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Dear Margery Doom:

Dear Margery Doom:
I am a young man Of 90, and am
greatly in love with a girl Of about "a,
whose father Is very HeIl-to-do, while
l am poor. l am a foreman in a fac
tory, making fairly good wages, $50 a
week, but hat would not come near to
keeping her as she Is used TO living.
1 love her dearly, and think that she
loves me. I have called at her home
quite often, and her people are pleas
ant enough, but not over-cordial. The
e. / seems to prefer me to other young
men near her own age. Do you think
! would do wrong in asking her to
marry me? I do not expect to make
a higher salary for a long time.
DESPERATE.
If you think the girl loves you II is
only fair to give her q chance to assert
whether or not she will be your wife.
If she Hoes care for you she will not
hesitate, even II her parents object.
I regular salary of $40 a week would
enable you to maintain q very COM
Portable fiat. BY all means tell the
girl of your love, letting her know just
what your circumstance are. I
imagine you will not be sorry.
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BEAUTY PATCHES"
NOW MADE OF GOLD
Picturesque Fashion of South
ern Europe Goes Hand in Hand
with Vogue of Greeian FiIet.

The vogue for the Grecian flet makes
n pause and wonder whether we viii.
ere long, be adopting another custom
Of these beautiful women Of Southern
Europe. 1t is that of wearing a tiny
patch Of gold on the face, much as the
tiny pieces Of black were worn in the
days OF long ago. To be sure. the
Grecian woman wears II only when she
is a bride, but that would in no way
deter Americans from adopting the
style If they saw fit.
Speaking Of these patches, the black
ones which were worn In the days of
Elizabeth possessed special names ae-
eording to the position on ones face
If the patch raj on the forehead It
was termed the majestic" if on the
nose It was spoken of as the "saucy,s'
On the lips it was always called the
''roguish," while on the middle of the
cheek the gallant" was it's name.
Nearer the eye itself it bore the direful
name. the "murderous."
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called last night she showed me . Ola
mond ring and said she was engaged
TO him. / just turned and walked out
of the house. Now. Miss Doom, I think
q great deal Of this girl. and want her
to be my wife. | always intended to
ask her. Can you suggest d way 10
win her again? I will watch for your
answer. She always seemed to like me
before she me him.
THROWN DOWN.
Probably she grew tired of waiting
for you to declare yourself. Two years
is a pretty long time to keep COM
pany' without saying something about
marriage. l think your chances Of
winning her are very small. You really
have no right to try. now that she ie
engaged to another. The best thing to
do is to make up your mind TO forget
her. and not be 50 slow when you fall
in love again You couldn't have loved
this girl much anyway, or you would
have proposed to her long ago.
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the first line drew an exclamation of
surprise and interest.
My Dearest Gilbert:
Yes, dearest, although you tell me
you have cast me off forever and will
never return to England to make me
your wife. God forgive me for having
trusted to your honor, and you, for
the wrong you ave done me-"
She had read so far in a single
glance, noted the address-300 Roath
road, Cardiff-and in putting the letter
back in the book she saw the written
name, GLADYS Llewellyn."
Al that moment she caught sight of
Dorrison returning, and in a flash re-
solved to test him and see how he
would act when he knew she had seen
the letter. She let the book lie open
upon her lap with the letter in full
view.
rs the hour up already" she asked,
smiling sweetly. you see how inter
ested | must have been. thought it
was only a few minutes. Some of
your speeches are brilliant
He glanced at the book and started
very slightly as he saw the letter. but
she noticed both the glance and the
start.
Il an glad you would even read
one" he replied. 81 find no difficulty
in speaking, luckily"
There is something here that is not
q speech. Wa his left for me to see?
| read half a dozen lines.' And she
picked up the letter. Who is-Gladys?"
The moment was long enough to
enable him to answer with complete
self-possession. With a very serious
air he said: mo, that was not for you
to see, of course. I ought not to have
been so careless as to leave ii there.
It is the n real trouble / have at
present, I am going to see what !
can do in the matter. My man, Gar
diner, has been a s%coundrel, fear. l
learnt of this when on your side re-
Gently, but ] am resolved that justice
shall be done"
IL seems to have taken your name,
too
1T is his, also, by an unfortunate
coincidence"
She shrugged her shoulders with in
territorial Indifference. Men will be
men. Poor girl"
They need not be ~scoundrels. Mrs.
Porlock. But she shall be ~righted.'
Il am glad to think YOU are so chiv-
alrous. And now, shall we say more
about it?' she said, With a sigh.
Il am sorry the thing has been
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brought to your knowledge. I have
be observed, if he does the right thing
why of course. For the girls sake,
whoever she is, / would be as silent as
a mute. Hello-there's the first lunch
con bugle. For a quarter of an hour
you can give me the surroundings of
some of these speeches"
You are quite |niggardly with your
time this morning." he said, with a
glance of reproach and a light laugh, as
self-possessed as though the affair of
Gladys Llewellyn had not even been
mentioned.
Had he told her the truth? That was
the thought in her mind, as he took tho
book Of cuttings and made it the pre-
text for a very interesting sketch of
English political life. SO interesting,
indeed, that the full half-hour slipped
away and the second bugle sounded.
They were not alone again until after
dinner. The night was warm, the sea
very calm and the moon at the full
an enhancing night for the last of the
voyage: and Sadie was leaning on the
bulwarks gazing at the brilliant lad
ucI ul Hillt lilpoii III hiC "ohNo w
Dorrison joined her.
your face is set toward the light.
That is always your way, l know"
he said.
Il was just letting my thoughts tan
gle themselves. Wondering, as l sup
pose everyone does when approaching
a new country, what it has in store
for me-
Happiness. of course; for you carry
that with you" he answered, gently.
"TIeaps of friends, too; you ave the
magnetism that attracts. And you may
find a home-pIenty will be offered to
YOU"
II have had many homes of that
kind offered me on my side. l am not
crossing for that purpose"
There was a pause. Then in u voice
not quite as steady as usual Dorrison
asked: You mean You will never
marry again.
She turned and looked at him; his
face was fun in the moonlight.
""Why do you ask that?' she said in
little more han O whisper.
Dorrison's heart began to speed its
beats. Because In that case you should
let everyone know IT,
She laughed-the soft, enhancing
laugh of the South. But why do you
ask"
Il am not like some men. I'll cannot
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Nor did she neglect that ugly Cardiff
incident. She spent enough time in
! Cardiff to find the Llewellyns and as
certained that although the name OF
| Gilbert Gardiner had been used. the
real offender was Gilbert Dorrison. She
discovered. too. that the brother of the
girl was a fiery-tempered Welshman
who would prove a dangerous enemy
should he learn the truth.
Fired with resentment against Dor
rison, both on account Of his act and
because of the smooth lie with which
he had met her question on the Aro-
! MIA, she prepared her test and wrote to
him.
Il think I shall marry again. l am
staying at the Carlton. Sadie Porlock, =
and awaited his visit with much curl
osity.
Dorrison, on mis- side, had been wait
ing eagerly for word from her-he had
been down at Broadstone-and called
that same evening.
Sadie was magnificently gowned. and
was wearing her richest diamonds. She
had taken especial pains with her toilet
to impress him.
lQu die ldtlidii&S l1Ol4Alllos az
said. pressing warmly the hand she
gave him, and gazing ardently into her
eyes.
"As l told you once before. London
is not the promenade deck of the
Aroma"
"You have made me feel the differ
ence, indeed, by keeping me so long at
a distance
Il have been very busy" she said.
".And I very lonely" She encouraged
him with a glance, and he added. 81
would not have thought it possible a
mere fortnight even without you could
seem 50 long"
Sadie looked down and then asked
with a smile: Shall we get our breath
first? What have you been doing?"
Trying to kill a few days at my
cousins weary house. Broadstone, but
I was to be wired for the instant a
word came from you. l left Gardiner
behind for that purpose"
Gardner? Who is that?'
my man, you know" he said, indif-
ferently; but ready to curse himself for
having mentioned the name.
"Ah. / remember. That shameful at
fair. But he has one the right thing? -
ooh. yes. They were married three
DAYS after we landed
She was so surprised at the glibness
of the lie that she could not answer for
a moment. 81 am glad she said then.
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MY heart is always moved by any
such cruelty to my sex"
Il honor you for that; and, man OF
the world though l am, We are alike
there His air was one of complete
frankness and candor. He was an eX-
cellent actor.
His falseness disguised her. That he
could do the thing was bad enough
but TO lie about it SO glibly and with
such hypocrisy was loathsome. Hell
impulse was TO tell him what she knew.
and the words rushed to her lips; but
she checked them. She could act even
better than he.
And now tell me what you have
been doing" he continued. THE delay
cannot have seemed long to you-fol
you could have ended it with a word
She laughed gaily. Il have beer
everywhere, seeing everything, ano
buying, buying, buying, until l don't
know what l haven't spent. / have
been playing my part. Don't I lool
it,"
He was puzzled. Playing youl
part?" he asked.
las a millionairess-what else? How
you Londoners worship money. Tall
Of New 4ork-why, ever Chicago is
way back in hat respect and she
ratified on with an account of her do
ings in London. largely imaginary.
DO you think you would care Il
live in London he asked after :
time, to bring the talk back to the
object OF his visit.
MY! 1t would be just good. Nc
wonder you folks are proud of it,"
He took out her letter and looked
meaningly from it to her. She smiled
and dropped her eyes.
He moved nearer to her. And SC
your name is Sadie" he said, lower.
ing his tone.
'"Have you anything to say against
it-except that there arc many thou
sands of Sadies in the States?" This
with a coquettish smile.
II think it's a lovable name-especial-
ly when signed to such a letter as
this"
Mr.. Dorrisonih
"You remember the last night on the
Aroma, Sadie?"
A glance as of reproach at even a hint
of possible forgetfulness answered him.
He touched her hand and she did not
withdraw it. He was more excited al
the thought of the prize he had won
thar he had ever beer in his life. And
you will marry again. She nodded In
assent. You will give yourself to meT'
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CONTINUED From saturday,

Her keen wit enabled her to e him
easily; and when she heard hat Dor
rlson was the family name of Lord
Broadstone she saw at once there was
little or no hope of getting any clue to
her husbands whereabouts. To asso-
riate such a drunken, dissolute shack
as Bert Hunter with an English peer
was obviously ridiculous.
But Gilbert Dorrison had proved d
very entertaining ship-companion, and,
despite her belief that he was paying
court to her money, he had won upon
her good feelings SO far hat she felt
she would like to know more of him..
she wanted to know something of
what the nan himself was underneath
The surface of handsome looks and
courtly %geniality.
She gave him a smile when he re-
turned with the book and thanked him.
l'And now leave me alone for an hour
while ! see what you are like in print,
and then I'll tell you whether / wish to
keep it longer
"Rather rough, isn't it, to send me
away as a reward for bringing it, he
aughed.
''You won't be jealous of your own
speeches, surely! l shall be studying
you all the time. Don't forget that.
TT will be a long hour he reJolned
as he turned away with a rueful shrug
If the shoulders.
1t was a volume of newspaper cut
ings, reports of speeches chiefly, with
few personal paragraphs about the
VI. p. The speeches she skinned, the
paragraphs she read, turning the pages
dly: and then suddenly she came upon
/ papsr lying loose; and a glance at
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III you really care for me."N Just .
whisper, this.
Dearest, with all my heart" he said,
earnestly, and would have drawn her to
him, but she put his arm away gently.
Are you sure you love me-for my
self?"
"on my honor. You are more to me
than all else in the world. / swear" he
cried, his voice vibrating as with pas
sion.
She drew back and with a shudder
clasped her hands to her face and sat
down. A long pause fell between
them.
Sadie, You don't doubt me?"
With a deep sigh she took her hands
from her face mi let her large dsrk
| eyes rest upon him.
Dearest" he whispered.
I have been wicked. How can I
doubt you? Yet I ought not to have
done it."
Done what? Not that 1 care. You
could do nothing that would shake my
love for you"
wait, wait: l have misled you. +
told you l had been playing my part.
| have. l sent for you that you should
know. l ought to have told you first
l had a craving for the adulation
which is paid TO rich women. and--it is
all ended. Read this. All the money I
had at the bank was five thousand dol
lars-a thousand pounds. 1t is gone,
See how they write. Oh, the tears it
has cost me-"
She took from her bosom a letter
creased with constant thumbing and
stained as if with the tears she had
shed on 1t.
He read it ana turned cold with
CONSERVATION.
"Of the sum of 81 900 pounds placed
to your credit by the First National
Bank of New York a balance of IS Is
Sd, remains to your credit. We have
today had to return a cheque for go
We cannot. of course, allow you 70
overdraw your account. and await
your Instructions
He read it twice before he could
trust himself to speak. do you
mean he began. when she inter-
rupted him with a laugh.
Il mean that have had a good time.
was determined on that. ] have
lived just like a ~millionairess. and rave
heaps of debts. | have bought every
thing 1 took a fancy To-
: tTo BE ContI--ed Tomorrow.D
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CHAPTER ".
Sadie's Test.
ONDON even i'll September is a
!, glorious place for the rich; and
Sadie enjoyed herself thoroughly,

r ONDON even iii September is a
glorious place for the rich; and
Sadie enjoyed herself thoroughly.
She had one friend, Lady Preston. Sir
John Preston had been once in Mexico
to buy some mining properties, and had
taken his wife with him. Old Seth
Porlock had taken such a great fancy
to him and had given sue sound ad-
vice as to mis- investments that ne had
made a large sum Of money.
The wife and Sadie had been much
together; and ROW she was glad 10 be
able to return the hospitality and at the
same time to take under her wing this
striking and handsome miliionairess.
But Sadie did not forget the purpose
of her journey. and with American
promptness she set on foot inquiries for
Bert Hunter within two days Of her
arrival at The Carlton.
Nor was that all. Gilbert Dorrison's
implied proposal had its due considera-
ton. Sir John Preston spoke in the
highest terms of him as a rising poll
tician and still q possible heir to his
COUSIN. Lord ~Rroadstone. Everyone
said pleasant things about Dorrison
and foretold a great future for him.
But Sadie was not content with this,
and resolved to put his DISTINGUISHED
ness to a severe test. She had plenty
of fortune-hunters to deal with in her
own country, and if she was to marry
again, she was determined she would
be chosen for herself and not for her
wealth.
She had made shrewd preparations
accordingly. She had had a credit
opened with one London bank. to
whom her real position and wealth
were stated. and to another bank she
had had just $1,000 RENTED, together
with a guarded letter about her. This
amount was soon spent, and she e
TO use the matter to test Dorrison.
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NEEDLE AND THREAD

The woman whose time is valuable.
but who desires everything TO be neat
and trim, will always keep on the pin
cushion in her sewing-room a needle
threaded with white thread, and one
threaded with black, so she can sew
on buttons and hooks and eyes in a
hurry.
Often when dressing a button or
hook becomes loosened, and 1t can be
replaced in a minutes time If one has
the threaded needle on hand and hoes
not have to look first for the thread
and then for the needle.
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Guimpes Are Back Again.

Back to guimpes is the verdict. It
IS not a bad decree either, for 1t gives
n ample opportunity to make a
quick change of dress and improve the
style in numerous ways. Just at pres
ent we find very attractive guimpes
of chiffon. tucked both ways to make
a checkerboard effect. This is worn
with the black dresses of every kind.
sort and description. One very pretty
guimpe effect, tucked in one way, with
groups of fine tiny pin tucks to each
group, had each tuck threaded with
heavy red embroidery silk. The red
that glistened beneath the tucks
brought out a very dressy
ment that harmonized with the touch
of red upon the
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Mending Sheer

The sheer handkerchief linen shirt
waist has a provoking way of going
into holes just below the collar band
long before the rest of the garment
begins to show signs of wear.
OF curse, wen the most painstaking
darning will destroy the daintiness of
such a shirtwaist when the mending
must be in sue a conspicuous place.
One clever woman has hit upon the
notion of setting into such shirtwaists
the fine linen handkerchiefs which
come with small border embroideries
just above the narrow hem. The hand
kerchief. with the hem carefully cut
away, may be set into the blouse with.
the points coming at back and front
and on the shoulder seams.
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ROUND ABOUT
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THE H @ M E

If one remains in a room where win
dows reach the floor, it is almost inn
possible in the winter to sit near them
to read, write or sew and get the bit of
coveted light afforded these short days.
Usually the vino plays a merry gale
under the window, more than at the
sides or between the sashes. If this is
the case at your home, make long sand
bags of heavy yellow muslin and cover
them with a material which Is incon-
spicuous or of the color of the wall
paper or carpet. The roll need not be
more than ten inches around.
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Waited Too Long and Got Left,
Dear Miss Doc

Dear Miss Doom:
I am a daily reader Of your inter
esting column, but never thought |
would have to come to YOU for advice.
But here I am. which shows how little
a person really knows about his fu-
ture actions. The grill with whom l
have been keeping steady company has
given me the shake, If you'll permit
the slang. There is no other word to
describe her treatment. We kept COM
pany for two years. and it was under
stood thai we were to marry. although
we never really talked about it. Last
November she met a fellow from an
other city, and he paid her a great
deal of attention. Christmas he sent
her a handsome watch, n when |
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FADS AND FANCIES
OF FASHIONS FOLLOWERS

All-over embroidery in pale colors is
to be used for gowns.
Many effective robe gowns are seen
with border and graduated dots of
black.
More stripes, In silk and cotton
berege, make pretty between-season
costumes.
There are also plain linens with large
embroidered dots in a slightly different
shade.
French crepes are extremely popular
just now, and the price is less prohibit
tive than formerly.
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light-producer are the soft pastel tints
and light blues. which absorb from 20
to IS per cent. of the light; then comes
orange at 80 per cent; apple and gray
green's, almost 80 per cent, and the
popular brown is almost as a as dark
green, as it takes up about 60 to 10 per
cent. of the light it should throw out.
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Copyright, 1908. by Arthur w. March
mont. Entered at S~tationers'
Hall. All rights reserved.
SYNOPSIS.

Eva Petherby, daughter of John Petherby,
a millionaire. loves and is beloved by Don
Stuart. a manly youth, and chum Of Eva's
brother. Stuart asks her father for the girps
hand, but is forbidden the house. Less than a
yea- later the broken-hearted girl is forced into
u marriage with Lord Broadstone, a dissipated
scoundrei, the black sheep of his family. He
has been in America and married there. but
on the eve Of his wedding to Eva assures her
father his first wife is dead. The marriage is
Lord Rroadstone's cousin, writes to the latter
that the American wife. whom Broadstone had
tried to poison, is still alive. Nevertheless, the
wedding takes place. Gilbert Dorrison meets
on an Atlantic steamer Mrs. Seth p. Porlock.
a rich American widow, who in reality is Lord
Broadstone's first wife, although Dorrison does
aot know 1t.
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COlOrs That Absorb Light.

In papering any room it should be
remembered that light is the first con-
sideration, and nat the paper must be
chosen accordingly. Pure white is the
best choice when a specially light room
is wanted, as it absorbs only about Is
per cent. of the light thrown upon il.
Dark green, on the other hand is the
greatest consumer of light, absorbing
about IS per cent. Next to white as a
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THE MENU RECIPES.
Eggs and Spaghetti.

Put four, ounces of spaghetti into a
saucepan. then drain well. Put a layer
into a thickly buttered pudding dish,
then a layer of slices of hard boiled
eggs; lust with a little salt and pepper,
put in some more spaghetti, then more
slices of egg, till the dish is full, end
ing with spaghetti. Pour half a cup
of white sauce over, sprinkle two table,
spoonfuls of grated cheese over this,
and put som little pieces of butter on
the top. Bake in a quick oven for ten
minutes, and serve in the dish in which
it vas cooked.
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Dainty Candle shade.

A pretty candleshade a be made Of
hat wire and ~violets, or one can take a
wire frame, cover all the wires with
violet ribbon n then strip the frame
with narrow ribbon to make a checker
board effect. At each corner stitch a
violet or two and draw the petals into
the open space. When the light reflects
through the petals the effect is artistic.
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face a fall" His tone was low and in
tensely earnest.
There was a long pause. She sighed
deeply. It'll let you know ii l ever
shall when I've been some time in Lon
don. I'll write to you"
"A promise?" he asked eagerly.
MY hand on it, was her answer.
She gave 1t to him and he held it until
she withdrew it and babe him good
night.
He remained there a long time alone,
smoking and dreaming dreams of mil
lions.