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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

she payroll for the week. That is. if
ne will keep sober that length of time"
The actor returned to the room
where he had left Evans. He stared
hard at the latter as Richard uttered
an abrupt laugh. 1t had bitterness in
it, besides Il tinge Of re~ckIessness.
'What are you laughing at?" chal-
lenged the actor.
AT what I've come to. l overheard
yOu-'mOurnful example, AS to the
sobriety clause, of course, you won't
object to n bracer before l go through
the stage ordeal?"
THAT'S all right" nodded the actor.
rRehearsaI will be in an hour. You
don't have Il speaking part, but you
must drill up 50 you make no breaks"
Richard Evans went through his
part with little interest, except in the
anticipation of sufficient money at the
end of the week to keep him supplied
with liquor for the n following. Fic-
tlon, the drama had little charm for
him. He had faced too much of the
real in his varied experience. Drink
had cost him position, home, friends.
"a dereIict, he had sunk lower and
sOwer, year by year.
When his part in the first act was
over with, Evans fingered. There was
h lOvely-faced girl Of about eighteen,
Nina Burr. She was a novice, Evans
saw that, but in her part as the wife of
an inebriate, her rare pathos, more of
facial expression than enunciatiOn, af-
Tected Evans powerfully. The final
death of the inebriate amid the horrors
of delirium set Evans to thinking. The
girl left the rehearsal homeward
bound, just in advance of Evans. She
dropped her gloves In the stage alley
without missing them. Evans restored
shem to her. She nodded her thanks
brightly, kept by his side and began a
conversation, which was warranted by
their being employed at the same
place.
81 shall never get ahead in the pro-
fession," she declared. 81 can't men,
Orize and the director says my voice
hyeR't do at ALL"
Evans considered it the sweetest
voice in the world, but did not say so.
10 II man who had been Stunned, to
he welcome in such respectable COM
panionshlp aroused both appreciation
tnd pleasure.
He learned that Miss Burr was poor
nnd lived with al invalid mother. Out
XII regular work, she had tried the
stage to carry them over a period of
financial stress.
Somehow a new interest seemed to
have come into his life. The next day
he did not take his "bracer." The
third day of his apprenticeship he ap-
'peared cleanly shayen and more pres
.entable In his general appearance.
you've spoiled the %natural grum-
bied the actor.
"oh, l a fix a makeup for the
stage,'' declared Evans.
He was greatly pleased after the
might performance to find Miss Burr
lingering at the stage door. She was
I'm honest-hearted, sincere little crea-
ture.
you go my way" she told him, "for
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Jersey and Angora Sports Suits.

Jersey and angora make a splendid
combination, both light and very warm,
for winter sports. Both the jersey
and the angora may be had in any
color, and the resultant schemes are
very lovely. Green and brown are
good together in these materials, blue
and gray, or any color jersey-blue,
rose, buff-with white angora for fin
ishing. These suits are made up very
simply, of course, with no decoration
Of any kind except, perhaps, a big
cape collar, huge pockets or large col
ored buttons down the front.
These are good for all kinds OF
rough wear. Jersey and angora COM
bined are for scarfs and caps, as they
have been for a long time In sweat
ers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Filet Lace on slouses.

New blouses show ilet lace used ex.
tensively as trimming. This fashion
began in November, but was not wide
iy taken up until the present month.
The usual form the hlet lace takes is
a wide turnover collar, extending into
n broad panel that uns to the waist
In front, and deep cuffs that At the
wrists and are fastened with small lace
buttons. Although the lace is some
times put on handkerchief linen
blouses, the most fashionable combina-
lion is with crepe de chine and georg-
cite crepe.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
LIGHT coIors the Best.

A recent investigation into the light
rejecting qualities of different-colored
walls sheds some practical light on the
question of what color the walls of
living rooms should be tinted. The
results of the research show that
white walls reflect by far the most
light; they throw back GO per cent of
the light that falls upon them. The
other colors in order Of their light
rejecting qualities are: Cream, rose
yellow, blue and green.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
ArouI,rItv Must Be Rubbed OF.

The pebble in the brook grows round
and smooth because it is constantly
rubbing against the rock and sands
and others of it's kind. So it is with
life. Most of US have that which must
be rubbed off. We are angular In
ideas as well as conduct. Taking the
angles off is a humlliating process, and
most people rebel before it rightly be-
gins. To bring out the luster of the
diamond it has to be cut. That, too, is
a tedious process. And so must 1t be
with you if you r to be sym
metrical. The best way is to go right
after 1t. The soone the corners are
rubbed off the sooner the polish comes
Exchange.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
The "Mournful
Example"
Is
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Copyright, 1917, by W. G. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1917, By W. G. Chapman)
"Wcll, my man, what is ity' chal-
lenged the stage doorkeeper.
"YOu advertised for supers."
ave did, and are overstocked. Be
sides, that's your sole wardrobe. l sup
pose?'
why wouldn't 1t be-" questioned
the other, aroused. Are you too poor
TO furnish the stage clothes2'
He turned away. He was ragged,
uncouth, for he had not been shaved
for a week. He bore the looks of Il
drinking man, and he was that. He
was young. but his face was bloated,
and he was none too clean.
whats the trouble?" chlmcd in a
brisk voice, and the male star of the
week zane upon the scene.
"Oh, only an actor u of n job -
sarcastically informed the doorkeeper.
Hold ON quickly Interrupted his
Nuestioner. MY man, we can use YOU
Richard Evans turned back. The ac-
for made Il reckoning gesture. Rich
ard followed him through labyrinthlan
passages till they reached Il dressing
room
"Sit down there" directed his guide,
motioning TO a chair. Hey, there,
Calder he hailed someone as he
closed the door. Its panels were thin.
Evans could not help but overhear a
rapid conversation at Its other side.
1--WE engaged n new man for the
drink scene" spoke the actor.
"The 'mournfur example role?'
eyes, and typical. He looks the
part naturally. Put John Jones on
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

which l am glad, if | can walk with
you"
you honor me-" said Evans with n
culver in his voice, and somehow his
soul opened.
He was influenced to tell Miss Burr
something of his past life and honest
regrcN was evidenced in his u%tterances,
There was a sympathetic pressure to
her hand as she babe him good night.
1t was the last night of the week,
and the performance was concluded.
Nina was standing talking to the man
ager as to continued employment,
when suddenly Evans sprang forward,
A rotted tackle had given way under
a strain among the flies. A heavy piece
of framed scenery came shooting
down. ON his higher shoulders, braced
like II gladiator, Evans caught the low
er netal-bound edge of the scene.
Back, out of the way - he shouted,
and then as the a%ffrlghted Nina drew
out of range Of peril he dropped, and
the heavy scene held him pinned to
the stage floor.
They got him out from under the
wreck, his collar bone wrenched and
with a broken arm. The manager who
had TO bear the responsibility of the ac-
cident was terribly clustered. He was
for sending his injured employee to a
hospital. Nina stepped to his side.
He saved my life she said simply.
ut will save you money TO have him
nursed at our home"
Racked as he was with pain, Evans
gave his little friend Il grateful look
and experienced Il glow of delight that
brought him to the very threshold of
love. The manager ordered Il taxiCab
and left all arrangements for the COM
fort Of the sufferer to Nina.
There was q spare room at the hum
bic home of Nina. Her mother was
able to get about most of the time.
For a week Evans was confined to in
doors. 1t was a week of rest, of men,
tai and moral recuperatlon. Nina and
her mother scarcely knew him when,
after his settlement with the theater.
people, he appeared before them well
dressed, all the old blight of drink de-
parted from his naturally handsome
and intelligent face. He secured a
room nearby, and during a two weeks
convalescence was a daily visitor to
the little home where he was vel
come.
Richard Evans had seen on the MIN
ic stage displayed the sure ending of
the inebriate. 1t had presented facts
in which he had taken part and had
impressed him. But it was the sweet
influence of Nina that had sustained
him in his struggle against the demon
Of drink. And Nina was proud of it,
She acted it, she told him so. Fortune
had smiled upon her again. She had
got back her old place at office work
and there were new congratulations
all around when Richard announced
his engagement as proofreader on q
newspaper, a line in which he was pro
ticient.
Il shall never forget, nor I CUES.
regret my brief experience on tn,
stage" said Nina one evening, as Will
Richard she was on her way to selec
with Richard a birthday gift for he.
mother. 1T gave me a broader view
of life
And you met me, and brought mi
forth Il brand from the burning" Spok,
Richard. Nina, can I speak out M,
heart, here and now?"
whatever is in your life is of in
terest to me, Richard" replied Min,
simply, and she looked up, smiling love
into his earnest eyes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

thin old man whose admonitions to his
patient, fOur-fOoted companion are
more picturesque than effective. But
the old horse goes gently on in his
W way. as if he realized that a man
must bully someone when he himself
is subject to a wife. All the week the
farmer talked to his horse and tried
to turn a deaf ear to his wife; on
Sundays he acted as the cures right
hand man in church and found con
ISOLATION for many things in the i'm
pOrtance of his office. But since the
war, a common anxiety has drawn the
farmer and his wife closer together.
Their only son is in the trenches and
his letters are his parents daily
solanCe. Every night the farmer reads
the last one aloud to his wife, who, on
a chair overrun by her ample proper
lions, listens with fearful eyes, while
near her hangs the little farm servant,
a girl of fourteen, ~soft-eyed and slen-
der. with old-fashioned turns of speech
gathered from her elders, and seven
brothers called to the colors.
"cIiOIlGS VI Inc HSCu.
Every household has its load of
sorrow and anxiety. l%ightened or
dulled by the daily routine of hard
work which life demands from those
who have not been called on to fight.
The children are being clothed and
fed and educated as in normal times
the old men and women have grown
retrospective and talk often of lannee
terrible, 40 years ago, when they had
the Germans in the village. Ten of
them were billeted with the old wood
mans wife. She made bread for them
and they said it was the best they
had ever eaten. The memory of it
makes the old woman chuckle, but her
daughter-in-law, whose home is in the
invaded districts, grinds her teeth and
declares that no power on earth would
persuade her to make bread for the
Germans.
The hero of the village is the last
man home on leave, and the hand of
the White House president is not more
ardently asked for on his accession to
office than is that of the permission
aire" when he returns to his native
village. His stained tuniC, his medals,
the trench trophies he brings, and his
personal opinion as to when the war
Is going to end. are all of thrilling in
terest to the village people, and his
way down the village street is a slow,
triumphant parade. His family wear
his reflected glory with more obvious
pride than he himself wears the orig
inal thing, for he Is a modest man.
They are all people of humble sta
ton in this particular village, with a
MARIE chosen from their midst, a
schoOlmaster of strong republican
sentiments, and a cure who is satisfied
to do that which his hand indeth to do
and leave the rest with higher pow
ers. There Is no hospital for wound
ed, no relief work of any kind. and an
extraordinary aloOfness from the rest
l~essness of war marks the entire neigh
borhoOd. Yet war means to each one
Of these village people a personal
sacrifice. Beyond shat it does not
mean very much. The enemy, the al
lies, the refugees, are the things they
read about in the daily paper when
they read at all. Life to them is al
ways laborlous, for they work to save
not to spend, and the stocking" is
only emptied In the national cause
when the call is for a loan.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Few Lebanon cedars.

There are now only about 400 Of
the cedars of Lebanon left in the
grove from which Solomon obtained
the wood for the Temple at Jerusalem.
The best preserved are about 100 feet
high and AZ feet in circumference at
the base. They are more than 1000
years old in fact, tradition says they
nev die, having been planted by God
on the third day of the creation. and
that they will perish only with the end
Of the world
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
RetrIbution.

A certain man broke through the
zee. AS the freezing waters clutched
him he screeched most eerily for help.
Another man came rushing up, and
then, detecting the identity Of the gen.
tleman In the drink, turned and saun.
tered away, whistling.
"He was n Of those cold-bath
cranks," he explained neat day t tbs
reporters.-Judge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
San Luis Rey.

San Luis Rey is q of the old ru-
med missions, of southern California
one of the few traces left in the
land by that kindly, brave old civili-
cation that fiourished there in the days
when the middle West was given over
10 the buffalo and the Indian. The old
church still stands, but the placlta and
the arcades, the attendant village and
the tributary fields have vanished with
the old life and the old builders be-
fore the steady march of the years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
DEVELOPMENT of Monarchy.

The conception of monarchy was de-
rived through Christianity from the
theOcracies of the East; it was the
underlying principle of the medieval
empire, and also of the medieval
papacy, the rule of the popes during
the period of It's greatest development
being sometimes called "the papal
monarchy" The old idea of
monarchy, viz, that of the prince as
representing within the limits of his
dominiOns the monarchy of God over
all things, eliminated In the seven
teenth century In the doctrine of the
divine right of kings.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

lives in their studios working at their
pictures, are now, in many cases. Civ
ing up their days to nursing the wound
ed. Some do massage. others what
they la%ughingly call charwoman's work
to help the nurses, and 1t is these girls
and women who are teaching the sol
diers some of the finer crafts. They
buy one old piece of beadwork, and
from 1t the soldier, with a sense of de-
sign such as many of them have.
evolves several more; adapting 30
the particular thing he is making.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

A long smokestack in refec-
ton seems broken into a hundred re-
Elections, and the sun, shifting a
window pane in the eastern shore, falls,
a spiral OF gold, in the wrinkled wa
tel. On one side of a little island
where the water is still and the will
lows thick, two crane watch noise
iessly. As the sun sinks lower the
waves take on a deeper purple that is
broken, on the beach, into clear reen,
fringed with White. Fantastic scarf
clouds wave over the sun. And now
the afterglow-sky and river food
ed with intense carmlne.-Ingram
Crockett.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

The vogue of satin fur frocks and
hats has led to a number of satin bags
and card cases. Even cigarette cases
for the woman who INDUCES in the
weed are to be had in satin. The satin
bags are generally embroidered, SOU
tached or bead-trimmed. One new
bag which magnetizes attention is
trimmed with a fringe of small silver
bells which tinkle the owners way to
popularity.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
ect

Today l have taken to the river.
The reflections show beautiful Deep
waving green in the still water with
the sun low in the west. The water
falling white from the wheel OF a
passing steamer is changed to lilac.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

The smart frock here shown is made
Of t~an-colored crepe meteor with trim
ming of darker velvet, and blue and
tan brocade. The velvet is used for
the collar, inside facing of the sleeves,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

tanning way by NJ. +. Clarke
in Country Life.
Even in peace-time the life of the
village moves slowly, he says. but
since the tocsin sounded wars alarm
it merely Creeps along. Outwardly
nothing is changed very much; the
small white houses with their bright
red roofs catch the smile and frown
of every passing cloud. the poplars
sing and murmur as they always have,
the little gray church shows an open
door and up the broken pavement of
its aisle stray lightsome Sunbeams,
fallen leaves and dogs Of more or less
sober reputation. as well as women
with heavy, anxious hearts who 20 to
pray.
Old women in blue handkerchief
caps lead their cows TO Craze along the
green r~oadsideS. and younger women
90 down to the stream TO wash clothes.
In the fields work elderly men, women,
soldiers home on leave and n few
children. The long strips of cultivated
ground which make the hillsideS look
like a patchwork quilt pass through
the usual yearly processes of tilling,
sowing, reaping and gathering in the
fruits of labor. Poppies. cornfowers,
ragged robin. blue birds eyes. the
cuckoo flower and Il hundred others
come in turn and throw their beauties
TO the right and 10 the left with that
prOdigal generosity which is natures
=yl,pIfI T. u'Io hind. ,.. ms. ,-or
erOus with their song as the flowers
with their beauty. and among this
pageant of joy and lovelinesS walks
the slow-moving, thrifty French peas
antry.
All the Younger Men Gone.
The wal has drawn from the village
all its younger men. and already 80 of
them have paid the supreme sacrifice
us against ten in the war of 1870.
Others have come home lame and
MANNED, others sim are fighting. In
one of the little white cottages with
Il garden renowned for its strawber-
rieS and asparagus you will find a we'll
built young woman with straight dark
brows and a mouth which tells of both
temper and tenderness. She is busy
patching an old pair of blue overalls
such as French workmeu wear. Op-
posite her sits an elderly man with
fine sensitive eyes and a strong beard.
He is reading the Petit Parisien. the
favorite village paper: Another at
tack on Mort Homme." The young
woman's heart is sick within her at
the words. She is not married, has no
son of her own, but she has been a
mother to her FIVE brothers since she
was fourteen. They were all mobil-
lied when France went TO war. One
has been killed, one has lost two OF
his limbs, two are in services more
or less safe, and the youngest, the
Benjamin, her baby, is at Mort
Honme. She is not a religious WON.
an, but that no stone may remain un.
turned to secure her boys safety, she
o goes TO mass regularly and prays
before the blue-robed Virgin whenever
she has time.
At the end of the village street
stands a little farm; a mmbledow1
white house set in a yard where cows
and pigs and poultry have it all theiI
own way and no n ever "sweepS
up" In a field near, a very old horse
is working under the guidance Of @
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Creators have set the sign Of their APP
proval upon the long suit jacket for
all. This criterion will be followed
throughout the winter season. The
costume lie an approved model for
winter wear II is of dark green
satin, trimmed with gray rabbit.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-09
WASHINGTON.

Revised war tax raises fund over
two billions.
Employees Of postoffices not to be
exempt from draft.
Seven hundred merchant ships re-.
Questioned In building yards.
American mission to Russia, headed
by Elihu Root returns to United
States.
Court plaster forwarded to the pub.
lie health service by the Ohio State
Board OF Health has been found by
analysis by the hygienic laboratory to
contain tetanus germs.
Government geologists are much en-
courased over prospects for new oil
fields and developments Of old oil
fields In Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
New Mexico and South Lakota.
With the exception o. I'll Paso
more lies have been sent ou, OF Zurich
than any other place know IT." was
the comment Of Acting Secretary of
State Polk on the report that the al.
Hes we're negotiating or expected to
1sgotiate with Austria for a separate
peace.
Draft resisters face execution, says
Cen. Crowder.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-09
WESTERN.

Hundreds Of armed men resist draft
ln Oklahoma.
Drafted Arizona men are to be held
In the state for the present.
Deported l. w. WIS want martial
law declared In Bisbee, Ariz.
Missouri's corn crop. estimated at
13O,000,000 bushels, will be about 90.
100000 bushels In excess of that OF
last year.
All saloons In Eagle Pass, Tex,
we're ordered to cease business BY mil.
itary authorities acting on orders from
Washington.
With one of their leaders slain and
many in jail, peace officers believe
the Oklahoma antidraft move has
been crushed. ...
Charged with selling in and about
Salt Lake court plaster infected with
tetanus germs, Joe Bergerman. 81
years old. was arrested.
No new evidence or clues were dis
covered at Butte. Mont, which might
lead to the apprehension OF men who
lynched Frank Little, Industrial Work.
srs OF the World leader. He was bur.
led Sunday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-09
GUARD JOINS US. ARMY
NAME UNCHANGED UNDER NEW
FEpERALIzEp SERVICE.
Approximately 1880 Colorado Nation
Al Guards Now Under Command
Of Maj. Gen. Barry.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The entire Colorado Ma
tional Guard automatically passed
from the state service into the federal
service Aug. 4. and now the guards
men are part OF Uncle Sans regular
war organization. Approximately g.
900 OF them now are under the COM
mand OF Maj. Gen T. H. Barry. conf
mander Of the central department Of
the army, with headquarters in Chi
cago. Adj. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin OF
Colorado no longer has control of any
Of the units.
The title of National Guard of Col
orado" will be retained, the federal
ized militia now being known as q
distinct unit Of the new National
Guard section" of the United States
army. The other two branches Of the
American armed land forces are to be
known az the regular army" and the
federal army" the latter being the
new seIective draft army.
The most interesting appointment az
regards the Colorado troops to be
made soon is that Of brigadier general
Col. Bulkeley Wells, 1t Is stated, will
probably be placed In command at
Camp Baldwin at Overland park. and
for the present the commands Of each
unit In the federalized Colorado Ma
tional Guard will report to Maj. Gen.
Barry.
After the troops are ordered to pro-
coed to the federal cantonment at Lin
da Vista. on the Pacific coast. the CON-
mand will pass from the central de-
partment to the commanding officer
OF the western department.
Adj. Gen. Baldwin and his entire
staff will remain In the service Of the
state as the nucleus for the new home
guard, authorized by the state Legis-
lature. The staff includes the state
adjutant. the judge advocate. the in.
spector general. the entire ordnance
department and the quartermaster
corps.