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rVtma th« (1«mi of hutrd K«Uerroan»— Wrrr^n »«rs1on. Ooprrtgh:»(1. 101Q. by • Berlin. English trtnakUioo at. 4 •oapilatioB by TO-DAY’S INSTALLMENT. But th*re was no return to the old apathy. He felt the foil of a live oppo nent now and suspected that this oppo nent was the tall, fair-haired girl. He could not read her plans or alms, but he felt that a contest was still on and for a tremendous prize So he wa» not unduly surprised when Miss Lloyd ap peared In his office at Tunnel City one day, smiling and cordial. He had not seen her for weeks. She snook hands with him without the slightest trace of embarrassment. He had no difficulty in obtaining all the hearings he could desire with any man whom he wished to approach. He remained in Washington three, weeks, hut at the end of that time he was convinced that there was not the slight est hope that the Government would take over the enterprise. He returned to Tunnel City and worked up an adroit scheme of procedure which he sub mitted to Vanderstyfft on£ night at his club. Vanderstvffe was vastly inter ested and promised to take it up with Wltterateiner and others. "Witterst,elner thinks It's a wonder, Allan,” Vanderstyfft told him. "ami so do the rest of us. But no one will stir • foot or put up a nickel without Uoyd. Tt's the same old game. Allan. When ‘L‘ frnes in they are afraid to stay out. When he stays out they are afraid to go in.” Then Allan decided to attack Lloyd once more. Ethel was not visible when he called, but the old financier re*, celved him with every mark of regard and consideration. Allan decided to tell him boldly and baldly everything that he had atempted and demand a definite answer. If this should be unfavorable, he. would abandon the tunnel, burn his plans, and retire to the wilderness to hunt and fish "I could have told you the answer you would get if you had taken the trouble to be frank with me, my boy,” said the old man. "The Washington Govern ment and Vanderstyfft and bis friends toM you the plain truth. It isn’t that they couldn’t handle the thing from this time on, possibly, without me. But they don’t dare risk H. My coming in means so much in the way of advertising, and, after all, in the last analysis, we will have to use the public’s money in some shape or form, and we have to have- the public on our side.” ‘‘Well, what do you say, Mr. Lloyd?” asked Allan, quietly. The financier appeared to reflect for a moment. ”1 suppose -1 gather—that you came here for a final and definite answer?” ‘Wes.” Disappointing News. •‘Well, if I am compelled to give that answer now it would have to be •No ’ Wait—don’t interrupt. I say if I were compelled to give a definite an swer now. All my impulses and inclina tions urge me to give you the answer you seek, Mr. Allan, but my judgment tells me that it w’ould not be wise. I ran not answer for next month, or even HER STATEMENTS DESERVE NOTICE Mrs Walls Makes Public Some Interesting Facts Which Should Interest All Women. Leinarts. Tenn.—Mrs. Martha Walls. of this town makes thfj following next week. Many things can happen in that time.” Allan was bitterly disappointed. "I’m so glad that I found you in,” she said, with a dazzling smile. “Then we both have a reason to re joice," he returned lightly. "That is very gratifying.” declared the girl. “Not the compliment, 1 mean but the fact that you haven't gotten entirely out of the way of paying them occasionally. Father and I were afraid you were going back to your hermit life when you came down here again .” “I’m too busy,” he assured her. “While there’s hope there's life.” "Bravo!” she cried. "There is always hope. Isn’t there? And. speaking of that, father wants me to ask you to come to dinner with us to-morrow evening and go to a concert if you think you can stand the music.” "I'm sure I could,” he returned. “It isn't the dread of the music that would make me. hesitate. But I might say further lhat while there's hope there's work.” She pouted ever so little. ”Oh, surely. Mr. Allan, the work can get along without you for a few hours.” "I don’t know.” he said, doubtfully. “Don’t think I'm inseivsible to your kindness. Miss Lloyd, but really things are very pressing here just now. and if you and your father will not be of fended I would like to ask to be ex cused this once.” She studied ihs face for a moment. She felt certain that it was not work that was keeping him away. “You’re quite certain you won’t be able to arrange things so you can get away?” “Well,” he hesitated, “if you can hold the invitation open I'll do my best. Would 4 o’clock to-morrow be too late?” “By no means.” she assured him, generously. “I'll call you up at 4 sharp.’’ The next day at 4 Allan regretted over the telephone that he could not possibly come to the city. A Last Chance. Allan had considerable pride of his own. He had determined that he would not appeal to Lloyd again excepting as an absolutely last resort—and then only when convinced that there was no fur ther prospect of advances from that side. He had one more desperate card to play—an appeal to the Federal Gov ernmeht. ^ ^ T DON'T wish to appear to be ac- I cusing you of playing fast and loose. Mr. Lloyd,” he said, “hut I can not see what is to be gained by further delay.” “Nor can I,” returned the older man with a little smile. “The great, thing. Allan, is public confidence. So soon as we see unmistakable signs that we have some measure of that on our side the rest'is easy.” “But how can we do anything to learn ” "Now you have me!” declared Mr Lloyd, with a faint twinkle in his eye "Do you think you can trust me—for a month, say?” "Yes,” said Allan, reluctantly. “Good! You are under my orders You are to forget all about the tunnel for 30 days. F want you to come here next week and visit us for at least two w f eeks, and we are not to mention tun nel once. Ethel will be here, and site has all sorts of social plans. Will you obey instructions?” he smiled. Allan made a wry face, but he smiled. “Very well.” he said Four nights later there was a big symphony concert—the big musical event of the year. .lust before the music began there was a marked stir in the house. Ethel Lloyd, wearing the famous Rosy Diamond and the Lloyd rubies, entered the Lloyd box and fier escort was—MacKendree Allan! there was a gasp around the “horseshoe,” and a further excitement when “Old Lloyd” himself entered a few minutes later. A Surprising Event. Next day the New York papers men tioned the fact and gave It some promi nence. Nowhere was the incident dis cussed with greater interest than in the financial district. Allan and Miss Lloyd out together twice within the same week! The following afternoon there was a little timid trading in Tunnel se- •.•urit.*«,.*. And old LTov.i smiled s cyrd- statements for publication: “I feel it my duty :o tell you what your medi cine, Cardui, the woman’s tonic, has done for me. ‘•For four (4) year?*, I suffered terri bly with womanly troubles, and I found no relief in different medicines which *' took. Finally, I began to take Cardui, the woman's tonic, and after 'taking six bottles 1 am completely cured 1 feel like a different person altogether. All the pains are gone, and f am in batter health than I have beer in for four years. Have gained a great deal in weight. •■[ still take Cardui as a tonic. My hu#band, as well as myself, can not praise it too highly. “I hope this letter will induce other njor, suffering women to try Cardui, Dr it is the best medicine in the world for women.” If you suffer from any of the nu merous ailments so common to ail women, why not take this lady's ad vice. and try Cardui? It has helped her. as well as a million other wom en in the past half century. Why shouldn’t it do the same for you? We feel sure it will. Reading of Mrs. Walls’ helpful ex perience should encourage you to try what this medicine will do for you. Get a bottle of Cardui from your druggist to-day You won’t regret it. n Write to: Chattanooga Medicine (V. Ladies' Ad visor \ Dept., (’hstfanoo- Tp n n for Special Instructions on foiu and M r-asm book, “Home Treatment for Women, sent in plain wrapper - < Advt.) cal smile when he noticed it. Twice in the following week Allan was observed as the escort of Miss Lloyd in places where observation could not well be avoided. Then a New York paper more than hinted in a column “story” on the front page that Allan and Miss Lloyd were engaged Tunnel shares rose 7 points in ari hour on the Stock Exchange, and the whole financial world of five continents began to stir and bubble. Allan was white with rage when the newspaper article came to his attention. His first impulse was to go to that newspaper office and wreck it; and then he reflect ed that it was not exactly gallant i<; make too strong an exhibition of anger over a report of an engagement to an altogether charming and desirable girl Instead, he hurried off to see Miss Lloyd. To his amazement the young woman only laughed. "My dear, Mr. Allan.” she said. ”1 should think that you had been in the newspapers long enough to get used in things of this sort I have, anyway. Of course. I know that you didn’t have anything to do with it, and of course 1 want you to deny it as emphatically as you. 1 will, too, as soon as I can get hold of a few of those reporters.” To 3e Continued To-morrow. Precocious Baby. A university professor who has greatly endeared himself to hi? students on account of his kind- heartedness. has one particular fall ing—tfiat of absent-mindedness. He visited his married nephew a few days ago and had listened to the young wife’s praise of her firstborn. Tne gentleman felt that he must say something to give the Impression that he was interested. “Gan the dear little fellow walk?” he inquired quietly. •’Walk?” shouted ihe mother. "Why. lie ha« been walking for five months'" Dear m**!” *»x<'laimed the profe* . r lapsing again into a harm• tion. V\ hat a long wa,\ tie must nave got' 3i? 58 A Contrast in Hats—{the Price)—and A Charming GoJVn Described by Olivette dV W Little Bobbie’s Pa By WILLIAM F. KIRK. M EN has got lots of pet naims for thare wifes, but lots of times thay doant choose the naims very good. I have herd sum of the married men wioh dims to our house call thare wifes Littel Pearl & the wife wud be big & dark, or sujn of the other men wud call thare wifes Grate big butiful dob & she wud he skinny & hoamly & little. But the funniest naim for a husband to use for a pet naim wen it doesn't fit is The Kid. Mister Hemingway cairn up to the house last nite with his wife. I dident see her at first, heekaus I was "in the library wen Pa brought Mister Heming way in. he was talking to Pa & getting a cigar wile his wife was In the other room talking to Ma. Yes. sed Mister Hemingway, wen a man has traveled the. pace & had all the variety thare is. he decides that thare Is nothing like a butiful Imam life, so he marries sum good littel gurl that is his pal & Comforter. Now, sed Mister Hemingway, wen 1 married The Kid she knew 1 was a man of the world. & she took me as such. The Kid & me understand each other perfeckly. & she leens on me & reelies on my strong arm for proteckshun & suppoart. I thot to myself that The Kid must be awful littel & helpless, beekaus Mis ter Hemingway wasent vary strong looking He only waved about a hun dred & ter. pourros*. At he wa* kind of oald feeble looking. The Kid understands me. he sed to Pa. She knows that eeven the wildest of men maik.s the best husbands wen thay get married & settel down. I sup pose yure wife is the saim as The Kid. No. sed Pa. thare isent vary much of*ha> clinging trust-fulness about my wife. It is true that 1 used to sport around a lot wen I was singel. Pa. sed. but my wife newer took It for granted that I changed Into another man the mlnnit 1 got married. To he perfectly candid about it. Pa sed. she watches me up a littel to this day, & every onst In a while, wen I have been out loo lait, I have to use all my elloquens to maik her b^eleeve that I was rite at the lodge rooms all of the tim*v O, The Kid wud newer think of tell- j ing me anything a bout my conduck. j sed Mister Hemingway. Now that we' have finished our cigar, f want you to meet her. So we went in the other rpom to meet Mister Hemingway's v if**. , 1 thought she was going to he a littel woman, but wen I loked at her I was sur-prlsed. She was big Sr fat A she looked as strong as Pa. Her t^hin was square, like a block, & her lips was thin & she jest barely opened her jaws wen she talked. If she wud have been a man thare wuddent be any cullqrd chain pee n Ware have you been? .She asked Mr. Hemingway Oh, Kid, that Is all right, sed Mis ter Hemingway. My frend Sc I were Just in thare having a cigar Sr I was singing youre praise to him. I was tell ing him how nice a temper you had. You mite have spared yourself the trubbel. sed The Kid. I think my tem per will speck for itself All rite. Kid. sed Mister Hemingway You bet it i« all rhe. sed The Kid That i*« the way she arted nit the ev* i mg. A- after she wa« gone Pa be*g;:p to ler Lhe" ed f'a \\ ho, sed Ma The K By OLIVETTE. I SN'T this a chic little chapeau on the left for early fall? It is of white satin, or supple felt, and is a "flower-pot” shape, with a hand of self material finishing at the edge. Two wide loops flare up in front, and a softer loop descends across the crown. The home milliner will find this hat very easy to copy—and the expense won’t lie very great. Twenty-five cents for the flowerpot foundation shape, a dollar for the yard of satin, and a dollar and a half for a yard of black velvet cut on the bias. This velvet may In* cut in three strips, which can la* stitched together invisibly. Another quarter for millinery wire and lining, and for three dollars you have a smart and unusual little “first” hat. veiling gown of pale lemon brocade Is rather startling without transgressing the limits of good te. The gown itself takes the form of a princess dress cut with blousing waist and fish-tail train. The top part of the bodice is a dainty kimono of fine ma line lace and ivory eh iff on. ruder this shimmers a pale apricot ribbon which is laid across the chest and under the arms. Over the dress and joining the “V” neck is a long coat of palest apricot chiffon, which falls to the bottom of the skirt with no open ing for the arms. This cape-coat is edged with sin applique of dull gold and pink roses with leaves of green gold. I'mlcr this trimining the chiffon coat, tightens into a few folds sil the back. Behold si hat. on the right, that the ‘‘home milli ner” can never hope to manufacture! < if tete du negro velvet is the smart shape which scoops over milady’s right eye, turns smartly tip at the left side and the back and arranges Itself In a soft, "near” Tam o’ Shanter crown. And of the same wonderful sinok.v dark brown shade is the great cascading spray of paradise, that extends across the back. The price? Oh, it can l>e don** for one hundred and fifty dollars, if milad.v does not demand too generous a mass of the frothy paradise In her crown! Up~to-the-Mmute Jokes r ^ ■ A - !H« V. “Man overboard’” shouted an ex cited passenger on an Atlantic liner, as he hastily left his place at the dinner table and scrambled up the companion way. An affrighted crowd of ladies and gentlemen followed him. He was wildly expostulating with the captain on deck when they surrounded him w ith eagt r inquiries. “Where is Who i*« he?” they de manded, and the originator of the scare laid hi? hand upon his breast and said, with melodramatic air: "Here he is! I am the man over- bored. I have been compelled to sit four days at the same table with three men who can’t talk about any thing but golf. I want mv place changed, or I’ll gel out and walk!” A good story anent his physical powers is told by Mr. Georg*' Robey, the well-known comedian. A brother comedian anil himself were comparing the size of their re spective chests and biceps in Mr. Robey s dressing room one evening "Feel the muscles of my neck.” Mr Kobe\ said: “put your fingers round my throat.” The other gripped Mr. Robey's throat, while the latter set his teeth and contracted all 'the muscles. He seemed much Impressed by the dis play, and Mr. Robey says he expected some compliment to his muscular de velopment. All the other said, how ever. was. "George, they will have a both'*r hang you." A keen-eyed but obviously poorly educated settler in a colony in Le pioneer stage took his overgrown son to a (ountry f-fhool. “This ’ere boy's arter Turning.” he said to the -'hoolmaster. “What’s yer bill o’ fare?’’ “Our curriculum, sir.” replied the schoolmaster, "embraces geography, physiology, an-umetic. algebra, trig onometry-— "That'll «'o. Load him up heavy with trigernometry. lie's* the only poor shot in the family.” • * • An angry advertiser rushed into the j office of a provincial paper recently and shouted: “See here, our ad ought to read: ‘Thorn-wilds of patrons are wearing trousers of our make." The foreman of the composing room looked up. an*. Weakly said: “Well?” The ’rate advertiser threw down i copy of the paper containing the ad. The compositor had made !t "matrons.” One Woman’s Story . By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER CHAPTER XXXVI. M'" ARY FLETCHER tried to con es 1 her pained surprise when she saw her mother-in-law's home and the street into which the elderly woman had moved. For Mrs. Fletcher senior's new quarters were in a building of very cheap flats, or tenements. This building was on an avenue through which an elevated road runs and the proximity to Twen ty-third street made the place easy <*f access, H fact for which Mary was grateful when she. with her baby and large suit case, left the ferry on the afternoon of her arrival in New York. Her mother-in-law was on the watch for her and met her at the foot of the .stairs leading to the third floor on which were the humble rooms. “I guess you’re surprised to see me in this common part of town, ain't you?" she queried when <=ihe had deposited the baby on her bed, hav ing insisted on carrying him upstairs herself. "But while I don’t think f ever had much pride, the little 1 did have has had a fall. I’ll tell you all about it la ler. First of all. let me help you and the child off with your things." This 5he proceeded to do. talking all the time. Mary observed that the elderly woman had lost much of her sharpne**. and when she saw the lines of care in her face she pitied her and determined to he very gentle with her. Bert's mother’s bed was in the only bedroom in the small flat, but in the parlor was a couch on which Mary was to sleep, and by that was a small camp cot that the grandmother had bought expressly for the baby. “It whs real cheap,” whe Kaid. “oniv a dollar. But we can make It soft by folding comforters and puttin' them on It. and he ain't such an ac tive child as to roll off easy. One side of the cot can be against your couch, and we'll fence him in on the other side with chair?. I ain't got a very fine place her* Mary, but there's room in it for you.” For the first time since she had met her husoand’s mother Mary kissed her. "Thank you,” she said, sincerely "you are very kind, and baby and I appreciate it.” In spite of what his mother had written. Bert's wife had not sus pected until that night In what straits he had put his mother Now that he had gone away (he had started on lus Journey that morning) lii9 mother spoke freely of him and his recent conduct. She told Marv how he had o<*T»e to her. hts mother, time and again, "with a hard luck story,” asking her to help him out. "I suppose you'll think I've been a foolish old woman.” she said, "to do all I’ve done. I know I told you once 1 knew how to manage men. and I always thought I’d hold out against any attempt that Bert might make to get money out of me But, Lord! T guess mothers is all alik when the pinch comes And when he told me that a few thousand would just iide him over a had place in his business, and that the lack of it would ruin him. I let hint have the money. And then he come and told me that he found he’d need another thousand to make the matter sure. I got mad at first and asked him if h« wasn’t sendin’ good money after bad. but he said that It wa# all right. He—” she faltered and he# voice broke—"he actually took h • oath that It was all on the •quare. And now the money’s gone, and r.f tells me that business ain't any bet« ter. that everybody's done him, but that he’ll make good yet.” She paused and tried to look lik# her brusque and arrogant »olf. "Oh." she exclaimed. ’Tve learne<| my lesson and It’s ro#t me about all I’d laid aside against m.v old age! But I’ve got a little left to keep me yet If T live in a tenement like C thought I'd never live in. If I’ve the good luck to die before long, t may not have to go to the poor- house.” She tried to laugh, but the young*# woman saw the misery hack of the sorry effort. "As long as there is a roof ove# our heads, It will always be you# roof, too," she said. “Surely”—she hesitated—"your ,««on will never ie« you want for anything after all you’ve done for him. Tie tells me that busi ness has been dull, but it may not be long before the money he has put Into it will bring him in some thing better than he now has.” The wife spoke bravely, but he# tone did not deceive the mother. The two looked into each other's eyes steadily, and each saw the fear In the other’s gaze. Then the mother spoke solemnly, leaning for ward and laying her large hand *»n her daughter-in-law's slender an! toll-worn fingers. "Mary," she said slowly. “1 wonder where that money’s gone!” Mary felt herself turn pa'e. "Why.’* she faltered, "into Bert's business l hope. Except, of course”—she paused. —"except, of course—that he spend# some of -t on—on—liquor!” In spite of her familiarity with, her husband's habits she felt her self blush as she confessed them to his mother. But her listener did not notice her confusion. "Child.” she said, "a man can t' spend just on drink all the mor.ev Bert’s borrowed ofT me. I’m afraidi —that”— Then she checked herself abruptly. "There!” she exclaimed, "lei's pot talk any more about It to-night, norj at all. until we know whether it’# gone Into business or somewhere'* else. And—” holding up a huge fin ger to emphasise her remarks— ‘Tin goln* to find out!” After which cryptic speech she be came very silent. It was grav dawn in the third story telement before Rert Fletcher’s wlf# closed her eves and forgot her anxletr in fit fui sleep Smart Yankee. ••Now, gents," said a Yankee at din ner. "guess I’ll show you somethin* That not a critter in this room ever seed afore, and not a critter livin’ ever will see again. D’ye bet?” The bet was made, and the Yankee took a nut off the dessert plat*, and, cracking it. held up the kernel be tween bis finger and thumb. 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