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THE ENEMIES OF WOMEN By BLAsCo IBA
An Engrossing Story Of Life and Love,
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
tiOns From the Master Pen of One
of the Worlds Greatest NOvelists.

uidate in time, Who knows how
long the present state q affairs
may lastr'
The yacht was lying idle in Mon.
AGO Harbor. Almost the entire
crew, composed Of Italians,
Frenchmen and Englishmen, had
left 1t to 60 and serve In the ma
vies OF their respective nations.
Only . few Spaniards remained on
board, to keep the boat clean.
The Gaviott III was renamed by
the English admiralty. and turned
over to the Red Cross. When ne
signed the bill Of sale. Michael Fe-'
dor felt that he was giving up his
whole past The romantic prestige
Of his mode of life had vanished
now for all time; the Arabian
Nights palace was being converted
into a hospital. What a
world!
Serenely Accepted.
In the end Michael Fedor grew
accustomed to his misfortune. ac-
cepting it serenely. His desires
had changed. He was tired Of love
adventures. which had been the
only end Of his existence. His con-
stitution. continually renewed and
vigorous. which had always
amazed his friend Castro, suddenly
broke down--more the result Of
financial worry than of any physi.
cal wear and tear.
He felt that he was poor, and
he was accustomed to paying roy.
ally for his love affairs. Not be-
ing able to reward women with
luxury. he would rather fee from
them. In order not to accept from
them and endure their whims. He
preferred to master his desires, a
long az he could not satisfy them
with all the grandeur OF an Orien-
tai potentate. Besides, he was
tired Of love and all the pleasant
things a man can find in this
world!
(Copyright. 1918, By y. p. Duttos q ca.
All rights rspsrvod.)
tTe Be Continued Tomesrowl
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tury before, II seemed to him.
For Lubimoff the next two years
went by like nightmare. What
sort of world was he living In?
His former friends were leaving.
Some OF the frivolous women who
had made his life pleasant for him
were not moved in the least by
the unfortunate events which were
happening to the prince, but 9TH
ers showed themselves to be heroic
and self-sacrificing, forgetting all
the past and feeling q new soul
aroused within them.
The prince found himself sud-
denly dragged along by the world
happenings. A mysterious and ir-
resistible force was pushing against
him, causing him to lose his bal
ance. just as he was reaching the
pinnacle of his life, 30 pleasant. 90
vast. crowned with q halo Of glory.
And now, once started, he was
stumbling heels over head. Of his
own inertia, and each steb he
struck as he descended gave him
a harder blow. more painful sur
prise. How far would this land
slide take him? What
would he strike at the end Of this
unh a, rd-of fa1l9
The fall Of Cxarism gave . ray
Of hope to this magnate who hated
the imperial government. with
the republic the war will be over
sooner and We shall come back to
the proper order Of things" His
egotism made him conceive q re-
public occupied chiefly with re-
storing the wealth Of things Of for
tunate birth. But suddenly even
the meager shreds of his fortune,
which now and then stiil got a.
far as Paris, were suddenly cut off.
The fountain Of wealth was dry.
The crumbling OF q whole world
had d-iammed It's source forever.
Your excellency must SELL" the
administrator was always saying.
you must do without everything
that is superfluous.. We must liq-
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When a Girl MnrTies

the fact that you can't tolerate
her dnd that you wouldn't scruple
to remove her. I'm between you
and that accomplishment. SO you
come to me with the-line Of talk
you think most likely to influ-
ence me. Now shall we have
some plain words?"
what else have we?" asked
Rosa In a tone ! thought CON-
pletely cowed.
"WeIl, we can do with a few
more" smiled grimly as / said
this, and forged ahead with my
head down like a battering ram
-figuratively. At least. Here
1t Is. You have an idea that the
romantic suggestions you man.
age now and then to throw over
your acQuaintance with Jim win
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THE STRANGER
A Thrilling:
Drama (:


Langley himself looking anxious
and worried.
Lady Tallbois. he exclaimed
as ne received her In the inner
Office. "you had my n,essa re them
nave Just written you q letter.
ana telephoned, hoping to find
you In. / was on the point q
starting for your house"
Joan was about to answer thar
she had had no messare. hut
checked herself. LanRiey set :
chair for her and seesne6 to find
some difficulty In beginning.
Il have news for you that n
not good" he said. However. no
oouot q win turn out all right in
the end: But must be quite
tSnk with you. An extraordinary
tning has happened. and II has
made me doubt my senses. Briefly.
q claimant has turned up who
contests your rights to the Tail,
90 pesrege and estates. Al your
legal representative in the late
case, have received notice Of an
sction which 10 to be taken
against you at law. claiming ail
tnoee rights which you hold. I
VII explain Il, and forgive me II
have to speak plainly"
Haitfngiy and with considersbl.
embarrassment, Mr.. Langley told
her. in effect. the story she had
already heard from vaiIle. Indeed
tnere was . good deal more n /,
ehan that, but the details di6 moi
much Interest Joan.
Sne heard LAngiey's statsmsn,
with remarkable cAlmnsse. The
nwyer. 0Qtwardly at ieast. vss
the more Aeitatsd Of the two. Ioan
nae never 6e1t Any real Doubt that
vaMe's story va genuine, and
this confirmation az II found her
only too well prepared. She was
not scing to bstray herself before
Nov. ton me-" she said ou,e,lv.
when he had fsnishcd, what your
opsn'on ts. Can this claim sue.
ceed? is II mot likely to be
How can I say," he protested
TIN + have the run evidence s..
tore me? II win be 6Or the courts
70 decide. You wili have to de-
fend the action"
You must know enough Al.
ready" Deruisted Joan, sto .say
whether u may succeed or not. I
won't your Own. view"
Frankly" he answered, after
1hesttatine. II regard Il a. most
serious. DO not mean that Won
VIII not win--no. no. But-weil.
fhe cls,--srt must have q sfron~
case. n this--this marriage Of
WslliaYr Tallboia 'is proved--whv
there II 10. I find Il Impossible
to believe the claim 10 h6sed an
. fraud: 4 would be % useIess
and wotild COLLAPSE iinmediateiy. a
Tscthnrr~ affs'~ could not hapven
IN these davs. OF course. the WON.
sn WIZ have 70 prove her posi-
yrNn looked at him searchinsSv.
"Wh" 10 actinR FOR Agnes De
Castv9?" she as1red. she wUn-
de~Ad II the uksduitous vaiIle or
Ben were handling H.
"A small, but esspsctAble firm
~ solicit0re," said TAnxlev. II
helieve IN eminent counssl has
heen hrtpeed Now. LAdv Tall-
hois. what helm can you give me?
rsr YOU throw any iisht on the
case7''
loan shook her hssA.
cspsrsshs. ss1p. ~ =. ,. psssss . O
~ h1shts nsssfvsa
~ ~ OsaaInss1 UpunDgsswl
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For It in Motion Pictures With
Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens
and an All-Star Cast

on arriving In Paris, almost
laughed. a. though witnessing
: some preposterous change in the
laws of nature. The heir OF the
Lubimoffs in need of money, and
compelled to make an effort to OBJ
tain 1t. something he had never
done m all his life! Here he was
having to ask for loans at fright
fully usurious rates. on the secur-
ity Of his distant and famous
wealth. which for the first time
was regarded somewhat contempt
uousiy!
When communications were re-
established In an Intermittent fash
ion between western Europe and
Russia-which was practically
isolated-the administrators of the
Prince gave a look Of despair. The
collections had been reduced so
per cent.
According to that. / am going
to be poor?" asked Lubimoff.
laughing. The news seemed 20 un-
believable and absurd.
1t was very difficult to send
money ~ far as Paris. Resides,
the rouble was decreasing in value
at q dizzy rate. The Russian mil
lions on reaching France were
mere hundred thousands. Mobili-
zation had left the mines without
workmen; there was no outlet for
the produce; the peAsants. seeing
their sons in the army. refused to
pay any money, and even to work.
The Russian government limited
the sending Of money to citizens
abroad to small amounts % that
gold might be kept within the
country.
A New Regime.
The czar putting mo on
pensiOn!" said the prince In amaze
ment. "A thousand or two thou.
sand francs a month. How
absurd"
He no longer laughed. His
+ anger against the Russian court.
which had gradually been growing
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SMART REST
RO B ES
BY RITA sTUYvEsANr.

"di6 10 the season Of comfy
robes. Negligees delicate
as . cob-web, serviceable
kimonos, comfortable breakfast
coats. woody hathrobes that in
vfte eass and attractive dresGing
Jackets.
Lacy georsette neglisee combin.
Ing soft crepe de chine with all
over lace and lovely ribbons. IN
made on foundation Of the crepe
and Is accordion pleated. Over
this there 10 a pointed apron Of
lace and bodice, too. A slim
girdle Of satin ribbon defines the
watstline. One finds this In pink,
blue or orchid with cream lace.
A quilted breakfast coat Of
crepe de chine win do good serv-
ice ana look wen, especially II II
10 made like q coat with deem
pockets at the hips. The sleeves
should be Of the practical three
quarter length, and II q lining Of
soft white china silk 10 used, Il
will form q soft facing for the
lambs wool interiining.
These cold mornings one win
welcome a lovely bed-jacket OF
y sssAAAO - WOois ncUo JaCkSlB Slid
ON, spd are made kimono style
with point falling both front
and back over both shoulders. A
binding Of satin ribbon IL used,
and one may add a few silk tas-
sels.
A dressing gown of plaid beacon
cloth will give comfort. Navy and
tan, blue and gold, rose and blue
and black and white are all In
teresting combinations, and are
bound IN harmonizing ribbons. A
bath robe cord heavily tasseled,
and big patch pockets are notable
features.
Perhaps you Ike the dainty
(. breakfast Jackets of georgette and
lace. A little model that ties
IN the front, 10 finished with deem
pointed scallops at the bottom
and on the sleeves. Insertions
Of the fillst and French rose
buds lend charm A headband
with daintily tie back ribbons IL
worp with the brsakfAst Jacket.
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annoy me. They don't. Jim Is
my husband. My love is based
on faith. His friendship with
even SO charming q woman a.
yourself Is just . friendship-
that l know. But when you pre-
sumo on that friendship to try
to make me think the least bit OF
evil OF some one else whose
friendship you begrudge him. you
do a very silly thing. Am I
clear?"
80 I am siliyr' cried Rosa in
q chicken voice. Yes, you are
most clear. But You are silly.
too. OF me you need not have
made the enem-. Now that you
rouse me by your impsrtinence.
/ ask you what you think to gain
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Interesting Serial of
Earlv Welded Life

by insulting me' l am Rosa Cor
dova-mey' M
Does your pride Of family en-
ter into this?" / asked gently.
How else?' stormed Rosa.
"Shall you, insult me with i'm
punity? An ] nothing? Do i
command no respect fNJm the
friends Of Mabel Storrs?"
Lets ret one thing clear"
returned with n sort Of weary
patience. mabel Storrs is--to
quote . great English writer
'arm'd 20 strong in honesty that
these pass her by A. an idle
She IL intrenched In the office
Of J. n. Harrison Co. until Jim
gets back. And II I know my
man at all. she will be more
firmly intrsnched thereafter.
your friend Shakespeare has
said itr' laughed Rosa, suddenly
all gamin and yet surprising me
by the unexpected twist of a
personality which knew its
Shakespeare. ..Of Mabel Storrs
we shall no more until Jaime
comes again. Then we shah see
what he has to say OF you and
your loyalty to her--at his ex.
pense."
shook my head irritably. The
persistence with which Rosa
harped on this one tonic cobldu't
shake my faith In Mabel, but
constant dripping does wear a
stone. And fhvorite form Of
torture In the Inqui61tion was the
falling Of drop after drop Of wa.
ter ON one SPOT.
We were approaching Dream
woh now, driving mp the main
road by Mason Towers. Crate
fully I rsalipsd that this enforced
intimacy wAs almost over--and
made q resolve to request Pat
to avoid another such arrange
ment. Root Nbroke into my
zone thing there ID stiIl omen
between US. That In vour 20 silly
treatment Of me. White Lilac.
First you spy on me. Then you
show more and more clearly that
YOU prefer this .peieds--this no.
b0dy--to me. And now you come
oue III tuS WOrUS 8uu IVUUit me
by acknowledging It. You defy
me for the Storrs.
You do not stop at anything
that shall make me enemy. You
do not sse how IL II silly 20 cause
me 20 to hate you. You are silly.
White L'lac I might have spared
you II YOU had made me to like
YOU. Now shah think OF me
first. That u natural. n II notY"
''Of course, it's natural for you
to think OF yourself first" I
laughed. with an undercurrent OF
uneasiness. 'You would under
any circumstances. wouldn't your"
mo-" Harmed Rosa. Fl am great
lady. mel ] am Cordova by mar
riAge and Y'Bstabau by Birth. ]
am ruled hy noblesse >obiige. ~
the French put Il 20 well But
not aItogether. II / am to choose
betwsen' my happiness and that
0f one who has been kind to me,
myself sacrifice. II I am to
fight q woman who has shown
scorn for me. i take--what is
mine. You do not scruple to steal
from me = friend like my nice
boy Park. shall not scrupi.
when here 10 something bigger At
"Arsn't We bsing - melodra-
-nAAtic7" asksd. fumb,ins for =
lighter tone.
Go b coa,iaued thursday
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BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies Unique Position
IN the Writing W0sd ~ an
Authority on the Prob
lems of Girls,

: lenns Of Girls.
XII EAUTY is truth. truth
b W. besuty-that suS,- aa .,,:, !: all al
need to know"
So the poet Keats wrote, and,
however, involved IL sounds to
practical minds, 1t In 90.
Both Aristotle and Diogenes are
reputed to have said that per-
sonal beauty is better than q let
ter Of introduction. Sometimes
this seems cruelty unfair. and
this very thought moves wom-
m to write me this letter:
1T seems all wrong to me that
the world Judges so much by ex-
ternais. I have a sister who is
the ioveliest thing you ever saw
Ind every one likes her. But /,
with straight mouse-colored hair
and small eyes and insignificant
features. am passed by. I have q
great deal to give folks, but do
they stop TO find out? Never!
Sometimes ! almost hate my sis.
ter when ! see all that comes her
way just because she has auburn
curls and amber eyes"-
I stopped right there, because
nothing that followed could more
clearly indicate the snswer to the
letter from "Berta." ~
How can a woman who takes
q carping. jealous attitude like
hers possess beauty, charm or
loveliness?
The woman whose face ex-
presses kindness and sweetness
and love Of humanity may BE-
beautiful, whatever her features.
But the woman who permits her.
self to be carping and critical
has no chance to be beautiful
even though. her features are
good. Beautiful feelings may H.
illuminate q plain faQe with actual
radiance. Bot q s6ur little soul
warps the most perfect pictures.
Real beauty 10 q thing to rev.
erence. II Is exquisite and rare.
1t doesn't occur often. Prettinees.
sweetness. 'snlartness-all these we
frequently zee. But the glory OF
actual beauty does not often come
to our eyes in human form.
No face which II unilluminated
has a claim to beauty. And the
.hings which light up a face are
intelligence, kindness, animation
and interest which turns out to
ward the world--not in toward
self.
The letter Of Introduction type
OF face must be an interesting
one, II may be arresting in terms
of colorfng or feature. But 20
gain and hold the eye and to give
It pleasure there must be more to
., face than Its surface contours.
Perhaps we OF today have not
a high standard OF beauty. Paint
and powder> and daring clothes
. may 20 interest us that we do
Dot analyse their appeal ana rec
ognixe that IL is surface Sat-
isfaction or . mere physical re.
action.
But beauty COMES from the
mind and soul and Apeaks 10
thcm. The radiance Of = smile,
like the glow os a sunse q \" s-s
to more than the eye. The mag.
niffcence Of music. IKE the
warmth of a voice. calls out more
than ? ,nomentary pleasure with
its melody. -
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BY John Goodman.

~ HE mental suffering that can
be compressed into for.y-
eight hours of time, with
no help. and no heart to confide
in. was a revelation to Joan Tall
bois. The period since Vaille's
visit to her had been one long
agony Of doubt and despair, 1T
by an occasional faint gleam Of
hope.
She had denied herself to every.
body. and avoided even lady Dun
luce. There was but one living
soul to whom she could tell her
story. and appeal for the truth.
and he was absent, and till now
gave no sign. On the secoQd
morning q letter came to her
from Philip. 1t only seemed ID
emphasize her loneliness and dis
appointment.
'Hexton Manor. County Dur.
ham.
MY Dearest Girl: You know
how sorry I am to be parted
from you know. don't know when
| shah be able to get away from
here; a relative OF mine II very I'll,
and has sent Tor me. But / shall
hope to zee you soon. In haste
to catch mail, your devoted.
PHILIP"
That was all. Philip was never
much Of . letter writer. but for
some reaSen the note struck chill
Into Joak's heart. a SICK rela-
tlvo-it seemed the baldest Of con-
ventional excuses. ''Take care Of
ysurselfr' Now. when a all times
she had the great~st need Of him.
DID he. indeed, know -lof the black
shadoy that hed fallen on her
Joan's finsers tightensd on the
letter, and . little cry Of self.
rsproach broke frvm her. sWho
was she, to doubt Philip? What
right had she to question his 10y.
Swhat does Il matter. what
doe1 II mstter now?v she said dc.
spGiringly. Even though his
sense Of honor drives him to stand
by me and redeem hi1 word d--hoW
could I marry himf Never, neverl
The-thing ~ Impossible.
III. who am what I am! Not
even little Joan Ayre. the work.
Ing girl but the namsless child Of
q thief. Philip-all that Ii fir
ishedy' A sob rose in her throat.
She covered her face with her
hands. In her heart was a agony
too deep for tears.
Half an hour later she lett the
house abruptly and went east.
ward to the offices Of Langley q
Langley, the solicitors who had
acted for her In the recent case.
Joan had to force herself to take
the step, deeply dlstasteful to her
~ II was. Philip wAs the one per-
son In the world whom she felt
able to coneult In such 3 matter.
But she could wait no longsr; tho
suspense was too great ITO hear.
Perhaps Mr.. Langley could o1vs
her some help. ana throw ilsht
A kind Of terror sel.od her a.
she reached the offioe: hoW could
she bruach the affair 10 tho oooioi-
tor and what was - - ~ 70
htmf Howsver, she Wus eDore1
the trvubls. fsr - lboan4 ~.
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BEAUTY ATTAINABLE
COMES FROM MIND AND SOUL

No woman need be ugly IL she
has radiant soul and q dainty
body to reflect 1t. No woman
need let discomfort and jealousy
warp and distort her face. And
since beauty is thing we all
love, II. seems worth while to try
Tor real besuty. l. psticks and
powder won't do more than coat
the surface-but radiance and
charm and eager sweetneoO win
send out the glow which all truly
beautiful things possess.
BEATRICE FAIRFAx. Z
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In his subconsciousness ever since
his expulsion so long ago from
Petersburg. now suddenly fiared
up. moved by a selfish impulse.
The czar and his counseiors, de-
sirous of R6ssianizing all eastern
.drope, were responsible for the
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war. They certainly might have
kept peace with Germany. Why
disturb the peace Of the world for
the sake of little race of people
in the Balkans?
He coolly made fun of certain of
his friends who. by devious routes
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that he knew her mother.

across Europe and the Icy north
ern seas. returned to Russia to re-
gain their former commissions In
the army. AS for him, he had no
desire to die for the Car.
II made little difference to him
that his country might be govern.
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re Enemies here Cone
H the OF Prince L1hmo
tha he knew her mother

ed by Germans. There were times
when he even thought that would
be preferable, 20 long n peace was
restored rapidly. allowing him to
reap the benefit once more Of his
wealth and resume the life he had
led a few months before CEN
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Hints

aHot sas stoves can b. quickly
wiped free OF all srcass with
paper; 80 keep q has. hanging near
by In which all scraps OF soft
paper can b kept for cleaning por-
poses.
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This Day IN History

THIS is the anniversary Of the DEATH in 174l of vitas
Behring the explorer who gave his name TO Behring
Strait Dane, he entered the services OF Russia and
later died Of exposure in the Arctic
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By Vincente Blasco Ibanez'

nuNcE Michael Fedor consid-
T. cred himself as a being set
u apart from the rest of man.
kind. He lamented the war as some
thing terrible for the rest. but
which could not influence his own
particular fate. Since a madness
for blood has descended upon
Europe, he would go on sailing
distant seas. Thanks to his
wealth. he could keep beyond the
margins of the struggle.
But times changed rapidly:
life was not the same; the old
values had been suppianted. In.
spite Of her Russian flag, the
Gaviota II, found herself halted
by some English torpedo boats
and submitted to a minute inspec-
ton. They could not believe
sthat anyone should be cruising
for pleasure when all the seas
had been converted into a battle
field. Even in the latitude of the
Azores it had once become neces-
sary to force the engines in or
der to escape from a German
corsair.
Coal Grows Scarce.
Besides, coal was getting scarce.
the various supplies here and there
on the coast were being kept for
war ships. Important news kept
coming by wireless from far-off
Paris, where the chief authorized
agent of the Prince was located.
Communications had been broken
off between him and the admins.
traitors of the Lubimoff fortune
In Russia. No money was coming
from there. and the Paris banks,
with their vaults closed by the
moratorium, were still able secret
jy to lend money to a millionaire
Like the Prince, but by no means
enough to meet his needs.
The yacht came TO anchor in the
port of Monaco. and Michael Fedor,
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Mrs. Lewis f. Colbert. formerly
Miss Marguerite Clark. is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Appleton
p. Clark. Jr.. ITS Lanier Place, and
will assist at the tea to be given
by the Starmont Aid for Consump-
tives on. Tuesday from 4 to o'clock.
Others assisting are Mrs. Andrew
Stewart, president Of the organisa-
ton: Mrs. Everett Partridge. Mrs.
8. B. Maize. Mrs. William Ramsay.
Mrs. Charles Demonet. Mrs. w. II.
Bradbury and Mrs. William G.
Thhcker. 49, 4
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NoTRE DAME ALUMNI r.,
TO HOLD RECEPTION

Notre Dame de Namur Alumnas
Association win give reception and
banquet to the class Of 1922 OF Notre
Dame Academy at the New City
Club Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock. Mrs. Andrew Morris. chair
man Of the banquet committee. has
arranged an interesting musical pro-
gram. and the speakers Of the eve
ming will be Very Rev. Mgr. Edward
d. Pace, Of the Catholic University;
Very Rev. John B. Creedon. presi.
dent OF Georgetown University. and
Very Rev. Paul r.. Commit, president
of Gonzaga College. The new gradu-
ates, eight in number. will be. re-
ceived by Mrs. James f. Harnett,
president OF the association; Mrs.
Clarence Lee, vice president; Miss
Helen Tobin, treasurer. and Miss
Margaret Sullivan. secretary. .,
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Owing to the inciemency Of the
weather the lawn fete for the $50
children at st. vincent's Orphanase
will be continued this evening. to
give the friends of the little ones
an opportunity to assist at this
worthy charity. The committee is
In charge Of Rev. Monsignor Cor
nelius Thomas, Rev. Francis X.
Cavanagh, Rev. John Graham, and
Sister Roxalia, who have as assist
ants the members Of 81. Vinoent's
Auxiliary.