Life — January 9, 1908 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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1786 Ales May Come And Ales May Go at EVANS’ Goes on Forever 1908 exery hour during his illness some poor girl to whom he had given his seat in a car called and left flowers. “Geraldine,” whispered Charley, “will you marry me?” Geraldine shook her head. “I cannot,” she sighed, absently removing from the foot of the bed the hot-water bag she had placed there the week before. “Is it because you love another?” “Do not ask me.” Not for a moment did this discourage Charley Loverly. “Is it because I lent some money to the govern- ment?” he asked again. Geraldine smiled. “How can you!” she exclaimed. “You know I never could criticise you for lending money to the deserving poor.”” ) “Then is it—but wait. Hand me that tele- ) phone and leave the room for a moment.” Geraldine complied. Placing the telephone to his chest, Charley had a heart-to-heart talk with headquarters. Then he rang for ice-water. VII One hour later Geraldine answered the call. “Have you heard the news?” asked Charley. THE KIRKWOOD on Camden Heights CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA An Ideal Winter Climate T. EDMUND KRUMBHOLZ HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear the script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. Get “Improved,” no tacks required. Wood Rollers Tia Rollers BERMUDA “THE IDEAL WINTER RESORT” While Rock “The World’s Best Table Water” “No.” He pointed to an evening paper. “You were afraid to marry me,” he whispered, “because Ralph Paydecker threatened if you did that he would kill me.” “Yes, dear.” “You forget that he was president of a Brooklyn bank and did not live in New York. He has just been put in jail for life. And now”—— Her head sank on his shoulder. “Darling,” she muttered, “I am yours. For- give me, won’t you? I was afraid he would be able to carry out his threat. I thought he lived in New York and was a friend of District Attorney “VARS. ROGERS is a perfect slave to her hus- band.” “What docs she do?” “Would you believe it? F day, she gets up in time to , on his birth- ikfast with him.” * as“ Rad-Bridge.” CLARK’S CRUISE OF THE “ ARABIC” 16,000 tons, fine, large, unusually steady. To THE ORIENT Febroary 6 to April 17, 1908 SPECIAL PHATE malta, 19 Day: . Rome, 40 TOURS TO EUROPE prsessit and attractive ever offered. ¥. C CLARK, Thee Ballding, Sew York Humorous—Dramatic-Fascinating And quite unlike anything else you know are the novelettes in a Central American setting under the title of Cuentos Ticos. A new edition is just ready at 85c.—it has always been $2.00. Will send fuil description if you like—but you're safe in ordering acopy. We'll refund if you don’t like it. The Burrows Brothers Company Cleveland, O. You ought to have our rare book catalogues—just Paying the Lightening PARTY of Amer tourists who were com- fortably established in a hotel in Germany dis- covered a new contribution to “English as she is spoke,” only this time they found it in the written word, he building had been recently wired for electricity and under the bulbs in each room direc- tions were posted in French, German and English, ench was irreproachable, the German nearly The English read as follows “To open and shut the lightening electrical on, is requested to turn to the right hand, On going to bed it must be closed. Otherwise the lightening must be paid."—Boston Herald. WIGHT ELMENDOREF, in an illustrated lec- ture on the Panama Canal, which he delivered in Carnegie Hall, November 17, said that he could make out the complaints of the qua the food served to canal employees were valid from the standpoint of the complainants. The Panama negro is constitutionally opposed to labor, and the food furnished to the laborers by the government is so much better than the: ever eaten before that it really makes them feel ‘king—hence the complaint.—Army and Navy Journal. : How did the report of Peggy's en- nent get out ? She says she hasn't whispered it toa Patnick:: No, she didn’t; she used a megaphone! —Yonkers Statesman Porto Rico The special tours of The New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co, occupy three weeks, and are ideal yachting excursions on summer seas. The steamers have every convenience, with only outside staterooms. They circle the entire island and stop at many interesting and historic localities. The ship is the tourist's hotel during the entire trip, so that the labor and inconvenience of land travel is avoided. The special tourist rate for this cruise is $140, which includes every expense. Write for illustrated booklet. THE NEW YORK & PORTO RICO STEAMSHIP CO. 12 Broadway, New York, or Raymond & Whitcomb Co., New York, and all Principal Cities Sead us your songs and insirumen- mantocripts. Write us to-day. comicbooks.com