a THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 1906
HEARTS & MASKS
A MASTERPIECE OF MERRIMENT
i
By HAROLD MACGRATH
_ Hearts and Masks'Is a delicious " Here , indeed , js a joy-spreading
I / dfctectUc storj a mystery , a rob- story that is as , spirited and swilt
II bfry an unmaskinc and all , but. in action as anything well could be.
11 * / * V'11 * lb'B-t ' > ' < Jt'R , knRht , unco .j It is liKht yeTTtria-mujed forward
IVj/entionalfwitty dialotuiytliat keeps ] with a sfing and go that seize the
the minO on the alert continually , " reader m the start and ncvVr release
llesttn ftutnat. J ' / / > Annricd
'When Ha/dTd Ma GFatTrVrote this !
most exhilarating story , hit was tn (
his Raytjjt mood and full ) o ! the
zest ol rjfe.
, "A pcc/iliarly / ingenious s\ory , donfc ' The ( fialogucs are cnsrttnd witty
with al light and cheerful touch and thte story is told with a daih
that ktVps the reader in amused and vim which makes/it highly
suspcns\ until the laspage. . " intcrcstW. " Fitttbur&Tiintl.l
AVw
" 'For served hot
freijiifd roihancc " '
' I "Take Jla/old MabGrath's story
in pioHant of
a sauce modernity ,
4 '
Hearts And Masks' with
th/Iatcst a grain
taste concoction in literary
culinadcs served by thAt eleventh of salt /nd simply cnjo\ there
is /necessity / ol bcUeving it ,
hour modern , Harold MacGrathi in
nobody ! want lo\-iPAil \ iJtl-
his'Hl-arts and Masksj1 " fftwf ; you < -
York 3eram. . \ > ifa TNeprafh
At every /age the advcntuV turns
an uncxri-ctcd corner. It ] teems
with breathless excitement/spark-
ling dialoK\e , facinating.jflittering
atmosphere ,
" "Hearts and MasksV-the very " 'A ni Ill's wild adventures , ill
title yuggests anothcrXof those told in c domedy vein , Mr. Ma'
blithely irresponsible romances of Grath'sfstory is well invented , and
Mr. Hhrold MacGrath. 6f course , he tells \hc \ invention capitally , ca
it ncveVyCould have happened , but Tying it\n with a wealth'of incl-
it is dehfiliUiiJ/vmake believe just dc ts and mu lijiii nti < yv < o detail. ) ' I
the same. " AVa > i'orJt Glate. AVtt' York Ei tning Mail.
This story will appear serially in this paper (
and you will like it. Watch for the opening chapters
of this remarkable mystery of the ten of hearts.
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"PRETTY"
HY NANCY HA'/MTT.
Alfrctta ran about the
den sinking- shrilly :
"Dear , dour , what cnn the mutter bo ?
Dour , dunr , what i nn thn nwUor bo ?
Dour , ilcur whiit can the m-n-t't-u-r bo-
.lohnny so long at the fair ?
do promised to bring mo u bunch ot
bhio ribbon ,
Ho promised to bring mo a bunch of
binu ribbon ,
Ho promised to bring mo a bunch of
blue ribbon ,
To tlo up my bonny brown half. "
"Frctty I really wouldn't call
him out of his name you know
it isn't " Cousin
Johnny , Langley -
loy said provokingly from the
leafy depths of the grape arbor.
"Besides , your hair isn't brown ,
not in the least , Instead , it's
pure carrot color , also mighty
pretty. If 1 were a painter
person I might call it something
else , but being what I am , a
stickler for truth"
"Would you know the truth
it you met it in the road ? "
Alfretta Hung at him. "I don't
believe so , " she went on dis
dainfully , shaking her glowing
waves at him.
She was bareheaded , and the
sun struck out high lights from
the Titian mass above her
white forehead , then fell down
to waken green gleams in her
long lashed eyes. Slim as be
came seventeen , tallish , lighten
on little arched feet , with a
long neck upbearing her face ,
she was distractingly pretty ,
especially to eyes jaded with
artifice and sick of fashion
m ore specifically , Langley
Maddcn's eyes.
Langley was only a third
cousin , but assumed that the
tie of blood entitled him to take
i an attitude so critical it was
1 more than brotherly in its can-
dor.
dor.He
He had come to Alderbrook
farm for six blessedj idle weeks
after the stress ol a long fight
and the triumph of a big legal
| victory. He had not been there
in years , although the place be
longed to him. Its present oc
cupants , the Lanes , had lived
in it to oblige him. Therefore
lie had but a faint memory of
Alfretta as a solemn young
person who had disdained to be
friends with him , choosing rath
er to make companions of the
dogs , the kitten and her pony ,
Snap.
lie recalled that she had bare
ly tolerated Susette Barlow ,
who , in spite of being bigger ,
came sometime to play witli
her. Susette had been a famous
comrade. lie had kissed her
often , called her little sweet
heart and actually gone the
length of sending down to her
from the city after he was back
there a birthday ring. Not
withstanding , he had found her
married and happy , with a baby
as round , rosy and dimpled as
he remembered her. Ten years ,
he naci rcnectea , made Dig
changes every way. Still he
was not quite prepared for the
changes they had wrought in
Pretty.
The name was of his own
coinage ; in all other mouths the
girl wan Alfa. He had been
quite taken aback to find thai
she did not resent his version
of the baptismal mouthful. In
deed , she had said , with a little
hovering smile.
'The one comfort about mj
name is , no matter what people
call me , they can't possiblj
make it worse than it is. "
The saying had in a waj
startled him : he had notthougln
to find philosophy at seventcer
in the rural regions. But as
time went on he discovered tha
the philosophy was the least ol
Pretty's surprises. Young as
she was , unformed and inex
perienced she had a way will
her , also a poise quite wonder
ful to see. He did not wondei
that she had taken captive hi ;
artist friend Vernon ; it wai
Vernon's habit to fall fitfully it
love with evf'ry girl who was
in the least out of the common
Pretty had not a single usua
liber in her. In proof , take tin
fact that Vernon's adoration
had not in the slightest degree
turned her head.
"What have we to say to the
painter person , Pretty1' Cousin
Langley asked , coining out and
laying hold of her hands , "Are
we going to tell him logo about
his business or are we going to
say , 'Yes , and thanky , sir , '
when he asks" -
"He won't ask , " Pretty said ,
not trying to take away her
hands. ' 'You see. I told him at
thi ! very first I regarded it as
ny duty to marry you. Other
wise you would waste all your
noney besides , it was the only
way to keep Alderbrook in the
family. He agreed with me. al
though i think he was sorry : it
mist have seemed ahame to
lim to miss such an opportun-
ty. He admitted that flirting
was a necessity to him. That
is why , I think , he is away just
now. "
"Indeed ? " Langley said , his
Lone an interrogation.
Pretty nodded , echoing : "Tn-
leed ! Yes : Mrs. Wortham- your
Jivinity has opened Grasmere
- came herself the day before
yesterday. So Mr. Vernon
couldn't stay away longer. "
"Who says she is my divinity ?
And how do you like it , seeing
you have appropriated me ? "
Langlev asked , coloring in
spite of himself. lie felt all at
once young and raw and ridi
culous and was in a temper
over it. He wanted to shake
Pretty shake her hard. She
was jesting , of course , but how
beautifully she had turned
the tables on him. Quite unac
countably he found himself
trembling , his hands moist , his
face , he knew , high colored ,
and all without any reason.
It could not be that the bare
suggestion of Pretty the child ,
the plaything , the creature he
loved to lease as his wife , the
mistress ot his home and five
years at least he had thought
of Georgina Wortham in that
position. She titled it so
beautifully and was quite evi
dently ready to accept it.
"I always answer mother's
letters for her. liemember you
wrote her about Georgina two
years back at least , " Pretty
said , smiling sweetly , with the
faintest touch of malice. "As
to my lilting her , what does
that matter ? I have nothing to
do with her only with you. "
"You are quite resolved-to
take me , I mean ? " Langley ask
ed , his eyes downcast.
Pretty looked pensive. "It
seems - one must do one's duty
however disagreeable , " she said
with a litlle sigh.
Langley creeled himself. "In
that case , suppose you kiss your
crown of martyrdom , " he said ,
pulling his face close lo hei
lips.
" . . . . . . . . 1- nl fr.
"n. 4 i. - * .n r > - * * r * r * * * nf
1'ICILJ llllllfj MllV tV na till ill
llieir clasped hands permittee :
and said , with dancing eyes
"Nexl year will be quite lime
enough for that. You see , I an
going away in the fall to b (
finished at the Winslow school
Mother insists upon it , and "
my self think it best. I shal
come back a fine lady Jim
enough , I hope lo do Ihe fa mil j
credil. May I Irusl you not t (
maVry Georgina in all tha
lime ? "
"Certainly not ; " Langley sai <
promptly. "You will have t <
lake me now or risk losing nn
altogether. And I hale finish
ishing schools and all Ihei
works. If you go through tin
mill I won't have you that' ;
flat ! "
Pretty snatched away he
h a n d s , laughing heartily
"What an actor was lost in yoi
Consin Langley ! " she said
I wish Tommy Hartwell hat
been within hearing. "
"So ! You want the heathei
to rage , you minx ! " Langle ;
said , again imprisoning he
hands , Ihen Ihe ring comitij
back lo his voice slronger thai
ever : "Pretty , I know you wer
in fun , but , please , dear , let'
make it earnest. I want you
obody else. [ have been want-
ever since I came , without
sense enough to know
"How about Geoorina ? "
Vetty murmured , turning away
er head so Langley might not
ee the mounting color in her
heelcs.
Langley laughed triumphant.
y. "May 1 be vain enough to
peak the frozen truth ? " ho
sked , his lip very close to1
Betty's ear. She turned a lit-
le more away from him , saying
cry low :
'No ! 1 can guess it. Georgina
: on't have you ; therefore yon
vant me to salve your broken
> roken heart. "
"Of course. But how did you
ruess it ? " Langley asked , his
leart thrilling at thought of her
arc to save another woman
rom slurring , lie had meant
o tell her what he knew for
ruth that while Georgina
vould have accepted him for his
position and potentialities and
iven him comradely help
hroughoul their joint career
cr heart was by no means en-
aged , she being of the equable
emperament that spends its
vildest devotion upon iUeJf.
Moreover , there was Vernon.
Vll along he had suspected
omo kindness , even more , bo-
ween the pair. They might
lave each and welcome , Fretty
sweet , slim , rod haired 1'Vetly ' ,
vas the one wife in the world
or him.
Impulsively he caught her to
lim and said between kisses :
I see it all now. You're a
vitch. You saw how I needed
comforting and proposed to me
ight oil' the reel. Henceforth t
shall live to keep you from be-
ng sorry for it. "
"And I'll make you sorry for
t as long as you live if ever
you dare say that again , "Fretty
nterrupted.
Again Langley laughed , lie
could afford to. Fretty , in spite
of her brave words , was ne-t
ing to him Mice a happy child.
Saves Trouble.
A farmer over in Indiana in re
turning home from hunting the
Hher da } * found the neighbor
ust leaving the house , and bi >
njr of .1 jealous luiture , drew his
gun and filled the man's legs
with line shot. A laA'suit fol-
owed and it was learned that the
man was there to bunuw the
ocal newspaper. The lawsuit
cost $75 and the doctor bill was
$25 and $1 would have saved the
trouble. Western Publisher.
Water Famine at Nebraska City.
Owintf to the fact that the
river has suddenly fallen two
feet at that point within the past
three days the water company at
Nebraska City is experiencing
considerable trouble in getting
water with which to supply the
city. They have a suction pipe
which runs 1,700 feet out across
sand bars to the main channel of
the river , and if there is a drop
of another six inches in the
water of the river it will require
the water company to run 500
feet more suction pipe , thus mak
ing the pumps draw water with
which to supply the city through
2,200 feet of suction pipe.
The company is alarmed over
the condition of things * and they
fear the suction pipe will soon
freeze up if the weather becomes
very cold , as it is on top of the
ground the entire distance. Two
years ago the company experi
enced considerable trouble on ac
count of pumping water through
1,500 feet of suction pipe and
they do not know just what they
will do when they have to use
2,200 feet and keep it from freez
ing. This trouble has been
caused by the shifting of the
main channel of the river and the
forming of sand bars between
the pumping station and the
main channel.
Mrs. Sam Ability living nortli
of here is staying in town and is
taking treatments from Dr. A.K
Wolfe.
PLAINT OF THE MAIL MAN' .
Taking Lottcrn from Chuta No
If Package from Twentieth
Floor Hits Hand.
Skyscrapers have added to the
trials and tribulations of tftc
mail men , according to the Phihi
dolphin. Ilccord , which tells IhiH
Hlory : The letter carrier was gin
gerly fishing out mail from lliis
box at the bottom of the office
building mail chute. "You humlfa
it aH if it was dynamite , " com
mented the elevator starter , wlfo
was overlooking the proceeding.
"Ain't afraid it will go off , a.w
you ? " "No , but I don't want to
gut hurt , " rcspondcMl thcpostntiiB.
"There isn't any dynamite to it ;
feared , but it's no joke to luite
a letter drop t wo or three hundred
feet onto your hand. Look at thai
one , " he continued , holding up u
bulky nuKHivo bearing four tw
cent ntainps ; "that letter weiglis
two ounces , judging by tlK'
stamps. It mnylmvp been dropped
into the chute at Ihe twentieth
lloor. Just consider what kind of
a sensation you would experience
if a two-ounco weight fell 250 feet
and landed on your knuckles , ami
you will get Home idea of the thud
that would have been coining to
me if my hand had been in the
way when that letter nailed down.
Even the ordinary letter inside
the two-cent weight limit will
make you wince if it soaks you
after : i descent of L'O stories. The
blow is delivered by the edge of
the envelope , and Hornet linen it
will draw blood. Thin job of col
lecting mail from office building *
may not be as dangerous as work
ing in a powder mill , hut when a
fellow has been swatted two or
three times by heavy letters trav
eling at cannon-ball speed he be
gins to think about taking out an
accident insurance policy. "
HIS STRONG LANGUAGE.
Boiling with lingo , When Able to
Speak , Jarred Man Utters
Single Word , "Idiot"
"While passing along Kcgcnt
rtreel , in London , one day not
long since , " said a well-known
New Yorker , "I saw a cab how
knock down a dignillcd , well-
dressed man as he attempted t
cross the crowded thot-oughfavc.
The horse was moving Hlowly at
he lime , and the man was more
jarred than hurt. Hut when he ro-
[ jained his feet he was simply boil
ing over with rage , lie dashed
madly after his nillc hat , which
ivaH in imminent , danger of being
irushed by Hie wheels of a han
som , and then rushed In another
direction for IIH ! cane. The street
was jammed aiid the driver had
not been able to move more than
11 few feet from I he spot where he
had run down the foot passenger.
"After securing his hnt anil
cane the man jumped on the side
walk , glared up ; lt the driver , and
tried to speak , but was actually
rendered temporarily inarticulate
by his anger. I lingered to see the
finish of the incident , as I expect
ed , as soon as his feelings had sub
sided sufficiently to permit him to
speak , to hear an eruption of
abuse- , thickly intermingled with
strong words , such as would br
likely to come from the average
American placed under' similar
circumstances.
"Finally , fairly quivering Ayitb
rage , and all the while shaking
both lists nt the cabby , he succeed
ed in uttering ( hesingle word :
" 'Idiot ! '
"And then indignantly strode
awiiy. "
Canary Farm.
The village of Scofield , Wia. ,
boasts of a canary farm operate *
by .Mr. and Mrs. UerbertNcupert.
They are now raining about 1,000
birds yearly , and are doing a
profitable business. It Ls a unique
occupation , requiring consider
able skill , judgment and patience.
The Xeuperts have been engaged
in tlio business for 40 years.
Costly Target.
Probably the most elaborate
and costly target in the world has
just been launched in the New
York navy yard. The target is
almost an exact duplicate of a sec
tion from the hull of a battleship ,
and is estimated to have cost $50-
000.
She Know Him.
Wright Have any stories ac
cepted nowadays ?
Pennuui Dave some accepted
by editors , but none by my
Yonkers Statesman.