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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27
L.ckdIes.
@liidiuinide gum sulbenen Sitbi-
lamm Der rSreie HreiIe fir
Seras".

6ran Mnna Jiid)s ltnb Tamilie in
&nippa iberienoen uns oie ~folsenoer
~Srennoliden @orte:
Nadtraglih unieren ber5libfieit
Wliidmunid gum 5~oiabrigen Subj.
Idum Der n5reie 9reiie fir Seras@.
Sic ba6en Sbrem groBen @ir.
fu~n9sfreiie i'm 2auf Ser pielen SaDie
10 febr biel @%nreeune eegeben, oie in
ibren Golgen biel toiienofdItiges GU
tes setpirft bdt, oaB oos teroniiGe
Deutldtum niht MIR Sic, aud lidj
feIbit 6a5u begIifipiini6en uno auf
ferneres Probes @eoeiben boffen fontt
aein @ir5elner bermodte oas, oar1lnl
lerloen mir Sbnen nnb alien Sbren
Mitarbeitern, Die sic uns I'M @ilcc
porgefibrt baberb llnfern 9onf rlib
-nniere freunoIiden @iinidel
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27
@rnneelacntnmg- llebertraennaeu.

aler ulb q. Sbubah on Charles lno
Sam Sacob5, @runoitid IN Der Gait
GoOition, $4,000.
IS. S. Craig an NarD so. 6ris,
@runoitiid i'm aelen gitDs9lod 1900,
$500.
8iaiam 8. Tolib an aooIp6 @agner,
t6t IA 4der 2anb; $2422.
81. 6. uno W2. 8. &ilinu an @. u.
nno SO. 3al1fe, @runoitiid in QaipnoaIe,
$4,000.
Srau s. s. unb GooIpb 3anoer an SRI.
g. q. 9oatt. 4 ader Sano; $4,000.
SRI. 6. q. 9olmn an $. 6. Silbez
brnn6, 4 Ider 2ano; $4,000.
Charles e. Sips, Bormun0 fir Die
geffi6en Minorennen, an %. @. Blunt,
IL Mder 2an6; $4,000.
%. W. Blunt an $. 6. Siloebrann,
IL 4der Qano; $40 Ii. u.
Sole so. uno 9. 6. 8nrrerd an gnsiI
lno 6. 8ipps. @ritnoitiid in Der gofinla
I6oition; 5000.
9. 9. aab an 2. 9. Campbell. @rluaoz
fid IN Der Gan Sernnnbo G6oition;
$40 Ii. q.
g. Solepb an Selen Saitolpsfi. @runSz
itiid an Der Bbittier Ctr, Hofemere 4o@
oition, 81 II. u.
S. 8olfram an Sba so. @inleD,
@runoiiid an Der Senth unS SebilbiB
Ctr, $4,000.
6. e. 9unbgren an 6. s.. So6nTon
nno Inoere, 8ruuoitiid oin 5utfet
Blace; 500.
aIice gerrin an 6. u. 6. 5aGff.
@runoitiid I'M neuen gitbs9lod 277e,
$40 IL. 81.
alois Nltmann an 2ouis uuo Suao
Nltntanu, Mnteil an @rlinoftiid all Der
Gout6 9eeos Ctr; $3.50.
@ltitabe SraId an Sranf uno Soa
RrafIel. IT,, @runeItiif on Der abe. 6;
@m. S. aeilmarn an Mubolf Sell
mann, @runoitiid an Der Iatamoros
Ctr; $1,000.
%. 6. uno s. 81. s. 81. aaeps an s..
y. Wprid, @rnnoitiid an Der @llbcrrp
4%nenne. Beacon 6tu Gooition; $t253.50.
.. s.. Ri6olfon an %. q. Mprld,
@rltnbftiid an Der Meul6errb @pe., Sea-
con- Sia aobition; St21.
s. 6. Saleb nuo Srnu an 8. $. g.
Sober. @rliuoltiid in 8aIm Seig6is;
| $940.
@m. 9. 8oiip an CHARLES 8iql.
34.56 Nder 2ano; $500.
Bbiaip @elbouien an 9f. g. 9ilport6
ntb @iaiam Green. @runoItiid an ber
9iltportb & @reeu Serrace; $500.
u. S. Sortou an @aIter 6. 2ebr,
8runoftiid an Der 9ofotn uno Goutb
| Stores Ctr; 500.
s.. s. Baeeufebr an 2ouis gnrIe.
@runotiid an Der Golia6 Ctr; $25, 900.
Srau u. Seb an Sobn 6enbrids,
@runoitiid an Der Se6 Ctr; $500.
Srdu 6opbie Setter II. q. an Qeonaro
uuo Srnu u. Q. 6arris, gruuoftiid IN
| &Iamo 5eiabts; $3.50.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27
Die 2eaisIatmr.
27 lfoi

9ie lesten Gage lit in beioen Sau.
Tern nit groBem Offer g~earbeitct
iporoen: 9as @aus bat ole Ioac-
ilarnte miscellaneous" getpili-
giingsbia angetommen. Gie gia be-
milligt iiber cine baIbe Miaion Col
lars. 9as Sous bot Dem uripriine-
I;hen Gntipurf nod cine Meibe Don
gemiaignngen augefiigt. @eridieoe-
me getpiaungen jeood, Die borgeldla.
gen lDore1t, fpnrben 5uriifgetuieieil.
Inter oieien befano fib Die bum
BouDernenr empfoblene uno bon
Superintendent Sartbauien auf's Gnte
ihieoenIte befirfportete 8efpilligcnq
BON $4,000 fir 8e5obluna Ser
on~erfannten Sfaloen Ser 3ud)tbaus-
reripaItung. Serner cine 9epiaignIlg
ron $375s fir &iid5ablung oss'
8eites Der acknowledgement oie nod
nift abgelaufen iino, menn in einem
0rte Hrobibition eingefiibrt mi16.
Mit oieier 9iif5ablung miro nur
cine @flift Ser 8iaigfeit uito 8ereta-
tigfeit erfiillt, es lit oireft unefrcn-
haft, oos @elo nfdt 3uriifSu5abIen,
troboem pllroe Die gepilligung nit
elmer Gimme Moioritat nieoerse=
7timmt. @ae @robibitioniiten ftintm-
ten gegen tie. Gum eriten Mal IN
oieier Sibunq teilte IiG 0as Soi.s
iuieoer einmol na6 Ser Stelnng, ste
lire Mitglieoer our Brobibitionsfra-
ge einnebmen.
3as Snus nabm ferner Die 8ia
be5iiglid BEG Srodenoods in @olDe-
fton NIT BEN Selatsomenoements al;
ebenIo Die Sin, oie beitimmt, bob
TeuertpebrIelite einen freien Gag in
Der ISOLDE baden miifien. uno Sic
Senatsbin, ofe 100000 fir Ell
neiies 8linoeninltitut betpiqigt.
Ser g enn nabm oie Bin, weIdc
ben Stant in nere &ongreBoiitrifte
einteilt, in bcinabe berielben Gorr,
an, IN Der lie ourh oas Sous gegdll.
gen lit. Nur cine ein5ige @eIti.n-
mung puroe ber1noert. Die Bia I'll
elmer iogenannten freien aonferen1
teioer @1uier iiberpieien moroeu.
Ger Sennt nobm Die 8epiaigunas.
bia fir Die Observation-Disclosures
en-, nadtoem er sic getpiaieungen Der
Sill UNI ungefdbr cine baIbe Mti.
lion erbobt botte; iie betragen iebi
Hber 0rei NiIionen Collars. 5er
auihtigite oieIer 3uiabe lit ole gelull.
Iigung BON 100000 fir Sen gai
zines neuen g2ono Office @ebaii.
0es.
Aith Die ponl @oilberneur empfc5.
iene Bill, Die cine Miiaion Dollars
fiir Sebuug mo @erbeIierunq SCI
2amoihulen befpiligt, muroe bon
Senot ongenommen uno 5fpor ii
o~erIelben 6ornn, in Der iie BON SAM,
auaenommen puroe.
Der Senat nnbm ferner ben 3Eiat
3u Dem Mhtltunoengeieb an, oltra
Gen 2anOitraEen ; glrbeiten BON Der
Asirfungen oes @eiebes auseenom
men mcroen. Or itimnlte aud Der
3nI1ben oes &auies al Der 8iG 81
Der geitimmungen iiber Die @erelni
gulig BON ussS~nterurbdn" : 8abner
tentbielt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27
Die 1ublIdutits : hummer

fSsset aaeb DemtfdblamS inel,ss
Sipe porto 20 Gehts.
1aet ireemS citeit punt TIT
Letas eSer in Sen per. Staas
teri 10 Gents inclssiipe porto.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27
8reie YreHt lit seras: 9onntrtag II. @ai 1915.
WlLerIef.
Die nelte 8utnpltotio


Die nere 8ltnpltotion oie Don
Der 8aiierperf : @eieuidoft int
Breckenridge 8orf erri9tet miro, miro
innerbalb Ginger 8oden fertiggeiteut
lein. Wfit Den Gunpperfen in oct
0farfet StrnBe lit ole 4ompoqnia
oann imitanbe, Der 5taot tGelid So
100000 @al1onen 8aiier 51 liefern;
ooppelt 10 biel, als ie iiberbaupt no
tig bat.
Die 20. q. grpreB~ nimmt Sci.
TRACE e~ntgegen, oomit fir Die &inoer
armer merifanii6er Samilien frifde
Wftl6 un0 fubles Srinftpaiier at1gc-
fault Deroen farm.
Sn Dem Safe $. Molel ultt
@noeren bon &erroiQe geaen Die
Iranios Sab 8obr, Die 8abnaeIel.
l6aft 5u 5pingen, ibr neltes DEPOT
ntft 100 anoersbin gu berleqert bot
Sberri6ter SIP bonn Gioil : Mppefln-
tionsgeridt enti6ieoen oaB Ste &C.
ieai6aft ni6t gebalten tperoen fam,
ibr Depot arf oe%rielben Steue 8t be-
laiien, lpenn es im Stttereiie @aer III,
IS an ef1ten giinitigeren Ort gu ber-
legen.
In Wontog miro oie l1nt,r-
iuflng Ser angebGifen 8etriiaereten
bel Der letten 8rimGrpobl BON Der
@ronoiurp forteeiett. Mean foGte
Die Mn~gelegenbeit ooh ruben laifen.
Ste County : 4ommiHare ia
ben ben @nfauf bon einem 6ab
Wbisfep fit oas altenbeim 8lt Sf.T5
per @alone a~ngeoronet. @orun1
idafft man nidt cine Before Qlali-
tdt on?
3pei anaben i'm Sitter bon IS
Sabren Die oas 8bpiicions ans our
geons Soipital I'M 5000 beItobler
batten, iillo SO Stunoen ipater in 9tu-
ittn berbaftet norben. Sic naret
oitf Der 9feiie nod Santos gitn. eSlt
ibrem geIib ipuroen nod $t85 ac-
futl6en.
@untas lit Der lebte Saa, an
Dem Die itaotiidem Stemern besablt|
irerben f6nmem.
8ir tpoGen boffen, ooB Ole
uGeinigungsrpele", Sic aligenblfflid
Die Staot erfaBt bot, nidt boriiber
gebt, obne etmas griinoli6es a1sqe-
81 baben. Sn ser Hegel be-
oerartiee gepegul1gen ledr
balo i'm San6e. Man erbebt ein
flrdterlides 8eihrei, Sober beteiliatI
lid oaran un6 Damn tommt etfpns a1f-
oeres onf Die Sagesor6nung.
In Den gntoefungen, Die pl0s,
lid inbe5ug auf Die unianit6ren gu.
lta1oe auf Der @eftieite gemaft nee
Den, fam man erfennen, fpelfellI
3tped Die bon Dem Mapor ~ ioanr
onrf Troflamation - bon oen Der |
lbieoenetiu @omenss Clubs etc. arr
gefebten iogenannten &einigunasmo-
den eigentlid boben. Die reifsI
Spiegelfe6tereil
4ler Sosfe bot neben Dem Il
aDemoligen 6. @olffon geborenoen--
gfe bon @eIt-Gommerce mo
Sofa @penue, Elm 70 SUB bret.
tes @rutoitiid angefauft, ga er ipd-
bon Dem Saufe eiren Seil 5ur
Grpeiterung Der Commerce Gtrasci
berge6en muB.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27

Sn @reenbiae itarb Ser 06er.
rifter Sbomos s. 9roiun i'm Sitter
bon so Sabren am Magenfrebs. Gr
itommte ais Georgia mo fam i'm
Sabre 1916 nah 9eros. Sein @obn-
fib mar Sberntan. Geiu RadfoIser
als Oberrihter 6es Stoats : Obr.
gerihts miro 0elion 9biaips.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-05-27

Ger 8ormer @eorg abger, ma.
fe Seguin D%obnbaft, bat Die Git.
Oedling gemaf)t, ooB Staten auf bic
8ditme fIettern uno feline 8firiihe
nnfrelfen.
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Sic SmbilGmns Nm,mrner

egnet fd befonoers CUR Sedenbnng on @ertuanOte mno Sefannte in
Seatfdlano, ba fe nmfaicmSe Iasfnmft aber bieFse ger6altniTe nns
~seIdidtide GreisniHe ertelt. Sm bnmSert griefen fam man nber Die
uene Sdmat nidt 10 ~amsfabrlides iareibem, me es in oeier Nnmmer
entbatem lit.
Man fenbe griefmarfea nmo goreFen nno iur biprsen os lebriae
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Tarm.grponfte.



aartoffeln. Reue. $3.50 per guIfeI;
Colorado lino Soabo, $3.50 ulo $1.75
Der 100 9funo.
8adsbobnen, per @ulheI, $1.75 II.
$500; Crime 8obnen, SITS Il. $500.
Somaten, Seyas, 6 &5rbe. 1915 uil5
SiiBe aartoffeIn, 2ouiIiana, $1.75.
gierpflau5en, 1925 Der 8u5hel.
3fpiebeln. Seros germiibas, $3.50 pr
Crate; @ar. $1.25.
8eetei, 40c per Sch. sgiinoeI.
Yeterfilie, 40c per Dbo. zBiimbel.
Spiuat. 4c per Rfmab.
@elbe Siiben, S5c II. 40c per 9ueeacs
@riiner gfeffer, Csc.
@urfen, Gal, $3.50 per Crate; Serns
Squofl. soc uuS 75c fir &uidel.
Gellerie, $3.50 Der Grdfe.
9obI, $3.50 nao $500 per Crate
Meerrettigz8 urseln, Der Bfo. f2Ac.
aopfialdt $500 per Crate.
8ieE Tsrff.
Gan @irtonio, Ser, 81. @ai. = 1915
OdIen $3.50 Bis $500.
aiibe $3.50 Bis $6.75.
RdIber $500 Bis 1925.
8uIleu 1918 Bis 5000.
ct. 2ouis, 81. M1ai 1915. ~ @inos
bieb, SerassVie6. $5.25 Bis $3.50.
S6tueine $3.50 bis $3.50.
p6nte.
Gdfpere bonn ShrnGter ......22 ets
2eibte bonn 6dIadter ......22 w.
Griiu neidlsene ...........13h eN
Tele.
duecra,Bieeen, per REb.:.....i0 gts.
befhdbist. ...t 9fA.
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8rOmotipm Or. pbiI.) fir Der.
oienftliheD iifertation. Bolptednicunt.
Chicago.
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6eindlt: - 3u~berIdiTiges oelttldesI
Ifao6en fir Sausarbeit. 5rau Ma-
RE gedmonu, 529 Mnoilon Str.
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8aumlmOae.
Gan antonis, 8as Gents.
@alpeiton. 9eltern. 9 Gents.

G%uttrnIanfsn : Hrpbutte.
San antunip, Seq, 27. Wsai. lets
Yrtma CRUDE Cotton Seed Oil, 8S
Gents per @olone.
Neip gorf, 27. Mai. - Spot Sc. 40
uno $3.50; Mni, $6.38 uro sc. Al:
SUM, $6.46 nrlo $3.50, SuIi, $500
itro 1888; Nuguit. $6.78 un6 $6.79;
September, $6.88 uno $3.50; Dftoper.
S6.87 uno $500; Nobember, $6.72 uu6
$3.50; 8e3ember. 1918 un6 $6.7a
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GIFT SiiBner, Butter, a6seIiefert, 6iII,.
ger alsGieiId. SS6er. 400 Rain Gpe,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13

In Mexico there is a 150-foot
bridge that is composed. almost en-
tirely of mahogany, worth, at the
present price Of the wood, almost
100000.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13

A wealthy young EngiisFm1an, be-
fore going to the front, insured his
life for 81, 100000, the risk being split
among several Offices. The first pre-
MUM was $4,000.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13
LRDERwooo v40BRuOoD

Batteries Nadar the important
theh BosPhos The Russian fleet will have to batter this
the allied fleet This fort is equipped
Krupp guns and commanded by German officers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24
Accessory After the Fact
CHAPTER III

At tho foot Of the stairs Sally paused
in the entry hall. thoughtfully considering
the front door. the pale rectangle OF
whose plate-glass was stenciled black
with the pattern OF its lace panel But
she decided against risking that avenue
OF escape; it would be far less foolhardy
to steal away via the basement. unosten-
tauously. that the always possible
passer-by might more readily take her
for a servant.
Turning back. then, toward the base
ment staircase, she began to grOpe her
way through binding darkness, but had
taken only a few uncertain steps when,
OF a sudden. she stopped short and for a
little stood like a stricken thing quite
motionless save that she quaked to her
very marrow in the grasp of great and
enervating fear,
II she could not have said what pre-
eisely Il was that she feared. her fright
was no less desperately real She could
see nothing; she had heard no sound; her
hands had touched nothing more start
Ing than the banister rail- ana yet
u vas as II sensitive nlzments- OF paE-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24
OUT lOlDElR- Girls Adventures in Social Piracy
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE, o Wolff

ments and, hanging them ur to dry in a
TIED corner where their dampncss could
harm nothing slipped into the bath.
Half an hour later, doliclously carcssed
by garments or soft white silk beneath q
ieathor-weight robc-dc chamhrc she sat
before the dressing table, drying her halt
In the warm draft Of an electric fan and
amounting face hands, and arms with
creams and dolicatcly scented lotions
\ faint smile touched lips now guilt
loss of any hint OF sullcnncss; she
hummod softly to herself whose heart
had almost forgotten its hirthrieht o.
song and laughter; never tho least pang
OF Eonsccnce nawcd the serene sur
face OF her content.
Properly dressed, her hair was beauti-
ful. soft, fine and plentiful. with q mt
ural wave that lent an accent to- its
brownish lustcr When she finished ar
ranging II to her complete satisfaction
she hardly knew the face that smiled
back a her from the mirrors depths
Miraculously It seemed to have sniued
now lines Of charms; It's very thinncss
was now attractive, It's color uuqucston-
ably intrinsic; and her eyes worc MS the
eyes Of happy child. oNutidE in the
attainment of loug-cOvotod possessions.
II wasn't In human nature to cor cm-
plate this transformation and feel contrl-
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| less smile than satisfaction twitchinr
| the fun lip9 beneath his dark little mus
tache Zone Of those dishly fat affairs
| so widely advertised by collar manufac-
turorsl
For now the miscroant was facing Sally
! as he bent over the table and fumbled
with the lock Of the jewel case, and she
made good use of this chance to memorl2s
a countenauce Of mildly sardonic cast, not
unhandsOme-the face of a conventional
modern vouptuary, self-conscious, self
satisfied, sclhsh-rather attractive withaI
I'm the "yos of an excited young woman
But moment later, finding the case to
be tast-lockcd the burglar gave utter
ance 10 an exclamation that very nearly
cost him his appeal to her admiration.
She couldn't hear distinctly, for the inn
patient monosyllable was breathed rather
than spoken, but at that distance IL
sounded damnaby like "Pshaw"
And Immediately the man turned back
10 the desk to renew his rummaging-in
search of a key to ht the case. she
guessed But his business there was sur
prsngly hreviated-nterrupted I'm n
fashion certainly as startling to him as
TO her who skulked and spied on the dark
side Of tho folding doors
Neither received the least intimation
that the door from the library to the halI
had been opened. Sally for one remained
firmly persuar'd that they two were
alone In the si,Nt house until the in
stant when she saw a second man hurl
himself upon the back Of the hrst-a
swft-mOving shape of darkness, some
thing almost feline i'm his grim, vlolent
fury that afforded the victim no time
either TO turn or lift a hand in self
defense. In a twinkling the two went
headlong 10 the floor and disappeared.
screened nv the broad top of the centre
table.
There, presumably, Blue Serge recov-
cred sufficiently from the shock of sur
prise to make some show of lighting back.
Confused sounds of scunlng and hard
breathing became audible, with a thump
or two deadened by the rug: but more
than that, nothing-never a word from
either combatant There was something
uncanny I'm the silence of IL all.
For an instant Sally remained where
she was, rooted In fright and wonder;
but the naXt, and without In the least
understanding how she had come there.
she found herself by the open door i'm
the entry-hsll. just beyond the threshold
TO the library, commanding an unobstruct-
ed view OF the conflict.
Apparently this neared its elimination
Though he had gone down face forward
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ceptions even finer than sight, touch and
hearing had found and recoiled from
something strange and terrible skulking
there. masked by the encompassing
murk.
Probably less than 20 seconds elapsed
but It seemed a long minute before her
heart stirred anew, leapinE into action
with a quickened beat, and she was able
to reassert command Of her reason and
treasured, persuaded her fright lacked
any real toundation-move on,
Five PAGES more brought her TO the ell
bow Of the rail- here, in the very act OF
turning 10 follow Il down to the base
ment, she halted involuntaily, again
transhXed with terror
But this time her alarm had visible sx-
cusei that there was something wrong IN
that strange house, so strangely deserted.
was evident beyond dispute,
She stood facing the dining room door.
the door to the library on the left; # not
IN any way evident TO her senses she
could NIX It's position only approximately
by an effort OF memory. But through the
former opening her vision. ranging At
random, instinetiyely seeking relief from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24

guidly out into the hall, from which an
[ IRON ladder led ny through sCuttle to tho
root, the refuge and retreat Of the studio s
tenants on those breathless, intermInable
summer nights when their quarters were
. unondur1blN stuffN Hero they were free
to lounge at case. en- deshahille; neither
| the orcssmakcr nor the teacher OF voice
production ever troubled their privacy,
and seldom did other figures appear on
amy Of the roofs which ran to the Park
avenue corner on an exact plane broken
only by low dividing walls and chimney
stacks.
Three chairs of the steamer type. all
ma med comprised the furniture of this
roof garden, with Thy the way Of local
Colur) on one OF the copings n row Of four
red clay flower pots filled with sun-baked
dust frCm which snarlcd and rusty stalks
thrust themselves up like withered elfn
limbs.
Selecting the soundest chair. Sally
dragged it into the shadow cast by the
hood of tho studio topliEht, and, settling
down with her feet on he adjacent cop
ing, closed hcr eyes and sought to relax
from her temper Of high almost hyster-
iCal, nervous tension
Thoughts for a time distracted her,
blending into iucoheront essays at i'm
asinativc adventures staged In the homes
and parks of the wealthy, as pictured by
the sNCOphautic fashion magazine and
cast with the people of It's gallery Of pho
raphs--sublumcly smart women I'm
| frocl- Of marvellous inspiration, and polo
playing. motur-drivinE Clothos-mad men
of an insouclance appalling.
on the edge of unconsciousness she said
/ aloud, but without knowing that she
spoke, three words
These were; 'Charmeuse Paquin -
Bride "
And then she slept; her rallid face up
D t,,ts T.. 81.
from which light and heat beat down In
! brutal waves, she slept the sleep of ex-
haustion, deep and heavy; dark and stu
pefying sleep possessed her utterly, as
! overpowcring ana ohiterating as though
induced by drugs.
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the empty house. But It was as If with
darkness those vacant rooms and pass
ages had become populous with strange,
hostile spirits She heard nothing what
ever, Yet il was with an effect of peril
strong upon her senses that she stole
forth through the hallway and up the
stairs to the topmost floor, where,
Eerched prccariously upon the iron lad
der, she tried her patience sorely with n
stubborn scuttIc-cover before recalling
the click that had accompanied its closing
the click OF a spring-latch
Fut this last, when gropingly located
proved equally obdurate; she fumbcd
doggedly until back and limbs achcd with
the strain of her position; but her fingers
lacked cunning to solve the secret; and
in the end, when on the point of climbing
down TO fetch matches, she heard a sound
that chilled her heart and checked her
breath in a twinkltng-an odd. scuftlinG
noise on the roof
Al FIRST remote and confused. It drew
nearer and grew more Clear-a sound or
light footballs on the sheet-tin.
Her self-conhdence and satisfaction
mcasurably dashed, she climbed down, so
fearful of betrayinE herself to the person
on the roof that she went to the absurd
extreme of gathering her skirts up tightly
TO still their silkon murmur
Now she must leave by the Street. And
now she remembered the policeman who
kept nightly vigil at tho avenue crossingl
She was beginning 10 be definitely
frightened wildly pcturing TO herself
the punishment that must follow detec-
ton
And as she crept downstairs, guided
only by the banister rail- the sense of her
loneliness and hopelessness there in that
strange, dark place worked upon the tenn
per of the girl until her plight. however
real, was exaggerated hideously and en-
dued with terrors so frightful that she
was ready to scream at the least alarm.
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tion for whatever steps had been neCes-
sary to bring it about
And when she could do no more 70
beautify her person Sally turned again
to the cothes-presses. by now so far
gone in self-ndulgence, her moral sense
so lnsdiously sapped by tho sheer sem
sual delight she had of all this piltered
luxury. that she could contemplate with
out n qualm less venial experiments with
the law Of meum ct tuum.
She entertained, in short a project
whose lawless daring enchanted her
imagination, If one as yet Of vague de-,
tail. But with command of the resources
of this wonderful wardrobe, what was to
prevent her from apprOpriating a suitable
costume and stealing forth, when the
storm had passed, to seek adventure per-
haps to taste for night those joys she
had read about, and dreamed about
longed for and coveted, all her life long?
Nothing could he more mad there was
no telling what might not happen; thero
was every warrant for believing that the
outcome might he most unpleasant, But
adventures are to the adventurous, and
surely this one had started off propitious-
ly enough.
"And what I need she'll never miss.
Besides, / can send back everything in
the morning, anonymously, by parcel
post. It's only borrowing"
Already she had passed from cOntem-
plation to purpose and stood committed
to the enterprise. reckless of its conse-
quences,
But she found It far from easy to make
her selection; It wouldn't do to fare forth
en- deCollette without an escort-a con-
sideration that sadly complicated the
search for just the right thing, at once
simple and eXtravagant, modsh and be-
coming. Moreover. any number OF capti-
waiting garments positively demanded 10
be tried on, then clung tenaciously to her
pretty shoulders. refusing to be rejected,