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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

found a door unlocked and softly en-
tered. The telephone, he knew, was
in the hall on the second floor, and
thfther he directed his steps, but as
he passed the library he saw through
the open door man STOPPING over the
safe, apparently at work on the COM
bination.
Before he could make a spring the
figure started up and Gerald found
himself looking down the barrel of
dainty revolver-the very weapon he
remembered having seen Enid use the
summer before in camp at Indian Is
land; the one she had told him she
would use for her protection. This
man must have taken it from her body.
Unmindful of the consequences, he
made leap and caught at the hand
holding the weapon.
There was a flash, a report, and
light blow on the arm. Then came a
stinging sensation in the right arm,
and just as the blood, running down
the sleeve Redeemed the hand, the
burglar, with an entirely feminine
shrek, dropped to the floor.
The soft hat fell off and great masses
Of dark brown hair. released from
confinement, framed Ends face. There
was water and spirits on the table.
and hastily tying his handkerchief
about his arm Gerald knelt beside the
limp figure and forced some brandy
between her clenched lips.
In a moment she opened her eyes.
regarding him dreamily. What are
you doing here?" she asked. Then. as
it all came back to her, Have killed
your
Just a little: flesh wound" he said.
reassuringly. It's nothing serious
But how do you come to be In this
guise? I thought they had killed you. =
lit was a mouse" she confessed
shamefacediy. II was talking to you
and a great big mouse ran across the
floor toward me. j threw the tele-
phone book at 1T and broke vase but
II only ran toward me. / jumped on a
chair and fired my revolver at 1t.
was so scared / did not know what ]
was doing"
But the crash right afterwardP he
asked. 0 40
.I fell off the chair and struck my
head against corner. It stunned me
for while. and when 1 could get back
to the telephone you had gone"
But how about the clothes?"
why, I thought there might be mer
hanging around, so I put on fathers
old coat and hat and went out on the
porch go that If there We're burglars
about they would think 1t was man
She opened the coat to show the
dainty house gown beneath, and In
spite of the burning of his arm he ha6
to smile. Then / came in and you
mistook me for a burglar" he laughed
That cap looked like q mask" she
said defensiveIy.
ct never thought OF that" he sx.
claimed. "and you had your coat collar
turned up so that 1t looked like dis
guise. Well. you've Captured me, al
though I'm no burglar. and you've go
to keep me now"
she was dressing. Forever" sh.
: whispeYed.-Copyrigh 1908, by p. c
Eastment.
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:: Ohe Smart Set ::
BIZ SILLY SHARP.

Roberts and Miss May Reilly. brides
maids. wore pretty gowns Of pink net
and silk Fabius T. Finch served as
best man. with Edward NJ. Lind and
Harrie @. Morris ushers- DR. John
HemphiIl offfciated, the bride being.
given into her husbands keeping by
her uncle, j. c. Hitler. :
A hundred guests witnessed the cere-
nnony, which took place in the midst
Of a bower Of fruit blossoms. palms and
smilax. The dining-room was filed
with jonquiIs. acacia and snilax. The
bride is a granddaughter OF the late
DR.. Frederick Hitler and the groom is
prominent among the advertising fra
ternity. After a Southern California
tour Mr.. and Mrs. Ayres will make
their home in Ross Valley.
Miss Eleanor Connell entertained a
few guests informally at luncheon
Yesterday IN her pretty studio under
the caves of the Mutual Bank build
ing. Among sothers were Mrs New
ell. Miss Gertrude Gates. Miss Alice
Mcneil. Harry Mestayer and Charles
H. Lombard.
ored guest at a luncheon given yester-
dav by Mrs. Gilbert Guerney at her
hornA on Broadway. Pink was the
chosen shade for decoration and those
enjoying Mrs Guerney's hospitality
were Mrs. Reginald Brooke Mrs.
Henry Clarence Breeden, Mrs Wake
field Baker, Mrs. Louis Findley Mont
eagle, Mrs. George A Moore, MIS- Ed
=
II "A Prentiss of Chicago and Miss
Sara Drum
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Martin
Mann will entertain this evening IN
honor of Senator Russell Lukens OF
Sacramento. Music Will be the cnler
feature OF the AFFAIR
Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden was
one OF the dinner hostesses last even
ing preceding the Tevts ball
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rnestics were out of the way; 1t would
be an easy matter to one familiar with
the house to force an entrance anu
overpower the weak girl.
Under hfs breath he prayed that he
might not be too late, but his fears
had hold of him, and, in spite of the
rapid rush through the cold night, the
perspiration stood out upon his fore
head.
He had hoped to see her at the
Bryans party, that evening and 1T was
the announcement that she would not
be there that had led him to call up
Enid on his early return from the
dinner which had preceded the dance.
He thought as he rushed along that
he would have. asked her to be his
wife that evening. Now he wondered
If he would find her lying .mortally
wounded upon the floor. Had she
shot the burglar she would have an
swered The shot must have been
meant for her.
In less than twenty minutes he had
covered the ten miles, and stopped the
car before the big gates of the park
in which the Allen house sat. II
would be better he argued. to gain
access to the house quietly. Possibly
the assassin had not yet left the place.
It would take some time to force open
the safe.
There were lights In several OF the
rooms down stairs, and at the rear he
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
WELCOME CUPIDIN YOUR HOME
Parents Should Realize That Youth the Season of Love and
BY. DOROTHY FE.NIMORE

youth prefers the wildwood way that
: leads down to the ford.
Grown people forget so soon how 1t
was with them when thev were young.
Their recollection of courting days Is
more shadowy than any egotistical re-
membrance of their lives. They have
settled down to a belief that bread
and butter is the most wholesome diet
for everybody. They nurse the feeling
that the home which they have earned
by toll and self-denial belongs first OF
all to them.
But think moment. Should not
nome be- run in the interest of It's
weakest members, those who, through
ignorance and inexpeFience and sur
plus of animal vitality are open to
temptations which they do not know
enough to fear?
Plain living is commendable in it
self, since under. ordinary circum-
stances it means that the family prac-
ticing it is laying by part of its In
come for a rainy day. Yet where
there are young people in the house
the fact must be taken into consider
alton that never will they need home
influences so much as now, when they
are moving in a world of illusions and
when imagination is an fntoxication
of. the spirit. Plain living, If carried
to excess under these conditions, may
ruin family happiness.
1t is not always easy to keep young
people happy in their own homes. 1t
takes deal of trouble. 1t involves an
expenditure of hard earned money for
frivolous things which in themselves
are worthless. But innocence Is a gem
which you cannot buy for your daugh-
ter's diadem once she has lost it. And
her home is the safest place you can
find wherein to keep this Jewel that
she brought down to earth from
heaven.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
SMALL ADS REACH HIGH WATER MARX.

IXTYFOUR and half columns of small ads was the record
made by The Call in its Sunday issue, February 26 This
record establishes The Call high for this
class OF advertising and convincing evidence of popular
TEEN IN which The Call is held by small ad" patrons
The Classified want Ad" Ad" (vhichever nbrase
one prefers to denote this style Of adversng
OF newspaper which is reality the great clearing for the
pubic wants and as such becomes of the important func
ons OF daily newspaper No other department closer TO
te PUBIC and IN no other demonstrate
more practical service to its patrons than the medium
nat satlshes their
newspapers is evidenced by popularity o its
ad department AT no time in the history of The has anv
of the contained quantity of small ado .
peared last Sunday Over $500 people visited its bness %
leaving their copy for ads TO over nine
seven columns the page required to
the
The conclusion to be drawn from this evidence of popular
that The Gall brings results its advertisers To do that he
paper must be read by the right class of people those who
advertising and having read influenced by respond Cali
ads notorious result getters N"'
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

L WANT to make a plea for romance
! in the home and for love making
as a parlor pastime. / want to say
to parents who have young daugh-
ters that it is a poor policy to
thrust Cupid into the street when he
knocks at the portals of your family
peace. Give. him, instead, a fireside
corner, lest shivering and homeless,
he seeks some glittering refuge where
he will become a glowing god of wine
and wanton laughter.
When you shut the door in loves
face you make of him an enemy in
ambush: Invite him in and treat him
like gentleman and he will. become
a household friend.
Why is the debased dance hall such
"A menace to the morality of our
cities? Because it is a modern min
otaur which feeds upon the life of
maidenhood. Why do SO many fair
young girls hold cheap their price
less gift of innocence? Chiefly for
these simple reasons: The nature Of
the heart of youth and lack of under
standing of it in the home.
Girls. do not go to the dance hall
tiAc III ST IiiAlCs VI IOi .IlldIiy .lliItc SuO-
sequently, because they are depraved,
because they like the taste of liquor,
or because they want to behave them
selves in an unseemly manner. They
go there from the same motive that
a debutante goes to ball--they are
eager TO have a good time. They revel
in the music and the light, the atten-
tions of young. men and the delicious
sense of freedom that comes OF NOV
ing lightly in response to tuneful
rhythm.
Youth. is the season Of love. and
pleasure. Whittier these allurements
beckon, youth will sigh to go, and the
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

r. - you see some one ndo 10
stay. at home" came the
voice over the wire, and I
teiephoned Gertie Bryan that
I would not come until tomorrow"
I'm sorry" answered Gerald Hol-
land There was something I par
ticularly wanted to say to you."
Well" provokingly.
Cannot. 1 come out?'
NO" this with little shrek. TT
would not be proper. You see, I am.
entirely alone"
Even. the servants gone out?" he
demanded.
Enid. Allen gave little laugh. Il
forgot to tell you. The cook and the
first girl went on strike this afternoon.
They thought 1 could not get along
to show them that 1 could. Then the
coachman got drunk and I had to. dis
miss him.
Why can't you go to Mrs. Carter's
for the night?" he suggested.
There's an awful lot of money in.
the safe" she answered. I've got to
stay here and look after it. You see,
father will need it tomorrow and
won't have time to draw it when he
gets back here"
I Have you any. means Of pretec-
tion?" he asked.
I've got that revolver l used in
camp last summer" she laughed. Il
guess can used that if burglars
come"
I'm glad Of that" he began, but 1
wish"
There came over the wire a sue
cession of wild shrieks, the sound Of
heavy fall a shot, more shrieks, sec
ond crash and then silence.
Frantically he, shouted into the
transmitter,. but no answer came nor
could he hear a sound. He dashed
the receiver upon the hook and rushed
across the room, tearing off the house
coat he had been wearing over his
evening clothes. -
Even in his terror and despair his
mind acted quickly and he deter
mined to go out to Grestcliff The
Aliens had handsome country home
on the shore of the lake. 1t was only
ten miles from the city and Holland
knew that he could make it in an
automobile quicker than he could tele-
phone to the station five miles be-
yond and have police help sent.
A twenty-four horsepower touring
car was in the, stable at the rear of
the house, with the tanks all filled in
anticipation of an early. run in the
morning. He was glad now that he
had seen to 1t that the car was ready
to go out.
In less than five minutes he. had
donned furs, q leather cap and gog-
giles and was tearing along the boule-
ward as rapidly as he dared. Two
miles out the city line was passed and
he threw the lever over to the highest
notch, and, with a tremendous squirt,
the big car shot ahead.
| 1t was known that Mr.. Allen fire.
quently kept large sums Of money In
the house and the discharged coach
man must have known that there was
money in the safe that night. The DO
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

tailor or mems outfitter.
I'm the plays now running at several
of the theaters are some very distinct
Innovations In masculine dress, but
none of these novel ideas will ever be
adopted by New Workers.
The stage is mirror Of fashion for
women only. Why this is so is more
than I can explain. Even In London.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

IT'S queer" said Fifth-avenue
tailor to a New York Sun man the
other day, that while men look TO the
stage for pointers on etiquette and
manners they. have no use for stage
fashions in dress. ! have never known
style that first appeared on the stage
which was copied by any fashionable
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
STAGE. AND MEMS FASHIONS

where mems fashions originate, stage
clothes. no matter how faultless from
an artistic point of view. are never
copied by the tailofs.
THE fact Is that the tailors have
precious little discretion IN the mat
ter. Men would resent sartorfal ideas
that had been borrowed from the
stage :
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

MAPaUno. City. II you wish to
obtain maps issued by the United
States Government, address letter TO
the Congressman Of the district IN
which you reside and he viii either
procure them for you or advice you
what course to take IN order to pro-
cure such d.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

FIVE HUNDRED-G., Pacific Grove.
Cal. First-class book sellers will fur
nish rules for playing the game Of five
hundred.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (A1len'sl, 80 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1912
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

Townsend's Gala Glaee Fruits. IN ar
tistfc hre-etched boxes. 10 Kearny st
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

: PRIVATE DETECTIvE-A. H. City.
There is nothing IN the city ordinance
regulating the issuing Of licenses that
requires a private detective to take out
a municipal license to do detective
work, pure and simple. n he. however,
becomes collector he must take out a
license.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
ANSWERS TO VARIOUS. QUERIES.

signed correct name and full address
the question asked would have been
answered by mail.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

TO JAPAN-G.. Pacific Grove, Cal
For Information as to rates. time TO
start for a trip through Japan. etc,
communicate with some Of the tourist
agencies This department cannot ad
vertise such. Had the correspondent
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
4 BY LONG DISTANCE PHONE .:

1C.5 you see some one had to
stay. at home" came the
voice over the wire, and I
telephoned Gertie Bryan that
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden was
one OF the dinner hostesses last even
ing preceding the Tevis oalL
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin
Mann will entertain this evening In
honor of Senator Russell Lukens OF
Sacramento. Music Will be the cnler
feature Of the affair
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
HE COULD CLIMB.
Workman In an Elevator Shaft Fur
nishes Text for Sermon to
Young Men.

A man working on an elevator was
telling his experiences as a workman
in one of the large skyscrapers. He
said that he could begin working In the
shaft at the bottom, and go on up, slow
ly, climbing as the work progressed,
but that he could not go in at the top
and begin working. The height was
too great to begin there; yet he had no
difficulty If he worked his way up in
the shaft 1t was a striking illustra-
ton of a great truth that few young
people appreciate. Most of us want to
go in at the top somewhere, and begin
to work. Not all of US are willing to
go in at the bottom and work our way
up. One of the reasons why some young
men have fallen is because they went in
at the top where their fathers were
working, and tried to work in the same
way. Perhaps they sought only the
easy places at the top, places which
others had reached by hard working
and climbing, and they could not stand
the height-so they fell to the bottom.
It Is good thing to reach the top in
anything; but it is not good thing to
be carried there and placed in position
without having the experience of climb
ing, by slow degrees, until the top Is
reached. Hard work has it's advantage
in this, that 1t furnishes place to stand
on in time Of promotion; 1t steadies one
when he reaches the top.-Service.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
DISEASES OF SMOKERS.
Tho Penalty Which Is Paid for the
Excessive Use Of To-
bacco,

Smoking to excess leads to some of the
most serious diseases to which the eyes
are subject One of the mildest of these
has color blindness as result, and it
may be traced to the fact that those suf-
fering from it gradually cease to rec
ognize varying tints, until they can make
out blue only. At last, if the disease is
unchecked, they lose perception of that
color also.
Tobacco "amblyopia" is q further de-
velopment of the same trouble, in which
the sufferer ceases to distinguish form,
as we'll as color, and excessive smokers
of heavy black twist are peculiarly sus-
ceptible to this. Sailors smoke such
twist largely, and its use has even been
held to account for collisions at sea, be-
cause the lookout men we're under its
influence. Persistence in this habit may
lead to total blindness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
IN HIS NAME.

they laughed at him. a soulless, cherries
laugh.
And made a smile with pretense to be
bland,
Because he stopped and raised a beggar's
staff
And placed it in its owners hand,
And dropped a coin within his thriftless
TO comfort him-that he might drink and
sup.
they said: "Ah, me! What next1 One dare
not guess!'
And saw him stop to soothe a child's dis
To brush the soil from of it's Sunday dress,
And send it comforted upon it's homeward
way;
Not much, tits true. yet dimly one may
The Christ and catch a glimpse of far-or
Galilee.
Eccentric to extreme! He led a drunken
boy
Out from the crowd. away from laugh
and jeer,
Beyond the reach of them who would de-
stroy.
And dropped upon his hand a kindly tear,
To let him know that one walked by his
side
70 save him from himself and evils that
betide.
Absurd beyond belief! 1t merits Jest and
sheer!
That he in open day would thus himself
demean-
To give bunch Of flowers without a sign
Of fear,
To one who walked the path Of erring
Magdalene.
Her eyes welled with her tears-the flowers
she reverent prest
Against her heart-and God knows all the
rest.
IS. B. McManus. in Rams Horn.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
HAD LEARNED TO OBEY.
Incident in Life Of Gen. Havelock
Which Showed His Strict
Fidelity to Duty.

1t is told of Gen. Havelock that one
day, when a boy, his father, having
some business to do, left him on London
bridge, and babe him wait there till he
came back.
The father was detained and forgot
his son, not returning to the bridge all
that day. In the evening he reached
home, and after he had rested q little
while, his wife inquired:
Where is Harry"
The father thought moment.
Dear mel" said he, Il quite forgot
Harry. He is on London bridge, and
has been there for eight hours waiting
for me-"
He FASTENED away to relieve the boy,
and found him just where he had left
him in the morning, pacing to and fro
like sentinel on his beat
The strict fidelity to duty which the
boy gloriously displayed on this occa-
sion showed itself in after years and
was the means of winning many ia
nous victory in battle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
Shorteus Life.

DR.. Newsholine, of Brighton, Eng
land, discussed the effects OF the use
of alcohol on the prosperity of insur-
ance sickness societies among artisan
clubs. He found two of the most i'm
portant factors Of the sickness and
mortality of these clubs were tuber-
culosis and alcoholism. Twelve per
cent. Of the funds of these societies
was expended upon cases of tuberco-
losis. The sickness that came from
alcoholism was ascribed to so many
causes that no deductions could be
made. It was found in the mortality
lists that over 80 per cent. was direct
~ attributed to the use of alcohol He
argued that moderate drinking in al
most any degree diminished longevity
and increased sickness rates.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
His Habit Of Prayer.

"As far back as can remember" said
q wise and good man, II had the habit
of thanking God for everything l re-
ceived, and of asking Him for every
thing l wanted. If lost my book, or
any of my playthings. prayed that
might find it. l prayed walking along
the streets. in school or out of school.
whether playing or studying. did this
because it seemed natural to do so. /
thought of God as everywhere present,
full of kindness and love, Who would
not be offended if children talked to
Him."
That man was Dr. Charles Hodge, the
distinguished scholar and preacher.
How happy all children would be II
they were to talk with God as their
father, which he did as a child, and
have also the habit of thanking God!
Too often when our prayers are an
swered we forget to give God thanks.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-09
FRAUD EXPOSED.

A few counterfeiters have lately
been making and trying to sell imita-
lions OF Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, and
other medicines, thereby defrauding
the public. This is to warn you to be-
ware OF such people, who seek to profit
through stealing the reputation Of rem
edies which have been successfully cur
ing disease for over IS years. A sure
protection to you is our name on the
wrapper, Look for it on all of DR..
Kings or Bucklen's remediee, as all
others are mere limitations. III. E.
BUCKLEN & CO, Chicago, I'LL, and
Windsor. Canada.