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Co. THE New York World.
NOT IN but yet she continued. II
made no difference II she called up to be
called down" There was no tune %
as the tInkle Of a bell.
Now II came to pass. in the course OF
everyday folks. that she became enam-
CURED Of a youth. The youth had . good
job.
job. lie ALSO liked the girl Ind vas in
good line to like her more-snd more.
But instead OF letting him md the line
OF least resistance to HER. she sought
the line Of GREATEST resistance to his
mork-the telephone line.
For Instance, she would call up ana
tell him It was not raining, as he had
predicted the night before.
She argued that one good ring de-
served ANOTHER KIND.
The employer argued that TOO MANY
rings spells the business broth.
The youth argued-sunfcIent unto
THAT girl Is the telephone thereof.
For. to make n long story short. he
LOST his job. The girl lost the YOUTH.
The youth began to think. lie won
dered-if this was q trial BEFORE
taking him, what would II be afterword!
lie hesitated. lie knew Mat he VINO
h~esitates l. bossed. And 50 he went hm
way. which, by the way. was not afong
HER route.
Ills line became a DEAD wire to her.
The REAL REASON OF II all came In .
wireless way to her.
She realized that YOU may give Q man
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ne suoueniy eNeiailne", uiis.lts ih nls
Wiz ne run pun in,o Una. r.pu.c,
"ru 70 Walk on "inl WIZ paIe loo'.
!, me iauen was checneu as suuoen.y as
:, "au eo"he anu d srh" q"ah'' e"'e'eu
us ,oice.-
~, rorsusoh WASH, no 'e'ueLloo'-
no, 49, an,,"ns r. ua,
,oo,oaE,, ., ~ 49, s.a. va
lie - - ,,,ta ra-, ~
,.rad ono,Sa. o,aar,na ra,Inra, a,oam
came IT, his aves
..I,,, a, ~ -
s,nl asIn :, ~ muu.'Vr,.u ia
s"aIoM ~ uan' te ie"la
"u.u "n.nu', ue o,c"a.ns a"a.. VI
a eao.n III il'u, " ".,n u "a sn vNe',
n,an IL. al narob. as
throuyh a mis,' he "a ber rise ana an.
nro,cS hi,, .,andsng ON III edyo ~, tbo
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Bv Charles Alden Seltzer

hc rose and went 10 the door. throw
/ ing II omen and standing on the threu-
hold.
She was standing near the table. q
| coffee not In her hand, iier eyes
wldcned az SHE saw him.
OH she exclaimed. You are very
much better"
lie smiled.
I'm thankln' YOU for II. ma'am.'' he
returned. 81 ~cert'nly wouldn't have
been feelin' any ching II | hadn't met
you when I did"
She put the coffee pot down ana
looked gravely at HIM.
you were In very bad shape when
you came she admitted. There was
. time when | thought my remedies
would not pull you through. They
would not h"u you come nNe minutes
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Timely Hints for
Christmas Shoppers.

range OF material TO select FROM. In
fine white linen. appropriately stamped.
they can get Q breakfast Q ~ "
cents, a tie rack at 60 cents. . baby
carriage cover at 3l.S. or . pillow ~
80 cents, crossbar apron. at l5yan .
cents and large coat collars at u centA.
C~rocheted ornaments similar to ma
crane lace. with fringe attached. are
now much used for adornine h toVs
o. linen pillows. They are - cents.
The woman VINO crochets will ap1rs-
clate the frame for winding wool. II
can be set down anywhere and .
away with the irkso1ne task Of holding
the skein and also obvtates the a6gFa-
ynIN &esr'::. !. rs,c tsaRe!x- sAS3ls'' -
vrhSsAsstrai.n wool, voleh makes
! such lovely sweaters and a . 10 .
cents for a hais.ounce ball, II can -
had In black. white IND chinchilis. 4
good combination 10 10 Use the httsr
for the body Of the garment and ebe
black or white for trimmings.
stencil outfits AFFORD grea. possibilities
for fancy work. They range in prize
from $50 to 81. and patterns In brass
FuTEe = " priVS iFVnu eut ~"Dso
A new OUTFIT thai does slmiiar WORK
has been placed upon h market this
year and an obllx,nG demonstraeor
will give directions n valuable sus-
Ees,lons TO purchasers. This outht ~
be had from ca cents 20 Si.So.
Brass pieces, stamped for piercing.
nre I)i? calendars al e cents. hand
mirrors at ~. candle holders ~ "a
cents. desk pad corners AZ 10 cents.
candle shades n, IS cents and panels N
Indian and other subjects at IS cents.
pyroyraphic ou,hts are another meat
FOR making pretty gifts. and exauid
results are obtained by conb!nl
painting and Jewel etudding with
burning. In some pieces tiny ~
vor, in to advantage in a sort Of lnl'
pattern.
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shadows had stolen into the clearing
near the cabin. He still sat in the chair
on the porch. He tried to lift his in
iured foot and found to his surprise
that so;ne weight seemed to be on II.
He struggled to an erect position,
looking down. His foot had been band
AGED. N the weight that he lad
thought was upon II was not a weight
at all. but the hands of a young m
She sat on the porch floor, the in
jured foot in her lap. and she had just
finished bandaging 1t. Beside her on
the porch floor was a mail black medi-
cine case. a sponge, some yards OF
white cloth, II a tin wash basin partly
filled with water.
lie had a hazy recollection OF the
young woman: he knew II must have
been she that he had seen when he had
ridden up to the porch. He also had a
slight remembrance OF having spoken to
her, but what the words were he could
not recall. lie stretched himself palm
fully, The foot panied frightfully. and
his face felt hot and fevcrish; he was
woefully weak and his nerves were
tingling-but he was alive.
The girl looked W at his movement.
Her lips opened and she held up a
warming hand.
You are to be very quiet" she ad-
monished.
He smiled weakly and obeyed her.
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her voice. as she spoke firmly.
You can't lie here all Night she
said. you would he worse an the morn
ting. Ana II Is impossible for you 70
travel tonight. I am going 10 help you
to get into the house. You can lean
your weight OF my shoulder
lie struggled to an upright position
and made out her slender figure In the
dim hight from the window. He would
have been afraid OF crushing her could
he have been induced to accept her ad-
vice. lie got to his uninJured foot and
began to hop toward the door. but she
was beside him instantly protesting. 49,.
Stop she commanded FIRMLY. III
you do that It will be the worse Tor
you. Put your ham on my Shoulder
In the darkness he could see her eyes
nash with determination, and so WIN
out further objection he placed "A hand
lightly on her shoulder. and In this man
ner they made thclr way through the
door and into the cabin.
Once inside the door he halted. blink
Ing at the Hight and undecided. hut she
promptly led him toward another door,
into a room containing n ped. she LED
him To the bedside and stood near him
after he had sunk down upon It,
"you are to sleep here Tonight she
said. Tomorrow. II YOU arc consider
ably better, 7 may allow you to travel.
She went out, returning Immediately
with a small bottle containing medi-
cine. 'If YOU feel worse during the
night" she directed. you must take n
spoonful from that bottle. II YOU think
YOU need anything else. don't hesitate
to call. I shal be In the next room
Iic started to voice his thanks, but
size cut him siort with n laugh. Good
nlsht," she said. Then she went ont
and closed the door after her.
lie nwoke several times during the
night. and each time took "A taste OF tine
medlclpe In tho bottle. But shortly af-
ter midnight he fell into a heavy sleep,
from which he did not awaken until the
dsw had come.
lie lay quiet for a long time. until
he heard steps In the kitchen. and then
The evening world., 1911-12-06
Fashion
Whispers.

A handsome dong black silk coat worn
at the recent Newport horse show vas
made up with the low side fastening
The very wide flowing sleeves were
edged with deep chenille and gold TIN
sci fringe. The deep fchu collar OF old
gold velvet was trimmed with the same
! fringe.
There Is a strong helmet influence in
all the small and medium sized shapes.
&Fashion DEGREES that crowns may be
either high or low. Extremely high
Ycrowns are much in evidence. but when
surrounded by the upright trimming ar
arrangement now in vogue they are not
at all SO exaggerated as at frst sup
iosed.
Tailored suits of fur are being e a
tured by some smart dressmakers.
These are cut In narrow lines and the
Jackets are quite short. giving the cos
tune Q chic effect,
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happiness In the first act and put on
hlmy. low-cut creations conducive to
love. lumbago throat trouble. And
this was well for %her-very well, indeed.
For he no sooner saw her exposed to
the night air thar he warmed toward
her-burned. in truth, with love that
had survived an early frost.
To muffle up n come away from a
play like The Marionettes" was to
wonder why simple tales are sometimes
told in four acts. In looking for the
moral II was impossible to overlook the
dressmaker. We were reminded that the
heart that throbs In vain IS the one that
Is kept too much under cover. Give
1t an opening M 1t beats In triumph.
The dressmaker knows! She let's moth
Ing stand IN It's way. BY cutting away
a little here and a little more there she
makes the way to the heart as plain
as day. She Is con to- her Job.
Incidentally II should be mentioned
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that the dressmaker's art was backed
up last night by that OF Nine. Nazimova.
ALA should be praised. perhaps, though
Il must be confessed that shc has done
infinitely better things in her COMPARE
lively brief time on what Is politely
called the Engnish-speaking stage. In
70, the greatest compliment that can
= paid her at the present Is
10 say that she Is thrown away upon
The M%arionettes." for in this play
Pierre Wolff has don little more than
pull q few well-worn strings. 1t never
ed ned more than a toy play for Nail
4 , only thing worth watching in the
chi SHY French ANAL was the fasc'-
ma ~ star. Her shrinking entrance at
trs led the eye to a crack In the o
Sh was so shy that a mouse-trap
FRO dn't have been out of place on the
Z She kept close to the wall and
hi at her speeches. This was done
ysnow that she was from the country.
bit It was a bit overdone. There seemed
! b good reason why Paris should right
n her so terribly. For a marquise she
had such a strange manner that she
lre aily ovcr-accentuated the point she
was making.
! At the same time this clever actress
ala not miss the important point OF
playing comedy as though 1t were
tragedy. She never allowed the audi
ence to forget that here was a woman
earnestly. ever desperately, trying to
win the ,ove OF a maA who had mar
ried her simply to please his mother
4 When he told her quite frankly mat
everything about her repealed him ana
/ then went away for five weeks she
1 very sensibly wiped her eyes and opened
his by Transforming herself into a gay
butterfly and exciting both his Jealousy
and admiration.
This old theatrical trick had nothing
| but Nazimova to make 1t interestIhs'
| she turned It to good account by show
Ing that she could be two women IN
the same evening without so much as
strain,ng her shoulder straps. To get
two Naximovas for a single price or ad-
I mission may have appealed to her ad-
. mirers as a great bargain. She posed ON
I the terrace quite beautifully and sat at
the p,ano Just to show that she could
make the most OF herself, II not OF
music.
II must be admitted that the change
was rather sudden. The ordinary coun-
try.bred girl might have found living
up to Paris a rather hard job to tackle,
hut of course We realized that II YOU'D
be an easy matter for Nazlmova TO peat
the Marquis at his own game All
/ that she needed to start with was Il
dazzling gown. and, as You may I'M
| aeinc. she didn't stop at one. Tier
Id~re,,uraker paved the way so beaut-
fu,ly that the Marquis fell In love with
! hi. wife the moment he saw her In ner
new toys. .,,
Frank Gilmore, after Kidding himselt
~ certain Alterations that married his
work in the beginning. acted as though
he were In love and made the Msru"is
seem a very. decent sort OF chap aiter
.U. But 1t was Arthur Lewis. as the
.vmnathetic uncle of the Marquise' VINO
f,tood first by reason OF the sincerity
.ad simplicity OF his performance
Ifsh.r,es Balsar nursed a hopeless pas
s,.r with unusual s~elf-control, and Miss
LKate Meek, looking decidedly for'nid-
able, dropped a few hard words on the
.oft heads OF various nincompoops who
|carried out the idea OF mariohe''es'
Il was all rather silly
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race
- Il reckon I'm done" he
said. Cant even hit "a RATHER no
more, an him a brother or sister OF
that other one"
A delirious light flashed suddenly IN
his eyes. and he seemed on the point
Of ~dismounting.
IN certainly smash you somc."
he said, speaking to the snake. which
he could no longer see. II amt goln'
to let no snake bite me an get away
with IT,
But he now smiled guilty. smbar-
rassment shining in his eyes.
Il reckon that wasn't the snake that
bit you. Ferguaon." he said. 1.-THE one
that bit YOU IL back on the trail. lie
Amt goin' to die till shutdown. Not till
shutdown" he repeated mechanically.
grtmiy. Ferguson amt goin' to die
TIL sundown.'"
lie rode on. giving no attention 70 the
pony whatever, but letting the reins fall
aud holding to the pommel OF the saddle.
His face was burning now, his hands
were twitching and an unnatural CLEAN
had come into his eyes.
Ferguson got hooked by a rattler!"
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Takes a Chance.

IT was In the afternoon. only a few hour be-
fore the time set for the big reception given
by the President and Mrs. Taft In honor Of
their silver wedding. Charles ID. Hilles. takina
a last look at a SKY fecked with clouds. sought
out the President. and gave voice to this sepul.
chral statement:
"Mr. President. It's going to rain tonight. and
I think We had better abandon the plan 10 have
the reception on the lawn. Willis Moore, the
chief Of the Weather Bureau. has Just telephoned
me that there isn't one chance in q hundred for
dear weather tonight"
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-uERE Is always more or esS
sentiment n personal value at
1 tachcd to a present made by inc
riy.r. and while this stimulates many
To present handmade gifts to those IN
especlal favor, there IL q large CLASS
whom necessity forces 20 connne '"e'r
christmas presents to homemade ar
ticles. -.
Those who enbroldcr have q Wide
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Copyright. 1911. by .he Outing Publishing
Company
or pnEcEnlNG CnArrERs.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Fred Ferguson. a youn. cowboy ont OF q job.
10 known rs a "two-gun man" from the fact that
the frontier town OF Dry Bottom he outshoots
a crack, marssman and TINS attracts. the notice OF
stafford, manager ~ the Two Diamond cattle
ranch. Stafford has Occn troubled by an unknown
hustler" ,csttle Thief and hires Ferguson, to
guson shall come to the ranch a few. days later
and apply for work. The other men OF the 'out-
ft" are not to know he is looking for the rnstler.
I'm his. way TO the Two Diamond ranch Fergi-
son IL bitten by a rationale. He hurries on in
find such assistance he must die.
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SiiN hlkufu tnh'
receiver In hand 10
worth two In the
hook. Her constant
query q wv
shall call next"
She did not con-
slider the telephone
an instrument OF
con v T. NiENCE.
but rather q PAS
TIME oontrivance,
and treated Il &C.
cordlngly.
She had unllmlt-
oil serXire and she
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The Two-Cun Man r 81

apart with some metal like object and
pouring something down his throat. He
choked as he swallowed, vainly trying
10 brush away the object.
You're a deuce of n SNAKE" he said,
savagely. Then the world blurred dizzily
and be drifted into oblivion.
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was the biggest financial institution. the bisse ;
di,fl,nJ PAYER. and the biggest gold mine in the
world. lie could build W. in your mind the
iden thst each DAY you spent on earth was time
thrown away. He could. convince you that the
only real feat for YOU to perform was tn die,
he buried. and leave YOUR wife aud children 60
roll. respondent. In the. wealth he and his com.
pany kept waiting for them"
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III walls Moore says there's only me chance
In q hundred" said the President. 81 fa,fsr 10
take TINT one. Go on with the preparations Tor
the lawn party"
r. SIT didn't rain q drop.-ropular Mag
szine.
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Made Beautiful.

GORGE W. PERKINS began life a. an
insurance agent. so good was he al the
game. that one OF his friends de- 1bel
him In these words:
George could convince you that the grave
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G[EahIe New Pl&yza
LAGN "Te Manonettes" MGSM
NN6N Toy Play H~
@a.u for MShnova.
~ CHARLES OARNTON.


N NYWAY the long sufHring heroine wasnt driven ot int III that
lay deep and damp II the door II thu Iyceum Theatre last night Chilled
= Is me was by the coidness of her huhnd she did not hesitate to take on
he prtm. nous coaored dress that ensbled her to keep her health IL OF hr
The evening world., 1911-12-06
Advice
To
Lo v ers
BY Betty Vincent
Should Girls Propose?

" VERY o ~
n tn e n
some SiFi
writes me. In per-
feet earnestnsss.
apparently. and
asks whether she
may propose to
some young man.
~Eanphaticsliy not
-~nevsr-undsr NO
circumstances!
From time In
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Action Prescription.

a wet and bitter night In winter old Dr. n.
was summoned from his snug home to at
tend . farmer threatened with
The evening world., 1911-12-06
CHAPTER ".
A "Diferent Girl"
RGUSC

ERGUSON had no means OF
knowing how long he was
unconscious. but when he
awoke the sun had gone
down and the darkening
The evening world., 1911-12-06
CHAPTER Ill.
tCon,lnued.)
The Cabih in the Flat.

Or an instant Ferguson
scowled. Then a grin Of
mockery reached his flushed
face.
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Fables of
Everyday Folks


Copyright. 1911. by The Press rul
l NOE upon a time there was a girl
with an afiiction. The afiiction
was TELEPHoNITfs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

wear this government paid 70 the
railroads OF this nation 800. l4s.zoV
for using their tracks to carry lts
mails over their roads
The counties and States contribute
their money for the construction ana
maintenance OF these country roaos
as much a. do tho stockholders OF
tho railroads for the construction ana
maintenance of their railway tracks.
If IT ID Just and fair that tho gov
eminent should pay this vast sum OF
money for utilizing the tracks OK the
railroads. II is equally A. just and
fair that the government should con-
tribute a fair compensation to the
states and communities for Using
their roads for the conveyance OF the
governments mails. An argument for
the one il equally N conclusive a.
for the other.
Hence / insist that ~ tho carry
ing OF mail is a government function,
and entirety mnnopoifx4d by this gov
eminent, that the government should
make just and fair compensation to
the States and communities for the
use Of their roads. The time has
come when the States and local COM
munities should insist upon this.
Has . nau.
Mr.. President, to carry out these
views expressed by me / have pre-
pared and introduced Z bill. which
shall, at the proper time. press
for consideration and passage before
thu postesssce and post Ecada- ocnusat~
tee, OF which / am Z member. and
also the senate. This bill provides
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Lectures on Business Efficiency

own senses. physical or ethical. Per-
that you do not actually know az
many things as you supposed you
knew. You know you are living; that
you feel hunger and thirst: that you
feel tired and sleepy: and you know
how to supply those and other needs
OF your body when the conditions are
present. You know that proper food
and drink are refreshing: that fire
is hot and ice Is cold: that flowers
are hetftifaf and that seine music
morally right. while other are morally
wrong. You know just the things
which--without any evidence from
any other person whatsoever-you
have learned at first hand through
your own personal powers OF recep-
tivity.
Upon such knowledge you fully
rely SO long as you have no good
reason to distrust the evidence OF
your own senses. Such things you
know. and you know that you know
them:
(21 There are large number Of
things which YOU do not personally
know, but which you merely assume
to be true without having attempt
cd. perhaps. to personally prove them
by the evidence OF your own senses.
So far as your own senses inform
you, perhaps. YOU would not know
whether the earth is square, round or
octagonal In form. or II merely vast
outspread Of earthly matter. You can
not know your exact age. or whether
the dear one you call mother" In
even distantIy related to you. You
may know personally OF the existence
OF the great pyramid. Cheops, II you
have seen 1t. but you can only as
sumo a number Of things pertaining
to Its origin, its building. and Its
subsequent history.
There are DOUBTLESS very many
things In your social and business life
which YOU do not personally know.
and you know that you do not know
them. But you assume them to be
true, and you act as X they were
true, though you sometimes find to
your cost that your assumptions are
not justified by the facts stu from
the very nature of your relations to
nature and your felloxmen. YOU must
continue to assume many things TIL
YOU have opportunity and ability to
prove or disprove them. which under
existing conditions is very unlikely
to happen during the life of your
human body on this fair green earth.
taJ But what most interests you,
I'm this life. and takes up most OF
your time, perhaps, is not what you
either know or assume. but the myriad
things you merely believe to be true.
You are Doubtless dominated by the
propositions you believe to be true,
pertaining Te your ethical, social,
civic or business life. The larger
part Of what yea call your "educa-
siou" consists in things which you
believe, many OF which are doubtless
true, while many more. perhaps. may
he proved by time TO be either partly
or wholly false.
Rnt If you Will take the trouble to
do SO, you can readily distinguish
what yon merely be..eve, no matter
how strongly you may believe IT, from
that which you know OF your own
personal knowledge.
a, There are many things which YOU
neither know nor assume to know, a, ,
about which YOU have no intelligent be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
BUY NOW OR never

that the government shalt appropriate
10000 600 annually for the next five
years for the purpose OF improving
the post roads and trural-delivery
routes now used by the government.
BY limiting the appropriation to the
post roads and rural delivery routes
1t REMOVES all constitutional obJec-
tons that could possibly be urged
Ia addition. 1t appropriates the
money to the roads most needed to
be improved. There Is scarcely a road
which ID used to any considerable ex-
tent that Is not used by the United
StateS government either as q rural
delivery route or a star route.
But. Mr.. President. / wish to say
that I arm not welded to any special
bill. nor am i possessed of any pride
of authorship which would deter me
from supporting any fair and reason
able bill extending proper national
aid to the State and local authorities
In the Improvement OF the public
foAda am deeply concerned In this
matter am convinced that II Is
one of the most important problems
demanding proper solution before the
American people to-day. / am salts
fed that the Federal government has
delayed too hong and should delay
no l0EkeI eAtGEul1& " tue stats dhd
local authorities generous aid for road
Improvements. All measures tending
to the accomplishment OF this purpose
shall have my earnest and cordial
support. When the Federal govern
ment comm cnces to bear its fair share
Of the burden OF improving our pub
lilo roads. that day will mark the
beginning OF the end OF bad roads
In this nation. 1t will open new
chapter In our history. each leaf Of
which when turned with CLEAN with
more happy country homes. better
schools and churches. and larger and
more prosperous rural communities.
Imagination would be powerless to
picture through the vista Of the COM
inK years the increased health and
happiness. the increased wealth and
power. Apd the great moral aid ma
terial advance which would como to
this republic upon tho Inauguration
OF this great national policy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

AS IN the ages gene
The greatest joy OF Joys shall be
Tho joy Of going on"