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Bethany Methodist church, Rev
W. II. Selleck, pastor. Services II
a. IN. and 1880 p. M; Epworth
league $3.50 p. m.
Rev. Jas. Psscoe breaches in the
morning.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church OF Christ. Scientist.
Div. av. and / SITS. Services / a. m.
and p M; S. s., 9:45 a. m; We'd
nesday evening testimonial meeting
s. p. m; reading rooms, GIT Provi-
dent building.
Subject Doctrine Of Atone
ment."
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Our savlor's Evangelical Luther
an. cor. nth and ] st... Rev. O. J.
Ordal. S. s. and Bible class. $3.50
a. M; services. English, II a. M;
Norwegion, 1880 y. m; Y. P. s., 5
.. IN.
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THE EDITORS MAIL

letters
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printed because
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With The


Church notices for The Times
aust be In the Editorial Office By
. p. m. Fridays. Only those potlcss
supplied each week ELL be pub
llshed
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First Presbyterian, So. 10th and
G., under the court house tower.
Services, 1880 Il. IN. and 500 p.
m; y. p. s. C. e., p. m; Jun
Tor c. b., 400 p. M; Bible school
meets IL o'clock. Rev. c. w. Weyer,
pastor. Prof, L. ID. Eichhorn, choir
director,
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Mine Gets
This One

LONDON. April 15.--The Brit
ish steamer Shenandoah has been
sunk. 1t is believed to have been
struck by mine.
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First Swedish Lutheran, Rev. f.
c. Bloomquist. pastor. Services. IL
a. m. and 8 p. m; s. g.. 9.30 a. IN.
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Mason Methodist Episcopal, Robt.
j. Reid, minister. Bible school,
e:45 a. M; services, IL a. m. and
l:3O p. M; junior league, 3 p. m.
Epworth league, GEO p. IN.
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So. Tacoma Norwegian, Warner
and 62nd; o. Hagaes, pastor. s. g.,
10 a. m; services, 7:30.
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Scandinavian gospel meetings
Valhalla temple, 1918 X ST., p
m. Sermon by Rev. o. S. Lee.
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Emmanuel, No. 14th and Stevens
o. Hagaes. pastor. S. g., 10 a. m.
services, ] / a. m, followed by bus
mess meeting.
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Emmanuel Presbyterian. No. J and
9th. Robert H. Milligsn. minister
Morning service. 1890; evening,
1880 p. m; s. g. at ~ noon: Y. p. 3.
C. e. at ESQ p. m.
BAPTIsT
First Baptist, 9th and Market.
hev. James s. West, pastor. 5erv-
ices 1890 a. m. and 7:45 p. m; s. g.,
II noon; b. Y. p. u, s:4b p. m.
Bethesda Baptist. So. 4bth and j.,
Rev. w. A. Scott. pastor. 9. s., s:t5
a. M; preaching, IL a. m. and 1880
p. m; prayer meeting, Thursday,
1890 p. M; B. Y. p. u. $50 p. m.
South Tacoma Baptist church. So.
Goth and Warner SITS. Rev. Ransom
Harvey, pastor. 8. s., 10 a. M:
services at IL a. m. only
German Baptist church, So. 2oth
Ices II a. m and 1880 p. m: 8. s..
10 a. M: B. Y. P. u. s:so p. m.
Fern Hill Baptist. Services, II a.
m. and $3.50 p. m. Rev. Geo. Annis
breaches. Bible school, 9:45 a. IN.
CHnIsTIAN
First Christian church, 9Th av.
ind X cts, w. A. Moore pastor
D:46 Bible school; 1900 Commun-
ion and sermon. Christian Endeav-
~. $3.50 p. m.
Sermon by Evangelist Williams,
1870 p. m.
Pine ST Christian church. SO.
b6th and Pine. Geo. T. s mons. pas.
tor. Bible school. 0:45: services. II
a. IN. and 1880 p. m; c. e., 500 p.
m. W. H. Knox sings both services.
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First Methodist church. So. sth
snd q. Delmer H. Triinble. minis
.. m. Special music. 8. s., noon;
Epworth League, 6:15 p. m.
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ST. Paul's, So. 43d and L sts.,
her. w. II. Baker. pastor. sunday
school. 9:45 a. m. Preaching
services, IL a. m. and 1880 D. m.
Epworth League. Gao p. m; prayer
meeting. Thursday. . p. m.
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Some More Names

Allen c. Mason.
w. II. Paulhamus.
William Mead.
Judge Fremont Campbell.
Roy ID. Pinkerton.
Harold King Rockhill.
Fremont Campbell, jr.
Jerry Meeker.
s. r. Watson.
NJ. o. Green.
e. f. Hunt.
Mary NJ. Hunt.
George r. Taylor.
s. Il. Br0kaw.
Walter Christian.
Stuart Rice.
F. E. Wuerch.
Charles ID. Stewart.
r. ii. Little.
l.. II. Manning.
P. E. McGugh.
j. ID. Wintermute.
e. s. Hibberly.
p. G. Hubbell.
M. b. Hubbell.
8. s. Waterman.
Michael j. Bowen.
Walter j. Thompson.
l.. p. Larsen.
N. r. Swab.
Mary Swab.
w. r. Bradley.
Il. e. Peters.
w. II. Bradley.
John Beeman.
Arthur A. Cook.
Burton A. Cook.
G. f. McMaster. =
Horace Tueber.
J. ID. Smyth.
G. V. Cook.
l.. Y. Stayton.
=. b. Egbert
l.. G.. Parks.
Homer I Bone.
John p. Hovey.
Y. G. Wilson.
VIM. Riddle.
q. Dove.
Mrs. Nellie Allyn.
w. p. Bonney.
Louis Bean.
II. w. Ray.
Rev. Frank Dyer.
e. b. Hurley.
Sen. Ralph Metcalf.
Marcus Larson.
H. F. Broomell.
Victor ii. Malstrom.
J. p. Comstock.
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JUSTICE TO THE
MOUNTAIN CLUB
TO MEET TUESDAY

CONTINUED From Page OneD
that your methods appeal to me.
/ am with you for Justice to the
Mountain"
w. II. PRINGLE, Scandinavian
American Bank believe in
your club idea, but ! think ii is a
matter that should be taken up
by the commercial bodies also. 1t
Ia a mistake TO believe this mat
ter cannot be adjusted between
the two cities. Seattle realizes,
as we do, that the sbominable
hyphen is handicap and there is
not the prejudice over there that
many suppose
BERNICE L. NEWELL, The
Tribune-''lf Tacoma will rally
now. the cause for which YOU
have striven for so valiently Is
won.
EVANGELINE PADEN, 511
South II am pleased to find
The Times has taken this up, for
IL Is not only very determined,
but also very influential.
JAMES A. SPROULE, Pacific
and Jefferson aves.--"We believe
In the cid aboriginal names. They
mean something and help to keep
alive the memory of a dying race. A"
Rotarians Busy
+. p. Rolfe, 5223 South Fife
81 am with you"
: A. j. RICHIE, Realty build
ing took the subject up at the
board meeting of the Rotary club
yesterday, with the result that it
was referred to special commit
tee composed of c. L. Buckley,
A. r. Mclean and the writer. You
will find the committee ready to
help you in any way. You can
rely on its backing and support.
JOHN b. KAISER, public
library-"Would 1t not be helpful
to this cause to get committees OF
the Rotary club and Commercial
club at work on it,"
That will do for the quota.
tions today-there are many
more. Following is some of the
applicants for membership:
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FREE METHODIsT

First Free Methodist church, 1911
SO. l St, C. z. McReynolds. pastor.
g. s., 10 a. m; preaching IL a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Prayer meeting
Thursday, 1880 .. m.
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SURPRISE ATTACK

'Shh Ati'Es al AVN
BERLIN, April 15.--An Aus
trian surprise attack against the
Russian advanced position was
announced today at Vienna. Slight
gains were claimed on the Italian
front.
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Mckinley Park chapel East ssth
and G SITS. S. 9. and Bible class ~
q. m.
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Trinity, East 35th and + SITS, r.
l.. Moore, pastor. s. s., 9:45 a. m.
sermon, IL a. m. and p. M; Ep-
worth League. 7p. m.
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Nine. Alice e. Bailey of Chi
cago, one of the sponsors of the
American ideas in American
dress movement which is sweep
ing the country, has been elected
president of the Fashion Art
League of America. The organi-
cation is trying to make the
United States the center of the
fashion world.
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Trinity church. Ne. Sd and X.
Rev. c. Y. Grimes. rector. Morning
service, IL q. M: 3. S.. 9:46 a. MI
ervices Tuesday and Friday. p.
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Church OF the Holy Communion,
So. 18th and I SITS. Rev. Robert H.
McGinnls, rector. Early service.
1880 a. M; s. s., 9:i5 a. m: prayer,
ii n. m. and 1880 D. m.
Holy week services daily.
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Fern Hill Methodist Episcopal
church, saith and @ SITS. ]. II. Ber-
ringer pastor $. s. 70 a; M; segy-
worth League, $50 p. M.
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Norwegian Danish NJ. II. church.
cor. 18th and J SITS. Services. IL a.
m. and 500 p. M; s. g.. 10 q. M;
pies meeting, p. IN.
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Tuesday, y. m.
Unity Theosophicai lodge meets
sos So l. ST.. Thursday, p. m.
Park Univ ersaiist church, Div. av
at ], Menry Victor Morgan. minis.
ter S. s.. 10 q. M; services. IL a
m. Lesson on new Psychology. p.
nj.
Order of the Star in the East
meets every first and third Tues
day evening, 7:45. at 7191a So. +.
Society of Friends, East Side
meeting Bible school, 9:45 a. m;
Y p. S. C. E.. $50 p. M; services
80 y. m.
Tacoma Theosophicai society, ev-
Lecture Sunday, 1880 p. m, by
Miss Lucy Croker.
Progressive Psychic society, 22l
Tacoma av. Meeting, 5 p. m; circle
6. p. m. Miss Minnie Perkins, pos
tor.
Society of Spiritual Truth meets
in Fraternity hall, 1117h Tacoma
av.. every Sunday, 3 p. m, p. m
and s p, m. Mrs. j. A. Bennett.
Tacoma Unity Center meets ev.
cry Wednesday, 2 p. m, Maccabees
hall. Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteside Will
conduct meetings.
Society of Spiritual Truth, 1117h
Tacoma av. Lyceum. p. m; mes
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st. Andrews church, No 9Th and
Cakes SITS. Rev. Frederick Webb,
rector. S. g., 10 a. M; evening
prayer and sermon, 1870 p. m.
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E. E. MELLINGER co.
Progressive Residence Funeral
Directors.
Main 251. $40 South Tacoma Ave.
sage. 6 p. m; lecture. s p. m.

International Apostolic Holiness
churches, Rev. J. Il. Hutchinson,
pastor Preaching IL a. m. at lti9
so. Il and 1880 p. m. at 910 So. 9th.
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11th st. chapel, bet. Adams and
| Proctor. Bible school, 10 a. IN. D..
| l.. Soltaue.
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CONGREGATION Al

East CONVERSATIONAL, East 2N
and E, Rev. A. d. Shaw. Ph.D.. pas
tor. S. s., 10 a. M; worship and
sermon, IL a. m. and 1880 y. III.
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Pencil Mission, 515 SO. 18th. Meets
every night but Monday. Sunday
eve at p. m.
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Saturday, April is, 1915.
We Are LEADERS
in DIR lines


We say LEADERS because
we have provided Residence
Parlors, centrally located,
where harmony and home
like surroundings tend to re-
lieve the heart and mind at
the time when most needed.
The only institution of the
kind in Tacoma where ABSO-
Lutte PRIVACY is main
tanned.
Our LINES of Ladies'
Dresses and Robes, Gentle
mems Suits and Robes, Sill
verware, Caskets and En-
balming Fluids are of the
BEST manufactured to the
LEAST EXPENSIVE. We are
installing every refinement
and convenience KNOWN to
MODERN science.
Embalming Is a PROFE6-
SION in itself. Usually Tn
dertakers are EMBALNiERS.
Many Undertakers are not
EMBALMERS. In large cit
les persons practice EM-
BALNlING who know nothing
about the Undertaking bust
ness.
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Parn avenue Congregational. Raw
}. L. Fowler, pastor. s. s.. 10 q
n: morning service. IL a. m: Y
p. S. c. E., ESQ y. M; services, 1880
ID, m,
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Pentecostal Church OF the Nazar-
enc, cor. 18th and J. S. s.. 10 a. m.
preaching, II a. m. and 1:30 p. m
Rev. 5. p. Westfield, pastor.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints hold services on Sunday
at l117ih Tacoma av S. g.. 10 q
m; Master Christian healing class
Tuesday, 8 y. m.
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II. Luks's Memorial church
Broadway and eth av.. Rev. +. W.
Kcator. bishop; Rev. II. T. Webb.
vicar. Services 1880 and IL a. m; S.
s., 9:46 a. m.
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1305is Pacific. S. s.. 10 a. M; serv-
ices, IL a, m, 8 and s p. m; serv-
lees every night at s. Rev. q. w.
Helms of Idaho, breaches.
Progressive Spiritual society.
Meets Sunday at Tacoma Music hail
2:30 and p. m. circle, 8 y. m. mid
week meeting, Thursday, 7:30 =. IN.
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PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN
Nethany Presbyterian. Special
meeting for men and boys, 7:45 p
IN.
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Society Of Spiritual Truth, 1117h
Tacoma av. Lyceum. 2 p. m; mes
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With The
Church notices for The Times
aust be In the Editorial Office by
80. m. Fridays. Only those noties'
tished
LUTHERAN
Our Savior's Evangelical Luther
an. cor. nth and ] st:.. Rev. O. j
Ordal. S. s. and Bible class. ESQ
a. M; services. English, II a. M
Norwesion, 1880 p. m; Y. P. s.,
p. m.
st. Paurs Danish Lutheran, So
18th and L SITS. Rev. +. N. M. Carl
Young Peoples meeting second
and fourth Thursday, s p. M; s. 8.
10 a. IN.
First Swedish Lutheran, Rev. f
c, Bloomquist, pastor. Services. IL
a. m. and 5 p. m. s. g.. 9:30 a. IN
So. Tacoma Norwegian, Warner
and 82nd; o. Hagaes. pastor. s. 8.
10 a. M; services, 1870.
Emmanuel, No. 14th and Stevens
o. Hagaes. pastor, S. g., 10 a. m.
services, ] | a. M, followed by bus
mess meeting.
METHODIST
First Methodist church. So. stt
snd q. Delmer II. Triinble. minis
ter. Services 1890 a. m. and 7:2C
p. m. Special music. 8. s.. noon
Epworth League. 6:16 p. m.
Bethany Methodist church. Rev
W. II. Selleck, pastor. Services Il
a. m. and 1880 p. m; Epwortf
league $3.50 p. m.
Rev. Jas. Psscoe breaches in tn,
morning.
Mason Methodist Episcopal, Robt
e45 "A. M; services, IL a. m. and
I:3o p. M; junior league. 3 p. m.
Epworth league, ESQ p. IN.
ST. Paul's. So. 43d and L SITS.
her. w. II. Baker, pastor. Sunda,
school. 9:45 a. IN. Preaching
services, II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Epworth League. $50 p. m; prayer
meeting. Thursday. 8 p. m.
Norwegian Danish NJ. r. church
cor. 18th and sts. Services. IL a
m. and $500 p. M; 8. g.. 10 q. m.
n. l.. Hanson, pastor; Young PEG
pies meeting, p. IN.
Trinity. East s5th and F SITS, r
L. Moore, pastor. s. s., 9:45 a. m.
sermon. IL a. m. and s p. m; Ep'
worth League, = p. m.
rern HIN Methodist Episcopa
church. saith and @ SITS. ]. H. Der
ice: : IA. 't m. and i:sS p p. M: SEP Ep
worth League, $3.50 p. N.
EPISCOPAL
Fl. Luks's Memorial church
Kcator. bishop; Rev. r. T. Webb
s.. 9:4b a. m.
st. Andrews church, No. sth ant
Cakes SITS, Rev. Frederick Webb
rector. $. g., 10 a. M; evening
prayer and sermon, 1880 p. m.
Trinity church. Ne. Sd and X.
Rev. G. Y. Grimes. rector. Mornins
service, IL q. m: g. S.. 9:46 a. m.
ervices Tuesday and Friday, 4 p
M.
Church OF the Holy Communion
so. 18th and I SITS. Rev. Robert II
McGinnls. rector. Early service
1880 a. M; S. s., 9:45 a. m. prayer
IL n. m. and 1880 D. m.
Holy week services daily.
CONGREGATION
East Congregational. East 2s>
and E, Rev. A. d. Shaw. Ph.D.. pas
tor. s. s., 10 a. M; worship ant
sermon. IL a. m. and 1880 y. M
Parn avenue Congregational. Raw
}. L. Fowler. pastor. s. s.. 10 a
n: morning service. IL a. m: Y
p. S. c. E.. $50 y. M; services, 7:3i
.. m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Nethany Presbyterian. Specia
meeting for men and boys, 7:45 p
IN.
l1th st. chapel, bet Adams an,
Proctor. Bible school, 10 a. IN. ID
l.. Soltaue.
First Presbyterian, So. 10th ant
G., under the court house tower
Services, 1890 II. IN. and 500 p
M; y. p. s. C. E., I p. m; Jun
Tor G., H., 400 u, M: Bible schoo
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Unity Theosophicai lodge meets
SO6 So. l. St, Thursday, 3 p. m.
Evening star., 1916-08-06

cine!" he went on passonately. "But l
ain't-l'm not! I'm not really guilty. l
was terribly hard up. l was in bad fix
all around. Rose had left me. She'd
taken the children with her-I suppose
you know that. love my children, Matt;
. love my wife. That gave me fearful
jolt. wanted to put myself right.
wanted to clean up. wanted to pay my
debts and get myself Strengthened out all
around. l wanted to get my wife and
children back.
al know l hadn't treated Rose right. l
hadn't treated anybody right. I'm reck-
less devil. It's hard for man like you to
understand. But there comes a time
when fellow gets sick of all that-when
he wants to clean up and be square.
Roses going away knocked me plumb
over. / never thought she'd do it. 1t
crumpled me all up. l wanted to get
right. l love my children!' He dashed
his hand across his eyes. "My God, I'd
give a leg to see little Jackie right now!'
Under the urge of emotion he spoke
even more rapidly and boisterously:
@Then along came Lehman with this
mine. l knew he wanted favorable
report on it. Iadmit went further than
should. But didn't suppose any harm
would come of it. He offered me good
thing. wanted to pay my debts and get
Strengthened out. OF course, an associa-
tion with Lehman would put me on my
feet financially. He's rich, successful.
Why should l suppose he wasn't as
straight as anybody else?
"I made him the report That was ten
months ago, Matt. Look up my record
since then. Ask anybody. Ask Thad
Meyer. He'll tell you I've paid him over
two thousand dollars of old debts since
then. I'm paying 'em all up. OF course,
money wasn't what Rose left me for; but
it's all been money with me. mean, I've
had to scheme and twist and turn. You
can't understand it, Matt, because you've
always had all the money you wanted.
You don't know what it is to be always
all tied up and twisting around to get out.
1t demoralizes man all through. When
you begin lodging and sliding about your
money, you can't respect yourself; you
get reckless. One twist leads to another
You get into all sorts of things. You've
always had what money you needed.
You don't know what it means to
have to stand off your wifes dressmaker
and tell her the bills paid. You see,
if you lie to her about that you'll lie
about other things. You know Rose.
l never could bear to deny her anything
reasonable.
$50 it came back to the money business.
knew never could get right until got
on my feet financially, with my debts
paid up and steady income. That's why
i was SO anxious for this connection with
Lehman and Spence. Look up my record
the last ten months, Matt. Ask anybody
that knows me. You'll find it all straight.
I'm getting the last of my debts paid now.
l haven't drank. haven't touched a
card. I've been straight as die other
ways. Look it up.
"You see, was determined to make it
a whole. year-a whole clean year. 1
wanted to go to Rose and say, For a
whole year I've been right. I've paid my
debts. I've got decent income.
haven't drank. haven't gambled. I've
had nothing to do with any other woman.
There's the record for full year. Give
me another chance knew she'd do it
Evening star., 1916-08-06
MAGAZINE SECTION for August 6, 1916

one side. They ran into the iron fence.
1t broke the pole of the carriage and
bruised him badly. But he never let go
until the coachman ran up"
Again he looked at her and really ad-
dressed her:
"Only Mark and myself knew how
it actually happened. l said ! was just
getting into the carriage when the horses
broke away, and it was all over before
comprehended what was happening. l
don't think Emma or Gus really blamed
me at all. They didn't know I'd come
within hairs breadth of killing their
children. 1t seems very strange to me,
as look back at it now, how little they
made of it at the time. 1t was treated
almost as an everyday sort of minor
accident. At the time-say, within an
hour or two-Imyself hardly realized what
had happened. But l have had plenty
of time to think about it since, Ruth"
He clasped his hands loosely in his lap
and looked into her face with perfect
candor.
$50, you see, it was far more than saw
ing my life. 1t was even far more than
saving the lives of the children. What he
did was, in way, to save my soul. If
my awful cowardice had killed those
babies would have been utterly damned.
You see what owe him. What can do?"
She stopped little toward him, laying
one hand on the pink-bound document,
and spoke softly, in voice low and rich:
@But this is your honor, Matthew. 1t
is your reputation. 1t is even the reputa-
ton of Meyer & Sons. You can't let him
take that"
@No"-he sighed uncertainty; IL sup
pose l can't-yet you can see what it
means to him. What can do?"
They heard the hall door open and
shut, then voice in the ante-room-
loud, aggressive, metallic-saying, ais
Mr.. Stein in?"
aHe's here!" Stein exclaimed under his
breath.
Without speaking and with a swift
motion, Ruth gathered up the papers on
the desk, Stein hardly noticing what she
did, and went quickly to her own Office.
A moment later the stenographer ap-
peared in the doorway; but the man at
her heels pushed by her before she could
speak, and strobe into the room. AS she
retired, in some confusion, he shut the
door after her with bang; then stepped
over and helped himself to chair at the
desk opposite Stein.
He was thick-set, deep-chested per-
son, perhaps thirty-fve. He had
dark curly hair, hooked nose, broad
face, rather pasty-white in complexion.
There was deep wrinkle and curving
welt of flesh above his mouth on either
side. He wore no jewelry, yet there was
fashy, sporty. suggestion in his well
made clothes. His brusque manner and
his dark, nervous eyes implied restless
pugnacious, i'll controlled energy. There
seemed no repose in him.
He spoke aggressively:
"Are you going to ruin me, Matt?"
Stein took up paper-knife, unhap-
PLY dandling it in his fingers and looking
at it rather than at the visitor as he replied
mildly:
ave got to think Of myself. Mark"
They were second cousins.
"Listen, Matt!" the loud, metallic voice
said, with an effect of bursting in. II
made that report in good faith. Maybe
my judgment wasn't good. Maybe felt