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Hunting a Husband
The Widow Spends a Delightful Evening and Escapes an
Unpleasant Duty.
By VIRGINIA TEKIIUNE VAN DKWATKIl.
Dinner at the. Kobblns passed off pleas
antly, as UBUal. Helen was one of tlio
old-fashioned mothers', who believed In
the rights of parents as well as of child
ren, and her three Uttlo boys hud their
Blmplo supper an hour earlier than their
elders partook of their evening repast.
Tonight Air. and Mrs. Robbing were In
n. merry vein, refusing to allow their
spirits to bo clouded by tho messago rela
tive to Uncle Henry. Both were. In a
way, fond of the old bachelor fond of
lilm In tho negative stylo In which one
docs care for a rather boring but well
intentioned relative. Perhaps the hope
that, with his demise, his money would
como to her and her Httlo ones, added a
.Khado of tenderness to Helen's manner
toward her kinsman. Nevertheless, the
trio at tho tablo were regretful that Henry
Manchard was to bo of the group that
would gather around the hall fire this
evening.
Paul Maynard had accepted with
alacrity Helon's telephone suggestion that
ho call and meet Mrs. Minor and had
added, that, us Kobert was staying with
Mm for .a fewdays, ho would .bring hlro
up too. lieatrlco was conscious of a
sense of pleasurable excitement at the
thought of again encountering rtobert,
and phe was also most desirous of know
ing his wealthy brother. But when she
thought of Henry Blanchard her spirits
fell, for sho feared that he might assume
, nlrs of near-proprietorship that wbuld
make tho other men suspect that his
claim upon her was greater than theirs.
With this thought In mind, she turned
Impulsively to her hostess as they sat
wor their coffee at the close of dinner.
"Helen," she said, blushing hotly, "you
will not misunderstand If I ask a favor
'of you, will you?"
"Why, no. dear, of courso not I" was
he surprised response.
"Well, will you think me very rude if
I nay that I would rather that Mr. Blan
thard should not escort me home tonight?
at Is rrtlnlng you know" stammering
badly, "and he Is not a young man
fcnd he ought'not to go out In the damp
ness and really It would make me
Wst uncomfortable If ho Bhould run the
Vlsk of adding to his rheumatism by
r.alklng hom with me!"
Rho ended the sentence In a rush, and
Helen and John Bobbins laughed at her
Confession.
"You dear little goose!" exclaimed her
friend. "Of course I shall not allow you
a be bored, nnd Vncle Henry to catch
rold, by having him walk home with
you. If ho should have an attack of
acute rheumatism while out here I
Should have to nurso htm, and I can Im
(Lglno many more pleasant ways of oc
cupying my time."
Helen looked at her gravely for a
Wment. Then sho spoke earnestly.
"My doar girl, you must not feel that
?' iibt because a man Is my uncle you
lavo to accept his unwelcome attentions
1 have often wondered If he did not.
fcnnoy you. Now I am sure that lie. docs,
ind It makes me Impatient with him."
"Oh, no; It Is not that!" Beatrice dis
claimed, hastily. She did not want to
produce this Impression, for It would
rnake It difficult for her to accept Henry
VHauchard later if she found It was best
to do so. "Really, Helen, he does not
"kore or annoy me. But he Is not young
Sir strong, and I cannot havo him go out
tonight on my account and"
But here kind-hearted John Bobbins
took pity on her evident cmbarassment
and came to her relief.
"It stems to me," he said, "that there
s a great deal of talk over a trifling mat
ter, especially as I am going to take Mrs.
Minor home myself and havo told Tom
to loavo one of the horses harnessed to
tho Luggy and tied and blanketed under
the shed beforo he goes to bed. So dear
Mrs. Minor, you need not bIvo yourself
any uneasiness as to exposing Undo
Henry or your much more valuable self
to the storm. For, as your host, I Insist
on driving you home. I would trust tho
delightful tusk to nobody else."
"Oh, thank you!" said Beatrice sin
cerely. "You are very good!"
"I don't sea where ho Is especially good
In planning something that will give him
pleasure," said Helen affectionately.
"Now, let's go out Into thri hall by the
fire. It Is uctually chilly tonight."
It was here that the Maynard broth
ers coming In from the driving storm
found hosts and guest. While a shaded
lamp In the corner cast a soft but faint
glow throughout the largo hall, the danc
ing flrollght predominated. Leaving rain
coats and overshoes outside, .the men
came forward cagorly and Joined the
group. Paul Maynard bowed low as
Helen Introduced him to Beatrice, but tho
widow held out her hand with a flashing
smilo that won her his admiration.
"I've seen you before," Bho said, cor
dially, "although you do not remember
me. I was in Mrs. Bobbin's carrlago
when you quieted her frightened horso
yesterday. And as 6oon as I saw how
well you managed tho poor, startled crea
ture, I wanted to meet you."
Her manner was frank and open, like
that of a llttlo child. It was hard to Im
agine that she could ever plan or scheme.
The nun thanked her warmly for tho Im
plied compliment.
"I shall love horses better than ever,
ho said smilingly, "now thut one of them
has made you notice my humblo self.
During this dialogue Robert Muynard
had stood gravely by, but now ho stepped
forward and held out his hand.
'May not an old friend ask you to re
member him, too?" he asked reproachfully.
'Ceitalnly," replied tho widow, shaking
hands with him. But her manner lacked
tho cordiality that had marked It when
Bhe greeted the younger brother, and she
mado no reference .to her recent encoun
ter with Robert In town. Turning from
him aha sank Into a deep chair near tho
fire, and Paul Maynard established him
self gracefully upon a low footstool by
her. Robert, with Mr. and Mrs. Maynard,
formed a cosy group at the other side of
tho hearth, and soon the conversation
was flowing freely. Beatrice was telling
Homo amusing story, and her companion,
from his lowly position beside her, was
looking up Into her laughing face, when,
without a prefatory knock or ring, the
door was opened from the outside and
Henry Blanchard stood In tho entrance.
blinked dazedly as the light struck
his eyes, and tho wrlnkle In his face
were accentuated by tho grimace. His
raincoat and umbrella dripped with rain,
and the water from them glistened on the
floor at his rubber-covered feet. He
stood thus for some seconds, unmindful
of the unattractlvo figure he cut. It
was not until Helen, with an exclama
tion of greeting, ran toward him, that he
seemed to become aware of the presence
in the room of anybody save tho laugh
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Sureness of Aim Wins Success,
Declares Miss Elsie Ferguson
By MAIMMItKT HUISllAlU) AYKU.
MIfb Klslo Ferguson Is one of tho
youngest as well as most versatile Htars
In tho theatrical firmament..
The subject of age -Is always forbidden,
especially when thcro are at least ten
young women claiming the honor of pre
cocious stardom.
Uut It wasn't ho long ago that Miss
Ferguson was u shy, timid slip of u slrl,
playing smnll roles on the road and little
bits of parts In New York.
Tlint was before Bho had "found" her.
self.
There 1m a much-abused word called
"poise" that ninny pcoplo talk about
and few pe.ople possess. It Is tho subject
of Innumerable lectures ut colleges and
clubs nnd New Thought centers. You
don't exactly know what It Is, but you'ro
(Hike sure when someone else has got It.
Miss Fergufon has, and she explained It
to inn In her charming sitting room, over
looking Central Park, where the famous
pet canary swings beside the grand piano
and sings duets with his pretty mlstre:i.
'I don't bellove that any woman, no
matter what her work In life Is, can ac.
compllsh very much unless she has found
herself. That Is, unless she understands
her purpose In llfo and realizes It, and
has a definite personality to express,
and can express that," says Miss Ferguson.
'When I first bogau to have larger
parts I was never quite sure of how I
should play certain things; there was
nlvtys a feeling of timidity, and a. cer.
tain amount of uncertainty about nty
work, In my own mind. Of course, that
showed nt once In my acting or nt leas,t
I always thought It did and I was al
ways feeling around In my part, trying
to find tho thing that would please tho
audience, but not stirs of my own con
victions or certain as -to how anything
should really be done.
"That's dlfferorit now. When I played
Tho First Idy of the Land, I was por
frctly sure of myself. There was no more
hesitation about what to do or how to do
It. I knew how n thing must be clone,
to express my Idea of It to the best of
my ublltty. Of course.' I was glad to take
suggestions from other people, but there
was no more vacillation, no more uncer
tainty. I was qt last In perfect com
mand of my resources and able to give
the audience the best that I had."
It took time, trouble and disillusion
before Miss Ferguson found her Inner
strength and sUblllty which made her
such a vivid personality. Despite her
girlish youthfulnes, and her very evident
beauty and gentleness. Miss Ferguson
Impresses you as having a source of hid
den forc and reserve power, nnd with
her you have tho feeling of detachment
and calm which surrounds the well
poised, well-balanre woman.
"It seems to me the most Important
Ihtng for any woman no matter wlint
her sphere In 1 te, 13 Iq find within hci-
The Desert Dancers
Iljr MINNA IUVING.
Whom grows tho cactun triply nrmotl
With dagger, nword nnd lance,
All dny licuouth n lmrnlng sun
TI10 wild dtiHt-dovlla dunce. '
I.lko crowds of phantom dorvlshns,
In clonkB nnd cowla of jsrny,
At ovary vngrnnt nttff of wind
Thoy riso nnd whirl awny.
Thoy nro tho iibIios of tho brnven
Who dnnaed nround tho glow
Of flrus thoy kindled in tho vnut,
Dry doscrt long njto,
Holncnrnutod from tho Bund, .
Doholdl thny cannot rust,
Hut linunt tho trnll of tho emigrants.
Little Bobbie's Pa
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lly WILLIAM V. KIItK.
t met u grute feller last nlto, scd To. ft what does that mecnT'sed Ma. What
hn Is thn bulltest Dull Mooan tluit yo'J
over seen. Ho thinks Hoosovclt discovered
tho north polo one tlmo when he was
down south. That's how much ho thinks
of our peerless lender of tho progrei-"
Mves, As a tpatter of faok, sod I'a, that
man, Mister Itoosevelt Is 11 grntu num.
Tharo Is sumtlilng stern & dominant
about his personality, sod Pa, that draws
men strangoly toward him.
Jest Hutu Pa's frend calm up to thd
houso & I'll tnterduced him to Mn. Hli
nnlm was Major Henry Knight & ho wa
a grand old veteran of the civil war. Tho
way he talked about Mister Hnsovelt,
anybody wild think that Mister Jtusevelt
hilt tho seven wonders of tie wurld. 1
lllui to sea u feller stick up for his
friends, hut a fine old solger llkn Major
Knight ought not to fergtt that he was
all thru tho civil war A- that ho calm
back from tho civil war to boost a nmn
wlch fought twenty minnltM or so arotmd
rlnn Juno hill. After having gone thru
them terrlbul yeers of the rebolytin It
seemed a sholm to hear him praising 0.
man wloh hud shot one lion ono little!
tlgej- Sr maybe a Hpanlard. , .
You sen. sed Pa's frond to him, It Isent
tlm faok that 1 am a personal frend of
Mister Itoosevelt so much as It Is that I
am strong for tho platform on whlcli. he
Is standing on, sed Pa's frond, Mister
Knight.
What Is his plutform7 sed Mn.
Well, for ono thing, sed Pa's frend, he
beolcevcs In bcelng progressive.
do you moon by n man bcelng progres
sive. 1 1. (.
I mecn that he pro-Bresson, scd Pa's
frend. T mecn that he oloes not go back
Pro-grass means to go forward, scd Pa's
frend. Do you gather tho drift of my
meriting?
Oh, I suppoas so, scd Ma. I um not
much Interested In politicks. Husband,
cod Mn, did yoi progress far eniiff down
to.Macy's to buy mo thnt sot of furs that
you was going to git for imi last wee.U &
kept stalling mo about. I donnt care
about prognisn as much 11s I do about
mink wool, sed Ma.
Uut I am nfrndn I have not mado irp
meeiitng oloor ubout Thecdoro rtoosevolt
& tho principals for wlch ho stands for,
sed Pa's friend. I know that ladles are
not much Interested about politicks,-, but
this man for wlch I um boosting Is so
different that I feel thut talk ubout furs
Is weak A fu-tllo. When tho fortunes of
the nnshun Is trembling In tho balance,
as thuy was In the dark days of the civil
war. It talks a strong, forceful man Ifki
Thcdoro( Hnsovelt or Abraham Llnkun to
tell its what to do.
Yes, yes, I see, sed Ma. Hut I myst
have them furs, husbnnd. It Is gluing
awful cold. '
Why doant you llsscn to moaar about
Mister Itusevelt, sed Pa. lie Is a fine
man & ho beolcevcs in wonians suf
frage. I donnt care ubout wonmn suffrage,
sed Ma. I think It Is n man's place Jo
1 vote, Ma sed, & to buy furs.
MISS ELSIE FERGUSON, A KLAW Sc KHLANOHK HTAIl WM08H MliNTAI.
QUALITIES AIIB A3 ORI3AT AS HUH IJEAUTY.
self the sustaining strength and power
which Is always there, If we care to look
for It. IJnhupi'lness brings It out, Ini)
that should not he neoearary to It do
velopmsnf," concluded Mlrs Ferguson.
There aro alwoys some veoplo who,
(from tho very earliest childhood h.ive
t' at absolute surrness of aim, tho cer
jtalnty of what they want to do, mid
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the conviction thut they can do it. They
cannot be swerved from the expression
of their own Individuality by tho con
fusing Influence of others, and If thy
aro expressing tho best In themselves, we
) turn to them as restful, strong chai-a-
jters, perfectly poised. The others must
develop that unllty before they aro of
real val.ie to themselves und others. '
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