THE TURNER TRIBUNE
V O L.
VIII.
T l l t N E l l ,
EXPERTS
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G ER M A N Y’S
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Paris.
Ilrlgndler General Charles <1
O IM Ü U O N ,
ALIEN FUNDS’ USE
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Dawes, U. 8. A., chairman of the first
committee of experts appointed by I he
Brief Resurre Most Important
reparation commission to consider the
resources and
Daily News Items.
looking to a solution of tha reparn
lions
COMPILED
FOR
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Kveata * f Notad I'sopis. C o f f n a M t i
u t F e d ir Northwest. u t Other
TVnyf • Worth know lap.
Two woman ond thro« children. >11
member* ot the game family, were
killed In a fire that swept through
three llrooklyn apartment buuae* late
Wednesday.
The execution of Oea John and
Hughla King by the administering ot
lethal gaa w a* fixed by Judge Walah
In the dlatrlct court of Mineral county
at Hawthorne, N'er., Wednesday, for
Friday. February I.
The health of e l Prem ier Venllelo*
of Ureece, who w a* taken III early
tbla week. In continuing to Improve,
lie waa able to reaume hi* confer
ence* Tueeday with the political lead
era. Including tha royallata.
A Spanish royal decree waa laeued
Tueeday
dloeolvlng
the
capacity of Germany
chamber of
depulle* and dlamlaalng the elective
member* of tha *enate.
lender the
decree life aenator* are deprived of
tbelr parliamentary Immunity.
Details of the round the world flight
ot United State» army avlatura, atari
tng from Seattle April 2. were made
public Monday by M ajor Henry II
Arnold, commander of Uockwell field,
and l.leutenani Virgil Hlnee, poet ad
Jutant.
Announcement wa* made In tha fed
eral court In Memphl*. Tenn., Tueeday
that the aull for 11.000.000 filed by the
American Truat company of Naahvllle.
Tenn.. agnlnat the I’lggly W iggly cor
poration had been settled by com
promise and that tho suit would be
withdrawn.
An official bullotln aay* the acute
ness of the malady of Loon Trotsky,
the lluaatan soviet w ar minister, which
resulted from an attack of Influent*
and from which he had suffered since
Novem ber 5. makes It deslrsblo that
he Immediately cease work and take
absolute rest la a milder climate.
Illght of Presbyterian clergymen to
exercise liberty of thought and toach
Ing Is maintained In an affirmation
sign ml by 150 Presbyterian mlnlstors
lu all parts ot the United States, la
sued Wednesday by a committee head
ed by the Hev. Murray Shlploy How
land of the iluffulo, N. Y.. Presliy
terlan church.
The United Stales has determined
no longer to be a dumping ground for
undesirable
aliens.
Representative
Vail of Colorado, member of the house
committee on Immigration, told the
Wom en's National Republican club
Tuesday. He said restriction of Immi
gration was favored by »every member
of the committee.
Mrs. Henry Lange. 75, of Meriden,
Conn., has boon discharged ns cured
from the Meriden hospital after watch
ing the surgeons remove hnlt her
stomach and cut a large growth from
her Intestines while she was under
the Influence ot local anaesthetics
only. The operation took two hour*,
during which Mr*. I Jingo conversed
with the surgeons.
Ira Spark* ot Teru, Ind., who ar
rived In Honolulu a year ago from
San Francisco In a packing box. hav
Ing consigned himself as “freight en
route to tho orient,” W ednesday suited
for tho far east In a 2.1 foot dory. He
announced that he was bound for the
Holy Land to “seok the true word ot
God."
A crowd estimated at 1500
wltneased his departure.
problem,
forward,
dellverud
hardhitting
a
$180,000,000 Cash on Deposit
Available.
straight
speech
at
the
opening of that body here Monday.
CUSTODIAN R EP O RTS
He declared be could speak neither
for the government of the United
Hlales nor for the American people, Revival of ('om m rrrr With ri-K n rm y
but aa an Individual. After reviewing
Countries and Drofit by G ov
the situation from Ihn standpoint of
an American hualnes* man, he mudc
ernment Held r<M*ible.
an earnest plea for common aenae and
practical cooperation among the na
Ilona, so (hat Germany's productive
Washington. D. C.— Creation of a
ness could be restored to tier lhal
federal agency to utilise In productive
she might meet her obligations.
W ith
characteristic
forcefulnes* enterprise Ibo enemy funds on de
General Dawes denounced "the Inces posit fn the treasury to the credit of
sant misrepresentation* and Inloler the alien property custodian was pro
able Interjection* of those foul and posed In tho annual report of Colonel
carrion loving vulture* the national Thomas W . Miller, tho custodian,
lallc demagogues of all rounlrles who made public Hunday.
would exploit their pitiful personall
Colonel Miller auggested that two
lies out of a common misfortune."
ends would by served by returning the
The American plan, a* briefly out funds to active enterprise— revival of
lined by the chairman, consist* of slu business and commercial relations
hllltatlon of German currency and hal with the former enemy countries, and
sneing the German budget, and. be the reaping of profits by the federal
declared: “A * the economic processes (corporation which. If desired, could be
of Gertnany under a stable currency | applied to settlement of claims which
and with a balanced budget are re ; later might be adjudicated by the
vived Ihero will be demonstrated tIn | mixed claims commission.
capacity of Germany to pay. I.ct u*
“There Is approximately IlSu.OOO,-
first help Germany to get well."
000 of cash on deposit In the United
"T h a experts got oft to a breezy .Stale* treasury to the credit of the
start."
This ezpresse* the general alien property custodian, which sum
sentiment In reparations and diplo will Increase as the liquidation policy
matic circles of the beginning of (he Is carried oul." Colonel Miller said.
work ot the experts.
"It Is suggested (bat a plan be con
General li s w r i ’ "legundary energy," sidered whereby (hat portion of the
as M Rarlhou put It. seemed to send remaining alien property represented
a draft of fresh air throughout repara by cash In the treasury may be mil
tion* headquarters, which had not ap lied In reviving trade and the com
peared to shelter so much activity be mercial relations which formerly ex
fore since tho commission was organ isted between this country and the
lied.
former enemy powers.
" f a n he keep them up to It?" was
“To all tnlents and purposes this
a queatlon asked repeatedly around sum represents available capital re
the buildings, when It became known moved from the channels ot trade and
that General Dawes would propose should be put to a useful purpose
lh al tils colleagues Work night and Such a governmental agency, similar
day until they got somewhere with to the W a r Finance corporation, hav
the Inquiry.
Other members of the ing a capital of several hundred mil
delegation were heartily wllh General lion dollars, would be capable of earn
Dawes In the desire to make a* short ing enough on this sum to not only
work as possible of (heir task, but settle American clnlms, when they
some ot them are ralber frightened are finally adjudicated, but return In
at the Idea of three sessions dally. full the property or Its equivalent to
The general ha* conceded a point by the former enemies when (he affairs
agreeing that tha night meeting* of the alien property office are finally
»hould be merely Informal personal terminated.
exchange* ot vlewa among tho mem
"T h ere are a number of enemy cor
bars.
porntions whose assets were seized
Tho Impreaaion made by General and liquidated by this office which
Dawe*' speech was In every way fav would thereby be encouraged to re
orable, Inside and outside of repara sume business In this country."
lion clreloa, excepting in extreme na
Colonel Millor said there were two
tlnnallat quarters, where his reference divergent schools of thought with ref
to “ nationalistic demagogues" caused erunce to disposition of tho alien
sotno slight emotion.
property.
One side, he said, would
One of tho British delegates said. utilize Immediately the private prop
"T h e Impression was most favorable; erty of our former enemies for the
tho beginning of the discussions payment of tho dobts of the former
nugurs well."
enemy governments when they are
Colonel James A. Logan. American adjudicated by the mixed claims com
unofficial observer on tho reparation mission. Tho other would return im
commission, expressed himself to the mediately nil property solzed under
*ame effect, while M. Rarthou. prosl the trading with the enemy act. He
dent ot tho commission, declared that did not comment on the merits of
the committee could not have got to either programme, hut reiterated that
work under better nuspicea.
some use should be made of the Idle
Root In Surgeon’* Care.
Now Y o rk .- Kllhu Root, ex accre
lory of state, Monday undorw-ent what
wus described as a successful opera
tion at the N ew York hospital. T h e
nature of the operation wus withheld
by the physicians, who simply said
that Mr. Hoot was resting comfort
ably. Later it was Irnrnod that* the
operation wus for removal of a stone
In the kidney. It was sntd Mr. Root
would be at Ihn hospital for two or
three weeks.
W arm ers Cause Death.
Klamath Falls. Or.— Tw o old plow-
sh n res, hosted nm l p la ced In her bed
for foot warmers. Ignited bed clothing
nnd resulted In the death of Nellie
Moody, Klamath Indian woman. 32,
who diet! hero Monday.
The aged
T w o men woro killed and a woman
woman wns rescued from the flames
was Injured W ednesday during a claah
apparently without Injury other than
between officers and citizens a n d .*
part Ini strangulation from smoke, but
band of outlaws In tho Florida Kver-
Immediately contracted pneumonia,
glades, 25 miles north ot W est Palm
which proved fatul.
Reach. The officers, using machine
guns, opened fire on the outlaws' camp
Body Found Mutilated.
about 2 A. M. Tho fight raged all day
liluffton, Ohio.— The body of Mrs.
and poasea of aeveral hundred cltlxens
and officers are searching the swamp Katherine Mohler, 70, who disappear
land« for escaped members of the ed several weeks ago, waa found In
an abandoned cistern nt her homo,
band, known aa the "A shley gang."
one mile south of here, Sunday. The
An alligator aelsed and awallowed a head, logs and arms had been severed
man named League white he was nnd were found wllh the torso. W il
bathing In Five-Mile creek, near Card- liam Mohler, 73, husband of tho dead
well, North Queensland, Wednesday. woman, waa arrested.
The party was bathing In a deep pool
when the alligator, which wns 13 feet
Farmer Admits Killing.
long, aelxed Leaguo before the eyes
Lima, O.— W illiam Mohler, 73, w eal
of hla companions and sank with him thy fnrmer, late Monday confessed he
beneath the water. The party search lind killed his wife, Mrs. Katherine
ed the banks, found the monster and Mohler, S3, dismembered her body and
shot It. They dragged the body ashore hid It In an abandoned cistern twq
and cut It open, recovering Leaguo’s weeks ago.
Mohler confessed after
body.
26 hours of third degree.
funds which had been withdrawn from
activo business.
FARM LOAN BOARD
TO ISSUE BONDS
Washington, D. C. — The federal
farm loan board, preparing to meet
the late winter and spring demand for
money expoetod to bo made on the
federal loan hanks, announced Satur
day that It would Issue 360,000,000 in
federal farm loan bonds.
Tho bonds will be offered through
federal land banks, national farm loan
associations and other distributors al
100H with accrued Interest from Jan
uary 1. the dato of issue. Maturity of
(he debentures will be fixed at 30
years with the rallahlo privilege after
January 1, 1934. They will bear 4 \
per cent Interest.
"T h e 12 federal land banks,” said
Commissioner Cooper of the farm loan
board, "have, during the last year.
Increased their capital to 343,597.320
nnd their assets to 3376.232,007. W llh
this continued growth and continued
evidence of their solidarity. It Is an
ticipated that the present offering of
seeurltles will be promptly absorbed."
Chinese Cabinet Filled.
Pekin. — Tsao Kun, president of
China, has Issued a mandate, accept
ing en bloc the resignations of the
old cabinet, which was In office when
he was elected.
The reconstructed
cabinet wns made possible when the
low house of parliament formally ap
proved the appointment of Sun I’ao-
Chl, after several months of political
maneuvering. Approval of the house
was not needed for the other mem
bers of the cabinet.
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IN BRIEF.
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Halcm
Governor Pierce Hat unlay
appointed Dr. H. K. Kctty of Paisley
Judge of Lake county to succeed E.
II. Hmlth, who died recently.
*»y
Charles
Tenney
JacKson
Hood River.— Ashley post, 16. son
of Dr. W illiam Post of Hood River
suffered the loss of his right hand In
a dynamite explosion Hunday.
8t. Helens.— W ith the departure of
the steamer Rrooklngs Saturday night
lumber shipments from St. Helens
fur Ihn week will total, nearly 4.000,
000 feel.
Salem. Following the completion
of Its five-year road building program
Marlon county will be In a position
to construct approximately 15 miles
of pared highway annually without a
bund issue, according to llet . Down
Ing, county Judge.
Eugene.— More than 21.000,000 feet
of Umber In the Siualaw national for
est has Just been sold to (he Umpqua
Mills & Tim ber company of Reeds-
port, according to announcement at
Ihe forest service office in this city.
Thu price paid was 362.354.
Medford.— Taxes will be lower In
Jackson county this year than last,
not counting Irrigation liens and taxes
that vary according to school and dis
trict levies. The county tax la three
mills less. In Medford taxes will be
1.6 mills lower than In 1923.
Crawfordavllle.— Mr. and Mrs. John
O. Mlckalson of Crawfordavllle cele
brated quietly their fifty ninth wed
ding anniversary January 7.
They
were married In 1865 in Monroe. Wis.
Pendleton.— Alex Manning, promin
ent in labor circles in Pendleton, has
been designated bead of the Umatilla
county committee to obtain funds for
German children.
No drive will be
made for funds here, he stated, the
plan being to depend on voluntary con
trlbutions.
Astoria.— Superintendent W e b b of
the Necanieum river hatchery has
taken about 1.500.000 silverside eggs,
which be Is hatching nt the Necani-
cum river plant. H e has also caught
about 200 cut-throat trout In his traps
and will take eggs from them for
artificial propagation.
M arshfield.--Th e new W esley hospi
tal. to he organised under the aus
pices of the Methodists, will consist
of a first unit to cost 3100.000. Includ
ing the equipment.
Tho institution
will have the full quota of laboratories
required in obtaining the approval and
recognition by the American College
of Surgery.
Eugene. — Oznl Stool, the oldest
Mason in Eugene nnd one of the old
est on the coast, was honored by fel-
low-Shriners Saturday night with a
dinner at the hotel In honor of his
93d birthday. Mr. Stoel Is active and
seldom misses a meeting of the sev
eral branches of masonry to which
he belongs.
Corvallis.— More than 450 head of
hogs owned by various livestock club
members were vaccinated for hog
cholera In (ho last year, according to
reports sent in by county club lead
i t s to L. J. Allen, assistant state club
leader. Only one death resulted from
vaccination and none treated died
from the disease.
Salem.— Tho order issued recently
by the Oregon public service commis
sion In reducing freight rates on hay
and other farm products will become
effective January 21. according to an
nouncemont Saturday. The railroads,
following receipt of the order, filed a
petition asking that the effective date
of the new rates be suspended.
Marshfield.— A suit for 32330 dam
ages has boon filed by Eugene Ham
block of Rear creek, a locality not far
from Randon, whero the Roosevelt
highway traverses his ranch.
Mr.
Hamhlock avers that the construction
of the highway, which was graded in
1923. resulted In tho loss of 26 feet
of the northern part of his barn, which
wns cut from the strurture.
Roseburg.— Tho Douglas county tax
department during the j-ear 1922 col
lected 31.093.918.63, only 36000 less
than act forth on the assessment rolls
to be collected, according to the semi
annual report now being completed.
The sum of 336,840 26 represents de
linquent taxes, extending as far hark
as 1913, paid in during the past year.
The 1923 tax is about 10 per cent de
linquent.
Klamath
Falls.— W o rk on the Eu-
gene-Klamnth Falls cut-off on the
Southern Pacific Is progressing under
(he most unfavorable winter condi
tions. According to word brought In
Sunday from tho Charles F. Gager sub
contractor's ramp at Corrlal Springs,
near Crescent, from 18 Inches to two
feet of snow has been encountered by
the graders who are completing the
last five miles of tho Hampshire con
tract 40 miles beyond Kirk.
Illu stra tio n s by
Irw in .Myers
py r i g ht by The B o b b s - M e r r i l l Company
“ HE
ME A N T
M E !"
S Y N O P S IS — U nder the n s m * o f
“ C ap tain Ksssrmc." end disguised.
Jean L s fltt* . fo rm e r fre e b o o te r
o f Ils r s ta ria . proscribed retu rn *
to the c ity o f N e w O rleans
He
1* recog n ized by t w o o f his old
com panion*. A ld erm en D om inique
end B eluch*.
A t the g a m in g
tab les Hazarac has w on much
m oney from C olon el C arr, B r it
ish officer. John Jarvta, the city 's
first bohem ian o f th * a rts end
tatters, an o ld -tim e frie n d o f D -
fltte. tails o f a w om an's fa ce and
sm ile.
Aa his last w a g er. C a rr
puts up a wom an, presu m ably a
slave.
Custom com p els Hazarac
to accept the stake.
H e w ine.
H la old a ssocia tes end Count
R a ou l da A lm o n a a ter accost him
aa L afltte.
A p ro je c t o f the
y ou th fu l a d ven tu rers o f N ew O r
leans le the rescue o f N ap oleon
B on aparte fro m St. H elena, and
a ahlp. the B eraphlne. haa been
m ade reedy.
F ro m De A lm on -
aater S e ta ra c learns th at the g ir l
he “ w o n " at th e card ta b le la
w h ite, o f h ig h estate, and th at
the m a tter haa been made a b y
w ord In the c ity 's resorts. 8az-
arac finds M a d em oiselle L rstron .
a fe llo w p a ssen ger on a r iv e r
etra m e r a fe w days b efore, and
w ith w hom he had fa lle n In love,
la the g ir l and In c h iv a lr y fo r e
g o es hla r s v e n g e a ga in s t C arr.
J a rv is adm ires M a d em oiselle Bes-
tron.
H e Is a w itn ess o f the
m e e tin g end picks up a c a m ellia
w hich the g ir l had throw n , un
noticed. to Sasarac.
C H A P T E R III— Continued.
“ T o n word, fellow, you had the ef
frontery to allow up. then?"
Something In the cold eyes of the
taller man stung through to his
drunken hraln. “I will not fight you.
eh? Is that what you are thinking?
O f course not— of course not. Captain
Sazarac!
I— of His Majesty's Serv
ice. and von— not a gentleman in tlie
city could vouch for y o u !"
“Colonel Carr." put In the girl
steadily, “will you
cease?"
She
stepped nearer; “The gentleman but
wishes to depart. The house w ill be
aroused, the ten an ts are gabbling
now I"
,
“You will excuse him. sir." Madame
C arr turned to the stranger; and even
In her disarray, he saw that she was
matronly beautiful, but hollow-eyed
as one torn by ceaseless anxiety: "H e
does not know of what he speaks."
“ I can speak that. Madame, that
would put all Louisiana In an uproar.
Langhome, the consul, will open hla
eyes when— when— "
With a sudden furious movement
Mrs. Carr closed his month.
He
threw her off violently. “Cease this.
Madame! I am not a child, or fool!
Already about this crack-brained city
the clouds are gathering! From the
Sabine country the Spaniards— “
“Be s till!" She checked him with
rising fury.
In the moonlight her
eyes held the glitter of a tigress. But
the officer's drunken madness became
uncontrollable.
“T o your rooms, you wom en! Both
of y o u ! As for this man— " he turned
again, staring abruptly nt the tall
cloaked figure; for the time, he had
forgotten him : “Bah ! He Is here be
cause— "
" W e know,” put In the elder woman
coldly, "he has ruined you at cards—
everything. The consul has Informed
me o f this humiliation beyond words."
C arr was laughing evilly again.
“Eh, w e ll!
The pot-house gallants
saw It all. Oh. ho!— there were w a
gers that Captain Sazarac wtaild not
even dure lift hla face again at the
gaming-houses.
lie would find pre
texts, he would Invent reasons— Indeed
It was a shabby trick to put upon—
even a packet gam bler!"
There was a silence. Madame Carr
was staring at the stranger.
“What Is this, sir? I heard some
silly story of the oardrooms— Madame
des Trehan would not explain, but
there was comment, upon the prome
nade, today. Sir, as my husband but
shouts, laughing, will you enlighten
us?”
Monsieur Sazarac stood with fold
ed arms. The girl In white was watch
ing him doubtfully.
Suddenly she
came nearer.
There wus almost
pleading in her softness.
“Tell me. There was some cruel
Jest put upon you. sir?"
The stranger would not answer.
C arr
laughed
hoarsely,
lurching
against the rail.
“The Jest Is this, ladles! Upon the
packet trip, this man was all eyes for
one of you. Chagrined that I would
not Introduce him, lie was bent upon
breaking me at cards.
He hnd the
luck of a cold devil even to Ihe last
throw at Maspero's. Eh. well. It was
hut a Jest! The town "hnckles over
It. I wagered him— against his win
nings of the packet, a bond girl of
onr household. He took U greedily—
h a-ha!"
"Sir, we traveled with no servant
save the public help," the wife put in.
"That Is true." Carr stralgh'ened
up with drunken gravity. “But he took
the wager. He thought, evilly enough.
| there wa* a wench of San Domingo—
fair a* one of you. He w j* Imbecile
enough to yearn for her glances!"
“Your word, sir. If you recall?" said
Sazarac gravely.
“A Jest! Who w ould deem It but a
card room Jest!“
The stranger turned a* If to escape
from an unpleasing situation.
But
the elder wroman suddenly came be
tween them. "But what ia this cari
ous thing they whisper of along the
promenade? J caught a laugh, a pity
ing look!"
She swept scornfully upon her hus
band
"D id you, then, cheat at the
cards?"
C arr roared his m irth: "N o — on my
honor! There was no need!"
“The affair is done,” murmured the
stronger. "Your purdon. Madam e!"
ISut us he made to pass. C arr must
gibe once more at him "Y ou r wager,
sir?
The prize you claim— which
was I t r
The silence grew acute. The two
women
stared
unbelievingly;
the
younger turned widening eyes upon
the silent stranger.
"H e told you— that?”
“Nothing. Mademoiselle. Allow me
to depart!"’
“H e meant me! A girl of San Do
mingo !
Bandied my« name In the
card rooms— "
“You were not mentioned. Mademoi
selle. I never knew your name before.
Y'ou will allow me to go. Mademoiselle
Lestron. It Is enough— "
"It is not enough!
Yon do not
know all, s ir !"
She turned swiftly
to the drunken colonel and struck him
sharply In the face. “Y'ou dared this!
Y’ ou Infamous coward! I— a slave of
San Domingo—"
C arr stood in an abject sobering.
"Louise, this is fo lly !"
" I shall speak! Whom could yon
mean?"
“Eh? A Jest! I said, a Jest— not
meant for anyone's ears but his and
mine!
He had the lmpndence to
come here— to claim— something— "
C arr settled back on the rail uncer
tainly.
■•Something?" Miss Lestron turned
Icily to Sazarac. “Sir. and what?”
“I do not know. I had no thought
save to seek Colonel C arr and demand
satisfaction.
The affair could have
R
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«T m
Shs Swept Scornfully Upon Her Hue-
band— "Did You, Then, Cheat at the
Card»?"
been arranged at the Oaks with no
breath of the quarrel's point. One of
us should die . . . the other's lips
sealed in honor. W as that not enough.
Mademoiselle, for your protection?"
Sazarac, the river gamester, saw a
curious light in her eyes. Grateful
ness, scorn, or the brief Interest In
this Idea of protecting her, he could
not say which, for she turned at once
to the other tuan. Her voice Rowed
on steadily but mounting to a peak of
Implacable contempt.
“On the turn of a card, sir? Yon
played high— very high
. . .
an
empire, perhaps, risked in a Chartres
gambling house!"
"W ill you be still?” blustered Carr,
staggering forth.
“A Jest— I said a
jest on him! Your nmue was not In
It! I said a slave girl. Bah— I will
go to Langhorne and borrow a wench
to pay my debt. If that is the Issue 1”
“You had best both be still,"
warned the older woman, frightened
now. “Louise, come— this is no mat
ter for a cardroom brawl. Sazarac—
If he is vouched for as a gentleman
In this city, must challenge.
I sup
pose— ah, God ! lie will challenge— ”
And, passing them with hlgii head but
tear-dimmed eyes, Madame Carr went
to her chamber*.
"F.ah,” muttered Carr with sudden
drunken sleepiness. “Go home, Saza
rac! You. to your rooms, Louise! My
head aches with all this ranting! It
" -is a Jest, tin Sazarac, because of
Ids taking rny lust farthing— on Lon
Ise, because of her airs. Enough, It’s
done. Hazarac can challenge ami h#
d— d. He can send a second— It he
knows a gentleman In the city, which
Is Improbable— when I am sober. My
affair Is In Langhorne'* bunds. Now,
to b ed !"
He staggered along the gallery. But
suddenly, with a shrug, a l>»w— a face
serene In the moonlight—Captain Ha
zard o addressed him.
"Sir, I am minded to recall my
w ord* Now, I shall claim my wager 1"
“ I say— to bed— ” mumbled t'arr
thickly. He reeled at his door, waved
a palsied finger at them and crushed
against the furniture within.
Miss Lestron stood at th* balus
trade of the winding staircase us the
stranger was descending. A step be
low he turned:
" I claim my wager. I.et them have
« care who put a Jest upon me In this
tow n! The sea Is near . , . and It
is wide.
Wide, Mademoiselle, and
deep; and far— very far. Is the way
to Its secret place*.”
“ I do not understand."
She was
watching him Intently. He had gone
to the next turn of the stnlrcaae. The
moonlight struck the silver of his
sword blit. She leaned forth, and her
eyes struck fire from his own w hen he
glanced up. “F a r T ' she whispered:
“And It may be beautiful!"
lie watched her lips. The perfume
of the Jasmtned wall seemed to rise
from the court and engage her; she
seemed afloat In a purple sea formed
by the shadows. A face, a form lumi
nous In the mists of his dark years of
remembrance. Tlie soul of his youth
was stirring . . .
be had dared
all. lost all, on decisions quick, hot.
pregnant as this, fn days long put
behind.
" I love yon." he said quietly. "You
will remember that."
She beard hla boot on the stones
of the court.
H e was passing the
pomegranate clump when he thought
something flashed near him In the
moonlight.
A white thing, a light thing— a
feather, a petal In the air. But he
saw no more, nor heard a sound from
above.
He went to the untenanted
street wondering If she had waited
until his footsteps died away.
He
wondered w b r he had spoken; and
then he laughed. Sazarac. the packet
gamester . . . Jean Lafltte. last of
the sea-adventurers— ghost of a van
ished time, back to tread the streets
where his life was not worth the
flicker of a moonbeam In the Jasmine
screen below her window.
After he had gone.weoinethlng did
stir. A man crawled out from the
shadows across the area, went to the
gardened center of the court and
searched under the fig and pomegran
ate leaves.
Presently he muttered
and straightened up, a white blossom
In his hand.
“Eh?” be said. “A camellia . . .
It has been In her hair. She was to
wear It to the opera, and C arr’* orgy
tonight prevented. I would have seen
her pass
. . .
she would have
thought me a red-eyed beggar stand
ing by the areaway. but I would have
seen her pass."
John Jarvis stared up at the silent
balcony. Then he, too. went his way.
"The Cafe la Veau Qul Tete— " he
grumbled.
“I shall put on my old
waistcoat again to get drunk In.
Sazarac!
D — n this Sazarac!
A
flower from her hair, and the fool
did not see It! A flower for Sazarac!"
At the Cafe la Vean he entered by
the garden gate and went to sit
among the hnge nine tuns under the
tiled shed. "Three measures of liquor
and I could paint a white camellia
against her hair," he m used; “but the
taproom and I together could not
paint love in her eye— for me.”
A fter that he sought a bench and
slept. Presently in came another and
by the same stealthy passageway. A
huge seaman, this, with broad hairy
chest, and tattooed arms. He exam
ined the sleeping painter, took off hit
coat and spread It above him. "H e
must be kept drunken and asleep,”
muttered Johannes*. "The fool would
shout it through the town— the Cap
tain Jean returned, and meeting us old
ghosts up from the Islands! Enter.
Old Silt-Nose! None here save John,
the taproom avocat. A howl from him
and be draws my knife point! Sit
quiet and await. Our host gave me
the keys and Is abed . . .
he pre
fers not to know what he should not
know, like any wise m an!"
“Jean whom I painted at th*
famous Isle! Jean!”
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
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Even perfectly healthy, normal feet
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After shopping or walking and at the
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When It Is convenient, the faucet—
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