TCMffiRS f^dizoJ froaEufeneValter* Dranaby fte 5

^WEBSTER DENISON

oot.8 wfen wp—when I-ircmld bar* to MttM. Oat i topt ran tn tgao1 afraid to •90a roar bap- . afraid to tax row Itra, and I ■o< ttln»i (o on ‘until bow. oat Uwra tn that ratler. whole families—Juat as

^iLUttmw) B/fimxnmoorxafa

monmPLAY

-oprnjhi- AQfrrtuiy k.ftK.’w.

at Important In Urn world at ron and I. aw tone—wiped out. I prtaataad to protect you and all 1 hare done la to lead you blindly from arery decent

teem to gu oc at all when yean off. It might Internet you to , before you go, that I am getag •tay right ' 1 first to

nurlly squared a criminal ion for me at the bank.” As be finished Bob’s flat the tittle 1 haltered it letennlnatkm that Brand had had to eapect once before when he had nosed his wllas on a more guRlble reiplenL Bat now. tn this crisis, he had t even considered the chance of oposltioB to hla wHI. First asumiahed. oughtful. hla florid features > rerealed their old cunning. u play the game big. Reynolds.* »ld at last. "Either this is 1 ionp right, or you have gone clear

he drew her to him. In the mingled look of love, pity sad protection be gave her Brand read the alga of anrreedar aad triad to cliach hla cause. "ToeTe got io think of your wife.

d«t of yourself. The thing's do m east undo h. Beside*. »• believed the dam was strong enough. Only the moat extraordinary conditions brought About Ha collapse. That Ida bb out. tt we act aenaibly wet: come good

All right. Rave all you want to. irand. It can't do euy harm now. last week there rere two get out of it all: One was ioney and tha other was to mat breast of It Ona cant have all wants all the time. Ton bad your i har.ee ten day* ago and you threw it way. I gave you my terms and you look adrahtaga of my helplessness ‘“d Ignored them. aTou rtayed away paid fhat paltry $10,000 at the You thought you would frlgbtU wife; that your magnanli

o<ud Impress her and that In the enu ibe woo id welcome the release you offered. Wall, you succeeded with her bet not with me. Bor her sake 1 eras ilmoet Inclined to let matters drop. >ut this terrible 'flair has changed tt We hare taken human life, and a °t ef tt, and some one has got to pay. bo if anyone la going to take the Loalar.ia, you're the man who bad better 'orry and pack hi* grip." Brand stepped quickly to Reynolds, tower of Indignant rage. Trapped r cornered ha was always Brand; always ready to put hla back to the wall snd light—In the open U be couldn't chi from ambush beurdtd and alios t beaten now, he quivered In his rath and shook a threatening flat traight In Reynolds' face. You're a big. blasted baby aad an imbecile!" ha cried. "You play the ultter now and m make you regret it to the last day of your life 111 fight and 111 win aa 1 always have. You can t keep a man with money tn Jaf. These three words can't be grouped In the same language! But wfaat'a the use of talking." be added disgustedly. "You can't lay down now If you want to You haven’t got the nerre to sand that girl there to the penitentiary tor el* or eight or ten years, to cone out a broken woman—not enough of her left to suggest who abe was. Do you know what prison doe* to men. Reynold*! Breaks 'em—body, mlud and soul! Well, what will It do to a wt a... theoT To your wife? For If n«•he goes with ua. I're told you that and I mean It. so 1 guess my bluff’s about aa strong aa yours." He turned partly to Dick and. aa If &o cinch hit throat, added "And I'm not sure but that our »uoua friend here will be keeping us company. That's law and you know

But hope of Immunity such aa could be bought with Brand s power waa not Reynolds' goal and the millionaire' expatlatlona on the possibility of it •erred only to irritate him the more, looey aad lawyers and pell won't ire murder. Brand." he said temptuoualy, "end that’s Just w^at we committed. hare killed men. women end children for e few dirty dollars to which we had no right and s one has got to pay.” "My Ood!" the mlincaa're exclaimed impatiently. "You'd preach your life and liberty away—and that of your site, too—for the sake of bearing your•eU talk. Men—woman—and—chili —e handful of Dagoee end Fob that the world* better off sithouL A few brats who couldn't All a useful position If they did lira to be men woman. How do you 'know It wi an act of God! He brought the water there, I didn't. Bat that's enough. to know whet you're going do? if you're going to talk 1 want to get reedy lor you. Now come on. Do m go or do you lay down!" Reynolds surveyed him coolly. "Ill let you know. Brand, Just what I'm going U> do. Before you Isa vs here tonight youH have no doubt about your course, but now I went e word with my wife—a!out. if you don't mind, you end Dick step up to my den and lH let you know when I'm reedy. HU be only a minute 01 two." Whan they bed gone be led her to the divan. Just a second, deer," ha said ten■ly. "Ill be right back and then mil talk tt over for tha final sdu-

' Bob." cried hla wife, creeping to bis ■ide and cuddling against him aa If aba haw la Brand some hybrid monster Nhom aha really feared. "Ill go. Anyfihlng you say. dear! I'm not afraid— toot afraid." Weeping softly, in obvipu* contradiction to her courageous ^tand. she nestled closer to hla side. ' Wn stand upon the brink of a high precipice and looking down are obto*i*d with a strange dealrq to Jump. 1 lie thought of Ufa has vanished In a t ile of endless depths—the hold on It laflnltaalmal. A bird flying overhead. startled by tbe strange Intruder t his realms, drop* a twig he Is carryk to hi* nt3L The tiny bit of a ood futtcra to the mountain top and at kh<. precise moment that we hare all but signed our passport to other world* pv twig fgll* at our feet. The sound bf It la scarcely audible, but slight as ft U we hear It, turn, and the apell of f«=U absorption and abandon Is broken. u> no time In climbing back to

. firm.

» Reynolds, possessed with the of -uiraacriace—self-destruction. • -saary—anything to bring to Justbe man he blamed for all hi* ig* and for the awful climax that just reme, grew stronger In hla irpuKc, more fascinated In tbe pur • of it, with every word that Brand > dlaauade him. Even Brand s

^K* r»u<\ threat concerning Jane tad

lu ps*«r. but the sound of her <n« te him like the sound of tailing twig. It restored not the " ct of aalf-.nreeervaUoe for aslf but tbe sense of duty to bar. '• one who had aaurs to protect **■* the ocuy ore who could *• j

Aa he passed Into the adjoining 10m (ha telephone rang and Jane sot to It apprehensive of tha worst, was a news association Inquiring

for Reynolds.

Ha'a—not In.'' ahe faltered. "No. 1 dost know Just when ha win be. Going away! No. 1 think not. You will Lavs to see h!ra yoursel*. In tha omlng? Yes. that will be a good me. Not tonight. That's all I can

iy. Good-by.”

She hung up the recolver with a little gasp of relief. K had not been aa bad as abe had expected. Eut It only a matter of time. She knew Already tbe newspapers had connected him with the catastrophe and there would bs no end to the interviewing and dreadful questioning. Bob returned and cat beside her. He had heard a part of her talk over the phone and surmised tbe meaning of it. but be made no mentloa of 1L Jane, dear," he said erT^y aa he took her hand, “you hare never been aorry you married me. have you 7” “Why, Bob." abe replied startled, "what are you saying! You know 1 haven't and never could bi" "Bui. darling. I have mada an awful mess of It—of our Ufa, I mean, for no man could have asked for. a better wife. 1 have always loved you more than anything In life. Perhaps—per haps," b* continued bolt ngly, "1 have loved you too much—‘hat la. too much for your own good. That ly not Impoa •Ihie. you know Jana. Dove la always first, but there r -rc limes when we must temper it with reason aad re Mims. You trust understand me. sweetheart, ior after this I want you

"No, no. Bob, mertly. "It waa I who did the leading, cot you. You simply followed me." 'But when a man does that. Jana, tt is he who must pay tha penalty, if there la one to pay.

baa alsraya beta that way. Hut ala la his ala. If be makes no protest when ha knows, or makes no determined effort to right things, and I have not done that Jana, deer eat. I’ve decided one thing. The time has not oome, nor will it ever come, whan it will be right for you to ruin the net of your life up—" He atumtded for a word, tor he could not bear to use tbe real one—prison "You must be spared tbe misery and degradation of that horrible thing and I've found a way out of D for both at us. I am going to take tt and In time you will believe tt waa the only way. But always," ha murmured, preaali.g her to him. “no matter where we are well alsraya lore each other—always." "No cUtler where we are?" Efcr hoed, answering hla look that emed to penetrate her very aouL "No matter where we are? What do you mean. Bob? Are you going away

id leave me?”

"Yes, darling. For a while at least, we must separate. I cannot bear have you a fugitive, chasing about ail

Remorse 1* more endurable than suspense. We approach the scaffold with stouter hearts than we a writ the verdict that may sound our d< We teck more resignedly upon tbs dying ona. Crushed and bowod down aa aha waa by bar husband's tragic death Jane found a eon of sulacs in very exquisiteoeas of her grief. Tbe aacrtfics he had made for her waa plate. To tha world ut large—to all save her and Brand and Dick. Reya’ suicide was but cne of thcoe ■vary day sordid affaire of modem Ufe —the symbol of failure and a weak ling's surrender. But to those who knew tho truth the act waa Invested with the dignity of a martyr's. It had ived her from the shame and horror 1 aa expose that might have come at any time; ha had. paid In full tht price of hi? lolly. . Reynolds gme. Bread stifled all Invesligations of the dam's collapse with a certainty he, could never have employed with Reynolds living. The engineer* and chemists who now ex-

> know and feel that everything I've 1 breathlessly.

corners of the earth with tbe fear of gu'.lt in your heart and the dread of capture ever at your door. You must have liberty—a way to live your out In all the sweetness that must Into 11 after all this Buffering. ■00 will know that I am always with you. loving you and guarding you tha best way Ood will 1st me.” Tha Infinite tenderness of hla voice now unnerved her completely so that, though she saw or felt some dire omen In bis words, she was helpless to protest them. Bhe sank Into hla anna they were clasped together In one long passionate embrace. The lights of tbe room danced before her eyes as their lips parted. Bhe could scarcely see him aa he gently drew away from her and stepped lightly toward the telephone. He called a number that was atrange and m

ingleei to her.

"Hello," be said, “police headquarters? Connect me with the Ninetyseventh, please." A pause— "Hello! Nlnety-eeveuth? Send a man to four— two—six Marion road— Ye*. 1mm*; diately. It's a suicide.' For an Instant she was stunned, hut as ahe sprang lowerd him her cry of horror mingled srith the report of a pistol. She caught bis arm aa ha fell and they sank to the floor together. But she waa too late, ''eynolda had paid tbe price and paid alone. Dick cleared the half dosan steps from the first landing at a Uiund and Brand came stumbling after him. The reporter knelt quickly beside them. "la he goue?" the millionaire panted

done and everything 1 do 1* lor you.' Some strengs note of fatality In bis low tones alarmed bar. Her startled eyes searched bis and abe pressed

closer to his aide.

"Why. even when you Usd taken n •land with Brand and I felt so—so much on the outside," he went on. "1 Uiv*d you ac I never thought It was possible for a man to love a woman." "1 never felt that way, dear." she inter, upted. "1 mean, that 1 waa stand Ing with Brand. Bob. you know that, don't you?" she cried appealingly, and the tears of aslf-coud*mention started from her eye* while ah* begged—aldemandad tbe •ttentuuon that she knew waa not rightfully hare "Yea. I know tt," he answered gently. "And yoc see. sweetheart, I ws* right when 1 said I waa to blame. Jnat me. No ota alas. 1 have been at fault since toe first day back there tn the bungalow when you and Mrs. Collins went to the matinee and you c*iae / horns with the new hat. I told yon U didn't matter about tha batcher—that everything would com* out all right. Since that day we heve been piling up thee*

crime*- I knew tt all tha time. AM ' it as well ae I knew that ! you. that sometime the flag

The reporter'* eyes swept over tha lifeless body of hla friend and hi* hand

went lightly to his heart.

"Yes, he's dead," be answered softly. "I thick he's been planning It n long time and he knew Jnat how." "it waa the beet thing be could do." Brand said coolly. "Ibe beet for himself, fgr her—and—lor me. Suicide's e couroeclon. and that leu us out. I'm going to get out of here. Mb«de. Take care of the police and the papers." Brand stepped quickly vo the door

and passed out Into the night.

A low moan, tha cry of a brokan souL announced returning conscious-

ness to the eUickba wife.

"Jane" whispered Dick as he bent over her and lifted her gently to her

feet, "shall I telephone f

"No.” the answered hoarsely. "He

"To whom?" “The police." “Then they'll be here at once " He help id her Lock to the divan. "Listen, Jane." ha announced with an air of command. "Ill do tha talking. 1 was a witness; 111 health, you know, a collapse from overwork. T>*y may know

0 re® y and n ring at tho

nounced tt of the proper quality and who pass* fl it at the time of

waa dead. Like all of tbe kind there waa

much outcry aad clamor at the start, but rrtth'delay* and court con tin nance* and lack of a pool fie charges the matter waned and waa aooc forgotten.

In His TK at for Revenge the Colonel Had No Time to Think of Physics: Ailments.

dulgrd in by everyone from grand-

Brand took good care that the proas mamma down tj the baby, any num1 earned of the dead man's financial dla- I ber of hair ornamentB and dancing , .t,. kll- —.vt. ' .

solution and to tha public mind this

accounted for hla Mlf-dretruction. 80. Jane aaw Bread Immune aad un-

ruffled white aha had only tbe memory of a better man's love to help her drown tho voice of conscience, in tho blttemeos of bar oorrow and aelf-ab-horrence there cam* times when mbs waa evorad to risk any Tato tor bereatt that aba might bring down aome expiation for tha tragedy of tha dam and Bob* death upon tha bead of Brand. But tn such momanta tha face of bar husband shone before bar aad aba heard again hi* toying word* of shoe-

*T have found e way and In

time you will believe It waa the only way." To open now the pages ha had sealed forever would be but poor reeompenae for hla sacrifice. No. aba

must go on a~d bear In silence.

(THE END.)

JUST THE SAME KIND OF GIRL

cape have come to the light of day. more probably, to the twinkling lights of night Here are two of them, oue for the carefully coifed lady and ona br the curly-haired Uttle girl. In tboae made for young women, caps to bold the hair In place have outnumbered all others, but. with the In trod act toe of lea* strenuous dancing bands of all kinds encircling tbe head aad bolding the hair about the face In place hare come to the fore. Nearly all these bands are more or !••• elaborately Set. Rhinestones with silver filagree form the background to their alluring brilliance Ihe band shown in tha picture employ* both rhinestones and Uny velvet flowers in lu composition. Small •pray* of velvet, forget-me-nots reminding one of branches of coral cocause they are coral-colored r_nd set In short, straight aplkec of the blow soma, are mounted on a strand of rbinaciones. This ornament encircles

short halrplna. A more secure fas toning Is managed by a small book at one end of the band which grasps a loop at the other end. tha fattening concealed under a strand of hair. A fine hair net helped cm. with a ctoaeflttlng band of this kind will keep the coiffure unspoiled for many a ray hour. Purely for ornament and by way of being unusual, the fragile butterfly made of threads worked Into a lace •tltch, la mounted on a plain narrow band of ribbon, for the bead of a little girl. Her dancing curia will take care of themselves; the band of ribbon will restrain them from falling over her face. The lacy butterfly is outlined with the very finest of silkcovered wire which supports the more than gansy wing*. The gay and ono. unt bows of ribbon. which are set at pert angles on the heads of little girla, are like butterflies in shape and seem to lie poised ready -o fly. Just a little more airy, tbe butterfly of needlework in the very simplest of atitches to pretty for the little girl who la herself like a axaclng butterfly. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

One morning tbe colonel rolled out nf hla biankets with the lumping toot! ache. and. though he exhausted nil the remedies In camp, nothing had any effect, tt waa *0 miles to tha nearut town, with the chances against finding a dentist there, and it waa Anal'y decided to appeal to one of the cowboys on hla station, five mli<* away. He came over In response to a message, and after taking a look at tbe tooth, which was a double oao on the upper Jaw, the cowboy said: "Kurnel. I kin shoot that tooth out ns slick as grease If you don't mind tbe scar tt will leave on your cheeks." "Shoot It out!" shouted the colonel “Why. man. you must be craxy." “Wall, mebbe I kin pick in enough powder to blow it out" “Never!” “Might chuck It out with a piece of iron and a atone!' continued the cow*

“And yon might go to Texas aad beyond!" exclaimed the suffering and indignant f*n "I'm only telling you how we do it out here, and if you don't want that tooth out you'll hev to stand the pate-** The cowboy started (or his station, bdt after a gallop of a mile be returned to beckon the rest of na aside

Every now and again somebody asks, in print, this question: “What has become of the c'.d faShlonod girl that helped her mother wash tbe iaa?“ Probably the same quo* tton has bean naked site* tbe time of Noah and will be naked until tha

Mary Lyon, whan she provided for the establishment of Mount Holyoke colics* for girls, stipulated that all the boueehold work in tt should be done by the student*. That rule was enforced rigidly up to a recent date, when the directors and faculty, feeling that the Practice might have become outworn, made the domestic 1 01 the Institution optional for the undergraauatea But when the girls of Mount Holyte wore requested to announce their labes on the subject. 74R of tha $00 elected to continue In tbe tasks of sweeping corridors, washing d’.sbaa. •string tables and making up beds. There la no need to worry about tha American girl, even If she dors - gowns tbe sight of which seem* to preclude nil Idea of work on ber part She isn't saying much pbout It. bul ahe la In all essentials the 1 kind of girl our mothers and grandmothers were.

Hurt Needs Car*.

Acute heart strain is practically Impossible in the young, healthy and well-nourished adult, but quite Ukaly all others. Ones It occurs the heart la Incapable of extra work and fails whan called upon to do It. Tbe doctor argues, therefore, that on* cannot be too careful to economise In the work

laid upon this organ.

According to one physician, ha who retires to bed at ten testeed of twelve

"He seems to be a purty squar' suet of a man though, a leetle techy and I'm aorry fur him. Is he a good rider ?“ "Only fair." “Kin he shoot!" “Not very straight-" , "Then I think I cam cure that toothache." He spent two minutes unfolding the plot and then went over to the sufferer and said: "Kurnel. I've come baqh to say you ar' a booby." AN "What," yelled the colonel, aa be vv sprang up from his seat before tbe ( ''j campfire. ' A booby and a squaw, kurnel, aad '! likewise a dumed old liar.” The colonel Jumped for him. but the cowboy dodged and ran for hla horse. We had another ready saddled with two loaded revolvers in tbe holsters, and the "booby” sprang into the saddle and gave chase. After getting out on the prairie half a mile the cowboy began to circle and shoot and yelL and the colonel followed him and shot away the whole II bullet* without sending one within five feet of him. When the twelfth oue hat bee*! fi-ed ^ the kind-hearted cowboy rode off at tbe top of his speed ana came Into camp to 1 •ay: "Get mo a hundred my own Lurse aad I’U^ to the cad of the earth." "How's the toothache, o asked. Toothache' Why. It'a all g I'll have that fellow's scalp if I hove to stay out here all a lug ton Herald.

the aigaa twin ting toward Its auooeaa, la Just launched Smart shoes, .full of snap aad style, usher In tbe military mods In footwear, with colors and braidings and new features tn cut

■1 t n.n « . *nd Antal, distinguishing them from saves the heart 87C.OOC foot pounds a , time-honored styles from which they

year. Lying down a half hour umeoa L»re departed

Ua labors In tha same period by III. 000 foot pounds II our Bandars were spent tn bed the yearly relief »n <mr hearts would amount to .'eariy one

million fool pounds.

• tux tenter* to even eatt relief that would com* were we to abstain from vlatent emotions,

especially anger.

Te Tell Whan Rain Will Begin to Fall.

Flret, find tha distance of the cloud

by noting I w many eecoids claps* from the flash till the thunder, and divide the “.umber by (. This will give the number of ’nltea. Then, after waiting a Dumber of minutes, do the

again. This will show how

much aearor the etorm la now, or bow fast it han approached lu ac many minutes, and knowing bow many railea It la distant, tt can easily be ascertained io how many minute* rain

will begin to foil—Exchange

Precocious Childhocd.

Now. my child." said tbe kind old Judge, "which parent do you ptefer to

go wlthl"

"That depends," answered Ik* (ash looabte child, "la mother going to get

have departed.

The vogue for cloth-topped boota, having gray or tan or white upper*, a Hi help to make the military shoe a success The Iraoaltlon from these tr colors less unobtrusive promises to be easy. Footwear bas for the past three aeason* been growing more showy and no ono can deny the nt’ractireneta of boots made to match costumes, and the elegant black and white footwear which baa dlstlngu.abed the season Just paaalng.

No Uaa. The civilians who volunteered Us* rrleea of themselves and their motor cars to convey the Fatberlnad’a holiday gifts to the German troops tn tho trenches at the front were aummonnd before a gray old BavggtoB to general to receive Inatructlona *atb their behavior in the enemy's country. Tha general explained to them that they might expect In passing through a village to oe fired on by francs tlreure. and added that the persona who fired the shot* might not always be men entitled to bear arms. "Take an example." aald he, fixing hla eagle eye upon one of the volun teeru; "tuppoue you have entered m Belgian village, and while yon are spinning along through th<- market square there l» a lively fusillade dlj rented at you from tha surrounding ! houses. You turn toward your asaxUI cnta and ten nothing but empty windows. Only In tho second story of one house an old woman to peering What yould you do In that case, /

children. There Is nothing unusual about them, but they are to be commended for the sha|te. which accommodates Itself perfectly to the foot— this la the requisite of drat Importance in considering footwear for tbe young people. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

Indestructible Voile.

A fabric called Indestructible voile prom'ses to be much used for spring and summer. A summery frock was embroidered In black and yellow daisies. The long sleeved bodice waa shirred over the shoulders with a portion of the bodice edged with net hanging loose over a girdle of black ■elvet. which waa extended in saata

But the new military styles are not end*. Tbe skirt was shirred at tbe top confining tbe manufacturers to ned- v.lth two tucks at the center laid closetral or quiet color* Their uppers ar- ly together A curving band of tho made to cloth. In regimental or other I voile was embroidered with dailies blun shades. In maroon, green and 1 and frilled with a narrow edging of brown. Just the smartest develop- j net, as was the hem of tho skirt. merits of all for spring It the aboe — - having cloth like the gown embodied { Ornaments Necessary. In ■.»• mekn-nn mh. •—<—4.1. ’ The small furnishing* Of a room are

targe oUiqflvy 7“

In Its make-up. The strong materials uaed In tailored skirts answer the purpose very well. A more practical idea 1a evident In spats. mad< of the material of the gown, to be worn over either high or low shoes having patent

leather vamps.

The military shoes are ornamented with soutache braid and brightened with patent leather tips They are

one of the straw* which show which j and yet the room in question will lock j way the wind blows In new footwear, a certain air af completee*** unless a

e ami.,, , M r-.i. T . The trend of fashion la toward more ‘ few objects -ageely term-d "0111*.

I ^aocifei models. j manta, be taclnd-i te tt* ruraitbfoga,

the things that really furnish It. The wall covering may be in the moat approved of neutral to «-*, the floors may be faultlessly finished, the mgs n ay be exquisite and lu Impeccable teste and tbe furniture may be the product of careful workmanship and careful choosing. Even tar pictures on tho wall and tba lights may be lanltli

“I'd n

1 look back." waa the reply.

cocktails, highballs, flexes, and other flavored and perfumed libation* know a to possess a alow, sinuous, undulating recoil action familiarly known as a "kick," that may be consumed at one sitting Is Just three. Tbe three-round limit applies, however, to a relatively small lone of operations, buL Dover tbeless. a popular one. The rule has been promulgated by a l-adlng hotel for guidance of tbe frequenter* of the public room known aa the lounge, and which te moat crowded during the afternoon tea hours Since this room is designed for the special comfort of women, and no mere man ran purchase anything in it unless be t* escorting one or more of the fair sex. there Is a suspicion that tha rule had the women In view when designed. —San Francisco Chronicle.

Re-v or Cooked? Bacon-This paper says that tbe German beet crop this yaar ta «rxp.ct ed to produce not leas thaw 2^00.000 ton* of raw sugar. Egbert—I should think tt hot enough / over there this year to produce the ' sugar cooked.

Breton fipi-lta.

riubb— I see that Chinese »:reX >

■nWi

inimiW'iT 1 .

made crooked to tech, spirit# out of them '

l<*tbb~And yet her* no>* crooked the * #»i-oa* there ore