LUt*m*R AND BUILDING SUPPLIES PAINT. GOAL. MOTOR BOAT BUPPUEB GTRATHMERE LUMBER CO.

Opes Afl The Yea MRS. FRITZ CRONECKER’S HOTEL BELLEVUE

Landis Avenue and Fritz St.

Sea Isle City, N. J.

of tb® Jcnrwrr fortune A Ore on the Umoactae Wew out at eat and stuttered the train of Ur. Jenner’a thoughts. Tm afraid we can't set home, sir," reported the chauffeur a moment later. "Shall I call a taxicab, air?" “No—Hi take a car home; It’s only a few blocks and one U coming now." j So Hiram Jen tier left his motor and i onto the platform of a north- ■ | bound Madison avenue car that would * | leave him within a block of his home. IS Just one seat left and that i In the forward end by the front r of the car. Jo Mr. J toner sat . fv_ C-l. *»» *■» | down, fumbled for a nickel, and then 1 amow I aat gloomily watching the broad blue~>S s clothed back of the motorman on the j platform outside. | There was something familiar about AHVirF TA CmFTFBPlS tbst wdl^haped heed, covered with a fU/TUfi Jv d0rrcu» ^ ol fair hair; and the way the shoulder* were squared reminded him very strongly of George Lane the night he had ventured to ask Mr. Jenner for his daughter's hand and heart. “The fellow is on my ralnd," growled Mr. Jonner to himself, still staring at the fair bead Uoeath the real cap of

the motorman.

Suddenly the man turned his head and Hiram Jenner felt a distinct shock of surprise when he discovered the classic profile of bis son-ln-iow.

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So they hud fallen upon evil times and the «n«" had given up hi* foolish inventions and had gone to trolleylng 1 Times must be hard indeed with them. And Eve. how could she stand prtva-

tlaoT

Hiram Jenner was worried. He felt a vtgu r sickness as the car became crowded with people laden -vlth Christmas packager No matter which way he turned he was confronted by

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*nd bsppy smiles—and the laughter of children. He remembered how he and Eve used to go Christmas shopping together and . . • Was Eva ! going shopping this Christmas? 1 -ZZ ^ Wbk she suf

• Aao Ithr^Y far rmzry tnur-j fatber-ln-la w. Some men would have Q»e«l Eve as an excuse to wring" money from tdt old man—Ere—well. Eve might be suffering for the very necesirtes of life this instant 1 Bla sonny-haired, blue-eyed, happy

Ere!

Was she happy now? Hiram Jeuner groped blindly from the car and went home, fie sat In hi# library for many hours while his servants whispered together below stairs. “He's feeling bad because of poor Mias Eve.” sighed the good house-

keeper.

“He'd oughter; hold skinflint!" put In the butler In a disgusted tone. “Toere's your bell. Mrs. Dorey," minded the housemaid'from her warm corner by the fire. Mrs. Dorey wiped her wet eyes and went up to the libraryHiram Jenner was sitting before Ids great walnut table. The shade of the large electric lamp threw bis face in shadow, but his voice sounded odd

and bulky.

be Christmas ere. Mrs. Dorey." he aid heavily. “I would like you to prepare a large 1 tamper of food—all cooked and ready to serve—everything that will comprise a fin? Christmas dinner. Please have It ready by four o'clock. I will take It with me in the car.' “Tea. sir," cried Mrs. Dorey breathlessly. as she dipped a curtsey and

disappeared.

Precisely at four o'clock the afternoon the limousine stopped In front of the Jenner mansion and the

chauffeur went up

door and brought out o heavy hamper, which be with tu’ich difficulty llftivl Into the car beside his master. “Where to. sir?" he asked. Mr. Jenner named a street far up In the northwestern part of the city—o section given over to great apart

flushed, his eyes

shone, and bts hands trembled

In three quarters of an hour they paused before a substantial-looking gray stone building of the oetter class. “Ton are sure this Is the right placet' asked Mr. Jenner. wondering si the quiet elegance of ihe house the address of which had been given to

him by one of Eve's friends.

-Yet, air.” aid tbe man. opening looking bundle of white lawn and lace the door. wrapped In a white woolly blanket. 8o Mr. Jenner alighted, and dlsdnlu- “This Is a Christina* gift for you. Ing help from Hanson, be lifted tbe daddy." cried Eve with happy tears heavy hamper and entered the quiet, running down her cheeks, vestibule. In five minutes he was gild- j “For me?" gasped Hiram Jenurr. lug up In the lift and standing before | putting up his ey-glnsses. “What U

the door of Apartment M. with the | lt?“

hamper beside bun. It's n granddaughter- nuother "There'* something wrong *oroe-■ Kve!" cried George Date quietly, where." murmured Mr. Jenner, wtp- And so they placed Hiram Jenner** Ing his brow; “or elae that motorman ' 'hrtstma* gift in hi* trembling arm*

room tastefully furnished nnd felt a constriction of the "muscles throat when he recognized h?» own portrait hanging over the raantelplece. There was a light step behind him and he turned to find Eve standing there, regarding him with shlnlnj eyes. “Oh. ■biddy, you have come?" she

cried a little brokenly.

He nodded and held out his arms. Eve cane Into them like a weary bird to Its nest. “I have needed you she ijuraiured. “I have mlsaed

you!"

Jenner thrilled strangely,

when yo-: had your husband.'

mured Jetmtr Jealously.

"Ah. but you ate my dear fothc protested Eve happily; "be might try —but he could never be that, J-ou

know!"

•And yea are triad to see me?" asked Hiram Just for the pleasure of hearing

sr nnsw

A little later he expressed his surprise at finding lier IIring so comfort-

ably.

your husband—George—

driving a trolley car yesterday—anil I thought yi .i must he in need—In great want." he explained. "1 couldn't bear the thotu.lil -nnd so I concluded that If you cou d forgive a hard-hearted old I would come and spend Christas with you—and I brought my dln-

?r along:"

Eve luu rhed and cried all at once and bade the maid bring In the hamper. amt then she laughed and cried

over the conteata.

Then George LnM came In—t.id HI-

Mjmewhri surprised to find

that his Mo-In-law was not wesriug ihe uniform of the trolley company; he was neatly, nay expensively atllrrd, and It took the combined efforts of the young couple to convince Hiram

Jioner that the young Invent:

the road to prosperity; that his pres-

on the trolley car was merely an incident In the trying out of

brake of which he was tbe Invenlo' and by which he expected to make j

heap of mouey.

“And so—so I am not needed after all." smiled Hiram whimsically. “Oh. father!" they cried in unison and he was convinced. Then Eve sullied at George r.nd itdded and ran out of the room nnd presently she returned with an odd-

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PHILA.

- HOTEL RIDGWAY

AT-THE-FERRIES

CAMDEN

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of allied soldi era. at

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' blberated by tbe debria of Iren rhea, sometimes hidden In •■'"'Ti of Helds. The ground is forEngland; it Is also former '•'“v. When the war la over this '■ '"isle of meadow Land, with a ruined - for Its base, will be an enclave of

while her lather's servant* perhaps fared better than Eve herself? And Georp- I .one—why. the fellow must be made of good stuff after all. for he had gone tc work at • Job rather than be* from *'•*

.-hap la Urine beyond ht* A trim maid answered the door and her eye* opened widely when she saw the handsome old gentleman In the furdtned overcoat standing bealde the

Christ mo* hamper.

-Mr*. Dane? Yea. sir—If you win come In and be seated- She Is engaged

rich Bo Hiram Jenner sat down In i

neeting with Eve's daughter

was baptised with his glow tears—but they were tnar* of gmtltnde brrnusr God had been good to a liard-hrarti-d >ld man nnd permitted him to forgive a wrong—nnd to receive a greater re-

ward than he had dared dream.

And so Hiram Jenner has another Eve to warship nnd he calls Utile Ere

tiny I bis OhrininiBs bn by.

i roll ce

f l«o people«. It a

he holy i ever be

be for us tbe earth, for It . and it U a City Star.

Voor Cses Heed Cara tivr - -

French Drink Util* Water. Frenchmen do not drink much water —ticur plain, uncooked and uucomhlned water, say* «»* Youth's Oo«n- ( paalou. In the French village* wt»e» United BUte* troop* are quartered mr, pwcuiuoa u uk- « 0,, froc arUUM i™ wells. If the water la unisy not ts used until

after It I

on*ervaUve older villager*, who ecom hygienic U»ne*aJ «t»tnk the »*jn of their

grandfa'hers quite good enough for j Itself Is not buying the timber, hut it them, regard all ibis testing, placard- | passes on the Information to the log and sterilizing as nothing but non- manufacturer* who are working «>n sense—funny when It Is not exu*- ; government cuhtraou fur gun Morio

luting.

airplanes.—

Scouting for Black Walnut. The appeal to the boy ecout* to High Privileges, make a census of tbe black walnut In Ned—1 aee whet* tbe h.i the country has already rewulted In queen of England hs-c haen entergtring the foreet serrlee definite Infor- j tatnlog American edltora. mat!"n concerning the whereabout*! Mu <«mrio**ly)—laat that he* and quality of about JS.OtWDUO feet of | luck? Now ►b.-Ti have her picture In Hack walnut timber. The government | aU tbe pspvra

\ Real Estate Insurance BUILDING LOTS In a Growing Section Ripe for Improvements COOPER B. HATCH

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211 MARKET ST..

Camden, - - N. T-

Commioaloner ol Deed*

J. P. DELANEY SONS Sea Isle City Cement Works All kinds of Cement Work Done. Walks, Porches, Piers, Chimneys. Blocks, Lswn Vases, Hitching Poets, Building Blocks — Plain and Ornamental Also Plastering, etc. Agents for Cape May Sand Company. Tel Bell 5 Landis and Ocean Avea^ Sea Isle City, N. J.

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SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

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GASOLINE, OIL, ETC.