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II, too, and guess the cleanest part
OF It would just about match the dark
est that hers can show. seem to have
all the best Of the DEAL
Don't he an ass" growled his IA
Their.
i've always been one-I may as
we'll be consistent" Bob felt the slen-
der form AT his side begin to tremble,
and smiled down into the troubled blue
eyes npturned to his Maybe we'll
both have to do some forgiying and
forgetting believe that's usual nova
days"
"Oh. I'm not embarrassing you,'
Hannibal snapped. She probably
knows what you are
II do, agreed Lorelei. Hes a.
drunkari and everything that means.
hut yon taught him to drink before he
could choose tor himself"
Mr. Wharton smiled sneeringly. "Ad-
mtrabie. begin to see that you're
more than pretty woman. Get his
sympathy: it's good business. Now
he'll think he must act the man. But
that will wear of. And understand
this: You can't graft of me- You and
your fanlilygare due for great disap-
pOintment. Fob hasn't anything, and
he Won't have until die, but I'm good
for thirty years yet. I'm moi going to-
disinhcrt bin. I'm merely going to,
wait until you both get tired. Take my
word for 1t, poverty is the most tire,
some thing in the world
I'VE can manage" said Lorelei
You speak for yourself. hut he
cant make lving-unless he has
something In him that i never discov-s
cred. | fear you'll find him rather a
heavy burden
Throughout the interview Mr.. Wharf,
ton had kept his temper quite perfect-l
Nv. and his GOODNESS at this moment
argued a greater tixity of purpose than
might have been inferred from Il dis,
, play of rage. He made final appeal
to his son: Cant You see that it WON'T
do Mt all. Bob: won't stand para
sites. unless they're my own. Either
have done viii, the matter and let me!
pay the charges or'-gn through to the
"a -. e.
bitter finish on your own feet. She's
supporting three loa fers: dare say she
can take care of another, but it isn't
quite right TO put 1T upon her--she's1
sure to weary OF III some time. You'll
notice I've said nothing about your
mother so far. but--she's with me I'M
this I'll he in the city for several
dNyS and I'd like TO have YOU return
to Pittsburgh, with nue. when | go. Moth
er Is expecting you If you decide to-
stick it out Whart0n's face showed
more than trace of feeling, his deep
voice lowered Il tone--'.you may go to
hell. with my compliments. and III sit
on tue lid to keep you there
He rose. took his hat, and stalked out
OF the apartment without so much as a
backward glance.
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rThe truth OF course" He pauscd
for u reply, and receiving none. broke
out wrathfully: Then I wilt. She's a
CRATER. Bob. and her whole family ara
grafters. Now. let me. finish. She
makes her living In any way. she can;
she snirks at you out OF every catch,
penny advertisement along Broadway.
She's The Chewing Gum Girl and The
Petttcoat Girl, and The Bathtub
Girl"
There's nothing dishonest in that"
Just a minute. won't have my
daughters face grinning at me every
time i get into street car. I'd he
the laughing-stock Of the country: It's
legitimate, perhaps. but it's altogether
too damned colorful for me-
rs that all you have against her?'
Not by any means. She's notori
ous--''
Newspaper talk
rs 1t? She's made her living by
Needing men. by taking gifts and
renting herself out the way she did at
Hammon's supper. Men don't support
show girls from chivalrous motives. I
had her family looked up and It didn't
take two hours. Listen to this report. y
Nor Lorelei gulped.
No police record as yeti Broker
living mt the Charlevoix apartments
injured by taxicab while intoxi.
Gated" quoted Wharton. Scandal.
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blackmail, graft. It's all here. Bob.
The report was made by one OF our
own men. and It's incomplete. but I
can have it elaborated. What do you
say. Mrs. Wharton? Is 1t true?'
Lorelei dropped her head, Most of
1t. dare say"
Did you try To blackmail Merkle?"
mo"
Your mother and your brother did"
She was silent.
They tried to scare him into marry
ing. you, did they not?''
'.Hammon said something about
that" CALCULATED Bob, "but don't be-
lieve---''
E'orrlei checked him. ITS quite
true
"Merkle said you had nothing to do
with 1t personally. conscientiously ex-
planned Mr. Wharton. "and I'm willing
to take his word. But that's neither
here nor there There was Il moment
of silence during which he folded and
replaced the report: then he shook his
head, exclaiming Secondhand goods,
my bOy!!'
That's lie!' I.oreiei's voice was
like Il whip.
Mr.. Wharton eyed her grimly
That's something for Bob to deter,
mine--I have only the indications to
20 on. don't blame him for losing his
i wits--you're very good looking--bnt
| the affair m,rst end You're not Cir
I'd care to have in my family-pardor
my bluntneTs. =
She met his eyes fairly. At no time
had she flinched before him. although
inwardly she had cringed and her fiesl
|. had quivered at his mercfless ATTACK
You have told Bob the truth" she
began, slowly -in the worst possible
way: you have put me in the most I'M
favorable light. I dare say Deve
would have had the courage to tel
him myself. although he deserves Il
| know. I've been pretty -.commercial-
| because | had to he. but / never SOLE
| myself. and I sisl'n't begin now. Bol
isn't a child: he's nearly thirty year
old-oid enough to make UP his owl
F.! mind land he must make this decision
not t.
Bob opened his lips. bur his fatlle
forestailed him.
What do you mean by tlat:''
81 have no price. II he's sick. of til
match well end liz and it won't COS
you cent
Bob looked inscrutabIe; his f:,a1le
smiled for the first time ,lnriug THE III
teryiew
That's very decent Of ypu.r he said
s'buf of course sha'n't put the goo
faith of your offer to the test dom
want something for nothing III tax
care OF you nicely
Thus far Bob had yielded precedenc
| to his father. but he coa,ld no longe
restrain himself. Now let ME tax
! the chnir." he commanded, easily. M
| mind is made un. You see, diln
marry Peter Knight, residence Vale
nor James Knight. reputation bad
tgnor even Matilda Knight. wife; 9
Peter. married. this kid. and til
books are closed. Ynu say the knigill
are bad lot, and Iaprelefs reputatid
sis q trife discolored;; maybe your
right. but mine has solpf inky blots .
As - 4 -
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side of the Ritz until we decide where
We want to trayel:'
4 Just then the apartment bell rang.
Bob went 10 the door. He returned
with his father at his heels Nh. Whar-
ton tramped i'll grimly. nodded at his
daughterin-law, who had risen at the
first, sound of his voice. then ran his
eyes swiftly over the surroundings.
hear you've made II fool Of your
self again. he began. showing his
F teeth in a faint smile. Have you
given up your apartment at the Charlie
voix?"
Not Yet said Bob, We're consid-
ering suite at the Ritz for few
days.
Indeed. You're going back to the
CharlevoiN tonight.
I4Orelei started. She had expected
opposition. but WAS unprepared for
so blunt and businesslike 81
think YOU and Bob can talk more free.
/ ly III / leave you alone she said.
Hannibal Wharton replied shortly:
mo, don't leave. I'll talk freer With
you here
1t appeared. however. that Robert
stood i'll no awe Of his fathers anger;
he said lightly:
~ ssFhey never come back, dad. I'm a
regular married man. Lorelei is my
royal consort. my yolie-mate. my rib.
lNNellshaye to scratch the Charlevoix.'
This levity left the caller unmoved:
to Lorelei he explained;
II want no notoriety so all we need
| talk aboutis terms. You'll fare better
by dealing directly with me than
through lawyers-I'll fight a lawsuit
SO let's get down to business. You
should realize however, that these set
Elements are never As large as they re
advertjsed. I'll pay you ten thousand
dollars and stand the costs OF the d.
1yorce proceedings
s'You are making a mistake she
told him, quietly.
s'Not at all! Not at all!'' Mr.. Whar-
ton exclaimed, irritably. II know real
sentiment when l see it. and Ill foot
the bill for this counterfeit, but I'm too
tired to argue
Lorelei was standing very white and
still; now she said, "Don't you think
you'd better go?''
| The elder man laid aside his hat and
| gloves, then spoke with snarling delib
| Grafton. "l'll go when / choose. No
high and mighty airs with me. IL you
(; please After curious scrutiny Of
them both he asked his son: You
| don't really imagine that she married
I you for anything except your money
do your.
u tlattcred myself Bob began
sstittly.
Bah! You're drunk
Moderately, perhaps--or let us say
! that am III an unnaturally argumenta
tive mood. ] take issue with you. Yor
1 see, dad, I've been crazy about Lorele
ever since first saw her. and
! ITO be sure. that's quite natural Blu,
why in hell did you marry her? Thai
wasn't necessary. was it,
Lorelci uttered sharp cry. Boil
\ rose; his eyes We're bright and hard
| Mr.. Wharton merely arched his shaggy
brows, inquiring quickly OF the bride
Whats the matter? ! state the case
| correctly, do not?'
1 MOI gasped I.orelei.
Lets talk plainly
THAT'S Il bit too plain, evens. from
1 you, dad" Bob cried, angrily.
It's time for plain speaking. Yor
got drunk, and she trapped you I'm
| here to get you out of the trap" Ad
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BY REX j. CH.


- dramatic cricket declared Bob.
Us Adoree began to nndosthe, buttons al
her back. but Bob seized her hands.
! sLet 81. I'll, blow, up. if 4 see thai
cleatnfs,r she exclaimed, in a kind Of
e1hdued shout.
Argument proved vain until Lorelei
teld her firmly: You owe 1t to- your
! 1eR, dear. And we won't let you 60. y
The dancer ceased her atruggIes, her
hrowa puckered.
i \ IHef3ously, now. ,LOrelei has told me
ssrything. and l want Campbell to
acknowledge his mistake" said Bob,
s.The pablic has swaileweti that royalty
hoax, but there's no use deceiving him.
! Despite her show of bravery Adoree
was pepic.stricken when the bell rang
,ant Bob went to the door to explain
me; Exchange fsplsn and invite Pope IN.
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! oanssd War, Dies In Cell.

:: Berlin, Oct i8.--Nedjo Kero-
vic, one Of the conspirators in
athe assassination Of Archduke
Eanz Eerd inand, heir apparent
ssto t1ip Austrian>thron in 1914,
he's died in a military prison,
ssays report from sarayevo, Boss
mia. Il, 80
Three of the cOnspirators were
/ execnted in February, 1915, and
5ak0y Zilovic and Medic Kerovic
we're sentenced to Imprisonment
fOr life but the decree was later
ac0minuted To- twenty years.
Z Gavrio Prinzip, the actual as
;ssassin, was sentenced to twenty
I years.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

"Whcw That was knockout But
who got lickedy' Bob went to the lit
tie sideboard and helped himself to
stiff drink
Did he mean it,"
MY dear. time wears away moun-
tains. and rivers dry up. and the whole
solar system is gradually running
down. l believe: but dad isn't governed
by any natural laws whatsoever. He's;
built OF reinforced concrete, and time
.hardens him. He's impervious to rust
over him.''
Then l think you'd better make
your choice tonight
Bob's eyes opened. II have. Don't
you understand? I'm going to stand
pat--tllat is, unless''-he hesitated, his
smile was bit uncertain unless
you're sick OF your bargain. I'm afraid
you haven't come out Of the deal very
we'll. You thought Twas rich-and so
did until a moment ago-but I'm not.
I've run through Il good deal. don't
blame you for considering me fine
catch or for marrying me. You see. 4
never expected to find a girl who'd
take me for anything except my money.
40 I'm not offended or disappointed Or
I, surprised. 4 bank account looms up
Just as big on Fifth avenue as it does
on Amsterdam. and there aren't any
more love matches over there than else
where. l',n not blind to my short-comi
ings, either: there are a lot Of bad
habits waiting to be acquired by a
chap with time and money like me.
cant live without booze; l don't know
how to earn living: I'm a corkin4
4 spendthrift That's one side. Balanced
A possess !, fair sense of humor Not
4 Very even account. Is IT
Il For once in his life-Bo showed un-
I miStak:blr self-consciousness; this
! was. 50 far as Lorelei knew his maid.
Ell effort to be serious. He ran on hur1,
/ richly: What l mean TO convey is
4 this | have no regrets. no questions
ito ask. no reproaches. got all ex-
ipected. and all WAS entitled to when
4 J. married you. But it scenes that
you've been cheated. aid--Tm ready to
do the square thing. LII step aside and
give you another chance. if you say
So
During this little declaration Lorelet
!. had watched him keeniy; she appeared
to be seriously weighing his offer.
u was getting pretty tired OF
; things. he added and s'pose I'd
have wound up in The -. L. parIors of
some highly exclusive institution or be-
hind bathroom door with a gas tube
in my teeth Butt met YOU. and you
went to my head. l wanted you worse
than ever wanted anytl,ing--worse
even than ever wanted liquor. And
now have sou. I've had you for one
day. and THAT'S something. suppose
IFS silly to talk about startinsss OSer--
I don't want to reform if don't have
10; moderation strikes me az an awful
Il cold propositions; but it looks as il re-
4 form were indicated il I'm to Keep you.
N I'm Just an album OF expensive habits,
:: and-we're broke. Maybe eould-do
q something with myself If you took q
IL ITO he Continued}
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( Miss Demorest gisgled aulibly; she
had lost all interest in her food. she
WAS tinglinE With excitement
Why didn't y0ll, fence them in:" she
s1sked. " - q
Pope eyed her for,a heeting instant.
then his gaze wavered.
"a y. fenced insthe whole pond to begin
with. It nearly broke me"
= a duck shoufdrst have much, water
What kind were theyi'
plymouth Rocks, or Holsteins, or
Jersey Lllies-anyhow they were
white"
White slsekins!!'.f
The critic frOwned argumentatively.
"What Is a duck for IL he isn't to
swim? What 10 his object? We had
six on my fathers farm, and they
swan all9the time. OF course, six isn't
many, but
Naturally they didn't do we'll
s-ls Rob- Mhaxf0l ,nignaieds franticalfy to
his wife. but there was NO stopping the
Discussion that had begun to rage back
and forth. 1t lasted until the conclu-
sion. OF the meal, and It was only with
an effort,that Adoree tore herself away;
She was In her element, and In a little
time had won the critics undivided at.
stention; ehe listened with absorption;
he even made occasional notes
As the two girls dressed hurriedly
for the theater,, aAderee confassed:- /.
.t;olly!.. I'm glad ! stayed. He's not
bright; he's perfectly silly about some
things. and vet he's the most interest
ing talkerI ever heard. AUDI can't
he play piano?'
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dressing himself to LoreIei. he said:
"Ten thousand dollars will buy a lot OF
clothes. believe that's the amount
Merklc offered you. isn't it?"
.'Me.!;le? What are you talking
about:. Bob demanded
z Ibid Mr.. Merkle tell you how and
why he came to make that otfer!"
asked Lorelei, Indignantly.
no. But he offered it, did he not! q
Eyes. and | refused it, Ask him
Why.
ave don't seem TO he getting along
very well, Bob interposed. aLorelei is
my wife ind your daughter-irtlaw.
What's more, love her.. SO l guess
that ends the Reno chatter" He
crossed TO Lore1ei's side and encircled
! her with his arm. There's no price.
I tag OH this marriage, dad, and you'll
regret what you've said.,'
g Wharton, senior shrugged YEARLY.
you tell him, miss; maybe he'll be-
lteve you"
Tell him what3 asked Lorelei. !.
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4 11 I. stnniiitv M tia Amaeri.
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em,nt for American intelli-
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& n isfepf wilson has kent Ne
Il: - Root said. IS n
Syer since Columbus sighted
3 n va is sin - has there hean !
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He entered the living room with hand
extended and a smile upon his lips,
then halted as ii frozen BY the time
he had been introduced to .Adoree he
had burst into a gentle per4,iration.
As for Miss Demorest, she took
grim delight in his discount fort, and pre-
pared to blast him with sarcasm. to
rRither him with her contempt when,
the moment came. Meanwhile she lis
tesed as the two men talked, turning
Sub her nose when Pope scored Broad,
Nay with his usual bitteraess.
He vthiaks that's smart" she re-.
Injected; bat shea too. detested the Great
s,rrste Way, and his words expressed
her own distaste so albtly that she
could think Of NO argume mt sufaciently
biting to e1nfound him. She deIib-
serately framed a stingln g reference to
his pose In the matter Of. dress, though
jim frankness she had to admit that he
wore his gray sweater west with :ln air
!Nf genuine comfort and unrnuscfQus-
,ness.
~ Pope was noticeably i'll at ease. He
iwas c0nseinssof Miss. Den,0rest's hos
tile eyes. and the Pointed manner in
which she ignored his presence was die
quietng. Bob appeared to enjoy his
lack Of repose. and offered no relief. At
last Pope turned to the piano and fiut-.
tered through the stack OF sssleet music
he found there. ! !.
DO You play?'' inquired Bob.
Yes. Whyir !.
You look az IL you did-yuu're kind
of baxlyS nouriahed. Know any rag.
tlmerr
The Musician grOaned. After a mo-
ment he murmnred, II imprOvise
good deal" The INSTRUMENT, perhaps
for the FIRST time in its life, began to
yibrate and ring to something besides
the claptrap music of the day. Once
he had found means OF occupying
himself, Pope surrendered to his Inn
pulse and in measure forgot his sur
sroundings.
+ A short time later J.osetei turned
from the kitchenette to find Atloree
Demorest poised, salad-bowI in one
hand. a. wooden spoon gripped in the
other. on her face rapt: expression of
beatitude.
Have yoti rubbed the. disi. with gar
lic?' Inquired Lorelei.
Adoree reused b erself slowly.
"Lordy!" she whispere a. .I'd dive both
les to the knee and o ne eye II could
play HE that. The me nm little shrimp!D
The embers OF her resentment were
still glowing when tn four finally seat
ed themselves ct tn table. A furtive
glance In Pope'ss dir section shoHed that
Ne was studi0usly avoiding her eyes:
sshe prepared once more % begin the
.process Of hayiag him.
Z You've been . way for some time,
havsn't your Bo' b was, asking.
Pope nodded. II hate New York. !
went - far avs = a. I-could get; and
= managed. to return just two jumps
mad OF the sf eritE. 1t viii take me
slxs months to pay my dsbts. I'm a
sfand little bu Aiuess man"
What was It this timeS liining?''
4 NO. Ponl hy.n Ador4a nrfeketi I'm
her ears. ~ 3ss ~ &
You vent West eh2' pursusd Bob.
No. Eaf. k-Lsong Islan6. saw a
great oppor tuniU to make money; 30
So'and = fal m On laka bought 1t, and
wsnt to n Ming ducIA.' .
Bucks! ~ t,reathiessIy exclaimed
~ Del eorest; snt her interrnptioi
swent NM iDtlced
Campt I'LL Pope's featuaos abone Will
ttises On He light Of pJsaslrables re
is1nAnn bfy sv.<sA ter< ~As LEA q,
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o.sE GUESS !! !, !
y III =. Hawthorne.
There is a man in our town
Nh0 has tremendous ears,
There's nothing doing anywhere
But what this fellow hears.

E s Sa Z sss : 81
h He prances up and down the
Nh street s
i And peddles tales Of woe,
Hut everywhere he stops awhile
They 're glad to see him go.
He knocks his wife a break of day,
He knocks the neighbors, too;
4 And il you're doing anything
worth while
He'll take knock at you.
d hen the Echo says good things
About this public .bore,
& Aes has q crouch the whole week
through,
EI$ Because It wasn't more
y md rs perellance his names fotz
81 got
He gets most awful sore
And kicks and knocks and knocks
again,
With epithets galore. NJ
We know some people hanging
round
Just waiting for the day
That they may lend willing hand
AZ lay this crouch away.
here is one man that this will
s 1T,
# may be there are more;
inst hold your peace and wait
awhile,
You'll know them by the roar.
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Improbable.

i A 6-waeks-old calf was nib
Bling at the grass in the yard and
,-vas viewed in silence for some
Il11inttes by the city girl.
Tell me-" she said. turning
l'impulsively to her hostess. does
lit really pay TO keep as small q
tcow as that -Harper's Maga-
sesins,
Evening star., 1916-02-18
Members of House Condemn
the "Haste" in Rearranging
for Rural Delivery.
COMPLAINT OF FARMERS
IS ECHOED IN THE DEBATE
Charges That Alterations in Serv-
ice Were Made With Pencil
and Paper" in Washington.

The House lived UP to expectations
yesterday afternoon when 1t spent sew
eral hours expressing the conviction
that the Post Office Department has
been entirely too hasty in rearranging
the rural free delivery routes in. some
Of the states. What the representa-
tives who complained had to say OF the
system was far from complimentary.
and, If the old adage is true, ana
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Blakeslee was not in the gallery to
hear what some of them had to say.
mis- ears must have burned with
warm and ruddy glow.
The trouble arises over the fact that
ment with the pet child Of Congress,
the rural free delivery route and Its
horse-drawn mail wagon. Inasmuch as
many farmers look on the postman as
Uncle Sam. Congress has always been
very jealous OF this institution. It was
brought out on the floor of the House
yesterday with considerable vehemence
the routes was done by pencil and
paper on a map here in Washington.
leaving many a farmer high and dry
and of the old route by four to ten
miles. This. OF course, makes the
farmer complain bitterly, and in turn
the farmers representative in Congress
takes his, turn to whack the admins
tratton.
Attack Of Non-Partisan Character.
The surprising thing about it was
the non-partisan character of the at
tack upon the fourth assistant post
master generals office in the name Of
these stranded farmers.
Representative Finley OF South Caro-
lima, as warm friend as the admin.
istration can find, said:
Il understand there are gentlemen
down here called post Office inspectors
In the department who are busily en-
gagged with a pencil and paper and ru-
raj route maps spread out before them.
rearranging routes in various parts Of
the country. I absolutely condemn that
practice-absolutely:"
Furthermore, Mr.. Finley declared the
country outraged because some of the
Objects to the Method.
What object to-" said Representa-
tive Carter Of Massachusetts, 'is the
method employed by the Post Office
Department in making these changes.
Instead Of sending field inspectors to
the towns to investigate local condi-
tions, an inspector sits down with q
map in front Of him in Washington and
makes the changes. What does this
clerk know of local conditioner
when one visits the Post Office De-
partment to seek relief he is told that
the people should not complain II their
mail was three to five hours late. We
II they have to change their post office
address, as they are fortunate to get
any mail delivery to their homes at all
'1 had always believed that the de-
partment in charge Of our mails de-
sired to encourage and secure the
Evening star., 1916-02-18
BANKRUPTCY DIvIsIoN-Justice An
derSOn

derson.
In re Samuel M. Waskow; adjudica-
tfon and reference to r. D. Quinter,
referee.
In re Hubbard Heating Company; re-
port of special master confirmed and
receivers discharged.