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STORY
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a JsCan
JMarries
By
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
j4uthor of The Circular Staircase,
The ZXCan in Lower
Ten, Etc.
Copyright 1900 tbeBobbs-MerriU Co.
SYNOPSIS.
James Wilson or Jimmy as he Is called
by Ills frlendB. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition In life waB to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, h'ls
art Is considered a huge Joke, except to
himself. If he asked people to dinner ev-
eryo0p expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar-
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce. The party Is In full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Sellna, who will arrive In four hours
to visit him and his wife. Jimmy gets hla
runds from Aunt Sellna and after he mar-
ries she doubles h!s allowance. He neg-
lects to tell her of his divorce. Jimmy
takes Kit Into his confidence, he tries to
levlse some way so that his aunt will not
learn that he has no longer a wife. He
suggests that Kit play the hostess for one
night, be Mrs. Wilson pro tem. Aunt Se-
llna arrives and the deception works out
is planned. Jim's Jap servant Is taken
111. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife, enters
the house and asks Kit who Is helng ta-
ken away In the ambulance? Bella Insists
It Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim Is well and Is
]n the house. Bella tells Kit It wasn't
Jim she wanted to see. but Takahlra. the
Jap servant. Harbison steps out on the
porch and discovers a man tacking a
-ard on the door He demands an ex-
planation. The man nolnts to the placard
ind Harbison sees the word "Smallpox"
printed on It. The guests suddenly realize
heir predicament, the women shed tears,
•he men consider It a good Joke. Harbi-
son pleads with Kit to tell him the real
situation of things. She finally tells him
if Bella's Incarceration In the basement.
The all Important question arises as to
n-ho Is to prepare the meals and perform
!b other household duties Harbison fln-
llly solves the matter. He writes out
slips containing the various departments
3f his or her duties. Kit attempts to
make an omelet for Aunt Selina. but falls
n the attemnt and Is In a very nervous
state when Harbison comes to her rescue
ind tells her how to make It. After the
!lftlntr of the quarantine several letters
are found In the mail box undelivered.
ine Is addressed to Henrv l.lewllvn,
tonique, Phlle, which was written by Hnr-
blson. He describes mlnutelv of their In-
-ar'-eratlo*. also of his infatuation for
Mrs. Wilson. Harbison attempts to patch
IP one quarrel after another between Kit
?nd .Tlmmv. Aunt Sellna Is taken ill with
la grippe. Betty acts as nurse.
CHAPTER IX. (Continued.)
Betty had been making tea for Aunt
Sellna. and of course when she heard
us up there, she followed, tray and all.
snd we drank Aunt Selina'3 tea and
ti ad the first really nice time of the
lay. Bella had come up, too, but she
was still standoffish and queer, and
she stood leaning against a chimney
and staring out over the river. After
s. little Mr. Harbison put down his cup
and went over to her, and they talked
quite confidentially for a long time. I
thought it bad taste in Bella, under
the circumstances, after snubbing Dal-
las and Max, and of course treating
Jim like the dirt under her feet, to
turn right around and be lovely to
Mr. Harbison. It was hard for Jim.
Max came and sat beside me, and
Flannigan, who had been sent down
for more cups, passed tea, putting the
tray on top of the chimney. Jim was
fitting grumpily on the roof, with his
feet folded under him, playing Canfleld
In the shadow of the parapet, buying
.'he deck out of one pocket and putting
his winnings In the other. He was
watching Bella, too, and she knew It,
ind she strained a point to captivate
Mr. Harbison. Any one could see that.
And that was the picture that came
3ut in the next morning's papers, tea-
sups, cards and all. For when Bome
ane looked up, there were four news-
paper photographers on the roof of the
next house, and they had the Imperti-
nence to thank us!
Flannigan had seen Bella by that
flme, but as he still didn't understand
the situation, things were Just the
same. But his manner to me puzzled
roe; whenever he came near me he
linked prodigiously, and during all
the search he kept one eye on me,
and seemed to be amused about some-
thing.
When the rest had gone down to
ireas for dinner, which was being sent
In. thank goodness, I still sat on the
parap
Plannigan, ni , oaaie row of brasti
buttons gleaming in the twilight.
"Excuse me, miss," he said affably,
"but the boy from the hotel has left
the dinner on the doorstep and run,
the cowardly little divil! What'll I do
with it? I went to Mrs. Wilson, but
she says it's no concern of hers." Flan-
nigan was evidently bewildered.
' You'd better keep it warm, Flan-
nigan," I replied. "You needn't wait;
I'm coming." But he did not go.
"If—if you'll excuse me, miss," he
said, "don't you think ye'd better tell
them?"
"Tell tbem what?"
"The whole thing—the Joke," he
said confidentially, coming closer.
"It's been great sport, now, hasn't it?
But I'm afraid they will get on to it
soon, and—some of them might not be
agreeable. A pearl necklace is a pearl
necklace, miss, and the lady's wild."
"What do you mean?" I gasped.
"You don't think—why, Flannigan—"
He merely grinned at me and thrust
his hand down in his pocket. When
he brought it up he had Bella's brace-
let on his palm, glittering in the faint
light.
"Where did you get it?" Between
relief and the absurdity of the thing, I
was almost hysterical. But Flanni-
gan did not give me the bracelet; in-
stead, it struck me his tone was sud-
denly severe.
"Now look here, miss," he said;
"you've played your trick, and you've
had your fun. The Lord knows it's
only folks like you would play April
fool Jokes with a fortune! If you're
the sinsible little woman you look to
be, you'll put that pearl collar on the
coal In the basement tonight, and let
me find it."
"I haven't got the pearl collar," I
protested. "I think you are crazy.
Where did you get that bracelet?"
He edged away from me,, as if he
expected me to snatch it from him and
run, but he was still trying in an ele-
phantine way to treat the matter as
a Joke.
"I found it in a drawer in the pan-
try." he said, "among the dirty linen.
And if you're aB smart as I think you
are, I'll find the pearl collar there in
the morning—and nothing said, miss."
So there I was, suspected of being
responsible for Anne's pearl collar, as
if I had not enough to worry me be-
fore. Of course I could have called
them all together and told them, and
leoking down at me oddly. All my
bravado faded away and there was a
queerish ringing in my ears.
"I would like to!" he said tensely.
"I would like, this minute—I'm a fool,
Mrs. Wilson." he finished miserably.
"I ought to be drawn and quartered,
but when I see you like this I—I get
crazy. If you say the word, I'll—I'll
go down and—" He clenched his fist.
It was reprehensible, of course; he
sa-w that in an instant, for he shut his
teeth over something that sounded
very fierce, and strode away from me,
to stand looking out over the river,
with his hands thrust in his pockets.
Of course the thing I should have
done was to ignore what he had said
altogether, but he was so uncomfort-
able, so chastened, that, feline, femi-
nine, whatever the instinct is, I could
not let him go. I had been so
wretched myself.
"What is it you would like to say?"
I called over to him. He did not
speak. "Would you tell me that I am
a silly child for pouting?" No reply;
he struck a match. "Or would you
preach a nice little sermon about
people—about women—loving thtfir
husbands?"
He grunted savagely under his
breath.
"Be quite honest," I pursued relent-
lessly. "Say that we are a lot of
Shapes for Spring
Move Against 71 Railroads.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—The corpora
:lon commission has filed a case with
the Interstate commerce commission
against seventy-one railroad corpora-
tions handling business between Ok-
lahoma and Texas points for a reduc-
tion in class and commodity rates,
more especially from McAlester, Du-
rant, Ardmore, Paul's Valley and Coal,
gate, claiming tlfat the present charges
are unjust and unreasonable. Accord-
ing to the commission a higher sche-
dule is applied on southbound ship-
ments than on northbound shipments,
particularly as to Jobbing rates, thus
giving, the commission charges, an ad-
vantage to Texas points and causing a
discrimination against Oklahoma Job-
bing and manufacturing industries.
BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
HREE of the prettiest shapes
among the new hats for spring are
barbarians, say that oecause my—be- shown here. One might choose with
cause Jimmy treats me outrageously—
oh, he does; any one can see that— i
and because I loathe him—and any ,
one can tell that—why don't you say
you are shocked to the depths?" I
was a little shocked myself by that
time, but I couldn't stop, having
started.
He came over to me, white-faced
and towering, and he had the audacity
to grip my arm and stand me on my
feet, like a bad child—which I was, I
dare say.
"Don't!" he said in a husky, very
pained voice. "You are only talking:
You don't mean it. It isn't you. You
know you care, or else why are you
crying up here? And don't do it
again, don't do it again—or I will—"
"You will—what?"
"Make a fool of myself, as I have
now," he finished grimly. And then
the eyes shut and be sure of pos-
sessing grace, style and real beauty
to any of these. They fit well and are
only moderately large.
Hemp and milan appear to lead in
the point of popularity, but there are
Innumerable lovely models in other
braids as well—hair braid, pyroxylin,
chip, leghorn, tuscan, in fact every
braid, including the rough Japs, finds
a following, and there is no lack of
variety in size or shape.
The hair braids and hemps are
greatly favored for dress hats to be
trimmed with French plumes and lace
or ribbon—or both. Milans and hemps
are liked for big masses of flowers.
Many of these trimmed with big
bunches of lilacs are blooming in tri-
umph at Palm Beach Just now.
A great many shapes are shown
with borders (called "flanges") of vel-
V
Mishaps Fatal to Children.
Guthrie, Okla.—Fatalities to four
children occurred in Oklahoma in on®
day. Robert Sheets, aged 10, of Ton-
kawa, was thrown fro ma horse and
dragged to death. The 4-year-old
daughter of David Butterfield of Fair-
land was thrown from a wagon during
ti runaway and killed. Dolorous Mad-
dux, aged Ti, was burned to death at
Keystone when her clothing was ig-
nited by a bondfire. The 2-year-old
son of E. W. Blakesley of Mulhall was
scalded to death by falling into a bail-
er of hot water while his mother was
answering a telephone call.
he stalked away and left me there . y and somQ are faced with velvet
alone, completely bewildered, to find
my way down in the dark.
I groped along, holding to the rail,
for the staircase to the roof was very
steep, and 1 went slowly. Half-way
down the stairs there was a tiny land-
ing, and I stopped. I could have
sworn I heard Mr. Harbison's foot-
steps far below, growing fainter. I
even smiled a little, there in the dark,
although I had been rather profoundly
shaken. The next instant I knew I
had been wrong; some one was on the
landing with me. I could hear short. pQR CHILD'S WEAR IN SPRING
sharp breathing, and then—
Small shapes with upturned brims
nearly always are improved by a vel-
vet facing on the brim or coronet.
The velvet flange is an undoubted ad-
vantage, adding finish and distinction
to the shape. Its placing is a matter
of perfect workmanship.
It will be noticed that crowns in
the hats are conservative; they are
I not specially large or high or notlce-
j able in any way. The achievement of
Say That We Are a Lot of Barbarians.
made them explain to Flannigan what
I had really meant by my delirious
speech In the kitchen. But that would
have meant telling the whole ridicu-
lous story to Mr. Harbison, and hav-
ing him think us all mad, and me a
fool.
In all that overcrowded house there
was only one place where I could be
miserable with comfort. So I stayed
on the roof, and cried a little and then
became angry and walked up and
down, and clenched my hands and bab-
bled helplessly. The boats on the
river were yellow, horizontal streaks
through my tears, and an early search-
light sent Its Bhaft like a tangible
thing In the darkness. Just over my
head. Then, finally, I curled down in
a corner with my arms on the parapet,
and the lights became more and more
prismatic and finally formed them-
selves Into a circle that was Bella's
bracelet, and that kept whirling
around and around on something flat
and not over-clean, that was Flannl-
gan's palm.
I am not sure that I struggled; in
fact, I don't believe I did—I was too
limp with amazement. The creature,
to have lain In wait for me like that!
And he was brutally strong: He
caught me to him fiercely, and held
me there close, and he kissed me—not
once or twice, but half a dozen times,
long kisses that filled me with hot
shame for him, for myself, that I had
—liked him. The roughness of his
coat bruised my cheek: I loatbed liim.
And then some one came whistling
along the hall below, and he pushed
me from him and stood listening,
breathing in long, gasping breaths.
I ran: When my shaky knees
would hold me, I ran. I wanted to
hide my hot face, my disgust, my dis-
illusion: I wanted to put my head in
mother's lap and cry ; I wanted to die,
or be ill, so I need never see him again.
Perversely enough, I did none of those
things. With my face still flaming,
with burning eyes and hands that
shook, I made a belated evening toilet
and went slowly, haughtily, down the
stairs. My hands were like Ice. but I
was consumed with rage. Oh, I
would show him—that this was New
York'^/t Iquique; that the roof was
not t«'f tindean tableland.
Evefry one elaborately Ignored my
absence from dinner. The Dallas
Browns, Max and Lollie were at
bridge; Jim was alone In the den,
walking the floor and biting at an un-
lighted cigar; Betty had returned to
Aunt Selina and was hysterical, they
said, and Flannigan was in deep de-
jection because I had missed my din-
ner.
(TO BE CONTINUED )
Oress of White Dimity Is About the
Most Dainty That Can Pos-
sibly Be Devised.
Tige and I are sweethearts—all that
troubles me Is that his old brown coat
never gets too old to wear, so I can't
make him nice new clothes like what
mamma makes for me. This Is my
new white dimity for spring. Mamma
grace in outline is the paramount Idea
in spring shapes and is more highly
regarded than any other feature. This
is a good sign. So far there Beems to
be an absence of freaktshness this sea-
son, in any direction.
It looks as if flowers were to catch
the fancy of all women young enough
to wear flower-laden shapes. They
are so pretty. Both the hats and
flowers come In great ranges of lovely
colors. Milans In the yellow or nat-
ural color and hemps In all colors give
a choice from grave to gay and all
the notes between.
There is a shape for every face. It
is very essential to pick out the most
becoming one and this is a serious
matter.
MEDIUM STYLES FOR SPRING
Coming Millinery Will Offer Many
Choices, So That Surely All
May Be Suited.
The woman who cannot find millin-
ery to 8uit her this season will Indeed
be very difficult to please. Not in
many years has It been made possible
for women to be so sanely and. at the
same time, so fashionably hatted as
Garfield Official Prepares for War.
Enid, Okla. -Notices have been mail-
ed by County Attorney C. N. Harmon
to the owners of twelve different busi-
ness houses in Enid, notifying them
that he "is in possession of reliable in-
formation that intoxicating liquors are
being sold in said places in violatoln
of a state law," and calling their at-
tention to a certain part of the prohib-
itory law which provides that a lela
of from $500 to $1,000 may be fasten-
ed to the property for each day sales
can be proven after the owners of the
property have been notified.
Big Claims Against Comanches.
Guthrie, Okla.—Fred V. Kinkade, a
special United States commissioner, is
gathering data in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indian nations in connec-
tion with Indian depredation claims
which originated 45 years ago. There
are 54 cases, wherein members of
these tribes ask a total of $183,370
from the Comanches for damages done
| during Comanche Indian raids. Kin-
i kade Is locating the claimants or their
I heirs in order that the cases may be
I teard in Washington.
CHAPTER X.
On the Stairs.
I was roused by some one walking
across the roof, the cracking of tin
under feet, and a comfortable and
companionable odor or tobacco. I
moved a very little, and then I saw
that tt was a man—the height and
and watched the darkening I erectness told me which man. And
river. I felt terribly lonely, all at just at that instant he saw me.
once, and sad. There wasn't any one] "Good Lord!" he ejaculated, and
any nearer than father. In the West, throwing his cigar away he came
or mother in Bermuda, who really j across quickly. Why. Mrs Wilson,
rared a rap whether I sat on that par what In the world are you doing here?
apet all night or not. or who would i thought—they said—"
be sorry If I leaped to the dirty bricks "That I was sulking again?" I fln-
of the next door-yard—not that I | ished disagreeably "Perhaps I am.
Still Wondering.
The deaf man got out of the tram
car on to the other line of rails.
"Look out. there's a car coming!"
cried the conductor.
"What?" said the deaf man.
"There's a car coming."
"What?"
just then the car caught and
knocked down the deaf man and. as he
picked himself up. he said:
"I wonder what that fool kept me
there talking about."—Scraps.
says she likes to have all her sewing at present
lone by the time hot weather come;!. The styles are medium in all things.
The dress has a long blouse and double j Crowns are moderately high, brims
are neither too wide nor too narrow,
and trimmings are in no wise exag-
gerated.
The smart-looking turbans are most
attractive and come In a variety of
models and colorings to suit every
type of face. As a rule, two colors
are combined, and not infrequently
two fabrics besides the trimmings. A
soft, coarse, rather wide straw and
the fine braid of crinoline are a favor-
ed combination. The crown in folds
will be of the heavier straw and the
crushed brim of the crinoline or hair.
The golden shades, which Include lem-
on, ecru and leghorn, are preferred for
the crown, while the brim will be of
a contrasting color, as blue, dark red,
green or black.
No less attractive than the shapes
are the trimmings. The cockade of
chanticleer red velvet decorating a
hat of golden and black tones Is an
example of smart, becoming lines. A
modified sugar loaf hat. the crown en-
tirely concealed under tiny rosebuds,
and the brim of black flexible straw,
is another pretty model. A tiny
blackbird nestling on the left side Is
the only trimming.
The fashionable trimmings are small
I flowers, single quills, small birds, me
I dium wings, soft ribbons and velvet.
To Head Confederate Home.
Ardmore, Okla.—The Confederate
home board met here and appointed
.Tohn L. Gait of this city as super in-
tendent of th9 home. There were five
applicants for the place. Gait Is po-
lice Judge of this city, and has held a
1 number o? important offices In the
Confederate Veterans' organization.
Arrested en Arson Charge.
Stillwell Okla.—A big sensation
was ?prit g here with the arrest of T.
J. White, former councilman, on a
charge of arson. White, the proprlej
tor of a leading hotel, is accused of
setting fire to the City hotel recently.
Five buildiags were consumed. He
was released on bond.
Despondent, She Takes Her Life.
Enid, Okla.—Mrs. Delia Evans, aged
22, committed suicide in her room at
the Ferguson hotel here by taking
strychnine. She had been separated
from her husband, L. B Evans of Wa.
klta, for several months, which is the
reason given in a letter left by her,
for the deed.
meant to, of course.
The lights came out across the
river, and made purple and yellow
In fact. I'm quite sure of It."
"You are not." he said severely.
"You have been asleep In a February
itr^aks on the water, and one of the ] night, in the open air. with less cloth-
motor-boats came panting back to the ing on than I wear in the tropics. '
vacht club, coughing and gasping as If | I had got up by this time, refusing
■t had overdone. Down on the street I hts help, and because my feet were
automobiles were starting and stop- ( numb. I eat down on the parapet foa-
ming cabs rolling, doors slamming, all i a moment. Oh. I knew what I looked
the maddening, delightful bustle of like—one of those "Valley-of-the-Nlle-
people who are foot-free to dine out. After a-Flood" pictures
to dance, to go to the theater, to do 1 "There Is one thing about you that
any of the thousand possibilities of a is comforting. 1 sniffed. Too said
ion* February evening And above precisely the same thing to me at
them I sat on the roof snd cried. Yes three o'clock this morning Ton never
;rle<1 ( startle me by saying anything unex-
I was mused by some one coughing pected "
fast behind me. and I tried to straight-, He took a step toward me. and even
■i my face before I turned. It
At Cscon Ridge.
Clerk—Four or five of those racing
balloons are supposed to pass over
here today.
Storekeeper Jason—Yes. that's why
I am leaving those barrels of sugar
out In the yard uncovered, b' heck'
If customers find any sand tn them
we can blame it on the balloons
throwing out ballast. I ain't been In
the business twenty years not to have
my eyes peeled to an opportunity.
Will She Ask Him Again?
She (for the fortieth time* — Will you
love me when I'm old. George?
He (goaded to extreme measures)—
Do you expect to be as fat as your
mother*
She (frightened)—How can I tell*
He (fiercely)—Then see that yon
don't! ♦
Bangs bat on bead and exits, alam-
was 1 tn the dusk I could see that hs was , mlng the door.
ruffle on the skirt and this Is my blue
sash. I wear it when 1 have the blue
ribbon in my hair and usually I wear
pale Llue or white stocking*. Mamma
says these are "Gibson" plaits over
my shoulders, and there are two nar-
row Insertions of lace down the mid-
dle of my blouse. Mamma considers
short sleeves the best for summer or
winter, and she says she likes to have
the skirts of my dresses solid em
broidery because they are so fluffy.
Sometimes I wear kid shoes, but usual-
ly black slippers—they're so sensible
—and pretty, too. Fm six years old.—
Anna M D*nnigten In the Chicago
Sewn
Now for Turned-Up Hats.
Once more will It be possible to
see women's eyes and hair. Hat brims
still will be large, but they are to be
turned up. Hats with straw brims that
turn up boldly in front, at the side o>
front and back are seen among th«
models for the fast coming spring
time. They come in all sizes. Od«
of the new forms Is 18 inches long and
23 inches wide. Extra large hats, how-
ever. will be worn only be the extrem-
ists Even women are weary of them,
for they have been carried to such ab-
surd measurements that they no long
er are picturesque.
Handsome beaded
signs of waning In
i be ones done *itb ti
•hir*
bags show no
popularity, but
nr beads arc the
Novel Collar.
The string ties which women are
wearing with their tailored shirt
waists come In the loveliest of col-
ors. The materials used are innumer-
able, but all, of course, have the silky
finish.
A novel collar shows to good advan
tage a string tie of clel blue corded
silk The high, straight, turn-down
collar fastens in front. tVlde. vertical
eyelet slits appear around the collar a!
intervals of about two inches. an*
through these is run the Us. which K
knotted in front tn fOsr-la
> ion.
Dynamiters In Swanson Town.
Snyder, Okla.—Unknown parties at
tempted to destroy the septic tank
that Is a part of the sanitary sewer
system of the city one nl-iht recently.
A heavy charge of dynamite was pla>
ed under the concrete wall of th° tank
and exploded, but onlv small daruaga
resulted. Nearly one hour after mors
dynamite was discovered about the
handsome city school building, but
vlsrilant watchmen foiled what seamed
to be a well planned effort to destroy
it. Snyder will make no reprisals, but
shouM the perpetrators of these ouv
rases be caught they will be sharply
dealt with.
McConnell's Field Expands.
Guthrie, Ok'a—J. .T. McConnell. for
merlv of the University of Iowa and
; recently general student secretary of
Y M. C. A at the Oklahoma Stats
university, has been made senerai st
dent secretary for the entire state,
^t'cceedlrg P L Corbln of Oklahoma
I City, who has been transferred t«
Nashville, Tenn.. to assist In the work
In that state.
Would Raise Rough Riders.
GuthTie. Okla.—Captain Charles E.
Hunter, national secretary of ths
Rough Riders, who served with Colo
net Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba, says
should the present army movement
actually develop Into war and a call
for volunteers be made, he will raise
a regiment of cavalry for rough rider
service Captain Hunter intimates
that he has already had word from
Veil many former members of the Rough
Rider association and that there win
bs many re enlistmsaia
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Hiebert, A. L. Hooker Advance (Hooker, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1911, newspaper, March 24, 1911; Hooker, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc272323/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.