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- H'V r1- If You Slight Opportunity on Its First Visit, You Seldom See It Again The Far Distant Milky Way. I OOK at the glowing baud or the- Milky Wsy passing llirough the 7Piiilh any or these bright nights and. as voti look, remember thai astronomers say there is a gap of ninety-five thousand million million miles between its nearest stars and the earth on which you stand. This Day in History. HIS is the anniversary of the defeat of the Turks by John Sobieski, King of Poland, in 1683. Scbicski was one of the greatest warriors of the scentcenth century. His defeat of the Turks near Vienna mnde him the hero of Christendom, but the Emperor Leopold of Austria procd singularly ungrateful for the aid of his Polish allv. KTWrn SS2? o lfr ra MMrm T The Wolves of New York , A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY Tunnel Near Valenski's Castle Is Sur rounded by Mystery on Brink of Steep Precipice. 1 ard down nier the brink at the dlzz depth below l.uckilv I have done tonic mountaineering in raj Urn and am not given to losing, mi head when looking over a preel pur I WES asking mv-self what purpose this tunnel in winch I Mood could have served Wh was its en trance farhloncd in the faceof.the cliff Looking down and examining the rock surface with greater at tention 1 understood 'There had jnc" been a path a path of the roughrst and most breakneck description but it had been worn awav by lone disue and was no longer practicable I rould trsce It to the foot of the rock, for it sloped to the loft and apparently parsed behind the huge mass of fall ing watr. that i, between it and the cliff 't traced thi path out rv care- fullv wondering if 1 dare at'empt To reach It it was ncccscry to lower one self from the mouth of the tunnel and drop a foot or two I "onto a narrow ledge wheie the pith seemed to begin After that, there was foothold for some little wav. If one trod on the sides of one s feet and turned one's face to the rock (Then came a niche where grew a solitary shrub which might afford a minute's rest Below this niche were unme little prominences of stone, sad 1 broken, and at considerable dts tance one from the other, vet thev- might posslblj-serve as steps to an 'other shrub-covered recess farther (down After that I dared hardly fie jure the difficulties which would .have to be met I saw that a small avalanche of stones had completely broken down the narrow track and in another spot, where it approacn- ?ed the waterfall, a little trickling strram had made a waj for Itself alone the very source of the path "Such was the task that I must ifai e if 1 decided to risk fie descent. As I cased It semed an impossi ble one; besides, how was I to know that there was any path at all' "Nevertheless, a voice wlth'n kept repeating-. "Go Go"" And. after all, was it not better to meet death by a fall from the precipice than to trust mjself to the mercv to the scoundrel from whom I bad 'escaped? My great desire was to reach the little grassv recess, from ' which the path branched to the waterfall in safety. There I shoull be out of the reach of Valensl.1 and h s crew, and would be ab" - to I Rather up mv courage to meet fur- Iher difficulties If I could but reach that recess' It was more than a quarter of the way down, and to my excited imagination it appeared the very haen of no desires I prepared for the first step. 1 measured mv distance, and turn ed my face away from the preci pice prcparatorv to letting: mj self down My feet were hanging over the ledge nd at that mo- Iment I became aware of a pair of ejes fixed upon me from the depth of the tunnel, and of the I sound dimly hea-d through the rear of the water of hurrjing footstep. I had been seen, and mv enemies were upon me "I drew back from the precipice land awaited my adversary. In a L Only the Lieutenant's I Ul. , ' fo THIS TiC-fuRE AMD X' , I (' " SCREAMED WHEN ST W ta i. moment he was tip with me a burly gjpsv. whose fae was unfai.iliar "'Who are ou" he i riel. 'and what were sou about to do" Then he recognised mo 'The cursed po lice spv !' he muttered It wa e'ear that Valenki had exp'aine! from the first who 1 v as. or that word had been ent op from Die'itz -perhaps even from the village where Valenski and I had narsed the preceding right announcing mv arrival Thl explained the black looks with which I had been greeted "I was In a state of frenzied ex citement I had worked mv nerves up to a point of great tension be fore J had mads up my mind to risk the pre'iplce path. I could not have spoken a word for my life, I panted and choked and. with a spring, I hurled mjself upon the man "Mv attack took him by surrirle. Probably he had suspected nothing of the sort, and had not een that I held a knife He swore a loud oath and grappled with me. but I saw the hlood spurt from his shoulder where I had struck him. He was a much bigger man, than I. and in better condition, but 1 was able to stab him again before his arm circled me and wrenched the knife from me "He did not cr" out luckily for me Ha4 help come T should easllv hate been overpowered. Mn are usuallv silent whenforced to an unexpected fight Besides, in the excitement of the moment, ha hardly felt that he was wounded. -nl con sidered himself perfectly able to grapple with me alone "Be that as It msy. he bor me to the ground, and I knew that hi fingers were making for mv throat. He had dropped the knife After far ing it from me. and was depending upon his hsnds alone "I struggled to the utmost of my power, but he was a much heavier end jnore powerful man than I T felt helpless In his hands With one of his arms he rr.circled both of mire, and I could neither strike nor defend mvsplf "And atfer a few momens of anguish moments In which 1 was conscious that 1 was being forced to ray death. I saw the blue sky above ire and knew that we had reached Hie end of the tunnel And then there was no longer anv support for mv head and shoulders they were hanging over the side of the eliff. where my bodv would soon fol low a sheer fall to the alley be low ""God hae mercv" I cried In an guish, for if seemed that no earthly power rould'aid me. My face was wet with the spray of the waterfall and mv opponent's blood, the roar of the water in mv ears was deafen in? I shut m ejes to th sunlight, and because T knew that in another moment the end must come Slowlv mv adersarv loosened his hold of mc, and drew hlmelf together fo' the last effort. And then he sud denlv uttered a cry and I felt his limbs relax "Freed for the moment. I threw mvself back from the brink of the abjss and struck out wildly upward with both fists The man had been Quick Wit Saved Her From By FONTAINE FOX. (Cepyrlint nil, by ins UlMltr fi,ndlcl It's the Collarless Neck Line Now i i n ""4 From the September t ik --tfi$2 Number of ' J?if r micSHigW Good Housekeeping JEBSjBp&jgjjir leaning over me, putting all his en deavor Into the task of pushing roe over, and my blow must have reached his head with stunning ef fect He fell forward, turning al most a somersault, and before I could fully ralUe what had hap pened, he had disappeared Into the void. 'Tor a moment I lay there on the brink or the precipice, and then I recovered myself sufficiently to raise to my feet. I was saved for the time being, though I knew not how It was not till later that I understood that the gypsy had been w eakened by the stabs I had in Aided and that his strength had given out at the critical moment when he was about to thrust me over.- "I could think of nothing for the moment, nothing but that one dan ger was over, at d I must face an other without delay. T crawled to the edge of the cl'ff and looked clown. My late adversary, by some unknown chance, had fallen upon the little grass-grown ledge which lay some distance down to which the path I wished to follow led Ho lay on his back, his white face turn ed upwards, and I felt instinctively that he was not dead. "Without pausing an Instant long er, little fit as I was for the attempt. 1 turned mv face to the cliff and lowered myself to the narrow ridge where the uncertain path began. "I had committed myelf to the hazardous undertaking. Return was impossible" To Be Continued Tomorrow Coprrlrhted. r R Hearst. Disgracing the Uniform. e, ino . "rBaK&CaaaW&ar The collarlcs neck con- vNSKyfrSIWS ADVICE TO THE terves material. A fold of tHPfSKSS&TjiV x at7tit -i-tt chiffon placed as in the Mf ik?JJ33PM LOVJCiLOKiN model at the right, with tnc R;( 'pffhW edge of the material button- JpLjy $" tj!iif$VF' holed in a long and short W3 Hi " sr&i stitch, is effective. The $ &W0$ model at the left reveals a cir- ljfwf 'WWN cular effect which promises Wky&- 'WfMi to be extremely fashionable fR) ' 4nHy with beads to form the edge. tM$Yti7&J Tlie newest thing this Winter is the two-thirds length separate coat, and here it is most engaging Prcnch model by Premet. It is of taupe satin, sashed, one-sided. Protect Your Girls A WORD TO ALL PARENTS By William A. McKeever. STKADILY the great stream of our American girlhood keeps on its wav toward the shops, store banks and a hundred other inor il ilea1 places left atant by i oung r ldiers "jii fiir girl stand -'in iipw lrnn" i r iji she becoming in mio .nerelv hardened to iv'nt e"M like tr unhappx fate In the ourse of niv con'lin: jntirnei ings have been in thirteen diffrent Males this present month I find that the Icen-age girls an filling the acant places In surpris ing numbers. The majority of theni are rt immature ptnsicall) and mental. The o'der g:ns are not :iva 'ah e for Ihip fhop and clori- 1 work at present as the are 'n mi.nt demand for hjgher prkul i'ipriiinent positions and n''ien l.-uftalli In ilie ase of 'ho. atiils of merehdnl! rlers Imp coup to war and the jojiispr s t of giils hate been emplnJ I'or example, in a ceitM" store where vear ago tlie merchant employed four men. he and his wife and two tirti-en-tcar old girls are doing the work This rountry cannot well afford to haM" the flower of its 'oung girlhood thus drawn Into tlie r.iugh hannels of emplojmenl unless oincjpne assumes In each cae thn responsibility of looking lifter the wilfarp of the girls Motner. will ou lake up thi matter at on" and eo to if" I will tell ou how First, make sure Hut our girl in the Htore or shop is n.it ham pered by .in abnormal plivsii al life riefend her against exresslve (.train of standing and of lifting and cur bing Hrmember that her ph sique is neeessarll a dullcale medi anism. that there is danger oi mls plaeement of the vital organ and that this last error alone rould easili deprive her of her peace and happiness of life .o over with her ever item of the da' dutie. and if the emplojer Is cnrelcssb permitting anv overstrain of the kind named. se him and atk for a correction Huild up vour girl's moral pur pose and self-defense Benjj so Immature. ho will become more easllj the prey of the ell-doer It Is not merely the girl's leisure time, but liei hours of employment ihel muni be thoughi of In this iinnertion The reords luw thst irls in the tern age are often uteallhily ensnared The trouble usually starts with I lyi t I what seems like happy Jesta and Jokes and remarks about the per-ton- and drifts slowlv into a dan gerous familiar.!) The man who would ruin lour girl may begin his uuest in this wa Later he will reiort to pini hing and scuffling. Hands off is the onlj safe rule herp. One of the pry best was where by to help jour girl rcorg.ini7e her personalis within and make It a stronir defence in lh. tiA- Hani-er ! sonc into wbjph shp has gone is to see that she reccrves manv new Ideas in liip and is higher pur poses Perhaps flip ihuiih is thP best agem f..r this purpose A eekl sermon a midweek churi hi attendance and aclir connection with a niing people's religious so ciety such experiences a these will give jour girl a lonMant Mip ply of rlean. uplifting thoughts for her quiet r llertion. and prop to be a strong defense against the eils which tend to encroach upon hi r It is really a part of the rnun Irvs great patriotic program to hac vour girl take up this indus trial i.prciip l.ut in make it sin -eppd joii must hold murh secret niinpil with her and do cm r thing possible to make her ecure and superb b irlue uf the inner utrenglh f her own persomlitv n just here ni be your chief patriotic dim. mother' Not A tfricketer. The irate Ilttlp man rushed into the shop, and banged wiidl) u the counter "Look here" lr rnrd. holding out a handful of oniethiii, .hat lookPrt li'.e hoda "Ver so'd tits to me cstcrdiy -. ump'ior balls" "Kr ycHl'saul the puzrlcJ c hem isl. "To kill riolhi. ' eja ulat I Hie lntle man. with great scorn "lln In the name of tliundcr dinti Ihlnk I'm going to kill moths witti them bal's? If ip can how me a man that can Im a moth with one o thm I'll sa nmhing more about the ornaments me wife an 1 I'e brok with thrill Kill moth?, in deed' ' Sound of the Sunset. An old lad, walking in a countrv town with her soldier nephew, was startled hv the sound of the sunset gun 'Pear me. what was that"" she eirUlnird "Oh ' replied her nephew "onlv sunret ' "Well, well ' nh said '1 niver knew It went down with such a banc, but then 1 llva In Vew York, and there are so many other noises!" By BEATRICE FallRFAX. Meeting Without an Intro duction. DEAtt MISS FAIRFAX: My sister, a girl friend and I went to a park, where we had a few dances together. When my sister and her friend went on the floor a young man In uniform asked me If I would dance, and I accepted, with the thought he was far away from home, serving Uncle Sam, and it was my place to make things pleasant. I 'found him interesting and allowed him to see me home, when I invited him to call. He sailed for France and on his return trip took my sister and me to a theater and brought us straight home at an early hour. He Is again on shore leave, and I received a letter tell ing me he would like to pay my sister and me a visit, and could he bring one of his mates with him? My parents objected to his call ing on us because we had not been properly introduced But I know he means well, and I feel a sailor far from home Is lone some and might be entertained with a little music. 1 am sure he would enjoy it better than sitting on a park bench. S. M. As long as you and jour sister seem to have become acquainted with the oung man without an In troduction and he has not taken ad vantage of jour informality, noth ing would be gained by hurting his feelings and refusing toanswer his letter. Acquaintances made in this way. howeer, are not to be recommended to moling girls And while the boys in the service are extremely unl'kcly to do an) thing discreditable to their uniforms, still it would be better if ou want to make things pleasant for them to have some older peron take the initiative in making their acquainAnpp Introductions may then proceed in regular order. A Fit of Temper. di:ak miss r.unr.w One dav while walking with m girl friend we met a boy ac quaintance, and he said to her "Don t go with her. but come with me." and she went away with him. 1 fell lnulted but did not Aiow It. instead I wrote her a nasi j note I hae apologized to her two or three time. but still he does not act ept it WMTIN; IN' VAIN It is most unwie to wrile a let ter or talk wren jou are thorough 1 angr And ou are now suf fering the innsequences of this bit of heir-lndulgenre If vour friend will not atrcpt jour apologv. 1 am afraid there is nothing clc for jom to do Hiiweer. ?he was lack ing in rourttsv to leae )bu for the ho, and. under tlip rirrumMances. shp might afford to be a little mag nanimous. i Stays Out Too Late. iii:ai: miss f.h:f... I am eighteen and Hung with m aunt and uncle I hae a number of friends of the samp agr and loe to go out with them, but mj aunt alwajs ob Je. Itirentlj I nut a coung man and I hac been out with liitn till midnight quite oftpn without letting m aunt know I liap had lots of trouble at hoinp about it. and my aunt told im I must leave her house if I don I let hone by 1O..10 p m I'o ou think it had for a girl of eisht een to stay out that late TKOL'l.I.KU tilT.L I would tr a lung .- I wa lis .tig with mv aunt to abide b rer rules and be at home b 10 .in I agree with her that midnight Is loo late for a girl to be out with out some older person In the party. When a Girl Marring A SERIAL OF YOUNG WEDDED LIFE : Z Anne Finds Herself Tete-a-Tete Wiift Tom Mason, Who Insists That He Stay to Supper. -w By Ann Lisle. CHAPTUIl XIX. (Copj-rlgTV 1D1S ' King Features Syndicate, Inc.) THKIl ins llKIU: was no one In the liv- g room when I returned. seemed big and lonely In spite of its glowing flame- colored torches and nickering can dles I was suddenly glad 1 need not eat my first meal alone that would have made my loriglts for Jim too cruel! I arranged the cold meats and bread and crackers, and the radishes and little cream-colored pat of cheese on the plates that were laid out in readiness. Then I called E elyn. Tom Mason strode In irora me kitchenette with an air of being completely at home. His coat was off, and he wa Just rolling down the sleeve of his tan silk shirt. "I've been washing scrubbing rather." he announced. "Evelyn, too. I suppose. Oh, Evelyn." I called. "Evelyn's gone." replied M. Ma eon, quietly "Gone? You're Joking!" I cried, running to the door that led to the kitchenette and bath In my haste to end this game of hide and seek. "Mrs. Harrison, you ceedn't look for Evelyn. She's gone. I tell you. Sally Hoyce phoned out to Hemp stead to Invite Evelyn to Join them and Sheldon Blake on a motor trip up the. road. And Evelyn's mother gave Sallle this number so, of course, when Sally called Evy here, what was there to do? "Then I must eat my lupper alone, after all!" I cried, feeling decidedly sorry for myself. The man smiled. "Not at all I'm here." "But you can't stay, Mr. Mason," I said, with a frankness that might have been called downright tude ness. Don't De Foolish." "Can't stay? Don't be foolish. Why can't I stay? I'm here, and you're here, and the supper la here. Puss in Boots, Jr. By David Cory. YOU remember In the last story the strange, sad man was telling little Puss Junior how he- had stolen the gold en presents from the Christmas Tree, and had carried them off to the mountains. Well, he went on and told Puss how he had burled them In a low. secret valley, and then wandered about among the mountains, and never dared show his face. "But one day." said the strange, sad man, looking at Puss very sor rowfullj. "I sat down beside a little Fir Tree. And maybe I fell asleep, for I was very tired. But, anyway, I heard the Uttle Fir Tree sing these words: "Here on God's mountain, close under the stars. rm striving to grow big and tally I mind not the heat of the fierce summer sun. Nor the snow and the wild wintry squall For I've just one plan, and that Is to be A beautiful, wonderful Christmas Tree.' "And now frhat do yoa think? Shall I tell you what is in this bas ket" All those golden things are here For as soon as that little Fir Tree ended its song I went to that low. secret valley and dug up those golden prrsents. and I said to myself I will return them to their owner" "And now the castle stands be fore me. But 1 cannot meet those old people who were so good to me. Do you know why I asked you to travel with me To bring you here so that i might show jou the cas tle and to beg jou to give these golden presents Into the baron's own hands and to tell him all that 1 have told to you " And when the strange, sad man finished speaking, he handed thn basket to Puss and pointed to a tall fir tree that grew near by. "There stands the fir tree It Is now grown and will make a beau tiful Christmas Tree Tell the Itaron how it wishes to be a Christ mas Tree" And then the strange, sad man leaned on the great white rock, ami. sudden!)", it changed Into a great white horse, with wonder ful wing, and before little Puss Junior knew what was taking place? it flew up into the sky with the strange, sad man on its back, until thej- both were lost in the clouds Well earls- the nejet morning Puss came to the castle and began walk ing around the grounds, and the first thing he saw was a little spring of water bubbling up. and he Fct down his basket and leaned over to take a drink Vnd while he stood there lapping up the clear, cold water along rami the high-and mighty steward of the castle, all dreFsed out in gold lace and ruffles. nd when he saw the basket hp touched it with his sil ver pointed cane, and then he lifted the rover to mp what was Inside And Just then Puss turned around "!nn't meddle with that, sir'" he cried out. "Indeed, I shall meddle with that " said the gold-laeed steward ror h saw that all thesp golden things were marked witli the crest of the familj jou see And when poor little Puss began to tell where he got them and what he w a going to do with them the steward onI laughed, and in the next tor von shall hear what happened after that Copyright 191S by David Cory. (TO BE CONTINUED.) I Thfc obvious thing to do Is to eat IL" nJ" "-f I shrank ba k in amazement. Mr Mason actually thought that would let him remain. Terhaps it all seemed natural enough! to a Nsai York society man. but to me .Ui crj Idea was revolting. First oJ all. I did not want toTiave guests, a little "house warming" before -mjo husband had eaten a meal In hiju own home. Now it no longerv seemed a question of feelings and dejlres alone, but one actually of dignity of decencj" t- Of course. I couldn't -T wouldivt" pr-mlt this man to remain alojfif w-lth me In the apartment. Even F I offended him anLs?erncd to h"rp narrow minded antl old fashioned. must make that clear.- " I tried. But Mr Mason smiled at me In a fashion that made me (etf like an Ignorant little girl talking to a wise old man. " " "My dear child, don't be absurd? How can It matter If I stay for talf an hour, cat my share of the parly to which you have Just lnvltedtmp. and that looks so dellclous,-ror whether I go now, hungry anH tired? Surely you won't deprive me of my supper. I've earned "It. haven't I? Child alive, Jim won't like it If you go around mubb,lns all his old friends." , ," I had snubbed some of Jim's friends Mr. Mason spoke as IffnVt was common knowledge I dWrft want to offend again. uai. "Oh. I don't know what to doi'S'I cried, desperately. "Of course, you don't, you pwrr little tired child. But I. as one -of Jim's oldest friends, assure jou-m would want to do the right ant proper thing. You aren't going? to deny me your hospitality are youZS In a series of flashes It came ottr me that I generally did the wrpntf thing where JIm'3 friends were concerned. This man. who had bv1 so kind to me, bad known Jim sitfe boyhood. Vji. "I'm so" worn out I can't think." I stammered. "I didn't mean to be rude I Just wanted to do what was dignified and proper. You under stand that, don't you, Mr. Mason? You see. I'm a small-town girland a business woman, and I haven't had much time for city society training. But I don't want yoa-U think Jim's wife is a boor." Mr. Mason Sympathetic. . PC Mr. Mason studied me a moment with questioning eyes. "Poor ii country mouse of course, she was a bit puzzled. But you can trust the Judgment of a man so mach older than yourself, can't you?" -"I think so. Oh, of course, I know so!" I exclaimed, smiling my apolo gies almost humbly. ""J My verdict was a trifle prema ture, no "Run along and coot off a bit, little ladj". Walt a minute w can't have you supping In that stftT. formal satin dress. Here's the very thing!" " He hurried over to a worm eaten, carved chest set across oW corner of the room and drew ouf a robe of silk It glinted in woven lights of blue and green and aprltfv. It fairly sclntilated. He heldHt toward me with a little smile Mf complete understanding "I couldn't I gasped I was exhausted and the day had been a nightmare of trying to forget I wanted to cry Mr. Masbn came toward me and flung the flashing silk garment va the couch between us as he drew me down into Its cushioning em brace and sank beside me holding my cold hands In his strong clasp. His eyes were alight, and his voltf vibrated as he spoke: "Donna Anna! Poor little tired 1 ladv I want you to be happy Tn your new home. We're friends. aren't we? Don't be formal with me run and put on the robe litrje girl, and we'll havo a cozy even ing" There was nothing in his words perhaps to terrify, but absolute panic took possession of me "I'm grateful. I thank yoo for all you have done to help" I Sjald. with determination ringing In "my voice. "I wouldn't be rude to one of Jim's friends for the world but jou must go." Ho smiled and loosed his clasp, of mv hands. "Go. put on thn robe little girt." "You must go'" I repeated tnj a voice I had to struggle to keep steadv And then, as he shook his head I" sIoa. smiling negation, the tele phone bell rang, and Mr Maon leaped to his feet (TO BE CONTINUED 1 Wonders Never Cease- "I saw a wonderful trick tajt night." said one boj to another "A. man aptually turned a handkerchi"f I into an egg!" "Oh. there's nothing In that said the other "Onlv a week or two ago I saw a man tufa a cow into a field'" FUNNEL NEEDED tUNrltl FOR FIUJNO FRUIT AN01rVUf IMTO T.K. OK. EPl. 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