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Show il THE HELPER TIMES. IIELrEUUTAI) r The Recluse of Fifth Avenue CHAPTER VII Continued 1- 1Mlss Brown was young, pretty, and This was, no delightfully dressed. doubt, one of Mrs. Buxtou's personal friends. "Mrs. Buxton," Miss Brown began, "thought that as you had bought this lovely place and were going to entertain a lot, you might need a social secretary. 1 was going to her, but ehe has taken Lord Kltemanor's hunting box In Leicestershire for the coming season. I hav just come bark to the United Stutes, where I belong, after spending some years abroad." "You speak French, then?" said Mrs. Raxon in the Gallic tongue. It was her one accomplishment. "Tea," said Miss Brown with still greater fluency. I have been mainly In England. My last position was with the countess of Horsham at Horsham She was one of the Boston bbey. Fesflendons, as, of course, you know."' "What did you do there?" Mrs. Kaxon asked. "Literally everything," Miss Brown confided. "It Is an Immense place, fully twice the size of this, und for three years I managed It from cellar to attic. I wrote the menus, engaged the servants, saw they did their work nd dismissed them If they did not." Mrs. Kaxon smiled happily. "You understand," Miss Brown continued, "that I was not a servant or even a housekeeper. I'm a great be liever In social distinctions. They make entertaining so much easier don't they? Most people think I am a guest like themselves. I have often been taken In groups with even royalty." With an unaffected absence of modesty, Miss Brown, In the course of half an hour, managed to Impress Mrs. Raxon most favorably. "You would find very little to do here at first, said the elder woman. "We have no house guests at present, but we are going to entertain a great deal." "I should find a very great deal to do at once," said Miss Brown emphatically. "To begin with, I should dismiss your butler, who Is liu pertinent and offensive." Impulsively Mrs. Kaxon leaned for ward and kissed Miss Brown. "Dearie," she said, "I need you at once. "Good," said Miss Brown, without excessive gratitude. "Ano'ther thing, If I stay I mustn't be hampered in engaging or dismissing servants. It must be understood that I have com ptete charge of the household arrangements. I cannot possibly run this establishment smoothly If I am to have the help running to you with complaints. Lady Horsham wanted me to relieve her of every domestic responsibility." "That's exactly what I wnnt," Mrs, Kaxon said enthusiastically. "Where are you going?" Miss Brown had risen. "io get my trunks, l shall move In at once." Mrs. Iiaxon sought out her husband and told him the news. "Fine," he said. "Anyone recom mended by Mrs. Buxton will be all right I Buppose you looked over her testimonials?" "Of course," said his wife, conscious that she had forgotten all about It and not anxious for him to find It out. You'll like her. She's so distinguished. I don't think she approved of the drawing room furniture." "We shall agree on that Belting-to- n furnished it like an hotel reception room. One thing more. It's about McKlmber. I forgot to tell you before. If anyone asks you If I have political aspirations, say so. This goes particularly with the MeKImbers. You and I know, and that's enough for the present." At a square house on Lower Fifth avenue the young lady who had Just passed as Agatha Brown burst in upou four anxious men. "My dears," she cried, "I've got It. I move In tomorrow and take complete charge of the household arrangements. I carried her off her feet. She kissed me and called me 'Dearie.' I left before she could ask to see my testimonials. I'm afraid I lied fearsomely. It's quite true. Uncle Peter, they are She going to entertain largely. showed me the list She evidently doesn't know how to do things on a large scale. I didn't see him." Neeland Barnes looked at her with pride. At a bound she had landed In the guarded fortress, unsuspected. The keys of the arsenal had been banded her. It was a complete triumph. "Now you are there," said Peter Milman, "what good shall we be to you?" "I've thought It all out. You, personally, will have to stop here, because the lawyer man knows you. I shall need daddy and my other uncles at once." "What possible ue can you have for me?" Bradney demanded eagerly. "Or for me?" said her father. "All In good time." She laughed. "Uncle Peter, yon made a great mistake In letting Kneed go. I am dismissing the Baxon butler tomorrow and shall want another." "You mean you will put Sneed In? Wonderful. I have his address." "Won't Loddoti remember hlin?" Bradney asked. "Probably. Sneed will say hut be left because be couldn't stand the 'lace any lunger. We shall have t it him in a part of our plan. P' j'ju think he can tie trusted?'' "Without a doubt," said Peter "Xn, I made a mistake Id lot- Mil-jrs- t - II THE GIFT FROM MOTHER By WYNDHAM MARTYN of fancies In which he saw himself th perfect footman. W 8 D BwriM "I engage all help. Your testlmo-Dialwill be perfectly satisfactory, iS by D. j, Walsh ) Is afraid ef men woman Raxon The r.l.F.SS. her young heart ting Sneed go. I should have remem- servants. Her Interfere. She won't bered his many loyalties." beating fast and hard, paused full charge and "But what am I to do?" her father husband has given her the door of her husband's old at she has deputed me to do It for her. persisted. II ,r;ia n stntelv- portal. Ili'UlC. it a friend. She bab"You and Professor Bradney will I think she needs Glenn house, with a mac of the this bled most Indiscreetly to me about the be my tall. Imported footmen." out of bloom standing on either she hoped to have as guests. now Instinctively Neeland Barnes stroked people and a huge brass knocker mai corner Apparently she knows none of them.' his chestnut mustache. of genuine antiquity "Do yon remember If the name Mc- bore the Rose still hes"I've had It since I was a freshman hand her uplifted, With Klmber was on the list?" Milman rat-ta- t at Yale," he said regretfully. summoning that itated to send asked. I've "And had this" Bradney within. "Yes. It was the first name on It." tat sounding stroked his beard "ever since I went breathless morning and a was It the was Milman smiled. It plain to Got tingei) for my Ph.D." Alarm a bit wilted in spite of looked Rose news gratified him. spread over his face. "But I cannot her excited flush. She had ridden Into of Loddon's "Another had a possibly do what you suggest. Footconfidences. John McKlmber Is aim- town with the Pratts. who had men have to wear some sort of gorPratt Mrs. But ing at the senate and hopes New York earful without her. geous livery, don't they?" them she accompany that insisted had will send him to Washington, "Undress livery at Great Rock," she state Instead of taking the bus. so, unable At present there seems no serious opsaid, "not powdered huir and Lod-doto refuse, she had held the fourth as we had at the abbey. position. I could hardly believe in at the time, but he insisted there Pratt habv on her lap all t." way. How long will It take you to get Into was a dark horse from New York city consequence her skirt was r.imple.l the way of waiting at table, opening wiio would beat McKlmber. I see now and a lollvpop which the third Pratt doors, and being loftily efficient?" habv had been eating had mussed up be was hinting plainly at Raxon." "I could never do it," said Bradney "But Raxon Isn't known politically," the front of her crisp blouse, In a panic. "I should drop things. A woman passing stared curiouslv Barnes remarked. should pass dishes on the wrong sld the girl who seemed afraid to anat "That does not make his candidacy I should forget." nounce herself, and with sudden deMen ridden often have impossible. "The poor old thing has lost his into high oflice on waves of Kose lifted the handle of termination hysteria." nerve." Neeland Barnes laughed Milman's eyes were bright. He be- the knocker. Almost Instantly, quite "He can toy with atomic disintegralieved that Loddon had been right as If she had been peeping from the tion, but he shies at pouring out wine after all when he hinted that a dark window, a woman opened the donr. and passing plates." horse would go to the senate from Rose lifted her dark eyes to the icy "Can you do it?" Bradney retorted New York. But how could a decent blue ones of her husband's oldest sisIt will be a greet jest. I shall en- - man like McKlmber, extremely ter, Ada Patchen. Joy every minute of It. Raxon will wealthy, a large employer of labor, "Oh, good morning!" Ada said. think us flunkeys, while we are there and a was no enthusiasm in her voice. There debe to drag him down. Man, If you have feated? great power fair means. Had She did not offer to take the hand Hardly by Paul Raxon woven about him a mesh Rose timidly advanced. Behind the woman on the threshthat would keep him Inactive? "I think I am right In assuming that old an inner door cautiously opened, and a face similar to hers gave a Paul Raxon has definite political ambitious. He must remove McKlmber ouick look at the visitor, Itose rec from the running to get his chance. ognized her husband's second sister, I think McKimber Is In danger. His Abigail, who lived at home with her relations with Raxon if he stays mother, and was unmarried. "Come in." Ada Patchen held the there must be observed very closely." "That can be managed," said Nlta door open far enough to admit Rose's slender shape. "Come In," she repeat calmly. "I should like frequent reports," ed and opened the inner door, from which Abigail's face had disappeared. Milman said. Rose found herself in the family "Footmen, butlers, social secreroom in the presence of her and on sitting furniture their taries, experts Abinights out shall keep you informed," husband's mother and Abigail. gail stood behind her mother's chair. she returned. It was a joyous company of gentle- There was no welcome in her Icy blue men adventurers that night. In the eyes. But into Mother Glenn's face had butler's pantry Neeland Barnes was sprung a look of Interest. She was most unlike her daughters, for her lecturing with suitable demonstrations on the care of glass and silver. eyes were dark and the cut of her As Rose shyly adFleming Bradney, one of the world's nose spirited. held out her Glenn Mother vanced on authorities etherlc great physics, was listening Intently and making hand. It was chill, the hand of an copious notes. Barnes had rarely been old woman whose circulation is none too good. Rose grasped the thin finso gratified at a listener's attention. Floyd Malet, In the library, had be- gers with her warm, pulsing ones. She would have kissed the withered fore him Histoire de Part l'antlqulte. Lady Dilke's work on French furni- cheek, but she remembered In time ture, and photographs of the Bureau that Glenn's sisters scorned any dem onstration of affection, rating it as de Roi, in the Louvre. "I Could Never Do It" Said Bradney In the Japanese garden Nlta sat on weakness. in a Panic. a cushion at the feet of Peter Milman Mother Glenn pointed to a chair and and looked up Into his clear-cu- t Rose sank Into It. Very graceful and any sporting blood in yon, you can't thoughtful face. with that little air of distinction hold back. If you had jour nerve "Uncle Peter," she said, "you and which makes even the plainest hat with you, we should make a great I are the only grown-upeople In this and blouse charming, she awaited team." big house. The rest of them, are all some sign on the part of this chilly "It Isn't lack of nerve," Bradney ex- enthusiastic children." Interrogative trio of women. Meanplained. "I simply don't know the "It Is very satisfying to be a child," while there raced through her brain technique of It." he reminded her. thoughts, memories. Intuitions. These Neeland Barnes was In his element. "But children never look ahead," three women had opposed Rose witn He had kept a large establishment she said wisely. I am sitting at your all their might when Hugh Glenn and had been reared among people feet pretending everything is going sought to marry her. If she had not who had not denied themselves lux- to come out right. You are looking loved him so deeply and been assured uries, lie explained lucidly the whole down at me like a courteous sphinx that he loved her. Rose would never in evening dress, certain that your have consented to be his wife. When duty of footmen In fashionable houses. Uncle afterward his mother and sisters had plans are not to miscarry. "Sneed will be there," Nlta remindlike me, or failed to accept her. Hugh had refused Peter, are you a grown-ued him. "I'm banking on him. He one of the children?" to go home without her. For more will be nominally your superior and "Xita, my niece, I am grown up." than a year he had never set foot In "It Is hard to believe," she said his old home. Then suddenly Mother help you In any way he can. It won t be a bit difficult, Glenn summoned the young wife Into Uncle Fleming. slowly. her presence. "Why should it be?" "Do as yon please Sneed, daddy, and I shall be there." "Because, If you look ahead, you about going," Hugh had said. "Where do I come in?" Malet asked. She must realize that there's wore than an had thought it over He did not wish to be left out. carefully and hid "I have a very definite use for you, even chance of failure. Failure won't decided to put her own feelings aside Uncle Floyd. I talked a great deal with be pleasant for any of us. It won't be and go for her husband's sake. Mrs, Raxon about her husband. He merely failing as one does when one "Rose," Mother Glenn hgan In n a suspects the furniture, and he Is goes after prize or a golf cup." She slightly unsteady voice. Rose looked lowered her voice. "It may be Drlson. at her right. Uncle Floyd, how well do you attentively. "1 sent for you Uncle Peter." &Ieak French?" because I wanted to see you. I am will be if we fall," he returned. "It "As well as I do English. Ten years seventy-siyears old and my heart Is "And you can keep so cheerful?" I may go e.ny time. In Paris and no chance to forget It, Hugh Is "We shall not fall. I feel confident weak. because I've been teaching it as a sidemy youngest child the youngest of I shall not lose this home. If that line in Philadelphia for the last six seven, all gone but three" some mem dumb, inanimate things can radiate Interfered wi;r her train of or seven years. Why?" this house with the ory cheerfulness, "I l ave a few articles which "I'm going to Invite you to stay at treasures I thought. love radiates It. I feel I want to give nway now while I am the Itnxons' directly you can raise a Influences outside my own perception, here to see about it. Then there won't little mustache and Imperial. You on some other plane, are fightperhaps he any quarreling about them when shall be a French viscount, a friend of me. for Not for I ing years have Lady Horsham's. You are a great au awakened with such cheerfulness In I r.m gone. Abigail, bring pencil and on paper and write ns I tell you." French furniture. That thority my heart When I wake up I find means you must study all the books Abigail with compressed lips obeyed. as myself smiling though ; had Just Mother Glenn. p!:ylng with the you can get hold of. I'll arrange a left friends who had bid me cheer up fringe of her name for you later." shawl, stared into some because victory was In sight." remote vista of her own. At last she "How about my testimonials?" Brad "I wish I felt that," she said. began to speak slowly: ney said, suddenly coming from a trail (TO EE CONTINUED.) "I want you, Samantha, ns my o,. est child, to have my rosewood cnbl net. You have a daughter to pi?s , on to wbpn you are done with that down. Abigail." "I have," snapped Abigail. ful sweetheart, but we'd both be Id The modern girl Is more alluring "I want you. Abigail, to have my the poorhouse Inside of a year or set of silver than any feminine type of history spoons that your father two." and serlous-mlnded- , young reasoning heat out of silver. There are four And third Is the Intellectual girl who dozen men are avoiding matrimony more of them, all marked with my Insists upon showing It "She has Initials. than ever before. were part of my settln" That's the conclusion of a young Ideas and beliefs about everything out whenThey I married Jonas Glenn-write business man, eligible, earning SG.fXK) from Bolshevism to birth control. As that dow;i. Abigail. a wife she'd have her clubs to go to, a year, who, writing In Smart Set Abigail looked at her mother, her Magazine, points to three types of her political meetings, her papers on lips opening to speak. subjects to prepare. I'm girls as his reasons for dodging the various "Write that down, Abigail." -- P. afraid we wouldn't he happy together." marriage bond. peated her mother and Abigail wrote First of them, he says, Is the one In silence. "who believes that a girl has the same "I want my daughter F.mrneHne" Unnecessary right t freedom In her sex life as a Promoter I unt 5,UU) stock cer- Mother Glenn paused uncertainly man. Not only Mieves it but says so tificates printed. "No! Kmmelino I reinei- -' gone. and does so, for all I know. Maybe PrinterSomething distinctive and her." She touehel her forded she will make some man a mighty elaborate? "Iluu-hI want my son to good wife but not me." Promoter Oh, ,n; tils Is a legitJ have my one diamond Hug. iiugi) I want- -I No. 2 Is the gin. usually a petted mate proposition. I.If. want my son v,v only daughter, restless and with the you wriMng what I tell yon. AMimIP-I Idea that "money is Just made to he Be Ignorance thy choice. h8r want Rove Glenn to have the gold Dent. As a wife she d be a wonder knowledge leads to woe. lt,atu Coprrlht 1 GLENN In the Unltod s R np port-begntte- o knee-breeche- n 1 ring. He looked at it, then at the bright face before him. "I understand what she wanted you for," he said. "Well since they have recognized you I will go and see them. We will both go tell me what happened." Rose told him about her visit. "Didn't she give you anything?" Hugh asked when she had finished. Rose nodded "Oh. yes! I shall treasure It alFor I know what it meant, ways. coming from her with her repressed nature, her shut heart " "What Is it. dear?" Rose cuddled against his hard shoulder. "She kissed me right before Abigail and Samantha." she said, with a laugh. First to Circle Globe Under American Flag The first circumnavigation of the under the American flag was completed in 1700. In 17S7 a syndicate of Boston merchants, headed by Charles Bulfinch, sent out Capt. John Kendrick with the Columbia, and Capt. Robert Gray with the brig Lady Washington, to engage in the new and promising North Pacific fur trade. Exchanging commands in July, Captain Gray, with the first American ship and cargo in Pacific commerce, sailed the Columbia back to Boston via China, arriving in 17!)0. The Boston merchants directed a second voyage and Captain Gray in the Columbia returned to the North Pacific, arriving at Clayoquot sound, June 5, 17!)1. He wintered there and built the Adventurer, the first American ship to be built on the Pacific, in the spring of 17!)2 he set out again in the Columbia and it was on this voyage that he the Columbia river, shin;? It that name In honor of his vessel. 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TnM that he had a floating kidney he was mucii disturbed, for the comnlaint hurt all the terror of mystery. He went to the minister of hu hurch yith a request that the prayers of the congregation might be offered. I dont know," said the minister "I'm afraid that at the mention of floating kidney the might laugh." "I see nothing to latum at." rm,nu,i the sutTerer. "It was only last Sabbath that you prayed for loose livers." x it-- write TO globe p Modern Type of Girl as One Man Sees Her GIRLHOOD icy-blu- e hall-mar- X'XXI;'XI'M-XMI':'X'MMXX-:'XX-M'MM-MX.I-MxX- luster pitcher that stands over there on the rosewood cabinet" Rose gave a gasp of astonishment. Her glance went to the vessel in question. A ray of sunlight filterin; through the curtains fell upon It making it gleam like a jewel. Knowing something about pottery, she was well able to appreciate the exquisite thing. And it was to be hers. How she would love and cherish it always! Conscious of a strange silence about her, she turned and saw two eyes fixed upon her pairs of The color fled from In bitter anger. her face and for an instant she almost lost her composure. Then, rising, she stood before the old woman. "Dear Mother Glenn," slie said, very, very gently. "I thank you for beyour gift. I'd love to take it just cause you wish me to have it hut I can't. Please don't insist upon my having t! .. luster pitcher. Anything else, any small thing, I will accept-- but not that" The old woman stared at the young Samantha Patchen one unbelieving. rustled in her black taffeta. Abigail studied the paper before her. "I suppose the pitcher Is priceless. That's why I gave It to yen," Mother Glenn said at last. "1 know I understand." murmured She shook her head and Rose. smiled faintly. "Well well well," Mother Glenn said. Her head drooped.' then lifted She was laughing. "I guess my son knew what he was about when lie got you." she said. 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