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his forehead touched th« ground. Afb
er that he kissed the toes of each of
her shoes. Calypso received the hom­
age with dignity. .
Tommy was Invited to sit down on
an Inferior throne and was only given
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
one bow. Janet was left to settle her­
self as best she could on a single rug
laid fiat on the ground. The chauffeur
did not bow to her at all. and though T CALL him "Mister" when we mrel
Who never met before.
•
her feet stuck out when she sat down,
About the third time on the street,
he made no attempt to kiss them.
Or the second In the store,
The chauffeur brought luncheon
baskets from the car. The meal was If he's the sort of man I like,
excellent. The wine, there were two I diop the "Mister"- now It'» “MID*”
bottles of a red wino new to Tommy, Or "Rill" or "Bob" or “Jake“ or "Jliu"
was very good. There were knives, Or anything they cbrlst»ned him.
silver forks beautlfillly polished, fine
china plates and napkins. At last Thefe's some folks who are "Mlstei*
came coffee. hot from a large thermos
when
flusk. Th« chauffeur win evidently by
You meet nnd when yon part,
no means such a savage as he looked. And ''Mister" wl«'U you meet again -
Tommy enjoyed his luncheon thor­
You never seem to start
oughly, all the more because Calypso To get acquainted, or to kid,
talked to him amiably and pleasantly Or act famlllsr—df you did
while they were eating It. She was You very soon would likely find
by that time exceedingly tired of That they're the—well, the "Mister"
Janet, who bad been discussing the
kind.
plans of the society for establishing
world peace ever since they left Bres­
Illis “Mister"—here's what Mister"
lau. Tommy might be—she only half
is :
believed he was an unscrupulous be­
It’s like the hat you wear.
trayer of Innocent maidens, like Miss Who ever wore that hat of hts
Temple and herself. But even s Lo­
Inside and up the stair
thario Is a pleasant change after hours
And nt the diutng table. too?
of Janet Church.
What would you think of folks who do?
After luncheon the chauffeur made
Yet there ure people full of style
a long speech to the princess. He Who wear their "Misters'
nil the
spoke earnestly and pointed forward
while.
along the road with outstretched hand.
"Ho tells me,” said Calypso, "that
Tuke off your “Mister" when you call
we are quite near the German fron­
any house of mine !—
tier po»t. We’ll reach it tn another And hang your “Mister" In the hall
twenty minutes nnd of course there’ll
W hen you come here to dine.
be an examination of our passports.”
You’re "Mister" maybe on th« street
“I hope It’ll be all right.” said Tom­
But here you’re "Frank" or "John" or
my. “We passed the man at Breslau,
"Pete."
thanks to Allen. I dare say these peo­
So. when your overcoat you doff,*
ple won't stop us."
Please also tuke your "Mister" off.
"A few yards beyond the German
post,” said the princess, "we'll come
to the Mcgallan frontier guar<U.
They'll want our passports, too.”
"Well," said Tommy, "the passports
are all right In themselves, properly
fixed up with diplomatic visas nnd all
that
No one ought to object to
them.”
“Let me look at them.” said Janet.
Tommy took them from his pocket
FALSE NOTIONS
and Janet examined them carefully.
“We don’t any of us look much like
the photos.” she said. “You," she
.8 WE advance along the highways
looked at Tommy, “ought to have a
and byways of life and gather a
mustache."
little knowledge on our Journey to-
“A man might shave off his mns ward the sunset, we become more ap-
tache," said Tommy. "Lota of fellows preclatlve of the mute tilings nil about
do, quite suddenly, without telling the us, seemingly trying to tell us In which
Foreign office or asking for new pass­ direction we should go.
ports.”
There are signa everywhere along
a great many the way telling us how to avoid the
And
years younger than I am." said JnneL crooked paths and to abstain from
“Let me look," said Calypso. She base capitulations.
studied the photographs of the two la­
The wild flowers, the sunlight, tlie
dle». “It seems to me," she said at sliver streams, the golden fields of
last, “that I’d better be Miss Gis­ grain, all whisper a story of patience
borne."
and content which we may learn by
“But then." said Janet, “I should close observation and deep reflection.
hava to be Mrs. Heard. That Is to ' We tire of the accumulation of ma­
say,” she looked fiercely at Tommy terial toys nnd golden baubles with
as she spoke, “your wife."
which we play a little while und throw
"Only quite
temporarily,"
■aid away In disappointment; we become
Calypso.
' weary of songs and shows nnd deceits
“Well. I won't." said Janet.
•• the scales full from our eyes and
“One of you has got to be,' said long for quietude which Is always
Tommy, “and we'd better decide
elusive.
which before we get there. In < ase
But what has been done over nnd
we're asked, and very likely we shall over again since the beginning of time
be asked."
will continue to be done with few
"I can't possibly any I'm his wife,” variations until the end of the world
said Calypso to Janet.
qqlte regardless of the friendly call of
"Why not?" said Janet. "He's go­ •nature, nr the teachings of th® sages
ing to marry you. Isn’t he?'
nnd phllosijplMirs.
"He's going to marry Miss Temple."
Youth In slow fb learn except by
said Calypso.
hard experience.
"No, I’m not," said Tommy. "If
It marches out "great Ideas,” and
you'd only allow me to explain—”
puts them through strict drills, until
But Calypso having remembered
It Is shocked and shaken to the heart-
Miss Temple's pathetic appeal to her,
to find that millions of people In
was not going to listen to anything core
the years dead and burled, have been
Tommy had to say.
led astray by similar delusions.
"You must.” she said to Janet.
The young are creatures of dreams;
"No, I won’t." said Janet.
Ule old are victims of stem realities
“One of you will have to," said
The commanding emotions of the
we'll certainly be
Tommy,
young man and woman, like Impul­
stopped and probably be arrested."
sively formed preferences, their easy
"I won't," said Janet doggedly,
lites aud dislikes, are but the warp
“I promise faithfully." said Tom­
and woof of a fabric, which the ex-
my. "that I won't take any advantage
iwrlenced worldly travelers have
of the position.”
thrown
aside In disgust.
Calypso, I am sorry to say, giggled,
After all that Is said nnd done, life
It was a vulgar thing to do and she
checked herself Immediately. Janet in a large mensure I» a horrible night­
became very angry. Tommy got red mare, whose dawns and evenings pro­
duce nothing but sorrow and regret, or
and stumbled on.
“I mean, that I won’t hold your a beautiful existence, If we so make
hand or—or—kiss you, or anything it, which we may enjoy every hour
to the end of our brief earthly
like that.”
The princess went beyond giggling. Journey.
TAKEOFF YOUR
MISTER”
CHAPTER XV—Continued
wrong with the engine. The tall chauf­
feur understood what th« trouble was
Then Janet talked to th» police of­ and set It right in two minutes.
Shortly after five o’clock, the car
ficer In German. He was evidently
relieved by the withdrawal of the turned off the broad main road on
threatening chauffeur and was quite which It had been traveling. The
chauffeur, who seemed to know ex­
ready to aend for Allen.
There was an awkward silence for actly where he was, drove confidently
five minutes. Then Allen appeared along a number of byroads which were
and took command of things at once. I often little better than muddy lanes.
He began by taking the passports out I At about seven o'clock they entered
of the officer's hands and giving them a thickly wooded district. The last
back to Tommy. Then he made a glimmerings of daylight faded away
speech. It began mildly. It Increased among the trees. The car's headlights
In speed as It went on. It became were switched on and for a while they
domineering and even threatening to- traveled along a moving patch of white
ward the end. The police officer was light between two walls of hupenetra-
visibly uneasy while Allen spoke. Be­ i Me darkness. Soon after eight o’clock
fore the speech finished he was com­ ! they reached a little village. At one
pletely cowed. Allen had vouched for 1 end of the street stood an Inn with
Tommy’s Identity with Colonel Heard ' brightly lighted windows. The party
and had spoken with an assurance was received by a fat and obsequious
Innkeeper, who treated them as guests
which carried conviction.
“I told him,” he explained to Tom­ whom he had been expecting. Wheth­
my, ", ho you were, and that you er It was Count Casimir or the Lys-
were In search for the graves of Brit­ •trian chauffeur who made the ar­
ish soldiers. I said to him that if he rangements for the Journey, the thing
Interfered with you in any way Fd was well done. An excellent warm
see to it that Germany's bill for rep­ supper was ready. <pn the table were
arations was double and that he set Jugs of hot Tisch Wein pleasantly
wouldn't be particularly popular with spiced. Tommy, at least, probably
his own people when that happened the prlncees, slept soundly In marvel­
and It came out that it was his fault. ously soft feather beds. Perhaps
I said that the way he was behaving Janet Church slept well, too; but she
looked uncommonly as if he had some­ ought to have lain awake tormented
thing in this neighborhood to eonceal by her conscience. For the third time
and that If you found a single British since she came to Germany she had
soldier In an unsuitable grave. I'd put been false to her temperance princi­
a fine of a million and a half marks ples. But hot spiced Tisch Wein Is
on the city. I couldn't have done it, a sleeping drink. It may have over­
of course, any more than I could have powered even Janet's conscience.
Next morning the party started ear­
doubled the reparations, but be didn't
ly and drove along roads which were
know that"
Tommy felt deeply thankful that even worse than those of the eve­
Mrs. Heard had been kind to Allen’s ning before, roads with vile surfaces.
sister In her canteen In 1915. He was
glad that he had not shrunk from dis­
cussing Soapy Simpson and Collins,
who married the red-haired V. A. D..
and the other members of “the old
regiment"
Allen could not have
spoken as he did unless he had felt
that Colonel Heard was a familiar
friend of his.
“I say." said Allen cheerfully, “what
a funny-looking bird your chauffeur Is.
Where did you get him?"
“Oh. ,'ust picked him up.” said Tom­
my. “Fancy he’s a Pole or a Russian."
“Looks to me like a brigand," said
Allen. “The sort of fellow I shouldn’t
care to be left alone with on a dark
night If I had any money In my pock­
et. Well, good-by, and good luck.”
Tommy shook hands with him grate­
fully and stepped forward toward the
car.
Then an odd thing happened. Tbp
tall chauffeur left his place, opened
the door of the tonneau of the car,
took Janet Church by the wrist, and,
quite gently, pulled her out. For the
moment Janet was too much aston-
bbed to protest or resist. The man,
* owing low, motioned Tommy to en­
ter the car and take the seat beside
the princess.
“I thought he was an odd-looklng The Chauffeur Took the Ruge and
bird,” said Allen, “and he is. Fancy
Curtains From the Car and Spread
bls dragging Mrs. Heard about like
Them on the Wiry Grase Which
that."
Grew Beside the Road.
Janet furious at being treated with
i total want of respect, forgot that sharp corners and sudden steep gradi­
the man knew no German. She told ents. The chauffeur was forced to
him angrily that she was a represen­ drive cautiously, but he kept up at a
tative of the League for Establishing good pace. After a while they emerged
World Peace Through the Cnlty of from the woodland and Tommy saw
Christian Churches, and that she that they were among the foothills of
would sit where she chose In the car. a range of mountains.
Stunted trees grew on the hill
The only effect of th!» sp-ech was to
sstonlsh Allen, who ur ’ -stood It, slope». Now and then there were
tnd to make Tommy uncomfortable glimpses of tall mountains In front.
Streams gurgled and splashed over
because he did not.
Fortunately Calypso ke-t her pres- stony courses. Houses and cottages
mce of mind and quack-d out a se­ were few and far between. The cat­
tle which grazed In the open spaces
ries of orders to the chauffeur.
“It’s all right,” she Bald "he’s mis­ were small and lean. At rare Inter­
taken you for my maW That's all.” vals the car slowed down to allow a
Janet took her seat ngnln sulkily. peasant to coax a frightened mule
Tommy sat down betide the chauf­ past It. This plainly was a country
feur. Allen, really bewildered, waved in which motor cars were few.
i feeble farewell. He found It dlffl-
Shortly after one o'clock the car
tult to believe that any chauffeur, stopped and the chauffeur got out.
tven a Pole, could mbinke his mas­ He said something to the princess and
ter’s wife for the maid or a secretary held open the door of the car.
typist.
"He wants us to get out and have
Two days later he wrote a letter to lunch," said Calypso.
Collins, at the Monte Carlo chicken
“Good," said Tommy. "I feel near­
farm, and told him tb it Heard was ly starved. This sort of driving makes
running a regular rig ibout Europe one furiously hungry and the Ger­
with a d—d good-looking girl, who cer­ mans, though they have an excellent
tainly wasn’t Mrs. Hr rd, but must idea of dinner, simply don't under­
be pretty well off because she traveled stand breakfast at all.
about In a big motor with her own
"I always make It a point," said
maid. Colonel Heard, a most respect­ Janet, “of carrying some malted milk
able man, spent months contradicting lozenges In my pocket.”
that story.
That Is the sort of thing I should
expect of Janet. I have never to my
knowledge seen a malted milk lozenge.
CHAPTER XVI
I have certainly never lasted one. But
The chauffeur, who was a Lystrlan, I have a feeling they are Insipid and
looked like a br mnd and no doubt slightly sickening.
The chauffeur took the rugs and
was far from b> ¡ng completely civi­
lized. But he w s a good driver and cushions from the car and spread them
competent mechanic. The car thread­ on the wiry grass which grew upon
ed Its way throu It the traffic of the the rocks beside the road. He made
Breslau streets sicothly and evenly. a kind of throne for Calypso, much,
When it reached the open country the I suppose, as the Israelltlsh captains
speed Increased to thirty-five miles an did for Jehu with their garments. ;
hour along a good road. Once, at Then, when she sat down, he bowed
about eleven a. m., something went before her three times, so low that
She laughed aloud.
“You appear to forget,” Bald Janet,
“that I am a Scotswoman."
"I don't see how that can make any
difference,” said Tommy.
“Accorfllng to the Scotch law,” said
Janet, “If I say that you're my hus­
band, and you nay that I am your wife
In the presence of witnesses, then we
are married.”
"Is that really the law?" said Ca­
lypso. "How dreadful ft must he for
actors and actresses on the stage with
lots and lots of witnesses listening."
"It's Scotch law,” »aid Janet.
“But we’re not In Scotland," »aid
Tommy.
(TO US CONTINUED.)
In Ancient Oxford
There 1», perhaps, no more Interest­
ing place In the whole world than Ox­
ford, the ancient English university
town. Any one who likes quaint old
things can agreeably rfpend weeks
there. Oxford university Is not a sin­
gle Institution like practically all
American school», but a group of 20
separate colleges, all linked together
In a sort of league. The oldest one,
Ballol, was founded away hack about
1200. The buildings of Christ Churn»
college are the largest and most Irn
p >slng of the lot. Many of the stone
steps of these old Oxford buildings hsve
been worn nearly through by the foot­
steps of succeeding generations of atu
aents and have bad to be replaced.
I (T) by
Newupgprer Syndlrat« )
OUR
Last Name
IS IT REYNOLDS?
is one of the most Interesting
T HIS
names In the history of name for­
mation. It comes from an old Teutonic
personal 'name, signifying, strength in
counsel. It Is the wohd from which
the French reynard or fox was de­
rived and it Is the word from which
the names Reynolds, Reynard, Rey-
nell, Heynoldkon and corresponding
names in German and French are de­
rived.
In the Sixteenth century there lived
a Biblical scholar In England, called
Ralnolds, and sometimes Reynolds. He
Is Interesting, not only because of the
work that he did, but because his name
shows the transition from one of the
older forms to the modern and accept­
ed form of today.
In this country the name has been
distinguished by soldiers; of course
Its distinguished bearer In any coun­
try was Sir Joshua Reynolds, usually
considered the most celebrated of any
English portrait painter.
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JUNGLE
Wifh Chee rupi and Hie Quixies
’ Grace D Liss Steward
DROMEDARY’S TEMPER
nr* one of the luckiest In all th»
Great l>«serL"
“Hut I am not anttsfied,” snarled
MOT In »11 •••• Great I
rt Is there
n worse disposition than IHm Dim, with a sneer on bls surly curly
Dromedary'«.
He Just can't help Ups. “I'm not satisfied."
"What Is the trouble?" asked Cliver-
snarling and scolding.
1.1« Is the mo«t valuable boust of bur­ ups kindly.
“Everything la Jho trouble, air,”
den In the world, because ho can travel
grumbled Don. “Nothing Is right In
across the hot dry desert for days
the first place, when I um on a long
without anything to «st or lirlnk.
Joprney across the Desert, I rarely'get
There are no trains In Hie Desert nnd
anything to ent. Sometimes my master
sv»n horse« can't ,go very fur. because
given mo a few dates, but I'm lucky if
there Is no water except st the small
I find n thorn bush to nibble on."
»|M>ts called Oases, nnd they are many
“But there's your splendid fat hump
mile» apart. The Dromedary, who Is
from which your body geta Its food all
a very fast traveler, and hie slower
through the trip," cried Cheerups “A
very handy wuy of currying your lunch
when you are traveling. I should say.
To bn auro, your hump 1s flat when you
reach your destination because It has
till been used, but n few week» of
hearty eating tills It up again."
"of course, tjiAt Is true,” admitted
Don, "but I seldom have n drink of
water on tho Journey."
"Now. Don Droniedsfy. how can you
Complain, with all those deep cell» full
of water In your atomacb. You can
carry over a gallon, enough to quench
your thirst for flv» or six day»."
“You are right about ¿he water. Mr.
Cheervps," said Dou; "but how would
you Ilk« to trump along, day In und day
out. in soft heavy sandY'
"Just look nt your feet." cried
Cheerup». who wim beginning to be n
Th« Jungl« Was Many Milts Away; little Impatient with this fussy com-
plalner. "They nre made with broad
Don Dromedary Know It.
spreiullng cushions so you don't sink
cousin, the Camel, are useful in other Into the »and nt all. A borne with his
ways also to the Arab who liven In th« small, hard hoof» would be tired In
I»e»ert Ho drinks their milk, make» i two hours' travel over the Desert. I
tents and rugs of their skins nnd should think SoftCoot had been fitting
weave» clothes of their tin» silky hair. the mngie slippers on you, your feet
Oh, yes. Don Dromedary knew be are so beautifully padded."
"I don’t care," grunted the fretful
was useful, but it didn't make him
Don. "I have to »tand while terrible
happy.
%
"I um going to break loose If I can." ntundstorms rage about me nnd my
said he to himself one warn) starry master Iles face downward on tho
night, when the caravan hud stopped ground and avoid» most of It."
"Yes. moat of It, most of It, sir, but
to rest. "I'm going to find'that wise
Che»rup» everyone Is talking about, not all of It. ns you do. If you weren't
nnd ask him If he doesn't think mine such a naughty, spoiled Miy, Ihm
1» a very hard lot. I guess I can do It Dromedary, I'd have to Inugli," said
now without being -noticed; Master's Cheerups, smiling. "You ure really too
absurd I , Why, you can close your nos­
asleep."
trils to keep the sand out, nnd your
The Jungle was many miles away,
long thick eyelnshen protect your eyes.
and Don Dromedary knew It. "But
I'm ashltned of you I"
miles are nothing to the Ship of the
"Well, anyway, I'm cross nnd un-
Desert," muttered he to himself, us he
bappy," »napped the grent black
ran with long swinging strides.
I »romednry,
"Well, here's for It," said Don, ns
"Thut's the whole truth." cried
he plunged down the winding wny. Cheerup» gleefully. "It'» a new dispo­
"I'm not no well iicquiilnted here
sition you need! Yonr bad temper Is
though, ns ont In the open. Maybe I'd nil thut maken you miserable. No one
better stop nnd get my bearings. Let can mnke you kind, good nature) nnd
me see, there's the tall palm tree and contented but yourself, Don Drome­
the Great Breadfruit tree, but what In dary. Now go back to the caravan nnd
the world Is that?"
try to be cheerful nnd look on the
"That's what I say, too.” ^crled a best »Ide of things. You will find that
small Jolly voice out of the darkness. nt>t only you yourself will be l>M|>|>l«-r.
“I was Just having my first forty winks, but every one who known you "
nnd I’d like to know who comes calling
Foor Don wns really aslmmed by
on Cheerup» at this time of night."
this time. He knew so well that nil
"Oh, Mr. Cheerup», Is that really Cheerups had said wns true that ho
you?" cried I »on Dromedary. "I have couldn't look him In the eye. In n
broken away from the caravan, asleep very »mull voice, with his hend hang­
under the stars, nnd come tunny miles ing almost to the groi|nd, he snhL
to see you. For once In my Ilf« I am "Really, I will try to be good, Mr.
Ibcky 1"
Cheerup».
Thank you."
Then ho
“Once In your life, you say?" mum­ turned about und duniied buck luto th«
bled Cheertips sleepily, "Well, aren't Desert.
you ashamed, Don Dromedary? You
<® br Llltls. Urnwn * C«.>
What’s in a Name?”
By MILDRED MARSHALL
r»ct» «bout your nirn». Hi history;
msanln». wh«ncs It w«« derlvod. »Ig-
■Ifkainc«. your lucky day. lucky wwal
.
RUBY
seems to be no reference of
T HERE
the first uppeiirnnc» of Jewel« ns
feminine mimes. Neither the Bible nor
early history shows evidence of this
tendency to nnme women lifter gems.
Indeed etymologists do not recognize
Ruby nnd her slater names ns niimes
nt all nnd they are not listed In the
lints of cognomen.
Ruby him ninny equlvnlent» In Sans­
krit and among the Hindus, who re­
garded the gem im the king of precious
stones, but none of them nre capable
of usage as n proper nnme. Undoubt­
edly, Ruby was first bestowed upon n
child with the Idea of likening It to
the pulsing, glowing, flnme-honrted
gem. It may even be that Home super-
ntitlou» mother believed that sho
would confer upon her wee babe the
heritage of the ruby, which Is wealth,
power and the adulation of fellowmen.
The name made its first appearance
in England, where It was a favorite
with niUKlc-hall actresses. Its advent
In this country wns less spectacular
but It him never censed to be a popular
stnge name. The regnl genl, for which
It stands, must have given it popular­
ity, for there Is nothing striking In
either Its history or Its prevnlence.
Ruby’s tallamnnlc stone Is, of course,
the one which «he personifies. If old
legend be correct, »he will be blessed
among women In possessing all the
material benefits of this world and
will, furthermore, be protected from
disease and accidents. Thursday Is
her lucky dny and 1 her lucky number.
----
QUININE SPONSON
<<virHY so moody, Peroxide?"
V v Quinine Sponson nskml his w lf»
ns he looked up from the morning pa­
per. ’Jou haven’t addressed so much
ns n comma to me all during bneak-
fimt. You’re not mud, are you?"
"Yea," snapped Peroxide fllshllly.
"Is It because I put that block of
ice cream between your sheets before
you went to bed last night?”
"No. I didn't mind that so much."
"Are you angry because I brought
those six chorus girls home for dinner
yesterday?"
"No. Men will ne men."
"Can It be flint you resent my cut­
ting your allowance In half because of
the Increime in the cost of cigar»?”
"No. I regarded that as a mere
whim:"
"Well, then, what can It be?"
With one pull of ttm tablecloth,
Mrs. Sponson sent nil the brenkfimt
things flying to the four walls.
"It’s your miserable habit of stick­
ing your wet spoon In the sugar bowl,
that's what It is I You’ve done It five
times In five minutes, nnd now I’m
through with you!—through I through 1
through I”
Soon afterwards the divorce wa»
grunted nnd they lived happily ever
after.
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Miss Mary Waterhouse of Scnrhoro,
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tury mnrk, picked six quarts of blue­
John Whitman pushed a freight car, berries In one day. She used two
slated to weigh 3fi,000 pounds, without quart» for pies nnd sold tho remaining
artificial aid, about 30 feet, at New four to her family phyalclan, who had
York city, May 20, 181)1,
promised to buy her first day's pickings.