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And II the trespagser had been h0use-
maid, why that sudden and furtlve ilHht
and swift disappearance from the corr
ridor?
Her speculatons on this point we're both
indefinite and short-lived She thought her
hearing must have deceived her; haaty
look round the room discovered nothing
superfcially out Of place. and the little
gilt clock on her dressing-tables told her
that she was already seven minutes be-
hind time She delayed only for on8
hasty survey Of the flushed face with
stsr-bright eyes that the mirror revealed.
and then with an inarticulate reflection
that, after all. one could hardly blame
MIR. Trego very severely, Sally caught up
her long, dark cloak and made OF down
the corridor past the head OF the main
staircase. and to the door OF Mrs. Cos
nolds boudoir
\ voice sharp with vexation answered
her knock she entered to find its owner
fuming, and not only that, but surprising-
1y en- deshabille. The dress OF Queen
Elizabeth was gone, and Mrs Gosnold
stood on the threshold OF her bedchamber
clothed simply in undergarments and inn
patience.
"Why are you so late?" she demanded,
i was beginning to be afraid But thank
heaven you're -here You very nearly
spoiled everything, but there's still time.
Come i'm
She led the way into her bedchamber,
and without acknowledging sally's mur-
mur of startled apology. waved an im-
petuous hand at her
"Quick" she demanded. Get out OF
that costume at once"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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CHAPTER XIV


Sally failed. however, fully TO appre
ciate how long 1t was that she had reste ]
there moveless upon that secluded marble
seat spellbound in the preocCupation ot
those thoughts at once long and sweet
with the comfort OF solaced sef-esteen,,
for which she had to thank the author of
her first proposal of marriage.
She rose and turned back to Gosnold
House only on the prompting OF instinc',
vaguely conscious that the night had now
turned its nadir and the time was draw
ing near when she must present herself
first to her employer with the tale or last
nights doings, then to Savage to learn
his version of the happenings in New
York.
But by the time she reminded herself
of these two matters she found that they
had reCeded to a status of strangely
diminished Importance in her understand
ing. 1t was her duty. of course. IA duty
imposed upon her by her dependent posi-
tion as much as by her affection for the
lady, TO tell Mrs. Gosnold all she knew
without any reservation whatever; and IL
was equally her duty to herself, as mat
ter of common self-protecttOn, TO hear
what Savage professed such anxiety 10
impart to her And. not quite definitely
realizing that 1t was MIR Trego's passion
which overshadowed both of these husi-
nesses. she wondered mildly at this un-
concern with either. Somehow she would
gladly have sealed both lips and ears TO
them and gone on basking uninterruptedly
in the warmth of her sudden sef-com-
placence.
BY no means the least remarkable
property of the common phenomenon OF
love is the satisfaction which it never
fails TO kindle in the bosom of its object,
regardless of its source. In a world where
love is far more general than aversion.
wherein the most hateful and hideous is
frequently the most beloved, 1t remains
true that even king will strut with
added arrogance because Of the ardent
glance of a serving wench
And so, failing to realize her tardiness,
1t was not unnatural that Sally. entering
the house by that historic side door AMI
ascending the staircase that led directly
to her bedChamber, should think to stop a
moment and consult her mirror for con-
firmatiOn of Mr.. Tregos implicit COM
plments.
AS one result of this action, instigated
i'm the first instance less by vanity than
by desire to avoid the crowds at the
main entrances, Sally uncovered another
facet of mystery.
on entering, she left the side door heed
lessly aJar, and there was enough air
astir to shut it with bang as she turned
up the staircase. Two seconds later that
bang was echoed by door above, and 4
quick, patter of light footballs followed.
But by the time Sally gained the landing
there was no one visible in the length of
the corridor from end 20 end of that
VIM.
Now the door Of the room opposite her
was wide open on a dark interior. And
the room adjoining was untenanted, as
she knew. IT seemed impossible that the
second slam could have been caused 10y
any door other than that of her own bed
chamber.
Yet why should any one have tres
passed there but one of the housemaids? +?
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W. H. TAFT GUEST OF
UNION LEAGUE TODAY
Famous Club Marks 5Oth Ami
versary of Red Brick Home
on Broad Street.

a reception and banquet, with former
President William Howard Taft MS the
guest of honor, will be held IN tho Union
League tonight. marking the 5oth ami
versary of residence In its present his
toi'ic building.
The toast TO which the former President
will respond at the dinner will he our
Country" Speaking on such subject
when delicate international situation
exists, the man who piloted this nation
four years can scarcely fail to disclose
his attitude on the recent act of aggres-
sion Of Germany, it is believed. Professor
Tafts long and brilliant legal career has
made him an authority on international
law. and anything he may say on this
phase of the question will be of interest
to the entire country.
The reception TO the former President
Will be held in the old cafe and will start
at $3.50 o'clock. The banquet will he held
In the assembly hall. one of the most
representative gatherings in the history
of the famous cid organization is expected
for the banquet. Representatives Of the
Union League from New York and Chi
cago will attend. and Il majority of the
local league membership will be present.
Governor Brumbaugh will be unable
to attend the dinner because of official
duties in Harrisburg. Ex-Governor Ed
win S. Stuart has accepted an invitation
to take his place John Gribbel, presi-
dent of the Union League, will act as
POSTMASTER, The speakers and the toasts
to which they will respond are Colonel
c. Stuart Patterson, former president of
the Union League. The Historic Union
League; Ex-Governor Stuart, "Pennsyl-
vania and the Union League; MAYOR
Blankenburg, philadelphia and the Tn
ion League" and ex-President Taft, cur
Country"
When the Union League moved into
its Broad street home Broad street was
paved with cobblestones. and railroad
tracks ran on It, At that time the build
ing was one OF the largest and hand
soonest in the city. Efforts to have It torn
down and replaced by modern structure
that would be in Accord with the recent
addition have been made of late years,
but so far the sentiment attaching to the
old structure has been strong enough
to defeat these moves,
Every President since Lincoln with the
exception of Cleveland. whose election
was bitterly opposed by the Union
League. has been entertained in the old
brick mansion. Dignitsries of many for
eign nations also have been It's guests
from time to time, and the League is
widely known throughout the world It's
membership includes some of the fore
most men in the country.
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COMMISSION WILL NOT
HINDER COMPETITION
Public Service Body Renders
Important Decision in Bor-
ough Gas Contest.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 11.-"No COM
pany has the right to expect a commits
,on to protect it against the competition
~ a product which can be supplied at
lss than one-half the cost of another
product and answer the same purpose, 4"
i, the important ruling made today by
ths State Public Service Commission in
Improving the franchise or ordinance be-
tween the Peoples Natural Gas Com
pany a big Western Pennsylvania con-
eern and the borough of Juniata, Blair
County.
The Natural Gas Company entered INFO
an agreement with the borough to supply
natural gas until lack of supply neces-
states the substitution of artificial gas,
and the Altoona Gas Light and Fuel
Company appealed to the commission on
the ground that the franchise could not
be granted by the borough.
The commission holds that Councils of
municipality cannot vest in corpora
ton rights which they are not authorized
10 exercise by its charter, which means
that the new company cannot distribute
artificial gas, and the part of the or
dinance In question relating to artificial
gas Is held void, and the only valid pro-
visions are the assent of the municipality
and those conditions which relate to the
manner OF constructing the plant pro-
posed
One section of an ordinance may be
declared reasonable and valid, while an
other part of the same ordinance may
% pronounced unreasonable and void,
and the commission says it cannot hold
nAt the ordinance in this case is invalid
n It's entirety.
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PICTURES HER IDEAL MAN
~, BE Of Specified Height and Nc

II, De OF Specified Height and Not
nald Headed, Speaker Says.
y nope is lost IL mere man is only
inches in height If this is
ns higher he can get in the world
s'n never be a2' ideal husband. Those
y u'uo' this assertion may ask Miss
II. ciymer about it. She explained
i. ''nsetuted an ideal husband in
-, s4'se OF an address before the War
''H Farmers Club.
hoa',.an man who endeavors to meet the
4 'snsuents OF Miss Clymer is going
h.l M hard job. for he must be IS
meaes in height, attractive. bright,
IN n' and show his Christianity by
I'd M noes for his wife, his family
~ fellow men"
ans even II his wife is a butter
4s.,ns spends the day between the
h.'|Ee -esis .es and the matinee. s'he must
s, mar she can do as much in her
= ne can In his"
zen after all that, II a man is
lssns stated. clean, bright, in
hssSssa Christian, he loses II he's
% sf,,s .t agreed that the speaker
ana subject thorough considera-
~ IN the hope OF sttsIninS tha
stesr sslsa' some OF the unmarried
sa Tor copies Of the speech.
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with the mysterious behavior OF Mrs
standish and her brother the inexplicable
lnsolence of Mercedes Pride, the shattered
bubble Of her affair with Donald Byttle-
ton. the kindness Of Mrs. Gosnod, or the
riddle Of the vanished iewelry.
Now and again people passed her and
gave her curious glances. She paid them
no heed. The fact that they went in
pairs, male and female after their kind,
failed to re-eNcite envy in her bosom
There is a deep contentment to be dis
titled from consciousness Of the love OF
even an unwelcome lover
She thought no longer unkindly but
rather pitifully OF poor, tactless, rough
shod Mr.. Trego.
When a; length she stirred and rose It
was with reEretful sigh that. matters
being as they were with her. she was
unable to reward his devotion with some-
thing warmer than friendship only
Friendship, Of course, she could no
longer deny the poor man.
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JACK THE RIPPER" THROWS
TERROR INTO EAST SIDE
Slayer of Two Children Writes to
Mother He Will Repeat Killings.

NEW YORK. May 11.-"Jack the
Ripper who slew 5-year-old Leonore
Cohn on March 90 and, 4-year-old Charlie
Murray week ago, has New York's East
Side in state OF terror Warnings he
lieved TO have come from this supposed
madman that he intends slashing to death
more children have caused mothers
throughout the tenement district to keep
their little ones off the streets
The police today arrested the eighth
suspect taken in connection with the two
ripper" murders. He was seen talking
with a child on the street. The child's
mother Historically attacked the man.
and crowd gathered. Only the timely
arrival of the police prevented mob
violence.
The 'rippers' warnings that he in
tended to commit more murders were
contained in letters to the mothers OF
his two victims. He gave between 50th
and 5ith streets as the district he in
tended to work in. and the police in that
section have been doubled.
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CHATTER NIN-Cnntlnmcd.

She didn't like TrcEo-that was under
stood-hut sympathy was very sweet to
her lust then. whatever its source and
she had no real objection to disparaEe-
ment of her slanderer. either.
well. 1t wasn't my fight. And I didn I
know how you'd take interference. You
looked pretty we'll able to take care of
yourself-in fact, you are. And then-I
don't reckon it's going to do me any good
to say this. but l might as well make n
clean breast Of it--T was lust selfish
enough to have a sncakinG sort of hope.
deep down, that maybe you'd find it so
unpleasant you'd quit
"Mr. Trego!" No more than that; he
had taken hcr breath away.
~ guess that does sound funny" he adj
mitted. evadinG her indignant eye. You
can't trust me. ever. ! always say things
the wrong way; that's the best thing
do"
"lf it was possible for YOU to ex-
plain
IT'S possible. all right, but it's any
thing but easy. What I mean was
we'll. any fool could see that as long as
you We're strong for this society racket
| didn't stand much show
show"
"Of making good with you oh. look
here. what's the use of beating about the
bush? I'm rude. two-isted animal, and
that's all against me. | never could flum-
muX up my meaning successfully with a
lot OF words like-wcll. name no names,
All the same, it's pretty hard for a fell
low who knows the girl he's sweet on
isn't crazy about him to come right out
in plain talk and say he loves her"
She was dumb. She stared incredu-
lousy at his heavy, sincere. embarrassed
face. as II it were something abnormal,
almost supernatural. hallucination.
Meaning" he faltered, 'I mean to say
of course-I love you, Sar-er-ah-Nliss
ManwarinE-and 1 think | can make you
happy"
He was making heavy weather of his
simple Observation-Disclosures like an old
fashioned square-rigger in a beam sea.
'If you'll marry me, that is" he con-
cluded in a breath, with obvious relief, II
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gIIT,-CREW REPEALER
SCORED IN SENATE
.,,or House Passes Measure,
w rate of Which Is Now Up to
the Governor.
pu = stog Correspondent


.,,eptrRG. May 1.-THE repeal
%. nil crew law is now UP TO Gov
q ''' nsnnbaueh. The measure finally
~ Tho Legislature last night, when II
p'''. arc Senate by vote Of S3 to is.
House passed the measure three
~ r, nv vote Of 1876 to g.
n. vote last night was:
puckman, Clark, Croft, Daix,
wit. Endsley, Gerberich, Oyer
Hilton, Hindman, Homsher,
-, Kurtz, Lynch, Martin, Mckee,
.,.xlcboL Miller, Patton. Phipps. saius'
s'~meus sensenich, w. w. Smith, F.
I. srvder, sones. sproul. Stewart Tomp-
~, Ware, warner, washers.
y. ..v.-Beidleman, Burke, Catlin. Grow,
~. Graft. Hackett, Kline, Magee,
.'c..nou sc Mills. Moore, schantz, r. f.
y, charles A. Snyder, Thompson.
Assyt-Hoke.
,,hss against the bill were made by
.,ors Burke, of Pittsburgh. and
sr.1Ishan of Harrisburg. Both called at
,.a,lon 10 the promises made during the
~, s."y nsmpaign by Republican nominees
~, ,.aders TO oppose the repeal of the
y, ~, rrsw law, and denounced the cam
~, lp.D vseed by the railroads to push the
as.,sr through. No speeches were
s'sse made for the bill.
nsu, s.notor Beldleman read letter writ
~ Snrinp the campaign last fall by Gov
y" .a.. ~ Rrumbaugh when the latter was
"S,,o tho Executive office. In his let
- ,bo Governor went on record strongly
Y. ennosition to the repeal of the law.
y, aid he would oppose any change
~ ns.re the welfare of the people was ar-
t,oted -
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AN OUTSIDER A G!R5S S6tI51 APyENryREs pIPNry 5
BY LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright. 1919, by Louis Joseph Vance.
SYNOPSIS

Copyright. 1918 by Louis Joseph Vance.
SYNOPSIS.
Sally Manvers, ~ years old, out OF work
and desperate, is locked out on the roof
q her house. in New York. Driven 70 seek
Of other houses and finally enters the house
Saa,h rich family. No one is az home s snd
changes her own for them. AS she Is leay- s,
Hs bd Sne r sees man trying TO Opeh, bc man
!s suddenly attacked BY another nuTslair,;,
10 "1 h1 Iw2 men Srapple and the nrSt Us NfiH in
tei2es revolver which has been dropEssdl
nn r me scufflo, and covers the men, ,ss ie
sumcs thar she il helping him. and they
erNe out the other. Then sally hees lro"
Nanaeling aimlvssly, sally NESTS the bur;
gar she has hefrendcd a, hland Centthl
station and insists that he get he. an ae-
the restaurant, and here the burglar pre-
tends that sally is one Of his profession, t,or
Savage, bro, her Of the owner, Of the house house
INTO which Sally Numbered. lie was nptem, en-.
combination when the true burglar attacked
nm As sally hears this conlessi2ns Aaese Aosn
comes in. The matter is explained 70 her,
smd the brother aud sister ASK Sa''TEbsWv
fake" iettcr OF RECOMMENDATION and all
take the owl train to Boston.
\ telegram announces tnat the StandiSh
home has been robbed after all aPpsrennIdy
BY the burglar who was first driven on.
MIS- SlAndiSh asks sally 70 Say uV'.t ..tt..s
Of Savage's presence In the house, 90 tnat
she may collect her burglar insurance
There are two men staying at the house,
Llttleton and Trego. The former atwaS.,s
Sally very much The latter Is ,NeN.
erner, who seems out OF place and VINO
feels that Sally, too. is "an outsider lie
tries TO he friends with her
Going out into the grounds late at night,
sally meets Lyttleton and they CONFESS
their love to each other. Lyttleton Is 9is-
respectful and they quarrel. are halt us
covered by Trego. and part. Otnef strange
things occur. There is a signal light from
the bay to n room in the GCsnuld house.
Mrs, Standlsh finds that Sally has met
IN'tleton and iealOusly rcpro4ches har IN q
peculiar way, hut agrees to say nothing "
sally VIII keep quiet concerning tn" bur
gary. Trcgo's Interference 'rfu~'o'"s sally,
, He tolls SALLY that boat landed ne1r
the house about midnight sally pro.
lesses ignorance. Mira Gcsnold, sun lgno-
rant ot the affair NJ the hurgler, Is employ
ing Sally on secretaral duties.
She tricks Sally into telling the whole
story. Mrs. Standlsh has brought Sally
p Jewel case to keep. Mrs. Gosnold tolls
sally to leave the case to her. \ costume
pan ls scheduled and Savage asks sally
TO watch for him as q harlequin.
~ the party Mrs, Gosnold announces 2
robbery In her own house and asks all
present TO write what they know of Il on
secret slips ~ paper. Sally writes asking
nr, an Interview. SAVAGE tries to persuade
fair. ~ '
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SOCIAL WORKERS TO HEAR
CALL OF WORLD PEACE
Great Interest Centres in National
Conference at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, May u.-Ry noon tomor-
row nearly 1000 delegates from all sections
of the United States, including men and
women who arc interested in various
phases of philanthropic work, will arrive
in this city to attend the National Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections,
whi,h will take place in the Academy of
Music here. Hundreds of the visitors
reached the city yesterday and today
Interest In the meeting tomorrow eve
ming centres in the address of the presi-
dent of the conference. Mrs. John NJ.
Glenn, of New York, who is already here.
Mrs. Glenns subject will be "The Prelude
to Peace"
The delegates will be welcomed by Pres
ident Frank j. Goodnow, of Johns Hop
kins University. and the reply will be
made by r. \. Johnson, of Vineland, n. j..
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can accompany yourself on the player
piano.
And a Variation
A Chicago manufacturer of player-rolls
Is making a roll which Is synchroniZed
with a photograph record. This recalls
the synchronization of the moving pic
ture and the phOnograph made by Mr..
Edison. The difficulties are great. but
the result, especially in the case of John
McCormack's singing OF where the
River Shannon Flows" with player-ac-
compartment, is decidedly worth while.
New Rolls
The difference between the regular roll
and the hand-recorded roll is great; the
difference in price is small. One company
lists a selection from that remarkably
tuneful and CHEEKY operetta, The Peas
ant Girl for $3.50 The same roll, hand
recorded is Sl.75. The additional two
bits" give you the services of an expert,
who has once for all shown you how the
roll should be played And then you may
have the pleasure of a violent disagree
ment. The records which sell at less
than a dollar are rarely hand recorded.
but as they are chiefly dance music there
shift your tempo to suit yourself and the
dancers. 1t Is rather a mean trick to
shift 1t arbitrarily and watch the dancers
Jump. incidentally, I'm on My Way to
Dublin Bay" and 'Doodle-OOdle-D Dee are
ready for your player-piano. An eXcep-
tion TO the price statement made above
is 10 be noted In the list of the Chicago
manufacturer mentioned before. The list
presents interpretations" of ragtime by
a specialist for less than a dollar. One
OF these interpretations Is "A Perfect
Day" (credited to Nevin), arranged as a
hesitation waltz. What would the COM
poser say TO this?
Some Classics
There isn't any inherent virtue in cas-
steal music which makes Il sacred II
you don't like it you are missing what a
good many people do like. and that is
about all. III they, on the other hand,
don't like popular music, they are missing
what everybody else does like. and that Is
worse. But il you simply aren't up on
classical music and think it's all stupid,
you are mistaken. Trying things over on
your plano Is one way or correcting the
mistake. This month you might try the
third movement from Brahms FIRST
symphony. You will be willing to agree
after that that every little movement has
a meaning all its own. There Is also
on the new lists Schubert's seventh
symphony and the second movement OF
Cesar Franck's only symphony. the one
in d minor. And II you are a little tired
after all this. there is an arrangement OF
songs OF sunny Italy, including the little
known "A Frangesa" and some more
familiar pieces. Experiment That Is
the only advice one can really give 70
those uho have piayer-pianoa-
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KNIGHTS OF MALTA CONVENE
Esd Annual Convocation of State Be-
gins at Pottsville.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, May 1.-THE Zd
annual convOcation OF the Ancient ana
IIInstrlous order knights OF Malta OF
the state began today In the parish house
OF Trinity Episcopal Church, with Sir
Charles Bingaman, OF No. Al, Reading,
the newly elected grand commander, In
the chair.
There are 800 communicates in the state.
with a total membership OF SS'eoS. OF
,,,lom q sOS are sir knights The assets
~ the Communicates al the close OF the
dseal year, February last, were sesy'e4e
The amount paid for relief was slb2,eoi'
D,hois Is the candidate for the eonYen-
tor b 1915 ana Pittsburgh for n1f
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SUFFRAGE WATCHERS BILL
Measure Replaced on Calendar of
Senate-Will Probably Pass.

HARRISBURG, May 1.-THE bill to
permit two women watchers at each poll
ing place at the election next November.
when the woman suffrage amendment to
the State Constitution will be voted
upon, was replaced on the Senate cal
endar last night and is expected to be
passed finally this week
Unexpected opposition to replacing the
measure on the calendar appeared when
Senator Buchanan, of Bucks, seconded
by Senator Salus, OF Philadelphia, moved
that the vote by which the bill failed OF
passage on Tuesday of last week be
considered. 1t was necessary to call FOR
A division before t was decided that the
motion had carried. Upon motion Of
Senator Buchanan, further action on the
measure was then postponed for the
present.