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ward to the great. LONG VACATION
he would take and now 1T has taken
him"
And. OF course. we all know how many
are prone to wait for pleasure to be
BROUGHT TO their doors. when the
funny part about pleasure Is that we
must meet 1t HALF WAY and be a
PART OF II. Otherwise we are but on
lockers.
Yet. above all, ne or she who casts q
gloom OF Discomfort or d%lsapproval
where pleasure pervades never DOES
have a good time n Is the proverbial
deaths mead at the feast. Lighting but
an hour or two 10 gone" For he Is
not wanted more.
The good time attribute" resolves It.
self when an individual Is a part and
parcel In the scheme OF making EVERY
HOUR A PLEASANT one.
Certainly. we all e~frervesce at times
and have a SPECIAL good time when
merriment Is the dominant chord at that
particular period. But there Is tina,
EvER-PRESENT good time which
causes the s~o-called humdrum thing "a
take on NEW aspects and makes real
toll not only tolerant but pleasing.
Just as Them was the happy days.
so. too, II you make them
THESE ARE THE HAPPY DAYS!
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the store that she knew. In her rela-
tions with then she had grown to
look for their coming and be PLEASED
IN the making Of transactions for them.
1t was a part OF her good time period.
Here is the secret of being that needs
little or no argument to give It back
bone.
The average Joy seeker goes on the
theory that most men want but little
here below n want that little feverlsh
and furious. And everybody has a
different viewpoint on the good time
proposition.
There are those of us who want a
hot time In the old town tonight"
with the everlasting morning after
and then make life miserable to those
around during the work-a-day hours
with the crouch that won't come of.
when a little good cheer In the every
day scheme OF things might not only
BOOST but be a real boon to all con-
cerned.
The wee who huns a tune as
| she scrubs the office floors has brought
a good time with her, and the every
day sordld side OF things is lost in the
tune OF the "Ragtime Band"
And II during the process she can
| forget that abe Is not n Mrs. Wander
bilt-who knows but that her day Is
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JUST AS PLEASANT TO her as the
woman OF millions?
Then there Is the Individual who
thinks a good time means planning a
party and You and / and all OF us
know about the plans of mice and men
going astray, sometimes. Besides. there
Is the everlasting truth that tho I'M
planned pleasures are the mos, pleas
ant.
Very largely the Neutrality-suspicious.
come people seem to be the good time
species. Interest, pleasure radlates to
them because its ALWAYS fair
Weather when good fellows get to-
gether'-whether 1t be a business rams
action or n PERSONAL AFFAIR.
They do not ACCEPT any bad times
and therefore are ready TO cope with
them should they chance their way.
Then there are some OF US. I I'm sorry
to say. who are so benz on the good
time To COME that we forget to
make the good tims in the LIVING
PRESENT. little realizing IN the words
Of old Omar. THE bird of Time has
but a llttle way to futter-and the
Bird is on the Wing"
A rich man died the other day and
his best friend said Of him. Poor zoe
he's gone. lilo was always looking for
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lamp. now gons. NJ 0rsnst hcssCnee
with his swollen face, hung inert n
i~ifeiess. . o around HE neck. bis
eyes CLASSY ...
Let my weakness b oonadered I'M
worthy Of . man. I see no harm In
thati have certainly no excuse to
give concerning the sort Of mental and
physical prostration which completely
pAralyssd me before this frishtful speo-
tacis. Az the explanations I could Of
fer sftsS the AFFAIR would not mean
much.
Bstwesn Nine. 0renets calm invita-
ton just now. and the mournful sight
of n. 0rsnct's . succeeding II
within IN interval OF two minutes there
was . huge black pit. ar absolute
chasm. . darkness impossible TO dispel
and into this pit. into this chasm. and
into this darkness I sank. body and
souii
Physically. without being an athlete.
! am q vigorous man. morally. 1 lay
claim to having considerable self con-
troll, even under tho most trying cir
custances. make my boast Mt times.
Of not being an Anglo-Ssxon for moth
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aghk 10 AUS unhoy mlrth; perhaps to make o jsta bit ashained of
yourself
This poor lone woman with her parrot might b e something more than a
rug II both Mr. Young an Mss Lowell we're not 80 determined to make her
unnecessarily eccentric" The feminine spirit is srong In her and even II she
doe develop into a busybody. 70 admire her energy in putting the cam on
the water wagon and In stimulating a demand for bay rum. But when she
initiates a cash register with a "Zlns! every time n customer gets ut Of the
playing N a comb you're p % tmnk Ter a ltief foolish.
All this falls ia below Miss lowersa artistic level While tho mcodramauc
incident, IN which she hsureso only & % to show tina she has been provided with
~ crude material. The situation in which she holds p the inevitable bad
" with a gun Is saved, however, when she drops the III N it goes of
with a bang as 1T strikes the floor The gambler who hides in the cellar and
comes VI to mako love to a trusting girl under Sophhes indulgent we is as
cutanddred a type a. Sage Brush Kate who smokes cigarettes and has her
wicked heart set upon having the camp &C TO the devil There. isn't a real
character in he whole play.
Harry Conor Is amusing as Prendergast, though rather sof-voiced for a
mining camp. Harry D. Crosby swings a long leg as Mister Barnes, mt you'd
evor take him for anything but the stage variety of Westerner-and $50 It
goest through the whole cast Miss Lowell las never been seen to suh poor
advantage because she las never been seen in 30 Dol a play.
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take us all. IL Is evident that I oan no
longer regard Nine. Grenet from the
special angie at which I saw her this
morning push open the door OF my
apartment. gently. cautiously
And yet I see her precisely as she was
at that instant, erect as a statue. envel-
oped In the folds OF her cloak. her hat
with its large wings shading her pale
face. the features looking set under the
thickly dotted veil. I stu hear In my
buzzing ears her quiet voice. an emo
tionless voice. saying without tho leas,
excitement:
"Mr. Stephenson. my husband would
like to speak 20 you--entirely alone
think IL IL something very serious. l
am going to take q walk in the Champs
.Elyseel'
I again clearly see her figure vanish
without giving me time TO ask an NJ
PLANTATION. SEQ again the slight blu!
made by her Suede glove upon the cop
per handle OF my door. I see again, as
at the tragic instant. the living statue
of Madame Grenet vanish behind my
door and disappear down the stairway.
I zeal again the dull sound OF her pol
ished shoes on he soft carpet Of the
stairs she descended Immediately. but
without hurrying.
At that instant I had Just written the
first line of my letter to my beloved
life companion.
I had discovered in the drawer OF the
rosewood desk n box OF paper. probably
forgotten, I afterward learned. by q
previous occupant named zimmerman
on the sheet. marked with his initial
u had written the single line:
my Dear Annie
Laying ny s~tylographic pen on the
lid, l rose from my chair in spite Of tn,
caused by this request. &c
pass into the adjoining apartment occu.
pied by my %ncighbors.
In truth ! vas urged by no feeling Of
curiosity. I knew or thought ! knew
that NJ. Grenet could have nothinl
OF serious Importance to tell me! SO
was automatically obeying an instinc'
tive impulse OF compliance with Nine
Grenet's desire. on the whole after tn,
first sense of irritation caused by he
sudden appearance In my room. her dis
Greet and rapid fashion OF withdrawn,
had quickly relieved me from an embar
rassinent which still will be understood,
later, when I explain the constant per
plexity which this woman caused me.
I went out upon the landing ant
turned toward my neighbours apart
ment. Doubtless through a sort Of
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The Strange Adven-
in France and the
Weird Problem /"
"WhO Is Mon
sieur T.?

But I oouod noe De mat mani! whos
N. and NM. 0rsnst were ooncerns1
vas always y n I had nd sxistsnc&1
And I had 80 little existence the
saw my landlady 10 II I did moi
her. and without returning her ptUk
ant greeting I abruptly entered ny
room and blunderingiy double locDd
myself ini
Good heavmsi I may ven ~. 80
deringly. for h worthy woman. 49,
Instantly. raped at my door.
And Il was from hat minute -
that I recovered consciousness Of eoAk
ity. I had an indescribable sense q
giddiness. I had the sensation
the black gulf. M chasm. the 49,
ness tina stretched between 1omou
Grenet's visit and the vision OF ~
husbands corpse were ~invincibly dyous
ing me toward them. And. It'll mgoo
swiftly. I had the feeling that al ~
efforts I was about to make 70 oW0o0
plum ging in would be futile. RI
without further reasoning. s1Ds 49,
ing double locked my door In ny 49,
lady's face. I opened Il to her.
you are completely upset ~ ~
p%hsnson," she said. kindly. ~
Brighten me. What haS happsnedp
l Immediately put myself on the -
fensive against the attack Of ~
startling question and answered og6U1
Nothing"
The defense WAS - awkward - -
unconscious attack of this Wo01q
through whose lips was hrst expressed,
IN a concise and terrible fashion. {
problem wAicS nc oas ~as able q
solvei
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She excused herself. OH
81 beg your pardon. NJ. Stephenson
I never have anything for you In tn,
mail. saw Nine. 0renet go out
have two letters here for NJ. Grenet.'
M. 0renst! Nine. 0renet! 4"
The landlady. after . last formal
bow. had loft my threshold. She had
entered my neighbours apartment
which I had left the evening before.
thrilled by the exquisite and fselauSi
execution OF 'Tannhauser."
This time I did not have courage 70
close my door. LeaDing like . shades
against the wall. holding my breath, !
waited for I did not know what. 6seB
I did not know whom. My staring ~
we're fxed upon the copper knob ~
In a ~divinatory hailucinstion I 80
clearly saw the faint blur made scarcely
ten minutes before by tho susds glow
Of charming Nine. Grsnet. I fAnn1o1
that Mme. Grenet's hand had rsmA4noo
there. as II to hut me within the ~
square feet Of this room. from whjuA Z
could v again 20 out. confrooon9
the sheet OF letter paper marked M
the z. and my s~tylographic psn. hsooos
forth poweriess to write anything -
cept that line to my beloved wife; 70
dear Annie" su1
did not remain long In this 0ea11
of agonizing expectation.
The frantic shrieks Of my tAnA1nlv
almost instantly reused ma I heA0o
her terrified cream down the $50.
way: Murder! Murder!" and the haQCor
order: shut the doors Of the 1000
and send for q policeman" un
Then. after the banging Of dooeQ q
every story. came. In tho twtnkliu6 o466
eye. the mad rush OF all the tsnAD1A
They came down from the nfth, thy
ran UP from the lower floors. W1th ~
wildered looks. anxious ~exprssokpna,
distracted faces. men. and 0k8
dren reached the landing outside a -
threshold.
! To Be Continusd) 70
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thoughtful pr~ecaution. Nine. Grenet had
left her door half open-so that i had
no occasion either to ring or to an
nounce myself.
had entered the ante-room ana
mechanically took from my pocket my
cigarette case.
An invetcrate smoker as well a. l..
NJ. Grenet worshipped Turkish tobacco.
and my mechanical gesture was to oner
him my case in a friendly way a. daiiy
! occurred between us.
/ 1 expected to find him in the drawing
room. The door stood open. but 1t was
| empty. on the piano lay the score or
~''Tannhauser." at the page where. the
evening before. Nine. Grenet hod
stopped playing-a finished. expressive
playing that had thrilled all three OF US
In unison. In O Jar on a bracket was
the now fading bouquet I had presented
to the young wife the evening before.
Silence continued-and this silence
grated on my nerves.
The premises were familiar 10 me. too
familiar, alas! I went toward the din
ing-room. and like a neighbor. a friend
called:
'Monneur Grenetr'
No one answered.
I pushed tho door open. n the I'M
expected sight which suddenly rose be-
fore my eyes nailed me to the spot.
petrined ME with horror.
! From the ring that held the swinging
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lDTleS U L IdTIhtn una ,uTtlSsl
France as a penetrating observer. was
step in the problem which was
companled me to the Charlns Cross sta
ton:
II shall not write to you. my darling
Annie. I shall communicate with you
only when l consider Il expedient for
the success Of my great design. I don't
mean to be known by my rivals. and
norant OF the formidable competitor
I am"
Annie had answered in an icy tone.
her face rather hard and as usual quite
indifferent to tho labors which were
the object of my life.
Just as you choose, william"
Now that the meeting at Rheims was
over and l had been able to collect the
ample harvest of observations and re-
marks that only strengthened the as
OF my approaching success, II
was proper that / should at last send
news of myself to my wife, who was
awaiting my return in our cottage In
the midst of a delightful. verdant coun-
try region. a few miles from London.
Fer th!S purpose I sa: down that
morning. with a disagreeable taste in
my mouth after awaking, at q rose wood
desk which was the least ordinary
article in this furnished apartment"
and my first annoyance was to discover
that l did not rave n single scrap OF
writing paper In my valise.
I could not tell with proper precision
for what vague reasons my awakening
was sulky. 1t was perhaps due TO the
evening before. which I spent with my
neighbors. listening TO excellent music,
perhaps to other unsuspected causes.
] o o no special interest In my
that 1t was impossible to avoid
thinking OF them.
What I have to tell from this time
Is somewhat difficult. am neither
very foppish nor very vain, but in the
~perplexity / felt concerning my neigh.
bors there was a slight tinge OF both
qualities. The point in question was nc
love affair. let that be clearly under
stood. but a difficulty a thousand timei
worse.
Here lies the trouble OF relating ar
annoying situation without exposins
myself to ridicule. I had made their &C.
quaintance at Rheims under perfect,
ordinary conditions. II was through 9
commonplace meeting at table that
knew NJ. and Nine. Grenet.
The same difficulty presents itself n
speaking Of Nine. Grenet's husband
] feel exactly the same embarrassment
II Is perfectly obvious that the opinion
I may have to-day concerning my unfor
tunate n~eighbors Is not at all the opln
ion ] formed at that period before II,
horrible misfortune which was to over
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BOlng 10 accomplish, AZ ONO etrohc, al
engrossing the entire world. I had
spoken of It to Wilbur Wright himself.
who had encouraged me. while remain
ing sceptical as to the efficacy OF my
discovery.
But what have I been writing7
In truth. after all the experience &C.
quired since that time. I remain the in
corrlgible inventor Of An invention of
which I am no longer the master. since
she who crossed m fate like a destruc-
tive meteor has vanished In space risen
into the ether. leaving me as my only
consolation upon this earth my pitiable
reason!
Ali this Is certainly tho moment for
ME to make a suitable apology! And In
beginning the extraordinary tale of my
extraordinary adventure 1t IL very I'M
skilful IN my part to give utterance to
my puerile pride as an engineer whom
glory would have cost too dear!
My sole ambition for the present-shall
I ever have courage for any other?-is
to write the narrative Of the agonizing
| mystery tina will he~ncefOrth weigh upoi,
my entire life-the horrible nightmare
have lived during several months Tx 30
many eternities-the frightful tale which
Is my own story.
II would be foolish to prepare excuses.
The simplest way 10 90 enter boldly upon
the subJect-as brutally as the fatality
entered my life. The most logical way
is to be sincere with the reader as ]
have always been sincere with myself
during the endless days OF my frightful
| adventure, The best - to call solely
/ upon my pitiable reason to write this
terrible story.
And here It IL. veracious and sincere;
I had hired an unpretentious Dut
pleasant little furnished apartment IN
the Rue Marbeuf and registered myself
there under the name OF Stephenson.
There was no secret intention In this
useless ~precaution OF hiding my real
name, unless 1t was the Irritating
anxiety of believing In my W Import
ance as an inventor and constantly con-
cealing. a little absurdly. l admit. what
We regard as a secretary secret which
held me to my soul. a. the soul holds
us in the body.
This Is a morbid. unhealthful state OF
mind, which all men Who have beer
possessed by q fixed. exclusive idea vii
readily comprehend.
I had reached the point OF carrying
my distrust OF others to the degree o.
distrusting myself. So, on leaving Lon
don TO go to Rheims to witness the ex
periments OF my famous rivals. j hac
exaggerated tho futile precaution o.
which I have just spoken. 80 far as tc
tell my dear wife Annie, who had &C
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her the customary Did you have a
good time?' Yes" she answered.
but l was glad to get back" She re-
echoed the sentiments OF many others
who ARE interested and have a good
time right ION the job"
She went on to say that coming back
from the so-called Joy period. 1t was
REAL Joy to see familiar faces again.
even II 1t were people just coming In
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minded as the charac-
tiers themselves could
be expected to and any
sense-least OF all a
sense o. humor-!n this
sort OF stun.
Next" makes that
quaint character ac-
tress, Miss Helen Low
ell. simply ridiculous.
1t 10 a freak play about
freaks. But .Iiss Low
ell Is something more
than a freak when she
wants to be. Her Mis-
IIazey was tho natural
flower of The Cabbage
Patch" her Lizzie the
real prize OF The Lot
cry Man" AS Sophie
Brush she is as obvious
rs the name under
which she travels to a
mining camp. and she
becomes merely a
laughing stock. She
presents a spectacle
that Is lu1lcrous with
out being really funny,
You laugh at her In
stead OF with her. espe-
cially when she getl
ready for bed in up
to- Date Prendergast's
shack. In her red fan
1els she looks like a
car!cature OF the fire.
mans bride" She Is q
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hat 10 a good
time? Most peo-
pile make a good
time a problem.
when II should be
n PLEASURE.
The good time
every day, every
hour. IL being IN
TERESTED.
Yesterday I was
In a shop talking
with m OF the
girls who had just
returned from her
vacation. / asked
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IF YOU HAVE A GOOD TINE IT IS
BECAUSE YOU BRING THE
i GOOE TIME WITH YOU.
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By Sophie Irene Loeb.

Copyright. 1911. by The Press Publishing Co.
The New York World.
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~ CHARLES DARNT,
~~~~>~~~~~~~

"VEN the bearded lady of Barnum's day va M greater freak han tn lady
barber III unpacked hr kit at Days Theatre o. Saturday afternoon in
- Rda Johnson Youngs tonsoral absurdny Next
This play about an old maid might have seemed a little less silly II IT IA
not suggested in every line ant every situation that 1t had been written by
ally old maid. Hrs. Young was evidently so carried away by hr chief charac.
es that he could see nothing except from he spnser pdnt Of view. She ma
easily renrt that that's exactly what she wanted to dc, that 1t would have
been wrong to do otherwise. But her play q 3 a whole is so ridiculous that II
answers hat argument 1t is he last word in silly plays The author has
mixed face With comedy and meipirama with bmlesque, n the resut Is a
tumble So werd a to make 1t all quite impossible Only people as simple
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sained the certainty of IN y approaching triumph. a triumph that would on
urpas Bhrbts and tn resoundng victories of Farman and Curtiss!
The unknown aviator who had come to France as a penetrating observer was
going to accomplish at N stroke, an immense step in the problem which was
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aiding a reign Of feasting and merri-
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the Crumb Picker (who collects the
presents and money, while the Old
Man and Old Woman play the fool,
and Four Singers, who carol out the
Christmas songs. The attire of the
Koledars is most grotesque, and their
procession is joined by huge crowd
Of townspeople, who take great do
light in the antics of the testers.