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Am car & Foun. 121 A Aw fe, Cont Toru: ————— A) Hi | Cimino F f th T, di H b H au bene my oie at Com Proc eatures of the Frading, Hour Dy Hour | (40 wie ete wo tu io fe) sai eet he ut Hide & Lea pt 47 at “a + Cia Cane Suen An International. 2%) G8 uM “| > Sivear or ning of the Exchange Amn Langer) OT he Vite NG Cond List 10 TO 11. ippe & Co, who have been mem. | Am Lowmmtire ... KY AK OE | iiaysion Chicas n oR or about a year, were unable | ‘Vn gytery tasor ‘ 4 Wh & W Phe quiet but persistent liquidation meet their obligations, but the] Am smoit & Tet is Bren Who Ge pt Which has beer m babu hi: Ure Was considered uniniportant, | Am Steel Foundry y ae ea In the stock arket during the past i ene Am Saar % , Be elegy * and had litle, if any, influence on | Watsous Payers shortly after F of tust- ne shbbid ksd Ae Am Somatra ‘To 1% | Famous Iayere ly. 3 en el r less selling for bear account, but| Am Te & Tel. Spee RE ae eh re arti the ws doubtful if fresh bear gelling | Am ‘Tobacco © pron Nena cs first hour of trading « halt dozen! jnuch outweighed buying by shorts | Am ‘Tebecco cts I 14 (Geille ae eich Lats baila biel i reteal who had sold at higher prices, and} A@ Woe . 1 | Guo Wi & Wie. 4 aie Pine eer? iba < e dered | who deemed this a propitious time = eee nag . p ‘emier investment class, ” — % | General Motor to convert paper profits into cash. f registered new low marks for the : gaia rrering eae — 1% | Sen Stotur 6 @ ¢.. ‘ Reports from big business centres} “ ae — i | Goutrian WRG dea citi in tha way trowel OTe Mostly encouraging, and told| Aq Cm Te Granby Mining... Over the werk ert ne way Or news| of w decided revival in many lines} Ati Gaw @ wil. | Gmy & Davis... ‘2 haa spite he : UY : trade; despatches from Wash- Ame Pratt .. ‘ are re p movement. Selling was o: toh fi aldwin Looe... Great forced character, and reflected the| (Ston still held out the hope that! sun @ ono 18] Greene Caranee MERE REGIA; Sealtion oY Hike lexislation enabling financial] pat a Obie ian Suga Rec ncicins Antal © for the railroads would be en- | 1 Sel Maskell a Taser SMe olinisuase Gd“thelr aenunTiié ft he adjournment of ‘Tmo 21 Rae SL a a kes ‘onsress; money for purposes of | b one Sane lock speculation was available at : : ; per cent; foreign exchange] Bamadale 1 Inapiration ( Announcement! was ma ML the oi ee © ‘. : rates were steady, and it was every- | (aide Cent nl CONE [ater non cam BANKING AND FINANCIAL of earnings of raitroads,| ar Pacite "A Liner Agr Onn t nates 7 Nich Will asin to appear in a few | Ceatel Lester. pon | ite Macventer Jays, will be highly favorable, But) Central Teather oi yy | inter ere was little disposition to pay vou asc | Inter nuch attention to business news. er & Ohio Tle the end of the first hour de-]¢ M & st Ais a the clines extended te yet wee Cw & St RR {i ialand OU Every Investor Mn tended to between tana 4/0 M & St me {ff ialand 0 points, and even in the ratoad Hist, | one Ge Woalern Jere) Tes Should Know which hay recently shown con. [bie de Nortinmest A | ae If you owr templati blbedesshaaad nexs, declines ran | Gille Conner... Kansas City So nf, own or contemplate Chile, Oooae m bet wee substantial fra \s Bell) wningtiold buying Stocks, Bonds, For- CMa oe ee Sale eign Exchange, Liberty acpi aa eel (ed_Fuel_& Iron... 4 “| Kenneentt. Corer Bonds, Real Estate or shares uso high grade | omeme Tite os in Building and Loan Asso- 11 TO 12. funds to purchase high rade) yackawanna Stoel clations, write for free valu- issues, although many such Issues| toe Ruvter & Tre able book, The market continued to be weak] are selling much below their ab NCI ey ak | throughout the second hour, There trinsic worth, whether measured by y Tait, Une What Every | particularly heavy pressure} income return, current earls | Lowe & Nashville. Investor Should Know | against Sears-Roebuck, American| financial position, future prospects | Mex Vetrobum, Miamni Comer. ind General Electric, All| or all combined ‘on sages of infor- Midi States Oi. Ponveine 80 5 es ett three touched new low marks for|On the other hand, most bear traders, (it Oa UREN EE CN Vac year. In the oil group Pierco] taking full cognizance of the lack Of! win & St tania. Bae ee tavestore Ol preferred dropped 14 points and| public demand and the forced pres-|Mo Kan & Tex Your copy te waiting and will Mexican Petroleum got within less} sure on the market, were well con- ape Moat a be sent without obligation | than two points of the low of the] tent with their position, And that | \°" popes yer tnited States Steel wi s \c hort inter= | \ton me Wee Nair ick hee Nb year, United States Steel was! there is a commodious short inter-| \ontana Power, comparatively firm, but indepen-| est in the market is attested by the | National seme .. | dent steel shares were distinctly| fact that there is a heavy demand | Nat nam & Gt. Rose & Company soft and offered but little reaistance| for stocks in the loan crowd. Tho|X"s* Come to pressure, Motors and tire shares| following premiums were demanded: (Ny Nit & 50 Broad St. NewYork went down with tho rest of the] On Segre Roebuck, 1-32; on United |, om a Fruit, 3-8; Western Union, 116; Cru- | Souk 4 re Pee =ara cible, 1-32, and General Flectric,| Nat n RM od of 12 TO 1, 1-64, At the same time American) Okla P & Be... : . vester, Am-| us Stool : Su estions There was no let-up in the liquidat-| Susar International Harvester, Am-/ tris Bev: : bee merican Car & Foundry, Railway | ing movement during the noon hour 3 Pacific OU... Steel Springs and Willys-Overland | pay.am Poroleum Unusually attractive oppor- tunities are presented to those with funds to invest at this time. A careful analysis of numerous securities has resulted in our selecting ten diversified issues which we believe well-worth considera- tion. If you desire this list, please i for E.W.-30. E.D. DIER & CO. 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All “Lost and Found” artic savertised in The Word or reported to “Lost and Found Bureau,” Room 108, World Building, will be Usted for thirty days. ‘These lists can be Been at any of The World's Offices, “Lost and Found” advertisements ean be left at any of The Word's Advertising Agencies. or can be telephoned directiy to The World. Gall 4000 Boekmen. New York, of frooklyn Office, 4100 Main. rks ore rks for decline comp As was to be expected, a variety of unfavorable circulation, but without they cline. The volume of trading decreased dur- lifting of liquidation the market re- fused account or its absence, lack BANKING AND FINANCIAL. EDWIN 99 Ade Alara Amn many stocks touched new low the da More than a issues registered new low the year. Every group industrials participated in the but railroad shares held ratively firm, for or rumors were put in these rumors were foundation, It was quite able that they did not father declining movement, but that were the offsprings of the de- TT0?. Py the fourth hour, but with the to rally. Buying for public for the account of “in- " interests was conspicuous by Apparently, investors the inclination or the ready Complete Stock Tables—Financial News BiG STOCKS FALL nmely Alla Chalmers Allie Chalmers qf Agr Cony Q Ain Bowel) Magnet 14 market. cents a dushel close showed advances ranging from! 33 to 4 points, Money continued to rule at 5 1-2 THE EVENING WORLD, CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS Net High. Low Last, Ciu'ee. 1 12% 12% % te + WO'e BO. ING were loaning flat. 2 TO 3. LIVE MARKET NEWS from a wide range of sources flows into our Information Department. You can follow this news service on Indus- trial Oil and Mining stocks in the pages of the 12 page weekly “Investor & Traper.” Call, telephone or write for a copy of this week's issue, no charge. And ask for a report on the New York Curb Market stocks which interest you, Ask for BROAD STREET MADISON SQ. @od STREET EB W-481, per cent. Ye | Cont Cau. The market continued to be unmis- takably heavy until the close, fina) prices showed losses ranging from 1 to more than 3 points com- pared with the final prices of last week. Rails, which had held comparatively steady, finally declined in sympathy with weakness in industrials, mining and oll shares, and the higher priced dividend paying issues at the close mostly showed deciines of a point or More while the lower priced rails recorded proportionate losses. The cotton and wheat market moved and in sharp contrast with the stock Wheat rose from 2 1-4 to 3 and cotton at the BANKING AND FINANCIAL. $0 BROAD sT. ‘Tel Broad 1156 225 FIFTH AVE. ‘Tel Mad. Sa. 1317 0s FIFTH AVE Tel Mar. Mul 7126 Direct Private Wires BemXot, Gucare Benton, Phiiedaipnig JONES & BAKER Members Now York Curb Market 55 Broadwa We have prepared a folder for free distribution which sets forth the splendid investment possibilities of ten stocks with big speculative qualities. These stocks are leaders in their respective lines and offer possibilities far above the ordinary. Ask for folder E-4, E. KOHN & Members Consolidated Stook Bechange New York EASTON POTTSVILLE , PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH WILMINGTON TRENTON ¥ j Col Gas & Columoia —¢ Comm! Gas unt Text ms, Wnt Waewte PanAm Petrol B.. Ponn RR oe... Penn ab Steel... People's Gas 2 Pere Marquette... Phila Company. + Phillips Petroleum. Piero Arrow... Piers Arrow pf. Piers Ont ne Pittsburgh Coal Pitte & Wort Va.. Prowed Steel Car. Pullman Company. . Pure OU .. Pierce OH} ph sees Rail Stool Springs. . Rand Mines . Reading . Reading M1 pf ...+ Rop Iron & Steel Rep Tron & St pf Raublic Motor... Royal Dutch N Y.. StL StL & 8s W.. StL & 8 W oof.. Seaboard Air Line Seaboamt Air L pt Seam Roebuck... Seam Hoctmek pf. . Seneca Comper Shel T & T. nelair Oil » Dorto Rion S.. Southern Pacific .. Southern Railway. Southem Ry pf... Stand On of N J. Stand OU ON J pte Stowart Wamer Strombeng voces Studebaker ‘ Submarine Boat . Samerion Oil ‘Tenn Cop & Chem. Vion Vion Pac Union Pac pt. United Drug United Drog lat pt United Fruit Vitel Foot Pred Vn Ry Iny Co: Vin Ry Inv Oo pe Dn Metal Stores US Ind Aleohot VS Realty & Imp US) Rubber US Kutter let pf US smekern US Steel oo. US Steel pf Utah Oxaer Vian Securities... Vanastiun Semel. . Va Cam Oheumeal Va Cam Cham pf. Vivant Wabart arren Ward vt & Wes, Maryland Wee Maryland 2d pt War Pac Comp West Pec Corp pf Wentem Union... Wentinizincnine Wheeling & LB White Oil Willys Overlaimt WikkseOvertand of Wilon & Co... Wisconsio Central Wootworth Worth Pump ... & San Fran, Hugh. aN Low 108 aN 18% 12% 16 a 17% 20 1% 10% HK 135 107% my 1. cy 4% 4 Th 3% 40 102% 16% ™ 18 49% 6 43 16% = cary ae 100 4% 5% Pry os OM % Ds o% 17 a 3s Bile O% aN i% Oe as ae a + 100% my 18% 28% 17% 11% ws BM 16% 43% 4% 45% Th a Be 3% 1% ow ™% 31% » 10% us Lent oy ory 19% 10% B% 10% 1% 19 oO 16% - we 4 38% o% 1s 17% Oe 72% 3% 1% 4% 30% ae cs 18% Be 16% 11% oe Bia i 25% BK 90% aN at “ O% 81% 31% MONDAY, AUGUST 22, Net Cin'ee. * FereS FETE ¥ O% 51% oO% 8% ™ oe al Mh * 107 4 un * Ks dividend, ‘Total eae, 68,600, we “ Serceees FFE — < S Fes soesecese | | | 109%, THE CURB~CLOSING | TILL 10-YEAR LOW ed Saree, Migs, INDUSTRIALS 100 Aome Packing .... 100 Ailled Pack ¥ uM H 800 1% Um 6100 Bet Am Tob coup. . 1% 11% 00 Car Liaht oe. .e eee OW 10 Cnn FF oat 110 Com POF pt 100 Cont Motors ‘ 100 Durant Mot ....eseees 200 Empire Pood 6... 500 Farrell Con! 188 Glen Alden Coal 200 Heyden Chea 400 Inter Hubber... 200 Motor Prod oo... 200 Radio Com... 100 Radio Com pf. 400 Heading Coal Itt 100 Nepubite Tire Rub. 300 US Distributing 1009 US Steam... 3060 US Ship Corp... 100 United Profit te 300 United Tet Bh ty OM 100 Warne Coal pone aes 1 STANDARD O16 a ais What made the decline particularly ts oy | MPFessive was the fact that issues 308 Oot NY... 36 315515 | that have long been considered among Arkansss Nat Ges. 7% 6% 6% |the prime industrial investments of a Gl 7 ey 48 | the country were the ohief sufferers. Gib bh , "ym ot am | These were American Sugar Refining, Cites Service old us 11413. | Which sold al the lowest price ©) more We Basin Pet, . a | than a quarter of a century; General rece ol on get |Blectric, which sold at the lowest Tut Petro! 1h’ 10% 10% figure since the 1907 panic: Scars- lyons Pete ei % ih) oncerin which sold at the lowest Mamma Ol ceceeceee M | 4 wees Goaie Ou WN 194194 price in the last fourteen years; In- Merritt. OW i” 7 | ternational Harvester and Woolworth Mraico ONL 60 60 6) | common. Mountain Prod Hm Te Th Among other stocks that register Leela a ib : rez er stocks that registered ‘onde Ol vo A lle 1m {Rew low marks for the year were Profucer & Nefiors . 3% 3% 3%) Pressed Steel Car, Royal Dutch, | Red Rood OH ves 20 8 2 | Umrited Retail Stores, United States Ryan Cont senses 4% 4% 1%) Rube eerie 2 ¢ ee ee a ee. wee iow | eee common, United ates Reabourd oo eeeceeceeeee RB “ | Smelters, Utah Copper, Westinghouse Rimms Pet... o% | Mlectric, Central Leather common 14) Shelly Ot oe is Caddo Oil, Columbia Granhopho Oe GEEK Gee a |Cosden Oil, National Bnameling, 200 Wilrox On & Gas. 1% 1% | Pierce Arrow common and preferred 200 Woodburn + 8 89 © 89 | American Zine referred, Willys- Ltanltns Overland — preferred, — Worthington 1009 ooh 2 2 : 4000 Bexton’ & Mont | oer 6s es} Pump and Pierce Oil common and 250 Caled Mim. sees Ly 9 preferred. The last named s' Mun OBbs) Cop Mecosseeee 1 virtually collapsed and showed a ¢ 3100 Crewon Gold 1 sine . See ae ew cline of 141-2 points compa 00 Kl Salvador .. Ty Ww the clocing price of 16000 Kureka Crows oo... S28 There was nothing in the news of YOO GoM Devel isiusescesis 8 F the day to account for the heavy 4009 Goldfield Florence. 9 Taal Baas nt liquidating movement. At the open 16000 Warmill Div. 1s ing of business the failure of a 100 Howe Sound.» 2% Stock Exchange firm was announced, ieneeleces ee but this failure was considered com a te ¥ paratively unimportant and withe 100 Mason Vailey 1m : : 160 MATE or Sais in appreciable effect on the marke: Pe pante ys as It the consensus of the | “i06| Minus. (4 Sse aa brokerage opinion that liquidation Ba aug Gai Miao ike did not foreshadow unfavorable d GARGS aL velopments in the business or tinun- 500 Silver Hie een cial situation but that it was of a 100 diver Mince am forced character and represented, 300 fo Am P&G... selling by individuals who have long ths \ronaoah’ Gam Rey.cssas 4 been considered in the mililonaire Tiosiaens (ONSET ccs class but who now find themselves 190 Tonopah Min oe... s.s. in such a strained financial position 900 United Faster css. Sy that they must part with their hold- 200 United Verde Hxt. ie ings at the best prices obtainable, 250 West Bnd C....... 2 regardless of real values. FOREIGN Boxe, $000 French Prem 86.000... 70 70 70 g ’ 6000 Swiss Shs... co 3h BSN Th iy lfcl b sonDa. i is GO uo's 5000 Allied Packer 66.0.0... H% 44% 44% Bae So ee ee | es) t 7000 Am Tel 66 24...... B% WW RY 0 e § us 6000 Anaconda Copper 6s. 89 B% 8% soot anomie trae.) my ee ee| QutofDry U.S.A. (2000 Anglo Am O11 7%s.... 100% 100% 100% 7000 Armour & Co 7s... 95% 95% Ob = ° cai 1000 Beth Steel Te 22....... 100 100 100 4 1000 Beth Steel 13 35....... 05 95 95 {It’s an Inch and a Half Across 3000 Chi Cn Ste 6Ys......-. 101% 14 ~~, , 2 3000 Can Nat Ry Fa 7s..... 102 101% Border, and Canal Zone 1000 Cul & Egst Ill Ss... 60 60 1000 Cone Gat Be... 100% Folks Like It. 1000 Copper Exp 8 22 100% eee 2000 Copper Kap 8 101% 2000 Galena SO T......... 95% 95% OS The “Duke of Balboa,” who ar- 1000 Grand Trmk 6%3...... 97% 97% 97%! rived from Panama City on the 2000 Heins Co Ts... tee 100% 100% 100% ‘ 7 Sree y poodle aR Wr tye (Nag {Steamship Essequibo to-day, startled 5000 Inter RT 7: ; i. 16% 16% 76%| Ship news reporters by announcing 3000 Kennecott C Ts........ 92% 92% 92% | there's a golf club in the U. 8. A reso Ler Met e Y Ue ne ris ae that has a “nineteenth hole” one and see donre Wonbock To 33.1, 9a ase, 9am (OHE-half inches acroas the border, 3000 Sears Rowbuck 7 23... 97% 97% O7%| The “Duke of Balboa,” in his na- 1000 Southern Ry 6..-.--.- 97% 7% f%| tive town of New Orleans, is ‘Theo- 16000 Southwest Bell Ts. 97 (6% OT ‘ ee Teer ats. tei, 101% /G0re MoGinis, but he says he pre-| 3000 8 0 NY Gis. 1 100% 100% fers to live near the only nineteenth 1000 Sun OM Ta....... 92% 92% hole connected with an American golf 4000 Swi & Co Ts 26. 91% 91% Anne | Bwitt & Co Ts 31... 8% OT FRE a vere a “AM the best people in the Canal 1000 Un Ol Bs.. se 10k ot Zone belong to this club, which I am 3000 Vacuum Ol 7: 1ot_ 100% 101 | very much interested in,” he said ee “And,, believe me, there is a weil beaten path from the Canal to the clubhouse. Being the only brewer in Panama City, | have been elected Chairman of ‘the House Committee, Wall St. Gossip LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 3 1-28 opened at 88,60; Ist 41-48, 87.84, off .04; 2d, 87.70, up .02) 3d, 91.90, off .02; 4th, 87.96, up .04; Victory 33-48, 98.72, off .02; 43-45, 98.68, off .06, FORBIGN EXCHANGE., Sterling demand opened at 3.65 7- cables, 3.66 3-8, off 1-8, Francs, de- mand, .0771; cables, .0772, off .0002. Lire, demand, .04191-2; cables, .04201-2, off .0009. Belgian francs, demand, .0756; cables, .0957, off .0001. Marks, demand, .01131-2; cables, 1131-2, off 0003 1-2. Greek drachma, demand, .0653; cables, .0558, Swiss) francs, demand .1691; cables, .1692. Guilders, demand, .3100; cables, .3102. The following statement was issued to-day by Edward R. Stettinius of J. P. Morgan & Co. in connection with the Mercantile Bank of America. The committee representing the syndicate formed in connection with the Mercantile Bank of the Amer- tras, Inc. situation has been in- creased to five, and consists of the followmes: Gates W. MoGarrah, Chairman of the Mechanics and Metals National Bank; W. C. Pot- ter, Chairman of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York; Walter E. Frew, President, Corn Exchange| Bank; W. V. King, President, Co- lumbia ‘Trust Company, and Edward R. Stettinius of J. P. Morgan & Go, a “Prices realised & Company Swit enien of caroase beet in New York City for week ending Saturday, Aug. 20, on shipments sold out, ranged from 8 to 18 conte per pound and averaged 13.60 = IS BROKEN THROUGH Selling by Men ide Chics Consid- ered Millionaires Is Believed Responsible. was such nere heavy of securities on the Exch twenty-five tered new In a nue! dottom price: prominent low records fo of represente: |record marks for the last Net declines for | ranged from one to more than four or more. points. ‘That was a wonderful id the nineteenth hole just across yes, line, wasn’t it? Oh, golf too." ui New York stooks r instances d quidation Stock re to-day that approximately regis- the to-day's the low year ten years the day to build the we play Mr. McGinis was met at the pier by his wife, who time ago. The Sarl of representative tennial, quibo. He sister, Lady his secretary, bell. Armando Garay, a came Dundona at the we Eli Capt. hei Peruvian was also on board the accompanied abeth Cochrane, and Alastair Camp- youthful e some British con- Hasse by h pas. senger, is at Ellis Island because he his his didn't | know passport gave arithmet age as fourteen, His the ship's manifest had it fifteen and KEEPS The Splendid Folly By MARGARET PEDLERK A REAL LOVE STORY THE READER (Coprrieat, 194k ty Margaret Fede.) = © “GULSSIN SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING NS LAUM ano Max, when I something But 1 didn't expect that to include--Adrienne! to do with you?” on trust the bold told the immigration in-| «fe written a play for her," he spectors it was seventeen. He will | answered shortly be released as soon as his relatives| "yes, I know But is that all that claim him and straighten out the| there is between you—this play?” records. ee n't answer that question,” he William France, steward of the! replied quietly. ship, died on the voyage home and) Diana flung out her hand’ with a ’ ried at sea, sudden, passionate gesture 2 | "You've answered it, I think,” she said scornfully SMALL STOCK BROKERAGE He took a quick stride toward her, HOUSE GOES TO THE WALL} "Diana" “won't you trust m Trippe & Co. of No. 15 Broad st, Hit by Recent the opening Exchange At Stock announced that Trippe & C who have been members ‘of the Exchange for about a year, obligations an Broad Street, unable to meet their for the benefit of creditor: an assignment to Albert Ww. lump. of business on this morning it the was of No, 15 were had made tna, of the law firm of Winthrop & Stimson ‘The recent heavy depreciation in the value of securities was given as reason for the failure of the firm. ment of assets and able at this time, but No state- Habilities is avail- in Stock Ex-| change circles the failure is considered comparatively unimportant. bre me: ing too much of me, kne to thi is kno. ried He as —this her by the arms, his voice v a How can “If tru whilst rit. Ye Max you that ‘Trust. you! oke out” wildly ans standing by Oh, [can't b OW ks when trust you. . And Who are yc name? 1 ng else, too, your real "—bitterly released her suddeni though she had struck Who has been talking to demanded thickly E Then it’s true? rington's face set like ‘That is a question you there’, “whom I’ ibrated — 12" she | you | sting Adrienne vu're ask te asked me it meant 1? What n't even ve mar- y, almost him you?" he something | What has she dn't | s sone. | married you T took | them eon ‘atau, pupil of Signor Baront, London singing t be Mar Ton, MOvelist and: playwright,” aud. fails li love seete Olga Lermonton, Baron's “vcompauist, aud AdFicuue bar tn Beringion's wow pias. “Dixie, at ber tite vubile Tectal, accompa own acounpauisc uects wit Ah accidents scores a trenicuuous. succesn INA lie loves her thaiys Dut, that fine walsh eon wetuings of Waronl and ht areathy wor man surtout ‘une, woom de Opening night of t auing’s Musband.”” Diaua. al a'triend, ‘aud Jerry Lata Rahs SU have asked," le replied coldly ye asked, eplied coldly Asante aan) “And one [ cannot answer” IANA, unconscivus of the un- He bent his head easy curiosity she had awak-, “And one 1 connet answer ened ih the mind of Joan, waa) wpcry owly she picked up in Watching the progress of the) “Thank you," she suid unstead play intently, How desiga-|"UU—U'i go now edly it was written around Adrienne] ,,{¢, Jaid his ind delivers Nl de Gervais! The author must have| “No,” he suid. “No, you won't |studied Adrienne, watched her every| I've heard what you lave to sus; {mood, learned every twist of her|You'll, listen to me Good God jtemerament, to have portrayed al “Don vou thine tm sole character so absolutely suited to her| quietiy by and sce our happiness as that of Mrs, Fleming. And how| wrecked? could a man know a woman's soul #0 | i, 407.) a dull. Aonaitearl well unless—uniess it were the soul] “1? No: Tecan « ‘of the woman he loved? ‘That was tt;/ can. Diwna, that was the explanation of « ose} me! Tt can't e thing: As the explanation of all those 70 ot How a ere things which had puzzled and be-|{ shall be. at hehe uae wildered her “” so long, And the} come rust me author was her husband! “Do you mean- J bomean the The play was ended. Adrienne had| Agrienne, your moins, everything, bowed repeatedly in response to the| mo? Part « eu aes wild enthusiasm of the audience,| He w arian rh and of a sudden a new ery mingled | Pe ans with the shouts and clapping ae iE I dol “Auth Author! dorstaid it Hest howe ie Adrienne came forward again and], “Dear, inust , 1 | bowed, smilingly shaking her head ove Can't vou have fi mi y haking head, “No. Max é abe - gesturing a negative with her h A dente thine fon tis Bul stil! the ery went on, “Author! eve tha ret Soil RTE nueh of Ad 4 i Aud then a hand pulled aside the|S oy cacy pee Poe ‘heavy folds of the stage curtain, and) thing may no bens 1 the next moment Max and Adrienne |afra un't belie t Were standing there together, bowing | MANS wif ols ‘ ; and smiling, while the audi ae lia mind when vom fot ‘ ee reared and cheered ils enthusiasia. [go to Adrienne. 1 ! ' Diana could hardly believe her , 1h Fereoee « eyes. Max had told her so emphat-!}eonuse | loved , ! ically that he would not come. And |bitt Ih Umit now he was here! He had lied to) TF believed it- 1 her! ‘The affair had. been prearranged | SIF 7 ‘ between nim and Adrienne all the! jeeand A A time! Only she the y had been! with 1 ; kept in the dark, Probably he had) Ste pau 1 spent the entire evening bebind they some roply. but Mas ¥ scenes, } “tw niv Z A Mechanically Diana gathered up ber|ried me, Max.” « i Wraps and prepared to leave the box.|T didn't realize « : ‘4 “ n't you coming round behind | husband t hav to congratulate them, Mrs. Erring-| which he canne fi ton?” | know now wha i Jerry's astomtehed tones broke on y 4 her ears as she turned down the cor- ridor in the direction of the vesti- Ma “ bule. Jove ‘No," she replied quietiy, “Iam go-| Sheu ing home.” We . Oe Og 1D “You told me you wouldn't come to the theatre—and you intended go. ing all the time!" “No, I'd no intention of going. T t | detest first nights,” he answered | “Then why were you there? Oh, 1 |don't believe tt--I don't believe it! ‘ | You simply wanted to spend the eve n jning with Adrienne; that was why | you refused to go with me." 1 for a mo “Diana!” Max spoke incredulously Me marks. | cYe ant believe—you t think i | that! ’ s acase “But I do think that!" imperious t | ty What else can T think? You n his a | refused to come when I asked you A offered me Jerry as an escort in-| remained auite ati) D stead. Jerry cornfully—"I'm tO} beneath ni nd von |be content with my husband's secre “Diann! tary, I suppose, so that my husband} gy 7110 | himself can dance attendance on! oy, 5 ¢ ast hie Adrienne de Gervai 1 Max stood motionless, his eves like| j.. ered ath steel. lee ir you “You are being—rather childish.” | With a ick, determined he said at last, with slow delibera-) che freed! te eats 1 movemnen' tion. His cool, contemptuous tones} iway frsin nel Stead” a: iit jeut like a whip. [NAS Rots Tun Ya ; | She had been rapidly losing her) or want hear sent te . self-comn and, reading the in-|not now W , nse anger neath his outward| sne imade a waverin | calm, she made an effort to pull her-|tne door He held ite toward self togeth and in silence sh Boy bene “Childish?” she retorted. “Yea, 1] the gtaime Prey pened om and suppose itis childish to mind being | ing above, he heant | Pras deceived. 1 ought to have been pre-| headroom door click inte it of hi pared for it~ expected it.” | # 80) At the note of suffering in her} Wes voice the anger died swiftly out of | CHAPTER X | his eves. | REAKFAST, Che — follow! | “you don’t mean that, Diana," he | TOTAL. wig eamain said, more gently i se B of iu 1 do. You warned me— deal. Neither Max nor Diana | didn't you?—that_ there would be spoke to each other if spec things you couldn't explain. [ 8up- [could be avoided, and, when th | pose” — bitterly “this is one of | Ose eoae vi iS w | them!” impossible, they addresséd cach ot} “No, ‘it is not. Tcan explain this. with 1 frigid politeness that was m I didn’t intend coming to-might, as Tl painful than the silence told you. But Miss de Gervais rang |" | up from the theatre and begged me} ‘Jerry and Joan, sensing the antz to come, so, of course, as che Wished |nism in the atmosphere, endeavored it? — make conversation, bi Rule aans “tas she wished it!’ Are her |™ s Feation, but t effort wishes, then, of So much more im-|Feceived scant encouragement, and j Portance than mine?! both were thankful when the mea Errington was silent for a mo-|came to an cnd and the A ment, At last he replied quietly: Oe Ne oa | nd. and they wore. free | “You know they are not. But tn} °°? ™ refuge in another room, je | this case, in the matter of the play, |ing husband and wife alone together | she is entitled to every considera-| Diana glanced a trifle nervously av tion.’ ‘ i usly a | Diana's eyes searched his face, her husband as the door closed behih | “Will you spare me a few mi in my study?” he said Diana nodded silently “Well?” she said, defi to her huaband, “Wel wi to me” “I want an explanation of your duct—-last night “And I,” whe retorted “T want aa ex lanatior duct—ever sine we've be He swept er dema though it were the irres of a child, jJgnored it conscious of only one thing--that she had barred herself away from him, humiliated him, dealt their mutual love ntly What i turning t yon h to say impetuoust of your A Mmarrie i aside as onsible prattle utterly, He was ja blow beneath which it reeled “Last night,” he said slowly, “yon showed me that you have no trust, no faith in me any longer.” And Diana, misunderstanding, think ing of the secret which he would no |share with her, and impelled by the jealousy that obsessed her, replied {m petuously : |_ ‘Yes, TI meant to show you ' You refuse me your confidence, ana expect me to believe you! You» me aside for Adrienne de Gervain i then you ask me to--trust vou? Haw ean I? T'm not a fool, Max." a mask. |Do Not Miss To-Morrow’s Interesting shouldn't Instalment