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Charles Nelson, a wealthy New
Yorker, on coming home on certain
afternoon, discovers his son. KEN
meth, drunk, and in the scene that
follows, Kenneth accuses his father OF
maintaining another establishment
Nelson admits the truth of the charge.
His wife. society leader, hears the
discussion, and it develops that the
estrangement In the family has come
her husband. Their daughter. Alice,
sides with the father. and Kenneth
takes his mothers part Mrs. Hard
ing. mutual friend. tries to patch
the trouble, and contrives that the
Nelson's shall meet at the Alpine
apartments, where Nelson, has gone
from his home In the lobby OF this
apartment house Mrs. Nelson acci-
dentally meets Kitty May Claire. the
girl who had won her husbands af-
lection. After his wife leaves, Nelson
they must quit The girl declares
by having the son, Kenneth, fall in
love with her. He moves to an apart
ment house in which she has odgings.
There settle upon the boy as leeches,
Jim. Kitty's father, whom Kenneth
believes to be only her chauffeur, and
Dick le Roy. Kitty's former dancing
partner in vaudeville. When Ken
meth proposes marriage Kitty frankly
tells him of her experience with a
man she does not name. Kenneth
insists that she tell who it was. This
the girl refuses to do His inqufsi-
tion is stopped by the arrival of his
sister Alice and her fiance, Tom
Harding
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TT seems that the poor boob was
up in the woods hunting last week
and ran across a woodchopper that
knew all about Bobby Burns. The
two of them talked about Burns all
the afternoon and wilfred came home
without no partridges. but he said
that he wouldn't have traded his visit
with that woodchopper for all the
partridges in the world. and now
he wants to go and cut cordwood the
same as the gent he met. Can you
beat that?"
TT amt no snap cutting cordwood,"
said the Head Barber. Il had to cut
a lot of it when 1 was a kid on the
farm, and you can take it from me
that 1 didn't love the job. I would a
whole lot rather cut hair"
That's what the old gent told Will
fred" said the Manicure Lady, but he
couldn't change the boy none. Father
said that it took a real man to cut
hardwood and pile it up, and he says
that there amt many real men grow
ing up around the city these days. He
laughed at Wilfred when the kid tried
to get FIVE beans off him to buy an
ak with, and said that he wouldn't
give him five cents to make no such
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his own devfces-and now tonight
they all wanted to talk to himi
No, Not tonight. Now, If you
talk to me at all it must be here,
before the lady who is to be my
wife"
He went toward Kitty protectingly
as if to take her in his arms, and so
defy the world if need be.
Your wife," Nelson just breathed
the words.
There was no sound Ken stood as
IL frozen to cold sculpture in the
movement he had started to make
Kitty stood still. too-waiting-wa
ing. Between the boy and the woman
stood Kenneth's father.
There was a horrible pause-a
pause fraught with all the shame and
horror of sin and retribution.
Then Charles Nelson turned to
Kitty and spoke hoarseIy:
"YOU SAID YOU'D GET ME- AND
THINK YOU HAVE"
You know her?' asked Kenneth, in
slow wonder.
Does he know mew
Kitty faced father and son. But it
was at the older man she looked with
implacable hatred-with answering z
purpose in her eyes. And always on
her lips that little smile-that was
half sneer. half cruel mirth. Lucrezia
Borgia wore a smile like that when
life had taught her all her bitter les
son of poison lore.
Frail. dainty, little Kitty May,
Smiling like Mona Lisa, or the
Sphinx, smiling with poison distilling
in the barbed arrows of her words.
she stood and juggled with happiness
and life.
ssDo you know why that man would
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er see you dead than married TO
Because he knows lust what 1

rather see you dead than married TO
me: Because he knows just what 1
am. DO YOU KNOW HOW HE
KNOWS? DO YOU? BECAUSE HE'S
THE MAN WHO MADE ME- THE
THING HE SNEERS AT NOW
Silence again. Silence-and heart
beats of agony for boy and man! For
Kitty Claire the ashes of her triumph
to choke her parched throat. And If
Hell hath no fury like woman
scorned." so it has no fires to scorch
with the agony she feels from the
flames she kindles for revenge-the
flames that lick back with burning
tongues-to burn their author, Kitty
Mays moment had come-and 1t was
a moment of torture for her.
In exquisite agony the boy spoke
to the man and woman who had de-
frauded him of light and joy
"Youi" his burning eyes blazed on
his father
"YOU!-' and a haggard face turned
to the Delilah who had shorn him OF
strength.
vindictive triumph blurred the
beauty from Kitty's face.
''Yes-YESi"
She spoke slowly. The words
sounded like some grim pendulum
ticking out a sentence on the Clock
of Doom.
Kenneth Nelson raised his arm and
struck his father a hard blow across
the face with his open hand,
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false start as that in life.
''Wilfred had it figured out that IL
he could get a nice ak and some
heavy clothes he could go back up
there and go in partners with this fell
low that knew about Burns. but the
old gent pointed out to him that no
experienced woodchopper would take
in a green kid as a partner in any
thing except talking about poet.
wffred thinks that away off in the
woods he can write better poetry. He
even wrote a poem about a wood
chopper and read it to the old gent.
This is what he wrote:
HE fells the maple and the beech
And other trees within easy reach.
Day In, day out his keen blade swings.
In the forest he reigns just like q
king.
1, too, chopper of wood would be,
Thinking about the stars and eter-
nifty,
Chopping the maple and the beech
And the other trees within easy reach"
did his dad like that?" asked the
Head Barber.
Maybe" said the Manicure Lady.
but Wilfred didn't get no five off of
him"
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must have some
w thing the matter with his

kHVTILFRED must have some
w thing the matter with his
head" said the Manicure
Lady. He got hit with a baseball bat
when he was a young boy. and I have
often wondered If it wasn't bothering
him In the last few years. They say
q man can get a bone out of place
IN his head and that it won't worry
or bother him for years sometimes,
and then turn and make him kind of
nutty long after the accident 1 guess
Il must be that way with Wilfred,
though goodness knows I don't see
how no bone would have room to get
misplaced in his head.
The first I noticed that he was a
little queer was when he began writ
ing poetry. about three years ago.
The worse the poetry was the better
he liked It, and when folks knocked
it he would say that he did not
blame them. but that they did not un-
derstand He has had lot of fool
notions in his head since then. in
cluding falling in love with that eld-
erly widow from Chicago. but the
craziest notion that he has ever took
is that he wants to go out in the for
est somewhere and be a woodchopper
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to whom his son was trying to in
troduce his daughter In a stern. con-
trolled fury he turned on Kenneth
How dare you introduce your sis
ter to a woman like this?'
What right have you TO insult this
lady?' asked eKnneth, starting to-
ward her
Kitty had risen-the smile on her
lips was steely now-her eyes had
turned from gentian blue to the gray
of a remorseless storm. She was ready
for her victory. She spoke softly-in
still voice that held both men.
He has the best right In the world,
The very, very bestt'
Slowly. slowly she spoke her
words-distilled them like liquid
poison. Slowly slowly she would
take her moments of revenge-pro-
longing them to atone for her mo-
ment of weakness-the moment when
she had been so near relenting. But
now she was ready to demand her
pay.
Nelson famed her fury from smol-
dering little flames to walls of fire,
for he ignored her with the stony
oblivion of indifference.
II must have talk with you.
Kenneth. Will you come to me to-
night?"
The boy reflected that he had got
on without his precious family for a
whole month He had been left to
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Dramatic Story of High

Kitty WINGED and covered back
crouching as if she had felt the brute
pain of that blow.
There was the stiffness of death. In
the room.
1t was as if wild tornado had
swept py-devastating everything
leaving emptiness, void, desolation
and destruction in its wake. And a
tornado of human passionate most
devastating force in life-had passed
over the room.
Unshaken, Charles Nelson stood
there. The blow fell--a crimson welt
marked his cheek-a look of age
swept its gray mask over his fea-
lures. He did not move. He stood
staring at the stark fury in Ken-
neth's eyes. Still, mistaken, out
wardly unmoved, he stood face to
face with the man who was his SON.
No muscle quivered. His nerve must
have winced-his blood must have
pounded in agony at the impact OF
his sons hand on his flesh, but he
stood still. There was some of the
martyred dignity of the prophets of
old in his firm pose. He appeared as
granite fast locked in the soil.
He looked at Kenneth moment.
The boy stared back-murderous
hatred in his eyes.
minute licked by in muffled heart
beats.
slowly before his fathers unwayer-
ing Eaze, the anger died from Ken
neth's eyes. shame was born. Then
came absolute horror of what he had
done--a CLEAN of understanding of
what this other man had suffered
through love. A film came over his
eyes. He looked dazed. He turned
his eyes from his fathers face to his
own right hand. He saw guiIt-aI-
most blood guiItiness there.
Suddenly covering his tortured
young face with shaken arms, Ken
meth Nelson fell on his knees at his
fathers feet
In the absolute stiffness of the
room, the boys muffied sobs sounded
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Continued from Yesterday

Tom blocked his own bulk effeetuaI-
ly between the boy and the two girls.
He spoke curtly
You are making a hopeless fool
of yourself. Kenneth
Tim interposed Alice gently. She
put her hand trustingly on his arm.
The enmity died out of Toms eyes
He spoke TO the maddened young fell
low with a cool fncisiveness that he
felt sure would get through Kens
guard and awaken him to his own
folly.
Ken. Alice is your sister-so I am
your brother, too My boy." Ken
started forward again
Alicei / do want to meet Tom
Harding concluded in a tone of grim
finality.
You always were a cub-but I
thought you had enough of your faith
er's blood in you to be a gentleman.
Alice does not care to meet your
friend. There was an open sneer In
the last words.
A scant hour before Dick lie Roy
had said to Potter: IF the kids got
any one that's got any nut on EN-
get him! Tell him the kids greasing
beard to slide himself to hell"
In answer to that message a firm
step was coming down the corridor
that led to ken's rooms.
THE BLOW
You and Alice can go"-cried the
now thoroughly aroused young lover
-championing Kitty May. He spoke
in cold fury.
A colder voice interrupted him:
Take Alice home, Tom.
Charles Nelson stood in the door
way.
Laughing recklessly. now that her
hour had struck, Kitty May started
forward. Suddenly change came
over her-she sank in a huddled lit
tie heap on the couch-waiting-
waiting.
Tom led Alice away-a puzzled
frightened, wondering Alice. The boy
stood looking at his father with still
dislike. Charles Nelson had controlled
the quick tremor of surprise that had
shaken him at sight of the woman
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sister, who is Is and rather large
for her age This girl is the
handsomest little lady l ever laid
my eyes on, and I almost fell In
love with her at first sight.
Do you think that she would be
too young for me in four years
from now? II not, how could l as
sist her parents to educate her
properly without revealing my ad-
miration for that girl? I shouldn't
care TO have the girl know my
feelings toward her.
BROADHURST.
The difference IN your ages is not
great enough to make any difference.
Get mutual friend to take the re-
sponsibility of the girls education,
one whom you can trust not to dis
close the identity of her benefactor.
am pleased with your decision not
to reveal your love. The girl is too
young and your recognition of that
fact does you credit.
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A SENSIBLE GIRL

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 have been keeping company
with a young man for two
months. ] am IS and he is FIVE
years my senior. He gives me
good times and seems to care for
me a lot, but I tried very hard to
learn to like him, but can't, and
I don't think 1t would be proper
for me to keep company with him
any longer.
What could tell him so he'll
forget me? EDNA.
Your determination not to encour-
age the attendance of man you car
not learn to love does you great
credit.
Refuse his invitations and fail to be
at home when he calls. Such treat
ment, If persisted in, will show him
you do not like him.
LET HER ALONE FOR A WHILE
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
How can I win back the love of
girl once neglected to meet on
an arranged appointment? / had
been keeping company with her
for six months. She does not pay
any attention to letters ! send her
excusing myself in every way; but
she has my ring in her possession
and does not want to return il.
and talks to friends of mine about
me, asking them many different
questions. HEARTBROKEN
I think she would like to make up
but wants to punish you first.
You have apologized. Let the mat.
ter rest there for few months. Per.
haps when she thinks you may nc
longer care, she will become more
Interested In you.
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ANXIOUS.
They are too young to MARI,
GIVE HIM TIP
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am girl of 18 and am very
much in love with young man
of 81. I know he likes me very
much, as he told different people.
I am very Jealous of any one
love. We attend a number of
parties, and he always takes me-
He always pays more attention to
my girl friends than he does to
me, ! giving them the introduce
tions. Shall I give him up, or
shall I try TO win his lover I
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AdUice to the LoueLorn g By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

would not want him If he did not
love me. PAULA.
Give him up; not because he is
faithIess, but because your disposition
will prevent you being happy with
any man.
You need a little self-contro1. Un-
til you gain 1t. and have conquered
your jealousy. don't permit yourself
to fall In love
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THE MAN PAYS
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


What is the correct thing to do,
or the custom, when young lady
is entertaining a young man
friend to whom she Is not en-
gagged, who comes from a distance
and Is not very much acquainted
in the town? We are both over
30. I mean, who should pay car
fare, theater tickets, cafe sup
pers, etc, when the two go out
together2 / know a girl always
pays when a girl friend visits
her in this way. How can I do
the same for a young man friend
IN a tactful way?
MARY JANE.
The man pays for everything. The
only time when he is entertained
without cost to himself is when
he is a guest in his hostess home. No
man who is man permits a woman
TO pay any of the expenses which you
enumerate.
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CERTAINLY NOT

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.
1 am a young man Of 26. Have
no bad habits of any kind, possess
q good education and occupy a
very responsible position with a
large concern at a salary above
the average. One day / visited a
friends house. This friend has p
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A DRAPED FUR CLOAK
IS ON THE LEFT. THIS
GRACEFUL CLOAK IS CAR
RIED OUT IN PEAU-DE-
TAUPE RAVE, EFFECTIVE
LY GATHERED ON TO THE
LEFT SHOULDER.
A CHANTILLY LACE AND
SKUNK TEA GOWN IS IN
THE CENTER IN BLACK
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coNsDER YouRsELF FIRsT

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am II and in school. Last
night a man Of 80 called me on
the phone and asked to call He
asked me then if I would write
him a note and tell him when he
could come. l don't want to see
him, but yet don't want to hurt
any ones feelings.
DISTRACTED.
His feelings do not enter into the
matter at all. It is more important
to remember that you must consider
yourself first, and to know that a
man Of 80, if he is worth while. does
not annoy a schoolgirl with his atten-
tions. Refuse to see him, of course.
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Now Read On
(NOVELIZED BY)
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lNoyELIzED BYo

From Owen Davis play now being presented
at the Playhouse by William A. Brady
Copyrighted. 1913. by international News
service.)
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Here are the
Books for Giving:

THE WAY HOME
By the Author of "9rhe Inner
Shrine'' tBasil King)
THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS
BY III. G.. Wells
THE JUDGMENT HOUSE
By Sir Gilbert Parker
ssPEANUT,
By Albert BigeIOyv Paine
A CHANGED MAN
By Thomas Hardy
THE HOUSE OF HAPPINESS
BY Kate Langley BOsher
THE CORYSTON FAMILY
BY Mrs. Humphry Ward
PARTNERS
BY Margaret DeIand
THE DESIRED WOMAN
By VIII n. Harben
FAMILIAR SPANISH TRAVELS
BY William Dean HOwel1s
THE GOLDEN RULE DOLLIVERS
BY Margaret Cameron
THE MAIN ROAD
BY Maude Radford Warren
JOE THE BOOK FARMER
BY Garrard Harris
BOOK OF INDIAN BRAVES
BY Kate Dickinson Sweetser
MARK TIDD
BY Clarence b. kel1and
GULLIvER'S TRAVELS
New illustrated Edition
THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER
BY Clarence ID. Kellnnd
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LACE OVER WHITE SATIN,
THE WIDE NGIN
SLEEVES EDGED WITH A
DOIGT DE FOURRURE.
THIS GOWN SHOWS THE
CHARM OF THE NEW
LONG WASTED EFFECT,
THE NARROW FOLD OF
BLACK SATIN WHICH
FORMS THE BELT BEING
ARRANGED CONSIDERA-
ABLY BELOW THE WAIST.
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1T ALSO ILLUSTRATES
THE FASHIONABLE CON-
TRAST OF TRANSPARENT
MATERIAL TRI M NJ E d
WITH FUR
A FUR WRAP IN MOLE IS
ON THE RIGHT. HERE
THE STRIPED EFFECT is
AGAIN USED, THE NECK
AND THE LONG SLEEVES
BEING BORDERED WITH
FOX.
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TT is SELFISH
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Is IL right for a young man to
ask a young lady to wait for him
five or six years? They are each
18 years of age and he is on the
point of leaving town
ANXIOUS.
They are too young to marry, and
an attempt on his part to bind her to
promise is selfish. Let them agree
not to mention the word love" for at
least six years.
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Ill on his knees at

loud to the point of agony.
Anger died-and horror and shame
were born.
Evening journal., 1913-12-17
BELIEVE COLT
FOUL PLAY VICTIM

An open verdict TO the effect that
William l.. Colt died as .ae result Of
a fracture at the base Of the brain,
the fracture having been s-:-..-ined
in a manner unknown to the jury,
was returned by the coroner's jury
in the case last evening. The police
will now Investigate tic matter as Il
is probable that Colt m=y have been
attacked and fatally injured in fight.
The jury held an inquest in the
case last week at which time much
contradictory evidence was heard. II
was reported that Colt had been
found on the Madison street bridge
OF the p B. and w. elevated railroad
on the night of November 2S. and
died at the Delaware Hospital
on December 4. It was at first thought
that the man had been struck and
fatally injured by a train, but It was
later demonstrated to the satisfaction
Of the jury that Colt was not killed
by a train.
The jury then adjourned without
finding a verdict, TO meet again at
the call OF the coroner. When sum-
moned last evening they returned the
above verdict.
Evening journal., 1913-12-17
MISS RICHARDS
TALKS EVENTS
Century Club Current Events
Class Hears Interesting
Talk

At the New Century Club yesterday
afternoon, National Current Events"
were discussed by Miss Janet Rich
ards OF Washington, d. c., with a
vim and intelligent spontaneity OF
speech such as is possessed BY few
women lecturers
Miss Richards was introduced by
dent Of the &C. N, who, in expressing
hcr pleasure in presenting the spec
or. said that the club had been deeply
interested in current events ever
since it's organization and she teit
sure the members would appreciate
the trpst in store for them.
Expressing her pleasure at oeing
with the Wilmington people, Miss
Richards sad she bad been in the
city only once tofcre, eight years
ago, on Alice Rot sevelts wedding
day. Commenting upon the difficulty
Ct talking on current events or "hlis-
tory In the Making" in the series
OF .hree lectures tj be given ~ her
in Wilmington. kuss Richards be-
gan tie first by giving brief outlined
sketches OF the most important
events, among which we're mentioned
and discussed briefly the blowing up
Of the Maine, a turning point of the
worlds history: the war with Spain.
which was briefly outlined from the
start to the protocol ready for sign
ing on December 21-making a
Christmas present to President Nc
Kinley. who nad exhausted his et-
forts in trying TO prevent the war;
the assembly at the Hague. Holland,
in May. 1899. for the first Hague
Peace Conference; the Boer war in
1900: the Boxer uprising the Japan
Russia war, the second peace confer
ence in 1907 and so on down to the
present day disturbance, the Mexi-
can situation which is causing such
unrest. detailed account. which
was brought in close, up 10 date with
the latest developments in the situa-
ton was given by Miss Richards who
i'm discussing Il, told of what she
termed an international episode.
when on July T. happening TO be at
Bad Nauheim, Germany, at the same
tine the deposed Mexican despot was
there. She said the Germans, wish
ing to be courteous asked the Mexi-
can to give the American Fourth of
July address which he did-in Span
ish.
Miss Richards also touched on wo-
man suffrage, saying that If the wo-
men had the vote she was sure It
would more rapidly develop a sense
of citizenship. Among other things
she spoke Of being abroad during the
summer Of 1908, compared the foreign
newspapers to the American ones,
saying that We give much more pub
ncity to foreign affairs in our news
papors than do the foreigners to
American news dispatches.
In closing her lecture with the ac-
counts Of the Mexican trouble, Miss
/ Richards gave reasons why the Wash
ington administration refused to rec
ognize the Mexican administration.
LET us hope she said, that We
may be able TO maintain peace ant
that the MeNicans Lay be able e
solve their problem with a minimum
of blood shedding and maximum
of divine guidance as to the outcome.
The lecture in entirety, was one o
absorbing interest. An informal so
cial hour. with tea, was enjoyed "a
the close.
Evening journal., 1913-12-17
GOODING OBJECTS
TO EXTRA BILLS

The Levy Court engaged in live
ly debate yesterday afternoon after
Commissioner Gooding had drawn at
tentlon 10 bill against the county
for $3.50 for extras at Third street
bridge This bill was for the driv-
ing of piiing Mr.. Gooding did not
believe the bin should be paid. Under
tie contract for the subst'ucture OF
the Third street bridge he felt that
the contractor should DO the work
prescribed. He did not know why
the contractor should char for the
piling, and objected to the payment Of
the bill fearing that other similar
bills might come In. The bin was
finally referred to Julian c. walker,
the court attorney for an opinion.
Mr. Burris commissioner from the
Firs. district thought the bill should
be paid, believing that the bin was
right.
Mr Burris said the court had in
structcd him TO have piling driver
that the steamer Ulrica might he tia
mp. Then the county engineer di
rected that the extra piling be driveI
to protect the county. II was FOR thi
work that the bill was submitted. MI
Gooding made no reply