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CHAPTER XIV. (continued.)

1t was a transparent plot on Bella's
part: Two elderly ladies, house miles
from anywhere, long evenings In the
music o with an open fire and
Bella at the harp playing the two
songs she knows.
When we were ready and gathered
in the kitchen, In the darkness, OF
course, Dial went up on the roof and
eignaled with a lantern to the cars
on the drive. Then he went down
stairs. took a last look at the draw
png-room, fired the papers, shook the
powder, opened the windows and
yelled "fire!"
or course. huddled In the kitchen.
we had heard little or nothing. But
we plainly heard Dal on the first floor
and Flanagan on the second yelling
Tfre." and the patter of feet as the
guards ran to the front of the house.
And at that instant we remembered
Aunt Selma!
That was the cause of the whole
trouble. don't know why they turned
on me: she wasn't my aunt. But by
The time they had got her out of bed.
and had wrapped her in an eiderdown
comfort. and stuck slippers on her
Feet and q motor veil on her head, the
glare at the front of the house was
beginning to die away. She didn't un-
derstand at all. and we had no time to
explain. remember that she wanted to
go back and get her "plate," whatever
that may be, But Jim took her by the
arm and hurried her along, and the
rest, who had waited, and were in
awful tempers, stood aside and let
Them out first.
The door to the area steps was
open. and by the street lights we
could see a fence and a gate, which
opened on a side street. Jim and
Aunt Selma ran straight for the gate;
the wind blowing Aunt Selina's COM
fort like a sail. Then, with our feet,
20 to speak, on the first rung of the
ladder of liberty. 1t slipped. A half
hozen guards and reporters came
hround the house and drove US back
like sheep into a slaughter pen. 1t
WAS the most h~umiliating moment Of
my life.
Dial had been for lighting a way
Through. and Just for a minute I
think I went Berserk myself. But
Max spied n of the reporters setting
up q fiashlight as we stood, unde-
cided, at the top OF the steps, and
after that there was nothing to do but
retreat. We backed slowly. to show
them we were not afraid. And when
we wers all in the kitchen again, and
had turned on the lights and Bella
Was crying with her head against Mr..
Harbison's arm. Dial said. cheerfully.
We'll. It has done some good. any
how. We have lost Aunt Selma"
And we all shook hands on It, al.
though we were sorry about Jim. And
Dial said we would have some cham
payne and drink to Aunt Selina's com
fort. and we could have her teeth
fumigated and send them to her.
Somebody said Poor old JIM" and q
that Bella looked up.
1he stared around the group. and
he went quite pale.
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.Jim!" she gasped. "Do you mean
that Jim is-out there, too?"
"Jim and Aunt Selinal" said as
calmly as / could for Joy. You see
how II simplified the situation for me.
by this time they are a mile away.
and going!"
Everybody shook hands again ex-
cept Bella. She had dropped into a
chair, and sat biting her lip and
breathing hard, and she would not
Join in any of the hilarity at getting
rid of Aunt Selma. Finally she got
up and knocked over her chair.
you are a lot of towards" she
stormed. You deserted them out
there, left them. Heaven knows
where they area d~efenseless old
woman, and-and a man who did not
even have an overcoat. And 1t is
snowing!"
Never mind" Dial said, reassuring-
ly. He can borrow Aunt Selina's
comfort. Make the old lady discard
from weakness. Anyhow, Bella, If /
know anything of human nature, the
old lady will make 1t hot enough for
him. Poor cid Jim!"
Then they shook hands again, and
with that there came a terrible bang
ing at the door, which we had locked.
open the door!" some one COM
manded. 1t was one of the guards.
open 1t YOURSELF" Dallas called,
tl4aL1a AaLt. "
the lock.
open that door or we will break it
in"
Dallas put his hands in his pockets,
seated himself on the table, and
whistled cheerfuliy. We could hear
them comforting outside, and they
made another appeal, which was re-
fused. Suddenly Bella came over and
confronted Dallas.
They have brought them back"
she said dramatically. They are out
there now; l distinctly heard Jim's
voice. Open that door, Dallas!"
"Oh, don't let them I'M" l walled.
1t was quite involuntary, but the dis
appointment was too awful. Dallas,
don't open that door!"
Dial swung his feet and smiled from
Bella to me.
Think what a solution 1t Is to all
our difficulties" he said, easily.
Without Aunt Selma l could be happy
here indefinitely"
There vas more knocking, and
somebody-Max, / think-said to let
them In, that 1t was a fool thing any
how, and that he wanted to go to
bed and forget it; his feet were cold.
And just then there was a crash, and
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A Question Of Change.

A story is going the rounds OF q
couple of young people who attended
church recently. When the collection
was being taken up the young man
commenced fishing In his pocket for a
dime. His face expressed his en-
barrassment as he hoarsely whis-
pered: 81 guess | haven't a cent, /
changed my pants" The young lady,
who had been examining the unknown
regions of woman's dress for her
purse, turned a pink color and said,
I'm in the same fix"
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Copy Ign 1909. by the BObbs Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
Rmbition In life was to be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused TO do so. his
Prt is considered a huge Joke, except to
bimself, II he asked people TO dinner ey-
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
Ind are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range TO celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce. The party is In full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who will arrive In four hours
20 visit him and his wife. He neglects to
tell her OF his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
into his confidence. He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one night. be Mrs.
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
the deception works out as planned.
Jim's Jap servant is taken I'll. Bella,
Jimmy's divorced wife. enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken ava In
The ambulance7 Belle insists II Is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim Is we'll and is In the
house. HARRISON steps out on the porch
bnd discovers a man lacking a card on
the door. He demands an explanation.
phe man points TO the placard and Har-
pison sees the word Smallpox" printed
leave the house until the quarantine is
lifted. After the lifting OF the quarantine
several Eaters are found in the mail box
endelivered. one is addressed to Henry
Hiewellyn, Iquique, Chile. which was
written by HARRISON. He describes mi
eutely OF their Incarceration. also OF his
~tnfatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
is taken Ill with la grippe. Betty acts as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
eoof. She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
Downstairs. when suddenly she Is grasped
in the arms OF a man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
Did II and Is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
plmmy that her cameo breastpin and
bther articles OF jewelry rave been stolen.
She accuses Betty OF the theft. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
as hsNA nIA 49, a -
Betty OF the theft OF her ~valuables.
HARRISON demands an explanation from
PIT as to her conduct towards him. she
tells him OF the incident on the roof, he
noes not deny nor confirm her accusation.
pne Of the guests devises a way to escape
From the house.
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Ambiuuous,

Obliging Shopman Ito lady who has
purchased a pound Of butter)-Shall l
send it for you, madam?
Lady-No, thank you. 1t won't be
too heavy for me.
Obliging Shopman-Oh, no, madam,
I'll make it as light as l possibly
Can.-Punch.
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A FAIR REToRr.

Pat. who had a bad coin given to
him. decided to try and spend It, He
therefore went into a tobacconist and
asked for a cigar. The shopman hand
ed over the cigar. and Pat. putting the
cigar in his mouth, tenderd the coin
lie was making his way out when the
shopman shouted:
"Hey. man. do you know 1t Is a bad
one?"
Pat turned round and said:
Never mind. I'll smoke it IL 1t kills
me-"
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cHAPTER XIV.
Suspicion and Discord


Every n was nasty the next morn
ing. Aunt Selma declared that her
feet were frost-bitten and kept Bella
rubbing them with fee water all morn
ing. And Jim was impossible. He re-
fused to speak to any of us, and he
watched Bella furtively, as If he sus.
pected her Of trying to get him out Of
the house.
When luncheon time came around
and he had shown no indication of 60
ing to the telephone and ordering it.
We had a conclave, and Max was
chosen to remind him of the hour.
Jim was shut In the studio, and we
waited together In the hall while
Max went up. When he came down
he was somewhat ruffled.
He wouldn't open the door," he
reported. "and when I told him 1t
was meal time. he said he wasn't hun
cry, and he didn't give a whoop about
the rest of us. He had asked US here
to dinner; he hadn't proposed to
adopt u.s."
So we finally ordered luncheon our
selves. and about two O'Clock Jim
came downstairs. sheepishly, and ate
what was left. Anne declared that
Bella had been scolding him in the
upper hall. but I doubted 1t. She was
never Ger to speak to him unneces-
sarily.
The excitement OF the escape over.
Mr.. HARRISON and I remained on terms
Of armed neutrality. And Max still
hunted for Anne's pearls. using them.
the men declared, as q good excuse to
avoid tinkering with the furnace or
repairing the dumb-waitor. which took
the Qusersst notionA and stopped once
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American sprlnter pefeated.

Melbourne, Australia, May 16.-Jack
Donaldson, of South Africa, easily de-
feated c. E. Holway, the American
sprinter. in three races. Is, 22O and
100 yards respectively. The 100 yards
a done in 90 AS, a worlds record
or a grass track.
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A Sure sIon.

"Was the audience this evening a
fashionable one?"
mo; 1t consisted of very ordinary
people"
but the people In the boxes
seemed to be handsomely and, stylish
ly dressed"
$50 they were. but they weren't
fashionable for all that. They kept
quiet all the time the play was 60
ing on"
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Pet Bear Kills Babe.

Calgary, May 16.-Lucile, the 90
m~onths-old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Morey, is dead as the result of in
iuries it received from a bear that
was kept in the yard adjoining fire
headquarters.
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To remove nicotine from the teeth and
purify the breath after smoking.
To eradicate perspiration and body
odors by sponge bathing.
The best a~ntiseptic wash known.
Relieves and strengthens tired, weak,
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THE PAXTON TOLL EFT CO., sos TON, Mass.
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Sultan Held Prisoner.

Madrid, May ia message from
rangier declares that Sultan Mulai
Hafid has abdicated the throne and is
now a prisoner of the rebel followers
VI his pretender brother, Mulai Yin.
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Lion Injuries His r-rair.r

New York, May ia young lion,
lately added to the performing troupe
Of a Coney Island animal show, at
tackled and seriously injured his train
or, Victor Reviro.
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Boat capsizes: Drowned.

Onawa. Ia, May ia triple drown,
ng took place in Blue Lake here,
yhen a boat, in which six boys were
ding, was struck by a huge whitecap.
mixing It.
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John. what on earth are yor do.
ing?" called Mrs. Cocker to her spouse.
who was humping. pounding and
swearing in the cellar.
Didn't you tell me to shake down
the furnaceT" he asked
Yes. but you nssdA't shake down
The house."
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The Riddle.

The Sphinx p~ropounded a puzzle.
why does it always rain the day
you mover" she asked.
Herewith the ancients gave 1t up.
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Eminence Is not to be obtained
without time and energy.-McCormas
To the Childish Mind.

without time and energy.-McCormas.
To the Childish Mind.
Dorothy Ullman of East Eighty
fourth street, is a very literal young
person. To her mothers definition Of
the All-Seeing Eye she returned a
question as to the size Of the eye.
Can God see everything" she con-
tinued.
Yes, dear. He can see essrything,
at all times"
That afternoon Dorothy escorced her
mother downtown. Before an op-
tician's display she stopped. Then,
Mother" she asked, pointing to the
big winking eye in the window: rs
Gods ~ as big as this ?"-Cleveland
Leader.
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To save and beautify the
teeth, remove tartar and
prevent decay.
To disinfect the mouth, de-
stroy disease germs, and
purify the breath.
To keep artificial teeth and
hridnewnrk clean. odorles:
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Many a man who swears at a big
monopoly is nourishing a little one.
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Instead of Liquid
Ants septic Peroxide
100000 people last year used
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic

The new toilet germicide powder to DO
dissolved in water as needed.
For all toilet and hygienic uses 1t is
better and more economical.
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LADIES CAN wEaR Suops

one size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease
the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes. II makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
Refuse snbsfifKtes. For Free trial package ad.
dress Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Teacher-Tommy, what Is q c.
quette?
Tommy-It's a thing you make out
Of what's left of the stewed chicken.
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This Crib is just like the Illus
tration to the left. Has strong
posts, large ch:lls. strong filters,
all-iron spring. drop sides, and
is finished in good white enamel.
Special net price for this week
only is 1898.
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the membership list full. officers for the
year were elected as follows: President.
Mrs. John H. Stokes; vice president, Mrs.
Ellis Logan; recording secretary, Mrs. S.
A. Wolhaupter: corresponding secretary,
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Warman: reporter.
Mrs William B. Turpin: treasurer. Mrs
NJ. l.. Cissell.
Spain and its arts during the pass year.
and the subject for study for the coming
year will be selected by the executive
committee, which will prepare the usual
year book.
During the social hour which followed
the election refreshments were served
and the members of the club became &C
quainted with the several visitors pres
emf.
Phil Sheridan Corps, w. p. c.. met
Tuesday. All officers were present with
two exceptions. the chaplain and the rec
Ording secretary.
In spite of the rain a large number Of
members Of the corps were present and
several visitors. The revised bylaws were
read and Will be adopted when approved
by the department president. An invita-
ton was received through a representa-
a social and euchre to be given by them
the following Thursday. Twenty-Five or
thirty members of the corps expect to ac-
company the department president on her
trip to Baltimore to attend the Maryland
state convention. At the close of the
Baltimore convention, Mrs. Belle Harris
Of Emporia, Kan, national president of
Washington. where she will be the guest
of Mrs. Isabel Worreil Ball Elaborate
preparations are being made to entert ain
Mrs. Harris while here.
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MARINE BAND CONCERTS.
Program for Every Wednesday and
Saturday During Season.

Marine Band concerts in Potomac Park
will commence next Saturday afternoon
at 5 o'clock. and will continue from then
on every Wednesday and Saturday after
noon during the season. According to a
notice sent out yesterday by Col. Spencer
Cosby, in charge of the office of public
buildings and grounds, strict regulations
will govern the movement of carriages
and other vehicles during the concerts.
The rules, as announced by Col. Cosby,
are as follows:
Vehicles will be permitted to park in
two rows on the side of the road nearest
the bandstand and all facing in the
direction in which they enter the park
from 18th street.
Next the parked vehicles will be a
line of vehicles which must be kept con-
stantly moving in the direction in which
they enter the park from 18th street.
''On the side of the road farthest from
the bandstand will be a line of vehicles
which must be kept constantly moving in
the opposite direction to those in sec
ton two.
Vehicles will be allowed to change di-
rection only at points marked by mount
ed police
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was entitled THE Widow Maloney." NJ.
A. Watson gave 1.-The Volunteer Organ
ist' and "Hello.' The soloists were Miss
Edith Laramore. Mrs. c. T. Emig and
Mrs w j. Cawthon; with accompaniment
by Miss Ruby Nevins. Roy Carly con-
tributed humorous SOngs. with Miss Ethel
LASER as pianist
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. district
president of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. was introduced and spoke
OF the advantages to be gained by being
associated with the temperance cause in
youth and advancing in the work.
Mrs. Nj. a. Tyndall presided. and re-
freshments We're served by Mrs. l.. ID.
Clark, Mrs. A. b. Carly. Miss Banes and
Mrs Cawthon.
The League of American Pen Women
met Monday night in. the study room of
the Public Library, with Mrs. Rachel
| TOngate Beck. president, i'm the chair.
There were present Mrs. Frye. Mrs.
Rhodes and Miss Hyde. past presidents
| Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Kern. vice pres
i idents; Mrs. BeatOn and Mrs. E.stabroOk
secretaries: Mrs. Wilder, historian: Miss
| Griswold. treasurer: Mrs. Wither, report
| er; Mrs. Bonham and Miss Hughes Five
| new members were admitted: Active
Miss Elizabeth Todd Nash. Madison
Conn.,, author of Fifty Puritan .Ances-
tors; Miss Gertrude Ina Robinson. harp
!, list and illustrator. Of New York city
| and Mrs. Effie Leese Scott of Lincoln
| Neb., contributor to many periodicals
honorary. Anna Katherine Green, nov
| elist, of Buffalo. n. Y, and Mrs. Annie
Nathan Meyer of New York. author OF
] the play THE Dominant Sex"
Mrs. Wilder reported that Mrs. Cor.
| nelia Templeton Jewett has been elected
editor and manager of the publicity bu
/ reau of the National Council of Womer
I Voters. with headquarters at Tacoma
| Wash. Letters were read by Miss Girls
4 void from Mrs. Alice l.. Whitaker anc
| Mrs. Marian Longfellow O'Donoghus
| thanking the league for sympathy ex
tended and flowers that had been sen
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and college songs were the order OF
the evening. Informal addresses were
delivered by several of the diners.
Judge Ashley NJ. Gould acted as toast
maSte:.
Among those present were Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith, Judge Henry Stock
bridge of Maryland court of appeals,
Henry T. Rainey, Rudolph Kaufman.
William ID. Window. Barry Buckley. T..
T. Clark. w. I. Ufford, W. j. Bigelow,
l.. I. Allen, a. c. Rounds Of New York
city. II. o. Woods of Brooklyn, n. y.
end q. w. Post of Baltimore. M. G.
Seckendorf was the guest OF the
evening.
Letters were read from Prof David
Todd of the faculty of the college. r.
H. Gillett. George r. Lawrence, Dis
trict Attorney Charles S. Whitman Of
New York, George Barry Mallon, city
editor Of the New York Sun; Gen.
Walter Wyman.
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ing. The Ascension and Resurrection.
and the 'Apparitions of Christ in Art.
by having each OF the members read
verses relating thereto from the Bible
narrative. following which she read
sketches relating to the separate events
from the Catholic Encyclopedia
Mrs. Coope gave a talk upon the "E.vo-
luton in Art of the various subjects, IL
Illustrating the treatment of each from
Photographic copies of the works of the
old masters.
Monticello Chapter, ID. A. r., held its
April meeting at the residence of Mrs.
Truman III. Aldrich, 1879 street north
west. IL was In the nature of a social
gathering. each member having been re-
quested to represent a book The prize
for guessing correctly the largest number
of titles was awarded to the chapter s
guest. Miss Clara Barclay, a Child of the
American Revolution
Refreshments We're served by the host.
| csses, Mrs. Aldrich and Miss Morrison.
reception was given the Young Peo
pies Branch Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union by the Mount pleasant
Woman's Christian Temperance Unior
Wednesday evening. at the home of Miss
Bxnes. residing by Mrs. Flora Hanson
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during recent sickness sympathy was
expressed for Mrs. La Sale Corbett
Pickett in her anxiety over the grave
illness In the Philippines Of her son.
Maj. George Pickett Mrs Edith King
man Kern thanked the league for it's
sympathy and help in her work for the
Improvement of the children's comic sup
plement. Mrs. Kern received the thanks
or the league Tor her efforts, and was
appointed as representative OF the
league at the mass meeting to be held at
the CONGREGATIONAL Church. in this city.
April "a, under the auspices of the
League for the Improvement of the Chill
dren's Comic Supplement-
Mrs. Rhodes. librarian. reported books
received Tor the league library.
The Women's Single Tax Club of Wash
ington met at the home OF Mrs. York and
Mrs. HOughton Wednesday evening, with
fifteen members present.
The story of the evening was read by
Mrs. Mckenzie. The title was "A
Heavenly story by r. +. Longstreet.
ordered from London by the members,
and magazines were sent to the different
libraries in the District and Maryland.
Fifteen dollars was voted to the Fels
fun to establish in one place in the next
year the single tax method
A full report was given of the
association just organized in Washington
to bring before Congress the system in
which taxes are paid on property.
Mrs. Rachael Sterner of the Crittenton
Wheel Club entertained the ladies of the
wheel Thursday afternoon at her home,
| 81 Iowa circle. The meeting was in part
| "a celebration of the birthday of the host
| ess, and much merriment accompanied
| the guessing and recording of the age of
the hostess.
| The successful guesser was presented
with a book, from which, by request Mrs.
Story, president of the club read a poem.
An original poem by Mrs. Goddard, who
could not be present. was recited by Mrs.
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Charles A. Buffers Brother Dead.

George T. Butler. who died suddenly in
London Friday just prior to leaving for
Liverpool to take the Lusitania. for New
York, was a brother of Charles Henry
Butler, reporter of the Supreme Court OF
the United States. Mr.. and Mrs Butler
are in New York and viii not be back
until some time next week.
George +. Butler was Fastening home
from brief vacation on account OF his
mothers serious illness.
Announcement is made that the recep-
ton to he given by the Grenfell Associa-
ton to DIR. Grenfell tomorrow will take
place at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler, 1885 / street, although they will
not be present.
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Two-inch Continuous Post Brass
Bed, just like the cut to the right.
1t has six heavy filters in both
ncadboard and :ootboard; roller
casters and good polished English
lacouering. Special price for this