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Show EigRYcnnigTv progress, that be wanted Alice Farwi.ii - .,. own more than anything else ln (he world, and that life would be worth very little if she did not come back And he did not know where the was! But there came a day when, through force of bat ae Aellt t0 llie a&nk dAle. ctai . ! h- The Two Henrys j HART. Br FREDERICK jl, br McCiure Nwl ByBdlcate. Vas Henry Bolton'i habit, when icd from his office by the stroke to the iulfpust twelve, to go Hum in Battery park and watch l. Jrals and sea lions at tlieir He enjoyed Ibc sight of creatures playing about In uoon-mea- $!eek abap-t)- k ater; and their carefree his mind for the moment splll-- I le problems of waste and which and barrages and aprons Follied his working hours. ly Buiton was a rising consulting eer with a leaning toward aud his work kept him thor-fl- y occupied; so that the moment llaxation in the aquarium came as .iflcome relief. . e hot noon, as he was enjoying Icool drifts of air that played It the tauk where the seals were I he was startled to hear a femi- voice, very near to him, call out lily "Henry!" He was the more s )d, for his list of girl ocquaini-in the city was practically nil. turned and took off his hat, pre-f- d to see some friend of his froai lionie town. But the girl beside who had Just spoken, seemed not Je looking at him. But even as he led away she called again "Henry ! , I are you today?" f- -I beg your pardon" he began. I are you calling me?" le girl turned and showed him a I that he was not to forget a It mouth, a nose tilted ever so .fitly, and two deep brown eyes Jether such a face as he had some-i- s seen in his dreams. 1'ou you called me by name," Lr Imered, "and I thought",, ... fie interrupted with a little burst of hy-jic- s, ' khter. $ J)h!" she crleJ when she recov-her breath. "Is your name Henry, f I was calling to an old friend ot le who knows m6 here he comes ! cry!" olton followed her glance and saw toooth brown seal flop Into the wa-- J and shoot across the tank with flip of Its tail. He was conscious Embarrassment, and then he saved 1 situation by laughing with the he began, "that And when you led I thought some one I knew was fe, so I turned and spoke. I " he tVed and then ventured on, " I am rj flattered to have you choose such namesake as that' t .' 3d truly the seal, as it played In the "I am ter, w as a thing of beauty. ly fend of that particular seal my-tf,- " he went on, as she did not reply, icome here every day to see him jl must confess," name Is Henry. ''good-lookin- g a." .So do I," Then rejoined the girl. glanced at her watch. "Heavens I fcust get back !" And before he could sy anything more she had gone. .Henry Boltdn contemplated the seal h a moment In silence. The animal urned his gaze calmly. "Henry, old an," said Henry Bolton to his name- - ike, "I think you're very lucky to ive such a pretty godmother." Then b face clouded. It, I may never see ber Henry, the seal, looked at lenry, the man, and the man was sure ut he saw a solemn wink. "You're fcht, old boy," said the man, enthusl-tleallf "Confound gala!" y. "She said she came here ?ery day, didn't she? We 11 see her fain, after all." And he departed for is office, whistling noisily and very auch off-keHe did see old-tim- e IN STEADY ROTATION Move In Orbit So Vast It Takes Thousands of Years to Complete It When an Arctic explorer has the pole star exactly overhead he Is still 80 miles from the North pole because the Pole star or Polaris, as it Is kno;vn to astronomers Is not the north celestial pole, to which the geographical North pole corresponds, but nearly three times the apparent breadth of the full moon from it. The s fact is that the Pole star merely to be the nearest bright star to the North pole. This latter point Is an Imaginary one In the heavens, marking the spot toward which the earth's axis Is directed. Owing to causes which need not be entered Into here, this Imaginary point is moving in a great circle In the sky, a circle so vast that about 26,000 years is taken to complete it. A few thousand years ago it was a long way from the present Pole star, and ln those days the star was quite an ordinary one, differing in no way from hosts of others we see around us on any fine night. In another few thousand years to come our present highly important Pole star will have again sunk Into obscurity through having been left in the lurch by the steadily moving The brilliant Morth celestial pole. Vega will be the most magnificent Pole star of the future. It will be about 12,000 years, however, before Its turn comes. hap-ptfi- Original Incubator. The first and original incubator seems to have been the clever Invention of an Australian bird of large It sl?e called the "brush turkey." saves the fowl a great deal of time and trouble. The hen turkey lays her "clutch" of eggs In a neat circle and then she and her mate scratch together a big pile of leaves and other forest truck to eover them. Decomposition of this vegetable , material produces heat, whereby the eggs are kept at proper temperature for Incubation. From time to time the male bird as if gives the heap a scratching over, to make sure that the temperature de veloped Is neither too high nor too her again. The next day fe was there and acknowledged his fesenee with the slightest of nods and ftilles. Heury Bolton, undiscouraged, fturned her salutation and made nc ftort to progress furtner, a fact hich pleased the unknown girl. Each iy they met at the seal and as low. tank, a is humanly He does not permit the newly Impossible foi two young howones to feople to have a common ground of hatched young are fuUemerge, fledged and without becoming fairly weil ever, until they It was not long till they able to take care of themselves. Then he helps them to get out other's names. interest Karwell," said Henry' Bolton tJmt evening, as he sat Human Life Lengthening. the a very important Among those who have given at problem pat must be done before tomorrow, subject of longevity considerable frhat's a pretty name. I like that tentlon, there Is substantial agree life fame and I like her, tool Well" ment that the span of human meditated a while, and returned to is lengthening. In the last quarter I'le calculations before him. of a century it has increased man's Their of four years, acquaintanceship grew and expectancy a matter to the millions eepened into warm an acquisition decidedly friendship. They faa lunched together several times, who regard existence as a desirable of he llad taken her to the theater thing to cling to. The secretaryis re union She seemed to Insurance American comthe enjoy his added pany, and he frankly took pleasure in sponsible for the claim of the the well ?'ersHe congratulated J. Mayo, William Dr. hlmsclfon years avlng f(,un) such a friend. known surgeon of Rochester, Minn., the span ! And then, one in the autumn, has cause to believe that day even has lengthened life not at the tank ln the of human quarthe last ln HH waited I for an hour, but she more than four years not j , ; appear. He thougfit nothing ter of a century. it but when she was I absent for "r , Superstition ""wading days he began to won- comto be a little worried. Treaties and alliances cannot Amid Germany's is sbe' old man?" life bat geography. m u,e seaL But rationalism ithere remained , Henry merely Bamountain-rimmewL,., 80lemnly back at him and villages In the ohsafed no answer. A telephone varia where the young men gathered flPartnent brought only the on hilltops at twilight to crack whips lnf 1,, had atl0U thttt 8he had four In unison, for long experience Iu left m aaaress. Her of- - shown that evil spirits would flee that Geographic Society f0Und tnat 8be was secre-,- 0 sound.-Nat!- onal tarv t a flrm near his own office Bulletin. n0 satisfaction. She was missing was all . Snowing Its Nature. they knew. the Maudle WhatV w.a3 with Uenr!,eet,n'l8rb, Passed for cain? 0lt(,a 681 to time he err- It FQueaks dreadfully? jimmle-C- an't be belped; there , I frlmdrttT. m toe k pig-Iro- n 1 f H C ' - H7, : A Long Peroration. Orator Allow me, before I close, to repeat the words of the immortal Webster. Farmer Green (in a stage whisper) My land, Maria, let's git out o' here ! He's goln' ter start In on the dictionary. Boston Transcript. " Wht tt SANTA thejewelwoman People of Northern Siberia late Kriss Kringle. , Emu- jjHj) By MILDRED WHITE Copyright, r 1IU3. WtD Nwppr I'nlon. As Landi3 saw the young woman, Appropriate Entry Into Homes Is ln the doorway, a light oi standing Through the Roof, Which Is Door, flashed across his face. He pleasure Window and Chimney. recalled, as he waited dumbly, her word of greeting, . his own skepticism, Santa Claus is not the only per- when Masters had spoken of the womson in the world who enters homes an's popularity. Even If by way of the chiumej, for In the little "She gets everybody," Masters hau The loving husband was about to town of Kamenskoje, way up lu northsaid, "and then winds them around her start on a long Journey. His yonng eastern Siberia, on the.lVnshina gulf, fingers." wife, a very modern type, stood dis- nearly every one does It. The house Luiulls hud an amused idea thnt the The Is shaped tike a perpendicular X. victims in consolately on the platform. devotion were wen of weak whistle blew. He gave her a last kiss. Starting with a giouud floor that is he hud heard unpleasant inclinations; "I'll write to you." he xnld, "from about 25 feel in diameter, the frame tales .of betrothals broken,7 of faithdriftwe at constructed t on the way." walls, every place roughly stop lessness and trouble generally, when"Yes. do," sbe said, "do, darling, wood, lean inward for about 12 feet, ever Miss Jewel Rivers nppoureu. even If it's only a check." then turn outward for another 10 or he thought now of the ap12 feet. They do not touch fach other "Jewel," of this name preclou. propriateness Good New for the Patient j In the center, but leave an opening small creature, flashing unthis rare, feet five wide. off from three to of a that phonograph "Sam, shut churacter.- That opening lit the door, the win- expected lights of; moment will you?" said the barber "Were asked Jewel shyly, "at. you," who provides music with shaves. dow, the chimney, all in one. A pule For if you book? work your upon "Don't you like that jazz record?" rests against the outer side of the 1 will take my copylug to anasl-ehis assistant. house high enough to reach the lop were, other corner, 1 am cutting down "Sure, but fm fixing to go around of the structure, (in the upper side Mr. Currnu, sd that he the gentleman's chin, I can't keep time . of the pole steps are carved in which some work for It immediately.""' may get Courier-Jowhen Insert to the with short strokes." Louisville tes climbing. ."Conie in," La mils answered eagerly.; urnal, similar pole,, sei upright in the cent ter of the house uml up through the "I am not writing this afternoon." Miss Rivers come ln and seated herchimney, is also furnished with steps self before the mahogany table. Kho for ascent and descent The first effect of this strange ar- smiled at the author as she spread the sheets of paper out before h.ji. rangement Is that visitors nre recogsaid Land Is, "Is a fortunate "Curran," their but not their faces, by by nized, man to have so tireless a secretary. feet. The iiouse Is so constructed that the And I think" his gaze was openly fireplace is directly underneath the admiring "that he has also a conSecie-tar- y Naturally, the smoke goes stant source of Inspiration. chimney. of a to successful writer movies, soot to the and newcomer, up greet covers every side of the chimney, ready how does It happen, I wonder,, that to attach itself to him. The pot is you never aspired to the screen?" Jewel laughed softly. always hanging over the fire, full of "I do aspire," nhe replied, "and soon melting snow or boiling water and fish or reindeer meat. The man up the you may see my pictured self lu your chimney is dressed lu heavy furs, the favorite theater, when you have gone THE EASIEST PART hairy side turned outward. As he away." .... 1st Golfer: Are you picking up comes In touch with pole and chimLandls leaned forward tensely. golf quickly? "You are going to act?" ney a gentle spray of hairs comes 2nd Golfer: Oh my yes I've She nodded. "I am even now redown, by 'accompanied drifting easily learned all of the cuss words already. showers of soot. The pot below Is hearsing. They find that I do very usually open. Hence the food Is min- well. But Mr. Curran la not satisfied Good form. ' with my part. gled with hairs and Soot. lie wants something A lady writer has her "style" Reason exists for the peculiar shape finer, more subtle. I am essentially, Which isn'f bad, And critics tell her all the while of the Kamenskoje house or yurt. Dur- he says, a woman of mystery." She mustn't pad. ing the worst of winter no' doors or She gave Lnndis a fleeting glance. windows at the side of the yurt would "You could write such a story for A Cruel Condition. avail. The snow piles up on every side me, Mr. Landls, you, the delightful Edith Why Is Alice always so short as high as the house Itself. Then the mystery maker." of money ; didn't her father leave her can walk straight up to the people The author flushed with pleasure, a lot? and the dogs crowd around and sat silently watching the dusky chimney, not Madge Yes, but you see she's in the top for warmth and head bent over, the table. the to get It till she's thirty and she'll to opening the enjoy rising odor of cooking "And do you find the local color you never own up to that Boston Tran- fish and reindeer. Sometimes one dog desired among the movie folk, Mr. ; script pushes another down the chimney. If Landls?" she asked politely. "Has ' the cover of the pot Is off the recepinn us at here the among stopping and Before After. tion proves rather too warm for the been of help ln the writing of "your -Mr. Pester- Cleaning house just beunfortunate victim. But Ivan Is there coming novel?" ; cause a few women are going to drop to catch him by the neck and take "Of Inestimable help," he told her. In this afternoon? You never make him to the top of the house, where the see-m- s to unfold Itself." such elaborate preparations when 1 snow will soon reduce the heat of his "My plot so am "I entertain my friends. glad." blisters. The episode has not spoiled Jewel folded her pages together His Wife No, but I clean np five the dinner. and crossed to the divan at his side. times as much after they leave. In spite of the fire within, the house "Won't you tell me something about is not comfortably heated because of It?" Instant Relief. on comes the top. Snow, too, opening to talk shop," "Not customary "So you think Katherine made a easily drifting in. It is necessary, Lnndis said uncomfortably, then revery suitable match." therefore, to have tents Inside the his brusqueness. You know what a "Yes, Indeed. house. They are made of heavy furs, gretted nervous, excitable girl she was? Well, and are Jewel, standing before him, had the on the wooden plut- she married a composer." Boston form that placed surrounds the fire. In these sorrowful manner of a reproved child. she begged ruefully. "I did Transcript. pologs the dwellers find refuge when "Pardon," the smoke becomes too trying or the not know that you would mind telling A Real Treat too frigid. Inside ' the just me. I have been so interested In "Let's invite the Dubleys over for a atmosphere in your work," she hastily cor polog stands a wooden bowl of seal's you rubber of bridge tonight." reefed. oil with dried moss floating on Its sur "But he Is such a dreadfully poor Then Lnndis found himself telling, face, to be lighted at the pleasure of player." happily even; ln her enthusiastically, the occupant. "I know, but I like to hear his wife Interest, all the magic surprise of hl nag him about it" New York Sun. new story, its unexpected situaOf Course Not Its unusual setting. tions. Illustrative of the time, Amos W. When Jewel left him he sat long,' Butler, secretary of the board of state charities, tells the following story of reflecting upon the responsive symHow an occurrence In a' certain Indiana pathy of her sweet features. fancies. his had she grasped quickly not so county very long ago: There was a poor family in a town How grateful was her praise.' Stilt ship.. The father was a wanderer and ! longer Landls reflected ; sunshine' of not much account. There were six ' changed to shadow in the long room. "I 'love her," he .said over and over-tchildren and. the. mother was left. most.! himself. "I who never before have of the time to provide for them. Ti e township trustee had been helping ti e ' known love for womnn." Masters came with the turning on family out, of the township poor furi j. One day a son In the family got Jnto of lights. ' "Curran's scout has been InterviewTO BE CONSIDERED trouble. The sheriff and agent for He: I think that this house will the county board of guardians drove ing you, I see," he said. "Clever little suit me very well, dear. Let's take to the home. The boy was away. The lady, that Miss Jewel, but she did not It mother seemed anxious to see that the get much Information, I'll wager, from She: Just a minute Hubby dear law should have its course with the a shrewd old oyster like yourself, Do we have not asked the cook how ahe and to avoid nn extra trip and you know " Masters paused Impressson, : likes It yet , ' expense the sheriff suggested : .v " ively, come out after not has to Jewel then, "Well, little I'll, "I'll bet helped All the Year Round. him when he comes back, but you build more than half of Curran's 'hli'. Sing of Ice and coal men, bring him In." They are' like the bees; plays with (stolen Information comOne stings in the summer time, "Why, f can't bring him In now," bined with her own Ingenuity. GetThe other when we freete! explained the woman, "our machine's ting dope from writers Is Jewel's spe-- . broke." Indianapolis News. clalty." The Eternal Feminine. Masters turned away. "Oh, queer "Ethel Is taking violin lessons." Statue of Christ as Peace Symbol. little girl; oh, dear little girl," he "Is she? Why, the poor girl hasn't V'. n ; ; Archbishop Glennon, of St. Louis, in hummed whimsically. the slightest ear for music." sermon said the Into a other the that went out the Landls day, chilly gar- -' "I know. But she has beautiful Christian people of the world should den. He wunted to walk and think elbows." construct a huge statue of Christ, usand be alone. "So she had got him," material from scrapped battletoo. and had "wound him around her ing Proof of Wisdom. and cannons, and place It upon a fingers." And he had given trustships "You continue to have faith ln the mountain top to stand as a symbol of ingly into her faithless keeping the , wisdom of the plain people?" i , secret of the long work of his brain, lasting peace. "The nations of Christ"I do," replied Senator Sorghum. endom," he said, "should at this time, marvel story over which he had the ln have district "The plain people my And when the armament conference at labored long and absorbedly. elected me over and over again." Washington Is attempting to prevent Curran would flash that story crudely, future wars, esrpress their unanimous across the world before he, Landls,' nan raiecu nouyn opeio, ( longing for peace by planning the ereccould bring it to his own exacting satBert Too bad, Pete, you had to tion of the statue to the Prince of isfaction. While his deep disappointlose your wife after so many years of Peace." ment, the 'deepest that he Tiad ever married life, t known, must come to him through the Pete Yes, and I was Just getting Brilliant Sign Has Fw Lights. woman that he loved. Landls stood An electric sign recently tried out still in the garden, he drew his breath used to her. ' with success replaces the Individual sharply. , V o with the rim the letter Tit for Tat. lamps in "I followed you," thrilled a voice Ham I heard you were stuck on small mirror reflectors, according to nearby. "I heard what Mr. Masters Also I the horse the blind man sold you. Popular Mechanics Magazine. These said, and it is all untrue. Bud We are even now. I gave reflect the light supplied by two heard you whisper here: 'I love her blm counterfeit bills. lamps, placed near the center of still.' And if it is me that you love, the letter and fitted with opaque caps, as I think, as 1 hope, then " Snappish. ho as to be Invisible: from the front. Jewel's laugh was softly trlum-- t "So your cl.0,..-- r has become n An nrr!,neenTt f W klpi will rfivt phrnt. "tnl;" in. plnmw. fa '1 ebJi'l ) oi siticr: l'e s;uini In lamp renewals j inner stiir in uny soloist." or fm- auj' on "Of course. She couldn't very well OiiU uui;uut . nyt you." become a trio or a quartet, you know." . I 1 As Good as Any. "Here's a girl," said the correspond- ence man, "who wants to know how to acquire a swan-lik- e neck." "Tell her not to make a goose of herself," put in the sporting editor. Boston Transcript. - 'S FUNNY She: How are you making out learning to run your car? He: I have trouble learning to "reverse." She: And you do it so beautifully when you're waltzing. Problem. Here is a knotty problem Which we for long have nursed: HoW can we make our money last Unless we make it flrst What Was Wrong With Moses? Jane, did Moses have the same complaint my papa's got?" "Gracious me, Percy ! Whatever do you mean, my dear?" "Well, It says here that the Lord gave Moses two tablets." "Miss Often Happens. The Dowager What has become of Mr. Gadabout? He used to be quite a society lion. The Old Tea Hound He doesn't go out any more. He married a society lion tamer. v The "Goat." "Have you ever been arrested for running your automobile too fast?" "No; what do you suppose I'm paying a chauffeur for?" Boston Tran script. His Retort. What a change one little woman can make In a man's life. Mr. Wye Yes, and, by ; George, what a heap of change she requires while she's doing it! Mrs. Exe An Actress. "Aw, sbe ordered those flowers sent I ' "But the love missive on Louisville bllL" the to herself." top?"-"Merel- Courier-Journa- l. At the Radical Meeting. Orator Do you get me, boys, do you get me? Voice from Rear No! But wait until youse leave d' platform. Wayside Tales. Good Business. "We are building a railroad through these mountains." "Rich country, they say." We pay the cost of every .i'Yoirb ' tunnel with the coal taken out." d nce-.?B- "Sorry, sir," telephoned the butcher, we are ont of sirloin. Why don't your wife order you a round?" "What's that?" exploded Barker, at the other end of the line. "Why don't your wife order you a round "Why dout my wife order me around? Man, that Is all she does from morning until night ! If you were nearer I'd " But the startled butcher had hung up the receiver. . OLD "but acuariuin once again. His giauce swept to die seal tauk; and then his heart stood still. She was there! He hurried to her with a cry of welcome "Alice!" he cried, caring nothing for conventions. "Where have you been?-She turned at the sound of his voice, and he saw that her fa.e was wasted and thin, and that the hand she stretched to him trembled. Ue drew CHEERING her outside into the sunslilne and took her to a bench, "Tell me tell me!" Having advertised for a chauffeur, he said eagerly. , "I was moving to another apart- tke multimillionaire sought to test the ment," she said, "and I slipped on the honesty of the applicant. "Suppose," he said, "you were to sidewalk one day and struck my head. When J woke up I was In a hospital, And a pocketbook In the tonneau conand I found that I couldn't remember taining f 100.000 what would you do?" "Nothing at all," replied the truthful anything about myself. I had no cards or letters, so they dUln't know who I applicant. "I'd live on my liuome was. either. But yesterday 1 stood up during the rest of my life." Boston for the first time, and it all came back Transcript. to me in a flush. 1 told them who I Fleeting Fascinations. was, and they said I was well enough "Tour speeches haven't their to go out. so I did, and heie 1 am." spellbinding qualities." Henry Bolton hesitated no longer. "I've been trying to get away from ' "Alice, dear," he said, you are never that spellbinding stuff," founded Senagoing to get lost from me again. Dui-intor Sorghum. "Any good vaudeville those three awful weeks when I can hold an audience spellilidn't know where you were I found nomologist bound, but after the show is over he out that I loved you, and now youv couldn't command enough votes to come back I won't let you. go. Do you elect him poundmaster." want to stay?" Her head sank on his 'shoulder. Kept 'Em Guessing. "Yes, Henry; I want to stay more "Old Jake whs burlod yesterday." than anything in the world." "What did he die of?" From the aquarium came a sharp "Nobody knows; not even the docAlice started barking. up. tor." "Let's go and announce it to Henry :' "That's Just like the old rascal. Noshe cried. "He Introduced us, didn't knew what he lived on and nobody he? He should be the first to know." body knows what he died from." STARS LIKE FOOLISH ADVICE Sufficient. "Can you refer me to any one for whom you have workejl before?" "Well, mum, I cooked for you a couple of days last winter." Add Pathetic, Figures. "I'm sorry for the poor chump." he to "Why, I understood you ' say wr the life of the party." ; "He was, but he didn't know It" ' ; :' j . ' -- ' , , - tt j - |