The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1920, Page 28

. } i K L | P | Open, High, Low, Van. , Toggery of Perfect Gents, | 2. > 2° ro 9 | Aa Ramnely 5% 154 18% 8 Alas fester 66, SIM UI 81M i” Aleta Gold . “ iM ™ a Alaska Junean Is is ay Seen at New York Show iitsme0: 3. 3! 0° 8 ewe et 8 3 | Am, Aart, Chem, wn sy WN igh Valley . Am, Boot Sugar o o mM A | Loft Ine, Py os totet Am, Rosch Maa, oe «6 - 19 It’s the Exhibition of the Na- = Am, Can ion iccss BG 38 s00% 200% ‘ hatl suit, a morning suit, several over-| Am, Car ry. p 1 tional Association of Mer-| coats, a riding suit, a spdrt suit and] Am, Cotton Olt... 18% 18% 18% | Maxwell Motors... 3% 2% * id It’s |S zhoeting coat, at! least, He might) Am "rue sand, v 7K 7) % | Mexican Petrolerim. 174% 100% 5 chant Tailors, an Ss have other “hings, but he could Mam BX 15% a 1 get along on these.” Malline iy + 2 % Worth While—It Costs] "%t Seemed reasonable enough that a| Am Int. Coro,...0 Midvale ‘tel we 31% re 7 1 i A man who {8 sufficiently good to de-| Am. Unwed ..... Minneap, & St L, 12% 12% i 1 Nothing to See It, but the) serve ‘the adjective geitle being ap- Teh hte, Mo, Kas, & Tex. 84 24 is ‘ , plied to him would not resist buying ro, url Pas, 20 = Prices of What You are) atleast these. Nor, indeed, the nine= gegen A Midle Bates Of... 10% 13% teen pairs of shoes, which ‘he oblig-|4™ * beige vor u | National Bisowtt ., 101% 104% Shown—Help! Help! ing Oliver Moore, of No. 44 West 46th |Am Smit &ltet pe Sia, nat aN as Street, was displaying as the essential) Am Sur +5. Nevada Cond. 8% 6 Be . parts of a gentleman's footgear. Nor, | ™. . Co.. Now Or, T. & Mo, Ob 62 z | It's all right now to be one of these | ror that matter, the menagerie of hats | 4™. Tod. ... Y, Omntrel..... 73% 73% | dere nature's noblemen, as we ail|/shown by Dobbs. Nor, since the peace |Am™ Wool .. NYLON. H&B, 2% 19% @re, and not, give a darn about |of the breakfast ‘able !s threatened, am. Writ. Por. N. ¥. Ont, & West 17% 11% ‘ owns, the silk pi , then, teers Pac. . i tlemen possess wardrobes. Not) jooxs, mufflers and the rainbow-hued | 4mm Aftor It, i, Hootie Steel. 87 a 3 the golden onk things, but those | ¢t cetera displayed by A Sulkn & Co, | Atehivon iy \one ® & R, 3 3% made up of raiment—oxtra bennies,| No gentleman would resist buying | Meme Ky of |Oweng Bottling .. 60 % kellys, dogs and rags which enable | any of these after he's been told that a ok @. i Pac. Dev. Corp... 18 wv vou to call Sunday your own and not |!t’8 his duty to his hostess to own in Veelflc Gee 1% bso se bye ; ‘em—not if his credit is good and his | #aldwin Lew, Pacific Mall”, 164 ’ the wash lady's, and if you don’t own | gccial standing so high bill collectors | Bal. & Unio Van Amer Petrol, 80% ‘ei, take it from the National As- | couldn't ever reach him. eat boi Lgl Ten R Ra aa‘ 408 ) sociati- Merchant Tailors of| But the every-day man, jad to | Beth. feel . Penn Beal ; 9% 1 A pei : ae ‘its rT sie wise whom the hostess is the lady who | Leth, Bteel B. ‘coples Gian .. 38 a7 Reerie, Wich 38 Gieplaying | says, “Do have some more chicken, | B'kyn Hav, Tran. Pere Margectto ... 18% 16 what at the Waldorf, you're simply| Mr.’ Connolly, your plate’s quite | Butte & Superior. Phil Oo. 36% ou | tacking in your social obligations, | clean,” the boy who haw to pay as he | Caddo vent. oi... Dieree Antow 2 22% ‘ goes, whether It's by the tailor’s or | Cailf, Pac Pineee Oil. 2 12% " which really lan't done, you know, by/ £™ipway—well, he'd better look | Oslif, Pet, Pitta Coal , 61% oy a Pim sentoanan. over the prices quoted at the clothes | Cali, Pet. of, Pits & WY 31% BU MR me It really isn't, and since one is al-| show and decide now whether h Caumet & Any, Pond Creek € E 13% 13% ways being asked out, you know, as | going to take-a chance on displeasing | Gan. Mx Patina Co Hue 302% i his hostess or patronize the firms who | Gent, Leather Punta Sagar bey r } Sveryone is, what with one thing and) Wit him to dreas correctly, Certo De Vase Tail Stoel Springs. 60 8 86 BBY & another going on, one must have the | “-phese sacks, now, the sults One| Chandler Moor Ray Oeppet viveese 12 12412 12% proper, so to speak, properties for| wears to Wusiness, which, you know, |Ghe, & Unio. Rumding se... 9% KH HON, ; a yo ‘0 to i M. & St. 2. of, Rep, Iron & Stool, GF% Tie GT aT | “Since the war men have been aw-/ 1/741 Association of Merchant ‘Tall-|o. mia hae pid See, OR Tk tok OR } faky lax in their costumes, and this! ors of America at a Fifth or Just off} cu, Great Wet, 1% Royal Dutch N.Y. 6 8 4 OK exhibit is intended to show them| Fifth Avenue address for $125 to $175 | cn, @ Nori, iy. a cn ke ‘i a aoe 4 fowhat they should wear on all occas-| a sult, and the tallor "ll make It £0F | nde ‘arvee ie i ieee nek lee é or, | You elthe! or le eheah « caus : H sions, said A. Lincoin Stadler, Morning sults, which are quoted at Ps bagi srg . e boned age Bh ou id aoe : p Chairman of the show who, himself, | trom $126 to $200, including trousers, | oe Grace 12% 60, Porto Rico Su. 100% 100% 100% 100% | was garded for the occasion in a soft| are not really as expensive as they |(oiumils Grate... : eo ae ee Ne ‘ | brown suit of cassimere, tan brogue | sound, because, a man whispered, | ee Cisar Corn, % Southern Ry. Bh oh 284 | ghoes, a bathed canary crepe de Commol, Gas Co... TW TOR THe Southem Rd, of. 50% =% ¥ } neon. ; , | chine shirt pleated at the bosom, a!” “Dinner jacket” suits range from |Coutinenta Ca OK Stromberg... 0 40 > wing collar and a bow tle of Nght | $125 to $225 and carry guarantees of |Com Product 71% 67% Stodetaker .. 46 4% % tan and ailver figured French | only workmanship and material—not |Oruibie ste« DF O1%y 144 | Sifomarine Boat o% «0% iy * toulard. i & single assurance of a meal, Eve |Cuba Cane Sugar. 2 2M St. i oas Fran, Bi 23%, 4 i evalent,"| ning clothes run, though that “run |cwhe Cane gag, 08 08 67K fe |S So'went. . 1% arth the tashine pinta, “Men | sounds undignified for gentlemanly |Caven Am, Suga. 1 a Bae 30% | Mol T&T 2 424 4 + clothes, from $150 to $250. Con, Texte Corp 10% 19% | Tenn, Oop. & Chem, rrr wear sport suits ‘o business, and -° what is worst of all, dinner jacket| There is a multitude of overcoats to} Dela, & Hudson . 101 101_—| "Texas Co. . 40% 50 suits in the presence of ladies. One| Choose from, at from $100 to $200, and | Den. & Kio Gr pl 1 1 1 1 | Texas & Pac, 20% 20% Owes a duty to one's hostesses, and| One must be sure to have a dress | pone Min ...... Mt hand Avenue 4% 14% | oie” chould not be done. Wo nare|overcort, since it Is good for all for-| stknom Com... 1% ita TH | Miekwatar Oil. 192192 1 howing hy ary ‘ont that a{ Mal occasions, among which ts an Jicott-Johnston . BH | Tobmaoo wrod 33% 50% So merrcen. could soapens” ein bankruptey proceedings. | ine . 18% 1% areas, Of. ; m4 gentleman should possess.” pearance Ii pte % 8M So, the lad who was one of na-|, Then there's a riding auft for wear | mie 1 20% 20% |-Transue & Williams 40 40 © 40 40 : | ture’s noblemen out’ in Quincy, Til,,| In town and reise t fanne horse | Mshebody mA BR [Union recite 118% 119% 118% 110 4 e ia his | doesn’t mind, for 5 to . Fisk Ruber n Mt 1 Union O41. * r dag bie rig Aahcige Now Me a ate ‘And a sport sult now with knickers | Hreeyort Texas 10 10% 15% | Unites Alloy ee eee ten ny CEUTA BRET, |W “land expanding back plaita to give the |Gu Wi & Wie . 4 bo baa tee, ie es wearer. perfect freedom, which {| dencral Cigar eK 6% | Haney pane ; JUST WHAT CLOTHES A GEN-| more than the Constitution of the | eneral Ble 120% 120% ay Uh Cen, t TLEMAN SHOULD HAVE. United States offers, at from $100 to | tieneral Motors 15 13% Un, Retail Gtoras. . ° ; “A gentleman should own four or $176. Loewe ere \ ‘ SHOOTING COATS! HOW ARE | (Ny ole oo Ty Edie 44 t ' YOU WITH THE BONES? Great Nor Ore.) 25 a» 2 avis 12% oy a : You can omit the shooting coats [Go & Dat i is ‘ unless you're fussy about what you | Hassell & tarker ae ' wear when rolling tHe bones at your | Houten Oil rid . Long Island hoime parties. Still, | Minos Cont £1 | VeCar, Chemical; i they might change your lyck—cheap | Impration Conve S| Yasha tel at $126. seroro Com 0 | Wala : Shoes, now, gentlemen, Nineteen | terion Con 2 | Wabam vis ee. f ‘ pairs to be well heeled. They in- flee We sks sty | Western Gfarylaral,, wy ' clude—would you believe it?—walk- | inh NMeamer ne ioyy | Wakera Union, ' ing shoes at $44, patent leather danc- | 10. Mer. Marine «tole Gat | Went. Aisoraie ' Ing pumps at $37, dress boots at $70, | 'nt. We Mer # Te | aptingbone and field boots at $75. First aid to |i. %' ou | Wee on ; low golf scores is offered in a pair | I". Vane | Wiute, Moi t ° of golf brogues made of Russian calf |! aid wig | Wileon Co. Invineitle Oi Pry 28s | Woobwonit asnorcreadt with a fringe tongue which drops ee priate ayer ab ‘OPEN EVERY EVENING, [{ J about the midriff of the shoe and | Kaw (Ny ——— Send for | Talks No. 631 ERIT—QUALITY—OURABILITY — ELEGANCE — ECONOMY — these ail count tremendously when you come to buy for YOUR home, And i you would be sure of getting thom ALL, let us advise that you patronize @ house that has been famous for more than a quarter ot © comtury for just these essential factors in making the home deautt- ful—that house is HOLZWASSER'S. PANE FAN SOA, held in our waretcuse stor age free for six months. YALUB TAOOM APAKTMENT $585 BEST 8700 VALUR way. $245 $375 we FAN ne Terms Our Liberal Hes yroeis VA Ke DERARTMENT Rags, Kellys and Bennies, makes it look like a hula dancer in J repose. They cost only $46 and one ican easily save their cost by not playing golf. The cheapest pair of [shoes displayed was quoted at $37, but they were modest, black shoes \of a calf from Russia, where money is cheap. Accessories and things like that are left to your own discretion and | the dictates of good taste. One might get a rather decent house robe of silk for $200 and a somewhat more elab- | orate one for $300, Shirt} start at $8 and stop only when .the prices look like campaign fund’ quotas. | Bow tles may be bought: at only 2.50 and cravats at $6. Mufflers are merely $12 to $30. Linen handker- chiefs are $3 each. Socks are offcred in great abundance. If you don't care for silk ones, yoy can get lisle ones, of course, the finer grades at $4.50 the pair, or in wool up to $8. But you'll need a few pairs of silk ones if you seck not to displease your hostess, so while you're atyIt have the sales- man send up a few pair at $7.50 a pair, Oh, yes, hats. One should hay number of hats, Six and seven-eight may be your size, but you won't find anything unloas, maybe, it's a cloth one, at that price, Soft’ felt hats are 10 "to $12, velours $20, derbies $10 to 12, and one described as a clear beaver dorby was quoted at §20. Cloth hats range from $6 to $10 and cape from $8 to $10. Silk hats are $18 plus the tax—the man forgot to say whether it is war tax or amusemont tax. However, as it is pointed out at the show, no one can buy anything there; so if any one wants to look at the stuff worn by gentlemen who respect the feelings of thelr hostesses he can do 80 for nothing. P. S.-One hat, a polo helmet, recom: mended itself as particularly worth | while In resisting severe blows. If} everybody in New York wore one al! the hold-up men would have to learn polo before they could inflict injury. And because of the scarcity of polo ponies, who also are shy of motor cycles with bathtub attachments, the wearing of these bats may decrease crime in the city. ‘The hats cost only $15. a DIED. O'CONNOR—Tueaday, Deo. O'CONNOR (nee Lynch), a 1, BRIDaRr beloved wite of the late Thomas (Connor, native of Ireland * white Gate, County Galway, Funeral from her late residence, 209 West SKth st., Friday, Dec. 10 8.45 A, Moi thence to Church of St, Greg ory the Great where a solemn bigh mans oF requiem will be celebrated. Interment | in Bt. Mary's Cometery, Greemw ob, Conm FUNERAL DIRECTOR®, — At Your Service, Bay or Night! YRANK 8. CAMPBFLL \ FUNERAL CHURCH” lac. { WALL STREET. | Feats of impending dividend reduc- tions caused liquidation of food stocks in to-day’s market, and while pres- sure was not particularly pronounced | at any time jt was sufficient to cause reactions ranging between two and four points, Chief sufferers were United Food Products and Corn Products Refin- ing. Although the current dividend rate of the former company is 6 per cent,, the stock sold below 20 to-day. Wall Street expects that an an- nouncement will be made by the man- t this week setting forth the of wiping out the dividend, and surprise will not be felt if it is sald that the company must do some new financing. The extreme loss in the stock to-day was 6 points. Corn Products declined nearly 4] points. From the viewpoint of divi- dend return this issue has been sell- ing out of line with other stocks, Al- though it pays only 4 per cent, It has quite consistently maintained a mar- ket value above 70, To-day it re- coded to below 68. Traction issues ‘aiso attracted al tention because of their weakness. Interboro Rapid Transit 58 declined % points; Interboro 41-29 declined nearly 2 points and traction shares were weak, There was no special news to account for the movement Expectations of a suspension of dividends by the Willys-Overland Company caused the preferred stock to sell down to a new low rec ord. Hecause Texas Pacific Coal and Ot) rose 9 points yesterday bears attacked it on the theory that its inside market position must be weak, After react- ing & points the stock rose to a new high for its present forward nrove- ment Copper shares were very heavy, al- though in most instances losses were limited to fr OM Peelers. renor rovement in metal marke’ slgntione, but as thost. of the big cannot show a mining inder 15 per pound traders refuse to be En LEGAL NOTICES. th Ry STOOKHOpD BRS, pong * N. Oke rf A SPECIAL MBBTLNG of 7,” 1020, ¢ WATJEN, DPD" pAWAWLD NASH de LOUIS WATS EN. i Ee bat on the Bind day of Duceember, 1020, Tea M te the attice oF” yoo “commen, $5 Bbrmdwas, in te Cit. of New York, County and sate of York, for the purpone of vot ing upon & 10, Tatae to Nags, Waten WARD NACH & LOUIS WATIBN, RAiiverd Nest, President; Lowe W com profit with the metal selling u anies New raany. come attracted to the copper shares until they have more conclusive evi- dence that the improvement currently reported is more than temporary. Steel, equipment and raiiroad stocks all moved within & narrow range. White Motors was the weakest mem- ber of this group, recording a decline of two points. Oll issues moved ir- regularly. Announcement by the Secretary of the Treasury of a new issue of Cer- tificates, part of which will bear in- terest at-61-2 per cent. and part to bear 6 per cent. interest, did much to dampen bullish speculative enthust- asm. It was accepted as proof that there will not be immediate relaxa- tion in time money rates or in the rate of discount on commercial paper. The wheat market, after early steadiness, turned heavy. Cotton moved irregularly, Trading was dull Foreign exchange rates were steady _ - TO-DAY'S PRICES ee nnn +» LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 31-28 opened 90.2 41-48 85.32, off 12; 3d 88,08, up || 4th 85.56, off .08; Victory 38-48 95.6 48-4 95.58, off .02, 2d CURB, Inter. Pet, 4—8 3-4; Opened firm. tail Candy, Products, Exp. 8—9; Simms. 71-2; Marac. Oil, 15 3-4—16 1-2; phalt, 40—41; Carib, 97-8, Sweets, 21-2. Pet., A up 1- PORKIGN EXCHA Sterling, demand, 3.45 3-4, up 18-4c. 0593; cable: 0694, up .0007 mand, .0856; cables, .0858, marks, demand, .0134; cables, .0: ' up .0003; Canadian dollars, demand, .8650, unchanged; Swiss francs, de- mand, .1660; cables, .1565; guilders, demand, .3045; cables, .3056; pesetas, demand, cables, .1280; Sweden kroners, demand, .1 cables, .1934; Norway kroners, demand, .1 ca~ OPENIN 3.45; cables, ; francs, bles, .1436; Denmark kroners, de- mand, .1438; cables, 1448; Argentine pesos, demand, 8012; oables, .8032. DIVIDENDS. The Associated Oll Company de- clared the regular quarterly $1.50 suvidend, payable Jan. 25, to dtock of record Dec. 31, Hupp Motor Car Corporation de- clared the regular quarterly 18-4 per cent, preferred dividend, payable | Jan. 1, to stock of record Dec. 20, | The Manhattan Hlectrical Supply | Company declared the regular quar- 1,60 common dividend, pay- LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS. sea Wile Putin ond Wises, ‘emall knot silver and gold breastpin. Pinder (Mow-Bectariam) = 1970 Broadway at 66th St. Bice, Hd 8 ’ AEE 1 BA meme so pitas potity L.'D. N., Room 1108, 25 Church at, . PERSONALS. a ‘a seriousiy’ ill, ig” consten calling for Mietckaat ayivia,* as pany declared the regular quarterly an. 1, to stock of record Dee. 20 The Savoy O}1 Company declared the regular quarterly 8 per cent. divi- dend, payable Dec, 22, to stock of record Dec. 18. The Habirshaw Electric Cable Com- RT 1-2 cent common dividend, pay- New and Ori HE old joned fash- woman who looks on at the young* miss of to-day while she dresses and grooms herself ts apt to gasp aloud at the scanti- ness of her attire. She can count “one,” “two,” “three,” while this modern maid slips easily, noncha- lantly, into the sim- ple garments which suffice to clothe her. One could not say “ahieki” because the skirts are too short for that, as are aleo the sleeves, and usu- ally the necks. But the main effect is good—it is at least interesting, especially on young girls whose dash and spirit cau carry such clothes. The sad part is where the woman old enough to be her mother, with fat ankles, heavy feet and bulky form, at- tempts the corsetless frocks of short and ‘ scant dimensions, Few frocks can justly claim that rare combination of smartness and prac- ticality, Dut the distinctive little model I have de- signed for to-day is @n exception. It is of velveteen, or vel- vetif preferred, alliod in a fetching way with duvetyn. The skirt is a plain one or two piece model, gathered at the waistline, DUVETY'! olive green or copper would be pretty bodice portion is embroidered with while the front exhibits a band like that on the skirt, with tiny vel- vet buttons marking a centre line. Fashion Des By Mildred Lodewick Gupretchs, 1900, ty The Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York irening World) and finished at the bottom with @ band of the duvetyn, brald-trimmed. Some color such as with black or dark blue velvet. The floss and braid in an all-over pattern, trimmed in straight rows of braid ginal For Smart igns N AND VELVET PLEASINGLY ALLIED. The same band trimming calls atten- tion to the tiny sleeves, which are completed with plain bands of the duvetyn. A narrow collar of the same lends an artful finish to tho round neck. ‘This adorable little frock is ever go simple to make, the bodice being cut kimona fashion and made long enough to blouse over the belt of the skirt. It opens invisibly down the front. SHIPS BURN, GUNS POP, IN A REAL THRILLER “Dead Men Tell No Tales" is the fea- Broadway Theatre, and pistol duels, The plot centres around vessel, first transferring gold bullion to another ship. into a secret cove and remains AT BROADWAY THEATRE ture picture this week at B. 8. Moss's the action keeps the audience on the qui vive with the many thrills of burning ships and an unscrupulous roue, who burns his | its cargo of He sails for some |dancing and singin time, until suspicion dies down, Percy! Collins, the monologist. Marmot plays the part of the lone “‘sur- vivor,” and finally succeeds in meeting the love of his dreams, whom he be- lieves is dead. ‘The picture is presented by Albert E. Smith of the Vitagraph ;Gompany, and Tom Terriss shows won. derful directorial skill, especially in the |scenes aboard the burning ship, Whe exteriors give the location as! England, but some of the scenes look yery familiar, as though they were “shot” at Tarrytown, N. Y. Catherine Calvert plays the part of ‘a beautiful irl in the power of Harris, her murder | loving :cenfather, whose flendish brain originates the diabolical plote, Eight snappy vaudeville acts are also) given, including Chinese gymnast: teams, and Milt (Wo (\0 Instalment No. 26. HAT sudden anger’s this? How have I reaped it?” OW who brought it hung it over the man- tle and I with the effect. Despite with the walls and hangings. I de- iL to Hugh, that I would let the beau- ty of it burst upon him and afford him @ delightful surprise. bought in on the impulse. As for its costing $150, that did not seem ike much. or $200 for a single dress. impunity, @ similar sum was nothing source of pleasure and pride and sat- isfaction for a whole lifetime room for a comfortable evening, 1 before Hugh would discover tin) pomplersly absorbed in his newspa- per. When he bad finished folded it neatly, according to his custom, and laid it ‘Then he arose to hunt a fresh pack- age of cigarettes. As he was return- in front of the mantle. ‘Mvening Shadows," 1 replied happy confidence. space?” Hugh’ approval. it. done by a good artist did you get it, Alma? But, too 7" Pern, no, Hugh, I bought it,” I an. able Jan, 1, to stool of record Dec, 21. swered bravely, ; YOUR HUSBAND OVER AGAIN Y EDITH JOHNSON! SOWING THE SEEDS OF RANCOR. “Evening Shadows” was delivered the next morning. The man was more than delighted it's rather vivid coloring, it blended beautifully cided that I would say nothing about The more I looked at the painting, the more I felt justified in having made the purchase, even though I had Bofore my marriage I had thought nothing of paying $150 Ang if yne pays that much for a dress with to lay out for the work of a good artist, a painting that would be a When after dinner that night Hugh and I settled ourselves in the living wondered just how long it would be the For half an hour he was it he on the table. ing with them he stopped suddenly |ter in bis own house was the “Well, well,” he said. ‘What's this?” “why, that's our new painting, in “Don't you think it is lovely and doesn’t it just At that face reflected skeptictam, a reluctance to give it his unqualified “Ive a vivid thing—I'll say that for It looks as though it had been where Is it a belated edding present from some forgotten Cousin or uncie in Zanzibar or Tim- “Bought it—great heavens!” Hugh U MARRY, | whistled in astonishment. ‘Then, turn- ing to me Said coldly, “May I ask, Alina, what you bought it with?” “with my money, of course, How else could T buy it?" “Your money?" Hugh repeated. “Our money, then,” I hastened to analify, but with a sinking heart. Hugh wae looking at me fixedly, and his voice had no suggestion of’ ten- derness in its tone. ' “How much did you pay for it?” he asked sternly. “One hundred and fifty dollars,” J replied. “But it will be worth twice that much ina few years. The dealer said that it was a very fine invest- ment. The real price was $260, but he let mo have tt for $100 lees. “Of all the foolishness—" Hugh exclaimed, beginning to pace the floor. “To say that we cannot afford any- thing like that ia to put !t mildly. It 1s simply a ridiculous waste of money. I don't doubt that the picture would be worth the money to somebody whe could afford to own It, but for us it is the wildest form of extravagance.” Hugh stopped suddenly and faced me. “How did you pay for it, Alma? You did not have that much cash." “No,” T answered, much crestfallen, “1 wrote a check.” “That settles it” he said after a momen* “You will have to give up your check book.” “Give up my check book," I cried out in amazement. “Why, Hugh" —— “Yes—give up your check book that Is precisely what I mean. When we married I assumed that you were a fairty sensible woman with some idea of how to use money, so I ar- ranged that you and I should have « joint checking account. But I am fast learning that you have absolutely no judgment in she use of money. ‘The old-fashioned way of the man holding the purse-strings and being the mas- right way. Not one woman in a thousand is fit for responsibility or has any money-sense.”” In all the differences Hugh and 1 had had since our marriage, never had I been 90 indignant, never had my pride been 80 hurt. That part of what he sald with such cruel candor might be true did not soften my wrath in the least. Suddenly I went to my Mttle writ- ing desk in the corner @nd picked up my bag. ‘With trembling hands. 1 hunted out the offending check book. “Here it is,” I cried, flinging {t on the table, "T never asked you for it." ‘Does Tragedy Like Sympathy. | Bogor, Love | 2 CALIBER. DONALD M‘ GIBENY (Copyright, 1920, by Robbe, Merrill & 00.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. CHAPTER Il. (Continued.) OU were Helen. While I your reason for not wanting a scandal was largely selfish, yet I think that con- sideration for my position was partly responsible for your return, and for that [ thank you. When you asked for a divorce the other night I didn’t realize that your love for me was so entirely dead or that you had fallen so completely un- der this man's influence. Under the circumstances [ shall give you a divorce, if only to keep you from taking matters into your, own hands. But 1 shall not do it uftil I have satisfied myself that your new love is real, that the man is worthy of it. If there is afything in Woods's life that does not bear looking into Vl find it out; if he has done any- thing in the past that is likely to hurt you in the future I shall know it, and you shall know it too before you take this irrevocable step.” Woods flushed for a moment when Jim spoke of digging into his past, but he laughed easily and said: You're getting a bit melodramatic, en't you?” “Better melodrama than tragedy,” Jim responted bitterly. “As to looking up my past," Woods remarked, “one might think you were the father of the lady and 1 a youth- ful suitor. While I recognize no right of yours to meddle in my ag- fairs, the fact that I was sent ‘to America as the duly accredited agent of the French Government should have some weight. They are not ac- customed over there to hiring thugs and cutthroats to carry on their bus- ines.” “This is all beside the point,” Helen broke in, “May I ask, Jim, where I am going to stay and what I am go- ing to do while you are investigating Frank's past?” ‘You are going to stay here.” “Here? But where will you stay?” “Lam going to stay here with you.’ Woods oame around the divan. “Look here, Felderson! Can't you see Helen ‘doesn't love you, that you've lost?" “Keep back!” warned Jim husktly. “She can't stay here with you. She's no more your wife than if she had never married you. Do you think I'll allow her to stay in this houge, forced to endure your attentions?” “Who are you to say what you will or won't allow?” Jim roared, his eyes blazing. ‘You came inta my house fs my guest and stole my most pre- cious possession, Get out before I kill you!” Woods's face was white, For one minute I felt sure the two men would settle matters then and there. Sud- denly he turned and said: “Come, Helen “she stays here Helen had arisen from when the two men came Now she stepped forward, “I'm going with Frank. We came back here more for your sake than our own. We tried to give you a chance to do the decent thing, but I might have known you wouldn't. With all your protestations of love for me, when I ask you to do the one thing that ld show that love, the one thing that would make me happy, you not only refuse, but you insult the man who means everything in tho world to me, If I had ever loved you in my life, what you have just said would have made me hate you. As I never loved you, I despise and loathe you now." She started to pass him, but he grabbed her by the shoulders. His face was white and drawn and his eyes were the eyes of a madman. He lifted her up bodily and almost threw her on the divan, crying, "By God! You stay here!" Jim turned just as Woods rushed and with a mighty swing to the side of the head sent him crashing into the corner. Dazed as he was, he half struggled to his feet, and when I saw him reach beneath his coat, I sprang, on ifim and wrenched the revolver from his hand. : Disheveled and half-stupefied, he rose and glared at us like an angry bull. Slowly he straightened his tie and brushed back his hair. He glanced over at Helen, who was sob- Ding on the sofa, “Two of you--eh? A frame up.” All the hatred in the world gleamed in his eyes, ag he looked at Jim. “If you don’t let Helen come to me, Felder- gon, T'll kill you; so help me God, Tl kill you!” Then he picked up his coat and hat and walked out of the room, quite right, imagine * Jim cried, the divan together. CHAPTER IIL. WAS on my way back to Jim's after having gone home to change my clothes. Jim had aeked me to stay with him that evening and, to tell the truth, I was glad to do it, partly because of the threat Woods had made and partly pecause of the way Helen looked at Jim when she passed us in the hail on the way to her bedroom, Belng a lawyer, { have paturally made a pretty close study ‘of character, and if 1 ever saw vindictiveness on the face of any human, it was on Helen's wt that moment. I said nothing about the affair to mother while 1 was home, for she hi been very frail ever since my father’ death and I thought there was no use in needlessly upsetting her. There would be plenty of time to discuss the matter after Helén left Jim. Again and again I recalled the struggle of the afternoon and again and again Helen's face, distorted with anger, reappeared. Finally I de- cided to drive the car over to Mary Pendleton’s and ask her to come spend the night with Helen. In her overwrought, bys‘erioal condition, Helen was capable of doing almost nything. ay hag been like a second sister to me. She really cares nothing for me except in a sisterly way, but we have been together, so much and so long that Eastbrook gossips have ‘Weeping hys‘erically, I fled from the room. (To Be Continued To-M. (Copyright, 1920, by the Bell given up speculating whether we are |. I'd marry her in a minute, even less, if she would have me, y insists on treating me like alls my crude attempts at ‘once and found the palr waiting for wa. Helen repeated her intention of leaving Jim, and asked him to allow her to go without seandal. ? cal Helen told me to bring Jim bgnak lov to home at once, as, se love-making “silly tosh and fiub- dub,” which makes the going rather dificult. She wae bridemmaid to Helen and is the one person, besides myself, who can influence her in the least, so 1 felt that her presence would add ballast to our wildly ¢oss- ing domestic craft. Needless tb say, my own Jack of self-control during the afternoon had been as unexpected as it was disappointing, but when tt comes to anything that concerns Jint* I'm not responsible. I rang the bell and Mary, herself, came to the door, looking radiant as usual. “Mary, nounced. “What is it, Bupps?” “Helen ran off with Frank Woods to-day.” ‘ “Heavens, Bupps! Where did thoy go?” I explained briefly the state Yairs and she immediately panied me to Jim's house. 5 I sent Mary upstairs to see Helen, while I went into the drawing-room in search of Jim, but there was no one there except Wicks, the butler, who Was lighting a fire, for, though it was only the last of September, the nights were chilly. I snatched up the evehing paper to see if by any chance a hint of the scandal had crept into print. I felt sure that, as matters stood, they would not dare to put in anything definite, but The Sun has a nasty way of writing all around scandal, so that, while the persons involved are readily recog- nized, they are quite helpless as far as redress is concerned. I noticed that Wicks had taken an infernally long time to start tho fire. Although it was burning mer- Tily, he still puttgred about, brush ing up the chips and_ rearranging the blower and tongs. When he fin- ally stepped back of my chair, hu- man nature could stand his putter- ing no longer, so I laid down The Sun, and turned to him. I'm in trouble,” I ane af. m= I snapped. Wicks looked at me with the ex- gression of a small boy caught aticky handed in the jam closet. Nothing, sir!—that is—er—noth- ing.” He turned and started from the room. “Come here, Wicks!" I called. "I know when you hang around @room unnecessarily, as you have been do- ing for the last ten minutes, that you have something on your mind. Now, cut vith it” “I was merely going to arsk, sir, hif I ‘ad better begin lookin’ arfter an- other place, sir?" That -vas an extraordinary ques- tion. \vicks had been with the Fel- dersons ever since they were married. “What put that idea into your head, Wicks?” He was far more confused then I had ever seen him. “Meanin’ no disrespect, sir, and ¥ don't mean to be hinquiaitive about what doesn’t concern me, but I could not ‘elp 'earin' a dit of what took place this arfternoon, sir.” Good lord! I'd forgotten there might have been other witnossés to the scene of the afternoon besites myself. “Do the other servants know about this, Wioks?” “Hi think they do, sir, seein’ as ‘ow Mrs. Felderson ‘as heen actin’ and talkin’ 90 queer. “What do you mean? I demanded. Wicks struggled for composure. The eubject was evidently most dis- tasteful to his conservative and con- ventional British nature. “Hit was Annie, Mrs. Felderson’s maid; sir, that hupset the servants. Wren she came down from hupsta’ she said as ‘ow Mra. Felderson was a ragin’ and a rampagin’ around ‘er room, sayin’ that if Mr. Felderson didn't give ‘er a divorce she would dc violence to ‘im, si “Did Annie hear her say thal anestioned. ‘ “She says so, sir.” The whole thing was so monstrous that I gasped. For this awful dime- novel muck to be tumbled into tho middle of my family was too sicken- ing. My sister, running away from her husband with another man and now threatening, In the hearing of the servants, to kill him unless he gave her a divorce disgusted me with its cheap vulgarity. I’ hid, as best [ could, thé tempest that was brewing inside me, “Wicks, Mrs. Felderson is not well. Tell the servants that she ts greatly depressed over an accident that hap- pened to a friend. A+ the present time, she is so upset over that, she doesn't know what she 1s saythe. Quiet them in some way, Wicks!” And tell Annie to stay with Mrs, Felder- gon!” “Very good, sir. He started to 6h ay ew leave. “And, Wicks—" “Yer, sir.” “There ts no need of your looking for another place." “Yes, sir. Thank you, str!” At this point, Jim came in. He had a bath and a shave and had put on a dinner-coat, looking a lot more fit to grapple with his troublew’ than he had the last time I had seen him, Only in his eyes did he show the shock he'd recelved that day. dark, Bupps?’—his ural and easy “Yes,” I sighed, “I've been tr¥in to see a Way out of this meas.” 4 Jim lit @ cigarette and threw Mim self Into a chair. For a few mo voice was naty ments he puffed in silence, taking deep inhalations and blowing the smoke against the lighted tip, © so that it showed all the rugwed strength of his superb head. * “What would ‘you say, Bupps, {fT told you everything would come out all right?” * “And Helen stay asked incredulously 4 “And Helen stay with me," e peated caltaly. >) ksh “Of her own free will? “Of her own free will, swered. “I should say that the events of the day had addled your brain and that you are a damned inconsider- ate brother-in-law to try to make a fool of me." “T mean it, Bupps,” he said quietly. “What do you mean?" I demanded “That everything will come out all with youm™ T he an- right.” he smiled. almost drove me wild, » (Read Tearavs Grippitigs is 4 i. U “Well, Wicks, what do you want?" a “Communing with yourself in the} Up: 3: “But how, man?” His complacency” 1¢