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I He. Or A WIFE LIKE RISES AND DROPS IN VALUE Mollle never looked more beauti ful In her life than she did last night when she came Into my n*oni with ( had. Wo went to the Hhelliurne. where we were to meet Malcolm tftuarl t 'had la eery fond of Malcolm The dinner, of course, waa perfect, aa both men are epicures 1 haw never known Molllc ao delightful. You see llttie book. I have always looked upon Mollle aa more or teea of n child, but ahe haa certainly bios somwd out Into a real woman, clever at repartee and oh. ao beautiful! sloth Chad and Malcolm voiced their admiration. Between the salad and dessert the flawnltan player* struck up "Drowsy Waters." Chad ros# and held out hi* arm* to Mollle who seemed t«> melt Into them a* they fairly floated away In a modern heal tation waltz. “Would yon like to dance. Mar gle?" asked Malcolm I answered. "Just now I want to feast my eye* on Mollle and t'liad They **em so happy and look no good that If makes one happy Just to c«tch glimpses of their married bliss." M ilcolnt drew a long breath. “Ye#, 1 believe they are happy, but 1 also believe no other woman on this mundane pUnet could live with Chadwick Hatton except Mollle |t Is she who make* that marriage a HUOCeHS." ' Hut 1 though; you liked Chad " *1 do. moat thomly. but my dear Indy Salvia, have you never Ilk* and a man who you knew was uo suc cess as a husband?’* I thought of all IMrk's lovable qualities, little book, as I answered hvdtatinglv, “Yes " "l "hall never forget the first time 1 danced with you, Margie," contin ued Mab-olm. “It was Indescribable something between flying and fl'iatlng I ran 'feel' that dance yet and I never hear the ‘Glow Worm’ that a slow thrill does not possess me again " I looked at him In surprise, for 1 had forgotten what had been played that night at t-JHenu's when we bad danced together and be had told me his tragic story. Just then the soft strains of the 'Glow Worngi were wa'o and I coo Id twill no longer We began to dance. Little book, there Is only one man who can dance better than Malcolm Stuar* and that Is Jim Edle. Hut even Jim was forgotten as Malcolm and 1 were dancing Half my pleas urc. little book, was In the fart that I was dancing —I who had never e*- ler red to walk, let alone dance, again. Suddenly It all come over * n d Instinctively I clung closer lo ,*ul The gesture was so quick and Second Floor Second Floor January Fur Sale All Our Fur Coats-Scarfs-Muffs At Greatly Reduced Prices Hudson Seal Coats Sizes 34 to 44 Plain box models, full flare, made of selected dyed muskrat skins lined with brocade silk—4o inches long. Special January Price *69.50 Value $95.00 Hudson Seal Coats Sizes 36 to 44* Plain loose box models or semi-fitted, others trimmed with skunk on collar, handsomely lined, full sweep, 40 inches long. Special January Price *79.50 Value $115.00 All Our Finer Coals Greatly Reduced. GREAT BARGAINS One lot of MufTx now $5.00 One lot of Muffs now 1 .SIO.OO One lot of Muffs now r < $15.00 JANUARY 1917. Impulsive that hr looked at in* In surprise "You did It, Malcolm," I whla pered. "Yes. thank Gtsl, l did," he an swered, Instantly understanding. "Not only on* e, but twice,’' I mur mured. "And I would do It always, even al the price of my own life,” was his response, ”1 sent my boat after Or. Vlrnt and persuaded Min to come over and rurv you. 1 snatched you back from the embrace of the storm that meant death. I .title la«dy Salvia, some day I may claim my re ward " I drew hack a little, "Don't aak much,” I smiled at him, altho my heart was beating fast, "for you know my little old life was not worth so much, after all." "Will you let me be the Judge of IS THE HOME BREAKING UP? Woman Works Away From II liecause Man Provides Plenty of Chances! BY WINONA WILCOX. Honest cltlgens of many state* be lieve the l-allot will make v. omßfi a business rival, which the* d<» not want, and take her >ut of the home, where they want her. Such men need tin* ‘nformatlon that nearly 35 per cent of the wo men In four gre»*t cast* in states where* the* have not Hie ballot an* already work Inc for wages outside of the home Hut they nr** very far from being men's business rival. They merely promote man's success b* tending hi.* ma»chine*, keeping Im- books rind t> |*t. /, bis letter* Woman makes a very satisfactory •mpJoye, and whate*er may !*e .bis theory about the place of woman In the home, man haa provided her with plenty of oppvrtunities to work i.wiv from It S iperflucus and tils satisfied women jus in fill these new chances to become e< onomlcally in dependent Here, apparently, is a real menace to the stability of Ihe borne But thousands of women who have trud the business world are now road* to testify that woman's way to liberty Is n»t by the road which Tratfrnwu* from HR* horn# Most women w *rk for wage only in order to support a home, or to rai**- Its .-tat I ir 1 Rut the* do not exchange one kind of drudgery for another as the* expected to d*> The business woman soon tliactvers that her "freedom” consists In car rjtru on two jobs insterd of one Os course she dots not make the beat cf either. But she does discover what a nice I luce a home Is to May in. and horn wonderfully Interesting housework how* much it Is worth?” ha asked eagerly. “No one can tell the wurth of an other's life to him." I quoted lightly ‘‘Tonight my life seema worth a greet deal for I am happy happy that once more I ant as other wo men are. But two weeks sgo 1 was quite willing to throw it away.” The muale stopped with a crash. "Bring water! Wbe baa fainted.” called Chid. 1 rushed over r*-. the opposite . nr ner of the room snd found Mollle In a heap. She had slipped on the polished floor snd had a bad fall. Someone tried It* raise h*r but she moaned with pain “She has broken her leg,” said ('had with a groan, as he picked her up and carried her straight to the elevator and to her room. While on his way home, about 11 30 Friday morning. Paul Mar carskl. No. H 52 Milwaukee ave. east, was set upon by three men and badly cut al*out the head and bt*dy He waa taken to Rainaritan hospital snd later taken home. tuny be If It la undertaken «s the great creative url which It really Is. 'fills Is womans moat p**ettlve teactlon to whatever menace eeo nominal Independence may ever have been to the home. There la also a secondary cause of this natural reaction. Tills Is the so. dal stratification of vrnmen <?n line-* of those who work, and those who are the wives and daughters in the sheltered home. The girl who work** Is usually ton l l.ry to he offended hv the snobbery of many of the unemployed. Hhe n* ver feels inferior to (ha sod* tv debutante. It Is the rich girl who raises the barrier. PJxcJuelveness Is woman's e**dal slogan Even tn colleges, where all ’class distinctions are supposed to la leveled, it Is practically Impossi ble for a girl to enter sorority If she must wall on table to earn her board. And while wvflety clrls may volunteer for charity work at $lO a month. It Is not considered "nW" ior them to use their en**rgv in any ether paid employment. Such distinction, although Ignored “tot h by the w orkersand TTie'TmHe r film, nevertheless exist*, and It has I rod’iced a trcmeulous reaction upon the p lat ion of woman to the home. If the home la the choicest place on earth for a woman, then the fop lunate ure going to see lhat It Mauds up, and they are quits w-Ci jug to leave the Joys of economical Independence to women who have somehow mlaaed the coveted —that i the protected—domestic environ ment LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME Hji THORSTOS II 1U HQKBM. Three Vain and Foolish Wishes. M'opjrrlgltt, I*l*. I>v TANARUS, ltuig--*s » There s nothing ao foolishly silly and ▼aln As to wish for a thing you ' in never attain We all know that, and yet most of us are Just foolish enough to make such a wish now ami then. 1 guess you have done it 1 know 1 have, peter Rabbit has done H often and then laughed at himself afterward 1 suspect that even ahrrwd. clever old Granny FV)i has been guilty of It more than once. So It Is not surprising that Reddy Fog, terribly hungry as he was. should do a little foolish wishing When he left home to go to the Old Pasture In the hope that he would he able to flnd something to eat there he started off bravely. ' It was eold, very cold Indeed, but hi* fur coat kept him warm as long as he was moving. The Green Mend ows were now no longer green. Inf* glistening white with snow. All the world, at least all that part of It with whlrh Reddy was acquainted, was white It was beautiful, ss mil lions of sparkles flashed in the sun. But Reddy had no thought for beau ty the onl» thought he had tooir. for was to ge* something to put In the empty stomachs of himself and Grannv Fox. Jnck Frost had hardened th** snow so that Reddy no longer had to wiide thru It. He could run on It now without breaking thru. Thu mad** it much easier, so he trotted along swiftly, lie had Intended to go straight to the Old Pasture, but th»re suddenly popped Into his head a memory of the shelter down in a far corner of tin Old Orchard which f armer Hrown’a Roy had ' uilt then far Jloo Whitt. I'robab!' the Rob 'kfbtle .wrplly ware *1 «*re now and he m’gV bw sb> to surprise them. !!• would go there first. Redd*- "topped and looked care CLEARANCE Make Your Selection Saturday from Our Great Wholesale Stock Hudson S'Jj eai Coats! SIOO.OO SP-Q. 50 Hudson Seal = $120.00 $/>^.so Coats \J*S . . S7C.OD Hudson Seal i Coats • Ef 5 " I’loo^2 1 ’100^2 Regular S6O Natural Pony Coats fcH g / :== Herman Ben Marks' ===S=|=^KL&Wn|S»SafagjSjjjj 212-214-216 fe.CHIGAN AVENUE Exrlaftivr Wholesale Manuucturer* of Women's Fashionable Furs. — Near Third Street DETROIT TIMES yX< ~ ** m: * ‘‘Give me s bite,” begged Reddy. fully in make sure that Furuier Rrown’a Hoy nnd Boh per the Mound wore nowhere in sight. Then he ran awlftlv toward the Old Orchard Juet ia he entered it he heard a merry voice Ju«t over hi* head. “Dee dee, i|i o, dee'” paid the voice. Reddy stopped and looked up There was Tommy Tit the ('hlcka dee < llnclng fnst to a Mg ple'-e of frerh suet Med to a branch of a tree, nil To.limy waa •»»* i f TI n v himself. Reddy sat down rlsh* underneath 1’ uid looked up longingly. The sight of that auet made hi mouth w;i»<r so that ft was almost more than he o old •land, lie jumped once. Me pimped twice. Me Jumped three time-, ltut all his Jumping was in vain That suet whs beyond hip reach. Th* re wan no possible way of reaching |t save by flying or clla bln* Redd'’s tongue hung out of Ills mouth with longing "1 wish I could climb.” paid Reddy. Hut h** couldn’t * llrnli, Hnd all the wishing in the world wouldn’t f I |UR tremendous wholesale 1 V j stock of rich Hudson Seal coats, amounting to over one hundred thousand dol lars, ie row offered at greater reduc tions than ever. Come Saturday and make your selection from this wonderful stock—at least three times as large as that of any other Detroit lur house. All of our Hudson Seal garments are man-tailored in our own daylight shops, the complete manufacture, from raw skins to finished product, being carried on under our personal direction. BUY DIRECT FROM THE MAKERS! enable him to, a* he wa* very well knew So after a little he atarteU ;n A*' he drew near the far corner of 'h« Old Orchard he enw Hob White and Mr*. Hob and all the young Hobs picking up grain which Farmer Brown’* Hoy had scattered for them Just lu front of the shelter he had built for them. Reddy Touched down, and very slowly, an n< h at a time, he crept forward; his eyes shining with eagerness Just as h* was almost within Wringing distance Hob White gave a signal and with a roar of stiff little wings away flew the Bob Whites to the safety of a hemlock on the edge of the Green For es*. Tearp of rage and dlaappolntment welled up In Reddy's eyes. **l wtah I could fly.” he mutter* and as he watched the brown birds dlaappear In the Mg hemlock tree. This wap quit* a§ foollah a wish ap the other, so Reddy trotted on nnd decided to go down papt the Smiling Tool. When he got there he found *t. hp he expected, frozen over, but Jupt where the Laughing Hrook Jolnp It there wna a little place where there was open water. Hilly Mink whs on the Ice at the edge of It and just as Reddy got there Hlliv dived In. A minute later he climbed nut with a fish la hi# mouth. "Give me a bit*.” begged Reddy. ‘Vauh your own fl*h,” retorted Rillv Mink. "1 have to work hard enough for I get as It Ip." Reddy wap afraid to go out on the Ice where Hilly wap, and so sat and watched him eat that One fish. Then Hilly dived Into the water again nnd disappeared. Reddy waited a long time but Hilly did not return. "I wish I could dive.” gulped Reddy, thinking of the fine flah somewhere under the Ice. And this wish was quite as vain and foolish as the other wishes. Next story: Reddy Fights a Hat tie. A% i 1 TVp $187.50 s<l or* *lO Hudson Seal 5 V Coat. JL Cd\J f. 2 ™ 00 « 1 $ 1 Q 7.50 Coats X • $225.00 $4 PM w f)0 Hudson Seal 1 / * UU Coats L%J § SS2*., *1 7=^o Hudwn Seal | Q—- \ ofu«. I WiMXlnaril *»». * • TANARUS, lg | l>rt roll Hr troll'* N*uirtr»i l*«rU ' V J Shopping r l*r« l Saturday Morning Specials UNTIL NOON ONLY To Prevent Dealers .from Buying, Quantities Are Restricted No Phone Orders, No C. O. D., No Returns, No Exchanges 100 Coats at $12.95 The entire balance of our winter Coats up S4 O to $25 for Saturday. Monday Special... Navy, brown, black, taupe and green; Cheviots, Broad cloths, Mixtures and Zibelinos. K«*»rth no**. Until Noon in Jewelry Shop Gold and Silver Beauty Pins—Sold every place for 50c. Saturday morning, our price JSC Finger Kings—One lot ranging in price from #4^ 50c to $2.00, Saturday morning price ( olored Beaded Chains—ln gold and silver. As 4g\ $1.75 and $2.60 values for X* A5/ Pearl Beads—< Genuine fish scale filled. Oft 50c values for Hrmly'm Jewel ry *hnp—Wain Floor. Until Noon in Blouse Shop \ ery dainty Voil Blouses, all flesh. Some are plain; others embroidered and lace trimmed. Oft $1.50 values for /5/C Hroir** Btoaeo Sho* Seoo»4 Floor. Until Noon in Toilet Shop Calox Tooth Powder, _ 25c value 1 f C Toy Talcum Powder. _ 25c value lfC Armour Assorted Bath Soaps— 0£ 10c per cake—4 for Schramtz Bath Powder. « fw 25c can for J[ Jyft Ilf «Iy*a Toilet *ho»—Mala Floor. Until Noon in Sweater Shop Good warm Sweater, made with large sailor collar, sherred back, two pockets and turned back cuffs. ftQ Comes in rose and copen. $5.00 value Heal?** Sweater Shop—SroonS Floor. Until Noon in Lace Shop Filet Lace Squares—Size 12x12, for making chain backs, dresser scarfs, luncheon sets and bed sets. “1 ft Our 20c values for, each A\JC Veiling Waterproof Malines, all silk, 27 inches wide In a complete range of colors for evening scarfs. 4 Our 25c quality for, yard X 5/C Ladies’ Pure Linen Handkerchief, with hemstitched bor der and dainty hand embroidered comers. 4 ey Our 25c values for, each X/C HeaJy'o Lam *hop—Mala Floor, Until Noon in Hosiery Shop Ladies’ All Silk Black Hose, $1.50 values and one card of stop run hose loops valued at 50c. #4 Oft All for . A.ZSJ Ladies’ Cashmere Hose—Black only© 7ft SI.OO values /5/C Ladies’ Black Fiber Silk Hose. €\ 4 25c values for & 1 C Ilf* ly'* Ho*lfry Shop—Mala Floor. Until Noon in Baby Shop Baby Coats—White Chinchillas and Corduroys. Coats with belts and pockets. $4.50 to $n qq Children’s Coats—To 6 years. Brown, navy and black Velvet Coats. All this season’s models. $0 ftQ Values to SB.OO for 3*5/0 Misses’ Wash Dresses—Beautiful new stripes and plaids with belt; also empire styles. Qft $1.25 values for 05/C Baby Pillow Cases—Dainty fine Pillow Cases with ruffles and scalloped edges, floral designs Qft worked on top. 59c values for 35/C Baby Crib Sheets—Made of fine quality nainsook with scalloped edge, good sizes. 75c values for OUC lira)*'* llahr *h*p— hfroad Floor. Until Noon in Neckwear Shop Net Collar—Sailor back embroidered in colors. qq $1.50 values for 05/C Net Collar—With deep pleated back. SI.OO values for 05/C Georgette Collar —Sailor back with pleated $4 Og flounce. $2.50 value limJ Organdie Collars—Plain hemstitched and lace 4 ft _ trimmed. 25c values for 1%7C Organdie Collar and Cuff Sets. 4 ft 25c values for AOw Net Pleating and Ruching—2sc per yard. 4 J* Saturday special, per yd Ilf*nr* Sffhwf*r Shop— M*li» Floor. Until Noon in leather Shop Velvet and Persian Lamb Scarfs—ln black and $ 4 colors. Closing out $8.50 values for I*^o Black Moca Skin Bags—With inside frame [*/\ and vanity fittings. $5.00 values for Leather Hand Bags—One lot assorted. Values up to $2.50 for f 3C Hfnlr'* I-f*thor hhop—Floor. Until Noon in Needlework Shop 36 inch White ( enters stamped for solid Off embroidery. SLOO values for 4&OC Bahv Feeding Bibs consisting of towel, wash [*/\ cloths and lap pari. SI.OO values for OUC Blue Crepe Kimonos stamped for French knot and loop stitch. SI.OO values for 03C White Dresser Scarf and Pin Cushion stamped for X stitch and French knot embroidery. Og* SI.OO values for 33C Odd lot of Tan Scarfs stamped and Ass stenciled. SI.OO values for jm3C PAGE 3