I I FACTS I k THE DAILY I loHORT STORY] I e The Burglar. 1 ' By OIRAI n ST E: IKNNt ' (Copyright. 1911, by the MrClura I J Newspaper Syndicate i I ^ V It *U exactly ten-thirty. For three II hours Katharine Jefferv had been J" * ?orkIn* without a slop at bar tyoavvHtar. Not once had the raised her iKSr** tnm h#r rf>,#1 Ai *h? flnlahed jry last letter the put It with the oth ^Y?r? and placed it on the manager'* tMk ready for hi* aignatura In the amlaf. She looked at her wrlat watch and discovered thai she had flaisbed sooner than she had expected, i She aat down at her desk again and fingered the key* of her machine. She waa tired, but It seemed nood to feei their touch again after being awafrom tbam so long. She would find them monotonous again soon, though, a be reflected. Tbla new position she had was going to gtre her all the wor? aha deslrel. if the two days she had heM It were anything to Judge from Night work the aecond day was a record for her The salary was a Urge pne however, and It would not hart her to do a little extra work aft?r the three monllis' vacation she had had. The thought of the vacation was a pleasant one. For eight years she had worked and saved for that one | winter vacation at Long Reach. It wo?L1 bave been worth while to have aareJ twenty-elf ht year*, she told her eelf, as she thought of the gloriotn time she had had It had been exrlttag from the start, but the real pleas are bad not come until after she hati met Oliver Law. It seemed now thai' ha had knowr him all her life. Ot , coarse, she didn't really know very.' much about him. exrrpt that he was, a good-lookinc. amiable young man. with the kindest voice and the mo-..,1 charming personality. She would j < learn more about him later on. for h;; had promised to write to her and call; t on har when he i ome back to the city.. It was odd that the had never met him j < before, but still it was not when she t considered how large the city wa?. In ' jttst a month hr would be back home.' \ and then it wouldn't he long before . i aha would give up office work forever.: | she felt sure of it. j i The gloomy stillness of the office' brought Katherine bark to earth She ; bad been building castles for ha'f r,i'; hour. The realisation that she was the | only person in that vast office htildui vl I was rather a chilling on*. Two <>i the ', other stenographers had promised n , come back bat had not done ?o. Ap , parently they preferred to have the work pile up. Katherine ban n >t isilr.d-, ed working alone. She had a krv to the office. Tne thought of the dark! corridor the had to p'ss through on her way out. at that late hour, caused 1 her to put the rover on her machine i I Md haaten into her coat. She wn;. 1 fast slipping on her rubber* when she heard a sound outside !a the corridor. Har heart gave a Jump and she caught U her breath. A slprht rough told her that someone was there. A shuffle of: fact told her that it was a man In an ! instant aha tip-toed orcr to the cash-] lot's desk. Tht.ro was no revolver hare, the waited breathlessly. A key waa In sorted In the look and the door. i opened suddenly a man with a hat, I palled oror his eyes, entered the room.! r taking off his coat as h~ walked. > "Well." Katherine said as cooly a^; I, - aha could "I have my hand on the telephone." i The ma t faced her In surprise "Katherine." he cried, "what are van | doing here"' I "Oliver!" There was surprise and horror In Katherine's tone "You a I burglar!" "But my dear " he began. "Stop! Not another word! Don't mmrv viii uic jour uui mw uare you coma hoe to rob this office?" He laughed. The laugh seemed to kindle a spark of primitive rage in V Katharine. "Yen wretch'Don't you dare laugh!" , ; aha cried Don't you apeak another I word. I will not listen to you. The aoud of your voice will make ma feci i I : nothing hut repulsion for you. To ^H think that I cared for a rrook like vnu i I . Ho think that I thought I loved you , tad you allowed me to think it! Toa are a burglar, a common burglar, whe | I taaa hare to rob this office. You are a criminal. 1 will rail the police a: Hi oace." She took the receiver from H ' the hook. "If you call the police you will Implicate yourself." he said with a sutlle ^H ' that almost maddened her. 'There are f I ; a number of people who have seen ua 1 together at Long Beach and K would s H. ho easy for me to make It appear (hat yon were my accomplice." H. "Tou cad!" she fairlv biased. "Such . threw!" "I would no: teally do such a tbiag." I * ho aaid. "I wss only testing you. I, lore you Kaihcrine. no matter what | ^H your opinion i. of me " "Love me ? Then why have you done H this?" Her tone had changed, her an-I for almost disappeared "Perhaps I was driven to it.' he aug- ? fOMOd. 'This is my first offense.' H "Drinen to it." she asekd trmulousty. "8nrely a man dees not iisve to be dishonest. Oh. Oliver were you too astravagsnt this winter? Why didn't I think o( that? You spent a lot of H money on m? and I allowed yon to d.> H It because I thought you were rich " "It would be awful to spend a term la prison." he muttered wistfully. "I could saver get a atari la life again. H It would mean the less of all myi H (rtends Perhaps they would deal I lightly with me because of my not H having eerv-xi n term. Y'ou hare preI vented me doing any damage here.' "I will not call the police." She Pushed the telephone away from her. ' Promise me thir win he vour last attempt at burgl-ry." "I promise." he declared, earnestly HI Tan I see you home?" W* "I am too nervous to go through the I corridor.'' she said, doubtfully. "You I can see me safely the: far ' Hf. He did not leave her until they H had reached her boardlng-houee. She { wJ would not allow him to Lisa her in H KV parting. She coald not ladurr it after i s the experience of the r.Igli' Ksther.ne E could not eleep that night. The thought cf Olivsr end his downfa. We kept her awake. She blamed horse: i . for ft ail. She hgf takes use much lot < i H|v | - H V | ' * ' ' " 1 I - ? AND FAN SKW BEACH CAPES REIT TO UMBO OF LONG CAPES ^OVER MULTI By BETTY BROWN. ? Tira? was when the chic bathing ostume was. metaphorically, the only jcbble on the beach, so far as fashion was concerned, but this season the nere bathing suit has suffered a total tclipse by the bathing cape. At Itie from their real necessity and itflity as a wrap to keep off chilly jteezes. the beach cape is a garment , >f ravishing charm. Most of them are made of heavy silks, or lightweight ilk and woo! mixtures, lined with! sash silk or rubberized silk, ar.d or lamented with all sorts of cords.' fringes, buttons, stitching and other ures of neediecraft. For bathing costumes that are fcrll-' iant. t.nd most of them are. the capos ire chosen in subdued colors, as a larkground for the -gay mermaid they tonreal like a crysalis For suits of modest hues a gayly lined cape is most, effective. Many of the nearest and; mnrtest bathing costumes are of ver; ranted concerning his financial! Handing. She rebuked herself far not tivfng him more encouragement when , hey parted It would b? terrible If he bad taken her rebuff to heart and would do something more desperate ban burglary as a result. She finally -ried herself to deep < There were traces of the trying night in Katherlne'i face the next ' morn'ng. 8he was (taxed when she,1 irrived at the office, but as she start-,' >d her work she banished the feeling ; with an effort. Shortly after ten ahc j teird the outer door open and noticed i' he other members ?f the staff glanc-i ng in the direction of the person who | had enterrd. As she faced around;' Catherine could not hold back her cry | if surprise. "Oliver!" He was com , ng right toward her. but the manager ' Intercepted him "Whein did you get hack. Mr. Law," she heard the manager say, as in a . Iream. "Last night. 1 dropped into the u'fice on my way home to tee if there; sere any letters that had not be?n forwarded to me." Oliver said, as he i, >ushed hi* wsy past. 3y the time he; 'cached Katherine her cheeks were { icariet. ! "I kr.ow now." she said before be ould speak. "You are the Junior partner. Oh. Oliver what an idiot you , must think me. I must have been ..iqtio j?t xtua , "It is eoraithing we can langh over n the years to come." ha atniled. , Everyone Is staring at ni. May I tall , hem where we met and announce our j sngagement?" "Yea," she answered, as he took bar . a mnu. I LOYALTY MENUS By BIDDY BYE. 1 Hot weather it a good time to re- 1 luce heavy cocking and heavy foods, 1 loth for the sake of the family health ind the comfort of the cook. It Is a good time to employ the fire- ' ess cooker as olten as possible and < o serve meny meals on the porch or ivn. using the chafing dish to pre- I icre the one hot dish that lends balrce to the summer meal. j < On hot mornings try serving the i eteal chilled and molded wtih fresh 1 rult end milk. Instead of hot aa us i ml. i Serve Iced instead of hat coffee, or D WHAT'S THE mattes helem, arcm't Sou 1 FEELING WEIL? |p| *~ ' lUa^ ?ffl I ^ , V . . . .:***:'* -*. .... ?' - CIES FOP RE BATHROBES FORGOTTEN FASHIONS ~^PT| 1 \mf \ V i '*> UI_H w h - / i rUDEOF SHINS. | ? hatile foulard?and cap s lined willmateria' to maeh are very good. Sometimes it seems that bathing salu.; ihemse!vet. colorful, graceful and it , fir,u;:t?. j.t the looft ft- ...'11:.^ , pihe creation. At the right is one of ; Ihe new foulard suits. A green rub uctixed silk cape Is lined wii.t the ume tilk in larger figures cold, fresh milk. Meat should not be served more; iiiuii i nivc v/? mice liUir^ a wrci uui fresh fruits and vrgetrbli-s shiuid furnish most of the food. S'JNOAY. Breakfast? Iced cantaloupe, creamed codfish, baked potatoes, coffee. Pjjner?Broiled young chicken, cream gravy, new potatoes, new beets in butter, cucumber tomato salad, custard. coffee. Supper?Brown bread, cheese sand j all-he.-, olives, fruit salad, barley cup cakes. MONDAY. Breakfast?Fresh blackberries, mc'. 1 fed oatmea!. corn muffins, honey, cat-' tee Lunch?Chicken salad (lefloserl lettuce sandwiches, ice tei. Dinner?Cream of corn soup. Pittsburg potatoes (cheese and peppers), r.trlng beans, lettuce salad, sliced oeaches and cream. * TUESDAY. Breafakst?Boiled rice, milk and' sugar, corn muffins, raspberries. Lunch?Vegetable soup, oatmer.l crackers, fruit gelatin pudding, tea. Dinner?ttounu steaK wnn onuui 1 stuffing, lima beaut, carrot and pea salad, prune whip, coffee. WEDNESDAY. Breakfast?Fresh apple sauce, corn meal cakes, sirup, cocoa. Lunch?Sardine sandwiches. frMhj radishes and onions, rice pudding. I Dinner?Baked halibut with cream sauce and green peppers. French fried potatoes, cress salad, raspberry wheatless shortcake. THURSDAY. Breakfast?Iced rantebupe. corn , meal mush and berries, coffee. Lunch?Cottage cheeee. barley spoon i bread, honey, iced tea. Dinner?Mutton stew with vegeta ties, corn muffins, pepper and lettuce: salad, fresh ocach tapioca custard, i coffee. FRIDAY. Breakfast?Blackberries with milk i ind sugar, scrambled eggs, rye toast.: coffee. Lunch?Salmon salad cornmeal wa-' fers. watermelon. Dinner?Asprragu? soup, corn puc 1 ling, oatmeal muffins, black raspbt. , ies and cream, coffee. SATURDAY. ji Breakfast?Plums, hominy grlts.'l nllk. eggs, coffee. (' Lunch?Baked cauliflower and.i I OINGS OF THE DUFFS?( I'M ALL N.TOH.-ai J OH | M| IWASDOWMTtWr] -J* n>m r-^L J to* W, ' piMii / ? < m m m L. U i P-fahiir 1.1? RMONT, FRIDAY KVBND ! WOMA> | : : CONFESSION Do you know, little book, that women living in tbii generation?this time of great change in the mental and moral statu* of the sex?are llv lng under a very hard dispensation? Men in this wonderful young world of America have been very quick to overthrow many of the traditions of the old world in regard to freedom of thought, liberty of action and the right to puraue happiness, each in his own way Ejt it will take a much longer time for women to attain that splendid place In the world. I know by your ruatling pages, little book, that rou are trying to say, "That sounda like a suffragist." I wonder If I l^ve ever told you that i I am nothing of the kind. If the iiujc iuibv9 "ucu wuuicii air gnc.i the right to vote. however. ! thin*: It will pare the way to a larger and better field for feminine growth. Al! that I want, ard I welcome anything that will brink it nearer, l? a consciousness that woman has other prerogatives than those of ?ex. Even Jim told me today, as we were talking over the buj.nesa. that he wa? disapp jinteil in me that day I asserted that I would "vote ray own stock. "It Is perfectly silly. Margie, to go cn the supposition that a woman knows as much about business and business methods as a man." he said, somewhat heatedly. "Why. do you know that statistics show that mo*; women dissipate their husband s life inaurance in about three years aiier his dea'h?" I "Which just proves the point of my j contention. Jim." 1 inierrup ed "If a girl, or a wife, was educated in hue i iness as a man ts. she would be perfectly capable of taking care of her money after his death. Remember there arc m?>n who fail in business, men who are ret soccer ea in anything." cheese. fruit s-Jad. Dinner?Hamburg steak, ereamed' potatoes, peas and carrots iu butter. I cam gems, cherry pie. coffee ? Will Bury Mrs, Hood | At Mt. Hood Church The body of Mrs. Harry Hood, of cis'ksliurg daughter of Mrs. Ellin Straight of this city, whose death cc-1 curred yesterday will he brought to this city on Kriday aft moon and at 4:12 will be taken to Mt. Hood where services will be held in the Mt. Hoou ! church on arrival and the body inter-1 red in the cemttory there. The Rev W. I. Canter of Clarksburg formerly o; this city will nccompeny the funeral party to Mt. Heed and conduct the ervices. Mr. and Mrs Harry Wineberg and the latter'3 sister, Miss Eleanor Straight, who were on a motoring trip through Pennsylvania were reached last evening at Gettyaburg, Pa., and arrived home by rati this morning. Mrs. Wineberg and Miss Straight are cisters of the deceased. The average human body, besides the carhou, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen of which it is chiefly composed, contains three and throe-fourths pounds r.f lime, one pound e'vcu ounces of phrsphorus. three and two-thirds ounces of potash, two and one-half ounces of audiuiu. one and three-fifths ounces each of agree in at. sulphur and , silica, and about one v?.th of an ounce j oi irun. TflKEA UtSI BEFORE C Many a Business Man Has Gcad Nerve:. Vigorous Appetite and Splendid Digestion. Simply Because He Takes a Taste Before Lunch. JUST A SPLENDID COMBINATION OF MEDICINES ? STOPS BAD COUGHS AND COLDS TOO. "I bad coughs. colds and e tightening in iny chest and would wake up < nights coughing my poor head oiT. and had become so rundown L heeded a neighbor's advice and started taking Hypo-Cod. and I am so wcl) and in such rplendid shape physically I gladly endorse thla mcdidne to everyone." de-1 Cared Mrs. Jacob Kruck. llud Isabel!* St.. Wheeling. W. Va. "I (eel better and stronger than I have in years. I never wake up any , more In the night coughing and sweat-! !ng like I did. and it proved such a, roiineriu! nnp iw umw caa noi onjv 10 me. but my husband, who took It as a : HELEN'S CONDITION I J !* ??? ?; T~^ ir-^ ' ^yki; IE ' fG. JULY M, IMS, wrnmgmm * I AND T1 ?L|-fci_j^* i_ri_i~i - ? ? ~~T"^ S OF A WIFE ~ Then you ibiak." h? said torn what curiously that women an a ' perior to men?" "Nothing of the kind, my dear Jij , This wotld will never be anywhei ' near the heaven of happiness whl< i all humanity reeks until all humanlt ! hotb men and women, asslet tn i making." "But you do assist, ray dear Margin j you are the mothers of the race " "And whst else beeldes. Jim*" 1 asked softly. j "Isn't that enough?" he asked i surpriae "Is It enouf.h for men to be th i fathers of the tace?'' i "I tell you. Jim. there roust be ' new deal and I believe you and 1 wi I lite ;o rre n. cumr.i.ing im gwiun i i happen. which will show men thi : women ar.- in eoual pirt of the ares I human tide that ebb* and US'* I agaUi' the shires of time, wearir. away thi Tueks of isnoranca an I changing the rverahifiinf sands < i sentiment to eocicthing which in tim I will maki for permanence." Jim looked a bit askance at me an i it made me lau :h. as 1 said. "Do yo 1 know Jim. what i* the sweetest fla itery that can he paid a woman?" j "No," he answered coberly. "I hit , never been able to unrerstand you ' ilX." | "It is because vou have never trie j to do so. Jim When yon men thinl i you use your brain over some thin that 1s more important." I "Dont be sarcastic. Margie. Jul I tell me ;he sweetest flattery that ca be oad to a woman." "It Is." 1 said slowly, while 1 smi ed at the thought, "to know that man like* you even If he does n: wholly approve of you " Jim caught my hands In his. an his voice tremb'ed at he said: "An if he-" Hard to Understand The' wus a great.' shot you Jut Father?Well I'm one of >our< Vcur grendpa Is another Willie?Oh. then why is it the fciks brag about them?? Pearson ee Baltimore is the first Southern fit to have -.vomsn street car conductor;. IHesl Etatien Ctaes loogii Hk Eyes How important it ia that children should not suffer from defective vision. Because no thiM can study as be should if hs does not see normally. He will [ los#interest In his studies, and I may become backward and hard { to manege. Help the success of I vour rhtid by learning the court dition of Ills eyes. ] A, B. Scott Optomtt.-ist and Opt'cian with Scott's the J?w?l?r, [j$P 9 9 9 IYP0-C0D SOING TO MEAL! I * ' tonic, that 1 hope everyone who feel k.J nni| Ml?AM-.kU .-Ilk ..U i'iu ?*uu uiistiauic VIIIU wugui, iu:u and weakness, will take It," continue Mrs. Krnck. Hypo-Cod quickly and cheaply n moves th; causes o( such troubles. 1 I is Almost impossible for a cough c cold to linger more than a day or twi after you start taking Hypo-Cod. 1 is delightfully invigorating. Hypo-Cod is made from c arefully s< ected ingredients, including malt, iroi wild cherry bark, extractives froi fresh cod livers, extra select sherr vine, hypophosphates of lime, potest iroi:. soda, manganese, quinine an strychnine. It should be taken abou an hour before meals and at bed tim< and will be found a most pleasar medicine for home use. or to take a the office or shop Juat before golni to lunch. You can get the genuiut in the yellow carton, at your drui gist's. ^CRITICAL)? BY ALLM I Tub NvVrtO AAlft uc ~Tl ItC Tlwuir ? WAf UWIOMtfj J* RATWgtt 9oo*V4- t "JJ /" ??11 HOME CIRQUE! 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