Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 1, 11 November 1913 — Page 8

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN -TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, NOV. 11. 1913 Married Life THE GOLD WITCH From the Quiet of the Convent to the First Perplexities of Life. By Stella Flores the Second Year

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BY MABEL HERBERT URNER. The elevator boy James had been seriously hurt. When the car fell he was in it alone, except for the heary trunk he was taking up. At the fourth floor the cable broke and the car canio down with a crash. He had been badly cut by the shattered glass and nis leg was crushed under the trunk. For several seasons he had been with the hotel, and the regular summer patrons had come to know and like his good-natured, freckled fac and cheerful "good-morning." And now they were getting up a concert for his benefit. Mrs. Stevens was one of the oldest guests, and had charge of the program and had Insisted that Helen should sing. Helen had a sweet, clear voice, though she had sung very little since her marriage. She had always shrunk from singing in public, but as every one seemed imbued with the spirit of the concert and of raising some money for the injured boy, they were all willing to do what they could. And

Helen felt, she could not be the only one to refuse. THE NIGHT OF THE CONCERT. The dining room was to be cleared of tables, the chairs arranged in rows and the management had offered to put up a rough platform. The admission was to be 50c. Every one entered info the preparations with a zest born of the boredom and monotony of a summer hotel. Saturday, the night of the concert, the guests were all requested to finish dinner by eight o'clock, so that waiters would have time to clear the room bv a quarter to nine, the hour appointed. Helen was dressed in a simple, white lingerie gown, and with her cheeks l'hu lied with excitement, looked very svvf et. and girlish. "My dear, you look charming!" effused Mrs. Stevens, when she ran into Helen's room for a moment before going down. "There!" as she stooped over to pin a white rose in Helen's soft brown hair. "You could pass for a sweet girl graduate. Now, remember, you will have to sins an encore. The program's short, and we'll all have to do as much as we can. WARREN IS AFFECTIONATE. "Oli, but I'm so nervous. I'm almost frightened! It's been so long since I've sung at. all and before all those people. "It s much easier to sing before a lot of people than before a few. And you look so sweet, it won't matter much how you sing. Now remember, you're fourth on the program. I'm going down now to see about the tickets." and she hurried off. Then Warren came in looking very big and handsome and well groomed. Like many men, he hated to get into a dress suit and compromised on a Tuxedo when the occasion was not too formal. "Ready kitten?" Helen flushed with pleasure. "Kitten" was one of the most affectionate names for her and one he rarely used now. With a woman's quick tuition she knew it was because she was becomingly gowned and looked unusually young and girlish. The desire to make him admit this to hear him put it into words was irresistible, so she asked shyly: "Do I look all right, dear?" "First rate!" which from him was extravagant praise. Impulsively she ran to him'and laid her flushed cheek against his cool, starched shirt front. "Bo careful! You'll get powder all over my coat." "No, I won't. Do let me stay here a moment. I'm so frightened about singing. I want to feel some of your strength," and she put her hand to his shoulder and tugged at his suspender, a trick of hers to which he submitted -with the indifference of a big Newfoundland dog toward a child playing with its collar. "Oh, dear, I'm almost sorry I promised I would! If I should break down, oh, it would be dreadful." "Nonsense! You'll do as well as the rest of them," and he shook her off and examined the lapels of his coat for traces of powder. "Oh, there is a little, just a wee bit." "Wait!" and she reached ftn a lirush. Quickly she brushes' it off, picked a long, shining hair from his :leeve, straightened his tie a4 then FARkVlER'S WIFE ALMOST A WRECK Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Her Own Story. Westwood, Md. "I am a farmer's vriie and do most of my own work when I am able. I had nervous spells, female weakness ard mtw t e r r i d i e Deanr. g Riii'WI JF aJHiil down nains everv month. I also suffered much with rr . right side. The .-'' started in my ha v; and extended arou i .3 my right sidt, a:. the doctor told me i? was organic inflam mation. I w as sick every three week and had to stay in bed from two to four days. "It is with crroat pleasure I tell you what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound lias done for me. I have followed your directions as near as possible, and feel much better than I have felt for years. When I wrote you bofore I was almost a wreck. You can publish this letter if you like. It mr.v fielp to strengthen the faith of som poor suiTerinc: woman." Mrs. John F. Richards, Westwood, Maryland. Women who suffer from those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health. If you liavo tho slightest doubt that Lydia 11. Pinkham's Vepretahie Compound will help you,writ lo Lydia K.lMnkhamMedicineCc (confidential) L ynn, 31 ass., f or ad rice. Your letter will be openc read and answered by a won:n and held hi .strict confidence.

WTien she leaves the convent her gold hair and great fortune, drew his head down and kissed him on the neck. With unusual tolerance he admitted to these attentions. There was a thrill of mingled joy and pain in Helen's heart. Was it only when she looked particularly attractive that he was willing to be purred over. DOWN STAIRS. Yet how little difference his appearance made to her. Her love was always the same. Whether he was in a bath robe, a smoking jaeket, without his collar and in his stocking feet, (a most unalluring combination) or warm or dusty and travel stained, to her nothing mattered. "Now come on down," as she turned to the mirror for the finishing touches to her hair: "You're all right." Downstairs they found everything in the buzz of final preparations. Almost all the seats were already filled, and Mrs. Stevens in her black chiffon evening gown was sweeping officiously about, radiant with the success of her plans. The first number was a piano solo by Miss Haskell, tho second a mandolin duet by two college hoys, and the third a darkey song by Mrs. Stevens. Helen, who was sitting beside Warren toward the back of the room. slipped a cold little hand into his. As the time for her own number drew near her heart beat faster and faster. What if she should break down become panic stricken before all these people. Although it was only an informal benefit concern yet she could not have been more frightened nor could it hsrvs seemed more vitally important hd it been her debut in grand opera. At last Mrs. Stevens announced: "A UttSiuiT XigM." soprano solo by Mrs. Warren Curtis!" Warren released her hand with a strong, comforting pressure, and rose to let her pass into the aisle. When from the little impromptu plat form Helen confronted the rows of faces everything blurred before her. How she sang that first song she never knew. As a matter of fact she did not sing it very well, and the applause that followed was far more a tribute to her delicate girlish personality than to the song itself. But when she started De Koven's "Will o' the Wisp," out before her she found Warren. But what was that look of his steady, steel gray eyes? Disappintment? Forgetting everyone elese she now sang to h'm. The nervous tremor had left her voice and it was rarely swe?t and clcsr: not powerful, but with an unus'ia' plaintive' appeal. With each verse there seemed a sweet cadence in h r not-.- and when she finished it was a Tiki wild applause. As she hurriedly stepped '"v-.i the p-att'orm there were cries of "?ib-)re: More!" Mrs. Stevens caught her and drew her back. "Anything, anything! " she whisper ed, l ne iunaby l heard you singine to Winifred tho nh-r ":;2ht. Sing it just as you sang it then. Winifred's lullaby! Could she sing j that to all these people? And then ' she seemed swept on by the exultation that was in her. and the oaer , exnectancv of her audience. S She had won them! She could feel j that. For the moment she was thrill-: ed with a rare sense of power, of assnrance. of a daring confidence in her- ! self which she had never felt before. I With her hands clasped before her. j she began the quaint, chanting lullaby : with its rocking, murmurous refrain. There was something weirdly hai'r.t- j ing in its monotonous rythm. And she , sang it now as she had never sung it ! before and would probably never sing it again. j HELEN'S MOMENT. Life gives us a few rare moments in which we are swept to the very heights. Moments in which we liveintensely, vibrating, exultantly live! The remainder of the time, with more Lor lesB discomfort, we merely eiist.

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j And to Helen this was one of these "moments." ! When she finished, there was a j tense silence, stronger than any dem- , onstration. Then the storm of applause swept her back to sing the last stanza again and still again. Even after the j "Once more!" as she made her way I hack to her seat. j Mrs. Stevens had to rap repeatedly before she could silence the buz of ! comment, to announce the next numi ber. Helen felt Warren's hand reach ov- ; or and take possession of both her own, as he stooped over and whisper- . ed to her, with a note of love and pride and possession which she had not heard for months: "Kitten, my little kitten!" A Night of Terror. Few nignts are more terrible than that of a mother looking on her child choking and gasping for breath during an attack of croup, and nothing in the house to relieve it. Many mothers have passed nights of terror in this situation. A little forethought will enable you to avoid all this. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain cure for croup and has never been known to fail. Keep it at hand. For sale by all dealers. (Advertisement) NEWS NUGGETS FUTILK TRAMP. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 11 Aftsr . walking one kuacVsd nrites from this city to Palo Alto t visit friends, Mra. , Fannie McQlymn, 77, loarasd that they i naa lett tne town several years ago. GANHH.E POn FORKS. HACKENftACK. M. J., Nov. 11. Bursting into the home of Louisa If. Ricks, colored, in search for stolen silverware, the police found Loaism and Ivo negroes in the midst of a crap game for silver forks. CARRIES IRISH COLORS. j NEW YORK, Nov. 11. Miss Katie iO'Donnell, 16 years old, arrived here i from Ireland with a big green bow tied ) to her arm. She told immigration of- ; ficials a woman relatives, wiio was to meet her at the pier, hac asKed her to wear the ribbon so that she could be ; identified. NOT THE REAL JOHN D. BROCKTON, Mass., Nov. 11 A report that John D. Rockefeller was eating in a quick lunch restaurant here spread rapidly. In a few. minutes police reserves were necessary to hold the crowd back. Reporter's question State of Ohio. City of Toledo, Lucas County, ss: Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney - Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D.. 1SSS. t Seal i A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the svstera. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. FORGET-ME-NOTS When you think of "high quality potatoesthink of me and ask your grocer, or call 2441. L. D. HAWLEY

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