The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Monday, September 30, 1918 Page: 4 of 6
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By JOSEPH C LINCOLN
THC CATTAIW IT/MITI OtfT TO DO A mm rnmrmi' fZL
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for <«« bat mta mi I m
I • Mc MiK leather pochetboeh.! aOM'e BMi Wum.
KM am. pooring it lit katm of , Mr. Pwma ibM
tto baudlaga to fin I. *1 cood homocedly.
TIM tfrn of l;]iMUr. Kobn A "OM to mm yot Captala War-
9nw »«* m ttt <mm> fleer of i«." to mi. "Aad I'm |M jc
• m« n4 putpssmtj ippctoui oky tow tvi» ha A* I r«u|Mf to
Be coaM apla yafaa ttol
•U my Moi
-I tot yoa! Ho?
yamln oboot So yoa oint • anflor.
toy? liria* to Now Toctr
Tto ywuflg Ma Midol ■!*" to
Ttoa. with a dry mOo: -If yea
caU occupying a toil bedroom and oar
tec at a third lata boardtog hoan ta
hie Hvlng. Ownu, lt*a ay own faalt
' I to toca a aewapeper Ma tfnn 1 loft
eoOepe Bat I throw op mj Job rix
mootto oca fltoco ttoa I've toaa flroo
lodaf."
~Ho*e toy r Tto caputs ra too
at pottte to ask farther qooetione bat to
tod aot tto alightaet Idoa what 1m
riggara. tto dipper ahlpo tad barto.
i ao to tod ooilod la aa cabin boy.
od an maay m
At length, tooim, bo aaw four moots
towering above tto roof of s freight
boose. Tbey wen aot ecboooer rigged,
those masts. Tto yards were set aqua re
across, sod along with them were foil-
ed royals sad upper topsails. Here st
Isst was s craft worth looking at esp-
ials El labs crossed the street, harried
post the covered freight boose sod ssw
a magnificent great ship lying beside s
broad, open wharf. Down the wharf
be walked, Joyfolly, as one who greets
so old friend.
The wharf waa practically deserted.
An ancient watchman was dozing in a
sort of sentry box, bat be did not wake
perplexity and explained.
Tto had a feeling," bo said, "that I
might write mogaglno articles and sto-
rtos ysa. possibly a novel or two. It's
s scrloas disease hot tto only way to
flad oat whether It's chronic or not Is
to experiment That's what I'm doing
now. The thing I'm at work oo My
torn oat to be a aeo story. So I spend
bom time s round tto wharves and
aboard tto few aalllag ahlpo in port
picking op material."
Captain ElUha patted him on tto
bock.
"Now, don't yoa get discouraged," be
•aid. "I used to hsre an Idea that
novel wrltln' and picture pa In tin' was
poverty jobs for men with healthy ap-
petites, bat I've changed my mind. I
don't know'i yoa'll believe it, but I've
just found oat for a fact that some
painters get $20,000 for one picture—
for one, mind yoa! And s little mite
Whether tto aalion wort merely to
—rprlsed to nto or tocaaaa Ito# NT-
tto srtwWy of tto deep ssa
t*s votes aad face la a
At any rata, m to
they backed away*
I "Motley oa btord a aMp af ator
ro*ed tto captala.
moaa by Itt Why. HI have yoa dad ap
aad pat oa broad aad water. Over tto
tfdo with yoe! Motiny «a board of mot
Lively I Tumble ap there r
With every srdsr ceme a otride far-
ward aad a cornopoodtogly backward
movement on tto part of tto
Tto performance would tore
rid!colons if Pearson tod a
thst It ought become tragic,
descending tto stspa to hie now ac-
quaintance's aid wtoa there aroaa a
chores of stoats from tto wharf.
Tto cope, tto cops! Look oat!"
That waa tto dalshlag tench. Tto
next amint tto three "rfuttaeers"
were over the aide and
aa thstr alcoholic condition would per.
alt do we tto wharf.
"Well, by George!" exclaimed Pear-
son.
Captala BHaha sinned to to coming
oat of a drsaoL Is stood still, drew
his hand acnes his fort toad and ttoa
bsgaa to laogh.
"Welir to etaauaend. "WelL I
snom! I—I—Mr. Pearson. I wonder
what on earth you mast think of me.
I declare the sight of that gang set me
back aboot twenty yean. They—they
There waa a pile of foreign looking of a thing, too, that couldn't have coat
crates end boxes at the farther end of
the pier, evidently the last bit of cargo
waiting to be carted sway. The cap-
tain inspected the pile, recognised the
goods ss Chinese and Japanese, then
read the name cn the big ahlp'a stern.
She was the Empress of the Ocean, and
ber borne port was Liverpool.
The captain strolled about, looking
ber over. The number of improvements
since his seagoing daya waa astonish-
ing. He wss Blending by the wheel,
reaf the eomponionwsy. wishing that
be might Inspect the officers' quarters,
but not liking to do ao without an In-
vitation, when two ata emerged from
the cabin.
One of the pair waa evidently the
Japanese steward of the ship. The oth-
er wss a till, cleen cat young fellow,
wboss general appearance and lack of
sun born showed quite Plainly that be
was aot a seafaring man by profession.
He mid he was a friend of one of th*
eoorgneeo and would be pleaosd to
show the captain over the ship.
Captain Ettsha. delighted with tto
opportunity, axprtootd his thanks, and
the tour of inspection began. The
steward remained on dock, bat. the
<-aptaln and his aew acquaintance
•trolled through the officers' qoarters
together.
"Jerasbyr exclaimed tto former ao
be viewed the main cabin, "toy, yoa
could pretty algh have a dance here,
coeldn't yoa? A omsll one. Tbto re-
minds me of the cabin sboord tto See-
scarcely anything to paint
novels sell for just ss much. I don't
know."
His companion laughed heartily.
"I'm afraid not captain," be said-
"few, at any rate I should be satis-
fled with considerably less to begin
with. Are you living here in town?"
"Well—well, I don't know. I ain't
exactly livin', and I ain't exactly board,
in*. But, aay, ain't that the doctor
callln' you?"
It was the steward, and there was an
anxious ring in his voice. Pearson ex-
cused himself and hurried out of the
cabin. Captain Elisba lingered for a
final look about Then to followed
leisurely, becoming swan as bo
reached the open air of load voicee In
angry dialogue.
Bntrancee to tto Empress of tto
Ocean's <»bins wen on the main deck,
aad also oa tto raised half deck at tto
stern, near tto wheel, the binnacle and
officers' corned beef tubs swinging in
their framee From this upper dock
two flights of steps led down to the
main deck below. At tto top of one
of these flights stood young Pearson,
cool and alert Behind him half crouch-
ed tto Joponom steward, evidently very
mocb frightened. At tto foot of tto
steps won grouped three rough looking
men. foreigners aad sailors without
doubt aad partially is toxica tod. ito
three am won an ugly lot and they
wpn all yelling aad jabbering together
la a foreign lingo. Ao tto captain
to tto
taply li
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tost tor's afomr asksd Mr. flrtnoter 1
af tto
"Ksrept what Mr. Onvoa told ass,
aethia' af Impart aa re
pa aay farttor, let ms aok a laistlaa
Do yoa kaew why Mja made m Ms
aad all tto net
af itf*
"I do aot. Oravaa drew Ma win. and
ae ef ceane we kaew «f year exist-
Tour
brother forbade oar moatlealag It but (Every little girl Is milt I*. J to a few
w» did aot know oatil after Ma death party frorka. sod there Is nothing
thst his own cMldrea wen aaawan thst ber mother likes Utter than to
they had aa kflde It eesM straage. provide tbem. To make them is a
l#* 11' I Joy. they are ao dainty aad ao simple
"It doea to m; oo straage that 1 aad tbeir colors an so toweriike. Of
all fabric*, organdie seems best to ex
can t see two leagtto ahead. I collate
Mr. Oravoa told yoa how I felt atoat
itr
Toe That la to aald yoa won vary
much surprised."
That's puttln' it mild saoagh. Aad
did to toll yoa that Blje aad I toda t
seea each other, or evsa writtea, la
eighteen yeorsr
Tee"
"Um-hm. Wall, whoa yoa na Hi
that can yoa woadar I waa aet all
aback? Aad tto note I think of It tto
orgsmile gowns. bat so err ns.rrow
frtlls snd rucbings. Yot lb** lolk-f
Wide tucks and band- are lovely mm
girl*—the sdraaced "flapper" and
"sub-deb" maid— rows of frills sod
rothing* make fine substitute* fet
bsnd* snd lucke These fluffy diee
tbelr naivete and Joy of youth;are often worn over <-olored *l{\m mt
lawn or silk, and narrow ribbon gie
dies with long t-nils. tle«l at the fhmt,
are tacked at the waistline. MMww
or three-quarter-length sleeves. tirhu%
afid rlbNms are nearly always the in-
gredients that go to make up the love
liest of confectlona for the jwin* *lrl/
^Hiey become her snd express hei
youth and joy.
hat Is the roaaon why It la tto
favored material for festive clothcs
for the yoong girl.
Someone is si ways taking the joy
oat of life by recommending dark col-
on. and clothing the little maid in
service suits. She Is rescued from
moooteay and apathy dally l>y pretty
IWtle acceasories. like collar and cuff
arte sprightly hair bows, and a strand
Chiffon Velvete
So limited Is tbe supply of
uooi
of beads, perhaps. But birthday and
faggler It pate Why, Mr. flylnatar, It's dancing school par*. will recur In I
one of ttom rftoatlona that an tepoa- j apite of war and everything,- and then ' fnbrics of women's apporcl for as
***** yoa PrBT* woya fhe can blossom o«it at her prettiest, j tutnn fluit chiffon velvets are being
eont happen. And yot It baa It aar- j Two colors in organdie are often introduced not only for ctwts. hut iAr
used together, one pale tint (tended J suits, ami this same fact will bring
| with another. Or a pale tint is band-' into prominence silk and satin suit*
I ed with white or cream-colored net. i and coats, which for comfort will b»
and under the net a second hartnoniz- 1 finished,with quilted lining* or l»ea»
Ing color Is used. The pretty frock pic- Uy interlined.
tnred is made this way. It is of pale
green organdie banded with net und
has pink satin ribbon backing the
bands of net. There Is a quaint fichu
of net fastened at each side with pret-
ty. childish rosettes of pink ribbon.
The plain girdle is of organdie.
"Mutiny on board a ship of mln«7"
tinly toe Now toll me: An yoa or
year firm well acquainted with my
brother's affalnr
"Not well, na The late Mr. Warren
*s a rioee mouthed man, rather se-
cntlve. in fact Have yoa questioned
the children r
"Caroline and Steve? Yes, m ques-
tioned 'em mora than they think I bare
maybe And they know—well, leavln'
oat about tbe price of oil pa In tin's ami
the way to dress and that It's more or
of a disgrace to ecooomiae on
twenty thoumnd a year, their worldly
knowledge ain't too extensive"
"Do you like them?"
"I guess so. Just now ain't the fkir-
rt time to Judge 'em. Too see they'n
sufferln* from the Joyful shock of their
country relation droppin' in, and"—
He paused and rubbed his chin. His
llpa were smiling but bis eyes wen
not Sylvester noted their expression
and guessed many things.
They haven't been dlssgreeable I
hope?" he asked.
"No-o. No, I wouldn't want to my
that. They're young and—and. well, I
ain't the kind they've been used to.
Carolines s nice girt. She is, sure.
All she needs is to grow s little O0er
snd hsve the right kind of advice and
—and friends."
How about the boy?" Mr. Sylvester
Velvet Sure to Be Popular.
As we draw nearer to nutumn ws
find that velvet will probably be much
used in the coming winter. It Is e
warm fabric and it is at the same tima
a wool conservation fabric.
:sa ^
me?
Peeraon stuck his fist Into tbe palm ^ Blsha's eye^
of his other hand. weH, needs to grow. too. though
"I've got It!" he cried "I knew vonr ' ' wouldn't presume to tell him aa When
name waa familiar, why, you're the * Mjl^]l°ndertskln' to give advice to
mate that handled the mutinous crew ,#eTen wlm t0
aboard Uncle Jim's bark, the Pacer, off j " IZ ^
Maurltlue In the typhoon, when be w.. ' "
hurt and in the cabin. I've beard him
tell it a doeen tlmee Well, this is a
lucky day far me!"
Captain El is ha was evidently pleased.
"So be told you that, did tor* be began
That waa a time and a half. I"—
Tbe captain started, hastily pulled
oat his watch and looked at it
"Quarter to 1!" he cried. "And I
mid I'd be beck at that lawyer's office
at half pest 12. No, no, Mr. Pearson.
I can't go to hmch with yon. but I do
wish you'd eome sad an me some time.
My address for—for a spell, anyhow—
Is Central Park Wast" giving the num-
ber. "and tto name Is Wornai am so
i'? Td
totlckled to death to on yoe"
wao evidently de-
lighted.
"Win I r to errlatmsrt. -Iadood I
I wan pea. Captala Woma.
The captain decided to accept
the guardianship of his brother's
children. Sylvester is
If soma ethers are not
(TO BE COXTINUXD )
There may be several new things
nnder the sun in coiffures, all seeking
the fsvor of women who show less in-
terest In new helrdresslng (tyles than
they did in prewar times, but none of
•.hem has bad tbe success of the neat
I attractive style that Is pictured above,
i It Is distinctly a youthful coiffure and
■> It Is worn, with little modifications as
~~ j to peilingp. waving*, snd disposition
Net One Come Deem. of lodi about tto forehead, by about
The day was dull, as days coa be nine out of ten of all the younger
dan. sometimes only in tto trenches women. -
Suddenly, high up In tto sky. selling in rhis c.iffuw—st Its prettiest—
ww t*** Unee was discerned a flock tbe hsir Is tnarc*tled or water waved
of wild geooc. la a moment, rifles and brushed bock from the top of
won biasing upward from all qaar- tbe brow. At the temples, or at one
ton: even mechlne gano wen mqolsl- temple It Is brought forward la a
Ooaod. while away at tto other rids a* «e*p wan sad pinned tot to tto fore-
No Maa's Lead tto Gemma, toe was: bead. A deep fall paff Is rolled at
naosd to acoae Bat tto flock of • »«rti «lde. entirely covering the rare
gosooisailed on. tto* long necks eat- and pinned to place with wire ptoe
"ito« rlstag aad The tflsposltlea of tto heir at tto hack
Ha obaadoaee; far It la
• to fear flat mils
Among Coiffures Here Is a Favorite
while the hnlr is damp and dries U
that position. The rolls or puffs o»
the side are plainly an evolution ot
the bobbed style of hairdremdMi
which gave tbe same lines aboot tto
face but necessitated cutting the haft-
Women who did not have the corttoge
to go to this length managed hy simu-
lating the "boh" by means of reliant
the aides. This style lias the advan-
tage of giving the carefully groootrd
appearanca that is esoentlal to eWby
colffnre miv. ^
Some of the ver* prettiml^MIe r#
Mag for collar* la made of toUat* of
a One. atoer quality rutH.g vltft
■wrew val Ian gathered oo Jn Mk
frill*, tine tucks an ffaa between fM
sling* ef tto lore
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