The evening world. Newspaper, February 24, 1921, Page 20

Stock market, and the cotton, and foreign exchange mar- had a heavy tone to-day. In the stock market ranged Substantial fractiors to four Cotton declined on an aver- Of about $1.60 a bale. Wheat de- 4 cents a bushel. Corn lost 2 a bushel. Demand sterling was At $8.86, a decline of 11-2 compared with the close of last decline in the stock market was ) mot @o much to liquidation of Fofessional selling pressure as to the ‘ef buying power. The valume of ‘on the part of the public eally nil. Commission houses @everted, and it requires the sale ‘only @ few hundred shares (o send stocks up or down a point or In only a few stooks is there evidence of so-called jnside sup- Wud _ Weakest issues to-day wore stocks ‘companies that oninarily are in- and which are now known to Buffering sharp declines in varn- Among these were Seint-Hoe- KING AND FINANCIAL, A Book Fall Of Hints For Every Trader 4 It tells: The General Rules of Trading. ‘The of Stock The Deposit Require- ments’ for Carrying ‘the clone of 1916 the Corporation hnd (ll Grea: W ' JONES&BAKER Specialists in New Yori: Curb Market Securities BROAD STREET OFFICE 50 Broad Street, ‘Telephone Broad 7150 ‘Tel, Madison Square 1377 42nd STREET OFFICE 605 Fifth Aveove ‘Telephone Murtay Hii 7120 Offices im 8 Principal Cities ‘Direct Private Wires oleED. Pe—LINA, suddenly on Feb, 23, 1921, Bervices at ber lato residence, New Brooklyn, Friday, Feb, 25, at ; ‘ereven—euun PRINCE, at her rest- dence. Fiftn Avenue, on Feb. 1631, beloved wife of James Bpeyor Miaughter of the late John Dyneiey eae, JOHN 1 DELANEY ND REWARDS. tthe Transit Construction buck, Woolworth common, American International preferred ind Pullmin, all of which at one time showed dr vline from three to four pointe In stocks that ordinarily are favor- te meduims for trading largest loasos were shown by Mexican Pe twoleum, which declined four points, Utah Copper, Ajax Rubber, which paswed its common d vidend, Stude- baker, Crucible, Superior Oll and American Sumatra Tobacco. Outside of the heaviness in the grain and cotton markets and the continued decline in foreign ex- change rates there was little in the way of news having a bear ng on stock market values, Money con tinued to renew at 7 per cent, al- though there is an whundant supply of fuhds available outside the Stock kxchange at 6 and 61-2 per cent, Railroad stocks made the best showing. It in now accepted as a fore= Rone conclusion that the President Will not veto the Winslow Railroad Bill and it is the consensus of opinic in Wall Street that rallronds are now in the beat position and have a better outlook than any time in the last de- cade. Next to the railroad group of stocks sugar shares made the best showing. The Cuban Sugar Commission has be- gun to function, and the price of re- fined sugar was advanced to-day to 73-4 cents a pound by practically all refiners, Prossure against the creased during the fate afternoon trading. There continu to be a dearth of news of an important fi- uncial bearing, ‘but che pear cone Ungent der ved sufficient encourage ut from the in which te brought about. In the last half hour Kelly-Springficid fell for a loss of more than points, and AtHed Chemical & Dye extended ite decline to more than four points. The extreme loss in United States Stee! was about a pont. The tone ‘at the close was unsettléd, and final prices in most cases were at or near the lowem of the day. Cotton extended its los to bale. Sterling exchange in I: {nga broke ‘through $3.56. pine tee market ine Stockholders of the United States teei Corporation have crossed the 300,000 mark for the first time. On Feb. 12 they numbered 100,641. At only 37,720 stockholders. Ajax Rubber Com- ded to suspend divi- Such Directorr « pany to-da dends on the common stock action had been forecus heaviness of the stock. The compuny has been paying $4 a share annually, . fa Refined sugar prices were advanced again to-day, Practically al! refiners quoted 73-4 cents a pound. The re- | cent low wholesale price was 6.85) cents a pound. The increase of nearly a cent a pound js the result of the formation of a Cuban Sugar Commission to market the crop now being harvested. The commiasion | now making sales of raw Rugar at -4 cents, New York members of the commission are I. ¢. Atkins & Co, and H of Caarnikow-Rionda Comp It was reported to-day that stock-/ holders of Gaston, Witiams & Co, at @ special meeting to be held to- morrow will be asked to subscribe to stock of a new company at $10 a share. If {he proposed plan is ruc- ssful it is expected that the p ent Gaston Williams & Wismore| Company will be liquidated. The new) company will engase in the export | « business, | Stockholders of the Texas Com-| pany will soon be asked tu approve} an increase In authorized stock from $130,000,000 to $145,000,000, If the lesue ls approved the additional stook will ‘fered to stookholders of record 81 at par ($25) a share to of 16 per cent. of thelr January gross earnings of the In- terboro Rapid Transit Company amounted to $4,940,996, an increase of $496,859 or about 10 per cent. com- pared with a year ago. The deficit after charges, us shown by the com- Pany’s statement, was $225,841, a de- crease of approximately 10 per cent. compared with January of last year. The deficit ts exclusive of accruals under provision ef contract No. #and jhe oottduiumon Jax Teaver Alaska Cold. Allie Ohatemery ANls-Chaltners pt. Au Agr Chom, Am Tank Note, . Am ‘Bossi Magneto Am Can v Am Ono plese... 80 Ain Gar & Foundry 1204 Am Car & Foun of 118 Aun Cotton O11 a4 Am Dmg sym. ON Am Hide & Tevet iy Am Int'l ay Aan Lienert 0) Ait Levectiotive Aled Chow un Gafety Rawr im Ship we Con Ain Sarit & Ita, fen Steel Pome a 1% Kansas Clty Bo pt. te Kelly Sprintiodd .. 4 | Kennecott Com. Keymtone ‘Neo Lack Stool Ie fhaty & Thee... Lehigh Valley... 65 Tagaett de Mayers. aN Mexican Mian Corer. Middle seater OU. . Midvale Geet. Mo Kan & Ter... Mo Kae de ‘Tex of, Am ‘ae ‘ Am Bomaira Ton. Am Tel & Tei Aen Tobecce vo pt few Am Tolureo eta B, Amn Wool Am Writ Am tine Am Bicw Anne Aw Atecibnn ev) AG Baldvin Leo. Takdwie Lana if Baltimore & hte B & Oot., Becopitan Minivel, Beth Motor. ....., Boi Mood Bo... Booth Paterion Baiyn Rapid Tren. fran Bron ees Mitte Coy & Kine Butte & Kocerior Caio Cony, O10 Treking Nortolk & Wertare Northern Pacific .. Sova Heobia Stoel... Okluera Pa Ut, oie ae . Pacific OM ty | Panevan | Pan-Aan Penn eects Paper ot ray Potraeem Petrai us Vormed dteol Car. ‘ullunan Company . Irunta Aleg sugar . Teeat Cuero de Pawn hance Mot Chm & (Mio. OM aM PRR ce Mast PRR po Ohi Pucumatic Bool ORT & Pao. ORLA POpor ORLA PTY a Reminaon ‘Type | Raydowin Stoo. dup ion & Sted... BULL & saa Fran. StL & sondewent banta Coy Susar saron Moiom Seated nies m Wostern ft voir Gan, Consol Textile. Coa atu, Min, Cont, Can. Cont, Ounty Cout, Insurance. Comdan OU... Com Products. Cranble See! vow Am Sug Minty Die) de dab Den & Re Den & tbe Ur Lome Mines musuned Cowl Swerior O ‘Tun Cop & Chen, Term OO. ....5+ Teme & tell Tox & War Coal Tivind Ayers Me Vion ¢ Union Hacitie, Vasied Ailos United Drug United Fruit, : United Food Prod. . Retail Blown, . eecie vsel le ae rte 2s Ve Wisk West Pacific of, Western Union .... Wentingbouse - . Whoolieg & 1, b White Motor .. White Ov, : Wickwire Sted. 10% 16% 10% related certifcates, which under these agreements with the city are payable from future earnings, ‘The annual report of the United Drug Company issued to-day proved to be in direct contrast with most other annual statements issued re- cently in that it showed an increase inatead of a large decrease in earn- ings available for common dividends. common share balance was equal compared with earned in 1919. A New York Stock Exchange seat sold to-day for $100,000. This Ix an in orease of $6,000 over the last previous sal LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 31-26 opened 91.08, up .02; First 41-46, 87.28, up .14; 86.10; Third, 89. 81, wp .02; Victory 33- OA; 43-48, 97.40. FOREIGN EXCHANGE CLOSE. Sterling, demand, 8.85 1-4; cables, 3.86, off 2. Frenoh franes, 0710; cables, deny ool. 1k demand. 0 Ze, up 007c. Swiss francs, 1650; cablos, .16%5, off .vous {qu deta, demand, 4998; caiblea, 3408. Pisetas, demand, | 138’ 1892, off .000%0.; Sweden kr, demand, .2227; cables, 2232, off 000 8c. oft Denmark kr., demand, .1806; cables, | 1811, off .0004c. Argentina penon, de- ‘ 10 o% 2% 2 As o% 20 = CURB FLUCTUATIONS 1N OIL AND INDUSTRIALS | THE OUTSIDE MARKET—2.30 P. M, QUOTATIONS Last. * 3% 3 2 2 16 4 Share, Stare 100 Irn Bloman 1800 Jumbo —Extendon 8600 Koon Divide. 1000 MeNamara 3200 MeNamara Creme 10. Magma Cop 3000 Marsh Min. 4400 Moweriede 100 Mother Lode nw . INDUSTRIALS, TO Acme Coal . 100 Aenin Porking 800 Betta Amer To 400 Car Blatt ee 900 Durant Stotor 170 Farrel Coal 100 Manes Knit A 5.0 Inter Rubber 100 Inter ‘Trade At 400 Lam TB. 1f00 Pertection Tire * 2000 Mex Cow 2000 U # Saip Corp 40 United Profit i 800 United Retail Candy, STANDARD OLLA 20 8 OL of Oa ns 500 % OM Of Indiana 8 On ot NY 1000 an TWF oes 1200 Shiver King Divide. 10 fh Am P &@U 200 8 Mileer Lead... 1500 Gucerm Min 100 Toned Heimat 4100 Carib Synd 100 Citles Service 3000 Deuny OtL 1.0 Kk Basin Pet, eFeceererces 1400 ‘Tonopah Sin 1000 Tenepah Miapat a 1000 Tonovah Montana... 10) Tomupsti Kiemai Kaila 5000 U # Continental. 00 United Eastern, 1000 Victory 10 Wet Bad 1000 White Caps. 1000 Wilbert 1000 Mederal Ol 100. Ghentork ON 1400 Giyttey Ciihaple a0 200 Tne Wetted. 3% | Maracaion Noble Ol ou weer 1409 1500 NoNDS. Bt Fonnic 4000 Swim Gov S46 BONDS. 3000 Allied Packer 6 100 Producer & Refiners . bf 700 Med Mock O11. 100 Galt Creek Prod ni 900 Buelly OL, 1800 Teass Cp ris. 1800 United Tex O11 1000 Vietoria OW new 1009 Western, states... s00¥ an. FR FErETS MINING! Alaste Col 800 Atioe Geld 1200 Atlant 700 Wig ledge. 1000 Hoot, 6 3000 Boston A Mont 1000 Caled dining. 1800 Candelaria Mining. 200 Con Virginia 8200 Cortes Silver 500 Cresson Gold (500 Bareka Croesus 4700 Bureka Holly 1% 00 Gold Cone 1000 Gofd Devel 0% 60% 09% 95% ory 0) 27000 Inter MT Te..,.05 3000 Morris & Co Tiss... 1000 Nat Lather Be 12000 Sears Roebuck 12000 Sinclair © THs.... 1000 olvay et Cle fy... 40000 Southwest Bell Ts 3000 HON Y Ts 28... 2008 ONY ts 2. | won 8 0 wi wrip.. 100 0% 101% 101% 102 28% Swift 0) T tne Co Lika Un ty of Ha ssw God wa 200 Leela Mining * FORD LOSES $600,000 |INDEPENDENTS CUT ‘8° BUILDING SUIT] STEEL WAGES AGAIN » Favor | Jones & Laughlin Co. Announces a! 4 Court of Appeals .Decides in of the Hotel Woodward 20 Per Cent. Reduction Company. March 1. United Btates Civeut Court of — PITTSBURGH, Fe pinion to-day af- tion approximating he judgement Ttrial th pay al ~rers of the Jones Court awarding judgment iv the eum & Laughlin Steel Company: will be- of $600,000 to the Hote! Woodward come effective March 1, it became Company against the Ford Motor known here to-day. Readjustments Company. of the wages of tonnage men in con- ‘The action was for a breach of con- formity with the new labor scale also tract for the building of an addition Will be made at the same time to the Hotal Woodward, at Hreadway The Jones & Company, a 1 to th one the largest independent steei ompanies, employs in np ¢ the sbout 26,000 men. The 1 of upowid tins y Will be 87 cents an hour, the was no present rate being 48 cenis an hour, About 49 per cent. of the men em- per cent. in f and doth suit inveting of the minds .8 to the terms of th vf the add and that there written methorandum of the co’ was that there never wr suct if*contract there Was, as required by ployed in a steel mill are classed as| the statute of frauds, laborers. The court finds that the real prop- . erty law does not require the contract BLAMES SUIT ON NOTE. to be in writing, but ‘only the memo- randum of ft expressing the considera- tion to be signed by the lessor or by| J. i, Walker, sr., Says Wife Inter- his lawfully authorized agent. cepted Giti's Letter te Junter, .|BOY ACTOR, NINE, | mais Avenue, trockirn rastant-an, SUES FOR $100,000 in the Brooklyn Supreme Court, the petition of his wife, Louisa, No. 366 “Permanently Injured in Hotel Ele- 4 vator Accident, Says George Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, for $35 1 week alimony and $250 counsel Jolcott Seeking Damages. Wolcott Se king Damage ter intended for’ thelr son, Jumes George Wolcdtt, nine years old, who| Walker, Jr. The letter, | x] | CONGRESS TO HOLD NIGHT SESSIONS Must Increase Hours to Get All Appropriation Bills , Through 3efore Adjournment. WASHINGTON, Fep. 24.—Night! sessions of the House in order to get all appropriation bills through befcre adjournament March 4, were an- nounced to-day by lepresentative Mondell of Wyoming, the Republican teader. Max Delay in agreeing to conference re- | Avenue, ports left litte possibility of clear- tello, Ne Mancuso, ‘Third Street, suspicion, ‘Mancuso is to charge of grand oruso, No. mk the iq. 363: the working time, he satd, and see- sions will open at 11 A. M, y with a supper recess frox M here- nG to ap. Unit Net Know James MeM. held without cent addition disbursement of 2 per cent ‘The Gatena Signal O | Company de- clared the regular quarterly 2 per cent. preferred dividend, March 31 to stock of reoord Feb, 28, The Liggett-Myera Te pany declared the regular quarterly 1 per was declared on to the {common in murder, yesterday, Mo! mand, .7900; calles, .7920, off 00100. DIVIDENDS. The declan cent Mt An at rican 'T acon Company pve , rtock of , | The Childs Compan ed regular quarterly dividends of 2 cent. on the common and 1 on the preferred, both payable March 10 to k of record Feb, 26, res months ago an extra dividend of per per cent, 1% per cent. preferred dividend, pay- is April to stock of Mo The record | bem * | his arrest att de- ivts ‘orth American Comp e pegilas 1 1-4 pe KO dow itty man, | Brooklyn, rN : aunrtecly dividend of 1 per cent. on common stoo and 1 6-4 per cent. on preferred both pay- able March 81, to stock of record % Maroh 15. SAYS HE WRECKED FACTORY. Onc of Five Identified ax Mann- facturer'n Anwal A man giving the thwenty-one, one or waa identified to-day b | vid Dolbers of the Fairsex Manutactur- ing Company as one of thy » company's fac A ith blackjack. Pog other prisoners said they were John den, No. 600 Gun Hill Hond; James ee, Ne, 1 Holland e ht in the Weine: ‘ ‘ ing the calendar without extending |b dus'to’s Inver dispute, Wet oald to HELD FOR SLAYING GIRL. Arrabaned, wage ball the regulur | Heights Court to-day to await the tion Grand Jury on ile was charged with ahooting his sweetheart, Dorothy Seltzer, Street.” She died in the Hirlem Hospital did not know she was dead until he was arraigned to-day, He became hysterical dn his grief! when he was taken back to his A fetter he wrot reached the hoopital to-day, died a nue and 36th Street, to-day. was identified by Thomas F. Brady, pending her sult for separation, blam~ his marital troubles on his wife's al leged jealousy ahd aff intercepted let for two years prior to July 7th, was an] hand, his affidavit stated, (actor on the speaking stage and in the] thought was for him, movies, to-day, through Moses Felten-| Walker, who, his wife said treated Justice Daniel F. Cohatan and a jury as plaintiff in a suit for $190,000 dam- nges against the Ver Potent Realty Co. Cworge, who was wheeled into .ourt by @ nurse, accompanied by his mother and father, the former an actor In one of George M. Cohan’s plays, alleges fh Was attempting to enter the elevator in the apartment house at No, 119 Ves ‘sth Street, owr by the defendant. ™ levator started middenly and he ti- volved severe and permanent injuries of the hip, cheat and both anna, wy ‘The boy has appeared jn the movies | por' with Bille Burke and in the cast of }ever. Macterlinck’s “The Betrothal.” Accord- counts ges supported son-in-law, Harry Street, Brooklyn, oe Reported Attempt Kalaer, by Born, ‘No, 484 name fi ted ree on Da- man youth armed with a revolver cording to reports current here tos fay, slipped throwgh the about th ehome of man Emperor @esterddy who ary No. be arralgn on a Dat larceny and assault. White Plains A he 1 84 nal times fees in & girlish | his wife) stein appeared before Supre:ne Court] her cruelly and stayed out nights, made their lth Attack Ex- DOORN, Holland. Feb. 24,—A Ger- guards the former Ger- was t inside the rounds, The re- could not be confirmed, how- Lae \e ~~ sf - re oO | V aay. i VG, = Copyrignt. 1991, by The I'res. Publishing Co, (The New York Prening World.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS. Nine artied ets, a former lover, mospective | Urid ‘wet Stunned, Varia CHAPTER Uh, ‘(Contioued.) HB nodded without speaking. He saw her looking out of the window, aithough she saw nothing. He saw the round smoothness of her cheek, so childish, so appealing. One loose brown curt had fallen across her cheek. Her hands lay limp in her lap. He jifted one ‘of them, did not a. it lay in his as though it had no feeling. He did not try to talk to her, respecting her mood, which he thought was causea by Mervousneas, But Varia, looking blindly out on Riverside Drive, heard only two words, repeated again and wgain——‘God knows!" “We're home, dear” hee husband said. The car had stopped befor: the Wentworth, a great apartment on Riverside Drive.’ Varia smiled stiffly when she heard Martin say- ing, “I wish you the greatest of hap- piness, Mrs, Amory!” He had evi- dently worked hard over the little speech. Varia did not speak to John until the door fof their apartment had ‘closed, leaving them alone. CHAPTER IV. HY, Varia Grey!" a gay voice called and Varia turned to see Molly Stilwell waving to her. “Just because you're married you're not going to begin to patronize your id friends!” Molly laughed, kissing her. Vurla had come out by herself to waik on the Drive, The sun gleamed down on the river und Varia, in spite of the problem thut weighed on her heart, felt something of the glow and life of the brilliant winter day, but Var ~ | ‘Now Molly turned her thoughts in a new trend. * “I've simply been dying to see you but I didnt dare go near you for you, cards said, ‘At home efter January Hitter you're married u'll be able to . slippe: datiering alk the time while they Walled for a bus to come iumbering alonz; for Molly said tea and thi Ritz were necessary for her conti- dences, ve look adovuble, Varia, so briuley! Did your father give you that veaiskin coat? 1 wish my father had been aed febat-at t instead oF being a family doctor!” (pe Sia looked at Molly as she chat- | tered along, and at the warm chestnut | hair that curled a little over her ears, ‘and the gray cyes that were full of Heht Molly was a “deur.” If she ‘was always cetting into scrapes, she could quite understand the reason. Ever since they had been in bourd- ing-school together Molly had clung to Varia as the one, firm support in @ changing wo When they bad threaded their way to a little table in the corner of the Ritz, and Molly had opened her coat and ordered tea and toasted muffins, she began slowly to pull off her \ gloves. Varia watched hor half dreamily. unt!! the sparkle and flash of a great et diamond met her eyes. ly! What does it mean?” Varia cried, leaning forward in the excite mi the disclosure. What does it mean? It mea that I'm growing old before time!" Molly said tragically, She met Varia's surprised eyes with the words, “It must be charming to be engaged to one man, but you woe I'm to two!.” “No!” Varia answered, her lips parting, her wide blue eyes on Molly’s excited little face. Molly nodded her head vigorously. “You see, Varta, it's all your fault: Oh, don't iook Like that and I'll tell ‘you about it. I was after your wed- ding breakfast. We'd thrown rose leaves and confetti at you und I swod on the steps watching you g0 off and somehow somatning ston face—you were so W! pd . Varia, 1 knew I was just | golng to cry, so L ran back into the | Rose Room and wept into the cur- tains and—Jim Cather was there. . “| always thought Jim was a dear and somehow he was so understand- ing and all—and he kissed me, and —and I never thought any more of it” red out the tea in the nite Man gold cups, and lifted the silver cover that held the orumpets. “Then that evening Rupert Hamlin isn't that the most stunning name? Seame to see me, He's an English- man. He never says a word, but he ‘has the most wonderful manners, and such a quict air, Something master- ‘\rul, Uke an Englishman in a novel. Avyway, he began telling me about his place in England, sald it was a ‘box of a house’ and he wondered if a girl could live on five thousand a year? I didn’t realize he meant five nds! thouseula your” he said and I an- swered, ‘Yes,’ and blushed so that he No. %31 ing to hin testimony, he lives with his parents at No, 116 West 45th Street, Poach caidle handed | FLOW OF LIQUOR | FROM CANADA IS | LIABLE TO CEASE pia) tepute. MeVonagle ad DE Ithilade W 2 ‘Old Curiosity Shop” 3. What political party i States at ono timo had “ plied to a its radical ? + eroeet island’ the Wikere to the Land of Ce iy Under Bill Backed by Premier Government Will Control All Intoxicants. MONTRBAL, Feb, 24. . HE flow of liquor from ry Canada to the United Btates | times has been called will be cut off if bill now | Medicine T= ngton | ae: . charge of arrested Feb, 16 the group of No. 602 West 197th kee? Wetore the Quedec Parilament be- | 7, Of comos a law. Premier Taschereau and his cabinet are staking their political futures on (he measure and {f it fails to pass the Cabinet will resign at once. ‘The biil would make the Quebec Governinent take over contro! of spirits, wines and malt beverages, All exports will be prohibited un- der ite provisions, At present liquor runners are within law, James at othen name is the ane wnt me What dose erudite m What Engl: on. He has to Mins Sc} f Cast Avenue, covered , 1, Grover Cleveland Democratic; 4, Bahamas; 6, Scotia’ 1, Mississippi; 9, learned; 16, Cap’ ddenly at Fifth Ave ‘The body his brother; In-Liw, » No 38, Sterling TT rags erere ne amet Senge a cone nthe U id hat Greek physici oe wi an °F ancient nd; ‘new what I meant, And, Varia, he rrought out a lovely old ring, ame- thyst with tiny pearls about it, and it had been his mother’ i it Molly felt about in he bag and drew out the ring and passed it across the tab! Varin held {t on the pain Re ber 4 read the tiny engraving on irgeys band, “Alice May—June 6, meat all sounds romantic, Molly,” 4. “I'm 80 glad.” varie eee glad yet.” Molly wailed, lad about. ? “Do! Abaco|-nere's nothing to be “The next morning & ame and he had what Btate ie Jackson the abo e'd never dared to sa: thin Pit course I was horrifted! Giant know he was proposing whan fe Kissed me. 1 Would have refused mh ohim and told him tt wes 1 a mis- Understanding, but Jim ta such a dear And t hated to hurt his feelings, and besides, Varia.” Moliy loaned forward ind spoke in a tragic whinpor, “I §, don't know which of them I am in Jove with!” Wore . ‘startled her friend by Jean- ing back and breaking out into & de Holous laugh, lolly Stilwell, you're nothing But @ baby vamp!" she said wickedly. “But I'm not, that's just it! 1 tell you the truth, I've known lots of men bat these are the first two who ever proposed-—and in the same day"—— She opened her box of cigarettes und selected one with a frown. “All the women in Rupert's family smoke, you know, and I've simply got to begin, But if Jim could see me!” Suddenly the funny side of the situation came over ber and chuckled to herself. "Jim Hkes the clinging vine type, and I can be that to perfection, but Rupert believes in ihe modern woman and I have to be that for him. “Varia, you're married, and you cap help me. I want you to meet Qupert and then Jim, and tell me what I'm going to do. Id hate to hurt Jim, [really would, and 1 don't know how ['d get along’ without him, out Rupert is so stunning!" She sighed. Varia consulted the watch on her wrist. “I'll have to go or em “If you could do just this thing for . me, it’s the last thing I'll ever ask! Come home with me and meet Ru- “I'll telephone John and tefl him l've carried you off and he's to hav dinner at the club, It'll be good f him to see he can't have you every minute!” Molty rose and pushed back her ehair and Varia saw her darting across the room. Varia gat there very quietly, for she knew that she was giving in to Molty’s whim for the very reagon that she was afraid to co home. Afraid to face John, who might be sullen or angry or curt. And yet—and yet Molly clung to her and wanted her to help. Perhaps John would turn to her soon, and tell ber it had all been a mistake, that he loved her, as she wanted him to do, es 8 © © © «© @ jay I present Mr. Hamlin? After introducing the wll young Englishman to Varia Amory, Molly Stilwell retreated to the corner of the room and watched him under her lark lashes. © was very good to look at. Varia could read nothing fh his . wld face, but she admitted to herself that she could see why Molly had found him attractive. liis crisp light hair was brushed hi ve heard Miss Stil~ well speak of you,” he said, clipping his words in a way new to Varia. “I hope she hasn't suid anything frightful about me,” Varia answered. Rupert Hamlin lifted his eyebrows and stared. liy broke the rathor awkward silence by coming across the room and saying, “Have you a cigurette, Rupert?” He snapped open his case and Molly selected one with care. She lighted it slowly, qaite aware that the eyes of the man were following her sraceful motions, “What's this, Molly?” he asked, his eyes on the great square diamond. ‘Oh!" Molly looked with dismay and then horror at the wrong en- sagement ring that sparkled on her finger. Their eyes met for a moment, the ono pair full of chagrin, the oth t it” Molly stammered while her cheeks blazed like poppies, “Oh Varia, won't you play some- thing,” she begged. She turned away and slipped off the diamond and put it on the edge of the mantel, while Varia at the piano began to play a foxtrot. "Shall we dance?” the man asked? Molly, They rolled up the rugs and shoved back the chairs and Varia, watching them, saw them dancing® siow!l: smoothly about the long room. Moll), her face tilted back dreamily, her eeks rather pale, the young Eng- lshman stiff but graceful, silent aa the girl The clock on the mante} nine. Molly tore herself out of his arms, “Oh, I shall have to ask you to go now,” she begged. “You'll forg.vo me, won't you, but"——her eyes were tull of entreaty. Varia watched them as they went to the door. Miler mele came back, ser min- uv er, her eyes were shining, h bands were like ice. ae “How did you like him, Varia? On, but he's furious, furious! He says [ will have to make some explanation and I just had to shove him out of the door, because I told Jim to coma a hee bot Cathe: ey h turned to see Ji! on the threshold. iat J “Oh, Varia, this ls nice,” Jim said pleasantly, Nis long, dark face red from the cold. na spite ae Presence of Varia is eyes could not hide tor, Molly. ‘ his feeling le threw himself down couch and the ash tray Sine cigarette still smoking caught eyes. He looked over at re- eretfully. “I say, you told me y Weren't going to smoke any more, yr.” he said gravely. Molly pleated a fold in her dress, then she suddenly hid her hand for she had not changed engagement rings, “I did say I wouldn't smoke for Molly answered, She was wondering be clodh iad Sours Ret the mantel ard en, rings without Jim's notiei: ieiga a Jim was frowning. was romething the matter, an atmosphere of tapaien Vent sone not be hi ey ree turned when the maid at the i Bonne, ‘Someth: strucis desperately as to tanded Molly a long whi the gilt lettors of the fotet ears corner. ait "Oh, yes," Molly sald, tryin, it as though tt wee ta a porinnt, down \y don't you open your flowers?" lim frowned, Read To-Morrew’s Interesting inutale . rank, it ated \ cae eS ARSE EA) ce rysPis ecu | 4