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THE QEOiaQIAN’S MAGAZINE PAGE
“Initials Only” * By Anna Katherine Grene
A Thrilling Mystery Story of Modern Times
/rmvrißht. 1911. Street * Smith.)
(Copyright. 1911. by Dodd. Mead & Co.)
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT.
rnuld it be? Was '* he who was tiream
now or was the event of the night a
,n * ' farce of his own imagining? Mr.
Xther-on was whistling In his room,
” an d with ever increasing verve, and
he fine which filled the whole floor with
’'.sic was the same grand finale from
William Tell which had seemed to work
'.V magic in the night. As Sweetwater*
' alie ht the mellow but indifferent notes
Ending from those Ups of brass he
dragged forth the music box he held hid
den In his coat pocket and flinging it on
the floor stamped upon it.
■•The man is too strong for me,” he
, e( . His heart Is granite; he meets
m every move. What am Ito do now?”
The Danger Moment.
lo.r a day Sweetwater acknowledged
himself m be mentally crushed, disillu
cv.t ed and defeated. Then hi# spirits re
gamed heir poise. It would take a heavy
height indeed to keep them down per
manently.
Hi< i,pinion was not chan«K In re
t.. his neighbor's secret nhillt. A
demeanor of this sort suggested bravado
raflwr than bravery to the ever-suspicious
detective. But he saw, very plainly by
thi- time, that he would have to employ
more subtle methods yet ere his hand
would touch th*e goal which so tantallz
inglv eluded him.
His work at the bench suffered that
week he made two mistakes. But by
Saturday night he had satisfied himself
ih.at he had reached the point where he
w.'oild be justified in making use of Miss
t-halloner's letters. So he telephoned his
wishes to New York, and awaited the
p r .,.nised developments with an anxiety
we <an only understand by realizing how
much greater were his chances of fail
ure than of success. To insure the lat
te', every factor In his scheme must work
to perfection. The medium of communi
cation 'a young, untried girl I must do
her part with all the skill of artist and
author combined. Would she disappoint
them ' He did not think so. Women
possess a marvelous adaptability for this
kind of work, and this one was French,
which made the case still more hopeful.
Hut Brotherson! In what spirit would
he meet the proposed advances? Would
he even admit the girl, and. if he did.
would the interview bear any such fruit
as Sweetwater hoped for? The man who
could mock the terrors of she. night by
a careless repetition of a strain Instinct
with :he most sacred memories, was not
to be depended upon to show much feel
ing at sight of a departed woman's
writing
But r.o other hope remained, and Sweet
water faced the attempt with heroic de
termination.
The day was Sunday, which ensured .
ins^ 11 ,r
I W DRUDGE U V
Anfy Drudge Ones Miss Pretty
giri‘s Tears.
Drudge— “ Why, what’s the matter, dear? What
are you crying about?”
A7i,ss Prettygirl-—“Oh, my beautiful new waist is ruined
and it just makes me sick. That clumsy Will John
son upset a plate of refreshments on it last night at
the party, and spoiled all my fun.”
Drudge—“ And his, too, I’ll warrant. But dry your
eyes, dear. It was all an accident, no doubt, but you
feel so badly that you have to blame someone. Now
if you had only known of Fels-Napthayou could have
passed it off as a joke, enjoyed yourself and spared
Will an uncomfortable time. ”
There’s a right way and a wrong way
to do everything.
And there is a new way and an old
way to do almost everything.
The new way to wash clothes is the
hcls-Naptha way —in cool or lukewarm
water, no boiling, either in winter or sum
mer, and little rubbing.
And the Eels-Naptha is the right
as well —saves time, saves the back, saves
fuel, and the wash comes out cleaner,
sweeter, whiter.
It is up to you to choose between the
new and the old, the right and the wrong
way of doing your washing.
Simple directions for washing and
other household cleaning arc printed on
the inside of the red and green wrapper.
Brotherson's being at home. Nothing
would, have lured Sweetwater out for a
moment, though he had no reason to ex
pect that the affair he was anticipating
would come off till early evening
But it did. 1-ate in the afternoon he
heard the expected steps go by his door—
a ,woman’s step. But they were not
alone. A man’s accompanied them.
What man? Sweetwater hastened to
satisfy himself on this point by laying
his ear to the partition.
Instantly the' whole conversation be
came audible.
"An errand? Oh. yes. I have an errand!”
explained the evidently unwelcome in
truder, in her broken English. “This is
my brother Pierre. My name is Celeste
Ledru. I understand English ver well.
I have worked much in families. But he
understands nothing. He is all French.
He accompanies me for—for the—what
you dall it? les convenances. He knows
nothing of the beesiness.”
Sweetwater in the darkness of his clos
et laughed in his gleeful appreciation.
"Great!” was his comment. "Just great!
She has thought of everything—or Mr.
Gryce has.”
Meanwhile, the girl was proceeding with
increased volubility.
“What is this beesiness. monsieur? I
have something to sell —so you Americans
speak. Something you will want much —
ver’ sacred, ver’ precious. A souvenir
from the tomb, monsieur. Wilu you give
ten —no, that is too leetle—fifteen dollars
for it? It is worth—Oh, more, much
more to the true lover. Pierre, tu es
bete. Tiens-tu droit sur ta chaise. M.
Brotherson est un monsieur comme II
fact.”
This adjuration, uttered in sharp repri
mand and with but little of the. French
grace, <nay or may not have been under
stood by the unsympathetic man they
were "meant to impress. But the name
which accompanied them -his own name,
never heard but once before in this
house, undoubtedly caused the silence
which almost reached the point of em
barrassment. before he broke it with the
harsh remark:
“Your French may be good, but it does
not go with me. Yet it is more intelligi
ble than your • English. What do you
want here? What have you in that bag
you wish to open: and what do you mean
by the sentimental trash with which you
offer it?”
“Ah. monsieur has not memory of
me." came in the sweetest tones of a
really seductive voice. "You astonish
me, monsieur. I thought you knew
everybody else does —Oh, tout le monde,
monsieur, that I was Miss Chailoner's
maid—near her when other people were
not—near her the very day she died."
A pause; then an angry exclamation
from some one. Sweetwater thought
from the brother, who may have misin
terpreted some look or gesture on Broth
ersnn’s part. Brotherson himself would
t" ' • • ■ to show surprise in any such
noisy way.
To Be Continued in Next Issue.
t>§ New Dances to Succeed the Turkey Trot §1
THERE is a difference between the
dances of last year and those
which will be popular this com
inf* season.
Last year to dance well you had only
to imitate some one else.
This year, to be a successful dancer
in the drawing room as on the stage,
you must have imagination and origi
nality.
As far as the stage goes, the turkey
trot and simila- dances are a thing of
the past, and nothing is so completely
dead as a thing that is passed in toe
theatrical world.
The dances which we do could be
transported to the drawing room with
out any difficulty at all. There is noth
ing suggestive about them. and. except
in a few cases, the acrobatic features
could be eliminated without detracting
from the dance.
My first dan'ce. and I speak as the
elder sister, being fifteen minutes older
than Rose, is a dance of flirtation and
coquetry; almost any good dancer could
arrange it by simplifying it a little and
make a very pretty drawing room dance
of It.
It is danced to waltz time and the
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THE DOLLY SISTERS AND MARTIN BROWN, OF “THE MERRY COUNTESS" COMPANY, IN TWO OF THE
DANCES THAT ARE DESTINED TO BECOME POPULAR IN BALL ROOMS THIS WINTER.
two partners. while keeping in perfect
rhythm, do not clasp hands until the
very end of the dance.
Now. when two amateurs start out to
do dance of this sort, they ought to
think up a good little story, or a series
of incidents which they coulcj drama
tize while dancing.
The story must he cut up in different
sections or incidents and each incident
must be fitted to a certain number of
bars of music. We are using the beau
tiful Strauss waltzes and other Strauss
numbers, which can be had at any mu
sic store, and are in most of the albums
of dance music.
After the introduction, which should
be performed by the orchestra or musi-
Advice to the
Lovelorn
B( Beatrice Fairfax.
YOUR MOTHER IS UNREASONABLE
Tk>ar Miss Fairfax:
I am a young man 24 years old.
«and am engaged to a young lady of
s-ixteen. We were to have been
married in May and she had all her
wedding trousseau ready. Her par
ents are willing, but my mother ob
jects strenuously. I can not tell
why she dislikes it so much, as the
girl is of a good family and very
pretty, with a real good education.
My mother suffers intensely with
her heart and I fear if I marry so
much against her wishes, it will kill
her. E. K.
If your mother had objections to the
girl, it would be, your duty to consider
them, but 1 gather her objections are
based on the fear of losing you. This
maternal selfishness is deplorable, and
not uncommon if reasoning and pa
tiehce and coaxing fail to win her over,
marry without her consent. You owe it
to the girl.
THE MAN WAS RIGHT.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
1 am a young girl seventeen years
old and love a boy two years my
senior. 1 see him every day, but
have not yet received an introduc
tion. The manner in which he act
ed, it seemed as if he cared for me
also, but at a ball 1 saw him. but
he did not come over to ask me to
dance with him. I do not know
what this means because I dearly
love him HEARTBROKEN
It means the man respects you so
mmt) 1 • deems an introduction neces
sary before asking you to dance with
him
I ion i expect oi accept any attentions
t otn him till you hav< been introduced.
By THE DOLLY SISTERS.
clans alone, your coquetry dance begins,
the man and girl ente.ring from differ
ent sides of the stage.
I am going to outline a simplifies
version of our dance, which could be
followed out by two ordinary t good
dancers.
The main thing to remember is that
you must be absolutely certain of your
incidents and the action that is to go
with them and exactly how long each
one is going to take.
Musical introduction. •
Entrance to waltz step from opposite
side of the room, eight bars.
Meeting in the center of stage or
room with curtsy on the part of the
girl, salutation on the part of the ma.i,
eight bars.
Waltzing promenade side by sid<.
both looking at each other, the girl
coquetting with the man. and he flirting
with her
He endeavors to catch her and she
leads him on. always managing to es
cape before he comes up to her. Thi
could be made very pretty in a drawing
room or ball room, by waltzing around
different objects at the sides of the
room, such as chairs, pedestals, etc.
The way 1t is done depends entirely
upon the amount of space and dramatic
talent, as well as the grace and ability
of the dancers. Gestures and facial ex
pression must suggest a violent flirta
tion.
The chase becomes wilder anil wild
er, the dancers waltzing and turning,
Willi arms extended and swaying.
The man catches up with tire girl,
puts his arm around her and tries to
kiss her; she bends back and puts het
hand before her face.
She escapes again, and the same
thing is repeated. This time, after the
uns’urx’essful kiss, they waltz together
for eight bars; she, however, does not
hold him as in the ordinary but
Do You Know-
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the danger of the modern long hatpin,
has provided its conductors with boxes
of hatpin point-protectors. Ladies with
unguarded hatpins may now choose be
tween getting down from the car and
giving the conductor an extra penny
for a couple of the municipal point
protectors.
The deaths in Irisli work houses
during the past year included those of
no fewer than seventeen centenarians.
One of these persons was stated to be
110 years and another 108 years of age.
while two had reached 107 and three
106 years.
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leans back on his arm with the hands
behind her head, or extended the
side.
The end of the dance can he either a
fast waltz together, or the girl once
more escaping from the man, and
waltzing quickly away from him.
A very pretty step is one called
"skating,” which must be done to two
four time instead of to the waltz meas
ure; a long glissade or skating step is
taken with the right foot, both part
ners facing in the same direction.
There is a momentary balance with
the left foot up, a slight hop with the
right up, and the two-step Is resumed,
with the next glissade on the left foot.
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Up-to-Date Jokes
“Sorry, Bill. 1 can't come to the thea
ter tonight. Now, don't look so cross—
you ain't cross, really, are yer, Bill?”
“No, 1 ain’t exactly cross, Liz, but
still it is a bit aggravating for a chap
to find he's washed his face and hands
for nothing, ain't it?"
“If 1 were an ostrich,” began the
mean man at the breakfast table, as he
picked up one of his wife’s “rock”
cakes,. “then” —
"Yes." interrupted the patient better
half. “then I might get a few feathers
tor that old hat I've worn for three
years.”
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
Ry Frances L. Garside
X T OUR waist and skirt are to- i
V gether in the back, you have
remembered to powder your ,
nose; your hair doesn't need pushing
up in the back, dr ratting in the front, (
and .vour hat is on straight." said Mrs.
Lysander John Appleton to her daugh
ter one morning. “Now, diop these
things from your mind, and remember
the meat for dinner."
During her ride down four floors in
an elevator Daysey Mayme powdered
her nose before the elevator mirror,
adjusted her hat. patted her hair here
and pulled it there, turned like a con
tortionist till she could get a view of
her nose before the elevator mirror,
her hips and lifted herself out of her
corset—a woman's way of giving her
self a better figure—and re-powdered
her nose.
When she entered the meat market a
hush fell upon the seven women pres
ent, for Daysey Mayme, with her open
work clothes and her. powder, looked
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much like over-floured lattice-work pie.
Daysey Mayme never stands in line.
Stepping ahead of all the women pres
ent. she said in the loud and lofty tones
of those to whom the high cost of liv
ing means nothing:
"Send me up two cheap little steaks.
Oh. about $3 each, if you have them. I
guess that kind .will do.”
The butcher’s eyes glistened at such
an order, and the other women who
had been grumbling because soup bones
had advanced from nine cents to eleven
cents, stared In amaze.
Having made the desired Impression.
Daysey Mayme followed the butcher to
the back of the store, presumably to
see what he was going to cut off
When they were out of earshot of the
others she said In a whisper: ‘.‘l have
changed my mind about the steak
Please send up five cents worth of
liver.”
Then, with her nose held so high she
had to stand on tip-toe to powder it,
she walked out.