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M LV Advenltire I Hriiing I $5$) II '411. ( all It 85 0SS1 By Enos Emory i - . Tt-' l'HWi ,t. , . i"irnivvivmv- r That ble Town jb m js sj" SF1 MtlAN HALL, aims Penelope Warrlng lon, shattered ev ery time-honored, I Imp-worn tradition iib to tho beginner In (lie theatrical world. There nro hose un the seamy Aide and on the painted bIiIo ul the rurlaln who will not bcllovo thin. Marian funic to tho region of hrotvn Btone fronts and white lights Willi a. determination to shlno with tic host of other Incandescent stars. ho did not find It a illfllriilt matter Id get her dainty foot on tlio first run ml of tlto ladder. Sho did not live in iniiBly hall bed rooms, so dear to tho Jieart of maga zine folks; no eagle-eyed, landlady opened her mall or asked, embarrass ing questions or sniffed for stolon gas. Marian did not fry licr breakfast egg over a smqky Jet, nor sniugglo crack ers to her room under lirr Jacket. Nei ther did fiha write homo for nionoy. No managers Insulted her, no Btjge door admirers annoyed hcri after-theater Buppers wore mysteries-something as Intangible as highball. Sho never ptayecj up lutor than mid night, save. on. occasions of latu re hearsals, sid ne ver, noyer had n tneni bcr of tho majo box, other than tho bell-boy, over utepped into her Im maculate llttlo room at the purrant Hotel. Penelope pronounced Po-nel-uM'c, with emphasis ou tho second syllnblo received each Monday nuht, with somo fifty odd others of t0 Laugh ing Princess Company, nn cnvclopo containing $25. Flvo of that went In a letter each week to an imponslblo town Bomcwhero in Iowa. Sho had (20 remaining. Statisti cians who search franticully through tho ages, weigh results by rule of sup ply and demand, and who come to llfo in tho popular magazines concerning the increased cost of living, might huvn learned u great dcul from Pc-uel-o-po. unco upon a none too distant tlmo Pcnclopo wuh known as Marian, daughter of the general storekeeper In tho self-same Impossible Iowa town. Sho now looked upon her I!) years of exlntcnce back thcro as a butterfly might reflect upon IIh days in ,i eof-fln-liko cocoon. The very moment she put tho Hud son behind her and stepped aboard u Forty-second street crosstown car sho realized the luro of Manhattan. Hhn heard tho voices in tho roaring "L" trains, In the ceaseless shuflle of num berless foot and In the rattlo of ever constant traffic. Thus In tho gradual process of evo lution she bocutno Penelope Warring ton. Tho fact wuh, Dlcklo suggested it first, mid Dickie? 0, Richard Ulackdaw was n bright, clean-cut, smooth-faced broker who hui an office In Wall .street, ploklo Inn) a ltgcr fit sevoral pies, too, bill these wero never mentioned below Fourteenth street. Dlcklo was cvcryllilug a gentleman should be, and lo Penelope, dazzled by his elegance, lie pre.mod a good fairy dropped from the skies. To other peo ples he was other things. Anyhow, on the very luy that Ma rian Hall shyly advnnnn) upon tho big, baro stage where a chorus roliPdrsal was In progress and asked a certain (lushed, coat and hntlcss In 'I I vidua I lor a position, this latter parson took In a dcop breath, opened Ills eyes, and thentelephoned Dlcklo! It Is perhaps well to mention right here that Marian Hall possessed tnoro than ordinary attractiveness. Tho country sweetness fairly burned In per wldo brown eyeu and shliuiuorcd In tho wealth of braided liald, And when sho mulled well, to re peat that tho stago director was amaz ed In tho strongest proof posslblo (o offer. A position? Why. of course. She was Just tho type they had boon searching for. No experience? Well, that didn't mutter. UiokH were of nioro Impor tance. Girls who could slug mid danco were plentiful; but girls of Ma rian's sort wero few and far between. Marian Hall was Marian Halt for three days after thlsj then tho change came. Dlcklo suggested Pcnclopo Warlngton, and thus it went ou tho .programs. Dickie did a great deal ,moro (ban (hat. Dickie made Penelope move to a hotel. Afford it? Why. certainly. A cuto Hit Ic room could be hud for well, it would only cost her $G a week. Just a trlllo more than sho would have to pay for a cheerless ball room In u brownstono front. Anyway. Penelopo was not posted an (o rents In Manhattan. Why, her moth er's best room at homo was let oul for $8 a mouth! So it cost Penelopo ?G a week for roopi vent. This must bo repeated; Ponclopo paid ?G a week for her little rpom at tho Durantl This Is to al lay any and all suspicions In tho minds uX certain readorB. This room had an Immaculate hath, tho daintiest furniture, tho softest rugs, uiul the most restful bed In all tho world. Clusters of bidden lights sprang Into life at a (ouch. A shining button brought either maid or bellboy. A (elophone mado her a next-door neighbor to all of tho city and be yond. She found It cheaper and much mora convenient (o cat most of her meals In linr room- breakfast at 11. dinner nt C. All she had to do was to sign the flip that eumo up on the tray. Tho bill wus Bottled attho end of each week. They avorugod CO cents n meal. Pe nelope puld for her meals paid- fu cenlsl Head that seutonco again and strangle any new suspicion! Clothes? Dickie took hor to a little place on Fifth avenue where, well, tho prices wore absurdly low. A most dcl icato gown could bu purchased foi $25 -after Dlcklo hud Introduced her to tho madam. And u cunning hat enmo to ?lf! All tho shopkeopers appeared lo know Dickie and mado lilm extraor dinary bargains. Penelope's letters homo and they were twice weekly contained all tho news, oven to tho most minute detail. Here was another time-worn tradition shattered. Sho told her mother every thing! It scarcely need bo mentioned, in this light, that Penelopo Was a good girl! She was wraped up in her "art," as all chorus girls BhouUI be, but oth erwise sho was different. Penelope paid ?5 for hcrixpom, ?7 for hor meals and the balanco of the ?20 went for clothes. She never allowed Dlcklo to give hor a present. In this alio was following out the advice given by hor mother and one other. Her companions in the chorus some times interested her, sometimes amazed her, and not Infrequently shocked her. Sho beard many things in tho dressing room that were beyond understanding, but fearing to show her ignorance sho did not ask questions. If Dlcklo took her for an afternoon spin In his big car, which was often, he also took leavo of her in the hotel lobby. Never by word or action had Dlcklo offended her, ' Richard Dlaokdaw wbb a broKer who bought stocks aftor a careful and inn turn deliberation, am) was content to wait patiently until the market was In a proper shape In order to dspoBe of them. Dickie's supremo possession wns his patience. With a certain end in vow, and all things running In well-oiled groovos. he was satisfied to let matters com plete their course. Other men might have been dubious, attempted to un load ou an unresponsive marltut--thcroby ruining everything. Again thoy might have thrown caution to the winds and plunged. Witli Dlnckdaw it was :i waiting game. Ho povor plunged, no mntter bow Inviting tho water. Every move ho mado was deliberate and curcfully planned In advance. Ho was nothing if not systematic. One night when Penelope cunn; out of tho stage door, It was only two blocks fom her hotel and she u In ays walked, Dlcklo met her, bis big car chugged patiently at tho curb. "Why not a little bite to cat to tonlght?" Dickie asked. "I'm lone some! Wo can go over to some quiet place. You can bo back in tho hotel before I o'clock. Just thlB once, please!" Penelopo hcsltuted. It Is tho sort of hesitation that comes to all of us iioou or late. Surely thcro could be no barm in dining with a man in u bright ly lighted cafe. Dcsldos. sho wuh hungry. The machine whirled them through the mazo of white lights and cluttired traffic, up a side street, and finally stopped before the door of a llttlo cafe. Dlcklo evidently know the bead wnltcr, for a cozy table was given them In ono corner. Tho room was alive with murmui'B and laughter, tho music was n fuBclnatlng background for all tho light and color. Ponolopo took In a deep, deep breath and felt tho warm blood throb In either tem ple. The waiter caino and tiptoed away. Afterward, when ahe looked down be side tho lighted randies Ponclopo saw a fragile, Bllm-Btotnmed glass there, filled with nn enchanting, grecnish hucd liquid. At tho bottom lay an olive. "Don't be afraid," Dickie was say ing. "It Is the usual thing and . . ." Penelope's pulses wero pounding in her ears llko minute drums. Hor hands trembled so violently as to spill nomo of tho liquid over them, With a quick laugh sho reached Into her bag for a handkerchief. In doing so her Augers touched and fumblod at an oval frame. It cumo out wti tho bit of linen. Dlcklo saw tho picture it enclosed. "Who Is that?" ho asked sharply. "It's It's the man hick home," sho faltered; and then, suddenly, hervolcn tromuloiifl: "Please I don't want, to stay horo any longer!" For tho first tlmo Blnco their meet ing Penelopo paw Dickie's mouth tighten. Fur tho first time siuco their meeting she felt afraid. A vague, in tangible something como botween them. Hack In hor little room nt tho hotel Penelopo took tho picture of Jim Par ker nnd set It before her on tho di eas ing table. v Jim was the dark-eyed fellow who had carried hor books in tho school days; who had danced with her at tho parties; who kissed her that day. when sho left tho llttlo rod station for New York. Ho would always wait on her. With tho approach of warmer weath er tho audiences who paid real money to witness tho "Laughing Princess" dwindled away. Tho notice followed, and then the closing, Somehow Penelopo hod not prepared herself for Ibis ordeal. Sho had Im agined tho "Laughing Princess" mer rily wending hor way forever. When she left the stagu door for tho last time Bho hud Just ?40 saved. This sho tucked reflectively back Into Iter bag and stnrlcd engagement hunting. Thore wero sovornl summer reviews opening. Somo of tho girls had men tioned Uil3, and so nho promptly mado application for a position, Strango as It may appear, these quests wero fruit less. Thcro were a dozen glrla for ovory opening. After a week of this Pcnolopo bud ?3G and a bad caso'of blues. Ono day on Broadway she met a for mer principal of tho "Laughing Prin cess." During the course of their side walk conversation Ponclopo mentioned her lack of position. Tho principal was plainly surprised. "Hut Mr. Ulackdaw you haven't fallen out, have you? You and he aro still friends7" "Yes," Ponclopo nodded. "Well, I should think ho'd fix you up with somo of tho summer shows, then." tho other resumed. "Fix mo up?" Penelopo ventured, furiously. "Why, how could ho? Ile sldes, I wouldn't think of nsklng him hiicli a favor," sho added. "A favor? Why, It's understood, iBii't It, that on " -ricase, renelope int.,. cheeks coloring -t .J mistaken about Mr. Hlackd.J BPlf. Ho linn hr,nn ' "a.lwd that is all. Andasfo doftl for mo whv. iimt i. " .."l.tei the question!", "re,'( mho oilier uim,.. i.. . frankly. "My dear llttil born yesterday You live ,'t runt, ilnn't mm i.V,: tft havo on came from Lt,C,y7 vo bought gowns there A , It couldn't havo cost a Z! 100l" ' " Rnlllnlinii ti.1,1 I- . "" "" n some iiiuiiui-i i uuuiuwq leil h tun had walked daztiitv !S Forty-eighth street before biff breath seemed to hurt her thrwt in nuiiKKiu bho turned hi back to her cross-street, then the hofol. At tho desk, observing a m? on duly, a sudden deters' gripped, her heart, Bhe asked r kov. "' "What s tho beat rate ogcu it frlond of mlno for a rooraib mo one i luivo:" Bhe acarcelj nized his voice, "liy tho week?" "Yes. Hv ihn wvt "Twenty dollars is the renin the cleric answered wlihnnu,. Ponclopo steadied herself I; ing to inn niaruio edge ct desk. "There there is no lower n't "jsono whatever!" All the afternoon PeneloMn ed In her room. Toward tr when she cumn ilmvn tnln IV. shn curried onlv (hn 1IIIU tV.u csbo she had brought from ho: orytimig eiso sho left In the roc blinded thn lev In th rln stencd bravely out Into the lit - Clutched in tier cold flnjtri nnvnr.nl tinnknntpH Thav lni,i, It was Just enough to gtttti to that impossible town In Ion .iimt tl ftjfl.li.. 1 ! IM'l IMI)I,' 1 I- III I I I I i . ii ' 1 .I.... n IH-..1 I.. . .l.L'll I .. ! 'II I I.J.I I I ', . - .1 I I .1 H l.'l! . . L.-l L... , I I-L-IUU'J .! .I1JI.IB.11..1I I ' . fv 'u'i . JLIHIiL. Hl LI. I. .-1,1.1.1 I 1 -- 1 I I 1.11- I 11- .J! III" HIIH.-L..I II I I I I H 'I ii , , .. i . ,i ,..i. 1 I . .n J.i I I .11! . I .J.. I ..Hint! "I ll" I ii ii.lll, .;,.pli ...I..I . lli)ffili,l,.HII ! ! . vy, JV, l say, lieutenant, there's somo elyo to that reception committer, oh?' The senior nip- ' fain in commuud of thn Second bquud- . ton turned in up- t . prcclutlvo mood lo . . his adjutant us tho four troops of tho unilcti hiaicv envulry swept Into low of tho night's blvouup alto Just beyond the (own limits of Klklon. For assembled about the point which un advuiifo detail had selcitcd for camp headquarters was a group of young women carrying Hags unci flow ers, so tlmt (hn nature of their lslt uas obvious. Tho lino whipped Inlo squadron front at u gallop and hulled with a right merry Jingling of accoutrements ami that Indescribable dush peeulnr to the Second Squadron. It was (hn fifth blvouao u thn sum mer practice march from Vancouver barracks down the Oregon coast. Kv prywlioro there hud been Informal on torlainineiits for !lu officers, and ut onoypolnt for (hn mou as well, for tho average Pacific coast tonu I tits nu or ganized body, great or nmull, net punt without partuklug of lis Jiospltalll.-. And Elkton having no cominerelul PMib, It had devolved upon tho Young Ladles' CJub to act In Ihn present imergouoy. As the sqnlor captain swung out of his saddle and passed tho rains to an orderly, Miss Winder, as spokesman for tho reception committee front tho Young Ijidles' Club, wus upon him at onco to assure him of tho sincere wel come of his troops to Klklou. "And we planned lo glvo it big dunce, for tho officers If all of you will come," sho milled. As u matter ot tact, the cIud had planned thn dunce originally for the whole uquuilron, until somo onu dis covered tlmt such it body wus. com posed of at least 240 men. From thn u mo nourco It had been gathered that tho officers would number ahum lit', "I'm auro we'd all bo drllghlcd," tho senior capluln usBiired Mluu Winder, standing hat In hand, In his must en gaging manner. "I'd like to have the lint of officers right away, bo an to get out the Invita tions," added Miss Winder. "A general Invitation to the officers will do quite as well, if you prefer," tho senior captain Informed her. "But wo havo tho forms all irndr nut utul It won't tuko nn long to III! in the uumes," porslHted Miss Winder. "You see, they'll niaKo nlco fcoiiveuliB, wo hope, for you to rcuiomber Klktou by." "Well, now. ludles, really IIiIh is mighty good of you to take pity ou a lot of dusty cavalrymen," beamed the senior captain. "No, really," he went on, tloln1; bis best lo think hard. 'I'm not able to call all the officers by their full names. But I'll attend to the matter for you at onro. Hero, orderly!" he snapped, turning to his trooper-ln-walllng, who'd already returned from unsad dling the mounts, "Conduct these In dies lo Sergt. MuJ. llrulnord'H tent and say I wish him lo give Ilium un In formation they nm' require." "Yes, sir!" replied tho orderly, sa luting, and he stepped forwaid to await Ihn pleasure of tho committee. MIhs Winder gave n gasp of surpilun as she turned from the acting squad ron pnmiuiindor, who, until now, had absorbed her inmost attention. For a field of shelter tents had sprung up silently nnd quickly us from under pome nuncio wand, and thn whole squadron was qulto nt home, ''So you ure the mujor," she said, timidly, on being shown Into the pres ence of tlo veteran cavalry uon-eoni. Sho wondered, .at seeing bin hromed, firm-set fuc and compact soldierly bearing. If he wero not really the of ficer in command. Ho was standing besldo Ills field equipment, wr6ntllng with ubutruso field reports. "I'm the sergeant major, yes, ma-am," he Bald, politely, with a par ticular oiiiphnsls un the Horgcint. ' "That's what I meant to say," ex plained Miss Winder. Sho wondered if uho'd offonded him by omilllnu part of his title. t'fMgt. MaJ. Iiraluerd had no nurd to resort to tho muster tolls or nquadrou roster for the list of names. "Thore's exactly eight officer." hn biild. "boBlnnlug with Capt. lllakely " "Klglit!" exflalmoil Mien Winder. "We thought thorp were :i0 or more." "You see, ma'am," Sergt. MaJ. Ilriilu erd hurried to PNplnln. "there'll be li ordinal lly, but most of tho Hue uftl fPis of tho uriu.v these days arr nn detached duly. Two of Ihn troops are In commuud of second lieutenants with no other offlllcprs." ''Thul'a not enough for us -1 meuii for the list." she hastily added, blush ing furiously ut the slip. "Wo were Inld I horo were :irt and niaybe more." ''Not unless you count the uon-eoui-nilHslonod officers," he Informed her. "Thorn's plonty of tliein along." "Of course, 1 want the list of nil I ho oflleors," urged Miss Winder, brighten ing. "Noucumiuissloued. too, ma'am?" "Why, yes. by all moans." "Thnio's HO of them, and I asuurp you noun of them l on detached duly," said Uritluerd with grave humor. Ami so Sergl. MaJ. Hraluord. with out remotely suspecting what the list might bo for, made It out, heading tho column with tho senior captain and following the lino of seniority and grade right down to the newest cor poral in M. Troop, Fqulpprd with this official roatcthn committee hurried to the home of Miss Winder and filled out Ihn Invitations, which wero neatly seuled u lid deliv ered by Mlsa Winder's youngest broth er, who went from lent to tent at dusk distributing the highly decorated bids to the KIMou ball. "That's mighty decent of them to give a danco for us," the senior cap tain suggested to his adjutant as Ik sat shaving himself by candlelight In ila wall tout, "Just remark upon tho fun eight of iifi'll have dancing with tho wholo fem inine population." put In the bylsh Limit. Uontou, acting troop couinuind f r of K. 'The Imitations say 9 o'clock, tint I suppose It't only decent to nllow a half hour's delay," said the srnlor fitpiaiu, washing awuy the lather mid applying talcum powder liberally, Over at Sergt, MaJ, Uraiuerd'a tout there was a simultaneous nnd luifcly similar conversation going on. "It's good of thorn girls to get up a dunce for us ordinary bucks," Corp. Haynes was saying. "This Is wliero the officers get left oul again. I won der If thoy'vo been Invltrd any place tonight? Say, whut tlmo was H we was to bo there, Uralnerd?" "Nine o'clock," replied the sergeant major, who was engaged In whisking the dust from bis service iinlfurm. "Dinciug Is child's play, but I don't mind going Just to break the monotony when we're ou it hike of this kind," lie added. "We'd better go at S:'.iO, so as to be there In plenty of time,"' suggested Corp ttuoney. Tho feminine populace of Klktou and contiguous territory was already on hund, looking Its very best, when tho non-eonimlssloned ofllcors of the Sec ond Squudron put In appearance, halt an hour early. They were a most ngreeable lot, too, albeit u little timid. Rut nn hour Mif flecd lo put every ono at ease, and by 9:H0 o'clock tho programs wero marly filled up. nnd every nouconi prcient as devoting bis entire and most earn est attention to eouio ono mlsa in par ticular when: "Attention!" It was Sergt. MaJ. Uralnord's sharp voire, and It filled the ballroom like an exploding shrapnel shell. Iiralu erd had Stirling to his feet. The others Instantly followed him to the position of attention, for into tho room, headed by tho senior captain, wero filing the eight belated commis sioned officers of the squadron. Tho senior captain, the adjutant, tho tioop eommatiders mid their Ronton atiln paused Hi shocked amazement. "What tlje devil!" the adjutant wild under his breath. The Beulor captain louked more than annoyed. The tPiisonesB of the situation was relieved- lo till outward appearance, ut least--by tho reception cummltieo, which ruslied Innocently forwaid fo tuke thn nowcomoru In low for part pets. "I'm afraid you're a little lato to get all your dances taken," smiled Miss Winder, consolingly, "So It would seem," replied the se nior cnptnln, wltlia chilling pollUncss that was not lost on Miss Winder. Now, it happened that the senior captain was a man of action and prompt decision, as Is becoming of a senior captain, and he saw quickly what must be the plan of action horo. Plainly, having been especially Invit ed, the officers could not withdraw nnd leave tho Elkton function to a set ot enlisted Intruders. To remain nnd permit tho wnrrnnt officers to stny was altogether preju dicial to discipline, as well as contrary to precedent and common docency. Such a thing was not to bo thought of. The senior captain motioned Sergt. MaJ. Rraluerd asldo brusquely. "Sergeant," said he. severely, "you will have an opportunity tomorrow of explaining your presence and that of (ho other men ut this place tonight. You will wlt'hdraw at onco with tho others. 'Pass the order about quietly, but I prefer that you shall all leave In a body so that thoso assembled here may seo tho penalty of your Impru dence in intruding here." "Yes. sir." roplled Rrninerd, salut ing, lie might have explained In a word that he and (he otherB wero there by special Invitation; but tho captain had asked no Inimcdlato ex planation, and Uralnerd wns too much the soldier lo volunteer one, Ho sot about performing lila duty immediately and to the very bestnt bis ability, resontmi'iit barely ocrurrlti,, lo him. Rut he encountered an unexpect ed obstacle to the host possible fulfill ment of his mission. "C10?" exclaimed Miss Winder, when ho'd lold her it was necoasary for lilm to loave ut once. She'd been his' In tended partner for the first mid last dances, and had been making horcelf particularly agreeable to him in tho bargain. "Yes, ma'am," he explained quietly. "There's been a mistake some plnco. This Is an offlcern' dance and we'ro only nion. Them's the real officers just come In." Miss Winder was an impulsive miss, with a hlghly-dovolopod senso of Jus lice and no understanding of army etl- nnefte. "If voil have to 80 CO 111 rnntil I'll lnnt on nlnilf." (hi Mt' And the same spirit luffctii) lit era- or Elkton's feminine m when the young women em qulot words that uieir roi tun vn "U'pII. I'm not alirnrllfd i: least." growled the udjutant h of rollevlng bis iceung anu i" I.... rl.n annlnr rntlt.lln aDMt'l tho vcrco of a stroke of apor1,ir For as the noneommlasiott cers. hats In hand, filed soberly ii.. i... 11 n..nii unu nrrnmnan C4r II1U llllll, .u-ll p.....,- Intended partner for the nriu When the procession had dkoe with tho durkness without Ihea one solitary femaio figure "h Sho sat demurely near the i clans' stand. Now, she couiM !..,.. .. .1,... nv, in. nnd the aoJa'i most imaginative yoiiJMo"'' seir that sho tooaen iur -; . I. I.- irrnim mink In (llsEUSC al" IIIU J. lVW. vww - , v..,. i.... i 'rim ml utant. n" addition a slight sente of humor, tho first to recover 'There appeurs lo be some cm . .... .... " wri I1 tie. III- without enthusiasm he'r,J ure across the hall "Irt"! row mil her for Iter loyaiu'" n ing." ho added. "Wecandant her according to scnumw .-, captain. ,,,,.. Tho scnor captain. recoUl .,. . .i ....ii.iiitu- forward. BB ,, w .- -.., ranking officer present, I mm . treme lienor or asKiuh "-'" with you." Ho otrcre.. n -- "O. me," she simpered. l" ....' ' . ' i-n..ii ut onatui' .quiCK ginucu ui in i'--- , , W Platform. " "Sjft, wnlih.fr fnr mv husband Mw Hn gentleman." r nMLAMMu.A4lNla A ran New Sv .--tO.. ,f ldHMu.. ! V- By Will Seaton IIKHU was finny of e.eltemont on Pink Htrcet thut morn ing And no won der! It's dwellers were getting u uew neighbor. For a long time -lit fuel since old Mrs 1) iib food's death -the brown houte between Mrs Luke's and Mrs. Murlows had been empty. Rut now, quite unexpectedly somebody wus moving in. A little questioning dim o erod that the newcomer's name was Ruluor: thul there wero two of them mid a dog: Hint he was retired front biislnoBB and seeking tho qulot of a email town: thut he was eldorly. uud sho much younger, and that they hud bought tho house outright, and hud somo nice furniture So far, excellent. Hut before otcn u call bad been made Miss Ash begun to find fault with the Rulnors Miss Ash had nothing In the world to do but tu Hit on ljer veiaiula. und concern her self with the uffnlrs of her nelghonrs Mio told Mrs Mario w that she did not llko the way Mrs RaJnor spoke to for lorn feniul agents, she was too curt street, by the way. prides IIboR upon Its couitcsy to humanity in geueial. Then. touSMIbs Ash thought that Mrs. Raiuor hud u lllppaul lllrl to her si in. As for tho way she drtssed - wep, no married woman of any age at nil, es pecially f bhe hut) un ailing husband, bus any right lo weur scurlet lu hor hut uud fuss herself up in pluk morn ing dresses. "Ite my opinion of her," summed up Miss Ash. "It mayor muy not bo yours, but (hero It IsV' Mrs. Murlow uud Mrs. LuKiu vent lo cull, aud came back fairly oveicomo by what they hud learuod. Mrs. Rul uor wus going to have the whole house papered and painted, when U wus quite good enough us It was, too. Mote than thut, she wuh going to hne tho living t ooni papered in cardinal! Who ever heard of such a thing? Certainly not Pink street. Howoor. Mrs. Ralnor merrily went her way The paper was applied, utul two or three ladles timed their calls tarefully so as to get the effect They mine away shocked 'RmI paper! And such outlandish furniture' Aud a nig to match1 It gave mo tho horror!" said Mrs. Frost., but none of it for me. thunk you. I like things quiet. Why, Mrs. Ueueh. I've lived lu my house twenty years and never had an inch of now paper put on it." "I'm wondering.'' breathed unlet Mrs. Heneh. "whut that odd creatine will do n o.i " Mrs. Rotich bad not long to wait. One morning Mrs. Murlow looked out of her window and saw painters at work upon the Ralnor house. They were putting on yollow paint! Mrs. Marlow could not believe it till she had aided hor perception with that of Miss Ash uud Mrs. Utkln "Yollow paint!" muttered Miss Ash. "And right opposite my house, loo. where I've got to see it overy time I go out of my door ' "What do you Hunk of us? 'ro hor next-tloors!'" walled Mrs. Murlow. "I have lived on Pink street forty years." wheezed Mrs. Lakin. "and 1 never saw anything like this before We've neci had anything but gt tv or white with maybe a little brow u paint Inside or out Deur. duir whatu'ewt coming to9" i p. - -.ilor'" "ting noon "You see, Miss Ash," went on Mrs. Ralnor. laughing, "poor old Pink street Is u misnomer." "I think you're ciazy!" said Miss Ash In a rage. However, the house shone presently in nil Its yollow uud white glory, and baskets crowded wllh pink gerani ums swung nlrlly between the pillars of tho veranda. Also, pink filled porch boxes appeared, and pink and whites (lowers were set in dainty borders up uud down the front walk aud about the house. Never before bad Pink street become so decorous as to dis play posies in its front yards; bltlurto It hud confined these carefully to Its ba,ek yards. Oreen porch screens, a Mexican hammock and some green w Icker chairs and tables were added to the outdoor uppeu ranee of the Raiuor house. Atid when of a morning Mrs Raiuor. in i loiuon colored silk cap. or of an afternoon In white or blue, with some scarlet crochet work lu her hands, sat there listening win! her husband read, the color scheuit was complete Tin day that Mr Raiuor drove n long book Into the side ot the pillar of tho veranda aud hung tb're- tioiii ii glittering brass curc. lu which had a Pluk fit. She raged up and street from house to nearly down house. "It's abomluable! It's disgraceful! I'm mortlflfled to dentil!" Miss Ash could have wept, only It was not her way to weep when she was angry. Hitherto Pink street bad been shunned by all save those who found It absolutely necossary to traverse its length. Mrs. Lakin bad often com- IklnlllDit Hint Wrftltnl. atia.l ont ..I, 1ia travel, and ono mleht as well live ln-l'i,,k geraniums and yellow paint the country for till there was to see nut now, strange, to say, on Sunday afternoons automobiles whisked by with veiled ladies leaning out to stare at the Rulnnr place Couples strolled by. As Grandma Knowles said, "Pink stroet 13 perking up." The cap sheaf of all was that day when Mrs. McAllister, rich aud pow erful and fumed as a traveler und a sojourner in cities, accosted Miss Ash and Miss Lakin from her llmousitu as tbey were coming out from a bargain sale at Munnford s. "I want to congratulate you i pon your good fortuno In having Mrs, Ral nor for a neighbor, she said "I u-t sonied as fast us. peonies. nor ui irMiiiii ui inn miiiiuuy iUH'I- WttJ tup trcmely. She's very bright and up to date. Will you toll her that I am com ing to call upon bur at tho oarllest pos sible moment?" Miss Ash gulped. "Yes. I'll tell her." she said; ''but to be honest, Mis. Mc Allister, we- I don't approve of her." "You don't approve of her? Why not, pray?" Mrs. McAllister jturod frankly. Yet in her tone was a lurk ing amusement "Rut, no, I can un derstand why. It is on account of her Is not that It? Then she laughed outtlght. "Oh. my dear! If you only know what people are saying about Pink street -that Agues Raiuor has saved it from utter extinction with those same pink geraniums and that yollow paint." So authoritative a word could not bo gainsaid. Several beads did a great Nor did improvements Mop It Ecemeu tout '. Mfi c summer people n" ' ,,i ... ...i. .,n,it,fi'pi the inosi i bvv . -i. " iere aituji no suories ..,". oW neon money mui.B - .. or ever thought of using " tioauiya susr. vniaM Mrs. McAIIUIerweu i b J on a summer tour """'". m until September T. limousine was seen - ft1l various rim; su.. --::.. arrived at Miss Ashs M her. wearing a uuo Arsouns Ash looked twenty years')"1 almost hauusome i. " wouldn't &"." ii btroet." satel sirs u ;- wlf Ihe same ut all It's lovjb ,, the prettiest street iuto ,r says so. And you Uno ,. hired palnteis. It was only vliila 0 "tuo Ralnors paW " paint that she put on r hopse. Mrs ",er paCP and the ere deal of tbliiklug that night. And the I''"1 ' ' And ot. know lh" Murlow followed her examplo with French gray Mrs Reach medt a third with light olive Pink rUeet caught the spirit, and up and down its extent newly painted houses blo3- Mls? Ash fT.ouu tho other day ibti& Bile i - ; ,be i him Tlieru Miss Ash nave a J -JM coitiE away?" sue i - ; .,. ima couldn't spare neighbors " Try mask ,.J