The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1920, Page 9

NATIONAL DRIVE FOR A BILLION T0 BUILD HOMES Start Campaign to Free Mortgages From Tax. are planning a campaign to obtain $1,000,000,000 for much-needed houg- ings throughout the country. As has been reported in ‘The Bve- ning World, projects calling for more than $600,000,000 have been halted by high rates for money. ‘Time loans in the Wall Street money centre still rule above § per cent, on comparatively liquid collateral. Capital in adequate volume for realty operations is very scarce at any rate, but wherever lend- » ers can be found the 6 per cent. which the law fixes as the maximum on real estgte mortgages is not énough, and they exact a bonus from home build- ers which makes the total 10 to 12 per cent. This is prohibitive, How to secure a plentiful money supply at 6 per cent, or less is the problem, Bankers assure realty lead- ers that current conditions promise only a yery slow return'to the normal money rate. Until Federal taxes can be readjusted, they do not look for a great deal of loanable capital below 7 or $ per cent, And all of the pro- posed local means for stimulating home building’ in various sections of the country are so lnvolved with folitical influences or impractical experimenta- tion that only a very small fraction of such source. CAUSE FOR FEDERAL RELIEF. The erisis has been under exhaus- five consideration by a committee: of the National Association of eal Jastate Boards and the verdict arrived at this week ix practically what was advanced“by The Evening World sev- eral months ago—first, that the issue ig national, not local, and must be remedied by Federal measures; sec- ond, that the underlying cause of the withdrawal of capital from real estate loans and investment was the Federal income tax, with the surtax, and that the only real remedy is to remove the In other words, reef to housing through remoyal of on moi ‘zages ues, The National Association's Com- mittee on Legistation, which arrived rat this conclusion, is starting ener- getle measures for relief, It 1s com- posed of Vice President and Comp- troller Walter Stabler of the Metro- politan Life Insurance Company, with Edward P. Doyle and Richard 0, Chittick, representing the New York Real Estate Board; Robert B, Arm- strong of Washington, in charge of the Bureau of Information and Re- search; Chairman A. J. Kelly of Pittsburgh, Thomas Schalicross jr. of » M. A. Devine of Atlantic Bowe of Richmond, Will- Ferguson of Baltimore, eT, Palmer of Middietown, O. They rep- resent 219 boards from every State in the Union. The work of this committee has | —verifigd the declaration of the na-| tlonal body that "a national emer- ney exidts In housing conditions, aggravated by the tute mortgages of funds for the com- | Hate passage | view of this condition, mittee urges th eral boards in every push it through their local Bentatives, NEED FIVE YEARS OF HUSTLING CONSTRUCTION, "t have made a thorough investi- gation of this subject through the entire country,” said Mr. Stabler to- da nd L believe that the mort- e850 exemption plan @ the only sure immediate cure for the housing shortage. We are four years behind in housing requirements, We simply must have houses. We need not go Into contributing factors such as labor and materials, for the most serious shortage of the entire situa- tion Is the lack of money for mort- Suge loans tu finance building. There 8 plenty of money, but It has been taxed out of the mortgage market into other channels where chances of profit greater, Untold miliions are being removed entirely from real estate, and this process will continue injess the tncoane tax laws are so modified that invest will feel stifled In agaln putting their funds mortgages, » need fully flve years of active ; to restore the normal hous- There should be Fed- 1 and State exemption of all in- st on real estate mortgages tor that period in order to get the eoun- try buck to nortnal, Then it could take care of its supply and demand The supply of houses again would de enough to remove the people's fear of a lack of shelter and exorbitant rents. We must meet tho emergency with temporary emergency legisla- tion.” PHONE PROFITS REDUCED. mn on 840,770,079 Rev enues for Month, WASHINGTON, Nov, 20.—Notwith- standing an increase in operating reve- nues of 14.7 per cent. over the same month last year the net income of 66 telephone companies during Auguat showed decrease of 29.2 per cent., ac- cording to a statement of the Inter- state Comm Commis#ton. The total August, 1920, were $40,770,07 mpared with 1 r. Operatiig expenses 15,593, as compared with § ena * Realty Boards in Every State|22 National real estate organizations] , ‘the needed relief is expected front any | 18 NATIONAL, CALLING |<; by Congress mend mane to | intertwro Con the eral ting | toverunea ¢ the incon ages obtained | hee ‘Aare Oory by real estate, the real estate Sine Harrester of public utility corporations, from Mer, Mar the Federal Income Tax for a period Mar. of. of five years. ‘The committee records | adi its unanimous opin that such | = action would do more to alleviate the housing shortage than any other that could be taken. They have delegated members to bring this recommenda- tion at once before the Ways and ns Committee of Cong pire ‘ Hide & Uther 71 Hide & L * 4 o% Co 6 +1 38 2 Wh — am “+4 " #8 p— 3% 10% 107" + 1% Baidwin Leno, O2% BH + 20% B+ 1% 1 1m 4 %+ o-s* Beth, Steet B. B+ Booth Fishertes . 4 % Brone, Tern, . wy oh Butte Ow, & Zine & a+ % 10% — % = OM & & P Ry of 61% Ohi RI & Pac. 80 tee oe 6 Onile Copper Chino Comper .. 10% COCK BL. Hh 45% Col. Fuel & Iron., BY 28 Co} Gas & Bleo bam Coll. Giragfhaphon 12 Cora Cola s..+ 2 Consol. Clear Com, tee ~u oo em O46 Cua Cane Bager. 2h A Cuba Cane Bog, of, OTH 67 Con, Testile Com, 10% 30 Dei. Lack, & We. IT aT Det, & Hudeon... 101 101 Den. & Rio G. Deroit United Dome Minow Enilicott-Jolinston Genem! Cigar . General Elects General Motom,... Motom pf. Motom Deb, Goodrich : Haskell & Backer eupien BD eee inels Cont Inspiration Copper. Tngineible O1 | Kenme Otty 80, Vettel tthe let tee tee Ps eeere eese Feece & FEE (FFFEt let tee+ lel © wew Ee £RRE Blows-Shett, Steel. Southern Pacific Southern Railway, Bouth, Hattway pf, Strombeng : Studebaker ‘Submarine Bt, Josey taal. atl. & 8. tren, St, L. & 'Southw. Ghelt T. & 'T ‘Tenn. Cop, & Ch. ‘Texas Co.. 1% 1 oY ty 1 1% 5) + tte hl tleti+ 4 oh 1 % * 14 aM 1% 2 w % 1% ct 1% uM % % f a % % tet ttttel ttle +44 +4441 181 + i +H Suares, e00Aeme Coal 300 Auto Fuel . 600 Car Light... 2800 Empire Tybe 8 . 200 Farrell Coat 1300 General Asphalt 1000 Gen Fi rts 200 Vahigh Valley © & 3 3500 Perfection Tire. 160 Roy de France 200 Sweets Co. 00 'Trtanale Film 5500 UB Steam. Fao United Prt Mhering.. United Met Candy INDEPENDENT ons. Altied Om j 800 Cusning Pete Fak Dasin Pet Pederat O11 Glenrock Mndvon Ou Int Petrol Maracaivo Olt Mexico OW Noble OL . Omar Ot « Producer & Ryan Cons Balt Creek Vrod,, Sapulpa leet Simms Yet Skelly O10 Bpenorr Pet os United ‘Tex Ott MINING. 1000 2000 1200 0900 19000 300 3000 100 100 2200 Atlanta. Big ledew Booth Caled Mio Candelarla M Con Virginie Contes Milver Cresson Colt Ri Balvador Fenme Silver 9000 Kureka Croesus 1200 Goldfield iorenoe 1000 Gold Kewapa 3000 Gold Yar 1700 Great Bend 200 Tecle Mining 200 Iron Biosen . 1009 Jumto Extewalon 4200 Knox Divide “the eight months ending Sept, ecrease i 1 Hor netincome showed « net of 24 per cont, 2800 McNamara 1000 McNamara Cresoxnt 4400 Marsh Min... Srares, igh ‘Low, Lam, 1000 Motheriode . BT 190 Mother Lode uew...... 6% 8M 9% 1660 Siping... a. ee ey 1900 Nor Star. 5 +8 8 1800 Rowbemter Mines oo... 8 8 8 #200 San Tor... 6 6 6 1700 *Bilver King Divide... 3 92 2 1400 Huroras Min... 2 8 3 200 Tonopah Belmonts... di ate li 1000 Tonovah Cash Boy... T of 7 000 Tonopah Fat % ly it 1809 Tono-dun B .. won 4000 Tonopan Midway » 8 wo 1000 Tenowah Mizpan.. 19) wo 1000"Tmopa Montane. 5 5800 *Tonoped Remus Eula... 290 Whe End ©. 1000 Wilbert... BONDS, 5000 Allied Packer ui 5000 Am Tel O £4... 20000 Anaconda Copper ty... £000 Anglo Aimer O! TMs. 109 C UC AML fs... 5000 Denmark 83, 150) Norway 4 71000 Heeboard AL 60... 41000 Hears Roebuck Te 21. 20000 Mare Tloebuck 9900 Beers Towbuck: 27000 Hlocleir CM 15000 Solvay et Cle Ba... 0} ‘9000 Texas Co Ty 8's, 1000 Wewtem Elec Ta ev LIBERTY BONDs. Lib. 2d 41-49 opened 85.60, up .04; 3d, 84.34, off .06; 4th, 85.80 Viger 3 3-46, 95.70, Of .14; 43-48, 96.82, off . FOREION EXC 81 Sterling demand, opened 2.46 cables, 3471-2, up 11-4¢; francs, di mand, .0608; cables, .0604, up .0005¢ lire, demand, , cables’ .0278, up 0003; marks, demand, ,01 cables, 0138, up .0001; Belgium franos, de- NGB OPENHD mand, .0638; francs, demand, 16, guilders, demand, . 2044; Sweden kroner, demand, ,1995; cu bles, .1916; pesetas, demand, (1 cables, S ners, mand, Denmark 1485 7380; cu- » demand. %|more in the {| common/ and even the shipping, cop- e) Nibiee 4 | WALL STREET There was a let-up {n welling pres- Sure on the stook market to-day and, while a dozen or more lasues made new lows for the pregent duwnwant movement eafly in thy session, the undertone grew, stronger as the day progressed and at the close most price changes were upward. The cotton, grain and provision markets closely followed the trend of the stock market. Wheat and cotton after making new lows for the year rallied on short covering, Wheat at ‘one time showed a loss of more than |, 4 cents per bushel and cotton o los: of $2 per bale, Crucible Stee! and Baldwin were the weakest features of tho stock list. Selling of these shares had’ more the appearance of aggreshive bear pres- sure than teal liquidation. Crucible sold down to %& for a ‘loss of more than 6 points and Baldwin registered @ loss of about 3 points. But when it “was found that extrome weakness of these issues failed to affects the gen- eral iist shorts started to cover’ their commitments all along the line. ‘United States Steel in late trading rose above 81, gains of a ‘point or railroad list became per, off and mfscellaneots industrial ‘oups that recently have declined perpendicularty, were able to rise from substantial fractions to more than two points, The Sank statement proved to be disappointing. It had been thought that because of the drastic liquida- tion of the past week there would be a-sharp decrease in loans, and a heavy addition to the surplus re- serves of the Clearing House banks, It was found that while loans de- creased $16,242,000, reserves dropped $19,725,800, Exceds reserves of ‘three ‘banks now amount to $12,170,380. i WALL STREET GOSSIP On Jan. 1 next the firm of N. Is Car- penter & Co. will be merged with A. A. Housman & Co. N, L. Carpenter will retire from active business and will es- tablish a residence in Mississipp!l. The old firm of Carpenter, Baggott & Co., of which the present firm ts the successor; has the reputation of doing more bust~ ness in cotton in one year than any, Ita redord tublahed other firm. It esta! ppnecae during the famous \“"Scales'’ few years ago. ~ Kuhn be Coy has ten ao inal the) last week. that hi fo remain in bed. It Is understood, however, he omice foods the Association of New ma ee Firme ‘are plan ner Ob Dek doe the Waldorf, ‘This ts the sfirst df a series of dinners the. aasociation Intends to hold during the winter. Members of Stock Exchange firms who a © summer in or hear Atlantic Highlands, 'N. re planning to re- move thelr su) of .wet goods \ from that Meee ‘orth Noe Jerse; at ts. Infested a gar hunters | Who | are peering fnto the homes of prominent summer ren Gnd who famove “nothing ‘that. in. not drinkable, The residence, of | Oscar Lichtenstein, member of’ the banking firm of Heldelbach, ee reltethat jatmer’ & Co., was one of a half dozen broken into lust week. Ernest H. Humpptone, executive Dertnar of the Stock Ixchan| Ri ipRa Chisholm & Chapman, after summer home ‘broken’ into last took the precaution this fall to cache his supply of wet goods underground. Robert Canon dent of the Unite tloh, now associated with the Stock Exchange firm of Carpender, Caffry & Co, han been making such’ a notable record tn duck shooting at the preaerve of Lowell M. Palmer jr, at Good Ground that he states he {s seriously contem- formerly Pret. tes Golf Asnocia- plating entering the next Monte Carlo Grand Prix, the champion live bird shooting contest of the world. ‘The Grand Prix of aeons Carlo never has been won by an ican. Charles F. Brickley, ex-Harvard foot- rball star, who recentiy formed a Stock Exchange firm and who for the last fortpight has been fividing, hia time between Wall Street and. Cambridge. where he has been asatst! to the fi a foam, has branch office of his frm Street: Boston. as conan just opened a in Devonshire Joneph D.. MoGeorge, of McGeorge & Cag de Re OF the larwemt stock: holders of the Margay Oll Company, Ieaves next week for an Inspection of the company's properties at Oklahoma an Ernest Von iilton, formerly, aasoct- ated with J. Farley & Co., has be- come ‘aswosiated with the Stook lx- change firm of Clark, Childs & Co. as manager of thelr bona departinent. Arthur Le Willls, formerly with Stone & Webster, The., has become associated with MeClure, Jonea & Reed. aclanien W. Niehels, rtment of J. fei Jeves be owes tis Ife (is Ae fas that he was on 4 trip to the Panama Cannl Zone at the thine of the Wall Strovt « plosion and whose assiatunt was killed by the explosion while occupying ir Nichots'n deck, te planning to lent the [latter part of this month for Southern | Italy, POLICE NAB ROMEO NEAR GIRLS’ SCHOOL . 'Students Says He Anno; Annoyed Them— Told to “Hang Around,” His Story to Judge, BALTIMORE, Nov, 20 —Caught by the police after styeral weeks’ jsearch, Louts J. Leonard, an alleged | “peeping Tom,” was fined $25 and| ensts tn Police Court yenterday. Leon. | ord was arrested while prowling about (WGon@y Hall, « dormitory of Goucher emiese Meeriing to four students—Mild- red Suter, Mary Robinson, Mildred Jones and Hilda Silbaugh—a mor has been annoying girls who sleep | the dormitory for a month. It sald he would “hang und" ing, to attract attention. Leonard told the Magistrate met a gir train who repr Goucher Colt not to writ to arcund” ia the evening. is the ne Aalt whistling and endeavoring | ne AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR. WO miles away from the Ganges ] River, in India, five rangers had Juat pitched thelr tents, ‘They hag Just finished thetr supper, | and were about to go to bed when all of a sudden a man, raged in aps | pearance, stumbled at the edge of the door and fell down. | The starti¢d men ran to the door, bat before they reached it they Hert 8 re . terodious whine of a wolf} Thea oy. #udesed, it, all. A wolf had probably obase? the man man’ miles and the exHausted man bal just reached the touse in time to ee- | cape being eaten by tho wolf, Then they pxamined the man, but to thelr great’ morrpw fey found bim | dead. Thon, after giving the man/ decent burial, they digcussed the subject -of their unexpested visitor oa oe to hed. } UETED I LBB, No. 494 Powell treet Brode Dear Kiadle ‘Cousins: On nest Tudeday "we will publish a Thanks giving. number of the Kiddie ‘Kio Korner. The whole columh from head to heel witl+be given over to. storics, pee and drawings by Klub mem- ern. Here {ts an opportunity for our artist cousins to show what they can do. No one would believe how un- Productive they hive been of late. Searcely any really lever cartoons pre, come in #ince school opehed, But f believe they wil work hard and od resulth to the Klub fen he know that the Best pees or J cartoon will have lee of honor at the head of the iddie Klub Korner an Tuesday, ‘To be sure, the drawings will have to be in the Kiddle Klub office in time for ‘publication. That means that they fhust arrive in the fret mal! om Monday mornifig, But there ought to, be no trouble.about that, not if you set to'work directly. The name, age, addreas and certif- cate number of the artist must be clearly stated, the fact that the drawing Is original be vouched for by a parent or teacher. The poets And prose authota should aleo be careful about thee detail, Nothing hurts me so much as to have to dis- card a good contribution for the rea- son that the Cousin who sent it has been careless about giving this in- formation. We have no quarrel with the writers. They are a real pleasure to us, As the holtdays come round tn’ their or- dered succession ovr authors can be depended upon to send something ft- ting for each. Amd, always among the’ lot there will Be two or more that are not only good enough to print but too good to leave unpub- ished. So we are confidently bok: ing forward to a Thanksgiving har- vest of rhymes and stories. BOO the artists; -will they contribute? Who can tell? They can do spléndia work, as we well know. « So come, you artists and cartoon- ig come ‘to the front and show us you can be as clever and en- tartalving as any. We know you can if you try. Sincerely, coven ELEANOR, - AUTUMN. - Off the trees do fall the leaves, The whéat is gathered Into sheaves, Winds are blowing cool : :and weet; . Goodby, old summer's sultry heat. Away Rie ane south he flown the And the Shepherd are thert i Felli gpd wal ing in ‘The time, its is s auiumn, and the worla it Filled righ dtear, thoughjs of yes “te By MIRIAM KIRSOMERBA 17M, aged thirteen years, The Evening "Worlds 8 Kiddie Klub Korner Coprttgnt, 192%, 89 the Prove Publtshing Co (Tue New York Rvening Wotld), =Coniucted by Eleanor Schorer. = HOW TO JOIN THE KLUB ANDS _OBTAIN YOUR PIN. BY Huby M Ayres Coprrlaht 1020, be Raby M, Ayem, CHAPTER XVII, that y sald Mieky » of course. “thers was the small. then Micky sald: r thease IR wih fre yout NAME, ie AND hited ge de ot age AU oblidren up to ainteen Conia p 4 hh a give @iy Klub Pig and mewbembip ; [ex ‘COUPON NO. 701. | ieananannnnnnrnnmnnnnnanannte © | 5, Robin Redbreast's gone away, Away to a warmer land; i {v's colder in the winter Than the little robing can stand, Robin Redbreast will come back To prociaim the spring: Hopping round in yonder tree, Sweetly does he sing. | By ALICE HORN, aged ten years. (Continue, He waited, but abe ata not WwW Kissed it with a sort of Kratitude that brought @ bs ie eyes, He seemed to all at ohce as he Pe ean first" ein ks one oD ou're #6 much, much | too fo with them to the Hoopers® dance, mo,” ahe enld brokenty, June sald “Hang the Delands,” and everything for me, ona 6 off in a butt. nothing ‘tor, you-—=1 haven't Driver came to the dos everything seem #0 aii you wrote me that: yer gts: Driver wont out of the voom. After) M6 feel in my heart, thet ite @ moment he came back with a aquare| Tlly been you—at bay box w) Shall I open it, four! him. preesins Then"suddenly she took bis lest possible pause, that New Year's Kve: “lm sor but another @f-]—with nobody to care what whe nice! I can't tell you “A parcel, sir. Shai! 1 bring st int” | fel about it all—t obly know Micky dinswened absontly var never any gne cise, {ch he wet down on the table! “Daring,” Micky huskily. “% alr Micky did not speak, Micky started. r ; vet shall brine both of hers; ahe bent her sagement. I promised the belinda to} or what became of her, just lately — youtve-you've | “AL right " he asked, as | perhaps—some day—do you you ¥ thi ever care for iné more tun than youeared for . . paren Fe "Yon; ob, yer—-open it, What the fellow, eontoun him!" te oO R CONTEST WINNER. dickens tu it? 1 haven't ordered any-|flercely. ; Y + | ” She looked. up at him FQURTBDN-YEAR CLASS. thing. Pee ee aie eee Driver sald that he did not know—lonty . , . only y, teal bese to, that it had been left by a messenger. | for—him—when he went on He untied the knotted string with| When those letters began to come; heat precision, and rolled it into a| #24 bhgteege ef i ball before he removed the paper, “it wap ® rotten thing to do, but t Micky walked up to the table and} wanted to help you.” \ifted the Hd with faint curtoaity. see ere Yours | cxmmy ON KC) Dear Bill: I would like to see you at once. I hope you understand. Yours truly, Owen Casey. By ced rae MILLER, Long Isl- and, N. “A fur coat," he said blankly, er ee - fur——" He stopped. Foramoment he! “My fur coat. . stood ataring «town tnto the box, then | You Five It back to mia he let the lid fail over it again, worid Srouil aay Sou “All right—you can go," he anid. 1 do Driver walked to the door atolcally,| ‘Say tt "then, he king? eine and Micky went back to the fire. Probate icp $0 she would not even keep the fur| She stilt felt Pa Pay of eae coat! She cared po little for him that, constraint between them, though A she must needs’ sqnd Hack tile paltty | koew It wae conten te, ewe aver) sitts, What a fool be waa to care—| ‘hg last hare up at him, the sensitive what a fool! color rushing to e. Driver, coming back for ® moment,| “I love you,” |stopped petrified in the doorway, | Micky, some ti fe Micky was standing by the mantel The train was rennice — piece with his face burted in his arms. | Harbor Gators: bogey "alines, w' HONORABLE MENTION. FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD CLASS. CHAPTER XIX. SUA a a RTE EE MOIR Lilllan Levine, Rose Tully, Doro- ean thea Gardner, Charles Carlsen, Farl WHEK had passed, and] you, madame? Do, you Bennett, Alfred Cohen, Doro Bver- Micky decided to leave i going to rahe landed: son, George Blikw, Emma Lovell, England, He felt that Hs- ns ¢ course, Xt you'd: Arthur Miller, Herman Albert he by i i fhe fe toe—of Soares IE: Cook, Irene Hunwick, LAllan Cos- rr. by her allence, bad} to travel In @ tello, Helen Rowe, Eva Titinan, | Proved that whe no longer cared for| She waa ‘tte | . him, and his pride had prevented his} from the bale, barge : | making any overtures. Eather be- eee hector) Heved that Micky’s failure to com-| yes were dancing now, and her fixe municate with her likewise showed|was radiant. Mii regarded her 9 his nonchalance; but though she was| proud satisfaction. Joseph Kraus, Helen Allison, Eleanor Frese, Peter J. Gilmartin, Anna Lang, Jess Jacobs, Mary Forsham, Albert Dubinsky, Anna Dressell, Leola Bur- ton, Elw#e Gadsky, Michael Kelly, Lucille Smith, Ruth Kaplan, Dob ‘ . Larkin, Billie Roth, Andrew Reguzis | heartbroken, she did not write to] Vlog yenes yom ee after only about half an hour XMAS POEM CONTEST. ‘Ten awards of one dollar each will pe given to ee ten Kiddie Klub mem- bers, aged from six to fifteen, includ- sive, who’ write the best poems about Chriatmas, 4 The @oems must be original. The sender must have thought up (he iden, which may be jolly, serious or re- Ugtous, just as the author may wish to make it. Poems must not be copied or writ- ten from memory and the contestant must not accept help from elders. A note from thé™parent or teacher of the sender, saying that the oontri- bution ts original, must accompany At last, Micky dboided to act, He| wonderful sogiety; so what wrote a real love letter, this time in| like when we've been his own name, asking to ecu her. if] 7°A™® ANd MOT G S soaden she did not answer, he would know’ ¢yled his fac that she did not care, and would) “What shall we do, jove. eee eave Engl he next day, ed tenderly. = The letter came just us June was, or shall wi Ars AL ving to lunch, und she hurriedly put| she shook ‘her. hea it In her pocket. It was not until] “T don't mind—either the next night that she found it, andj afraid you'll have to pay, benitently brought it to Wether, who | told him auclly. ee read { with wide eyes that gleamed' so, Sart my pul tearfully but hippily. ticket, but’. Mickey phoned June the next day! ‘We'll go on,” anid Micky a that he was going away, aod aa|The train was almost at a Driver brought his grips to the plat-| "You sald you hated Paris—l form, Micky saw her standing at the} won't hate it with me.' We'll each poem. got ane Write! NAME, AGE, ADDRSS ana | 4!" ried as soon CERTIFICATE NUMBMR distinetiy | "80 good of you to wee me off,” hel you everywhere. declared. But he sald not a word of Hsther, and as the train pulled out he waved & somewhat dismal farewell to June, Then he turned around in his com- Address N. Y. Evening World Kid. Her eyes fell. de a No. 63 Park Row, New York “T haven't any ye clothe brought a small thought your . Gemtent closes cased LO Nov. 80. OVER wie eee NO. 12. HUGH ADMINISTERS A CALCU- LATED REBUKE, ARDEST of all the tasks of the day was the preparation of the breakfast. All my life I had been accustomed to being not quite punctual, and since T had been out of sohool I had risen in the morning fust when it pleased me. Dear, cheerful, light-hearted, affectionate, easy-going mother had always excused my laziness, ahd when once in a while father would fuss about my le-abed ‘habits bho would “Oh, let the dear child sléep.” During the first week or two of our housekeeping 1 almost wished that 1 had been rigidly trained in my home like Hugh, whose mother sat with great dignity at the most punctilious of breakfast tables, where all the fam- jily wathered around the board {promptly at 7 o'clock. Some days I managed to keen right up with the ule, but on mornings after our nights of going about socially, or at- ending the theatre, [ could’ hardly t up on time. 1 had noticed that whenever I was a bit Inte with the breakfast Hugh always drank his coffee and ate lis fruft and toast and cereal in a rather ominous silence, and that the goodby kis, which he never failed to give had no warmth in it At suc! iimen 1 would feel rather nervous ani | uncomfortable, But, eo far, He had not uttered a word of critictem. One morning when a ateady rain| was faliing— {it was auch a nic comfy morning to sleep and there | was no bright ig! to oome in through the windows and arouse me —1 had murmured a dro Hughie,” when he ca: 1 promptly fallen asleen again I supbose it must have béen twen: nutes later as Hugh came out o s bath that I reatized I had been lihg the forbidden morning nap. uinping out of bed I began dressing Because Hugh did not look cross or utter a word of reproac to me, T reansired 1 wadtull By half-past seven T ad laid + table, the coffee wae im the percola- (reas cent Re ge er “Pal her. "Wi y just long @ buy what you Want, and Ko south. Esther, TOUS ne the south of France in have you? hon vane iret be beck tthe. “But, Micky—there' ne—wh will sho say—what will she thi “She'll think that you've senaibly—at ‘dactously, "Sun Pla glk. she see either of us again for when we left her at V! rere a most discerning wor “she's a dear,” sald “Lowe all say happinens, to ner Mick: te ; or wae unteer the delusion that! eo paid with B ace changed: dent. her. head partment, and saw-—Hsther. For & moment Micky did not move; he was like a man turned to stone. Then the blood rushed to his face in a crimson tide; he broke out {nto stammering speech: you Wha Tthought . . 4! a little and . “You are real—t I thought [ was juat thought thought . imagining it all Wait a momen and leaned his head {n his hands, Esther stretched a timid hand to him; her yolce shook as she sald— "Oh, I thought . 1 thought perhaps you'd be glad to see me— Just Just a little glad. MGiad!"” Micky echoed the word with almost a shout. He got up and went over to her; he looked down at her with an agony of doubt and fear. In his eye: AGAIN ( bed ang the gered was steaming on Was just cutting In hoa the gute. -trult when Hugh Mooked into the Kitehen and took a general survey of things. After standing In the door a minute, he walked quietly over to the table) where I waa standing and bent down "To you! derfully; she Soe ee ae and kissed me. “Why hav . | Kitna the sleeve of his coat. Gj point Ree dear" f anid to myneit,| noaraely, “It thls is only aokenit ERS ai sheet Ser <3 i ®o patient when he aim: a1 sawed ade tae PIY | it's any nonsense of June's eae Tun @ bai Hod, Ite the cruallest Joke you could have played on me. 11 Esther covered her face with, handy, “Lt that’s all me As I turned up the alcoho! lamp Nttle under the coffee, [ vaguely ined that he had left the room “T will hurry wround and have breakfast on the table before Mu can get the paper and have the je: new read.” I mused contentedly. Just as T wan carrying the grape- frnit into the dining-room, 1 heard the front door close ingly, not daring to hope | The door must have slammed on| Har leeks faned, but she met his | Hugh when he went out to get the] eyes bravely. paper, I supposed, so J liurried 4o| Micky drew om open it for him, “hooking m the! passed a hand ac landing and down rere eShm beplining to thine Pm onderful man, do you: Tala, addressing some Raabibery : son. | Driver appeared at the doe ; hesitated for just the fatntest sible moment when he: saw! but his face was as stolid as. Micky rose to hao occasion, | he turned rather “opriver,” he said, “let me peti: you to my wife—’ eR r re you've got to say to she Dewan tremblingly, cat He drew her hands down; he forced her to look at him; for a long moment his even searched her face diabeltey- | 1 duc Driver touched a rei breath; he ’ specttul fore- jock; if he felt surprised he did got iff eyes as if long | to, waken himself was tio Hugh in sigh! mioment med to real-| show it T stogd tn the hall, daxed—wondgring | truth the| He took Bsther’s suit case ddim tunning bac room, 1} side him | from the rack. a voked out of the window. There was! th his “Was youl—was you te walking unha no| send a wire, sir?” he asked after all the weeka| Micky looked at the girl him. + ‘Send. June one trom Pi aid. “I don't know what But June oe have ¢ bag ing the wire, judging frr way. in which she rer pa ie showed it to Rochesty yi tt nothing out of the over his: shoulder ‘Married in Love from Mr¢ She laughed there seemed to be an Juno hesitated a he nodded. forty-eight hours later ad her reply Ju they were leaving for the fields of France— ‘Married in poe this June and Gi eS ome peop! 6 ™M iia complained in pretended ¢ my i iiut if they're half as happy SO ROT Esther sald shyly, ed rane 1 at her trenvlous with eyes of passionate tender- ‘Then I burst into tears way Windly, stumbling!y ! the disheveled bed. and buried |face In the pillow, Soba shook |violently. For the + utes I moment humiliated, ‘The next f was furlous with Hugh and was fut eration for mywelf. Wa Did I not do my and please him Tf Hugh had made some remark about my being la!+ breakfast I would deeply hurt, But to Ko ay terrible. cold, lle superior manner than f could bear whole morning's dran 10] whe th «thin ny wife? he asked hoarse- 1 always wantea oward her. when did you first think thi y hls before? after mond! fferent You u Ler told ine so many sou hated me," he went “but you've never told me cakfant ap lot To be continued to-morrow.) pa: waridel, 1050, oy the mat” wradicaie ine) Jon quickly, wate | races