Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1920 — Page 3

BLUFFING UNCLE JAMES

By H. LOUIS RAYBOLD

<©, IVW. by MeClw«*Metop»P«r Syndicate.) Phillip Merrill threw down the let, ♦er in disgust. “What He refrained fn>m completing hfo sentences m to his secretary; Miss Cowley who* Sat patching astoirishmeaitewMibA “My uncle absolutely refuses to lend us that money whlch ; #6uld put us on our feet, unless —well, read for yourself his Idiotic foolishness!” He thrust the letter under her. nose, and, hands in his pockets, began a necessarily limited walk up-and down his small office like the pacing of an angry lion in his Cage. - Marjory Cowles read through the letter twice with businesslike precision: v • • ■•< - • “I was Interested in your statement of the assets and dlabtllttos of your business of the moment,. But, I do not forget that you have been enthusiastic bver various other enterprises. When you give 1 any evidence of settling down, by getting married, for instance, 1 shall be more convinced of your se- ' rtousness, and be glad to help you. By the way, if you are married, let me know. It might alter the 'case. Your, affectionate uncle, James.B. ■ “I’m sorry, Mr. Merrill,’’ she' said, then added, with a,sigh: “If only he. could have seen-his way to making the loan, it would have meant such a lot!” ,-fes. “A lot!” echoed Phillip. "Why, it would mean all the difference between pulllrfg through and, going under!" Marjory Cowles associated with the Goodfft company since its incipiepcy, ariahad .been?through so many of Its ups and she had acquired somedf so% privileges of a partner without Its responsibilities. Now she pondered; the situation with half-closed ley.es,'her.pencil tapping her firm red lips. “There—there .ifo’t anyone you would to marry on short She hoped her employer didn’t the beatifig of her treacherous heart: as she waited for the answer she had been longing to know . since her discovery that Phillip had the most attractive, blue eyed of anymnUfShe',

had ever seen. / “Indeed there Isn’t!” ; declared Phillip so.emphatically that her heart beat f ever. Marjory 'was about to remark that his uncle Was evidently eccentric, when. Phillip gave a positive shout. “I have It! And he deserves It for being ho. peculiar Please take this letter.” he "was dictating be. rw* M w te-J-»«. IM. You want to I know if I a® married. Well, a® Ifo I v&h you could see my wife (that’s true enough. Miss (Rowles.- I wish he could, and tell me what she’s like.) If you will reconsider'the making of that! loan, I assure you that you will never regret it Yours, Phillip.. - «p; s.—ls the wife knew I was writ* Ing this I feel sure she Would send her love.” s “I am going out for lunch now. Get that letter off as soon ;as possible, please.’’ And Phillip took down, his \ coat and hat and went out. ‘ heft alone, Marjorie sat fop a mornenMdly wondering how the affair would turn odt, and absent-mindedly testing one of her pencils with scribbling on a sheet of typewriter paper , lying on the desk. Then ‘she rose, straightened things opt and took from her drawer the few sandwiches and an apple- which made up -her midday meal, aftef which she. got down to the busiatess of getting -off. that letter in time'for the mall. Three/ weeks later Philip sat at his desk figuring the-extent of fits sinashup about to occur, and wondering why< the'telephone bell. < - “tou take it. Miss Cowles,” he said morosely. yforjory took down the receiver, then almost dropped it “His Uncle Janies? I’ll—l’ll tell him.” But there was no need. Phillip had; risen and stood as one petrified. His Uncle James come all these miler th investigate the business!'* That meant Sirely that he would loan the. Joyfully he took the receiver rjory’s hand, not : ohsendng ge thoughtfulness of her ex- . James! I am pleased!!— ng/ you here for?-Fine! Une!—My. wife! My wife! es. yea yes, very very it you up right Yes,» e-W iwe’d «k you to.’ Stay but we’ve only two rooms. zo rooms, but there’s anexttle family hotel near. We 11, there—Ail right fee, come right up." Phillip turned from the telephone JK so woe-begone an expression that Marjorie’s heart melted within - *4fy uncle is coming* up, will be here any moment, and how the deuce Philip paused with the despair of one whfoe game is up., Then. “I say, Miss hut would you consider oeing couldn’t resist “This is—-

“Oh. * didn't mpfa tejn ph. J® md see what ’ a first-rate proposition it if, he’ll forget this wife business ind loan the wherewithal.” ... Marjory debated within. herself. Playing the part of a make-believe wife td the man you’re in love with might have its tragle moments. But becauseshe was In love with him "All right,” She said at last “for the alike of the business I will.” ' “You’re a brick. Mlss Cowles! he grasped her hands gratefully. Then, as the color mounted slowly >ln his cheeks. “He’ll think Pm a darnedlucky dbg Phe added. It was the first personal note that 'had ever crept into the conversation. Half an hour later Udcle James arrived—a tan individual with keen, snapping eyes. He greeted his nephew affectionately, then turned to the girl as Phillip said, a little awkwardly: “My—er—wife. She Is putting het shoulder 'to -’the- yghmd,— too, for a . while.” ‘ The difficult moment .was past and Uncle James was latinched to descriptions of his trip east. As he rose to go after steadily refusing-tojtalk business, Uncle. James uttered the fatal words that lengthened indefinitely the conspirators’ plan of an hour. “I’m glad yob - did so well, Phillip, because iM 'rather made up my mind, if your wife was one of those extravagant creatures wearing her husband’s earnings on her back, I’d have nothing to do. with your business, no matter how promising. .But before we discuss that I Intend to see the whole, of New York, and the two of. you. must be my guests.” ... As he went out, -thq tyro, yqvng,, people looked at each other. Then “Stick by me a while longer,” begged-Phillip miserably! and Marjory consented. Followed busy evenings at theaters, automobile rides up the Hudson, dinners.' When they were riding Uncle James ustfally insisted' bn occupying the front seat w ; lth the chauffeur. “Even old married people like to Sit by themselves and talk,” he said indulgently.” c , . <. , And Marjbry, s|ttirig snugly wrapped up at Phillip’s side, watching the river. <felt sometimes that she had. stepped' rinto V dreamy While' Pfiilllp4=W»Hu > Phillip grew to long for th< right, to I reach ou t aqd grasp the slim‘hand ’resting bbnbatM the robes a Inches’ [away. ... . n . — For-Marjory In of com- • panibfiMiip; had® showrt 'hetself to be a wonderful comrade, eminently desirable. In wondering how he could afford marriage; if the business failed, he sometimes, forgot his feeling of gull? at "the deception he was practicing on his uncle and his anxiety as to the outcome, . . ; Then one day, Uncle James wandered into the office when Phillip was out/ ’Finding Marjory alone, he hesitated, then sat down in-his nephew’s chair. “What’s my nephew playing thd fooj for?” he demanded. “What do you mean ?” she' asked, trying to speak calmly. “Just this—he’s no more married thap you ate!’ I’ll tell yoti how I know. : Reaching into his pocket, he extracted the envelope Marjory recognized as the one she had addressed. Out of it he took the letter and turned it over. On the . back she saw her handiwork, and a delicate flush stole ovqr her face. “Marjory CowlesMarjory Cowles Merrill —Mrs. Phillip Mejrill—” She had picked up that paper with Its scrlbblings to typewrite the letter on! “When I saw. P._ M. M. C. at the bottom of the letter. Uput two and two together. The girl in. my nephew’s office: lore with ae she took down a letter indicating that he was married! Jt,made me a mite suspicious qf that lettdf, and gave me an excuse to come on. - “And now that 1 have cbme—Well, he can have that money on one conditloh—that' he' makes good hfs Muff and marries you right away. You Rising, he went slowly out, leaving the girL speechless and indignant’ Then the hot tears welled Into her eyes and she buried her face in her arms on the desk. Nor did she hear the d&r open softly. Suddenly, two strong pirns swept her to her feet and “I met my. unde downstairs. He said *my wife* wanted me very badly. But it’s nothing, Marjory darling, to the way I want my wife. When can 1 claim her, sweetheart?" Marjory lifted her wet eyes, now] shining with happiness. “Any time!

"Puck."

This'merry Imp Is the' portrait of a hundred gu’neas for it.” The preel-j dent smiled and said as was hls| custom; a few hours’ happy laboa] made the picture What we see it,—l Wiffred Whitten (Qpofod in “Thr Friendly Tnwn,’’ by £ V.*%uca»).—Arii and Artists. A

Doesn't Need Reforming.

‘ What does the old-fashioned gill; who married Him “just for a home"

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The Old Quay of Paris

.N ONE of his most charming paSI sages Anatole Prance evokes a. W fleeting memory of the quays along *** the Seine, “where one disturbs the .dust-covered. bp.oks ftLthe 5-eent stall, ■and a thousand Shadows ’teritble and charming” jt isn’t our purpose to revive these memories; to do »o would be to parade the whole,past in review; we shall simply, state the magic whlqh draws and which holds.: to tbe quays . of the Seine, writes L. A. Des Garets in La France, .. . t .-:" ■. .. The quays ! • -Alohg both sides df'our river they run! But 'when we speak of quays, we mean, of course, the quays of the left bank. There Is the heart of Paris. Who wpuld deny It? The action of those, workers who live in the neighborhood .of. the. quays —artists, thinkers/ poets or .simple workmen —when they seek their river, Is one of hnppy irklcffence.- They: ho .not pause before the windows’ of-the-hntiduirles* shops’; thdy go toward the ■ rampqrt which courageous and determined .hqpksellers' have raided, ‘ before .Mie .riifer, of forgetfulness, the Which will protect their books. It is •there that* Bn the summer sun, as. well/ as in'Winter togs, are the-last resting, placedthe production of man’s thought. It is there-that a book, after gbpd or bhd fortune, comes to take Us last chalice; It 16 there thafthey ' gre viewed by the savants. In search of information, or with sentimental Curiosity by Mimi Pinson . . , yes, the last and the tranquil resting place over which watch the high prQfile of the Louvre and the towers--6f Notre-Dame! ■ Where Point of Interest Begins. /The quays start a little above the Palais Bourbon, at the palace of the Legion of Honor, once the famous Hotel Salm. During the revolution, since the prince of Salm-Kriburg had been given command of a battalion of the Lafayette guard,’ his palace became the meeting place of the Reformist club. Later the same, building received the members of the Cercle Constltuttontiel, until the day when Napoleon made ft the seat of the grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor. It Is a pity that this charming Greek temple Should be eclipsed by the surrounding buildings. • Next there is the Qual Voltaire, where Mme. Cecile Sorel makes her home, near the house In which Voltaire died. When one enters, this building foe ghost oi the riidghty century appears; you are received with the graCiousness of Cellmene. Everything in this house bears the imprint of . Donis XIV, and Nothing could be more a part of it than the character of the great krtfet who lives there. Here died Ingres; there Wps the convent of the Theattns, brought to France from Italy by Mazariq. Further along, at th comer of the Rue de Beaune, uapd to' stand the barracks of the gray fousketeers. „ b The Famous “Bridge of Team.” I Let pp stop at the Institute. From Ikere aIL the Paris of yesterday to seen r lie towers of Notre Dame, the Louvre, Jhe Saint-Chapelle, Germain i’Aux|rrel£ the ebheiefgerie, the palais de' Justice arid the. ,Pont-Neuf. stfo look|pg wery solid. Since it was epeped to traffic by Henry HL the same day tost-his favorite, Quelus, the Parisi- , ins called it “the bridge of. tears.” did not prevent It, however,- from I becoming the tenter of animation of air Parte' gathered to Übe amused by the new's bf the gdsetl.teers skWIM, of, . , L Next we see the palace of the prince tfof -Conti, today one of the treasury To save ourselves both reI jnorse and regret let us put aside the memories of St. Germain 1 AuxerBols and of the conclergerie. Let us instead follow along .the Qua! Confi. tn ghe footsteps pf Lamartine, of Victor ■tango, of Salnte Beauve. of Alfred de Klusset and of aU those others who Minto been familiars, .of the quays. | Alas! -Where are the glories, of. the ■bast? Under the dome of the instl- ' Quays Are Charming. H Our quays are Indeed charming, with movement of tramways, wagons Hund with the witling of pihe boats and those thousand small i boises which are/ multiplied-.fey the | of the river. I love to watch r the loungers who come to Ires there, fathers of fismßles puHtag their

On the Bank of the Seine.

youngsters along, by the hand, and teaching them history, retrospectively.I -love th -teet these with respectful eyes lifted $ toward ® these great relics : of the past, pointed oiit by the paternal jiand, while thefo thoughts,, J ward tlie Jardin des Plantes apd tjie - greater attractions of theteonkey cage. Resting his elbows .on. hie boxes,, the bookseller watches- the crowd; ha ex- , changes greetings with Maurice BarrOS, Deoil 'Bourgeois, Raoul Penchon; . . A young' servantjglri tomes timidly to ask for foe Clef fo;s f ’ 4' collegian inquires a. dictionary. Liked by .the. American Soldier, The American, soldiers liked- OWL quays very much. More than one, under the influence-bf these Skies, caught, the disease and became bibliophiles ornumismatists cir philatelists. AH of them have kept MT exquisite memory of fois' cdrner of Paris. Thbre,' tn fact, men., things a pTgapfint Maile, as though the peo'plp foe twentieth century had found them foe good fellowship of other days. a mantle over tlie old riverTunne sun Jias set. Heedless of pme, the immor- - tai city falls as£ep Ae night, inviolate ana spienaia, people® with glorious spirits, evoked from the paBL

MUCH LIKE A FLOATING FIELD

Sea*, With’ lsMvXdXi&4 Vegetation, Has the In.<*«rlng the vegetatibn. mightimagine oneself and, dowii to the of a fibld.< as the weed so. be seen,,in ] less fOTnpact, according light or InJlnesmany miles In.length and fowl 20 With moving - continent llf*jT»al high. Myriads of .JOd of them no larger than peds, cluster about the tangled fronds. Weird-look-ing litUe on # brilliant si>folfo|yr a cut gejru qu||dge% varieties, tolofo and shapes. Lrctle wormllke annelids, | life here, wiggling among the leathery leayes. Dovely corrallnes Infest the hrwhehes, plumed feathers with myriads of polyps. . . . Tt is the Ideal breeding place of all manner of marine Ute, tor the heat at deed, that tn the noonday glare the, fish sink several feet to the cooler unto tert below foe algae? it

The father of .foe family always repeated a very long grace at the dinner table. The children expected it and had been taught by mother to be very reverent during that period, so father’s absence she In turn for their good behavior during father’s I'tuxp ß - ® ut recently when they came to table very hungry Ipdeed, there befbrp them a large lemottfoe. fatter took his place to pee that hands were foMed and to “

A Paradoxical Fast.

VDiri you Sfot> to going to soar in price' and may be sctfce this sumfoy? What will the do then' for preserving?” / “I don’t knowi w looks as though preserves may be in a pickle."

The Result.

ij suppose tlte ’war Ites Interfered veiy much with the International mirfoge tearkete*-’” “Yes, in bb' many countries HOW ’R Is h®«i to get good titia to tbeas."

Bobby Was Hungry.

Fabrics to Fit Summer Time

there is prwniU of> mer dan* which dlstinc® matertatoFwlH be used in our clothes.' sh recent(years observes 9 -prom in Kit ftfHhloi’Witer, it has appeared that dressdakars were determined to use velvet jaim doth in the models that they we for mid-summer. This fashions require quantities of laces, Mgjndies and 'ate asidSted with warm day^. -a 1 . • Bac ;|ic it all is the Spyßsf 'to-, fluene dch is tok--extent re use of laces and other Hngerie m rials as well as crisp sllkX <The n it demand for lace» created < ,by tb< in< v models has caused havoc in the Hk J manufacturing , 'Franc iprepared as they were for this c 9 ught. , \ Lao 0 playing no small part In. .blouse dr it the opening of the autumn 's6asoi use of handsome metal brocac es,i metal embroideries ' and beade< materials was apparent. With the a lire it of spring the elaborate blouse has grown lighter in weight apd tl e;J ice trimmed and lace blouse takes wdbedence over all others. r- ( Plai $ firts of dark' .ped tr. 1 ice blouses and the whole costur £< ompleted by a eape oridose reat o athe cloth to carry out the threeplece des which still holds a prominent lacejjxlashions.-.These blouses extern "effect are- draped to curve slightly at the waistline. vi U&K Sashes and Short .Reaves.,. , j Little sashes, which -may be cut in .one piece with the front or start from •.the seams, are youthful ap-' pendages on these blouses, although it is a matter of. personal taare-as<o whether one shall wear sashes of-not. Sleeves are short, in almost qgery Instance ending abovedhe are.*' he^^ei*,- ’ 4, tw jofig-sleeved hlouaasul .<♦ v - "• v ... v Among the most charming are those developed In black Chantilly4de«fc An

excellent which tucked organdie Is combined With .black Chantilly, shows the body of the M.ouae fanned ,of .ti»e .tucked organdie and the ahoulder-cape cqllar, front panel and a low hanging girdle ending In a bow across the back made of Jace, T3ie girdle to hold it Th perfect shape. - The ayrd white effect Jg accentuated through the ln-WrodUoHim-of'yi slender necktie and' tiny. lUto gltjUe of crisp great Xaffeta. A House-'? trimmed with hafid-run Isabella''ladOtoofapalo rpje crepe georgette. The lace forms Aberth% the. neck The sleeves, in belli shape, reach to . bave. dcwbia.jpps jdC Jace«iosqi*lon. Over the hipd are little of:the saiflieheer iacq, Slousm of Vivid Shk*- »' • Silk printed in the most primitive deslgng gnd,. colors appears Jju many diC the smartest blouses. Sometimes in handsome blouse these printed figures are given added color by being outlined in stitch- cPoe model teota silk showing/ ;&e adaptation oT the flbta of the‘Balkans, in peasant colors, printed on an ivory.background., vs® V The' wdist*ls finished with a weighted girdle made of strands of artificial [ silk, drawn through. alot-like Id ' 1 ■ , ' ' • '

: T“ 7. -.« Brow* la Btill One W the Moat Fath* • lonablo Colors. Th» Frock Is of * Brown Taffeta With Caaoado DeepJ im? O’oM MeeEmbroidered to j Brown and Gold Threads.

holett Similar effects are ised for banding spring hats andalso for makIng headdresses. Oh very dressy costhese 7 'girdles are sometimes made of the fronds ofostrich feathers knotted leng; strings, with multiple strands massed to form «*• I Wrests often take the vest Wnn ide lapping front These have blgbpttonsahd buttonholes and either

Showing little Wring figures WnW H bands. ’ All bolero afsf bound with. satin /dre ribbon. T|* round neck and the short sleeves aMt, finished with double frills of knifeplaited linen. Among the lace dresses black is the favorite color. These have tiers Of; flounces from waistlines to hem on ; [>ithef,pide of the skirt, the front add back I teiaainingj perfectly plain, No’ ; Ltrimitajng- to placed on the

Dinner Dtesa Having' bf IOOTy Colored Tullo Band Embroidered in Metal" TWreadk Over a Platted Un- ■* dersklrt of Chiffon. The Bodice of Coral Colored Taffeta Has No Fartenlho B&V«ttp< dh Over Head.

There is UsuaHy. hqwcvqr, a bit bt very bright color introduced into these black dresses through some trimmingat the. waistline. One. has..* cluster of green grapes hanging from the belt Another has a wreath of scarlet flowers going oyer the shoulder and girdling the waist, while a third is sashed with wide black ribbon embroidered in red flowers. Innumerable dancing frocks are in ecaille or blond tulle. Ecaille is an exquisite shade whkd» is neither brown nor yellow, but exactly like some of the -tones in a tortoise shell, frous Which It tdkes Its name. It is also tho color of certain shades of blond hail. A. wdnderfully attractive model de veloped in blohd tulle has thirteen tiny ruffles, each one bordered with a delicate gold embroidery. These ruffles pass in slightly undulating The new feature in the waist is the panel in the back, vjbJsh forms a parte* square, cooilug up like tbs Ud of a box. It is held in place by tightly drawn shoulder straps at gold cord attached to the points of the surplice front The waistline is drawn tn quite snugly by means < tfey gold cord. 7 - Petal Skirts of Great Charm. - - A number of charming dancing dresses have the entire skirt, maflp of petals of roses, dark brown or black, on self-tone tulle foundations. The result is a dress made of petals, but in no Wai looking like a flower dress.. R gives more the effect ruffled skirt than of anythiiig else an<F to wonderfully attractive. , < , Similar effects are worked but h> dresses < pink metal gauML The bodices topping these petaled skirts Ure extremely plain, sometimes entirely devoid- of trimming; 1 ' 4 The fluffy appearance of such costumes to made even more pronounced by of tulle. These scarfs are-also worn with the more sedate type of evening dress, and fro- _ .a « .. ... a__ * ■ ass- ■ - —

trast to the dress. For instance, a scarf of brilliant blue may accompany a dress of rose color.. venin q Kzvsss and for this reason haae adopted the semi-evening dresses. The elaborate, models for evening wear are quito scandalously decollete, the bodicer Ing nothing more than a garniture of t Seml-evenlng dresses have great ude to one’s as they may be worn in the late Ing in pubiie places, women, f*y, more comfortable Metal embroidered eeaiße ■'totW' IB s '' used for 3 J SK: .' .. Aj® .-ijaSS j ■ :<.