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CHAPTER u.
The Girl and the Bov.

The Girl and the Boy.
Tho Hotel keswick telephone girl
was a character, Even the politicians
who made the big Washington cara
vansary their headquarters recognized
that. Some Of them had sought. to un.
bend from their labors at law-building
and lawsapping long enough to try to
improve their casual acquaintance with
her. But they had one and all auan-
doned the effort.
Not that Miss Wanda Kelly was in
the very least shy. No. she had re-
sponsive word for everybody. Only.
sometimes that word had queer way
of soaring instead of Hattering.
IF Joan of Arc had been brought
up In the alleys" once observed the
Honorable Tim Neligan, and II she's
been nursed on iron tonic and learned
her alphabet from George AIDES fables,
shed have been a dead ringer for Wan.
da Kelly"
To which the more or less Honor
able Jim Blake had made reply:
Maybe that hello girl was all Wan
da when she started out. But a Kes-
wick switchboard course has made
her all Kelly. don't know why no
one reports her for being fresh. Ex-
cept. maybe. that he'd have to tell
what he shid TO her to bring out the
fresh comeback"
In any case no one did report Wan
da Kelly. There. in an alcove under
the great garish stairway. she sat day
after day manipulating her racks Of
switches. To her left were the tele.
phone booths; to her right the CORR.
dor where all the political world pass
ed her in review. Behind her-and.
when voices CHANGED to be raised In
eagerEess or dispute. in easy ear-shot
was Il spot where far more history
was made than In the Capitol itself.
This historic place was deep niche
known to local fame as the amen
corner" 1t was OF the beaten track
of the corridor. yet vantage-point
whence everything was visible. Here
Jim Blake-long, lean, sa 'urnine mas.
ter Of the machine-had way of sit,
tliEi hio CtSi SlSdl III oHC >SoL uCl
of his mouth, his slouch hat aslant on
his head or under his chair. And here
like filings to the magnet, the men who
CLEANED in Jim's wake, and whose po
litical life hung on his curt nod. would
cluster.
One evening as the dinner crowd
was drifting along the corridor toward
the huge diningrooms. Wanda noted
that the amen corner held but two
men. Both of them she knew, and
both we're very evidently awaiting jim
Blake's return from the Capitol. More
than one passer-by along the corridor
nudged his companions and pointed
out the elder Of the corn*sr's two 'occu
pants.
The object of these surreptitious
gances was a finelOoking, rather
portly man Of early middle age-the
honorable Mark Robertson, former
governor Of New York. present repre-
sentative in congress from the same
state and-equally imporant-Jim
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way to feel when ono marries. didn't I
know 1t then. | do. now. And per-
haps the knowledge that l would not
be allowed to marry you just yet. or
even acknowledge our engagement.
helped strengthen the infatuation.
Then when / found must 90 to Eu-
rope so soon. and you begged me to
give you just this one perfect week.
it all seemed SO natural-so right-so
beautiful"
Il was wrong" he cried. Il was in
sane. l had no right to suggest it. l
had no right to let you consent"
But, womanlike. she would not let
him blame himself.
1T was not your fault" she cried
"Or II there were fault at all 1t was
mine a. much as yours. say you
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Got Plenty

What's this deluge OF mail? There
must be 40 pounds Of manuscript
My own fault" groaned the editor.
"A poet sent me a pretty fair poem
the other day, and | rashly invited him
to submit anything else he might
have on hand"
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OiseNchAntioo,

lnquiring Friend-When you take
one of those long automobile trips
doesn't the shifting landscape finally
become monotonous?
Returned Observation-Disclosures
ly: you have to remove SO much of II
from your person every day before
you can sit down comfortably to your
dinner!
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did. 1t was not with her eyes. And
before he could speak. the telephone
buzzer rasped out.
Wanda" said the young man who
was leaning over the rail.
It was the third time he had broken
In. But, busy rafting the switch pegs,
she did not hear.
Wanda Kelly" he exclaimed. ex-
asperated.
She looked up with a suddenness
that startled him.
"Well?" she asked sharply.
"Will-will you marry me?" he
blurted, her unexpected word and look
driving the speech from his lips as
though he had been struck between
the shoulders.
"What?" she queried in polite sur
prise.
Il asked he said, trying to cover
up his impetuosity with weak show
OF irony. II asked II you are going to
marry me or not"
NO" she answered, unrufned. lam
not. That's the answer. Same as
when you asked me before. And the
time before that. And SO on back to
the beginning. And then some-until
you can learn to take No for an an
swer."
Il can't take IT," he returned glumly
"and won't take it. Maybe you think
I get a lot OF fun being thrown dowr
like this. It means more to me thar
all to smash. Oh. you needn't laugh
1t isn't so funny to me-"
tTO BE Continued
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A Sad Occasion.

Il once saw southern colonel who
did not care for a mint julep"
You are joking"
No. I'm not And the floral offer.
ings were beautiful"
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Charming and useful. this dresi
may be made with the neck high OF
low, finished with a small collar and
with the closing In surplice or In
double breasted fashion. The sleeves
are plain, set in without fullness and
two piece skirt completes the cos
tune. This is slightly draped in both
front and back and has the raised
waistline.
The dress pattern (6422) is cut in
sizes IA. l6 and 1S years. Medium
size requires 3h yards Of ~ inch ma
terial, with y yard Of Sc inch velvet
for collar and girdle.
TO procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" Of this paper.
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give IL and number OF pattern
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25

window panos was sitting lie took
off his coat. first removing from an in
ner pocket the bundle Of letters found
Inder Mrs. Anson's pillow, and carefully
stuffed the worn garment into the
argest cavities. BY this means he sue
ceeded somewhat in shutting out the
yapor, as well as the lurd light that
still hared red in the back yard.
The lightning had ceased totally, and
the improvised blind plunged the room
into impenetrable darkness. He felt his
way to the stairs and found the candle,
which he relighted. The rain beating on
the roofs and on the outer pavements
combined with the weird sounds in the
inclosed yard 90 make a terrifying rack
ct, but It was not likely that a youth
who attributed his ecape frem q loath-
some death, self-inflcted to the direct
interposition Of Providence in his be
half would yield 10 any sentimental
fears on that sccOunt Indeed, although
quite weak from hunger. he felt an I'M
accountable elation Of spirits a new
born desire to live and justify his moth
er's confidence in him, a sense of power
to achieve that which hitherto seemed
impossible
He even broke into a desultory whis-
Ting as he bent over the hearth and
resumed the laying Of the fire abandoned
five minutes earlier with such sudden
soul WEAKNESS. The candle, too, burned
with CHEEKY glimmer, as II p eased with
the disappearance Of It's formidabI
competitor. Fortunately he had some
coal in the house-his chief supply was
stored In a small bin at the other side
OF the raging, steaning meteor, and
consequently quite unapproachable.
Soon the fire burned merriIy. and the
coffee-stall keepers recipe for using cot
fee grounds was put into practice
Philip had neither sugar nor milk. but
the hot liquid smelled well, and he was
now so cod and stiff and he had such
an empty sensation where he might
have worn a belt, that some crusts Of
bread, softened by immersion in the
dark compound. earned keener appre-
citation than was ever given in later
days to the most costly diches Of IA
nous restaurants yet unbuilt,
To De Continued Te-morrow.
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WHAT the Meteor Contained,

~ HILIP descended the stairs. He
- was choking now from another
l. cause than strangulation. The
steam pouring in through the fractured
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
digestion an Aid
to Real Beauty
By LILLIAN LAUFERTY.

TALKING to Mary Nash is not a
little mono dialogue wherein
the interviewer decides what a
girl of the particular type of the in
tervtewcd ought to say and says it for
her. Talking to Mary Nash is in
stead, taking part in a scintiuatins
and yet deeply thoughtful converse
ton IN which one Of the most earnest.
charmingly philosophical and spiritu-
ally lovely girls of the stage spurs the
interviewer on to try to hold up her
end Of a chat that begins with per
aonal pulchritude veers TO the prob
lens OF living this sometimese brings
to woman and dutifully swings back
to a consideration of beauty per Sc
And be il added, finally, that talking
10 Mary Nash and with Mary Nash
means fifteen minutes of pure joy be
tween and added to the acts of the
thought-compelling play. THE Lure,
in which she portrays the latest hero
inc of the Maxine Elliott Theater. in
New York
Has the play made you say,
| Beauty is a snare and a delusion'-
and share with the mother in Fan
ny's First Play the thought 'happi-
ness is from within?" asked Miss
Nash with that combination Of desire
| TO know and understand the humorous
appreciation of life that seems to me
TO be her salient characteristic.
1T is all true unless beauty has a
guiding force Of mentality and ideal
ism. True beauty has to be spirit
and spirit illuminated by the inner
glow from the inner shrine that keeps
a woman's beauty a pure, pickering
flame.
Nowadays my woman should be
ashamed not to be good looking. Pref
timers may result from a combination
Of doll-like features and French cos
metics, but beauty Is clean. healthy
body shell lighted from within by
spirit and high ideals.
u say any woman ought to be
ashamed not be good looking, for
good looks have been made so easily
! possible-they mean that clean. just
/ had my bsth-loo that is always so
delightfully."- present in the pink
checked Englishwoman They mean
/ carefully brushed and washed and
neatly arranged hair, and clean,
| Cared-for teeth. and clear eyes that
| have had enough sleep and cold water
/ bathings. and a clear skin that results
/ from a properly considered digestion.
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Up-to-Date Jokes

There is situated about a quarter
OF a mile from certain pier a hotel
for the convenience Of excursionists
on tree close TO the pier is fixed a
board which informs all corners that
the hotel is only one hundred yards
away A gentleman, thinking to Joke
at the expense OF the landlord, re-
marked TO him one day:
Il say. landlord you have peculiar
ideas Of distance. haven't you? That
board down at the pier says IL IL only
one hundred yards to the hotel; that
can't be right. you know"
Excuse me, sir" said Bonlfacs,
the board is perfectly correct, bun
the man ! employed to fix it put it up
in the wrong place"
A tramp approached an old gentle
man who was reclining in q comfort
able armchair on his veranda.
PLEASE help poor cripple, sir" he
whined
The old gentleman slowly thrust
his hand into his pocket as he gazed
with anxious concern at the miser-
able-looking object standing before
him
pltSS me why OF COuTSe!' ne SAID,
as he handed him a coin How are
you crippled, my poor fellow?"
Pocketing the money quickly, the
tramp replied:
Financially crippled, sir"
A special preacher, about to as
cend the pulpit in a country church,
was asked If he would like any par
ucular hymn to be sung to agree
with his sermon.
mo, no." he replied As a matter
of fact, I hardly ever know what
am going to Say until I arrive In
the pulpit"
ooh, well, in that case" said the
vicar I'VE had better have the hymn
for those al sea-.
JaCkson-TVe been married for fif-
teen years, and my wife never fails
to meet me at the door.
JOhnson-W Wonderful
JaCkson---Yes, she's afraid I might
go in without wiping my boots.
What, are you going already, pro-
fessor; and must you take your
wife with your"
Indeed, madam, | am sorry to say
! must"
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Now Read On
Copyright. 1904, by Edward ]. Clode
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

Although wet to the skin, he was
warm now on account Of his long and
rapid walk, When he unlocked the
door another flash of lightning revealed
the dismal interior, He closed and
locked the door behind him. On the
mantelpiece were a farthing candle ana
some matches. He CROPPED for them
and soon had a light. on other ocea-
sions his next task was to light fire
BY sheer force of habit he gathered to-
gether some sticks and bits of paper
and arranged them in the CRATE. But
the task was irksome to him. 1t was
absurd to seek any degree Of comfort
for the few minutes he had TO live
Better end it a once. Moreover, the
storm was sweeping up over the East
End with such marvellous speed that the
lightning now played through the tiny
room with dazzling briliiancy and the
wretched candle burned with blue and
ghosuike feebleness. The cold Of the
house, too. began To strike chilly. He
was So exhausted from hunger that if
he did not eat soon he would not have
the strength left to carry out his dread
purpose
He sprang erect with = hooking lit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Do You Know

The average height of the heavy
raincloud is 1850 yards; of the deli
cate. feecy cloud, $3.50 yards
Sydney Lighthouse has the most
powerful electric light on any light
house-lS0,0 900 candlepower
The oldest royal dynasty in the
world is that of japan, which goes
back unbroken 2,600 years.
Telephone operators in Egypt are
required to speak English, French,
Italian, Greek and Arabic.
The pulgat, Burmese meas sure, Is
the only foreign measure exactly cor
responding to our inch,
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You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
byReading This
First
II HILIP ANSON is a boy of If
teen, of fine education and good
breeding, but an orphan and

teen, of fine education and good
breeding, but an orphan and
miserably poor.
The story opens with the death
Of his mother. killed virtually by sor-
row over the death of her husband
two years before, and subsequent want
and suffering.
Rich relatives have deserted the
family in their hour of need and
when his mothers death comes Philip
is in despair. He looks over his
mothers letters and finds that he 1s
related to Sir Philip Morland. A few
days later a terrific thunderstorm
hrews over London. At the height OF
the storm a flash of lightning scares
a team attached to a coach standing
in front of a West End mansion.
Philip, who has become a newsbOy,
rescues girl from the carriage just
before it turns over. A man with the
CIR. trips over Philip in his excite
ment, He cuffs the boy and calls a
policeman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25

Our nrst Daby IL
strong and healthy and
we attribute this re-
suit 70 the timely use
OF your Compound. -
Mrs. FRED YoHANN,
Kent, Oregon.
IT owe my life and
my baby's good health
to your Compound. -
Bfs. w. o. SPENCER,
r. T. D., No. 2, Troy,
Alabama.
/" 1 have three chill
dren and took your
Compound each time"
Mrs. JOHN HOWARD,
Wilmington, Vermont.
d" I have q lovely
baby boy and you can
toll every one that he
isa' Pinkham' baby"
-Mrs.LoUIs FISCHER,
80 Munroe st., Carl
stsdt, n. J.
d" We are at last
blessed with a sweet
little babygirL Mrs
G.. A. LAPEEoUsE,
Montegut, La.
81 have one of the
finest baby girls you
ever ssw."1Mrs. G. f..
GooDwIN, 1912 g. 9Th
St., Wilmington, NO
" Ny husband is the
happiest man alive to-
day" - Mrs. CLARA
DARBRAKE, Sg7 NIaril-
10 ST., Buffalo, NY.
Now 1 have a nice
baby girl, the joy Of
our home. Mrs. Do
SYLVIA COTE, No. III
30. GIte St., Worces
ter, Mass.
az have a fine strong
baby daughter now. "
- Mrs. A. A. GILES,
DewittYille, N. Y,
Route A.
4" I have a big, fat,
healthy boy" Mrs. A.
A. BALENGER. r. Ed.
No. j, RaltiTnore, Ohio.
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dominated the electric waves hutteVing
in the overwhelmed alr-darted past the
little window that looked out over the
tiny yard In the rear Of the house. and
crashed through the Hagstones with the
din of a ten-lnoh shell.
Philip elevated on the stairway, dis
tinctly saw the molten splash which ac-
companied It's impact He saw the
heavy stones rent asunder as II they
were tissue paper, and, from the hole
caused by the thunderbolt, or meteor,
came a radiance that sent a spreading
shaft Of light upward like the beam Of
a searchight The warmth. too, Of
The object was almost OYerpowering
Had not the surrounding walls been con
structed Of stone and brick there must
have been an immediate outbreak Of
fire, AS it was, the glass in the win
dows cracked, and the woodwork began
to scorch. In the same instant. dread
full roll Of thunder swept over the To-
cality, and deluge of rain, without
any further warning, descended.
All this seemed to the wondering boy
To he q very long time in passing
In reality it occupied but a very few
seconds. People in the distant street
could not distinguish the crash OF the
fallen meteor from the accompanying
thunder, and the downpour of rain came
in the very nick Of time to prevent the
wood in the house and the neigh boring
factories from blazing forth into a dis
astrous IRE
The torrent Of water caused a dense
volume of steam to generate in the
back yard, and this helped to minimize
the strange light shooting up from the
cavity. There was mad kissing and
cracking as the rain poured over the
meteor and gradually duled its bright
ness. Pandemonum ragged in that Gu
riously secluded nook
Amazed and cowed-not by the nat
ural phenomenon he had witnessed, but
by the Interpretation he placed on it
the boy uufasteued the rope from his
neck
Very well, mother" he whispered,
aloud. If IL is your wish / will live
/ suppose that God speaks In this way"
What the Meteor Contained.
~ HILIP descended the stairs. He
was choking now from another
l. cause than strangulation. The
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The Victim.

Yes" said the solemn faced man,
1T would ruin me financially if the
whisky business puld be wiped
out"
Are you in the LIQUOR business,
sir?"
mo. no I'm temperance orato -.7
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
CHILDLESS
WOMEN

These women, once childless, now hap
children, win tell how Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made all
this possible Here are the names and
correct addresses-write them If you
want to, and learn for yourself They
are only q few out Of many thousands.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25

"See pin and pick all the day you'll have good luck
See pin pick upal the day youu have good luck Even
a trolley the
small
and mine for the pin small
all the methat the right
red pomegrHnae blossom
oh, of these things I'm
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already upand you'll have good
luck! CAN YOU MOON?
Always shooting star! You've got to be quick
chap shooting like bright hope You never
time to make noise fghtke match fipped
cigarette Watch had with your
hue wish Won THAT wished for?
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tie laugh, picked up the candle and the
uiece of rope, and climbed the stairs.
He paused irresolutely at the top, but,
yielding to an overwhelming desire,
went on and stood at the side of the
bed on which his mother had died He
faneied he could see her lying there
still, with smile on her wan face and
unspoken words Of welcome on her lips,
A flood of tears came and he trem-
bed violently
~ am coming to you, mother" he
murmured "Vou told me to trust In
God, but think God has forgotten me-.
don't want to live. want to join
you, and then, perhaps, God will re.
member me-"
He stopped and kissed the pillow,
nesting his face against it. as he was
wont to fondle the dear face that rested
there so many weary days. Then he
resolutely turned away, descended four
steps of the ladder-like stairs, and tied
the clothesline 10 a hook which had
been driven into the ceiling during the
harness-room period of the room he
meath. With equal deliberation he
knotted the other end Of the cord around
his neck and he calculated that by
springing from the stairs he would re-
ceive sufficient shock to become insen-
sible very quickly, while his feet would
dangle several inches above the floor
The Meteor.
There was a terrible GOODNESS, a set
tied fixity of purpose far beyond his
years, in the manner Of these final
preparations. Al last they were com
pleted. He blew out the candle and
stood erect.
At that instant the room became alb
solutely flooded with lightning, not in
a single vivid flash, but in a trembling,
continuous glare that suggested the eff
feet Of some luminous constellation
fierce with electric energy. Before his
eyes was exhibited a startling panorama
Of the familiar objects of his lonely
abode, The brightness, so sustained
and tremuIous, startled him back from
the very brink of death
Il will wait" he said when the
thunder comes ] will jump"
Even as the thought formed in his
mind ball OF fire-so glowing, so
Irldescsnt In Its flaming heat that Il
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09
A Club of Their Own.

There are rumors on the street
that our newly franchised lady
friends and compatriots are contem-
plating starting commercial club,
chamber of commerce, or similar Or
ganiZGtion. 1t is also rumored that
the proposed organization is the out
growth of a rumor that the CONNER
cial Club is about 10 disband because
of dissentions caused by the recent
election. If the first rumor has no
more basis than the other there is
little reason for its existence. AT
the monthly meeting of the CONNER
cial Club Monday evening there were
five members withdrew, three being
because of leaving the city, while
there were seven new members elect
ed, including Mayor Johnson, Mr.
Ehrmann, the supervisor of con-
struction on the armory, and Mr.. Ed
mondston, the superintendent of the
experiment station.
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HEAVY STORM in. EAST
Telegraph Wires Between New York
and Chicago Frustrated and
Communication Interrupted.

Chicago, Jan. S.-TelegraphiC
wires between New York and Chi
cago were prostrated today as the
result of the sleet and wind storm
last night. Conditions were report
ed the worst in years.
When the markets opened only
one Chicago broker had wire. This
wire went down after being in use
only half an hour. kilograms of all
kinds were congested in the offices
of the telegraph companies. Hun
dreds of poles with their wires broke
under the pressure of the storm
Eighty poles went down in Toledo
alone. Greatest damage was done in
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-09
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Personal Notes That Tell of Activi-
ties in the Realm of the
Three RS.

The union revival meeting will
dismiss early Friday evening in order
that people may attend the debate
afterward. The debate will be held
for a few moments to give time to
walk from the Congregational church
to the high school. This co-opera-
ton of the ministers in inconven-
fencing themselves to help the de-
bate shows the great interest that
has been aroused. Seats are selling
rapidly and all arrangements will be
completed by the time of the debate.
The debate will be preceded by a
special musical program at which the
boys quartet will make its first ap-
pearance. Much hinges upon the.
winning of this debate, as the win
ner will be the champion of the
southern Oregon district of the State
Debating League, and will be paired
with the winner in one of,the other
five districts for the semi-finals, the.
winner of the latter to go to Eugene
in the spring to debate for the state
championship. Thus between Ash
land high school and this coveted
honor there lie but three contests.
the first one of which it hopes to win
Friday night. Free autos will be
run from Lanes, beginning at 1890,
so every one can come even if the
weather shall happen to be bad.