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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
ZEPPELIN WRECKED
IN the NORTH SEA

LONDON, Dec. 29-A Zeppelin and
a seaplane which was accompanying IT..
have been wrecked in the North Sea,
according 10 Central News dispatch
from Copenhagen, quoting adyices re.
ceived there from West Iutland The
Zeppelin is said to have fallen In flames.
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Waste boot leather has been used
Tor making roads, in England. SAYS the
Popular Science Monthly for January.
Combining il with Stag, granite, lime
stone asphalt and bitamen, a material
was obtained which possessed the hard.
ness and rigidity Of the Ordinary tar
macadam road and At the same time
reduced dust and was more resilient
than the usual road Although il was
sufficiently hard to bear heavy traffic,
i Yielded without cracking on the sur.
lace. II was patented in 1910, under
the name OF "broughite,"
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CATTLE RECEIPTS
LIGHT FOR week
Hog Market Again Falls to
Lower Levels,
COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS.

CATTLE--Prsctlcally a hottest supply
here the past week. hardly enough com
Ing to get line on the, market. let alone
flll packers orders. which. owing to the
continued scarcity, are growing larger
than ever before. Receipts for the week
totalsd but 2,567 head. Light supplies
were expected along with the holiday
season, but scanty offerings which have
been had the past few days were heart
breaking. or the packer buy, steers made
up the bulk. what little cattle butcher
cattle comm gconsisting OF Jackpot ship
msnts Pretty short fed cattle from CEN
trail and southern Oklahoma brought 80 so
to- &lo.7o. the latter the weeks top for
two loads. palmer and lighter weight cat
Ito selling at $3.50 TO ts.&. In the butcher
line odd lots OF helfers sold at $3.50 to
- 30 and cows up to e.t0. bulk OF the
medium TO good cows and helfers sold at
$3.50 10 tS. Gamers and cutters ranged
b.2e TO IS. and bulls up to 1880. The
calf market closed with little II any
change, light veals bringing 80 TO $40 and
heeyies $3.50 TO 1915. Stocker and feeder
market was very quiet, tn edemand being
as Hight as the receipts, which were next
10 nothing Feeders brought IS TO $3.50
and yearllngs 81 tos75O.
Closing Quotations.
Prices OF the various grader OF cattle are
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NEW YORK, Dec. ~ There was a
time when the muiilers sent to France
were not comfortably warm II is
claimed that the sodiers protested and
persuaded the worker, to lengthen
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Money and Metals
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-The actual con-
sition OF clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week (fivs days. shows
that they hold SIP ,376,Ss0 reserves in es-
cess Of legal requirements. This u an
Increase OF ts5, ,lsb, $50 from last week
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UgW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Mercantile a.
per 6bab4; sterling 6O-dsy bills. A.7ib
commercial 60-dsy bills on banks, N7i
commercial eO.day bill, -t.7Oh; demand,
s6hc c Mexican dollars 6sc Government
bonds firm. Railroad bonds strong
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MAY GET
RIVER OIL RIGHT
Supreme Court Decision Cited
in Arkansas Case,

A recent opinion OF the United States
supreme court in The case Of Norman
,, Wear against the state OF Kansas,
IN which 1t was held that the Arkansas
river is navigable stream has been
called to the attention OF Judge John
h. Cotteral, OF the United States dis
trict court,( by Attorney General S. r.
Freezing.
Case Now Pending
A case heard by Judge Cottcral in
which oil and gas rights to the river
bed OF the Arkansas river are expected
to revert to the state il it is decided
that the Arkansas river is nayigable
is pending John A. Fain, United
States district attorney, and D. II.
Limbaugh, special assistant to the
United States attorney general. in
charge of the river bed cases have been
sent copies Of the letter 70 Judge Cot
teral
Must Follow Higher Court.
Mr.. Freezing points out that the
United States supreme court has held
that the navlgabiliiy OF a stream Is a
public question, political in nature and
contends that once stream has been
considered navigable it becomes 80 in
fact and il is binding upon the courts
10 so hold
The Arkansas river has been held
nayigable twice before, once by the
Oklahoma supreme court and once by
the United States district court
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Giving Her a Time.

Country boy taking his girl out
buggy riding. =
She--My, that popcorn smells good
lle--Doc'n't i, though, .Lilyi Tf
drive little nearer SOS that you can
Smell'it better"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-29
HINTS FoR
YOUR HoMB
Meat Substitutss

Try this potato potpie, with drop
dumplings, as meat substitute.
Peel and quarter six medium sized
potatoes, two medium-siled onionN
(mince), Put on to boil in abou, three
pnts water (use deep kettle). Boil
fifteen minutes, add salt and pepper to
suit taste and butter size of walnut.
Mix one tablespoon cornstarch with
one pint milk, add this to potatoes.
Now mix dumplings in this way
Sift two cups flour with two teaspoons
baking powder and one half teaspoon
salt Make into batter with one cup
cold water. Drop this with table
spoon, which has been dipped in the
hot gravy, into the hot mixture cover
tight and boil slowly fifteen minutes.
DO not lift cover until fifteen min
uteS are up, then take off cover and
leave off until served.
This will serve five or six people.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN.

KANSAS Off. Dec. 2s-Cash corn.
unchanged; No. . mixed, Ji.7OGl72, To
? white, ii1sGlTa; No, q yellow, ii.7sa
LIS. OATS higher; No 2 white, Sf0 Nc;
No. mixed. 79h ds0c. RYE-tl7S. KAF-
FIR AND MILO MAIZE t3l419l7
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H7r.lD DRESS 4! E;'!:S{:.,.

Then trench mufflsr, which vas re-
questsd BY the soldiers, has found It's
way into fashionable finsry and 10 worn
a. a substitute for fuIs,
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coTToNsEEp OIL.

NEW YORK, Dec 20 --Cottonsesd oil
market closed quiet Spot 90: January,
49, 2Oc :. March, 10 i5c: May. 10 iOc. Total
sales & 500
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Produce Provisions
CHICAGO.

higher; creamery SsGIsc. EdGs
higher receipts 2iss; tlrsts be0b1e; or.
dinary firsta b205ic; at mark. cRses In
cluded, 5Oefbbo refrigerator firrts 400
Ale. POTATOES. Receipts ib cars; un-
changed POULTRY Alive lower fowls
lsd2Sc springs 23tc
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Outside Livestock
KANSAS CITY.

NNNoNo w
KANSAS CITY. Dec. is.-HoGs: Re
eelpts 500; steady to l0o lower: bulk
ls t0pl6 heavy N6 sOftls.sS; light
Me 900 1910; pigs Slf.SOqi5.oO CAT
lie. Receipts 500; steady; prime fed
steers NI0OdN.b0; dressed beef stesrs
VI Ooo !? 20 southern steers $1,000 90;
cows iS0oGlO50; helfers So oo0ii 90
stockers f.00dll.2b: calves ss.bOffls So
SHEEP st Receipts 500; steady; lambs
Nb. 600 1928: yearlings ti2.O0Qil. 10;
wethers slL0ool275. ewes 50 OOff IL 90
stoekers 5000 1900.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Dec, 3s.--HOGs Receipts
u ,Oeo, steady, Sc lower hulk tis.50G
1870. light SIS 7b9 1880; mixed liS.2O&
1850; heavy tle l0Qiss0; rough $4,000
ls2b; pigs 'lt.7SQlb.3O. CATTLE; Re.
ceipts 5000; steady; native steers $3.50
q lt26 slockers, and feeders $500
calves B,606i6OO. SHEEP: Receipts
900 steady; wethers ts,lO0l3.lO; lambs
tl27bdle15,
ST. LOUIS. Dec. fs.--HoGs; Receipts
$500, 26c lower than yesterdays aver
age, lights ,l6 iOpI 1885. pigs tlS.SOd
1900; mixed and butchers tis.6Oqi qis ID,
good heavy tl6.60Q 1880, bulk $4,000
1878. CATTLE: Receipts !, 700; steady;
native beef steers ss.O0uli95 yearilns
steers and hsIfers s7.O00ib.5o: cows 81. %
Qi0.bO; stockers and feeders 50 500 II 90
Texas quarantine steers t676glOs0, fair
TO prime southern beef steers ~ 00G II. rs .
beef COWS and heifers 5000 10 90. south.
en yearling steers and helfers t7,6O0
100; native calves IS. 7b9ls00. SHEEP
Receipts lb0; nominAlly steady; lambs
!lSoQ9lelb. ewes $4,000 1850; wethors
tllVOVl25O; Gamers and choppers $500
1880
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2p.--coRN-No. 2 vel
low. nominal. OATs-stAndard sihcd
gAc. RYB-Uo. 2. tl.ssn 6is3h. BAR
LEY-fl. .t00l60 Il
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COFFEE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.--CoFFEEs No.
Trio sac; futures irregular, January
lac; May 755c.
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COTTON Goes up,
: WITH TONE FIRM
l5-POint Rise Scored in Hail.
Days Trading,
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES,

NEW ORLEANs, Dec. 29--Cotton
closed steady at an advance OF II to II
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today. top being reached at $3.50. Re
cetpts have been light locally, but heavier
IN the northern markets stocker hogs
brought slS.25.
A Ct0sius nuot atio,,s
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, Dec 2O-Cotton closed
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Nut Bread (Which never fails)-Siti
together three times four cups flour
(not heaping, after sitting, one-hali
cup sugar, one teaspoon salt then four
teaspoons baking powder. Mix through
flour one-quarter pound English wal.
nut meats through coarse knife OF
grinder.
Beat two eggs very light, add two
small cups milk; add this to flour and
mix well. Put in two creased pans
and let raise one. half hour. Bake in
moderate oven forty.iive minutes,
A delicious cake, which will deligh,
the children and please the grown. ups
Is made by adding one-half pound date.
or raisins (put through coarse knit,
Of grinder) and thin coating OF con-
ietionery sugar icing.
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KANSAS CITY,

KANSAS CITY,, Dec, 2s.7BuTfER
Unchanged. POULTRY: Unchanged.
Zoos Firsts soc, seconds 2odSoc Po-
TATOEs: Steady; t.sbnisb.
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VI LOUIS. Dec ~ Poultry higher;
here, isc; springs, 22c; turkeys, re-,
ducks, 3So geese 1O62Sc Butter un-
changed. Eggs, bOhGblc
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The Table.

The Table.
Wartime Soup (meatIsss) Take
about twenty-four potatoes and twelve
ounces, slice and cook in water to COW
er; salt, pepper to taste. When done
stir up all together, add piece OF butter
size OF walnut This will serve five
people and is very good for a cold day.
Marrowfst Beans with Tomatoes
(meat substitute)-Wash one pint mar
rowfat beans; put on water TO cover
them well boil ten minutes, then drain ,
add more water, cook until tender. Add
butter size OF walnut, one-third cup
sugar, salt and pepper to taste; add
one pint strained tomatoes. Cook up
well and serve, Can also be baked.
Rice Pie for Meatless Day-Boil one
cup rice twenty minutes, then drain
Take the water drained from the rice
and add one tablespoon rice, two ia
blespobns milk, one tablespoon corn
starch, one teaspoon butter, one egg.
Bake fifteen minutes. Make crust for
bottom OF pie only
ColeslAw-Chop cabbage fine; chop
two sweet green peppers; mix; add
one tablespoon celery seed, salt, pep.
per and three tablespoons brown or
white sugar and one-half cup vinegar.
This is a cheap salad.
Cocoanut Pit furnishing dessert for
meatless meuu)--Mix we'll the yolks OF
two eggs, one cup sugar, butter size
OF walnut and one cup sweet milk, with
a tablespoon OF cornstarch. Cook until
thick, then stir in one cup shredded
cocoanut pour into pie crust and bake.
Use whites of the two eggs for
meringue.
Hubbard Squash or Pumpkin Pie
Crust One heapng cup flour, one half
cup lard or lard substitute, pinch OF
baking powder and salt, one-half Gun
cold water. Mix in the usual way Fill.
ing Two cups cooked squash or pump
KIN. one cup sugar, two cups sweet
milk, two tablespoons cornstarch. one
teaspoon salt, one teaspoon ginger, two
teaspoons cinnamon, one teaspoon all
spice. This makes two pies.
Scalloped Apples.
Melt one and one-half tablespoonfuis
butter aud add one cup bread crumbs.
Put one-quarter Of the crumbs in bot
tom OF buttered pudding dish. Then
put in three quarters cup sliced apples
Sprinkle with two tsblespoonfuls sugar
mixed with little cinnamon and nut.
meg. A little lemon and a pinch OF
salt also improves tire flavor. Repeat
with another layer Of crumbs, apple,
and lemon Add onc-half cup Of boil
ing water. Sprinkle with crumbs, cover
and bake about thirty OF forty minutes
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Prices OF the various grades OF cattle ar
approximately as follows
Evening star., 1917-01-07

we do talk personalities. Well. if I've
hurt your feelings l want to apologize.
Maybe l did everyday my hand. Shake
on it,"
AS the pair clasped hands across
bench, young MIR. Irving opened his eyes
very wide. and then narrowed them in
respectively.
He sidled over to his friend.
"Say, Julian. it's too crazy. Why don't
we call it off now, and.
Merrick's laugh was prolonged and
premonitory.
"Whyl" he repeated. chuckling "Be-
cause, my dear fellow, you don't snare
me as easy as all that! Because I'm so
fiat broke, need your money!"
During the long, golden afternoon there
were few opportunities for Irving to scent
a victory. Now and then he held his
breath in anticipation of sudden verdict
but in each event he was disappointed,
When Peterson demanded whether any
one of the foursome had ever seen
rottener exhibition of golf in all his
life, Merrick replied: "Yes. but not re-
GENTLY" And when Rodgers inquired in
hysterical joy if his last drive wasn't the
most beauteous of all conceivable drives,
Merrick said "No.' He smiled as he said
it, so that Rodgers necessarily had to pro-
Evening star., 1917-01-07

From the serving of the antipasto to the
serving of the bonbons, Mrs. Wilson was
continuously puzzled at the failure of one
sector of the table to display proper team
work. As closely as she could diagnose
the situation, her house-guest was inclined
to neglect her legal escort. Billy Irving.
and to hold converse exclusively with
Julian Merrick That in itself wouldn't
have been alarming If every one else had
similarly shifted. But Irving wasn't prop
erly heedfu of the girl on his right he
was palpably absorbed in what was trans
piring on his left. The pairing was dis
rupted; there was always one person who
had nothing whatsoever to do but to eat.
Julian Merrick was undeniably guilty,
because it was he who had urged the al
teration of the seating arrangements.
Mrs. Wilson couldn't imagine what had
befallen Julian, to make him monopolize
a girl whose partner was so obviously
piqued.
And Irving was indeed irritated-not
at Merrick, but at the people who were
talking so loudly that he couldn't hear
more than half of Merrick's responses.
Miss Ruston hadn't fully grasped the
significance of what Irving had told her
She understood that Merrick had some
sort of confession to make to her, and she
Evening star., 1917-01-07
MAGAZINE SECTION for January Z. 1917

tect his pride by an alibi. Whereupon
Merrick stated that his idea of the most
beauteous of all drives was one that holed
out on the green five hundred yards away.
Rodgers could take no offense.
And so, with no obstacles more terri
flying than these to impede him, Merrick
came in at five o'clock in great good
humor; and in the showers he rallied
Irving excessively.
"You wait until dinner" said Irving,
with supreme confidence.
This confidence rose to fever-heat when,
on the veranda, the two young men
encountered sister of Peterson's-a
dignifed maiden with a taste for bizarre
millinery. She was wearing cubst
confection of purple and yellow, and she
Evening star., 1917-01-07

As far as I'm concerned, I'm not insulted
I'm disgusted. Is that reason enough
He strolled leisurely into the lobby, and
Irving followed him, aghast. In strained
silence they gained the locker-room, and
in silence they dressed to play.
AND then the door banged, and Balm
bridge was before them.
"Stay where you are, he motioned to
Irving. "You heard the first part--you
might just as well hear the finish.'
He turned to Merrick.
Julian, it may be that you're too thin
skinned. If you'll admit that, I'll admit
that maybe went too far the other day
AS matter of fact, haven't felt right
about it. When lot of us get together
Evening star., 1917-01-07

noon and the last dance tonight. In
other words-I take you!'
Irving got to his feet as the train slack
ened speed for the Kenilworth station.
"Now, Julian, a jokes joke, but
Merrick preceded him to the vestibule.
"And bets bet"
"You aren't serious. My cars over
here; come on up with me, and"
"But l am serious. I'm serious to the
extent of striking you for twenty-five
hundred dollars when l win
They mounted to the tonneau of Ir-
wings car.
"But, Julian-I still maintain I'm
right"
$50 do 1. Let's demonstrate"
"You really don't want to call it off?
Naturally. it's your priyi-
Evening star., 1917-01-07

normal for her to resort to interrogative
means; and it was this circumstance that
prevented Irving from sensing the fact
that she wasn't obeying his instructions.
He thought she was employing strategy,
in view of tremendous climax.
"Mr. Irving seems to think you've
something important to tell me" she had
observed at the outset. "Have you?'
Merrick, instantly on guard, glanced
at his friend, and entertained disquiet-
ing premonition of trouble.
"I don't know what he has in mind, he
said. There are mighty few things that
are really important
Miss Ruston nodded approvingly.
"My father used to say that hardly any
one in these days has any sense of pro-
portion. You remember that old story
about the people who were going to be
married."
(which one?' He blinked at Irving,
as if to convey denial that this was a
subterfuge. "Ive heard several
why, they were trying to settle the
question of authority. So the man pro-
posed that the girl should decide all the
important matters, and he'd decide the
trivial ones-only he'd also decide which
were important and which were trivial!
Had you heard that?'
"Yes,' said Merrick; @I recognize it
now. But what does it argue-that the
man lacked sense of proportion, or the
woman did,"
"They both did," said Miss Ruston
promptly, because they wasted so much
time on nonsense. Let's not take 'em as
models. don't care whether what you're
going to tell me is trivial or not. What
is it?'
Merrick spread his hands to indicate
helplessness.
Il don't know. Billy Irving must have
been playing comedian
CHE perceived that he had left his fish
untasted.
"Why aren't you eating your sole, Mr..
Merrick?7
"Ptomaine poisoning said Merrick.
"There's regular epidemic-and I'm not
taking any chances, even here
She was ever so family disturbed
you're not a valetudinarian, are your
NO; I'm a coward, said Merrick. Il
don't eat oysters except in the r months,
and don't eat Welsh rabbit at all, and
don't drink Croton water, and I've got
lot of other fool notions It's partly
inherited nervousness and partly plain
tommy-rot. By this time it's confirmed
habit. dare say the sole was delicious,
wasn't it?'
Miss Ruston assented as she laid down
her fork.
Il don't know why she said, @but
you've changed completely since l saw
you last. Your spirits are all polished up.
What's happened?'
Merrick choked politely for moment.
At Miss Ruston's other elbow, Irving was
listening, joyfully intent.
If my spirits are improved parried
Merrick, "it may be on account of little
windfall-"
Really
"Nota great deal of money, he fastened
to add, "but out of a clear sky it comes as
sort of phenomenon. expect to be
lucky enough to win bet."
Miss RustOn was excited.
"Are you going to tell me what it's
ahOut?"
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Irving's smile was deprecatory.
"Well, if you say so. As matter of
fact, didn't dream you'd Never
mind! I'm game You understand the
terms? No equivocating through
to the finish?"
without tremor,7 said Merrick.
As they drew up to the porte-cochere of
the lhuge colonial clubhouse, mid
dle-aged gentleman in fannels hailed
them jovially. Irving responded in kind.
but Merrick's nod was perfunctory. The
middle-aged gentleman lifted his eye
brows and strolled forward to intercept
him.
"Hello, Julian! Hello again. Why so
proud and haughty9"
Irving glanced in horror at Merrick,
who had halted.
"I'll tell you why said Merrick
quietly. al don't like your style of con-
versation, Bainbridge. I'm tired of it.
Day before yesterday was the last straw.
And it isn't that you weren't funny, be-
cause you Were. Every time you got off
a humorous remark, every man but one
at the table laughed. But when you
were shooting off your sarcasms all around
the table you weren't simply cutting
you injected just enough truth to hurt!
Evening star., 1917-01-07


lege and not mine.
al really. don't. l tell
you, you're wrong, and I
can prove it. We're all
hemming and having and
making fools of ourselves
and I'm beginning to be-
lieve it's poppycock. ]
think she's got the only
sensible theory-and that's
to be frank. So I'm per-
fectly willing to be the goat
until a few minutes after
midnight-and then you'll
be. Oh! it's understood
that you don't tell any
body, isn't it? I mean, so
that no one will be asking
me questions intended to
make me lose?'
Trust me for that"
very well the bet
stands!'
"Well-"
you'll have to take my
word for it, of course.
"Oh, 1 know you'll play
fair, but" Irving hesi-
tated and fumbled in his
waistcoat pocket. "If
you're so keen on this in
vestigation, Julian, would
you-let me suggest a
condition? I'm to have
Miss Ruston at Mrs. Will
sons dinner. Ask her to
put you on the other side,
and No, I'll take that
back. Don't do it!'
He fumbled a second
time.
"I'll be glad to do it-l
see the point. 1t doesn't
scare me. So much the
better. What is it you
want-matches?'
Thanks. Why, perhaps
it isn't reasonable, Julian.
This is crazy enough
without
"It's quite all right.
We're off! From this min
ute, them"
Irving's smile was depre
"Well, if you say so. A
fact, l didn't dream yol
mind! I'm game. You III
terms? No equivocating-
to the finish?"
"Without a tremor,'
Evening star., 1917-01-07

asked Merrlck what he
thought of it.
"It's the most hideous
thing in Kenilworth,' said
Merrick, smiling benignly,
"and it ought to make a
smashing sensation. No
body else l know would
dare to wear it,
Miss Peterson gulped; ;
but, judging from Mer-
rick's reputation that he
must have intended a COM
pliment, however remote.
she smiled and thanked
him.
IRVING had planned to
vanquish Merrick by the
use of tactics that would be
doubly effective; and, be-
cause he clearly realized
that Merrick couldn't af-
ford to lose even a small
portion of a thousand dol
lars, he had resolved to
engineer a crisis, and then
to discharge Merrick from
the liability. He hadn't
replied straightforwardly
to Merrick's assumption
that the wager wouldn't
be published; he had said:
"Trust me for that And
when Merrick found HIM
self confronted by an i'm
passe, Irving would remind
him of that particular
phrase, admit that he had
spoken it with malice afore-
thought, and thus prove
incontrovertibly that it's
only the painstaking diplo-
mat that comes up smiling.
When Merrick staggered
Mrs. Wilson by requesting
to be seated next to Miss
Ruston, therefore, the plot
was immeasurably thick
ened, since Irving, after
some deliberation, had
dropped a rather elastic
hint to the girl from out
of town.
rving of the antipasto to the
bonbons, Mrs. Wilson was
at the failure of one
,ble to display proper team
sely as she could diagnose
her house-guest was inclined
legal escort. Billy Irving.