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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
BALLOON|sTS TELL
TALES OF HARDSHIP
Wander -Four Days In Icy Wilder
ness Before Discovered by Fright
cncd Indian Trappcr.
SAVED BY DOG WILING
First Act on Landing Was To Give
Thanks to- Almighty for Deliver
nncc-i.aEding 10 Miles Farther
North Would Have Meant Death.
IBy Associutcdrrcs |

HEARST. ONT, Jau. j.-ralos OF
terrible hardships endured with the
utmost forttude by the three strand
cd American naval ba!loonists from
iiockaway. y. Y. in the frozen wilds
Of the Canadian north were related
here today by Indian trapp"rs arrv-
ing from the lower Hudson Bay jis
trict.
Their stories in the main Corrob-
GRATED reports from Cochranc that the
airincn were on the verge Of sthrVh-
ton and were forced 20 eat their t"o
r KIM. En carrier ptseons TO ,H ESp
vending their way back u c!Niii2a-
ton by dog train. with tn" ih"r-
!nometer registering 80 degrees hc!o"
zero. Unless unusual storms az" en-
countcrcd they should reach Matt.cc
no later than Friday. pullman car
viii he placed at their disposal when
they leave the rail there.
The men are in GOOD health and
spirits. the trappcrs say. with the cN-
ccption Of Lieutenant stephen y.
Farrell. the eldest Of the trio. who
shock
According to the stories OF the In
dams. the bowling Of mooS" dog
caught III Il trap at SnipSands. The
original trading post OF the Hudson
Bay Company. was responsible" Tor
the safety OF the a!rmcn las; sunday.
When they heard the dogs cries the
halloonists decided to land, IN"
great balloon struck IN Il ciump OF
trees ten miles south OF tn" post and
It's occupants were almost stripped
OF their clothing in the pcrsious de
scent.
~, the time OF tn" landing the acr-
| curry was only 10 degrees b.luw zero.
| the m!ld:st weather FOR this season
| OF the year in the history OF the
trading post. When tn. men cNtri-
| Gated themselves from tho wrcck"gc
! he first words wcr" uttered by Lieu
| tenant Walter Hinton. - veteran o.!
| Ia" historic trans Atlantic ni.ht IN
| TIA" NC-4. VINO extended gracious
thanks" To the Almighty tor th"!r
! The next though; Of tn" a!rmaN
was TO express thanks 10 ihc unfor-
| tunatc dog whose howls caused them
! to descend. For almost foriy hours
| the Americans had mock"d death Ia :,
! raging storm high ia tn" air. and for
! the time being they wcr" too cN'
! hausted To do anything but cuuIratu-
late themselves upon their SAFE land
| ing.
The a!rmcn had been drouchcd t.
! the skin and iciClcs hung over their
torn clothing. For four DAYS they
wandered ai.lcssiy in TIA" WILDERNESS
| and were at the point Of despair whcr
Indian trappcr George Mcleod, III.
Indian mai! carrier. who brought tn,
| news OF the mems landing to the out,
| side world, said that their FIRST de
sir" was 10 notify their wives an,
| relatives Of their safety
Gcorr" McCI"llaud, who has bee,
hitting the trail between Moose Fac
tory and Matte" for seventeen ycars
said today that had IN. balloon
dTiGt"d ten miles farther north the,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
CHURCH HILL QUINTET
| WILL MEET COOLERS
Richmond Organization to Play Pc
tcrshusg American Legion Outfit
in toCl> u,ic CITY on Saturday.

Church iiill Athletic Club VIII meet
the Petersburg American Legion in
BASKETBALL game Saturday night in
The CoCkadc city. The locals have
been pr8cticire for several weeks
NOW aud are displaying the form
which ranked them as the leading
independent uuint OF this section last
year.
With two powerful scoring for
wards in Wharton and Woodward and
u pain of excellent defensive players
in Graham and Mcllhancy and Rich
mond ut confer the East End uuiut
has been working nicely and expects
to better the work of last year.
EhmiS. Patterson, II. Dcvlnv. llar-
Erov" and Mc;calf are the other mem
hers ot ;hc squad. I;acn OF these
ut"n has shown up well i'm practice
and in the games they have taken
luart. liarGrovc is reported To have
LOTT the East End team aud joined
the Richmond Athletic club basket
bali squad. Manager Evans stated
last night that lidrSrovc was with
The church Hill team in the last prac-
:iCc.
The squad will hold workout to-
might in the McGill Union and IL
probably will be- the last practice
before the game with Petersburg.
Claude Woodward, captain and for
ward. has been sick for the last sew
oral days may not he seen in action
tonight lie was reported as improved
last night. however.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
KELLY FIELD MECHANICS
SCHOOL ORDERED MOVED
Famous Institution to he Dismnntlrd
ana Its work Carried ON Mt
thpnutc Field, III.


SIM ANTONIO. TEN. Jan. 5.-Or-
ders for the removal OF the Air Scrv-
ice Mechanics school from Kelly
Field, near san Antonio, TO Channtc
Field. Rantoul. Ill. have been re
ccived here
The first units OF the school Will
move by January - ana the COM
plc;c equipment and personnel viii
be at the new location by February
|. according TO an announcement
made at Kelly Field headquarters TO-
day. The aviation repair depot al
Dallas will be transferred mere. i;
WAS stated, to occupy tc site made
vacant by the school.
The mechanics school. which was
established here during the world
war. is the only one Of It's Kind i'm
uc United States. Several thousand
persons graduated from the school
during the three years of its opera
t!On. Its personnel includes twenty
three officers, seven hundred enlisted
men and 1872 civilian employees.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
RlCHMOND ATHLETIC CLUB
QUlNT HOLDS PRACTICE
Sound of Eleven oIcn Reports for
Woritnut mt \. VI. &. 4. GYM
uasfum-NrN Faces Appear.

With Il squad OF eleven men on tn"
floor the Richmond Athletic club held
its basketball practice at tn" Y. NJ.
squad was tho largest that has re-
ported yet. and several new men were
seen in action. "Kuck" Rawlings. of
Washington and Lee. pctcrS. Of syria
cusc: Charlie ChurChinan. OF the Uni
N"rsitH of Virginia. and MctCall. OF
the Church llill Athletic club. wcT"
the new additions to the squad. Bob
Brown, Turner Bethel. "EIlly" ';ooch
John Harrison. George II"ubi and
Jennings completed In" Squ"h.
Tonight the rapcrS viii hold u
workout at the Community club. The
Gu!nt VIII open it's season saturday
night with Il game in the Y. W. G ~
l"Ec OF Virginia. The boys VIII "nt"I
thc contest with but three practices
but they are confident OF putting u.
= good fight in spite Of the handicap
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
.EDOTBALL RULES SUBJECT
TO NO RADICAL CHANGES
DIR. William a. Lambeth Docs Not
Believe Committee Will RECON-
mend Many Rcvisions.
Especial to The Enthusiastically

Especial to The Times DIspaiCh.l
CuARLOTTESNIl. VA, Jan. .
There vii. he nc radical departure
or change in the present football
rules for the ncNt gr.diron season, in
the opinion of pi. William y Lam
beth, Il member o: the nationa! rules
committee ana the guiding spirit OF
the athletic policy OF the University
OF Virginia.
DR.. lambeth stated here today that.
in all PROBABILITY, there would he am
attempt To iurtncr restrict the use
OF the forward pass by permitting
It's use only on the arsi down ana
by not allowing any running Win
the bali after Il forward pass ma"
been completed. The abolition @; me
kicking OF goa! after a touchdown
.Wc,lld probably como before the COM
mittce, he stated. %.
The Virginia sage is opposed TO ali
OF these changes ana does NOT be
approval OF the rules committee.
Or. Lambeth viii max" another e.
. mittce In New York in February TO
change The present rules III regard
TO satellites aud iouchbacks. II rs Or.
l.anbcth's contention that the tpcc-
tators at football game are never
able to tell which has been scored,
He would make distinction by
bringing the ball on; TO the forty
yard line following the scoring OF Il
safety
Or lambeth is serving his last
year on the national rules commit
tee. The REORGANIZATION OF that body
ut the recent Chicago meeting made
IL rotating In its membership, AMI ipr.
Lambeth drew one ut the onC-y"ar
terms. During his long ecrVicr on the
committee h. has been responsible FOR
much of the constructive football lex
islation. He sponsored among others.
the change in The rules which abol-
ishcd the uuntinE ont after a touch
down.
pr. Lambeth has been prominent III
the south in tn" faint for strict ciiE-
Utility rules ana has don" much !,
foster clean athletics among Southcr:
colleges and universities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
AMERICAN FRESHMEN WIN
ANNUAL FOOTBALL BATTLE
Defeat Upper CInSsmcn at Oxford. q
10 o-Gnmc Causes Much
Comment.
IEY AssociItch Prcss.l

oNFOkD. Dec. Is. tMaiD.-The
Amrri can freshmen defeated the up
per cl9ssmcn. to u in the annual
lhanksS!vinG intercollegiate foot
Dali game p.ayed brtwccm American
students at oxford University. The
touchdown was made in tn. nrst live
minutes of the play. l.. NJ. JiEH"tts.
81 MissisSipp:. playing at lett half
Tor The ir, Sinner. made Il forward
pass 10 {. l.. Mock. of ohio. Mock
doGgcd MS way into II clear ncld and
crossed the line for a touchdown.
during the second half the old men
rallied and twic" had the ball on the
freshmen tlvc-yard line. the las;
time jus, before the referees wins
tie at the end
thousand spectators turned out
10 watch the match. which Was played
on the Morton College field. The
English spectators were very much
amused at the roofing of the sup
nort"rs OF the two teams. They also
expressed surprise AT the apparent
brutality OF the mass plays. and
wanted to have an explanation when
TN" bail changed sides after II fail
u'" TO make ten yards in fOUr
downs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
ENGLISH GOLFERS WILL
COME HERE FOR VISIT
Attempt VIII he Made to Revise
l,uir Ia Allow ClcnEing OF
Muddy Halls.

I :.
NEW YORK. Jan. "a committee
Of tv" English golfers. representing
the Royal and Ancient Club of st.
AnGrcwS Will cC:a. TO this country
ncNi Sumin,: 10 return similar visit
10 England last year of a committees
of tho United states ,io!r Association.
IL MAS learned today.
Th" BRUSH golfers. whose names
We're not mad" public. Will visit mos I
of the leading links in this country
20 study conditions peculiar to the
sport in America. After their tour
the visitors VIII confer with officials
OF TIC United states Golf Association
regarding proposed changes in rules
p"rniii'ug the cleaning OF muddy
La.is and their removal by hand when
ihIheu"ed IN putting greens. FRO
soil conditions IN this country do not
obtain on most links in ENGLAND.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
A. K. DAVIS, OF VIRGINIA,
DISPLAYS TENNIS ABILITY
Student at ItaliIoi bcatrn in Semi
fnaiS After Hard Mutrh-Dthcr
Americans DO Well

]
OXFORD, Dec. -. CMaiD Several
OF the Americans who came into resi-
dencc at oxford last october have
made place Tor themselves in ath-
lctics. Alfred *. Reese %! N'hras-
ka. now at Lincoln College oxford,
won tho shot put in the iUtcr-Coil"s.
fall meet, with l.. X Brown. OF WASH
ingtou. al Exeter. strong second.
Three Americans wer" seml!inallsts
IN the University irCshmaa tennis
tournament. X " shaw. OF New
York, II Lincoln college. j VI. Clarke.
of Pennsylvan!o. at Exeter Co.l.gr,
and : i Davis of Virginia. at Rai-
loil DAVIS beat Clarke in very
CLOSE match the set scores being s-ll.
80. o.
Botn play a hard back-court game.
with very little 70 choose bctwoci,
them as 10 ground strokes DAVIS
has !!tt!c tho rdGc on court tao
TICS. but both are potential material
TOR the oxford University team Da-
rs was defeated N the hnals 5y
Hali. :wo sets TO one, after . very
"a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Babe Ruth Will Garry
Gun to Fight Bandits
IBy United Nc,ys.I

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-Bnbc Ruth,
wcll-hnOwn Yankee haSc-ciruncr.
has been rendered full privileges
and the whcrcNithai for bandit
snattins.
Today he procured u permit Ia
tote u gun. Officials Thought he'd
probably he nblc to de- more dam
age if he carried u bat around, hut
hoped he'd lie as effective against
amy stray bandits AK lac tx against
pitched balls that stray near the
home bnsc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
WILLIAM AND MARY FIVE
WILL TAKE TRIP FRIDAY
Williamsburg CnIrrs 10 I'Iny George
Wash inS.p University Tenn
shows Good Form.

WIi.lINMSEuRG. VA Jan. .
TN" William and Mary Quint viii
make it's first trip this Weekend.
whcn IL journeys 10 Washington 10
play the G"org. Washington CnIVer-
sits Ave Friday night
Practice was resumed Monday.
Win Captain che; Picrc" ~ center.
Cooke aud Hicks and Hatcher. for
wards. ana Young and Jones as
guards. tn, team show.d good form.
considering the holiday lay-on.
Ia addition TO Coach Driver and
Manager l.. ~. owens. the squad
probably will consist of seven play
crS FOR the WASHINGTON trip.
Captain Pierce played prep school
baseball IN the national capital. and
Is widely known there. lie is Il ma
tlN. OF .\icXandria Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
RUTH HOPES TO SMASH
HIS HOME RUN RECORD
VIII He Disappointed IT iIr Docsn'i
Lace Out at Least SIXTY Circuit
Naliops In 1871 season.

U. .tSsOVI'tC"W T'NS-
MEM YORK. Jan. 5.--if Babe Ruth
doesn't get at least sixty home runs
in the lgel season he viii lie greatly
disappointed. he said today. The
homc-run king plans to 20 into in
tcnSiN" training nj once. AS lie -
many pounds overweight. duo - his
extended vacation in cuba. ne VIII
40 TO his farm in Massachusetts aud
put III about six weeks at wood chop
ping. Then he Will join TIA" Yankees
pitching STAFF in Arkansas LAKE ucNt
month.
RUTH believes his throwing arm will
he in good shape next summer. and
II" = counting on doing som. q: iht
tw!rlinE Tor the team.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
GIRL ISSUES CHALLENGE
baltimore 3-lrnr-DlI Would MEG,
Amy Midget Swimmer Ia United

by Associated Press.
BALTIMORE Ian. 5-Miss F.na
i'ctt.ng.ll, a l3-ycar-olh girl OF Bal
tlmor". who has won numerous prizes
in the yearly swimming contests held
" tn" local Public Athletic League,
mas issued cha.!,n lrt 10 race amy
female sw inner in the midget class
tame" az 100 yards.
Although this is only hc- second
season in the aquatic sport Miss Pct
tinE!ll is credited with havin,;
Travelled forty yards in 242 seconds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
LANDS AFTER BREWERS
Postpone Trlnl or nrcr Seller. 10 t;c,
Men Who Made
Bctcrurr

=, 49, Jan. 1.-Judge KcncSaw
NJ. Lands today continued ;ndcn.
hittly the cases of sixty saloon keen
81" charged with scllin. 4 per cent
Deer ana directed the government To
m,', ~" nf""rr" VINO made the liquor
atld bring them into court
HOW about the fellows that are
making real beer the judy. de.
inhhdrd. The brewers should DO
brouS ht Into court. | want to knnv.
II II beer IS being made in chic..o
w hcr" - all this per cent stun com
ing from"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
BOYS CLUB PLAYS TONIGHT
Youthful Quint VIII Meet Five Rep
rr>cniinr Scout Troop NJ. - n!
Nnhcrl T.. I.cE SCLnnl.

Nc Boys Eluh OF EIthmOWd. an
organization OF live youngsters. VIII
meet Scout Troop No. ~ In a basket
ha!l gam" tonight in the Robert II:
Lrc school at o'clock The boys
have played a number Of games this
both to teams composed Of players
larger than themselves
Following Is ;hc linc-up OF the
Boys club: Cohen and sherman for
wards, Fox and Firth. guards NJ
Is ing center
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
narncr Champion Enrncr.

Jcri.gan, birmingham. BARRIER. claims
the championship from AN earning
standpoint, his gross earnings tor the
2s3 days on which he worked during
1920 totalling $;.S26.IO, %! which he
received 60 per cent. making his net
earnings for the year S4,a5u. OF $3.50
n dry Tor .LcL .LAA l. NNnrk.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Galveston shir Chandler. oru,,,,x.

GAl.NESTON, TENAS. Jan 5.-IInl.
II score Of Galveston ship chandler.
today formed Il local branch Of ,hr
American ship service corporation Il
nation wide organization haviu, for
It's purpose III" combating Of all
graft in connection with III. si.i,-
plying and repairing OF ships
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

WICHTTN FAIL~. TF.NNS, Jan. D.
Waller Saim. manager Of the local
Texas League baseball club, WAS mott
fed today that Jake Miller. outiic'der.
whom ne sent to rittsburc VIA "a"
draft route had been claimed by the
Cincinnati club. The Pirates recently
asked waivers on him ana Moran re-
fused To WuiVI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Paris iirsumrs Wagner Opera.
EN l-ul Nnraul SnrNlnn

PARIS. Jan. 5-The sintc-con
tro!lcd opera tonight resumed IN,
public performances OF Wagner
which have been suspended since Ia,
war opened In 1914.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

st !.DVlS. Mo-. Jam I'm" =.
Louis Americans viii train al :pca-
lusa La. this year Tho auauuncr-
mcnt was made in Il telegram re-
ceived tonight from business Mana
ger Quinn, who has been IN NJ South
Toy several days looking over pros
pcctiNc camps
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
PILES Cured In a 4" ii nn.s

DRUGGISTS refund money IL PAIC
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching
Blind Elccding or rrotruding pilcs
Instantly relieves Itching PILES. and
you can get rcstiul sleep after hrs;
nnnlLcAt!on Guc -.Nhv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Mi>kc Mrct Mci.nnriN.

BENTON HARBOH, MICH. Ian. >.
-Fl"yd jtzsimmons, heht promoter.
announces he has arranged q bout he
tween Billy MiSkc. of ST Paul. and
Eddie McGoprty. of oshosh. 10 D. hcid
the ni%h; % January - AZ Grand
tiriiS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
Harding Cancels Camp ilrnmIng Visit

i'S Associated Press.
WASHINtirON. Jan J-i'rcsiient-
Elect Harding, I'm Il letter 10 Senator
iihTrls Democrat, OF Georgia. todu y
said That Ia" would los unable to visit
Camp BcnninG, near Columbus. Ga.
on hiS trip 10 Florida.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
SPORTS

would not have lived to tell the story.
More Than one hardy truppcr has moi
ms iate In that drsoiatc region,
rarely ever trod by human beings, he
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Daily. unless otherwise show pubiis b. co
only NJ information and not guarant e u
DAILY except SUNDAY. ! Sunday only.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-06

CONSOLIDATED CITY TICKET OFFICES
$50 L. Main St rect Phone Randolph 474
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-05-26
Three YEAR OLD
WASHED ASHORE
Mrs. Dingman Tells of Adventure
of Childhood When Fathers
Ship Was Wrecked.
RELATES LATER EXPERIENCE
Declares That the Way Taniac Re.
stored Her Health Is More Re-
markable Than Anything She
Has Ever Had Happen
to Her.

"Tve had some remarkable expe-
riences In my life, but hone more won
derfu' than the way Tanlac overcame
my troubles and made me gain wen
ty pounds" was the statement Of Mrs.
Christina X. Dingman, 1916 Alice St.,
Oakland, Calf. One Of the experiences
TO which Mrs. Dlngman refers Is well
known to her friends. When n child
of three years, accompanying her IA
Their, a noted sea captain, on an ocean
trip, the vessel was wrecked, but she
was almost ~mirnculously saved, the
small box into which she was put be-
Ing washed ashore. According to her
statement, Mrs. Dingman enjoyed the
best of health until three years ago
when she began to suffer from a bad
form of stomach trouble and later
from rheumatism. How she was COM
pletely restored to health Is best told
I'm her own words:
Nobody knows how I suffered for
the past three years. No matter how
carefully | ate / would endure ago.
MES afterwards from %smothering and
sllhlnp Spells. sometimes tney were
SO severe l would fall to the floor and
would have to be carried to bed. l
went for days ut n time without eat
Ing, as ] dreaded the misery l knew
would follow, no matter what I ate.
Then rheumatism set In and my shout
ders and arms hurt me so l couldn't
comb my hair. My back felt like II
was breaking In two.
II wns almost In the depths Of de-
spair when I began on Tanlac, but this
grand medicine has made me a well
and happy woman. I'm not even trou-
bled with constipation now, thanks to
the Laxative Tablets, which are far
superior to anything Of the kind I ever
tried. 1t seems almost too good to
he true, but here I am In the best Of
health and spirits after I had given
up hope, and I'll always praise Tanlac
for It,"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
Observation-Disclosures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-05-26
CHAPTER SEVEN.
In Which High Voltage Develops In
the Conversation.

In Which High Voltage Develops In
the Conversation.
IL was "a warm, bright May day.
There was not a cloud In the sky.
Roger Delane had arrived and the
Bings were giving a dinner that even.
ing. The best people of Hazelmead
were coming Over In motorcars.
Phyllis and Roger had a long ride
together that day on the new Ken
lucky saddle horses. Mrs. Bing had
spent the morning in Hazelmead and
had stayed to lunch with Mayor and
Mrs. Stacy. She had returned at
four and cut some flowers for the
table and gone to her room for an
hours rest when the young people
returned. She was not yet asleep
when Phyllis came into the big bed.
room. Mrs. Bling lay among the cush.
ions on her couch. She partly rose,
tumbled the cushions into q pile and
leaned against them.
Heavens! I'm tired" she ex.
claimed. "These women In Hazel.
mead hang onto one like a lot Of
hungry cats. They all want money
The Red Cloud chief., 1921-05-26

for one thing or another-Red Cross
or Liberty bonds or fatherless chill.
dren or tobacco for the soldiers OF
books for the library. My word! I'm
broke and 1t seems as II each Of my
legs hung by a thread"
Phyllis smiled as she stood look.
Ing down at her mother.
"How beautiful you look !" the fond
mother exclaimed. "If he didn't pro-
pose to-day, he's a chump."
"But he did," said Phyllis. az tried
to keep him from 1t, but he just would
propose in spite of me-"
The girls face vas red and serious.
She sat down in a chair and began
to remove her hat. Mrs. Bling rose
suddenly, and stood facing Phyllis.
II thought you loved him." she said
with u look of surprise.
$50 l do" the girl answered.
"What did you sayT
81 said no."
"What!"
81 refused him !"
"For Gods sake, Phyllis! Do you
think you can afford to play with q
man like that? He won't stand for
It."
"Let him sit for 1t then and, mother,
you might as well know, first as last,
that l am not playing with him."
There was a calm note Of firmness
in the voice of the girl. She was pre-
pared for this cen She had known
1t was coming. Her mother was hot
with Irritating establishment. The
calmness of the girl in suddenly be.
ginning to dig a grave for this dear
ambition-rich with promlse-in the
very day when 1t had come submis.
siyely to their feet, stung like the
tooth of a serpent. She stood very
erect and said with an icy look in
her face:
you young upstart! What do you
mean?"
There was n moment of frigid
silence in which both of the women
began TO turn cold. Then Phyllis an
swered very calmly as she sat look
ing down ut the bunch Of violets in
her hand:
ut means that I am married,
mother"
Mrs. Bing's face turned red. There
was n little convulslve movement OF
the muscles around her mouth. She
folded her arms on her breast, lifted
her chin a bit higher and asked In
n polite tone, although her words felI
like fragments of cracked ice:
Married! To whom are you mar
ried?"
"TO Gordon King"
Phyllis spoke casually as II he were
a piece of ribbon that she had bought
at n store.
Mrs. Bling sank into a chair and
covered her face with her hands fol
half a moment. Suddenly she picked
up a slipper that lay at her feet and
flung II at the girl.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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