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Monday Matinee—Sonsa Band Con-
0 Monday Mis tit—Sanaa Concert. i
Wednesday Night—”A Stranger In
jSew York.”
Friday ' The BoMonian* in
4t>} ||{> Serenade.
OUs Skinner and his excellent company
of ..layers gave two performances of
“Rosemary" yesterday. As at the opening
performance, the play was presented in
u most entertaining manner. Few better
actors than Mr. Skinner are seen on the
Savannah stage.
John Philip Sousa is credited with know
ing better than any other musician how
to make a concert programme that will
satisfy the diverse tastes in the average
ud tnc* and the two musical menus he
ins arranged for to-morrow afternoon and
night arc evidences of his discriminating
Judgment.
Matinee-
Overture, ‘‘Carneval Romaine” (Berliox);
cornet solo. "Whirlwind Polka" (Godfrey),
Mr. Herbert L. Clarke.
Ballet suite. "Egyptian (new) (Luigini).
soprano solo. “Ah fors e lui” (Traviata)
(Verdi'. M’SS Maud Reese Davies.
Grand scene "The Night of Sahba,"
from "M. flstofele” (Boito).
Intermission ten minutes.
Tone picture. “At Midnight” (new) (Car
linh; a. idyl. "Echos des Bastions” (new)
(K.ine): h. march. "The Stars and Stripes
Forever" (Sousa); violin solo, "ZiegeuneQ
weisen" (Sarasate), Miss Dorothy Hoyle.
"Over the Footlights in New York"
(Sousa). Paderewski at Carnegie Hall;
"El Capitan," at the Broadway Theater;
"Lucia." at the Metropolitan Opera House;
"The Belle of New York,” at tjie Casino;
“The Girl From Paris," at the Herald
Square; “Faust." ballet at Roster & Bial s;
■Trovatore,” at the Academy of Music ,
and Sousa and his band at 'Manhatta' a
Beach.
Evening-
Overture, "Paragraph III” (Suppe); troi n
bone solo, “Love Thoughts” (new) (Prycr),
Mr. Arthur Pryor.
a, Russian peasant mazourka (new) ; b,
Caprain rarentel.e (new). (Sousa); soprano
solo. "Linda di Chamounix” (Donh/etti),
Miss Maud Reese Davies.
Grand scene from “Parsifal,” “K .nights
of the Holy Grail" (Wagner).
Intermission ten minutes.
Idyl, “Whispering Leaves” (net ;■) (Von
Blon); a, Serenade Badinie (new) '(Gabriel-
Marie); b, march. "The Charlatan” (new)
(Sousa); violin solo. “Souvenir df Haydn"
(Leonard), Miss Dorothy Hoyle.
Introduction and bridal scene from “Lo
hengrin" (Wagner).
Charles Hoyt has been cateri jig to the
risible side of the public for tl le last de
cade, anu during that tame ha s contribu
ted many successes to the Ame fican stage.
In "A Stranger in New York’" it is said
(hat he has eclipsed his former efforts.
Much of the success the tuthor has
achieved is undoubtedly due t o the happy
faculty he combines with authorship in
the selection of artists to hr tag into real
ity tlie creatures of his brain. This is
most fore hiy illustrated in tire company
now presenting "A Stranger in New
)ork. I (ie skit will he pl.?a;iantly re
membered by theater-goers as creating no
end of hearty laughter rind plia.yiug to a
large audience the last lime ft'was pre
sented hero. Mr. John I>. Gillyert is now
with the company.
It is promised that the piece/ will return
t.us um. even better than bef-pre, and will
pn-ented with all the -scenery and
same as originally
produced at Hoyt's Theater, ;iJew York.
Tb<? Serenade," which wifi be sung by
he Bostonian, Friday night is one of (he
bright,,,t of operas. It is <,f melodv and
om uns something over fifteen popular
™ crs ; amonj ; the chief or
toi 311 abuiKl.it tee of fun and
is tu t n '": nry - The s, 'onc of action
r.ni in s * >a n during the eighteenth
vJn. V an,i ,he story r < <*ounts the a<4-
of ~"" s of Alvarado, a dashing baritone,
11 ir/or" ' H ° ,,r ' ra ' who ’has carried on a
of thl n , with Dolor< ' 3 - nrd and fiance
has n. " k ’ ° f Santa Cr ® ; - This flirtation
• •*i maintained by means of a ser*n-
D uke‘s only neons of identifi
. i i> ho song. Remoiving his ward to
, uMi,. in the mount,aicis he, unwitting
.ii* varado as coachman and this
“ | ' 1 e daring baritone, is enconsod
rastle with his inamorata.
‘ ■ Goiom.bo, ia broken-down ien-
Vvru (jot V ez> a tailor, ami
an 1 u Danse use, tj*:>ear on the scone
insr r br^ on “ <Jown ‘‘'nor, while teach
riv i, ! mi * ar serenade to the tailor, is
a/. . V by r . he mistaken for
Th '" a . Incarcerated in the tower,
of * J, Ilon is tben shifted to the grounds
no,,r .; )naf^ ery an< * an a djoining convent,
vf-noi.'^ haß rt aeed in the con
lh, '' n f affects* her escape from
f otn )n< il by mearis of an exchange of
T ‘ J , * All b y vonne, who, seeking her
liim hun .°L VCr ’ A * var adot. has followed
fln , le monastery. j The subsequent
ri lanve of Romero, a. bandit, in dis
r. 'a- n’ th s arrival ot *he stage-struck
the m, ? ? l he mon , brings about
‘l. of the serenade and the chorus
<nd r S ° h ng wafte<i ove r tile garden wall,
o ’nng the ears of Uhe Duke, who
of ooj ™ to the convent. has learned
~ 1 '' Disappearance, rCu.ads out sev
aii situationa In- .Jie last act,
I, ■ nappily in true comic opera style.
Wm i'l "w ll ; any are Jessie Ik irtlctc, Dons
Geon-, Henryi Boruabee,
ham Itnvir t( i. inßrharn ' He,en Heriram, Wil
ers we]^l lCk and a number oaf other sing
known to Savannah, audiences.
MenC a,, [actlon of the Young
wi i v , ? a !, Association’s s*ar course
a t the <- ° ? ox - Jf-. who | will lecture
Mr S and Ha " Tuesday, Feb. 7.
spot ,u iu°„ s P ecia > war corre-
S-inti,t K( , !. r Har I > -T’9 Weeklj during the
vr,t .-R ‘' ™ pal i gn - a d Jas .with Roose
ut Santiago ß Kiders ” anrl Shi.fter’s army
° f ?‘ S ,ecture is "The Battles
•ton, ar?,afd n .o H anUaKO -" Uls de.scrip
i-a to be most vlv ‘" - Mr. Fox
Southern wnter t<^h man L aS 146 po * >u,ar
hickians - e„ r .’, ,be author of "The Ken.
stories. ’ HeU fer Saftaln,” and other
Ben 'isTnt n' ? Wcis haß cured for
of New Organs ° Pera C ° m " an >'
'or. ettku it" ; Th< “ company has Just
the Kr. nr-h a <- tWO mon,hs at
a "d is on .I Per “ H ° U>:< ' in New Orleans,
will be- Feb Par **- Tl' e operas
• i’tb. 13, Madam Angot;*’ Feb. 14,
matinee. “Lc* Grand M< jgol,” and Feb. 14.
night, Mis Heliett. * 7 hese operas will be
sung, in English.
Eugenie Blair will seen in Savannah
March 15 and 16, in ‘-a Lady of Quality.”
The Morning New 6 has received the fol
lowing inquiry: ”*v v T i you please tell me
why the price's fo r theater seats, except
for cheap shows, are not advertised?”
HOSIMI AL INTERNES.
Questions lev Be Asked Candidates
for I*s aces In Chicago.
From the Chicago Record.
Shall the ir, /ernes at the county hospital
be selected b y the medical colleges or un
der a civil service examination directed
by the coir aty board? The late proposi
tion to che jige the former method of se
lection brt tight out a hearty protest from
the medi< al profession. It was alleged
that if tl ae practitioners at the hospital
were to ! x> selected by the county officials
politics would enter into the matter and
a “pull” would be more available than a
knowlec ige of therapeutics, whatever that
This is neither the time nor the nlace
to disc uss the probable effect of the chang, .
It m? ty be that the physicians and sur
geon* selected under the direction of the
coun; ty board would be fully as capable
and conscientious as those who are now
performing such important dmies at the
hosf pital. But the medical colleges are
joa tons of their authority, and some of
tht ■ professors have maintained that under
th*3 proposed system the questions would
bo especially prepared to fit the expert
kr .iowiedge of a political worker who was
cr ut for a job. Ordinarily the squatty per
•' son who does the best service around a
primary booth or at campaign headquar-
ters is not qualified to answer questions
relating to anatomy, physiology, hygiene,
chemistry, materia medica and the ethics
of practice. Yet he is the man, according
to the spoils system, who is entitled to
recognition.
Now comes a physician and asserts that
under the civil service system the ques
tions might be especially prepared so as
to give the “boys” a chance to break in.
Although his insinuations are slanderous
and wiihout reasonable foundation, it is
only fair that this advocate of the old
system should have a full hearing. He
says that if the usual questions are ask
ed and the papers are fairly marked the
jobs will continue to go to medical stud
ents of no political influence or standing.
But he predicts that if the power is turn
ed over to the county board the time will
come when designing politicians will make
it easy for their scientific friends in the
party by submitting a list of questions
somewhalT'after the style of the follow
ing:
To be answered by all applicants for the
position of interne at the Cook County
Hospital.
1. In disabhng an enemy of good gov
ernment at a primary election which blow
is preferable, one on the inferior maxii
iary or one in the solar plexus?
2. Before pulling a leg, is it necessary
to administer an anaesthetic?
3. What is a joint? Give the location
of the hop joint.
4. Which is the more nourishing food
for convalescents, weiss beer of mixed
ale?
5. If you wcre*to find a gentleman of
respectable appearance, with money and
jewelry, lying unconscious in the street
and there happened to be no one at hand
to assist you, what would be the first
thing to do?
6. According to the laws of hygiene,
what is the correct poultice for a Frank
furter sausage—mustard or horse-radish?
7. In dressing up an easy mark is it
advisable to use splints?
8. What is the best brand of knock-out
drops? How should they be administered?
9. (a) What has been your experience
in the use of instruments? (b) Which is
more highly indorsed by modern practice,
a razor or the knucks?
10. (a) In which school of medicine did
you receive your early training, the Re
publican or tiie Democratic? (b) Did you
ever study under “Doe" Jamieson?
11. Describe the fo! owing parts of the
human system (a) the coco, (b) the lamps,
(c) the listeners, (and) the beak, (e) the
slats, (0 the mit.
12. Is St. Louis beer an antiseptic?
13. (a) Would you exert yourself to
save a man’s life if you knew that as soon
as he recovered he would go out and vote
against the party of good government? (b)
Why not?
14. Are you in favor of the eight-hour
day for typhoid patients?
15. Have you studied anatomy? If so,
what is Robert J. Fitzsimmons’ chest
measurement? Also, describe the present
state of Kid McCoy’s knuckles.
16. Give the chemical name of the fol
lowing diug compound, to wit:
Ice.’
Simple syrup.
Angostura bitters.
One jigger of booze.
Ditto of Vermouth.
One cherry.
17. In nursing, is it advisable to ha*re
both of the ohjeet halls against the cush
ion?
18. While working and shaking down a
candidate for the purpose of compelling
him to cough up, do you favor a plain mas
sage or the Swedish movement?
19. Give throe reasons why the county
hospital should be closed on election day.
A SEASIDE EXPERIENCE,
Little Quiet Joke on the Family.
While we were at the seaside last sum
mer I sprung a little experiment on my
family. I noticed that husband and the
children were all lacking in energy and go,
and something seemed wrong with them.
We had been using coffee every morn
ing, and It gradually dawned upon me that
perhaps this was the cause.
Without saying anything, I bought a
package of the Fostum Food Coffee and
having been warned to look out and see
that it was properly made, I gave my own
special attention to it. For about a week
we used it and not one of the family knew
but what they were drinking the best cof
fee. When I finally toid them that it was
Postum, my husband laughed and said,
•‘Let us continue on the Postum. I have
been feeling very much better for the past
week and didn’t exactly know why.” The
difference in the whole family is very
marked, and you can Imagine I can recom
mend Postum with good grace and much
pleasure. Mrs. Alice E. Scarlett, Yolo,
Yolo county, California
THE MORNING NEWS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, ISO 9.
BARRELS OF SAMPLES,
Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Srut Free by Mail.
Bj special arrangement with the mnn
facturers of that justly famous Kidney
medicine, Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
remedy, the readers of the Morning N< ws
are enabled to obtain a trial bottle and
pamphlet of valuable medical advice abso
lutely free, by simply sending thojr full
name and postoflice address to the DR.
DAVID KENNEDY CORPORATION.
Rondoul, N. Y., and mentioning this paper.
Of course this involves enormous ex
pense to the manufacturers, but they have
received so many grateful letters from
those who have been benefited and cured
of the various diseases of the Kidneys,
Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia and Chronic Constipation, and
all weaknesses peculiar to women, that
they willingly send trial bottles to all
sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found that 91
per cent, of those who had used the trial
bottle had received such benefit from it
that they purchased large sized bottles of
their druggists.
It matters not how sick you are or how
many physicians have failed to help you.
send for a trial bottle of this great medi
cine, it costs you but a postal card, and
benefit and cure will most certainly be
the result.
Put some urine in n glass tumbler and
let it stand 24 hours, if it has a sediment
or if it is pale o> discolored, milky or
cloudy, stringy or ropy, your Kidneys or
Bladder are in a bad condition. Dr. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy speedily cures
such dangerous symptoms as pain in the
back, inability to hold urine, a burning
scalding pain in passing it, frequent de
sire to urinate, especially at night, the
staining of linen by your urine and all
the unpleasant and dangerous effects on
the system produced by the use of whis
ky, wine or beer. Dr. David Kennedy’s
favorite remedy is sold at all drug stores
at SI.OO for a large bottle; six bottles for
$5.00.
20. Which brings an eye around sooner,
a raw oyster or a piece of steak? Have
you ever tried painting?
21. What is the meaning of the surgical
expression, "to shoot the hot air into his
nobs?”
22. In dissecting a live subject where
should you begin to carve?
23 (a) Name three kinds of medicine, (b)
Should water be taken afterward?
24. (a) Can a patient who has died dur
ing the preceding summer register and
vote at a spring election? (b) Explain
how.
25. At post-mortem examinations who is
entitled to the gold in the teeth?
PRINCE’S PACE TOO FAST.
Duke of Saxe-Cobnrg.Gotha’s Son
Compelled to Go to Sanitarium.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Vienna, Jon. 26.—Another scion of roy
alty has succumbed to the fast pace of
continental gaiety. Wine, women and
cards have caused the mental and physi
cal breakdown of Prince Alfred, only son
and heir of the reigning Duke of Saxe-Co
burg-Gotha, and grandson of Queen Vic
toria.
Prince Alfred arrived in ’Meran to-day
from Berlin, on his way to Martinsbrun,
where he will be placed in charge of
Dr. ‘Kadp, who conducts a private sani
tarium, an institution patronized by the
nobility and the wealthy of the continent.
The young Prince was accompanied by
Ihe Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Got ha’s private
physician, from whom it was learned that
the condition* of Prince Alfred is very
grave; that besides nervous prostration
the young man is suffering from spells of
me/ancholic insanity.
The Crown Prince of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha was fleeced a short time ago by
a gang of card sharpers in Berlin. Dur
ing a gambling epidemic which struck the
officers and soldiers of the First Infantry
Regiment of the Guards to which he be
longed, he lost 60,000 "marks, and for this
and other reasons he was severely lectured
by Kaiser Wilhelm and sent'away on a
furlough.
TllT Prince's boon companion. Lieut, von
Goetze, son of the commander of the
Seventh Army Corps, learned that some
of the army officers were nothing but com
mon card sharps and the result was that
two of the officers were challenged to
duels with their victims. The Kaiser
learned of it in time and stopped the pro
posed duels before any blood was shed.
It is believed that the Prince’s illness
was hastened by the disgrace resulting
from the gambling scandals in Berlin. His
friend, Von Goetze, and Adjt. Von Der
Planitz, have been dismissed from the
army. Prince Alfred was transferred from
his crack regiment in the German army
to a line regiment stationed at Darmstadt,
the capital of his brother-in-law’s grand
duchy of Hesse.
Prince Alfred, however, felt ill at ease
in Darmstadt and of late found it con
venient to travel much in Russia, where
he visited his cousin, the Czar. Last week
he returned to Berlin, where his condition
became alarming, so that It was decided
to send him to Martinsbrun.
The young Prince was born twenty-four
years ago in Buckingham Palace, London.
His father is the secopd son of Queen Vic
toria. better known as the Duke of Edin
burgh, who married the Archduchess Ma
rie, aunt of the Czar of Russia.
Told in the Senate Cloakroom.
From the Washington Times.
Yesterday a half dozen congenial spirits
were gathered around a comfortable open
fire in the Republican cloak room. The
talk drifted on to the changes that were
likely to take place in the Senate after
March. "But speaking of gall," exclaim
ed one senator, brushing the ashes off his
cigar and taking a long look at the blaz
ing logs, "what do you think of our new
acquisition. Simon?” Mr. Simon, it may
be said parenthetically, is the new sena
tor from Oregon. Several senators cough
ed nervously and helped themselves to—
fresh cigars. "Simon is a peach,” the
speaker resume.* “He heais anything
that we have had here for some time.
Just think of it. before he had been in the
Senate twenty-four houra he filed an ap
plication for a position on the committee
on rules! Now, If he had asked for your
place, Allison, as chairman of appro
priations, or the chairmanship of finance
or judiciary, it wouldn’t have been so re
markable. But to think of his wanting
to go on the rules committee before be
had been here long enough to know how
to make a motion to adjourn. In the lan
gauge of Artemiis Ward, this is '2 mutch.’
Aldrich, I understand, nearly had a fit
when Simon made known his wishes to
him. Poor Aldrich, he always was tender
hearted! It cost him a severe pang to
turn Simon down. It’s a fact. I’ve got
his word for It. No, Simon hasn’t been
placed yet. When he is I am afraid that
he will be disappointed. I think that he
has a fair prospect of getjlng on the com
piittee to look after ventilation in the in
terior department."
—Major General Ludlow, military and
civil governor of Havana, has for years
been considered as one; of the best autho
rities on municipal sanitation anr engin
eering in this country;.
Sunday Thoughts.
YOU are not busy to-day, so give heed to what we say. !\lo ex
cuse for you whatever if you squander your money when
an opportunity here presents itself to you to buy your pres*
ent wants in Clothing, Furnishings and Hats from us at our
removal sale prices, which are fully 40 per cent, cheaper
than others.
Our goods are as good and as WELL MADE AS ANY
HOUSE IN THE CITY. Such standard makes in Clothing
as Fecheimer, Fishel & Cos. and Hackett, Carhart & Cos.
need no further mention.
Our special days for Neckwear at 15 cents caused a
rush of buyers, some of whom could not be waited on. We
have engaged an extra force and hope to be able to serve
all promptly now.
Neckwear sale continued for Monday.
AN EXTRA EFFORT ON HATS FOR THIS WEEK.
We have taken all odds and ends in Hats, some were
52.00 and 53.00. All go for the nominal sum of SI.OO. It
will take the week to sell them as we put a large line in at
the price.
Come and see us and get a bargain; if you don’t it is
your loss.
METROPOLITAN CLOTHING GO:
John W. Parker, Manager.
THE CONVERSION OF
CAROLINE MERRITT.
By Harriet Caryl Cox.
Lyford Merritt was certainly a most ex
asperating man. In this, for a wonder,
the whole vi.lage concurred, with the ex
ception of his wife. She maintained si
lence on the subject, which was best, per
haps, inasmuch as she was the cause of it
all.
-•He, he’s the most down-trodden and
meek sort o’ man you ever set eyes on,
and it ain’t right that it should be so,”
Mrs. Blake declared, as Lyford Merritt,
then under discussion, shuffled along the
dusty road. '“lt's dreadful to see a man
•so suppressed,” she sighed. "It ain’t na
ture one bit.
-Some men are born meek and would
.rather a woman'd go ahead and boss the
house and him too, and then you don’t
blame 'em, but Lyford ain't that kind
' Fore his wife got hold of him he used to
be as up and coming as any one."
A slight flush spread over her thin
oheeks as she felt a critical glance upofl
b>er.
"That was the time he came a-eourt
ing you, 1 s'poso?" her guest remarked
I.handily. "I always heard you had some
sort of words, and then he took up with
the new school teacher and married her
rittht away ’fore your face (and eyes.”
Mrs. Blake brat her cake vigorously.
"He ain't done nothing but be set on
ever since,” she declared at length, "so
that he ain't himself at all. And that’s
what’s so exasperating. No man with
any natural stand-up to him. ought to give
in the way he does. That's what’s the
trouble. lYe seems to think it’s all right.”
She poured the cake into a tin and shov
ed it into hhe over and shut the door with
a King.
“We've nil had spells of talking to him,”
she went on. "but there, it ain’t no earth
ly good. He always sits so good natured
and kind o' nods his head as if agreeing,
and when you come to slop, he looks up
with his blue eyes and says, ‘Well, welt,
you don’t understand. It may seem kind
o' hard sometimes to outsiders, Mis'
Bioko, but then you see, she’s got the
nervou.'
"Nf rves," scornfully. "As if any of us
couldn’t get up that kind o' nerves if we
want'd to. It’s a mighty nice way to
rule tlie house. When her husband wants
to do anything or not do anything, Its
always nerves. She can’t stand this and
she can’t stand that, and she won’t even
let him sit down at the table in his shirt
sieeveti ’cause that makes her nervous
too. ] was there once when he most for
got, at id the look she gave him was some
thing awful. Ben said he'd get divorced
right away If he had such a wife.
"But Lyford, he Just stands It always,
and - it’s terrible exasperating.”
She i rave another glance out of the win
dow. Lyford Merritt was not In sight.
Unconscious of his neighbor's scrutiny and
comm nt, he slowly crossed the stubby
field at id made his way to the barn. There
he deposited the packages from the store,
and t.H,qn went to the woodpile. Ho seem
ed in >a sort of brown study and his move
ments were uncertain.
"It .ain’t right for a man no* to be mas
ter in his own house.” He ruminated as
if th<■ sentiment had Just been Impressed
u-pcaa his mind. "It really ain’t, and I
am going to assert myself.”
Tljie thought caused a stick ip drop
fro/u his arms. He hastily picked it up
with a backward giance over his shoul
der-.
“J wouldn't do anything to hurt Caroline
tor anything in this world. Of course, 1
wouldn't. She's a good wife, a very good
wife to me, aind I’m thankful I’ve got such
a good wife, and I hope I make her a
good husband.”
He paused and slowly laid two more
sticks onto his burden and walked to
wards the rvood house.
"And I’vp been thinking that perhaps it
aint' good for her to have me always giv
ing in to her,” he continued as he returned
for a second load. “I read somewhere the
other day that women was like horses.
They like to have their own way long’s
they can, but when you make 'em mind
they go all the better. Not that I should
ever try to make Caroline mind—” He
paused aghast—"l>ut perhaps If 1 wouldn't
mind my doing more things, I could do
'em and she'd like it.
“I going to try anyway.”
TT was undeniable that Lyford Merritt’s
heart beat somewhat faster than usual as
it neared 3 o'clock on the following after
noon. The town committee had ordained
to have an extra meeting. It was usually
held at the Perkins’, but Mrs. Perkins was
sick and so Lyford had generously asked
them to come there.
A few had already gathered and were
sitting in the shade of the big elm. Others
could lie seen coming down ihe road.
"1 suppose we might as well go in, see
ing there are so many of us already,” Ly
ford remarked.
It was an unwritten law that the meet
ings of the committee should always bo
held in some parlor or the church vestry.
It was not compatible with the dignity of
the committee to meet In barns or shops,
as did other organizations.
The men sprang up, and Lyford led the
way to the front of the house, where they
greettd the others. They stood a moment
and chatted, while a few straggled up,
then Lyford put his hand on the door.
It refused to open. He made several at
tempts, But it would not stir. He grew
red in the face with the exertion.
"It's unlocked all right,” he declared,
“because I saw to it this morning. You
see we don’t use, it very often and that s
the mason why. go Inside and see if
I can start it.”
He >teft Ihe men and skirted the house,
avoiding the kitchen windows and steal
ing in the back way, where he removed
his shoes and quietly passed through the
uppeir rooms and down the front stairs,
when he put on his shoes again.
He managed to open the door. It stuck,
but he had forgotten that it opened in. In
fact he never remembered having opened
it at all before.
The men filed into the stuffy parlor.
Someone suggested that the windows lie
opened. Lyford ft a rod for a moment.
Titere were no screens in the windows.
"‘Oh, yes!" he replied, with a deal of
energy. "Of course. I meant to have
thpm open and forgot. Mrs. Merritt has
been very busy or she would have at
tended to it for me.”
His Hue eyes twitched and he drew a
deep breath as he pushed up the windows
and flung back the blinds. He saw a doz
en flics iart in. and he gave a quiet
chuckle. His emancipation had begun.
The meeting opened with Ms usual solem
nity, but soon it grew exciting and there
was a busy hum of voices. The men had
removed their coats and they swung like
draperies from chair backs, the family Bi
ble on the marble center table ma'le an ex
cellent desk for the preshhng officer, and
ballots and papers were lllicrally distrib
uted over the floor; some of the men were
smoking.
Lyford was making a speech. It was a
very excellent speech, on the freedom of
Ihe Individual. His audience was Inter
ested. Suddenly there was a hush. He
turned and .Mrs. Merritt stood In the door
way. Lyford gave a little gasp. The eyes
of the men were upon him, and he
straightened visibly.
"The meeting of the committee, you
known, my dear,” he explained, with the
faintest tremor In his voice. ”1 trust we
have not disturbed you.” His eyes were
a bit beseeching.
Several of Ihe men were on their fedt.
One was struggling Into a eoat. Mrs. Mer
ritt did not reply. Her keen brown eyes
swept the room and a peculiar smile set
tled on her face.
”1 was going to suggest”—Lyford mark
the great effort of his life—“l was going
to suggest, seeing It is so very warm, that
we prepare some sort of refreshment for
the gentlemen. Caroline.”
There was a note of inquiry In his voire.
| His wife turned, and with a hurried ex
cuse ho followed. A nervous laugh from
one of the men broke the tension of the
moment.
“We shall have to give him an office,”
someone suggested.
He was gone tome time, and then his
wife returned with him. He carried a big
pitcher of iced tea, while she bore a plat
ter of spiced cake and Jumbles, which she
afterward supplemented with loaf cake
and pickles.
It was a very social Intermission that
followed. Mrs. Merritt made herself very
charming and Lyford was in the highest
epirits. Then she retired and the meet
ing went on. Lyford was nominated for
school committee. He accepted, of course.
His wife had never allowed him to run
before. It would make her nervous to
think of the res|>onsiblllty.
At 6 the meeting broke up. Lyford es
corted them to the gate and watched them
as they passed from sight. Then he slow
ly returned to the house, gave a long look
at the disordered room, closed the door and
shuffled off to the shed. There he sat
for several moments and drew hard on
his old pipe.
The supper bell rang. At. the sound, he
hastily started for the door. His hand was
on the latch, then he hesitated, his hand
dropped and he returned to the bench, sat
down and ran his fingers through his
hair.
The bell rang a second time. He laid
his pipe down carefull, arose, gave his
vest a pull, Settl'd his hat firmly on his
head and steadfastly walked Into Ihe
kitchen.
His wife was sitting by the table pour
ing the tea.
He hesitated a moment. She looked
very pretty as she sat there—prettier
than usual, somehow. Perhaps she had
on a better dress.
“Was your meeting successful?” she
queried, her eyes on the amber liquid.
“Very,” he replied as he crossed the
room to where his coat hung on the wood
en peg. "They nominated me for school
committee.”
She nodded her head reflectively. "You
will make a good one," she said. “They
ought to put good men In office.”
He stared at her back. "I'm sorry the
parlor ” he began.
“You needn't be,” she broke In sharply.
“I guess ’’ She set the teapot down, and
rising earefuljy walked around the table
and set It down at her husband's place.
"I guess that a man has a right to do f.s
he wants to in his own house.”
She glanced at him proudly. One arm
was In his coat sleeve.
"It’s pretty warm,” she remarked, seat
ing herself aguin, "and Lyford. perhaps
you’d be more comfortable If you didn't
put your coat on."
He sent a keen glance In her direction,
and ills blue eyes twinkled. Mechanically
he replaced Ihe coat and took his scat
at the table opposite her.
"I think that X should," he replied.
—Not Offended—“ That Sergeant Bunker
is certainly a terror." ‘‘What has he done
now?" “As soon as we got off at the de
pot he rushed up and kissed the three pret*
ttest girls in the crowd—all perfect stran
gers.” "What did they say?” “They said
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