rupted, saw him—he was just pelt ad in when I left the houre. He has been out all nicht, and he wan very drunk—but it’s nothing un usual for him. I had hoped, of course. that you and father wouldn't know.’ Mra. Haighton sobbed and cover her face with her hands. “My—Mar- t—dear—it's—it's something else. He—fell—-he is badly hurt. He got up after Stuyvil and Connors had put him to bed. He reached the head of the ataire without any one seeing him—and-when they got to ret understood; slowly the trony of her new freedom burned in her heart. Dead! He was he had come to lo piae, She was a widow. @he was free! A dreadful laugh burst from her rigid lips. he waned to her agonized use? What difference does it make now?” the only sound she could make was that hideous cackling laughter. Thon tears came, great, biinding tears that seemed the very jeath sweat of her soul. ler mother shook her in her arme, fl neld her close as the spasms of sob: bing racked her body—comforting @ grief of which she cuessed nothing. pete Saale sarap NEW YORK COTTON MARKBT. fey High. Low. aie” BBY igi 3% WAL 1A 2 RE 42 11.87 Cotton market opened down from 4 q{to 7 points, and sagged off after the 4, maniike, about “I want to show you the plans of \d| the Ideal House. I'm going to build ineomparable lustre, the beaut, hair health. Get o 98-cent bottle of Knowiton's any store of tailet pretty and it for myself. a crackerjack—late ut with and shimmer of true | ® opening a few points, In last hour prices rallied to about the opening level on short covering over week-end, and closed steady 2 to 4 points below Friday's final figures. BIRTHDAY SOUVENIR. Abraham Lincoln Portrait FREE, A sepia portrait of Abraham Lincoln a = a= @&.MILLIONAIRE. WAL STREET YI®LD OF LEADING STOCKS BASED ON RESENT naSamarnsrzeSasase A Union. Pacific. U. 8. Market Closing—In second hour further declines in Rock Island issues and continued weakness in New York Central affected general list, and increased the doubt in minds of small speculators regarding advis- bility of continued adherence to bull side. There seeined to be termination in a great many ers to sell on small ralilea, Close ob- wervers said stocks in general had a tired look, id that there were a great many orders which could be caught on a decline ¢ point or two from the prevailing level. Final prices showed fraction: declines. Market closed quiet. To! salon 166,. res. opening was moderately active, but prices were lower all around, an it was evident that sentiment which could not bear up under influence of a dectine in such stocks as New York | pu ce Latter stock opened off % Rock Island opened % down, at 8%, and lont % on next few salen, Opening on preferred also mad low record, the price being There wan scattered liquidation in both those stocks, In Union P1 ie firat sale was at 161%, a decline of % Reading also lost but Pies) pees? unchan, . A rly good state! Aah expecta’. on Tuesday ym the Steel Corporation. freiocks did not act badly in first half hour, there waa some selling, but demand by shorts was sufficient to overcome Its effect, and prices re- covered @ little after their initial senock Island 4m sold down 1% points to 44%, a new low record, but they seemed to be wanted under 45, The statement that Phelps, Dodge & Co. has never owned any Rock Island appears to have been misinterpreted. ‘he concern which bought Rock Island stock was the El Paso and Northeastern, in which some of the principal owners © Co. are largeiy interented. The rally which occurred after 10.30 A. M. did not hold, and at the end of the period trading was dull with prices back to about their opening level. While Erie was affected by weakness in New York Central, Pennsylvania was quiet and steady. California ‘cleum sold off rather easily to 1-4, and the Rock Island stocks reached new low levels, flail ba CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN Open, “U BAT ow, Olas. ae Me Be a oo BE Bt ae aes Friday's ey Say Wheat opened 1-4 higher, but the market became dull and narrow, closing unchanged. Corn was dull closing 1-4 to 3 Friday's lose. Net change let el Bank Reserve $40,068,000, ‘The statement of the actual condition of Clearing House banks and trust com- in | Biavetetb0 resarve fn euseas cl ipa Phelps, Dodge & THE CLOSING QUOTATIONS. | ‘The following wore the highest, lowest ond last Prices of active stocks to-day 2 compared with SSs= suztee SOEPS FES FEE FESEFE FE Seas ae td ESLEESE EEE EEPEC ELISE EPEPER GEEEP CEES TEBCEE SEES ESTECEEE CF eg 1 Lit +4++ [+ (itl Y. ae Giodrich ae iia i+fl+i+ Pe pene Mer. Pet: fer | Sook aw es Er birt ” 22322923222 eSsEs | SEEFRSE FREE @s<228322.. ITEMS FOR INVESTORS. Dominion Steel Company reports after dividend $279,663 for previous quarte| New York Central made slight de- ereaso in transportstion expenses in December, though not in anything like ratio of shrinkage in revenue, Fel were , 6.211 from Jan, earnings for quarter ended Dec. 31/ 40, compared with) , back window which o or about 43-10tha tenance of way creased $39,000, andi maintenance 0! equipment increased $245,300, or 14 per cent. Total loss in operating income would heave been over $700,000 com- fone with previous December if it eran per cent. mm for an actual credit of Gi on ) aguiuet a debit on this account of $856,000 in December, 1913. ih Railroad reports gross for December decreased and net. declined $118,737, with December, 1! Bix months’ gross decreased and Net declined $464,390 wi e@ompared with previous year. Great Northern pateend reports de- crease in grose for Ji $383,318 Gross reported as Tdle freight 1 209,678, a decrease of of ple de LAUNCH NEW FERRYBOAT. Daughter of Late Mayer Gayne: Chriatens New Oratt. morning at 11.30 a new ferryboat Miss Helen Gayn w craft in honor of he: the new boat will be known as Mayor Gaynor. Quite a com- pany of officials came fown from New the launching, in 231 foot k Gyer all of 64 tect. Hef moulded fe Her depth ta 18 feet 6 of steel, with oak fit- 1s, thought ‘she wilt have fixed anengers and camp stools speed in pete CAUGHT ON CRY FOR HELP. j Mee Dark Lantern and J! wi Peltee: Policeman Bueckle of the Morrisania tion and Detective Connolly heard ® man shout for help from the third story window of the flathouse at No. %62% Westchester avenue, the Bronx, early to-day and when he yelled that burglars were trying to break in his ned onto « fire- in through the house around to the back eacape Connol while Bueckl street ‘As he reached there Bueckle saw a oung man hui ving out and grabbed im. Th lark | tee James and had pocket onthe fiose bes of Nor ait | teenth at fn the FACE AND ARIS Ie ase SIGHT WITH EGZE = itl] alt 5 f | tt ‘iy Weal faite HOTT Hu i si tft Fi Bi ! ! | i : i sleep, an general tonic effect uj system. whole bodi! bey! iran fa ae pete eed The Comph