*

n geniou| Courtship

-May I nalk wAli you down tb^ UUI}- be «*«wl «11h beromluc bnmtl «ud tihle by »We tbay fall Into ■»«*!• “I hare ban wanting to know yiuir be vent on. "rrer alnca that day In tl'i Billlluary atota. Yoara traa a k.iej nod e»u*lderate, a tMvrt aiioaual d«i-d. Heated acreenrd leblnd tbe I‘lima I could not help bearing all tlint [-»awl. Yon mar know that tnj pr r.-eelou of writiftg earitaln dull ar Udea rarrtea me Uito many eurtoii* aatlaaU-m^ a|

Dam. bof^va aMda al all the yre. Aad hm-. CW. epra w. h thaa b ». TW ail nar wt a load na. "All bad the pern tit Java a-aaT

at !e aenWy b'aa. • OMalhoa brtKj vjhV»aM- lea WWihry vddoi a^r.

and al.rbtrd tii-uti

"Htyrlk tun

Tbe |*lr of n» bad been tn Atbrtr tbire or four daya when a party ol K'.gUab excundoulata wbo were n»ak li ; a toor arrired. Among tbem an-

an antiquary who bta ‘aoowledgr r.l

ih lent blrfory and nrtn*.

Prafeiwor lllmatead. ae be was named

. banted to pick up ail tbeob!

O.-ek mmnu«Tl|>t» to lie bad frn e> and It waa bl» liwulrie# for au< *

d imenta that donbtleaa led

d-- ii*. One day a man named Talantl who bad aomewha! the manner* and dr w of a gentlenian. hronsbt the pm ,\U yon Inov they are brtdt fe—r two ancient mnunmilpta aa a j,!- ineaeot. and tn abow hta farther gowl tl<- I kn-’V? Kiery thing bedl »i!l be announced a ralnahle dlamrery whi- b had Jtwt been made on the !*• rV land or Aegina. abont forty rollea dla. pU.e. ahe la mo taut. Be waa tbe owner of the Utand. . et aa I felt wbei and while bla workmen were getting >. diiad *' tbe Summtraet uot aome atone they bad come irrona after ar ». iv married.' aome tare trenaorea tn aiL bnt nad developed only a amall portion of them. They had partly ntamvered a atone box midway be wtal-t be tillered held a large number the mao. He took M of mannaerlpta and valuable co!na. t.'it be wine la IL Tbe lore be bad deUyed tbe opening of It that the eye* of both. H« aume of bla friend* might be priao-nt hi- own glaaa toward Three or four of tbem were going . aligied. with a repe« bla (aland bonv tomo-row. and lie re would oe glad to hale on hW yacht ae graated Mr. At many of ui foreigner! go arm* aper. coo 14 make It conrenlenl tmoigbi the dinner. Mr Ankle from tbe Enrtiab party, there the InkJet of tbe Bnan were Americana. GertnaDj anti French hta wife, not earing tt men to tbe number of twenty to Atb- .. nckab IL helped him era and when tbe Hat waa wade Op then helped barnetf we m.mliered over forty, of whom ten iw oarae In aUence. ami were Indie* When we went «n board Mr • Ai , there was ronaiderablc anrptiae at

| Ing her tbe craft abe

! nothing more than a trader, and bet

were of a primitive

character.

dliettoe My friend tbe prof raw could ap.-ak 1 Creek, but when be entered Into eon | venation with Mr. Talanti'a friend* be , found tbem anlky enough. Tbl* exrlt

of Urd. lore la 1 „] our aurpriae. aa they were aupjoaed rlea of tbe I’a-eab. ut band* aoCer tae to lie gentlemen Mcmd that aa «*rl. r .Kle out to tbe look tbem over we began to get a little

easterBi-

s g, Storieo 'jri’S.

pBLAARD cj

Mn abmu.1. . , 0 a era which l-•».-! . •top Into tn 7*1 that her danshi.: and that abe abouM Edward Bawy.i whom Mr*. Martin,,: iBbHUIuu* for ber .!..• i bioi: "Edward. I tun. , •eem (ileam-u aritli •; ear ber aettbvl l» f.,-,. yon wlab to tuarr.i ui to win her If not. , . a match for her « "Yon have not i. partiality for J ■pedal partiality r.c i "tiwen hi rumaiiTi. for ber. Botne r.nhina ble to a|>pe«il to b.r u marry her. I rain.- ih , » tical In yon and vbh tu tetnporarllv rateh Cw.-u , After marring.- I am aenar am) wla.liir-1 «|n Mr. Sawyer »! .. aotortbliig over In ■nerd lira. Mann be would be glad t- a be feared »bat he «al fact to p One day fl wen r.-ei' -un pot her In a Holier TW i dared that I--be ha.l •.* It be firat » . v. >•; at >e to give her i V Ubg it Ida affectk'ii leva not obaerred nny i-redi-i-ei parr for blm. He ... • I lore from tiie Uegii-niat I tbe woman be wound tv a met la-r ami felt *ut. ed blm abe wou!.| it be wonal not make i .-ould not refrain h" he I'-red ber.

r AMrlrb and re i Aa we approached tbe ialand we

k luim! Htynk bamr IMtrera i-ax* of advanlaa j It waa fairly covered with Ueea. yet It —” hti .-natbeu blmb. epd Mace a nr waa expoaed did not bare a boapltable look.

Ill** tbe Murk baa bnn kooau

it forward and

Safety and Profit ELECTRIC UGHT BONDS We offer at par and inlercxt. Subject to prior aalfc

$12,000

First Mortf^age Six Per Cent. Gold Bonds in Denominations of $500 each of the VULCAN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY Located at Cape May Court Houae, N. J. BRING PAPT OF AN ISSUF. OF *32.000 Approved by the Board of Public Utility Committioneri of the State of New Jeteey

ad Mirk -t atrr-ti, fWiloJclphii. Pa.

r Ut ad Dr, ml .11 Nate

mbrr I ■.

at tlw rolonial Truit Com,••!■> .

Loamy «nd Man..ipal Uln pud by th ' i n nay. • aiiamr ai p.i and HKcrcn. dwrd. Inurnt luupum Buy br drpouud . i yam bank lor cull .no -.

nt, i. .. dm.t» and arr .cmrd by an AHS Jl.UIr I'lKST M3RTGAGL on tar UnJ and . i .• I.d Avrtwr .d the Rrad-nx K.J»ud m C All' MAY COURT HOUSE. N. J. -r i U .1. . .11 I ..a. hurt, jruin. pnulrti. fifht»ul.».y and contracl. of thr Cecnpany. totrthrr i. rtitin . luibri. rtrclnr (melon, pjr and w.ir lain, m-t.n, tr.ndorm-n. rtc. Thr Ughtiof

... n . I .lly rrlHX.ll imer .» pm.h.*- b» thr p rwnt uen-n thrrr yr*. 1

>r ( OS MiJtS INCREASED BY 100 PiJ< CENT.

n nrrtrd duux thr put yrar. whn 271-12) H P. r.'iJmi Compound A

STRAL STATION l.u U . , sin II P llrinr B- lr.. mr M« County anifur

irighhning it ii

-bm o Monr C.-omter E MAY COURT HOUS

E HARBOR ud AVA ON t-EERMONT

I,.- light and powrf purpoMi 1m CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE —

rlrctrinty foe u.rrt lightiog >nd thr rn to umon to AtluUK City, whrtr ii.natilM Oupl.y I< un.|u «n! urikini. It « ti>- ..m U t w Vole.a I m»ay to rttrnd iti »rrvi r with thr ,, • it • n.iu.l i itinui.tr in rvrry w.y the utr of dretne corr.ii. loi co.-u.n.-ici.l. dimnlic .ad muniriIM HARBOR TIKMINA1. R.AllJtOAD hu bren rlrrtrilird .ad mr.vm iu camai lit Uotl.y purpout in. .J tin < .miii.il> lur thr rurrrnt yrar i* r*Um»trd at $20,197 *0 and .11 nornrs. ia-1 .JiO| o-f.ti.Hi. HI. li.jHni.timi. rn., at JH.7H2 )li (raring . nn pxi^u. ol *1.411 U r-i.m. .d i,,,i t*.ml tluri iyi.M11» iimct thr intnnl ciiufri of *1 420. i. i *i.,| I- in- • ««• .d luilomrfi mioy the iidi.nt.gr, .Inrdrd by thr -iiMic utility l.»i V iS St tr «f Nrw ,t iViARU Ol PUBUC UTILITY COMMIS^IOfttRS. T..- . M h»..I d th. fl-ud ... wrured di vnr ivord. u u^uiird by Lw. rn etd difrrtork of th- ( (Hi*p«n> tmludr thr iollnwinx wrll-knovn butinr,, ,u u Inhlium l‘ilining Ink f ompMiy. VU4 South 10th Stlrrl. I*hil. ; J.-n-l H Ulc ulm.- N J tt'in II Snudr,. iIh-S.iutuy t.n Camp.i.>. .n! A .hw PUti 4 lifnif tiHi. N. J. .r*l Mrui. I *4.,.l .nd R. P. Rxdry. Dr*.lopr. m S ihi> J thr TRUST MORTCACEwdl hr »mt upon im int, logrlli.r with o|iiuon id • tn.it St.*.I. ui»i.t vIhiv .uprrvMMO thr l.(.l |Hu..idu.g, lor thr iir.ii.H) J lhr boul lilor m ,,d ti.-r Bondi .« ■ SAFI'. ..*1 PROFIT AWE ii.vrMm.nt Sirmgj «bpo.*' *■

perjty Confronts

American

People

By ELBERT a GARY. Steel

Magnate

T HE pecuniar)- advantago to th;» coulrj n-.ulliu^' Jrum t*:e war an- equal to tbe diaaiiranta^’es. WE HAVE HEKOliK US i'KUlllSE OE AN HHA o.'

PHosPERiTY atriitl) neutral, refraining front interfere nee with the rights and intereai* of any of tbe belligerent nation*, to that we dial! not in any way become involved in controveray, wc may expect to receive

an increa*ir-g elbcat h cart

measure of

trade and influence, 'i'h.- extreme optimist of today, if the |*eoplc ol thi» country take advautace of tlieii opjiortuniUea, will ten years lien.-i be considered to lutv- been' ter) conservative in his estimate of fu

ture prosperity.

The total wealth of the United States is at least double Unit ..I France or Germany and sixty-Orc per cent greater than that of Eur-

'and.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE UNITED STATES IS THREE AND A HALF TIMES AS MUCH AS THAT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TWO AND A HALF TIMES AS MUCH AS THAT OF GERMANY.

uinl uf otrr^ IL aad Mewing

.r .nl n Inlerpreta^ rrod. -ouraa rama on Mr . ,n>: Sval han.r (Itaftsab hbOM u» l otumcrrial ■-h hiio!|. aud tbe awatl..w »»*> ,nr rianda 'l-H- IlHHight tn be a bL-d of Ida*during this dat the third cried. T-jOc hnmr wu “Tba him:,, and jo from that bog^ only ona by the japwing^bas bagm aaenwiM ’tun traUbtr

l "hatwaaw tLr third and fourth a Mr. Aldrich looked at bla watch, 1 with bla wlurglaaa and mad* o | mark: T ahull sell Mop toon Good sale. I'm sure." Tbe wife replled. "I bought our veatariaj." Mranwbite tbe wife's altentios divided between tbe ladles' bats wxa thinking of buying one—end ttu

bride and gmim.

“Tom." aba auid preMOtly. ''UxA.' Again Um tamed bts «jea. potslng a meabroom on bla fork whit# doing ao. The bride and groom had riaen. and I he groom was bolding the bride's coal for her. Aa abe slipped It on ber be folded It about brr In a manner to da note cxcemilve lendrrnese. Hbt looked up Into tit. eyes dove-like. "Why don't you ever abow m nttriitli.uV askr-d Mrs Aldrich. "ticcauar I don't wUh to attract tbe attention of a restaurant full of peo

But Mr*. Aldrich did not bear liud caught atgbt of a bit that pleased

a close approach we conk) i couple of rode huts and a primitive )rtty. but Mr. Talantl explained that bla castle was bidden by tbe forest and that be was landing at that point save ns a long walk. As soon aa tbe craft arms tnadt fast tbe three eminent fricodx of Mr. Ta lantl suddenly produced plstoU a no knives end took tbatr station by gangway. Tbe sailor* divided Into panics, end. handling their naked knit a. In a menacing fashion, they drove tbe people Into line. When Professor HltUklmid bad robbed bla eyes, scratched bla brad aud got It Into Id* train that aouiethlug uot down on tbe program waa going Talantl mo anted a box and imlllngiy

observed:

"Ladir* and gentlemen, you ar- _ about to |him ashore to behold my wonderful discoveries, bnt each one of you U required to leave all money and jewelry behind yon. 1 will tbat everything la safely eared for! TV men cried out In anger, bnt t could they do? 1 do not think th-rr was a Brearm among tbem. while th< Greeks seemed ovt-ranxlou* to n«e their knives. There were protests tlona end threats of tbr taw. hut Talantl only smiled at tbem and dered tbe work to go on. Earh man

In tbe crowd a

a regularly held up-

"Just the thing to go sritb my tailor made suit. I wonder where the got U.' But at that moment the bride and hand groom sailed past her, tbe bride look Ing aa If she Were faring a battery of all thr errs In thr restaurant, aa In dc-d abe was. ami the groom tuuklnx

defiant.

"I wonder." remarked Mrs. Aldrich "why bride* and grooms are ao cun srloua of being observed and yet so U-nt on giving tbrmaelvrs away, saps

daily In publle places."

"Bn-aoie they can't help It." replied

ber husband When the tbe bill waa

said:

tbat ta. bis pockets were thoroughly •arched and ererythiug of value tak-

The won.-w wrre requested te 'Tr. and each ui.r had bet

wat- b nnd rlnga in hand as she mov'd up. la tbr course of half on l um i

every ona was aabore. and thru Tnlai

tl took off bta hat made a .wreplng

bow and sailed away with hi; plrnth

en-w. Dr had

half

sootier cone thaa

duten vllhUnoua looking men came dewn from tbe but.

They told iu they were fisbrrmm. but tbrlr actions belled tbrlr Matamw " Their Bret move waa to de

repast waa fit.Uhed and r “ l1 *“ d crw ‘ t w »* tbrlr Italic calUd for Mm Aldrich "“l dl«ip|Hjlutmrnt at beltiB

told that TatauH's crowd Imd taken

sure of thta they

“Ih* you remember that first dinner "'hen

wedding a

left u

aud

•The Humuiereetr' trying to remem ’ n * rrr Wrrr » doxeu

ber.

r six n

"Yes Ton said to me. 'Anything b * rr big |«y r or lbrlu

weetbesriT and when I rdblled Nothing' you asM. -|>oi' -

l'®u w-.axld like nu IrrY

uld 'No' again you uld A little ...

Jlnl to lop Off wlthr And When I de °ld ►<

•llnr.1 Hint you k4q,t ,m asking i ! wouhl have IhW and hair that' "How I mu-t liave UhcI you!"

Aa lie muds the

hour later two genuine came ashore iu tbclr b

within Urr dollar would

• out

ml notify th* ,„«reat one

.'•■u think '' s,,n "- but. renllxlug our hel|.lrM„ra. >d w hen I ,h *T’ Beinaoded the stun of (ion

It waa almost dark when a ba u. . tr 'T. t nU,r “" ,u « •-« n. nnd tbe term* Were (j a ,,i„_ >-‘J *» Athens H-TiJn

^7iuT, ^ n '"' "M* “>

y •« next day lmnu,!l

tbat she bad cbo- v •• 1 falut bo*,* that t!* ■ubtle tnr^'um ••f tr » wonk) enable til* I-.- t

known kirer. or. ratlef. whom slu, creat-l tbat be did not • even a Wlltteai n-i i> I > ■ a-ldreaa. But one ,U> »> letti-e In wbh-b hr III and waa filtiliig be* * If be dM not get ll hr <■ . ■-still. An addle--abe was aa*tired that »t he able, etwn If she -l*^ him. Gwen did not liml 'kr be ripe, ted 111 writiuS i-atise abe wrote to our «1 own fancy. She did * write a lovluc Ir.lei t“ lunu. Fbe IImuilIiI i>rewse<l syniisiihy l ;ul w» rnwriy akin t<* prt-walon «*f tbe our "‘ :l ■ br otbet. Tbe Mtrunger ha* Iu: ■ drew* where n truer m.il quite a btisk cun>-. u|* i»-iw«-eu him an I -.-rstod that hr urn- 1 tbat If they could n •< *■ might at least I*' ,l -' ’ longed to ao aonir'l-i“S appreclatlou of hi* i',r<n To Ibh* be radh-l : tbat wbeu slir km-« ‘ qunintainx-s hr w-**- ,1,J plain, ordinary m - 1 ' ' " fraln from BhO* h !- ' ment. Nor would - 1 - '* .be bad known !'■ J 1 roocaalod tbe L*»«' 1 In bla breast. To Ibis abe repi,- -' 1 i-overy cm,Id not >' might turn thr After tuu<-b lUVing of uiuny lut.gl'!"-' mak. bimaelf km'" 1 - call upon ber on - 1 When tbfll even: .' mneb time bef»i«' ,l ' 1 ber «-astuiue. and " ' ring of iLe'd-."' 1 " Into ber tbrout. M" iremhllug with an' i " 'Why. NeJ Raw <«•' Sawyer sbratil- 1 Ing *be was U|HI0 t "Can It be," i-olor rising In luivr so long h* in, ao often und ' •ots-eal what >**' those lovely le»t*'i "Oh. tiwen. tell wlab 1 bod tnn,- < riser "Why. Ne,!. do