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I Hunting a Husband
the Widow and Her
By Virginia' Terhune Yu De Water.
The day after Beatrice'! call upon Mrs.
Robblna she wrote that lady a latter
statins that she- found It possible to
break her previous encasement tor the
( t following Wednesday evening, and would
m giaa u accept Mrs. Kooning aeugn'
l'ul Invitation for that nlshL The enlstle
f brought a note la reply from Helen
saying that - she was overjoyed at the
prospect of seeing Beatrlc at her dinner.
"I am glad." she wrote, "that you
succeeded hi extricating yourself from
the other engagement you mentioned. I
know, dear, that I vexed you when 'you
were at my house by speaking as I did
of Robert Maynard. but I did set under
stand that you felt as you do. My Ilk
Ing for him must be my excuse for for
getting that you might not like him. For
give me. end believe that I will try to
make matters more pleasant for you the
next time you come to my home."
The note pussled the recipient What
did Helen mean by saying that she IJ
net understand how her friend felt?
Did she suspect that Beatrice had re
sented her match-making propensities?
Well, never mind there was no use 'n
wondering! One thing wss certainHelen
was giving a dinner at which ah had
promised to have Beatrice the guest of
honor, and had said that Robert May
nerd was to sit next to her. At first
Beatrice, had, It Is true, been a little
annoyed. Now she was (lad that the ar
rangement bad : been atads, tor she
acknowledged to herself that Mr. May
nard waa an unusually good-looking man
and had seemed well worth while. It waa
a pity he was a widower, and yet, ss
Helen had said, such often made very
good husbands to their second wives.
She checked her thoughts abruptly.
Was she considering this man ss a pos
sible husband after meeting Mm only
once, and before she hsd really laid ssidj
her mourning for Torn . .
This wss, be waver, one of the occa
Nona upon which she might indulge
the love for dress. It was so long since
she bad been to a regular dinner party
thai she was suite excited In preparing
tor If- After look log through -her ward
robe and finding nothing that quits
suited her, shs sent for a little d
maker who always did her sewing, and
between them they made the dainty gown
which the young - widow -bad designed.
It wss a soft, clinging, pearl-gray
satin that summered Into silvery high
lights. It wss, of course, decollete, end
folds of delicate white lace finished It at
the shoulders. The rather severe outlines
of the gown were planned to emphasis
the wearer's exquisite figure. She was
war that the only flowers to be worn
with this costume were English violets,
and she stifled a pang of oenscieoc-
which accused her of extravagance whei.
she fastened the large corsage bouquet
of these blossoms la place. The effect
amply compensated ber for her peine
when she surveyed herself la her mir
ror. The children exclaimed with joy.
Jack, the elder, admiring "the beauti
ful flowers," and Jeen touching with
reverent and tiny fmgures the shining
train, and babbling about the time
when she should be "a big lady" and
bsva a dress "Jaa' Ilka mamma's."
Eves In bar excitement Beatrice waited
to see Jack tucked warmly Into Ma crib
and Jean In the bed which the little
oae shared with' tier mother. Then, aris
ing each child good-night, sue rurrtel
tresn the room sad. with a parting order
to ber maid of all work, went down t
the' cab that waited for her.
"I win ride to the dinner la a taxi."
bad Been her decision, "as I cannot go
atone la a street car la evening drese.
i-rocabty Mr, Maynard will bring see
Booie."" .v .
Keveral guests had arrived before Bea
trice, and Helen Robinson's greeting was
so cordial nut the newcomer's heart
warmed to her. The two chatted gayly
tor a minute or two before the arrival
of the last guests. Among these was
Robert Maynard. By the time he had
greeted bis hostess and turned tor a word
wttb Beatrice dtanea was announced, and
airs.. Robblna said:
"Mr. Maynard will you please itake
my husband's niece, Mies Spautding, out
to dinner? And, John." turning to Mr.
Bobbins, "please give Mrs. Minor your
arm and pat ber at your right hand at
the table." And. aa Dm party started to
ward tbe dining roam aba whispered Into
the astonished woman's ear:
"Too see, dear. I'm giving you tbe
Place of honor by say John, and I shall
seat, dear Uncle Henry the other side
of yon. He Is not reach of a talker,
but he loves to listen to a bright woman.
I meant to put Robert Maynard there,
hot when I aaw how rhe suggestion an
noyed yoa the other day, and that yea
did not fancy bin.' I altered my plane."
With that electrifying statement sM
swept Into the dining room end directed
the guests to their Tarioos chairs.
Beatrice's faith showed no signs of her
Inward disappointment and resentment.
Her thoughts worked rapidly, and Helen
RobEtas had not exaggerated when ahej
A Mischance Keeps
Would - Be Suiter Apart
had suggested that aha was a clever wo
man, for her wits did not fail her In this
exigency. It bar bootees had meant to
aanoy her, she would find her guest too
proud to notlea It;' If Helen had simply
kesa tactless It would be rude to aeerd to
see ber mistake.
Therefore, by tbe time the company
were seated Beatrice Minor, her heart
beating heavily with regret and chagrin,
was ehsttlng brightly with hsr host on
one band and with hsr hostess's bschelor
uncle on .the other. And Helen Robblna
watching keenly from her end of the
table, aaw from Robert Maynard's wan
dering eyes that he thought the widow
seated at the other side of the board
more attractive than the dainty girl as
signed to him. But by the time that Be
atrice glanced In his direction ho bad
looked away and was listening with ap
parent Interest to whst his oompanioo
was saying.
The repast went off pleasantly and
whan the ladles. adjourned to the draw
ing room, leaving the men to their cigars
In the dining room. Beatrice sought out
Utile Mies Bpauldlng and conversed with
her so charmingly that as the men ap
peared upon the scene the young girl
hastened to Inform Mr. Maynard of what
a "lovely woman" Mrs. Minor waa but,
wjien she turned to draw her Into the
conversation, aha found that Beatrice had
slipped away and was already talking
again animatedly with the old bachelor
who had sat by ber during dinner. . .
Helen, aha noting this, remembered
"Uncle Henrys" money, and had an ua
easy doubt as to whether her move la
separating Robert Maynard from Beatrice
bad been quite as wise as she had thought
It when, aha planned it- She oeuld not
know that In her heart Beatrice was still
resentful and that she found "Vnele
Henry" very stupid. "
Yet. whoa relief In the shape of Robert
Maynard appeared at ber aide, her manner
was so forbidding that he did not venture
to suggest that he accompany her home
la tact, ha had talked with her for hardly
more than a minute when she asked her
hostess's perm teat on to "telephone tor s
taxi, as it was, setting late." tbe had not
Intended to do this, but her pride made
her forget her purse. As she left the room
shs' heard' Robert Maynard ask little
Maude Bpauldlng h he might escort her
to her Bear-by bouse. The tact that
"Uncle Henry" aaw Beatrice to her cab
and asked If she Were not afraid to ride
home alone did not compensate the widow
for ber disappointment.
reshape, however, she would have been
less depressed If she had known that her
hostess, noting tho elderly man's unusual
attenelons. hoped Inwardly that "Uncle
Henry, at his age. was not going to make
a fool of himself!'"
HOODOO IN MESCAL CASE
i
Vincent Mangln pussled the doctors In
Presbyterian and Bellevue hoapltala. New
Tork. Tor four 'of his six years. Tliey
knew thst he had a nail an Inch and a
halt long In his right lung. How ho could
have swallowed It without an outcry that
would have alarmed the household they
could not understand, and there was no
mark to show that It had entered hla
baby Ira me by any other meaaa His
mother steadily refused to permit an
operation and the nail finally set up aa
abscess which proved fatal.
He died in the Presbyterian hospital.
All the doctor there knew and liked
him, for the troublesome nail had sent
him to them often. His sturdy courage
through hla aufferlnga appealed to their
admtrsttoa and sympathy. They agreed
oa.snoet poanta, but no matter w hat hla
agonies, ho never wavered an Instant
from the stand that hh) mother was
always aad wholly right. This devotion
won for Mm tfaa affectloa of doctors and
nurses allka.
Mra Manght said In ber home at
US West Sixty-fourth street t'tat Vin
cent's Ufa was strangely Interwoven
with tbe number thirteen. He was born
Mar n at thirteen minutes before t. la
his thirteenth month be cut his first
tooth. When the next thirteenth ntontb
arrived ko had aa attack of pneumonia.
The affliction at which he died reached
aa acuta stage on his last birthday.
May a
The presence of the nail la the lung
first became known during the attack
of pneumonia foetr years ago. The family
doctor, who brought him through that
siege, advised Mrs. Mangln to ban htm
examined for a hard guketaaoa la the
Jett side of his chest that would not
yield to treatment.
Vincent -was sent to Bellevue. where
the X-ray exposed the naiL The doc-
tars advised aa operation, but "In.
Mangln would not sign a paper re ;...
that the operation was of ber seeking
and she would abide by the results, as
H seemed to ber like a declaration of her
willingness to let Vincent she ander the
knife-Near Tork World.
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, Bf GARRETT P. 6ERVISS.
In my youthful days whei a farmer
stols out on his front porch In his stovk
Inge, at dead of night, with but brown
barrelled fowling piece, made over from
a revolutionary. Itfuaket, to shoot a sere
nading ra he-gnt his wire to ataod behind .
him with a candle held over hie head to
Illuminate the gun slghta The cat usually
stopped long enough considering the
strange spectacle to get the full benefit
of the shot
Tbe primitive method of sighting a gun
I!IS HAiZATi. THe, J.IO.N". Jfc':
at night forms te gmnndwork ot en
interesting little Invention, whose poeal
Miltics ere illustrated in the accompany
ing pectvres. There ts a good deal nWre
of philosophy la this nutter than may
appear on the surface. The Old farmer
bad the fundamental Idea without having
tbe scientific knowledge or the mechan
ical Ingenuity required to develop It.
Ton will observe that with his little
seareh-iignt. attached to the anderside
of his rule, the sportsman in tha pic
ture accomplishes .two things at once.
In the first place he Illuminates tbe liv
ing target, and Insures Its remaining mo
tion tees for a few seconds through the
fascinating effect of the light: and In
the second place, ha gets his aim slmn-
taaeoufly with the revelation of Its ob
ject, because the line ot projected light
is so arranged, parallel with the barrel
of the gun. liut t!e bullet Ja sure to
strike willila half an Inch uf the center
of thp small illuminated aiea on the
uuteC Jn the meanwhile the shooter Is
Ws Thoughts Run on a ne Track Road"
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concealed. In rrletive darkness, bdhiad
tbe daxsle of toe flashlight.
This l practically what the farmer
and hia wife accomp4tDed aith their
candle, for Its light revealed the object
and directed tha a'm, while temporar
ily paralysing the animal with surprise
and curiosity. But. ot course, the mod
ern Invention Is Incomparably more ef
fective. Attached to a revolver this device
woald probably be. aa Its Inventor claims,
a f.ne surprise for burglars. Ths sudden
illumination alone would be. la - most
cases, sufficient, and no actual shooting
would be necessary. It would bs the bur
glar who would have to throw up his
bands, and If he wasn't quick about It
the bullet would follow the light ray.
But the most picturesque applications
of searchlight shooting miut be sought
for in the hunting field. All who have
been In the Adlroc clacks and the Maine
woods know the astonishing effects pro
duced upon deer, and other animals, by
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a light carried In the how of a silently
paddled boat, where the hunter, with
gun ready poised, elts In ths contrasted
darkaea behind the light snd takes his
aim at leisure. A narrow beam of light.
projected In f.ie line of fire would better
define the mark and. at the same time.
Insure a more deadly aim.
Rome of the moM thrilling stones told
by African and In Hss hunters for tons
and tigers relate to night adventures In
the Jungles, where tha shooter conceals
himself on a leafy platform constructed
at an elevation above some haunts of
wild beasts, where k lore hss been placed
to attract the night-prowling quarry.
r anally It !a necerrary to take aim
by the uncertain sht of tno moon, or
the dim Illumination from the stars. But
with a search, or flashlight sending Its
ray straight along the track to be fol
lowed by the bul'et, all uncertainty of
aim would be avoided, with the added
advsntage ot a sl.srper definition of the
target and a momentary paralysis of the
quarry. In many cases, a wild beast
thus surprised by a dazxHng light would.
Instead of turning to flee, simply gsse
In stupid astonishment at the blinding
point of .tight, which would be all that
It could see.
Tbe case is not without analogy to that
of a warship suddenly Illuminating an
enemy wth a beam of light, and concen
trating Ira tire along the oath of the
rave. The Invention of the electric light
and of mesas of controlling the direction
have already revolutionised many of the
maneuvers of war, and It !e evident that
they are going to play their part in rea-
- war impossible for the future.
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Drawn for
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' The Commander-in-Chief
By REV
THOMAS
Mar o. 1TS3.
One hundred and thirty-seven years ago
todayMay JS, ITIf-Joha Adams noml
neted Otorgo Washington for the high and
responsible postttoa of Commander-in-Chief
of the armies of the United Colon lee
On the 1Mb of Juno
the nomination
was formally made
by Thomas John
son of Maryland.
and unanimously
confirmed.
Washington, ths
hlstcrlsns Inform
us. rising. ssM
with great earnest
ness: "Bines the
congress desires, I
will enter upon the
momentous duly
snd exert every power I possess la Its
serrtr and for ths support of the glori
ous cause. But I beg It may bo remem
bered by every gentlemen In Iho room
that I this iy dealers, with at inmost
sincerity, I do not think myself equal to
the command I am honored with."
He refused to take any pay for hla
aervloes, but said be would keep aa ac
curate account of hla personal si pea sea.
ahli h congress might reimburse, should It
see fit. after the close of ths war.
At Cambridge. Mass.. on ths 3d of July,
beneath the w- r sines
'xmotis In sang and story, Washington
assumed the eonssnaiw tnai bud been
thrust upon lilm by the congress
He wss a tall, finely formed, dignified
man. with a most noble air and dressed,
according to tht fa -Won at ths time. In
a "blue ' broadcloth coat, buff small
Married
r4 yj?va
By WINIFRED BLACK.
Miss Margery aVaebody Somsth ng ot
Devonshire, England, hss fallen In love
with a Turk and run away snd married
him, and now shs's going to Turkey to
wear a veil and anklets, and live In a
harem and learn to
Ilku awecmeats fla
vored w'tn per
fume, snd bs a
reel harem hero
ine. How romantic,
ior a few weeks.
If
The Turk Is a
r s r y handsome
Turk and very well
educated-end, oh!
he did make such
desperate love said
he'd die if iisrger
Somsbody fome-
thing didn't marry
hint right ttta snd
there-gave her
rublta as big aa pigeon s eggs aad smer
a!ds the suvs of thimbles, and he fairly
hung her In diamonds tha vary week they
were married.
And then he's so divinely Jealous al
most died of fury when tlx waller asked
her what she would order vt mnn
threatened to commit murder If she al
lowed ber own first cousin who hud
been brought up In the seme house with
her. ever to sneak te bar again. Delicious.
Delightful, glorloua-tor a few minutes.
But afterward
Poor little Margery Somebody gome,
thing. I wonder how long It will bo IIU
she will give all ths emeralds In Turkey
to sea one honest English face, and how
long will It taks her. I wonder, to hate
tbe vary sight of anklets and wish she
had never been born when she has to
alt on a cushion and smile at the antics
of a greasy bodlsened dancing girl, who
makes perfectly shocking eyes at the
bsndsotns Turk right before ber very
eyes?
Ufe In a harem? How romantic it does
sound fountains, bulbula. black slaves,
the clash ot anklets, the swish of tin
seled veils. But how stupid, how wear
ingly, maddening stupid It must be sfter
tbe first twenty-four hours.
No one to talk to but tha aandsoroe
Turk, aad he doesn't oare much to hear
women talk, thanka No papers to read,
no books, no friends, no traveling, noth
ing but sweetmeats and veils and per
fume and the Terrible Turk.
Mystery, seclusion, secrecy how well
they sound in a book, and what a bore
they always are bj real Ufa Mysterious
people are never clever people, they are
Just dull and eery cruet, thaf s ail.
Tha dark flashing eyeo that are so al
luring actors marriage can become a
frightful amasses after tha wedding cere
mony If they never do anything but
flash. And. patting everything else aside,
oh Margery eotnetiilng Somebody didn't
you realise m the least tha terrific ef
fect of centuries of absolutely different
training?
Why. It's hard enough to get over the
tact mat your auaoaoa iixes not oucuits ;
The Bee bv Tad
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a GREGORY.
clothes, silk stockinga and the "Conti
nental" bat. It Is said that as the general
wheeled his horse sad drew his sword
there went up from tbe crowd the shout
ef Joyous satisfaction which seemed to
say. "lie is the men!" .
And they were right. During the eight
years and a half that he held his high
command Waahlngtoo never msde a vital
mistake or failed to take advantsgs of
ths mistakes ot the enemy.
Always cool snd Mlf-poasessed. always
hopeful In the midst of adversity,
patient with the delays of congress, and
tong-sufferint under tha unjust crttl
clama ot deaigning and unprincipled men
In high places, he remained faithful
among tha faithless and resolutely per
severed until he won the victory a vic
tory which. In all probability could not
have been won without him.
On November 8, ITU. the British evac
uated New Tork; on December i Wash
ington took leave ot his brother officers
In France's Tavsrn, Nsw lork, aad aa
December 22, la the presence ot congreaa
and ot a great throng of ladles aad gen
tlemen at Annapolis, the great and good
bum gave1 up the sword which ha first
drew from Its scabbard under the elm at
Cambridge.
Nor did ho forget a little promise ha
made to the congress whan he assumed,
oommand of Ita armies. At PMIadelphia,
oa hla way to Annapolis, be had handed
to the comptroller of tha treasury a
neatly written manuscript containing aav
accurate statement ef his expense during
tha war. The sum. which bs had spent
out of Ms private fortune, amounted tw
M4JU. ror his personal services he would
accept no eompensallon.
to a Turk
when you like "light bread.' at he will
persist In calling It, though every oaa
knows or should know that bread la
bread and biscuit s biscuit. It's difficult
enough to get on with a westerner waa
Is slways finding some excuse for "shed
ding" his collar. If you happen to be New
England born snd want every stick in
ths woodpile as straight as a string.
But to marry a man of different na-;
llonallty. different training, different
Ideals, even different taste In clothes,
and quite, oh, quite different notions bf
the proper rning to eat for breakfast, is
a much more serious matter.
Oh. little Miss Margery Somobodr
Bomethlng, my heart fairly aches for
you. this very hour. It doca. Indeed! '
What are you doing now. pray tell?
Having paint aa Inch thick smeared all
over your nice, fresh English cctnploxloa
to pleasa your lord and master? That'a
what ha la over there, yen see: not just
a plala husband, but a lord and master. .
Are you begging him humbly to let
you go out with a eunuch for a toddle
Just a little pitiful, veiled, swaddled tod
dle In g walled garden somewhere, wbnra
you can't aee a soul but the old toad
who Uvea under the great red-flowered
bush by the water gate
la your mother-la-law living with you
la the harem, and how snany favorites
are there there sow? None, and you reign
alone?
Well, It's esily yet. and yost are. they
say. very pretty: you haven't cried all
the blue out ot your poor eyes yst poor
thing, poor little foolish thing.
Little llsa Margery Somebody Some
thing, tell us. pray, what do yoa expect
and why aa the name ef common sense
do you expect It?
Ton are foolish ss the man I know
who has Just married a little goose of a -flirt
Just because she had pretty hair
and a dimple, and who Is beginning to
blame her for uot knowing what bo
means when he talks about tbe "higher
destiny of man."
Marriage la no talisman turning a
whole nature righl straight around. -
How over did any of ua get the Idea
that it was? That what's always pussled
ma
ttalck Keten Caaaea Trwwkle.
In Louisville a young haahaad ts do
ing everything tn bis power to make hid
young wile understand that a remark
he made toe other evening waa a joke.
But wifey to still pouting and hubby has
taken a solemn resolve never tl epeoai
before ho thinks.
A number of friends were cel. Ing on
tbe newly married pair when the your
wife la question In the course of coa
veraatloa remarked: -
"Flat life la nsw to me, and I'm just
sick for soma flowers."
"sweetheart, I know a wsv ,a oai
get a whole lot ot them." flashed bsca
ths husband.
"How?" asked the wife wl h interest.
"Wo."
And since then the husband has bee
bringing home areas bunches ot Cowers
snd innumerable boxes of candy. Lauas.
VUS Times.