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against the sky, It was a long, long walk
away over the other side of the city-but an
hour later she stood looking upon the old,
ron-barred door, which shut human beings
poor, unfortunate, erring human beings
She stood gazing. staring with that morbid
curiosity which brings toPether crowds TO
witness an execution. Suddenly the bell
rang-the great iron bell changed and changed
and then the door opened. She shrank
back. The warden appeared at the gate, and
with him an old, old man, bent, withered,
wrinkled and gray,
Where am l 10 60 ?" he asked. In tremu-
lous tones. 'This-this is a strange. place!
l know no one; no one knows me. l must
die III the streets"
Go to the poorhouse, :" was the unfeeling
response. I'VE have nothing more todowitii
You. Move along quickly; don't COLLECT a
crowd"
And the gate shut again against, the poor,
forlorn old creature, who had known no other
home for such long, long yearsl
One grand impulse Of pity took life in her
bosom. Here was a man whose blood flowed
in her veins-the father of her mother--the
father whom her mother had always spoken
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~ hope You have come to your senses" he
answered, IN 2 dignihed tone, Good even
And he walked out.
Bertha slid from her chair. and crouehed
down upon the floor.
"a criminal" fifty years imprison.
ment," ana ito be released tomorrow"
were the horrible words which were ringing
in her ears. until her brain seemed 20 be
dazed.
bright. cool and crispy. The whole world
seemed to rejoice In the reign Of the new
king. Everywhere Bertha heard the sound
Of Happy New Year ! Happy New Year !"
swelling upon the arr but 1t found no echo
Poor old grandfather" her heart kept
Whispering. "A halt, century imprisonment,
and then to die in the poorhouse :"
, She arose, put on her hat, and walked out.
She had no definite thought OF what she in
tended 10 do, or where she was going, only
she must get out, wande somewhere, any
where-loss herself In the outside world, II
possible.
Her footsteps tended towards where the old
prison, gloomy, dark and damp, doomed
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her only legacy, from the family, made him
Miss Ashley, he said, In stern voice. as
he handed her o chair, II Save come 10 speak
TO- You on q very important subject, and I
wish your attention"
Bertha bowed, and he continued
:" understand that my soh. Revere Ashley,
barrister, has been paying serious attentions
TO you. I will not insult him 90 much a. TO
insinuate that his attentions hays not been
strictly honorable -
Nor me. sir i-dare lot insult me either,
sir - exclaimed Bertha, arising from her seat
and confronting hun, for her impetuous Asst
ley blood could not well brook such an In
DO not DO so hasty, young woman. +" no
observed, slowly; "it is not the siRn Of good
breeding. As l was about to observe ! have.
forbidden my son to continue his suit. If he
dieobeys my command he ceases to be my
heir and / hardly believe you would wish 70
have him brought to such . fate as that.
You probably understand whAt poverty
II do. sir; but your son must be the arbi-
ter Of his own fate. Ishallenot decide for him.
Indssdi Then ! q something more to
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nue.. Occasionally o maiden passes them
and disappears within this portal which
closes quickly behind her. They eye her
yerg assiduously, but she pays no attention
TO them, being evidently in Q hurry. They
talk and chat, and, from what l hear, l sud
denly rememember that this is the stage door
of the Broadway Theatre.
A Sudden longing seizes me to see Tho
Queens Mate" firm the stage instead Of
from the auditorium, where l have already
applauded its tunefulpess and its beauty;
Ny mind is made up. rush to the front OF
the house and b~uttonhole Manager Duf's fat
boy Tom. who is very sprucely gotten up in
evening dress and an azales. 49,
pleasantly, ioosening my hold of his coat.
He looks frightened. Its v-yery IN
usual, /" he stammers, as he gazes ape my
mobile features suspiciously. -.
Let us hope So" say, lightly. II 1t
at the back than in the front. and that, as
YOU know, Tom, would be vastly improper"
Anxiety Is spread over the,highly expressive
features Of the chubby youth. feel he hates
Spartan adhesion, and he sees that. there is
no way out of it.. He motions to me to follow
him, and the next minute We are in the pen
street, steering towards, the stage door. We
reach it in safety and he knocks. The assem-
which does not disturb my equilibrium. The
fat boy leaves me in charge OF Stage Manager
Nash, o dapper, intelligent looking little fel-
low, who shakes my moist hand and looks at
me with surprise.
I presume he imagines that I have come
to see the inner workings of the theatre, and
leads me of to the engine-room. It is o
Turkish bath, and l mop my forehead while
he explains all about the lighting of the the
atre by electricity. I loathe seeing things
that I ought to be interested in, and never
could feel even o passing yearn for motors
say nothing while he explains it all, though,
for politeness's sake. I put in Q meek little
Yes" and NO" occasionally, and trust I
do this at appropriate moments. Mr.. Nash
goes fiuently on. and / can stand II no longer.
Wont you take me to Mrs. Fernandez.
who is in charge Of the chorus and extra
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tell you, which, IL you had been reasonable,
and had seen that you were beneath my
son ~
Only In wealth, sir!' she calculated.
".The same blood courses in my veins as in
his. Mr.. Ashley, / can trace my ancestry
back TO tine same branch"
~ admit that, but his voice grew
more raspy In its penetrating ~sharpness-
but your dover from the Astleys is q
wretehed old criminal grandfather Your
grandfather has been Imprisoned for fifty
years. Tomorrow his sentence expires. and
he will be turned out Of the place in which
he has spent half q century TO die In the
poorhouse! Now" he continued, noticing
!!hat with zach word she grew paler. and sank
back upon her chair for support. perhaps
even you will see the improperly Of bringing
not only poverty but Disgrace for q dover to
For a moment she sat like one stunned.
Could this horrible thing he told her be
truer Wa this the reason of her mothers
melancholy and sudden death 2 Was this
the blot she was to have to carry all the days
of her life ? 60.
time TO thlnki"-
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The Flying Dove Of Peace.

richly frosted QutverinE. aying Dove. A Dream Of
Life screen calendar. An imported ideal head. An i'm.
ported frosted snow scene and a full set Of magnificent
floral cards. Fourteen artistic pieces. Sent 10 any ons
who will buy from a druggist boz of thu genuine De.
@. McLANE's CELEBRATED LIVER PmLs (price IS ots }
and mail us tho Out.ias wrapper from the box xithA
cents in stamps. wnts your address plainly. fLEMixo
BRos.. PittAburg. Pa -
On. @. MoLASE's Liver PILLS arc . sure eurs for
Sick HsAdAOhs. BniousnsSa and Dyspepsia. They are
~pseulAEy adapted for ladies'. and are absolutely safe
Isparsd fr ON the purest materials.
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THE ATHLETES SEASON.
IT WILL ABOUND IN INTERESTING TRIALS
AND EvLNTa.

Gherrill VIII Try % Break Another Record
-Brsekiyn'- Coed Prospects In Lacrosse
An Old Athletic Clnb Rsergapizra-
Pieus and Purposes In the Beat ciubs-
General Amateur Notes.
Two elegant championship trophies are on
exhibition in the window Of o prominent
Brooklyn jeweller. One, q handsome silver
pitcher. goes with the championship Of the
pool tournament held recently by the
Racquette Club and won by Mr.. orvilie Cd
die. The other..a large silver cup, will be pre-
sented to the winning club in the series be-
tween the National League and American
Association.
. A ~
The Kill Won Kull Rowing Association will
hold its annual regatta July 2S. It comprises
the following clubs: Alcoynes and Arthur
Kulls, of Eliznbcthport; New Jersey Ath-
letic Club and Bayonne, Of Bayonne, and the
Clifton and Staten Island Athletic Club, of
Staten Island.
II. j. Hall IL training hard for the bicycle
races, june %. He rides a Star machine.
G. Y. Gilbert, the half-mile runner. sprained
his ankle while practising his f~avorite dis
lance. .
The Brooklyn Lacrosse Club. will probably
win the championship this season with the
team II now has, which includes Fred w.
Burns as inside home.
A movement 10 on foot 10 have Benny
West, the ex-champion walker, reinstated in
the amateur ranks. ..N
The eight Dared crew of the Staten Island
Athlatin Olub has had m faw NhanOal In ita
makeup. The following men will row for
the club at the Philadelpnia regatta: II. w.
Jansen. stroke il. .Doherty. bow F.
O.. Spedden- q O. r. Armstrong. 0 y: r.
F. q. Jansen, =; A. s. LaDuc, coxswain.
The old Adelphi Athletic Club, of Brook
lyn, has been reorganized and the following
gentlemen elected officers |: Geo. Constable,
President w. j. Meade, Secretary |; T. M.
@. Il. Sheriff.. Of Yale College, who broke
the $50 and $50 yard running records last
week, will shortly attempt 10 lower the
auarter-mile record. made by. Wendell
Baker.
The Brooklyn C~aleionians will have their
picnic and games at High Ground Park,
A tug-of-war contest. under the auspices of
the Yonkers Athletic Association, for the
championship. of Westchester County Fire
Departments, will be decided ut Yonkers
June 70.
The wrestling match between, Sebastian
Mueller and Ernest Roeber, lately arranged
ct Richard X. Fox's Office, will take place TO-
night at the Oriental Theatre. Mr.. Max
R~ayersderfer will act az referee, -'se
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Sank Out of sight n Second Time.
IaPEcIAL TO THE voRLp.I

. CARBosDALE, Pa, June IS. The new double
track which the Erie Railway Company Ia laying
between here and susquebanna suddenly sank out
OF sight RECENTLY al q place called Ararat Summit.
The old track also sank several inches. Men were
put to work night and day dumping in gravel,
stones and trees, bus without avail, a. everything
disappears In Q very short time.
The Jefferson Branch, m this track IL called, was
built In 1879. One SUMMED morning Of that year
the roadbed for q quarter OF o mile, which had been
cost. disappeared, and an immense marsh appeared
In It's place. IL wHs thought, after o few teafH,
q solid foundation by driving Tour iimbers, each
about forty feet long. one above the other down
into IL Between these piles were placed trees,
bed was procured. It 10 said that many year, ago
an immense lake occupied this spot and that IL DIS
Of morass In Us place, The company supposed
they would have no further trouble after 1874, but
this sudden sinking has thoroughly Harmed them.
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{ ono Of the eifls who stands

Manager Nash Of ono Of the girls who stands
rather silently by.
Very sick" she says sorrowfully.- Tn 70
10 Q tear giistening In her eye and Mr.. Nash
notices 1t. BE talks to her ohserinely for .
moment or two and the girls take advantage
severe. --T =
I'm fine each Of. you OIL II you make %
much Noise" he declares. ..
The ~noisiest Of the damsels winks at him pro-
v~okingly. and he bites his lip. She continues
feels that she IL !" guying" him. He moves
away and she bursts into laughter. The
maidens produce peanuts. and soon l hear
the crisp oun which In an accessory to that
toothsome article. They enjoy these pea
nuts hugely. There Is q look Of happiness
unalloyed In their faces as they dispose of
them. Then they driub more water.
Good evening" says q pretty little indy
with o superb hgure approaching me. I
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Dear little, fascinating, wilful. incompre-
hensible Hattie Delaro begins to crochet.
res @T HUnG done Ds's al this since The Queens
Mate began.n she says with avid sigh. She
holds up about q quarter of q yard Of crochet.
What's it for ~. I ask, big with the in
stincts Of journalism. c.- .
for c Ssys, % mi LII sla yoS tS SasI PIcb. " not
II saw you in the cadets march," I say.
being amiable, and / think you did
famously."
The fair Hattie, like most of her profes-
sion, imaginss that IL 10 impossible to do
we'll except in q leading role. It 10 this
fallacy that makes miserable =" stars =" of peo-
pie who could win fameas members OF stock
3 Miss Camelle Darville has just left the
stage, and comes among the girls. Miss
Darville 10 one of the few !" principals" who
do not think the chorus and the lex
laughs, with them. and they like her. A
hands.
There's Q piece Of chewing gum for you"
says this damselette. kindly.
delis Ghewi @46 spnt : sr, os 1 Mass 9 fSs y nsy In
tasted 1t, because you can't get 1t In England,
you know Pve been dying to get some"
Miss Darville puts the gum in her mouth
and masticates 1t solemnly. Then q perplexed
'A gMust I SVs / Ui L p Hs she s's ssRs' ~snriously.
keep ON chewing"
But all the nice taste has worn Of, " muir
murs the Daryille regretfully. We'll" she
funniest thing rye .een n American" ''''
I turn away and glance, ct o group. Of the
the maidens. One Of them has o package of
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dared him to take It on "hATI oroAhhTxh1
the stage with him and wave IL. Well, what
do You thinka Hes Just done 20; and such
II H. getting late: Mrs. Fernandez recog-
Mics the fact that all her girls have arrived,
and she motions me TO. come up to the armor
room, where they. don the nickel part Of their
OF the theatre, and / palpitats as I ascend the
stairs. Mrs. F~ernandez, however, though
she weighs an ounce or two moro than I do,
runs nimbiy up. We reach the armor room.
n, Ihs a giSTl sb are putting HPsss on nj as massts.l breast saa
structed, and are 50 beautifully made that
they will bear close inspection. The spangied
tights, l am told, weigh SIX pounds, 80 that
with the addition Of helmet, -breastplate and
shield. each girl has her burden to carry.
Hurry, girls, and put on your armor. ~
calls out Mrs. Fernandez, and there 10 Q
ssttli n tin1y n0ise' which shows that she is
VOICE lie: me me- 60 S aS%si Is ; ify: one girl in a low
Mrs. Fernandex looks at her for o moment,
and tells, her to 60. The poor girl has o
sick mother. y abe says. "and on Saturday
.hIns 3 ready for Sunday. One couldn't refuse
Their uniforms are on and everything is
ready for the grand march. ! stand at the
top Of the serpentine stairs that wind down
1 suffer in silence. for I ann afraid the girls
will laugh ct mo. / stand ON one side. and
Stage Manager Nash shows me how admira-
bly, everything 10 managed. The scene rises.
the music plays, Mr., Mash clicks two pieces
Of wood which he holds in his hand.
and down they come, the lights shin
ing ON their spangled limbs, the armor dazzl-
inely bright. their faces eager and ~seriona. I
hear a burst Of applause from the audience.
Mrs. Fernandez comes up to point q moral
before I leave Don't you think, +" she says.
/" that these girls are infinitely better OF than
Shop girlsl' They are not forced to stand on
their feet from 8 O'clock in the morning until
6 O'Clock at night, NOR Obliged TO endure the
abuse Of every cranky customer who enters.
They come here thsy are treated kindly
we only ask them TO attend TO their business.
They have their days TO themselves. There Ia
NO danger from o moral point Of view inside
q theatre. The only difficulty 10 with the
idiots who are nov waiting at the stage door"
Just for 3 moment / feel o little vexed.
Once or twice In the course of . varied career
I may have waited ct q stage door, ind I hate.
10 think that I was an idiot. Still, there is so
much logic In Mrs. Fernandez's words that I
refrain homi argument, and Q few minutes
later the stage door has closed behind me.
ALAN. DALE.
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of in tones Of love and reverence. the same
as we speak of the beloved dead and he was
even more wretched than she--even more
desolate-.even more TO te pitisd! What =
he had sinned? God knows fifty years IN
such a place as that dark prison cell would
be expiation enough!
She rushed over to the dazed old mans
side, she stretched out her hands. and cried.
with emotion: 49,
"Grandfather, come homo with me !"
He looked at her. Who was thisf What
did that word msAn2 How was he grand
"Comel" she pleaded, compessionatsly.
You are my poor, poor deed mother,,9
father. I will care for you You are all al
I have In the world. and 1 know not Of your
existence until last night"
He did not seem to comprehend, but he
suffered her 10 lead him away. ,ss, p.
She called q hanson, and, giving her ppm-
Der, soon was set down before her humble
home. ~rsS-
Perkins opened the door. with . Strange
look on her face.
Come in, come in!" Ghs aid. "aOd
~IcOAhnHed to-EaoETo,A1 .a d.
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Good for an Excursion to the Fishing Banks.
Including BAN.

The latter word 10 the initiated meant slugglug
match. The steamer Joseph 6tickney was char
tered for the occasion, but when the captain az
rived an Bergen POINT and saw the gang waiting,
being Informed that q prze-dght was intepded he
refused point-blank 10 take the excursiOnists.
Threats, brides or entreaties had no effect ousthe
sturdy navigator, and those who boarded The ves-
sci had to return to the shore. .
There were execrationa both loud and deep
among the slugRers at this unlooked-for climax,
and the parties who negotiated for the boat came
In for Q full share OF abuse. D.
Several OF the sports wanted to know who was 10
refund them their ticket money. To make matters
worse the entire crowd, numbrrtng about one nun
dred and twenty-five, from Newark, Jersey City
and Elizabeth, had TO hang around the railroad
depot for over three hours before geTting home
bound trains.
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This week In Congress.

WASHINGTON, June Is. There WIN not DO .
qnorpm in the Senate this week tuniess one DO
made by breaking pairs). and NO sction can be
taken except by unanimous consent Un0bjeoted
measures, on the calendar ere likely to command
The bill providing for fortineatsons' and other ass
coast defenses- (which 70 she unnntsheda hnal-
ness) and the Legislative Appropriation bill are
morrow anu the latter ON wednesday or Thursday.
1t is Mr.. RdndaIl's intention 70 call up the Sundry
Civl Appropriation bill In the House tomorrow.
This and the Naval Appropriation ban and poasibly
the Fertilization Appropriation btu are likely TO
nll IN the most OF the working hours hef the House
during the week >
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girls 2" ask, tlm1dly.
II am so much inter
ested in them"
He turns upon me
and / see that there IL
contempt In his eye.
He has been imagin-
ing that / was o nice,
steady fact : seeker.
Now he suspects that
! am q dude. I color
q little. like O fool and
he is still more suspi-
cious.
Come" he says,
sorrowfully.
l follow him glee-
fully into o cooler.
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Crew Justice fer Piegan Bsrss-Thisvss.
-f: fsPxorAL TO rnE woRLp.l

HELENA, Non. June 49, -Three providing Pie
gam stole . band Of nfsesn horses laes Friday from
tho Crows. On discovering the theft fifteen
mounted warriorsstarted In pursuit, riding forty
i've hiles In three hours, and arriving NJ Pompey'
few moments In advance. and had already
taken. on thetr clothing preparatory to swim
and were eSa%isi1s the oiosSinG when u a
SHOT from the Piegans killed o Crow horse.
The waI.whoop was q once sounded and
the battle begun. After an exciting con-
teat one Piegan was - killed. Another
was Immediately Afterwards despatched. while the
getting into the river andiE supposed TO have been
drowned The stolen horses were recovered. TIE
Crows camped on the spot. had Q war-dauoe, last
with the recaptured property and two AcalPs and q
hand and foot torn from the quiyering bodies OF
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I~sHrHxnss, Mich.. Jane ia thrse-cornered
lawsuit between the Michigan Cold Company.
composed Of Col. Jas, b. Picands. Samuel Maher.
selah Chamberlain and othar Clsleland capifalists.
and George yummett and y. O. Foley for posses
sion Of forty acres Of ground IN this gold range
known 20 "Ginerass trAcL " h NOE on tria 40
crtyto be worth sfabuioSs snin. and each Marty ts
backed by Unlimited capital The Michigan Gold
Company has possession Of the properly aud has .
large force OF men working there now. The trlal
WIN DO long and tedious. -
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Ing other eyes. New Year wHs nothing to
her. shehad no mother. no sister, no rela-
i've, to look for gifts, or TO present gifts.
n If she hadP She smiled bitterly at the
thought. A daily governess has not much Of
her Scanty income 70 give away. :
Some little distance from the noise and
hustle of the crowded ~thoroughfare she en-
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cigarettes, and the
Mortified. Oostumer
MARITIME comes along
and an ~audacioua
chorus girl sucks q
cigarette in his pocket.
He utters o little Gallo
laugh and: passes, on.
Mas Tyrrell comes up
and dispsrses the
Girls" she says
excitedly," II bought Q
red bandanna to-day
in the street and gave
It to Harry Paulton. I
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Ls, Him Bleed Almost 20 Death.
ESPECIAL TO THE voRLD.t

HACkRNsAcK. N. j., Junei8.-Saturday evening
Fred Muaiendorf and Casper 1Gubei .quarreiled at
Caristadt, N. ]. Both live In the same house.
Later In the night Gubel broke into Muhlendorfs
room 20 renew the quarrel Muhlendoff seized q
across the arm above the elbow, emitting t througn
TO the bone. Before 0ubel received medical aid he
had lost q great deal OF blood, and now les In Q
condition y
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BERTHA'S NEW YEAR.

H E show windows
were brilliantly illumi-
mated and decorated
for the holidays, and a
living tide was surRing
hither aud thither In
G quest.
: Bertha Astloy hur-
ried along scarcely
conscious Of the sights
which were enchAnt-
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though Sill tOrr1d at EHnNANDAA.
mosphere. He indicates q door O few ysrds
of, and there, in front Of the door. with q
weird little curtain in front Of her, I espy
Mrs. Fernandez.
She has . book on her lap, Q business-like.
serious expression In her face and a. pencil
each extra" girl as she comes in.
The grand march takes place. at 1880,
but the girls are expected to be. OF the
theatre at 9 o'clock. Of course the members
of the chorus are all there. There are Ill
girls in all. They struggle in one by one.
Mrs. Fernandez knows each and does not
even ask the name. She says Good even
They like Mrs. Fernandez. She understands
thoroughly how to treat them. Just after
push his way in. Mrs. Fernandez rises and
fixes him with a Medusa- like stare.
What is 1t 2" she asks. sternly.
you've heard of Butler and Weaver, the
variety people," he says. :" Well, Buffers
gone Of, and I'm Weaver. He's left me his
girl, and I want to get her a job for the sum-
mer; Got a place here n -
NThat's about the sixteenth intarruption To-
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IhiaLD Michigan WIN Go Dsassta.le.
nprcIIL TO TIE wolL6:r

WAsHnoToN, June IS -CongressmAn Tafsney, OF
Michigan, says Cleveland and Thurman will prob
ably carry Michigan. Mr.. Tarspese ID Q tariff
rsfofmer in q great lumber district and has adVo-
the Mills bill, BY which the reductions Of the tariR
shan be made gradually. But he win support
the free lumber clause II npally adopted. FMy
people win support mo In this, he says, 80 and
VIII vote the Democratic ticket on the SI Louis
PLATFORM
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Brown Proved an AiisI.

MARLBOROUGH, N. Y, June lathe man Brown,
who was arrested and helI for examination on the
charge OF having assaulted ixteen-year-old Miss
sutton as Mount zion. has been discharged, the
Magistrate being satisfied II was . case OF mistaken
identity. Brown proved an aliei Tue case was
one Of peculiar atrocity. The unfortunate girl was
bound nand' and foot and gagged, IN which condt-
ton she renamed from early evening until the fol-
morning, when she was discovered and re-
Q farmer driving along the road.
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stare NJ her nope
lessly. . You don't
know me with my war
marks. ~" No you ssl
needn't pretend you
do"
Hattie Delaro," I
say quickly, NC abe
laughs. She has just
led the cadets march
and Ia rather warm.
She K o seat ON 4
piece Of scenic frame
work a~nd-guess how
she occupies herself Z
You could never do III
40 I'll tell Won.
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WITH THE BALLET GIRLS.
IN THE DREssINa.RooM on THR STAGE
AND IN TIE ARM0RI.

Are a Jelly Lot, All Told, and II Yes
Want TO Hear Chatter, Jsst Hear Them
Between Acts-A Great Rush for the lee,
Water Tank to Wash Down the Fsast
Of Peenuts-waiting nj the Stage Door.