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A Page Planned to Please And Benefit the Women The Richmond Virginian SOULE’S GREAT RUN ny WILLIAM O. KIRSClIBAt'M. (Copyright. t»ly. by the Associated Literary Press.) Fairfield was football craay. Ev erybody In town discussed the approaching game between (he nin gletuns ann the local college eleven. bur weeks tne townspeople had talked of nothing else, ana every maiden In the place was sure to be ai speculator, wearing the college color. Old Sam Jones, the leading dry-goods ! m« i\ imiit. naa done 11 rushing ousl- i nos.- in the sale of blue ribbons and other trimmings of that rotor, and It I is no wonder when a movement w as! Huii ten I,.r a general gio pension ol i business for that afternoon, that he | readily responded. The Singletons represented a rival I college, a few miles north of Fair- j field. For years F airfield had boast- \ ed or Its college, one of the best in. the Olu May omte, und her cltlsene! took commendable pride In every thing unertaken by the faculty ol . that institution. And there was nhth- } lng -low in the personnel of that faculty. The prolessors mlgh t be. gray with age, but they were not an- ( dent In their views. They were j abreast of the times and had'adopted . u very Hnoral policy, which appealed > not only to the students, but to the parents. It was a popular institution with every one In town, and the morrow j bade lair to bo a 'gala day In its History. Muck was expected of the ■ Fairfield eleven. The Singletons had faced the best teams In the Inter- i scholastic league, winning In every j game; while the Fairfield eleven had ! been equally successful. The cham- j plenshlp rested on the morrow’s i game, and fortune favored the blues, inasmuch as a lucky draw ing earlier I in tne season had named Fairfield as the scene of th*» great contest. This suited the Fairfielders. for it was on y a few months back that the Hlngletun* had marched off the Fulr fleld grounds v’etors In the dosing game cf the baseball season. And there was not a ball crank in town who was nut anxious for revenge. Line Soule was responsible fur that defeat, and he knew It as well as any body. With the score 3 to 3. his muff of an easy fly in short left, gave Sin gletons the winning run, for Fred , cashed tor the home plate as he saw the ball drop out of Lines m’t. Be fore leaving Fairfield that evening the 8lngleton's painted the little town ‘ rlmeon. The rough house play M the victory that evening "ill iiev.v. b»~ forgotten, and that defeat was • n- ver mentioned cxc^t with thougntes of revenge Line Soule felt it keenly, and 1,0 onw thought of alluding to that mi.**- 1 I lay in his presence.' As the football season approached he was us deter mined as usual, and when the .«e 1 son had progressed he as the right ball tmek had performed wonders on the gridiron. Ills playing had been; the talk of every club in the league. | ”H*’» the tnan to lay for," "1’ut in j Jour Interference on his end," am! similar advice was given the Single-1 tone before the contest. The night before th.- great game the Falrfleldcrs met in the gymna sium and talked over plans for the morrow-. Then the brawny youths, wended their way to their quarters. 1 Line Soule headed straight for the; town, and some of his comrades J thought he had tak»-n offense because tT an accidental allusion to the defeat, of the last summer. Binxte, the little quarterback, whoi roomed with Line, gazed on his pal making strides for the center, and then in .a voice’ more emphatic than grammatical, begged him to come Lack. "Come, old man. cut it out. Let’s turn In; we’ll be better for It In th morning." was his logital advice. "Ail right, lilnxle, I'll be with you in an hour; you need net worry .i ,,ut me. I'll be in that game to-morrow, never fear. But l must go down | town," was Line'* reply. He walked until he reached a neat eottaje on the main street. As he ar- . n <d the steps It was evident he w: stranger. It was the home < f in Butler, one of the profes-! r is f Fairfield College. A . right-eyed girl answered the | bod, and when Line entered the re ception room, his greeting was: "Lida. I want you to go to the! game to-morrow." "’Oh, Lino. I do so want to go,": she said, "but I had better not; you know If It hadn't been for the last, summer you would never have let t that horrid Fred Browne make that 1 run, and I mean to stay at home.” ‘*1 know, Lida, the boys think I had my eyes on you Instead of the i ball that afternoon, and that la just j why I want you to go to-morrow.” * he urged. "la It best. Line?" she asked. "Yea,” was the quick reply . "1 want you to be on the field. 1 want * to «how the boys that you were not; I responsible for that muff. 1 mean | to redeem myself to-morrow, and you are the girl to aee me do It. 1 want me boy* to know that 1 can play as (rood a game here as I do away from home. Will you be there"" With a reluclunt "Yea" Lida Butler promised to accompany her mother, i and Line Soule want home happy. As ho retraced hts steps to hia rooms several of the fellows were on the j watch for his return. He had been gone si short time, and it needed no' prophet to toll where he had been. His face was wreathed in stnhes. Entering his r«x>m. lJinxic sat in the lounging chair awnttingyhls arrival. 1 it didn't take long for ttfb two to get to bed. but before sleep closed their | eyes Line had told his chum what had taken him down town, adding, "I’ll show that crowd a trick to-morrow they won't soon forget." The next day dawned bright and clear. The air was crisp and cool, and i long before the noon hour the little ! place was in holiday dress. What buat nesa had to lx* done was accomplished in the morning, and with the ringing . of the old town bell at 12 business w as j at a standstill. The midday incoming trains had , brought hundreds of strangers, many 1 from other school towns who were anx ious t" ae« the rivals clash on the grid iron. The Singletons were the favor ins, and their black and gold ban- ' ners seemed to be without end. The Singletons were the last to ar rive on the field, and as if to insult ihe denizens of Fairfield they brought , witli them a band from Boston. To : the tune of "The flood Old Bummer ' Time,” Just by way of a suggestion of! a former visit, they marched to the j grounds. Amid hisees and cheers the Single- ! tons und their band entered the en closure playing this tune. The Fair fields were nettled at the proceeding, and with a deep-drawn sigh of relief that Immense throng which had filled every space outside of the playing ground awaited the result of the con test. The Singletons were imbued witli ! confidence, and after a short concert In the center of the field, during which they surrounded the musicians and j Joined in the chorus of a popular air. they entered into preliminary practice. I Just then the Fairfield* run in upon tin lined playing space and the loyal residents of the little t"Wri stood up in their scats and cheered their favor ites to the echo. The blues did not care to limber up. They had done this on the college field, , und when Captain Houle lost the toss' sod had to kick facing the sun, the Falrflelders thought they were In hard luck. The Singletons started in on the a*- i grcsslve, and worked up the field, yard j by yard. With every down It was a , gain. Tlielr line bucking play was j marvelous. Not once did Fairfield get ! the bull, and after t-n minute* of this j sort of play. Just to make things pleas- i ant Fred Brow n, who was on the left I end scored a touchdown. The cheers; which greeted this play were deafen- ! ing, but failure in kicking for goal j co-ded tiie ardor of Singleton's friends. Then -amu that great run which astonished every one on the field. The FSirfl elders got possession of the ball \ in their own territory, twenty yards from the goal line, and one the snap j Hlnxie phased It to Line, who made a ; move as if to dash around the right end. The Singletons were looking for j this and had planned for great tack ling. Instead of completing u right end piny. Line crossed to the left, as if by magic, hurdling Singleton's left tackle and guard like so many fences and running down the whole length of ' the fit id and placing the ball behind his opponents' posts for a touchdown. Iti was the moat remarkable run ever seen j on this football fielu. The th« -m were deafening.. As ne 1 dashed down the field, Line recognized 1 Just one voice of encouragement from ! the Fairfield quarter, and as Lida But ler waved her small blue banner be Jumped completely over kYed Browne and made for the goal line. Eaton, the fullback, a cored the goal, and, with the score t> to 6, the Singletons attempted to retrieve their fortunes, hut It was j no use. The first half enued • to 5, , and In the last period Line Houle again ; executed a dashing play after break- . Ing through Singleton's center. Out footing his rivals, who failed to down him. he added a second touchdown to the score. The yells from Singleton on the kick phased little Jenkins, who tried for goal, and with the score 11 to 5. and with three minutes to finish the game, the Fairfielders held their opponents down, winning the greatest game of football ever seen In the old Massachusetts town. And It was all due to the marvel ous run of Line Soule, who had the encouragement of the girl, credited with having been tho cause of defeat j during the summer. (Continued from r»it*rd»y.) “Whore was It? In the bottom of the hamper?” 1 ssKed. “On the very tup." she replied, i "It'a n mercy It didn't fell out on the way." When Uddy had gone I examined the fragment attentively. I had never | seen it before, and I was certain it waa not Halsey's. It was of Italian workmanship. and conaiatad of a mother-of-pearl foundation, encrust ed with tiny seed-pearls, strung on horaohalr to hold them. In the cen ter waa a email ruby. The trinket waa odd enough, bnt not Intrinsically of groat value. Its interest for me lay In thU: Llddy had found it lyins in the top of the hamper which ha. blocked the east-wing ataira. That afternoon the Armstrong* housekeeper, a youngish good-looktn woman, applied for Mrs. Ralston'. place, and 1 was glad enough to take her. She looked as though she might be equal to a dosen of Llddy. with her snapping black eyes and heavy Jaw. Her name was Anne Watson, and 1 dined that evening for tho first time in three days. CHASTER III. MR. JOHN BAILEY APPEARS. I had dinner served In the breakfast SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER THE SHIRT BUILDER. HE WILL GIVE TOUPERtMTSATWACTION. I NEW. LINE Or FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SHIRTS. REMOVED TO HIS NEW STORE. SB North SfMnth ttrwt Edison Phonograph for Christinas The best pres ent you can make because it is superior to all others. C R. Haynes & Co. S Ntrtk Strath St room. Somehow the huge dining-room depressed nte, and Thomas. cheerful enough (til day. allowed Ids spirit* t" go down with the sun. He had a habit of watching the corners of the room, left shadowy by the candles on the table, and altogether it was not a fes tive meal. Dinner over, f went into the living room. t had three hours before tlm children could possibly arrive, and I got out my knitting. 1 had brought along two doien pairs of slipper soles in assorted sires—I always send Kr.it- 1 ted slippers to the Old Indies Home at Christmas- and now 1 sorted over the wools with a grim determination not to think about the night before. 1 But my mind was not on my work, at the end of a half-hour I found I had , put a row of blue acal’.ops on Eliza j Klinefelter's lavender slippers, and 1 put them away. I got out the cuff-link anu went with ! it to the pantry. Thomas was wiping sliver and the air was heavy with to bacco smoke. t sniffed and looked around, but there was no pipe to be seen. "Thomas.'’ 1 said, "you have been smoking.’’ -"So, ma'am. " He was injured inno cence itself. “It's on my coat. ma'm. Over at tiie club the gentlemen—" Hut Thomas did not finish. The pantry was suddenly filled with the, odor of singeing cloth. Thomas gave a clutch at his coat, whirled to the sink, filled a tumbler with water and poured It into Ills right pocket with the celeri ty of practice. "Thomas," I said, when he wins sheepishly mopping the floor, "smok ing Is a filthy and injurious habit. If you must smoke you must; but don’t stick a lighted pipe in your pocket again. Your skin's Jour own: you can blister it if you like. Hut this house is not mine, and l don't want a conflagration. Did you ever see this cuff-link before?" No, he never had, he said, but he looked at it oddly. "1 picked it up in the hall,'' J added Indifferently. The old man's eyes were shrewd under his bush'- eyebrows. "There's strange goln's-oit here, Mis' tones." lie said, shaking his head. , "Somethin's gotn' to happen, sure. You ain't took notice that the big dock in the hail it stopped, I reckon?” ‘■Nonsense.” I said. "Clocks have to stop, don’t they, if they’re not wound? ' "It's wound up, all right, and it stop, ped nt 3 o’clock last night," he uns wered solemnly. ’’More'n that, that there clock ain't stopped for fifteen years, not since Mr. Armstrong’s first wife died. And that uin’t all.—no ma'am, land three nights 1 step’ in this place, after the electrics went opt I had a token. My oil lamp was full of oil. but it kep’ goln' out. do what I would. Minute i set my eyes, out that lamp'd go. There ain't no surer token of death. The Hible sc*. Det yer light shine! When a hand you can't see uts yer Itght out. It mean death, sure.” The old man’s voice was full of con viction. In spite of myself I had a chilly sensation In the small of my ark, and 1 left him mumbling over his ■lUhes. Dater on I heard a trash from •fKr‘"pantry, and Llddy reported that teulnh, who is coal black, had darted In front of Thomas Just as he picked tp a tray of dishes; that the bad omen had been too much for him, and he had impped the traj. (To Be Continued.f run resit. fSOR RETT IN THE RICHMOND Virginia want ads. will get you a tenant. A FIRELIGHT PARTY "A pleasant little holiday enter tainment thftt cguld he readily copied In any locality w.t« one for which the invitation cards were decorated with tln.7 pen-and-ink sketches of hearthstonea with burning logs there on,” say* Mary Dawson in Woman's Home Companion for December. "The gathering w;:s named as ’A Firelight Party.' and the guests were urged in the text to come and read the pictures In the fire on a certain day and date. The company arrived on the oc casion appointed io find the living haiv~ lighted by a genial hickory blase which feme d the principal il lumination. other luminaries in th' form of gas ami lamps being turned low or extinguished. The lireplaee its* If was prettily set off with a background of gre-n pin.- boughs and garlands of hemlock and evergreen. "After an exchange of greetings all gathered around the fireplace while th*- entertainer read aloud the torch ing passages from a >ur Mutual Frit nd' where Us*te Hexam reads tile pic tures ifr the glowing fireltght for her younger brother. Afterward papeT and pencils were distributed und each was asked to write n short descrip tion of the picture seen in flic ilia <_.n the present occasion. There were no specifications, each one writing the tale his fancy suggested, without restriction*, nave as to time. At th* one of ten mlnul-s the papers were collected and read hr the hostess who awarded a--framed picture represent ing a firelight seem- for the one con sidered cleverest. "The awarding of the prize was fol lowed by a symposium of ghost sto ries original or otherwise. v popu lar novel was presented to the piayet whose tale was adjudged most hair raising. Corn was popped and marsh mallow's toa*t<d on pointed sticks Ju»t before adjourning for supper ti ciovcr amateur reader dressed in old time costume came quietly out fron tin' shadows and delighted the com pany with several lov.- poems, amon( them Owen Meredith's ‘Any Italien. Two of the recitations were delivered with ait accompaniment of low mu sic. "Supper was served at iittlo tablet by candle light Btoi consisted of sand wiches. cider, co (Tee. cookies, nutf and other such homely good things.' So here hath been (law-nine Another will thou jot ft Another blue l>ny Slip useless avvu; Cm * of Ktrrnity Tftis New Day i.- bom Info Kternlty. At night, will i or Behold it aforetime No eye ever did So soon it forever From all eye- Is Md. i Here hath been dawning Another bln*- Imy [ Think, will thou let it I Slip useless awaj " i —Thomas Carlyle Kit It vtl.K A FOl'i SALK IN THU ID. •HVP.NT Virginian want ads , w ill bring you < buyer * Daily Hints From Paris PICTURE PU7ZLE it* ill Awerlc*. C*n yen see thr«« explorere? Ob upper part of teat ta foreground looking 1 ■ Jeweled Gift? Ofc !/. 7# .\M!^ V|\V, Of all the rare and beautiful things that nature has given, the diamond is far in the lead. There * .^ is nothing to compare with it—and there never will be. There are diamonds—and diamonds. The former may be classed as such, but the latter are cherished for their beauty, brilliancy and value. We are showing many real gems—the pick of the market—patiently and carefully gathered. m There is gome pretty serious talk to the effect that the price of diamond*, which. a« all the world knows. Is con trolled by the great syndicate operating the South African mines, may I* raised again before long. It certainly ■will not go down. If you ar* at all tn doubt about the safety of your money put It Into diamonds, and to get the beet pitces buy of us. thus saving all middle man's profits, for we import direct. w Buy Dl&njgpds WJSttVsigSM at tha boas* should be e< MK roar ^g&SfS establishment, you get fpt 7JJJ | Tha tsnt on tant that--, doubted responsibility. It.la only fitting that your Identified with this —•' Tha value wbleh money Is by far m the price yon pay fora $10 00 Solid Gold Ho. 3876 Rose Finish Genuine Full Cut Diamond $16. SO Se"dCeM Rjmsa Finish Gentfna Fail Cat : i w US 00 No. 3?S» S-j.id CoU Bright Finsh Genuine Full Cut DUmcr.i Safety Catch $15,00 No. 35.6 UK Solid Gold Twentieth Century Mountinc fcnff'.ish Finish Genuitr# Foil Cut Diamond J? 00 No 3640 Sood Go d Rose Finish Genuine Fu' Cut Diamond Ruby Fyee CATALOG We want you to see the new edition of our 11 lii“trated catalog. bocaueo t h*re is more to •how and to say. tVe •end It free to any address. J? 90 Ne. 3636 Solid Cold English Flnlah Genuine Full Cut Diamond Whole Real Peart $24-00 No 3943 Soile Gold Roman Finlah Genuine Full Cut Diamond WE BUT DIRECT FROM HEADQUARTERS AND SAVE TOU THE MIDDLEMAN'S BUY EARLY AND GET THE FIRST CHOICE. J. S. .JAMES SEVENTH AND MAIN STREETS The Diamond Merchant 1 Skirts Are Trimmed 1 • i a. 111 tailored skirt* ar>- seldom ■» n. The maiorlt.' are trimmed with bands in Koine form or other, and the bfti ks are gathered at the waistline ' ivltli alight fullness, finished w ith ; ih> straight panel of. which I have i i*lr» ady told you. When 1 speak of nunds as trimming the skirts 1 mcun it more in the sense of overskirts or separate sections as. strictly speak tug. lui rule nro not so much used, •such skirts are made in sections, one portion overlapping another in tim iversklrt manner, with the material lent away underneath to decrease the weight, the silk lining serving as a ! foundation. ' In the more dressy clothes hem* of I contrasting materials are a very tin J uceahle feature of the skirts. The rnfter material which usually firms the upper pari of the skirt la slightly fathered into the waistband and again nto the deep hi in. or perhaps a eon rafting material ma> he slightly eased o the upper part of the skirt at about knee deep. These skirts, of course, require a full-length lining, not only for a foundation on whiih to tack the niati ri.il. but also because the ma ; >>rlty of th* materials used for the dressy (towns are transparent. These foundations ure cut on the same slim lines as those used for the tailored skirl* and are fitted around the wait In much the same manner except that they do not require the wastbands. as they are hung: on the fitted waist , lining. When the overskirts are of hut one material, and that Is trans parent, they are merely tacked to the , foundation, both skirts being made Independently and then put together. : ' In the skirts with deep velvet or silk hetns completing chiffon overdresses the upper part is slightly gathered which Is usually laced with a soft material such as chiffon. Then the overdress Is tacked to the lining at intervals, although the two skirts are quite separate. Of course it depends somewhat on how the dress la made, as there are cases where the overdress is caught directly to the foundation lining, which may be made of satin, and act as a hem, o£ a contrasting color. In these Instance*, however the overdress Is shorter than the underskirt and lopped up. a trimming band holding It In place.—Mrs ltal 1 eton. (n the ladles’ Home Journal. OLD FASHIONED DESSERTS Nut Cookie*. ' i l so f,.,r the*.- little vftl.cs a cupful of hickory nuts, >r a,ny other nut pre U trod. Hub to it cream one pound of: light brown sugar and ot •• cupful of lard and butter mixed. Add two well In-attn CHITS .old c,H- cupful of sour mil1, into which :t roundel tc.tspoonfu! of soda has been beaten, the cupful of nuts lUivi flour, a little at a time, ' until the dough is stiff enough i*> roll out. ltnll thi.t. cut in circle* or anj ! fancy shape desired, place on a well- j greased pan aiul bake In a quick oven for four or five minutes. Molasses Taffy (Light and Porous). Cook together one cupful of graiiu ! laud or coffee sugar, two cupfuls of New Orleans molasses, one tablespoon* I ful of vinegar and a piece of butter <tlie i size of a small hickory nut. IX> not i let It boll hard and do not stir, or It | may grain. A# soon hs brittle, when j I dropped into cold water, turn Into huttered pans and set away until cool i er.ouah to handle. The pulling really , requires two persons, one to hold the! hands In position of a hook for the ; puller to throw the stretched candy upon while she folds tlm lengths to gether. The more delicately ihe candy is handled the lighter in color arid texture will the taffy be. Winn it Is of a light cream color, stretch into a long. wide, thin strip and lay on ft marble or moulding hoard. With the left hand lift the end of the candy from the board ftnd with the hack of tt knife held In the right hand break Into, i pieces any size desired. ‘ Cut the lengths and press the ends together to , : make the candy less porous. TIGHT SKIRTS REQUIRE j TRIM SHOES The extremely tight skirts of the season necessitate particular care he- 1 ing given to the dressing of the feet. j Shoes must be alwys poll«hcd. heels! must be always straight and ribbons and strings unfrayed. If one wishes to; he thought h: the mode. Then the i I hosiery—wromen sire generally careful j while wearing low Shoes, but too often ! when the high shoes are donbod they think th« stockings win never snnw. This is a (treat mistake, ami nothing cm lie worse than the effect of a dis colored, wrong-colored or torn stock ing disployed to a curious public by s..me treacherous gust of wind that has wrapped the narrow skirt around1 the limbs of the wearer. VIRGINIANS’ DAILY A BILLY POSSUM 7JCQ Masters Willi* and T< parent* are nest door Btl(h north aide, do not get alone blj* as might be expected. A ago Wllle came hurrying to er, his entrance heraled by gtilshed trail of woe. "Non', what’s the matt matntna. "Why, boo-hoo. It’a 'pi shrieked plaintively; "he's es at me." ••Well,'' exclaimed mi__ tell you not to play with ‘‘W-w-well,’ he sobbed, in’ with him. He’s over maktn’ faces at me.” "Oh, well.” said hi* you make faces at him?** ••W-w-well, boo-hoo, 1 wuile; "but he's so miioh me that he skins me every King OMe and t. Old King Cole was a merry < And so am I, egad! I love my pipe and I love my | And 1 lore my little tndj j I love my work and I love -if And the woods and iloMr i Oh. Old King Cole wmm nr But not more so than r 1 love my friend* and I And I have enough And since I love so ■ The whole big The whole big hums: .And life, whate'er n And. bless your soull ' ■ it whole, IJke Old King Col* Mother 6* There wag a young con Who lived in a flat. They had but one chlf The management that. Tha 'poesura la wall 1 Southland, and avail ft it is not unfamiliar ta a Utile animal llluotfatod: of flaaojr canton flinab plush or of any Otbar for the genuine animal, a cat. The sharp need often poked into baa* other places In IlIMftv food Is well shown in-ttjj the lon« rat-like tail, k hangs from trses. Is igg tic larger in order t* I slide to stuff it property The pattern lift Iff «I To make it will nwH of a yard of 44«iaea a one-eighth of a yard ej A maa must His co*a ti As though ft He really ' VIRGINIAN PATTERN, A BILLY rOSSIM—*0. MU.