PETE INTER? ELEO.
He Was Not Returned and Healed
the Breach.
By CLARISSA MACK1E.
ICopyrighl, 191U. u American l-Tess Asso
ciation, j
, . Evelyn, having returned her tiifrn;t
ment ring i li hard llaiiam. was i m
lectiug tier oilier gifts for the same
purpose wheu it iMTiiin-d to tier that
she Would like to keep oue or tUem
What should she retain?
tt llj. Pete.
She caressed his brindled cunt, mid
ft strange lump came inio Met throat
as bis pink huikuh licked her little,
riugless hand. Then she sal up and
blinked hack the brightness to her eyes
aud completed her task.
She wondered it Ui hard would come
tonight. No: he wouid sulk one day.
and t heu tomorrow evening he would
come.
The uext day Evelyn shopped and
luix-lied and calleil with exceeding dil
igence. late in tile afternoon she slip
ped home to a quiet cup of tea in tier
own sitting room. There were no let
ters, uit messages mulling for her.
lu the evening Mr. llallain was an
nounced. Kveiyn tried lo subdue the
-wild beating of her heart and da Hied
over the adjust nietit of a rose in her
hair. It would he all right after , all
Her soul sang with joy: hut. cocUrte
that she was Evelyn schooled her face
to pro'ter severity as she entered the
drawing room. -
"Good evening Miss Lovell." said
Hallam. with grave politeness, taking
her hand for an instant ami 1 1 i i
It tiasilly. " received your note last
evening I have iirught .loties around
with me to help carry the stuff away "
The the stuff;'" she staiuim-tod.
nonplused at his manner and the
stra iiyeness of the situaiion.
"'"Why. yes." he replied cheerfully:
"you wrote that you had some trifles
you wanted me to remove from the
premises, and here I am "
' Evelyn lifted her head haughtily.
"Certainly." she said with assumed
' "TiOOlIB TuIKB A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL,"
- . UK SAID.
carelessness; "I had forgotten for the
rvmwui? I will" riujr for Martiu to
baring them."
"The.va in stfence rtrirll Martin's fat
whjte calves staggered imu Hie room
un r-r Trie Tv c!l it r anassotTii7eiiT of
neatly tied packages. Evelyn staryd
miserably at the sight. Hallam grin
ned broadly. "Looks like a Christ
mas festival." he said, with ill timed
levity. . ; ,
Marrin deposited the, packages - on
the floor and departed. Pick Hallam
drew a slip of paper from his pockets ;
"1 have an inventory here." he re
marked, with a businesslike air that
was disconcerting. Evelyn felt t ha'
she was the victim of some horrible
uls'htmare. It could not be possible
that Ii k Hallam had been so mean
as to Keep an account of the gifts he
had L'iven on birthdays and at 'hrist
mastide: Where was the generosity
and love that had always character
ized loyal I Mel?':
"Let me see. " he continued thought
fully, scanning the paper in his hand.
"1 will call off the items, and you may
tell me if they are all Here I am sor
ry to be obliged to tr tilde you ill the
nutter." he added litelv
"It Is no trouble.' siie said faintly
"All the things are there"
"A jeweled bauble, .'pearl hatpins,
lace fan. dock, hooks. gold purse- or
er -a picture V" he interrogated her
doubtfully. -
"Yes." she murmured in a low. dis
tressed tone, "a picture" .
"Anil one dos." he ended sh irply.
replacing the paper in his ietfr cise.
"Oh.: un fi':i Pete"' she cried, with
an involuntary gesture of alarm.
"Oh. yes. Pete, of course. .lie' said In
a malter of fact tone
"1 cannot let him so." she said de
fiantly. "1 insist that the dor shall be in
eluded among the articles." .
"1 beg yon will leave Pete with me
We und rtai:d e:t h other, I I ve I:! '
bo." she sail, with a linnii m he
throat.
"I regret the ne essity . . but I -. nn-i
leave hill'." lie replied rcoit 'iw.sjy.
"I will brim; Dim myself" sin1 said
Twenty minutes passed. i-uri" Evelyn
did not return,. He rang the b''
"Pleas., remind Mi I.ov I! that 1 at
lit ?,;;,Ui iu X.-XIUI.
"I l g your paidoti. sir. bin Mi
Evelyn went out." explained the man
"Where did she no?"
"She didn't say, sir. She had tli
dog. and she said she. might tiot reiurc
tonight '' ,
Hallam smiled enigmatically,
".lust tell my man io call a ah and
take these, packages Around tu iu
rooms'." ' lie said to Martiu. Then lu
left the house.
fi so happened that Hie-hard Hallam
was her vis a vis at the Lumley din
neillle following night. The greeted
one another witli frisrid politeness, and
then Evelyn turned her. atteution tc
IVr ie Goodall. who took her In. while
Ri hard devoted himself to Mary Cain
- eron. '. ; ; ''' ' "''. .
Pen le was a dog fancier. , He loved
df'gs. b'on irh' dogs, thought dogs, wrote
dogs and showed dugs: but. almve all.
he talked dogs. ' He was talking dogs
. now. i- r .
"For a gojwl, all around, companion
able dog. one that Is affectionate. In
telligent and a genuine spurt. . com
mend me to a Boston terrier," he said
enthusiastically. '
, Evelyn shot an apprehensive glance
across the table. Hallam was disc uss
ing an entree with careful attention,
but she-knew he had heard Uoodall's
loud, crisp tones.
"Oh. yes." she wild carelessly, "d ops
are inten'sting. but ' I want - to hear
aboiit that skating rink you are build
ing at Vinectiff. Mr. rtoodail" :
-: ; "BufV exptisiulared - -iMdaII. -"t
thought yoii werea "don- -lover. Mts
Lovell.
ribbon!'
Surely your Vfto wan: larirtl' .ft.mJt.rafttpnM n
. -i-:. iv. 1 Jed' bebihd the balma.. You must
"Yes." yes,
sne-: iDiemi'Tea id- Hgo-
-nized - haste. Why ' should tie erlt
iii lall ii"- about hof jllii"--dogsV-i rl'
ntlore llieai. y"ou T;now."o"n1y T want to
hear aluitit the rink now." she added
in a low tone. j; ,
. "Very , well."- he laughed pood na
luredly. "exit the dop and enter th
L rink,. It's a tank 1(0 feet aquare:
glass rcMf. with an Ice plant concealed
in the cellar. When It Is completed I
I -mall have a carnival, and 1 know you
will Ih queen of the festivities: Bow's '
thatr
"That will be dellphtftil." she said,
with a relieved laugh. Dick was
- frowning Into bis plate now. and she
. felt a little better. It was apparent
that Mr. Hallam was experiencing the
pangs of jealousy.
After that they went to the play, and
Dick Hallam still danced atteudauce
upon Alary t'ameron.
"Nice girl. Miss Cameron." ventured
Goodall as he helped Evelyn into her
; cloak after the curtain bad rung down
for the last time. v
"Lovely!" exclaimed Evelyn enthusl
. astlcally. ,. .
. "Engaged to Hallam's cousin, isu't
abe'" asked troodall.
"1 didn't know." faltered Evelyn.
"So they say. Rob Hallam is in the
Philippines, you know. The engage
ment hasn't been announced, althougti
it leaked out at the club."
i, "Oh!" said Evelyn, aud it is not on
record what Evelyn thought.
Three miserable weeks dragged by.
miserable for Evelyn Lovell. IM'-k slit
saw occasionally, always the satn.
cool, courteous, distant Dick. .Nothing
more bad been said about Pete, and .
. be remained in Evelyn's Mtssession
the hostage at her love. Once' iu tht-
solitude of her rooni she had attacked
the astonished Pete and sbakeu biu
forcibly. j
"You hateful, horrible dog! If li
hadn't been for " you I do believe"
What she believed -Evelyn did uot ut
ter, so t he aggrieved Pete never knew.
One crisp morning she sallied forth
with Pete at her heels. She shop-ted
without euthusiasni. and then, over
come by a weariness that was unuai
ural to her buoyant temperameut. she
went into a certain smart little tea
room aud ordered luucbeou. Pete sat
on a chair lieside her loftily Indiffer
ent to the tempting sights and smells
that surrounded him. y
The room was deserted save for hr
self and a group at another table in
a far corner screened with palms. She
discussed her salad languidlj. Sud
denly she raised her eyes and saw that
it was Ric hard Hallam who was seat
ed at the opposite table -and of course
the Cameron girl. She lifted her chin
with hauteur and bowed coldly. He
returned It stiffly. She thought he wiw
looking pale aud tired and somewhat
bored. It Was strange that such a
busy lawyer; as Hallam could spend
lime dangling after a creature like the
Cameron girl. Oh. everything was
strange and so horrid anyway'.
Pete sat beside her. his black nostrils
twitching andHilging. expectant eyes'
fastened on Hick Hallam's face. Hip
whole iMKiy quivered as If controlled
by a multitude of tiny muscles of steei.
Suddenly, as if in response to some an
ticipated signal, he uttered a loud yelp
of joy and Inhi tided across the table,
leaving disaster in his wake.
' Straight as a die he shot toward
Hallam. who rose hastily and endeav
ored to. quiet the excited animal.
-Evelyn had arisen from her seat
Her face was quite white, and it was
evident that he was agitated over the
contretemps. Hallam advanced toward
her. determination in Uis manner.
.. "Come and join us. Evelyn." he' said
authoritatively. , T -
I cannot. she whispered brokenly
XMisense: he. laughed: : "Come: my
"mit
lie went. .There . was. gladness in
b'r bear' iu h e-'" in. the carew-'.
sTTe vouchsafed t!7e faiTTiTess Fete.
"Iick." she said later . when they
were making all things right between
them, "did you call Pete to come to
yonV"
Hallam laughed happily. "1 did." be
admitted, "and"-
"And I told himto go." she mur
mured to the lapei ot n -oat.
PHILOSOPHY OF A UNION
BISHOP.
Satan has had more dealings
with God than any other wit
ness summoned. He says God
is a tyrant. He has a grudged
I believe in trade unions. 1
am a union bricklayer.
Christian charity and brother
ly love will go a long way to
ward winning . labor battles if
rightly applied.
A country's prosperity de
pends upon the sterling charac
ter of its producing class.
It Is an honor to be a wage
earner. Jesus was a carpenter.
Afterward he was a shepherd.
He is one still.
It is one of the sorrows of the
age that men have been drop
ping away from the church.
The church is to blame for it.
We can't make the wcr'd bet
ter by preaching to thicks: VVe
want the folks. We are get-
ting them. Bishop Mclnt; re of x
St. Paul. t
Labor Union Briefs.
Commissary stoies have bea opened
in Chicago for the reiief of striking
garneut waivers.
At Barre, Vt., Italian Americans con
duct a co-operative store which does a
grocery business of $20,000 yearly.
The sum of $200 was set aside by the
San Francisco Waiters" u:i ion for the
purpose of having a Christmas dinner
for members out of work.
The San Francisco Electrical Work
ers' union has volunteered the services
of its members in restoring the elec
trical system in . the Men's Industrial
home.
The Women's Union Label league of
San Francisco has dacided to urgj
upon the next, legislature to enact a
law providing for an eight hour work
day for women and children wage
workers. The San Francisco Building Trades
council has Instructed tiu? Mosaic
Y orkers' union to disband. This will
be done, the members of the dsfunt
union joining the cement workers, tile
setters and marble workers as auxil
iaries. William Brace, member of the British
parliament, representing the Miiiers'
Federation of Great Britain, and Ce:i
Turner, president of the Gea?ra!
Union of Weavers and Textile ','Vovk
ers of the British Isles, attended 'the
convention of the American Federation
of Labor at St. Louis.
Texas Kamsdell. the I'niversity of
fennsylvsinia sprinter and football
player, who has contested in big meets
In Groat-' Britain this summer. : will
compete In the A. A. I', championships
at New' Orleans in O-tobor..- Tie has
linil a fine season and won all of the
British- sprinting c-hampii tiships. de
feating the groat Walker thT toe big
races.'
The -iidi?"" Jonal w!re increase for the
cnembc ni of ih bock and job "branch
f : 'Boston TyiM)graphic-ai union has
pone into effect. " It was the se--ond and
tost raise-under the terms of ihe agree-
n de t.isi yt'.r.