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1 By Madelelna Astor. fthe drawing-room of hous in Mayfalr, Violet Raymond, a pratly, thoughtful-looking girl of iom 22 X y&rs. was sitting anxiously await- In th arrival of an expected , vi ltor. presently thera waa a tap at tha door and a servant entered. "Cantata Walter Granville, miss." The girl rose aa a tall, bronzed man. or. bdoui o cams into tne room. "I hope yon will, forgive me for ask ing you to calV Captain Orenvllle." ahe aid with a grave mile. "I heard you were' back In London and 1 fait that under the circumstances you would not .think It a liberty. My aunt, Lady Shen ley, haa .retired with .a bad headache, elaa aha would also ba hera to receive yon-" "I am only too glad to be of any ser vlca," ha responded aa he eat down. "In fact. If you had nbt written 1 should have (Ventured to all." She aat down opposite him. Tha only previous occasion on which they had met hiid- been at Liverpool three years ago, whan ha had aat aail to take up his command In -West ' Africa. With him had keea her" brother, young- lMrk Ray mond, than starting his mlfitsy career as a subaltern, and aha and her aunt had Journeyed down to ma tha last of him. " '. j j ; - Ha remembered every detail of the abort time ha had spent in her company; now fca ha mat her' again, 'after tha ter rible thlnf that had happened, his heart went out lo -har In pity. TK know what I want , to know." ahe said Quickly. (Continued from First Pag of This section.; Even that old admonition wasn't it Franklin who originated ItT to :hew each bite thirty-two times," doesn't hold this authority captive. "If by chewing our food twice as hard aa we do we can live on half as much, why 'not chew it four times .as hard and . lire one fourth as much?" he asks. And he cites a homely, but satisfy ing. Instance of the meat-eat tn? ani mal, such as the dog, which "bolts" Its neat without chewing. "Tha digestion of meat takes place In tba atpmach," ha declared, "and too much chewing may not only do no good, but may retard the digestive process by. placing too much acid in the meat" Speaking along the same line, Com missary General Shae of the United States army explained that different kinds of food undergo the digestive process In different parts of the di gestive orranlsm. For instance, starchy substances are digested in the throat and hence should be well chewed; but with meat the atomaoh is the seat of action. To the rescue of those of us who have been Wearing out our patience and tomachs if we still have stomachs on tha various food fads. Dr. Wiley comes in his "Foods and Their Adul teration," a 26-page book. Just pub lished. Whatever may have been your es pecial fad If you have been a food peetaliser, not content with "eating plenty of good food" you are apt to get a severe jolt from this work. , Do you believe in the eating of fish and nuts and fossilised cereals for the development of brain tissue; in lettuce Fnd cereals again- for the somnolent Juietlng of nerves; in phosphoric foods or the hardening of bones, and In nltro uaranous substances. . lean meats, etc. . Including- soma more of the ubiquitous cereals for the strengthening of mueoleatL.r Then you'te bean feaatlng on "lemons. s . - i " Science, inexorable,' cool, impassion ate, calculating, has nlanted the mine of fact beneath this vein of theory, . and aa the dust settles and we try to ee-ntn collect our senses we find that fallacy haa long been hugged to our breast while all the time tha viper has been called truth. -'- ' Xlsten t what Dr. Wiley aays rela tive to "the balanced ration"! i "jL'of ortuoatei, many - jnli leading , WHAT t'" "I only aaw your official dispatch published In the papers," "God knows It was hard enough to write," he broke Out "It was kind of you to say what you did 'A gallant and promising officer,' " she exclaimed. "But tall me ail, please,' she finished pleadingly, We were in Sierra Leon whan the rising In the Badaktita dlstriot broke out, na oegan, speaking in a low, dlfr jointed voice. "I was Immediately dis patched with an expedition to quell it; your brother came along with me, the only .other white officer who could be spared, we got up near Acandra and encamped over night on the south bank of the river. In themorning wa were prepared to cross; tne natives, wa un derstood, were ambushed about two miles away on 'the other side." 1 Ha paused.. Suddenly as wa began to cross wa were attacked by them In tha rear. They wefe in full force; wa were surprised and the lighting was desper ate. ' Numbers of our men fell, and It looked aa If we. were In a tight corner, when Sherton and his. relief party cams up on the 'opposite bank, just in time, Wa dropped flat on our faces and they fired over our heads tha situation waa saved." "And DlckT" sha Inquired tremulous ly Orenvllle' shifted his foot uneasily "The last time I aaw him was some minutes before Sherton came up," he said, speaking with difficulty. . "Ha threw up iiis arms suddenly and stag gered backward on the bank." "Into the river?" she whispered. He nodded- There was a moment's silence, then SHALL WL 1LAT? statements respecting the composition of foods, . the)r nutritive value and their relation to health and digestion have been published antl received with more or. less credehce by the public. - ''Claims of superior excellence, which are entirely baseless, are constantly made for certain food products in or der to call the attention of the public ?rtora directly to their vaiue ana, xin ortunately, at times, to mislead the public with respect to their true worth. "It is not uncommon to see foods ad vertised as . of exceptional quality, either aa a Whole or for certain pur noses. "Many of the preparations of this kind are of undoubted excellence, but fall to reach the superior standard or perform the particular xunction wnicn 1b attributed to them. "Particularly has it been noticed that foods ore offered for specific pumosea or the nourishment of certain parts of the body, especially or tha brain ana nerves. ' "We are all familiar with the adver tisements of foods to feed the Drain, or food the nerves, or feed the skin It is hardly necessary to call attention to the absurdity or claims of this kind. "One part of the body cannot be nourished if the other Darts are nee. lected. and the true nrincinle of nutri tion requires a uniform and equal de velopment and nourishment of all the tissues. i "It is true that many of the tissues have predominant constituents. For instance. In the bones are found large quantities of phosphate of calcium, ana in the muscles nitrogenous tissues dom inate. In the brain and nerves there are considerable quantities Of organic pnoepnorus. All or tnese Doaiea, now- ever, are contained in .normal xooa properly balanced. - "It would ha contrarr to. the Drift clples of physiology to attempt to feed the bones by consuming a large ax cess of phosphorus in the food or the muscles by confining the : food to a Purely nitrogenous component -- "Sueh attempts, instead of nourish- " mw tissues indicated, , wui so un otuance tne rations aa to disarrange the whole metabolic process, and thus in jure and weaken tha very tissues they are designed to support iER. secure a proper ftnd complete "wtritlon of the body it la desirable that all the elements should ba so ad justed as to provide for complete nour ishment without having any Ons of them in great excess. . "It is evident that an axeesa of any one or mora of these nutrient mate rials must necessarily, Impose on the organs of the body an 'additional work in securing their proper alimjjjatloa, VlTHE OREGON I SUNDAY the girl rose to her feet The tears were glistening In her eyes, but sha was smiling. "if it had to be thank Ood ha did as he did fighting at hla post!" sha cried. "It's something for ma to bo proud Of." lie looked at her steadily. "Yes. It's good to think that" he said slowly. She stood before him with ahlnlng eyes, for tha moment full of enthus iasm. Then It died away and ahe sank down and covered har face with her bands. A little later ha left with a promise to coma to lunch soma day with Lady 8 hen ley. Ha went straight to the rooms which bis man had engaged for him In Duke street. Piccadilly. Sinking Into an arm chair he buried himself in thought 1 ' "Yea, I did right," ha said at last with a sigh. About a week after he received an invitation to lunch at the house in Mayfalr, and ha went with a curious feeling-of eager anticipation. Violet' Raymond treated him in the light of an old friend, and he found the couple of houra apent In her society more enjoyable than anything he had rat experienced. Presently, when he rose i to aepart, laay sneniey, who was about to take her afternoon drive, offered to put him down In Piccadilly, and ha ac cepted -gratefully. He aat opposite Violet and Lady 8henley In the open victoria, replying politely to the tatter's - gay and, Irre sponsible chatter. He formed the im pression that while Lady Shenley waa kind in her way to Violet, the two had sot much In common, and In this he wss correct The girl was built of far more reliable stuff than her light-hearted, pleaaure-lovlng aunt. Tha carriage turned Into Bond street and rolled down toward Piccadilly ar a good pace. Aa It swept around the cor ner there waa a sharp cry of warning from tha pavement Walter OrenvtlU sprang up and saw a - child running across the road a few yards ahead. She loet har footing on the greasy wood pavement and fell sprawling in the road way! right In front of the horses. The coachman pulled frantically at hla reins, but they were going at full speed. There waa another yell from the bystanders, then a sudden silence. The carriage swayed to and fro; another second and the horses would have trampled on the child had not a figure, darting madly from the curb, pulled her from under tha horses' hoofs and thrown her out of harm's way. The next moment his foot sllnoed on tha sllmv surface, and full ing, the pole of the carriage struck him ana no was trampiea on. - The eairlare came to a standstill with a jerk and Orenvllle leaped out. Al ready a little crowd had gathered round the prostrate figure; he waa carried to the pavement. Orenvllle pushed his way through and leaned over the man. He was apparently a tramp; his clothes were in rags, his face waa thin and gaunt, with some weeks' growth of straggling black beard on hla chin. From a wound In his forehead the blond was streaming, and he was moaning. As Orenvllle dropped on one knee beside him he slowly opened - his eyes. The officer gave a sudden start then peered eagerly into the man's face. He rose to his feet quickly. "My rooms are lust Apposite S3B. Duke street" he said thickly to the po liceman who had just appeared. 'Take htm there and I will get a doctor at once." He hurried hack to tha carriage where Violet waa waiting, pale and trembling. "It's rather a bad accident,'' he said swiftly. "I'm having him taken to my rooms. Tou go back now; and I will let you know later how thing" are." "A terrible misfortune." exclaimed Lady Shenley plteously. "Everyone is looking at us. Tell John, home at once. Violet" "Can't I help your' said tha latter "Thle tends to overburden the excre tory organs and to causa a premature breakdown thereof. This giving away of the organs may not come for many years, not, perhaps, until advanced life, nut when if cornea It necessarily short en the period of human existence. But the actual physical wrong we do ourselves in following a "specialised" diet Is not tha only harm that comes Ol 11. ine term balanced ration,' says ir. wiiey, "is also an important point on the score of economy. A largo per- i-miiHgB ox an tne earnings or man is expended for food products, and hence mese products should be used in a man ner to secure the best results possible. "If by a practice of scientific nutri tion, 10 per cent of tha value of foods could be saved. It would create a fund which, could It be utilised, would minis ter In the highest degree to the comfort and welfare of the human family and form an abundant pension for old age." The question of greater and more In telligent economy in food la an import ant feature of which Dr. Wilev has many interesting things to say. Speak ing of meats, for Instance, what an eye opener is the following: "It is not the purpose of this work to discuss the relative merits of vege tarianism as compared with the common diet of the human race. It may not be amiss, however to say that, probably in the United States especially, a larger quantity of meat Is eaten than is either necessary or wholesome. "The people of our country are bet ter able to supply themselves with ex pensive foods than those of other coun tries, and of the common foods, meats are far more expensive than cereals. "The eating of larger quantities of cereals and smaller quantities of meat would probably be oonductve both to health and economy. i "It appears to be certain that the meat eating or tha ruture may not b resrarded ao much aa a necessity aa 1 has in the past but that meats will be used mora aa condlmental substances than as staple foods. v"In all meat for instance, that costs $5 Cents a pound, such as steaks, there Js over one third or half of it which is nedlble. so that tha edible portion really costs ooudis tnat amount. "On tha. contrary, when a nound of flour or maize is Durchased. the mice of which Is perhaps only one eighth that of meat, tne wnoie or it is edible. "Thus, irom tne mere point of econ omy as well as or nutrition the supe riority of cereals and other ves-e table produots la at once evident. "On tha ona hand, a Cereal la almost a complete food, containing all tha ele ment necessary to nutrition, and It. JOURNAL; PORTLAND. .SUNDAY MORNINO;hjULYv 7, anxiously to Orenvllle. Ha shook his head. "I will let you know," ha repeated; then gave directions to the coachman; the carriage turned and moved swiftly away. He approached tha knot of people again. Already a shutter had naen oo talned and tha wounded man laid upon It. They raised him carefully and car ried him across the road, tha crowd of bystanders following ouriously. Oren vllle led the way to the house and opened the door with a latch key. "Scrivener." he called out to hla serv ant, who appeared In tha hall, "there has been an accident; fetch the nearest doctor quick I" scrivener ran orr witnout nia net -i ne limn, Iivn I, ,l,;uiinnn n, 1 mm iiiuhui , carried slowly upstairs, and depoalted on a bed., A few seconds afterward a doctor arrived, and Orenvllle waa busily employed in giving Him aaslstanoa. Then, retiring to a corner of the room, he waited until the doctor had finished his examination. At laet he roae from his task. He turned and walked over to Orenvllle. Nohting can save him. na saia in a low voice. "He haa received Internal injuries which make it Impossible for him to lira more than a day at tha most He will regain consciousness again, but if we attempted to move him to a hos pital ha would die on tha way." "No. no; he must atop here," said Orenvllle between hla teeth. The doctor shrugged his shoulders. "You will not be troubled long," he said, picking up his bat and gloves. "You can do absolutely nothing beyond following the directions I have given you; they will but make the hours he has to live more comrortaoio. uooa-oye, I will look in again in the evening." Orenvllle accompanied tha doctor to the door then went back to the room. At the entrance to it ha waa met by Btrlvener, who had been in and was Just coming out There waa a acared look on nis race. ... "Good Ood, sir, it's I" na wnisperea. Orenvllle nodded. "I know." he said with clinched teeth. "Mind, not a word of this to any one." He went into tha room again and sat by the bedside gaming at tha white, pinched face. Suddenly tha eyes of the man opened and centered them set vea on his face. "Orenvllle!" be murmured feverishly. "Of course who should it be. It's for ward' in a few minutes now! Oh, my head!" he finished with a moan. Scrivener brought the medicine that the doctor had sent. They gave him a doso and presently ne dropped orr into a heavy sleep Orenvllle watching by hla bedside. Later tha doctor cams in again. "He may last through the night, hut not much longer," he aaid after another examination. "I have ordered a nurse to rorae round." The next morning found the patient still alive, but the doctor gave him but a few houra. About 11 o'clock he had a spell of consciousness, and Orenvllle aat beside him talking to him. Then he grew half delirious again. i The door opened and Scrivener ap peared; he beckoned Orenvllle aside. "Lady Shenley and Mlsa Raymond have called, air, ha. whispered. "Lady Shenley is In her carriage, but the foung woman Insisted on seeing you, so have shown hsr into your sitting room." "Stop here." said Orenvllle with a white face, then strode to the door and opened it. He stepped out and shut it qulcklv. for the man In his delirium was talking loudly. He crossed the other side of the land ing and opened the door of his sitting room. As he did so the man'a voice suddenly raised Itself to a shout "Grenville!" he cried. He stepped hastily Into ths room and 1 costs only a few cents a pound. On tha other hand, a steak or roast la only a partial food, and It coats much more than cereals. "The eating of large quantttlea Of meat la merely a habit, which often la developed In children through tha care lessness and ignorance of parents, much to the detriment of the child as wall as to his future health and activity. "It is believed that If the tru prtir ciples of the use of meat were properly inculcated a large saving In tha energy of the wage earner as well as those in more affluent circumstances would ba secured." -,J Such an authority as Commissary General Sharpe of the United States army, contends that ona should aat full and plenty, only taking care t hat the A leading physician of tha aaat waa asked the other day if tha American people eat too much. "No; we don't eat enough," ha replied emphatlclly. "The stomach requires bulk quite as much aa nutrition, and one should take care to keep It well filled. We should quit fads, and just eat naturally." So there you are. JOHNNIES ON THE SPOT An Experiment In Telling at a Crowd In Front of a Bulletin. Two men stood at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn bridge In the afternoon at the hour when the multitude assem bled to watch the baaeball scores.. They indulged In various speculations con cerning the makeup of the Increasing numbers, says the New York Sun. . "How many men in that bush do vou think are named Johnf" asked one. The man Questioned, a matter of fact Individual, didn't have an idea about it. He went out of his way to say that it waa a fool question. And he added: "You are aoing to get the worst of it some day on your inquisiuveness.'" This nettled hla friend, who said, When I asked you the Question. I reallv did "not think much about it but I'll go you a dinner that tha majority of tha bunch of ceonle wKhln the aound oi my voice are named jonn." "How do you propose to prove HT" "By shouting the name from Where 1 stand. Til bet you the dlnner ihat a majorjty of those who hear me shout the name will look up responstvely." 'Ill go you, Just to cure you of a fool habit you have." The banterer thereupon Inflated his lungs and called out, looking down upon the crowd. "Hello, there, John, how's the gamer The man wHb lost the bet said: "Within the sound of my friend's Voice there were at least 200 people. I should say that two-thirds of that number lifted up their faces, and at least one half of the number shouted tip' tha laet return of tha blackboard. It cost me tii built ox ten dollar to find It cuV i i aw m ii i m tuti i nn i a ' jr i nr -rniT rr, r ai w iir v shut tha door. Ths girl had risen- from bar, seat and stood before him, hsr fac whlta and terror-stricken. -- "That voice!" aha erfed. It Dlck-ar , ' Sha .was gating rntehls ayeer fearfully.- Orenvllle elenehed his hands; tha veins stood out In his forehead. "It was Dick's" sha repeated. "Oh. for tha lore of heaven tell met" Te Diclfa," he said hoarsely. "If va ere atrone- enourh come with me. But lt' almost death," ha added, look ing at her in anguish. Sha nerved her self with an effort "I am strong enough," sha aaid be tween her abut lips, without ,a word he - led har across the landing and opened tha door. Scrivener started when he saw her, then slipped out of tha room, noiselessly. The girl approached and (raaed at tha bandaged head. Then she dropped on her knees beside tha bed and took his hand between hers. She pressed It to her Hps. , . "Diok. blck!" she said with a sob. Tha wild delirious look seemed to pass from his eyes. With a painful affort he raised his head. . "My VI!" ha groaned, tha tears start ing to his ayes. "Oh my Oodt that I ahould have brought this upon . you!" Ha pauaed to recover hla strength. "Yea, it's a lie that Orenvllle told in his dlapatch. I didn't die Ilka a man at my post; I bolted like a coward!" Ha paused again. '1 was m charge of tha right wing when the surprise rush came. Instead or holding their ground my man 'West inaiana. curse em- IT'S no new thing for a woman to take a dara. But here Is a young woman who haa taken a new kind of a dare sha has mounted mora than a mile in the' air In a hot-air balloon, , cut herself loose, dropped down, down, down in a parachute and landed safely on tha earth again with out a scratch. And. mind you, she knew nothing at all about balloons or parachutes when she took the dare, says tne new xora woriu. "But they dared me," she argues, and What can one say to that, especially when the arguer is a woman and a young ona and pretty into tha ban gain7 The name or this remarkable young woman is Louise Smith. Shs Is 14 years old and she Uvea at New Haven, Connecticut. She was visiting soma friends of hers the other day at Belle ville, New Jersey, and it waa suggested that they see John Mack, aeronaut make one or bis ascensions from Hills side nark. "Let's I" exclaimed Miss Smith, clap ping her hands with excitement. "I've always wanted to sea a balloon go up again ever since I waa a little girl. I saw a man go up then, I've always really; really hoped that I might take a trip up in the air myself soma day." "You wouldn't dare:", laughed ona of ner gin rnenas, as tnay warned into tne park, "even if you got the chance," Miss Smith didn't answer. Mack waa almost ready to make hla trip into ths clouds. The big bag, held fast to earth by half a hundred boys, waa fast In flating. Tha baracaute waa nrmiy af fixed to the netting. Mack-only waited the word to cut loose the be)lyig thing ana sail aioit. ltignt oesio nim, in t mnt .v.w, tv, nv. vxt m m A 1 m m RmlrV "I wish it was i and not that man going up,' aha said, jestingly. . "You haven't tha nerve," laughted har mena again, , witn just a on or a sneer in her tone. "You can do it miss," . remarked Mack, never dreaming-that J he would be taken- up, "If .you will promise to keep cool." . . .' Miss Smith hesitated. Then she looked down at her skints and blushed. Her girl friends tittered. ' "You'ra afraid to go up," laughed the one who had spoken before, and again Miss Smith didn't, like the sneer in her voice.' - - - - ' ' "Why, I am going up," aha said, quietly, "what I waa thinking ef Is my skirts. There ara so many men around and I hate to well, you know" nuid she reddened as she turned appealing to Mack. -,:.. "Oh. I can Rxthat" lauahed -Mack. "Li you'r UU go lb nerva,'' v GIRL WHO DROPPED A MILE, I 1007. ; broke and. ran for their Uvea. To this day I don't kirowtho reason. I simply seemed to go grey with fear. I lost my nerve, lost my manhood. Ood knows hew I Aid fled with them. Oren vllle saw nie do It!" he finished, pant ing lor : hreath. rDon't. Kick, dear, that's enough r im nlored the rirl. "You must hear me through." ha went on weakly.. "Half a mils further I drew Hp.. For the rrrst time l realised what had dona If I had had my revolver I ahould have shot myself, but I had dropped that I could have died with shame. I knew I oould not go back never look a brave man in tha face again!" He paused .and drew in a tor tuous - breath. Somehow or other I managed to get down the coaat to Waru I had a little money with ma. I got a passage In a trading brig to Llver- ftool and landed there with a few shill ings la my pocket dead to the world, for I found out what Orenvllle had done for ma bleaa him! Since then It haa been a living hell tramping, now and then a job. starving! But I deserved it all!, A man without honor haa no right to live, and now, now" His head fell hack on the pillow and a deadly grey pallor came to hla face. He closed hla ayea. They atood watching him, not daring to move. He opened hla eyea once again and wetted his Hps. "But tha child I've given my life; it wasn't much, but It'a better than noth ing!" he gasped. "Yea," we know." ahe answered with a reassuring smile. And Orenvllle added: "Your slater knowa .lt;" I' know it" tof course, I have." retorted Miss Smith, Just a bit hotly, "I am going UP.'- .. J.", , ' i-'.r v, ."All right,' rattled on Mack, "here's a piece of string; tie your skirts around with that" 4 ' . Mack triad to dissuade her, but it wasn't any use. So at length he gave in, too. If the girl must go up, all right; but she would have to be reapon Bible for tha triD not he. Ths balloon was ready. Instead of the aeronaut the -spectators saw dainty figure In white .climb on the trapes and take hold of the ropes. She looked too young and too frail to essay Such a mighty leap into the air. But er little mouth, tightly closed, showed er determination, and - her sparkling ayes bar anticipation. "Let go!" shouted Mack. "Sea you later!" cried Miss Smith, aa ha soared aloft , Just then the girl who had taunted her into taking the trio turned her head aside. It ian't hard to guess why. She has ainc confessed that sna felt ashamed of herself. There waa a wind blowing out of the west Higher and higher mounted the balloon. As it did it sailed through the sxy toward new xotk. VhA'll IbmJ In fh. hav'" mrmm (h. itn- "Oh. no. she won't" said Mack, "if he doea what I told her." The alrl was a mile above the earth py this time, swirtiv sailing eastward. Mack whipped out hie revolver. It was me signal toat ne naa arrangen wun Miss Smith. She was to out loose the parachute when she heard tha anot Mac nred. rr-V. (- I . - 1 .1, . L. . mmmm could see or the girl etiu nung just beneath tha balloon. The aeronaut fired gain. Still the parachute hung below tha balloon. - Mack - grabbed a mega phone. . j ' . - jttreaa away orea wji am moui- da, frantically. They aaw tha big bag drop, slowly first then faster and faster. At last' it sank below tha horison. But not a soul had seen the parachute. If It was still .under the balloon there was little hnnn for thn crirl'a life. The crowd hung about for an hour? Then cam a jingling at tne telephone. It waa a call from Kingsland, mile away. "There's a airl hera who haa dronned from a balloon In a parachute," said a voice. "She's fainted!" - Then everyone knew that nluckv Mine Smith waa safe, and the girl who dared ner raintea, too, at tne news. "Tha mean thlosr. that telanhona man." anaDoed Miss Smith whan thav Jot to her, "to aay that I'd fainted. J 111 n't rio -anvthlnar of tha kind. T Utmt 'frit a w bit frifhtsnjed, Ths parachute With a tremendous effort young Ray mond raised himself on hla elbow. "Ah. Its srood to have a clean The last word choked in his throat as ha fell back. With a ery tha girl bent forward and peered in Ms face, then she rose and ner taar-iaden eyea met uren vllle's gnse. "You need not be ashamed of him," he aaid gently. i . One evenlha. some few months later. tha two were together again. He had been telling her something which had orougnt a aeiioate riufin to ner cneeK. Then she aSked him a question. Why did I do Itr He paused. "Do you remember that night at Liverpool when I first tnet you? I saw what your brother was to you; that ha waa everything In life. I fell in love with you that night! Then when months later that terrible thing happened I ran Hind in a flash what it would mean' tn vnu 4f T 1st tha truth ret known, so I thought for hours, then wrote the dla-i atch aa you read , It" Tnere was a ong pause. Then she raised her eyes to his. ' "You did it because you loved mar- she whispered. He ent down, and tak-i ing her in his arms kissed her on the, Hps. "Because i lovea you; oecause some how I felt It was not his real self that, had prompted him to act as he did aj mad Impulse, but not his nature. And; you and 1 know that this waa rlgut. that he wiped the stain out," he aaid.' "Yea. we know," she answered with a soft elgh of content. pulled ma over whan 1 struck ground, but I didn't faint. "Whyr ah exclaimed, "thera TCh-" Ing to be afraid of. I wasn't ayTdlsxy Just as soon as I got away from tha round t'felt all right It was fine. As looked down I felt as If the ground waa leaving me. not that I was leaving the ground. "Then when I was sailing s high and the balloon waa moving on like a great ship, fllng of qulat Joy came over me. Oreen fields, houses, winding rivers all unfolded themselves below ma like s picture. I could hear the voices of peo ple and sometimes even catch what they were Baying. Tnese niea -away arier awhile?) and all I could hear was ths faint ringing of a church bell, far down below. "Just think of It there I waa, thouv sands of feet above the earth, where I had never been before, sitting on a trapeze bar, hanging on to two ropes and feeling happy. Suddenly my reve-i ne w oroiten 1 neard the report or the revolver. Then I realized that It waa time to cut away with tha para- cnuie. "I hated to do that, t wanted to sal! on and on. I looked down thera waa the Passalo below me. And Just be yond, apparently, was the Hackensack, looking Just Ilka a band of silver wind ing its way through miles and miles oi green. .And far havnrwl tuan Tmr-mmV CHtV. and further than that New York, and tha bay and river filled with boats, Then I heard the second shot and faint, cries of -Break away, break away! ' was Just going to pull tha string. that would let mv rorjhnt Amn awav nen I saw woods beneath me. I wa afraid to drop into them. Just then the Wind. Shifted mv hallnnn tnmarA the north, and I saw I was not going' to-v nam iiiw uocauiiHiu'.K. ir urn as tima a cut looaa. "I waa just a little afraM then Till at last I exit mv nerva inj r ntM, Jerk on the rope, Down I went so quick ly that I didn't realize what had hap pened . until my parachute auddenlj spread Open and tha ground seemed rlS' ng MP to meet me. . I drODDed like a nhnnMns BftklVf first, but ths narachuta nnM nil t dldly and. I wasn't even jarred when nrt downward flieht stonnmi , "People were around ma a mnmmt i wondering If I were hurt but I laugbjed at them.. -The balloon sailed on vaMr farther and was picked up near Hackev wa. x i" a-uing to try n soon .Perhaps there are girls in thair teena who reel differently. t ih ui again juat as. as x can. i don't see what ther4 Is to ba afraid of as long a tha wind ian't high And YOUr hallnnS l all HrhL' not afraid to tak a0m dara. . ' 1 V V J 1 . " - ' .'u; . . t ;V : -
