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mistress and maid were on terms Of
affectionate intimacy and the progress
of the toilet was generally enlivened
by gossip and laughter Tonight the
girl was singularly silent. responding
with monosyllables and sometimes not
at all to the remarks of her assistant.
As the woman drew the fastenings Of
the dress together, she could feel that
the body the gown clipped so closely
quivered, like the casing of machinery,
vibrating to powerful conclusions
within.
The silence that continued to hold
her throughout dinner passed unno-
ticed, as Gene was there and enIivened
the passage of the meal by contrib
uting an almost unbroken stream of
talk. The night before he had been to
play, the plot of which, and its de-
yelopment in four acts, he now related
with a fullness of detail which testi-
fed to the closeness of his attention
and the accuracy of his memory. AS
each course was removed from the
table, and the young man could once
more give his undivided attention to
the matter of discourse, he leaned
back in his chair and took up the
dropped thread with fresh zest and
some such remarks as:
In the beginning of the next act,
the hero comes in with his hat on.
and first he says"-and so on.
With each of these renewals of the
narrative the Bonanza King subsidized
against his chair-back in a limp atti-
tude, staring with gloomy fxity at his
boy, and expelling his breath in long
audible rush of air, which was some
times sigh and sometimes ap-
preached the proportions of a groan
At the end of dinner, when Gene
announced his intention of leaving as
he was to attend vaudeville perform.
ance, the old man began to show signs
of reviving animation, going so far as
politely to ask his son where he was
going and with whom. His manner
was marked by a warm, hearty encour.
agement, as he said:
Get the whole vaudeville program
down by heart, Gene, and you can tell
it to us tomorrow night. Theren be
about twelve parts to 1t, and Rose can
order two extra courses for dinner
and we might hire some men with
stringed instruments for an accom-
paniment"
Gene, with innocent good-humor, re-
sponded gaily;
"All right. father, I'll give it my best
attention, and if there's anything es-
pecially good, I'll report to you. You
and Rose might like to go some night"
His father, disappointed that his
shaft had made no impression upon
the young mans invulnerable ami
ability, emitted a scornful snort, and
made no further response to Genes
CHEEKY Good nioht."
There" he said, in tones express
ing his relief, as the portiere dropped
behind his sons departing figure, hes
gone! Now. Rosey, you and l can
have talk"
Yes said his daughter, looking at
her coffee-cup, that's what / wanted
want TO have long talk with you
tonight. papa"
Fire away" said the old man. I've
had to listen to that fool for an hour,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
BEAUTY PATCHES COME BACK
Old Fashion That Really Had Much to
Recommend IL Is to Be
Revived.

Patches are back. And a good
thing, too, for there is no vanity PEI
culiar to the eighteenth century beau
ty which is more fascinating. None
knew better than she how we'll the
tiny specks Of black court-plaster
served to emphasize the pink Of her
cheeks, the red of her lips and the
luster of her eyes. She would have
been quite as liable to forget her
high-heeled shoes as her patches. as
she kept the latter in quaint little
box attached to her chatelaine. For
patches are prone to drop off and
must be promptly replaced on pre-
cisely the right spot of the cheek, the
chin, the throat, the shoulder or the
wrist. The twentieth century girl,
like her forbear, the eighteenth CEN
fury beauty, knows how to shape her
own patches, with tiny scissors, cut
ting the sheet of court-plaster into the
smallest of half-moons, squares, dia-
m0nds and hearts. The huge patch of
unique shape is just now considered
extreme, but since many women have
revived the rouge and not few
women have revived the powdered
hair of the eighteenth century beauty
and are looking the better and the
younger for these two harmless aids
to pulchritude-wh should they not
ultimately copy the flower pots, con-
stellations and equipages in black
court-plaster which were the height OF
fashion during the Louis XIV. and
Louis XVI. periods?
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SYNOPSIS.


BIZ Cannon. the bonanza king, and his
laughter, Rose. who had passed up Mrs.
Cornelius Ryan's ball at San Francisco to
accompany her father, arrive at Antelope.
Dohlaick Ryan calls on his mother 10
Deg ball invitation for his wife. and is
refused. The determined old lady refuses
10 recognize her daughter-in-law. DOM
mick had been trapped into a marriage
several years his senior. She squanders his
money. they have frequent quarrels, and
ne alps away. Cannon and his daughter
are showed In at Antelope. Dominick
Ryan is rescued from storm in uncon-
sclous condition and brought to Antelope
nOteL Antelope is cut off by storm. Rose
cannon nurses DoEinick back to life.
INo weeks later BerniUe discovers in
paper where husband is and writes letter
s;T1ng to smooth over difficulties between
them Dominick at last is able to join
log. He loses temper over talk Of Buford.
az actor. After three weeks end OF Inn
pr1sonment is seen. kilograms and mail
arrive; Dominick gets letter from wife.
Ieiis Rose he doesn't love wife. and never
"a Stormbound people begin to depart.
Rose and Dominick embrace. father sees
them and demands an explanation. Roses
Drother Gene is made manager of ranch.
and is to get Il IL he stays sober year.
cannon expresses sympathy for Domi-
hicks position in talk with Rose. Doni-
nick returns home. Berry eXerts herself
70 please him, but he is Indifferent. Can
non calls on Mrs. Ryan. They discuss
Dominick's marriage difficulties, and Can
non suggests buying off Berry. Domnick
goes to park on Sunday with Berry and
FAMILY, sees Miss Cannon, bows to her
and starts uneasiness in Berry. In Mrs.
Ryans name Cannon offers Berry $50 900
70 leave her husband and permit divorce.
She refuses. Dominick sees Rose. Cor
neha Ryan engaged to Jack Duffy. Can
non offers Berry 100000 and is turned
down. Berry tells sisters of offer Blu
Iord, the actor. makes a hit in vaudeville
Rose tells Dominick that he must stick
to wife. and first time acknowledges that
she loves him. Cannon offers Berry $780,
NO which she refuses. saying Cannon
wants Dominick for Rose. Gene wins the
rarrHA; Berry accuses Rose of trying to
steal her husband and tells her of the Of
tered brtbe
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cro BE coNTlNUED.)
Poetic JustIes in france.

The following is a case of poetic
justice as melted out in France;
A well-known Partisan architect
was sitting in bis office when he heard
a knock at the door AS he wished to
be alone, he took no notice of the
knock but went on with his work A
few minutes later he heard a key
moving in the lock. Not doubling that
his visitor was burglar the arch.-
tect armed himself with a revolver
and quietly hid behind some curtains
Presently the thief entered and pro-
ceeded to rife the place. Then sud
denly he started and grew pale. In
a mirror he had seek a revolver lev
eled at his head from hepind the cur
tains.
open the window" ordered the ar
chitect, and shout 'Policep"
The burglar had no alternative but
to obey, and so summoned the officer
by whom he was to be arrested.
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CHAPTER xvIl.-contlnued.

You didn't know anything about 1t
then" the wife said sullenly, wanting
still to be defiant and finding all her
defiance overwhelmed by an invading
sensation of feeling small, mean and
contemplate.
Know it?" said the girl, letting a
glance Of scorn touch the questioner.
Know it and let it go on? But sup
pose you've right to ask me such a
question"
i guess 1 have" said Berry, but her
voice did not have any assurance of
her conviction on the subject 1t
sounded fiat and spiritless.
You have. You seem to me to have
a right to say anything savage and
angry and insulting. And I can only
say to you I'm sorry, I'm sorry, and |
ask your pardon-for me and for the
others. And that doesn't make it any
easier for you to bear, or do you any
good"
Berry swallowed dryly and said:
No, Ii doesn't"
"All | can do now is to promise you
that 1t stops today and for ever.
Youth never be bothered again by any
thing of the kind. You can go back to
your home and feel that never again
will any one belonging to me try to
come between you and your husband.
can't say any more. can't talk
about it, Good-by."
She turned away as she spoke and
without backward look walked rap
idly down the gravel walk to the
street With an immovable, unwink-
ing gaze, Berry followed her figure as
it melted into the fog. 1t seemed only
a moment before it was gone, appear
ing to dissolve into the curd-like cur
rents that surrounded it,
Berry sat without moving on the
bench, staring in the direction in
which it had disappeared. Her hands
lay limp in her lap. the fog beaded in
a crystal boar on her clothes. She did
not notice its growing chill nor the
rapid downcomiug of the dark. Her
body was as mOtionless as a statue,
but her mind was like a still, rankly-
overgrown lake, suddenly churned in
to activity by unexpected gales of
wind
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
FOR BRIGHT HALLWAY
EXPERT RECOMMENDS METHODS
OF FURNISHING.
Many Methods Of 5eautIfyins Even
What Looks Like Perfectly Hopet
less Passase-Dscorative Scheme
Amounts to Much.

For the identifying of an abnormal
ly long passage. such AZ architects oc-
casionally blander In constructing, an
expert recommends the erection of a
curtain holder ovel the door leading
from 1t. He goes on:
From this we will suspend narrow
silken curtains of cherry color. which
will be kept well back during the day,
SO as to allow vista of the staircase
to be seen, for this lends Importance
to the scheme The effect of the arch
and it's curtains is to break up that
passageway look and also to leave the
casual observer In doubt as to how
much space there is between them and
the stairs
AT night the curtains can be drawn,
end will give an air of cosineSs, with
an electric lamp shedding it's cheerful
light on The soft silken folds of good
rich color
curtain can replace the silken ones;
1t should not be multi-colored, but one
of those in delightfully."- cool-looking
pale green rush with clear crystal
beads between. One wide curtain Is
sufficient, divided into two, for we
must remember not tc do away with
the vista of stairs, which Sc much de-
ceives the eye about the floor space
of the hall.
In choosing the furniture there must,
of course, be nothing at all wide.
With pale amber walls and soft
cherry color curtains and carpet ev-
erything should be, even the picture
frames, in dull black oak, for the COM
bination of the softly glowing amber,
the warm cherry color and the dull
black is really delicious. The furniture
should include an old oak monks
bench, which will have a most capa-
cious box under it's seat for the hous-
ing of rugs, mackintoshes, etc, and
which will most obligingly turn itself
into table for use on "at home" days,
as its back turns down over the arms
in truly meritorious way A pictur-
esque oak chair, little octagonal
table with a palm and a quaint brass
tray hereon. and an umbrella stand of
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Mussulman Skirt.

The new silhouette is also produced
by the so-called Mussulman skirt. On
this skirt the drapery Is brought to the
front and to the waist line, producing
raised waist line which is neither
graceful nor becoming, but is new.
The waist line, by the way, is as va
riable as ever. On some costumes 1t
is raised to the extreme empire posi-
zion, on others 1t falls almost to hip
length, and occasionally 1t strikes the
normal 1t is not confined only on
an exceptional model is the girdle SO
tight that the trig waist of other days
is suggested. By allowing the waist
to expand to it's fullest proportions
the idea of the corsetless figure is
more perfectly simulated, and the hips
appear to diminish in size.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
New Idea in Sofa Cushions.

In a long. low living room, most
comfortably and tastefully furnished,
liz a house near Germantown, / no
ticed something new to me in the way
OF sofa cushions
The room was already In its sum-
mer attire, and the chairs and lounges
had coverings of a lovely cretonne-
an apple-blossom design. having much
pink in it. The pillow covers had a
very soft, inviting appearance, and
discovered that they had a slip of
sheer white curtain material over the
lowered cretonne. OF course, the Gre
tonne covers were made perfectly
plain, without ruffes, and the net
ones slipped over them easily.
The effect was fine, and the outer
cases could easily be kept clean.
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CHAPTER Xviii.
The Wall Across the Way

ne wan ACROSS the way
1t was dark when Rose reached
home She had walked rapidly. ne
chemically taking familiar turns, crest
ing the long slope of the hill at
panting speed, rounding corners where
gushes of light revealed her as a dark.
fitting figure hurrying by almost at
a run.
She was as oblivious to her sur
roundings as Berry, left motionless on
the park bench. Never before in her
life had anything like this touched her
Such few troubles as she had known
had been those of a sheltered domes-
tic life-the life of cherished child
whose dainty self-respect had never
been blurred by coarse breath. Now
had come this horrible revelation. 1t
shook the pretty world she had lived
in like an earthquake Idols lay
broken in the dust. She had often
seen her father rough and brutal as
be was % Gene, but that was a diff
ferent thing to her fathers buying
that wretched woman's husband, buy
ing him for her. Berny's face rose up
on the darkness with its pitiful assump
ton of jaunty bravado, its near
shrewishness under the coating OF
powder and rouge.
How could they do it?' the girl
painted to herself. How could they
ever do such thing?"
She did not suspect Dominick. She
could not have believed he was party
to such an action unless he had told
her so with his own lips. As she hur-
RED on the thought that this was the
woman he had bound himself TO for
the rest OF his life mingled with
the ether more poignantly-hateful
thoughts, with last sickening sense
of Indebtedness. The sudden, aghast
consciousness Of chaos. of an abrupt
demolishing of the pleasant, familiar
settings of life that never comes to
some. came to Rose that evening as
she ran home through the fog.
She entered the house noiselessly
and sped up TO her room. 1t was time
10 dress for dinner. and an old wom-
an-servant who had once been her
nurse was waiting to help her. The
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have the woman you want for your
wife, but forbid all that, and I'm go
ing to send you rack to prison /
Rosey who's saying that, and who's so
hard and inhuma.i."
Rose turned from the fire. He
noted an expression almost of austen
ity on her face that was as new to
him as the revelation of obstinacy and
Indifference to his will she had shown
tonight
Papa, you dent understand what
feel. It's not what you want, or what
] want, or what Dominick wants. It's
not what's going to please US and
make us comfortable and happy. It's
something that's much more impor-
tant than that. / can't make Domi-
nick happy and let him make his life
a success at the expense of that wom-
an. l can't take him out Of prison. as
you call it. because he's got a re-
sponsibility in the prison, that he vol
unfairly took on himself, and that
he's got to stand by. A man can't
stay by his marriage only as long as
it's pleasant He can't throw down
the woman has made his wife just
because he fluids he doesn't like her.
If she's been disagreeable that's a
misfortune, but it doesn't liberate him
from the promises he's made"
Then you ihjnk when a man like
Doninick Ryan. hardly more than q
boy, makes mistake that ruins his
life, he's got 80 stay by 1t?
YES, he must. He's given solemn
promise. He must keep it. Mistake
or sin doesn't matter"
The old man was silent. He had
presented his case as strongly and per-
suasively as he knew how, and he had
lost it. There was no longer any use
in arguing with that unsuitable fem
mine obstinacy, rooted, not in reason
but in something rock-like, off which
the arguments of reason harmlessly
glanced. He had dim, realizing sense
that at the bottom of the woman's IL
logical, whim-driven nature, there was
that indestructible foundation of
blind, governing instincts, and that in
them lay her power,
Il guess that let's me out" he said.
turning to knock off the long ash on
his cigar. q guess there's no use.
Rosey, for you and me to try to come
to an agreement on this matter"
mo, there isn't. And don't let's
talk about il any more" She turned
from the fire and came toward him.
But you must promise me one thing
that that woman is to be let alone,
that no one. you or any one you have
any control over-makes any more Of
fers of money to her"
She came to stand beside his
chair. He wanted to hold out his
hand to her as was his custom when
| she stood near him, but he was afraid
that she might not take it.
Eyes, / can promise that" he said.
"Ill not offer her any more money. /
don't want to see her again. God
| knows"
| 1t was an easier promise to make
than Rose guessed. The old man. I'M
der an air Of mild concurrence in her
demands, experienced sensation OF
cynical amusement at the thought that
| the first move fos q reopening Of nego-
| tiations must come from Berry.
ooh, yes, I'll promise that" he said
amicably. you needn't be afraid that
I'm going to go or offering her for
tune. The things been done. the
woman's refused II, and there 1t
stands. I've no desire TO open II
again"
4 ITO BE CONT SNUED)
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Novelties in silk, Wool and Cotton.

Among the novelty fabrics in wooleA
dress goods for spring il faille de laine
in a full range of colors, including
channels. 1t is I'll inches wide and
sells at $3.50 a yard Suede de chamois
and eponge in biege color will be fashs
ionable. Eponge matelasse is new
fabric which will solve the problem,
as to what would take the place of the
silk and WOODEN matelasse of last sea-
son. In this material the jacket may
be made of the brocade eponge, and
the skirt Of plain, both being the same
weight and entirely comfortable for
the spring. The width is about A
inches and the price $3.50 a yard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Pretty Lamp Shades

Four crepe paper handkerchiefs,
with large poinsettias in one corner
of each, make an attractive lamp
shade. Cut the poinsettias so that each
win make a tab end. This is done by
partially cutting the flower from the
napkin and allowing it to fall down as
tab Shirr the white portion slight
ly AID stitch to the frame. Line with
red crepe paper. This makes a very
handsome shade. Other flowers can
be used IL the same manner, but none
are prettier than the big red flowers.
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New Bathrobe Hood.

Much has been said about the charm
of the boudoir cap, but less is known
about the new bathrobe hoods. These
are made in variety of shapes, all
very large Some have long peak
which f1ops down over the side of the
head or back and a cape effect which
falls over the shoulders with space
cut over the shoulders in the back of
the hood which displays the neck and
is cool. These hoods are of the same
material as the bathrobe. They may
be attached to it or be entirely sep
arate.
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How do you like it?" he asked.
pointing to the cigarette.
why, very well" said the man who
had waved at him. "Why?"
"Oh. Why. you're not, are you,"
exclaimed the stranger. You're not
smoking one-haven't you tried them?
No. Well, III declared" and so, in
the best of humor. he discussed the
merits of the cigarette he was adver-
Using and selling.
His cue was the fact that the men
,sere smoking cigarettes When he
cad said his little talk. surprisingly In
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-10
Lace Searfs.

The chiffon scarf that has been one
Of the requisites of the summer girls
outfit for many seasons past, owing to
the becoming softness of its folds
around the neck and shoulders. and
for the reason that some sort OF pro-
lection is needed when decolIete
gown is worn, has been replaced by a
new scarf Of lace. At present these
lace scarfs are costly, but cheaper
ones are promised for the future.
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terestingly, too, and surprising there
was so much to know about how a
cigarette was blended. etc, he left q
package for each man to try.
The two watched him stand for g
moment In front Of the lunchroon,
then made bee line for q young man
who took a package OF rival brand
out OF his pocket as he passed He
and the young fellow went OF down
the street together.
slick as q muskrat." said the flnst
dairy luncher.
Yea. Il he ever gets out OF job
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aud it's broken my spirit. You can
say anything you like"
mot here" said his daughter; lin
the sitting-room. I'll go in there and
waiI for you"
why not here? What's the matter
with here? like il better than the
sitting-room. I'm more comfortable.
NO. the servants will want to clear
the things away. and l don't want
them to hear what | say
Tell the servants to so to hell"
said the old man. who. relieved by
Genes departure, was becoming more
cheerful.
No. this is something-solnethin
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Il Depends.

How long has your husbands suit
for damages been going ONT"
Let me see? think It is eleven
years
Eleven years. Does II take that
long to zes lawsuit settledg"
Yes. when you can ind a lawyer
who Is -ilIing 20 fight on for what
be can get out u IT. at tha and
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how could you have done it? How
could You have done such thing?
Such hateful, horrible thing."
Horrible thing?" he repeated with
an air of almost naive astonishment.
What's horrible about it?"
You know. don't have to tell
you; you know. Don't say to ne that
you don't think it's horrible Don't
make me feel as if We were suddenly
thousands of miles apart"
The Bonanza King knew that in
many matters, in most matters invclv-
ing questions of ethics. they were
more thousands of miles apart than
she even now suspected. That was
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WAY OF MODERN SALESMAN
TypicaIly Up 20 Date Was This Boom
or Of a New Brand of the
Cigarette.

The two Of them were sitting In the
dxiry lunch smoking cigarettes A
Young man well-dressed and OF fine
appearance generally passed and
spied them. He saluted and smiled.
and when one OF the men in the lunch
room waved hack he changed his
su,lrse and wenr 40 tie restaurant
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cut-out pesIcns.

Colbert work, as some designate
the old Roman cut work which has
been revived. is now the fad for table
sets, centerpieces and doilies to match.
Many will remember this form Of
fancywork. in which the design f.
merely cut out and buttonhoied- These
asss are edged with Cluny lace.
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Ancient Roman Graveyard.

The graveyard Of the Twentieth Le-
gion. which was stationed at Chester,
England, during the Roman occupation
in the early years Of the fifth CEN
TRY, has been discovered on the site
of the extension OF the infrmary.
Eighteen skeletons nave been found
in clay soil at depth of ave feet In
every case the body had been buried
with the head pointing to the north;
also the teeth were found to be In
perfect conditiou. One pathetic els
coysry xas that Of the bodies OF q
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ca. Nr.. p.xa.

Keep cut lemon OF the wash
stand. and every time the hands are
washed, rub the lemon over them; or
apply few drops Of lotion made OF
one part lemon Juice to two parts
glycsrine, and three parts rose water,
while still wet; Let dry on