/M O T STOßY m PIE VAN VORST---*‘ro îfca: ILLUSTBATiONS'^k RAY VALTERS carr*. c.*r or p*r a w rv**ux cvn&vrr j dame de la Maine, with deep accentu­ — 11 — ation. "Is It possible?" . L s Comt* d« Sabron. captain o f French The girl smiled. cavalry, takes to Ms quarters to raise by "Yes, quite possible. I think he Is hand a motherless Irish terrier pup. and names It Pttchoune. He dines with the a perfect dear. He Is a splendid Marquise d'Esctlfnac and meets Miss Ju­ lia Kedmond. American heiress lie Is or­ friend and I am devoted to him, but dered to Algiers but Is not allowed to I don't love him at all. not at all." take servants or dogs Miss Redmond "A h !" breathed Madame de la takes care o f Pttchoune, who. lontfng ter his master, runs away from her The Maine, and she looked at the Ameri­ marquise plans to marry Jolla to the I>uc can girl guardedly. de Tremont. Pttchoune follows Sabron to Alyters. do* and master meet, and Sabron For a moment it was like a passage yets permission to keop his dog with him. The Due de Tremont tluds the American of arms between a frank young In­ heiress capricious Sabron. wounded In dian chief and a Jesuit. Julia, as It an engagement, falls Into the dry bed of were, shook her feathers and her a river and Is watched o 'e r by Pttchoune After a horrible night and day Pttchoune beads. leaves him. Tremont takes Julia and the "And I don't care In the least about marquise to Ala • re In his yacht but has My father made doubts about Julia's Red Cross mission. being a duchess! After long search Julia gets trace of Sa- his money In otl. I am not an aristo­ bron's whereabouts. crat like my aunt.” she said. "Then." said the Comtesse de la C H A P T E R X V I I I — C o n tin u e d . Maine, forgetting that she was a From where he stood. Tremont Jesuit, "you will marry Robert de could see the Comtesso de la Maine Tremont simply to please your aunt’ ’* "But nothing on earth would In­ In her little shadow, the oriental decorations a background to her duce me to marry him !" cried Julia slight Parisian figure, and a little out Redmond. "That's what I'm telling of the shadow, the bright aigret in you. Madame. I don't love him!" The Comtesse de la Maine looked her hair danced, shaking its sparkles of fire. She looked Infinitely sad and at her companion and bit her Up. Infinitely appealing. One bare arm She blushed more warmly than Is per­ was along the back of her lounge. She mitted In the Faubourg St.-Germain, but she was young and the western leaned her head upon her hand. After a few momenta the Due de Influence is pernicious. “ I saw at once that you loved him,” Tremont quietly left the piano and Miss Redmond, and went and sat said Julia Redmond frankly. "That's down beside the Comtesse de la why I speak as I do." The Comtesse de la Maine draw­ Maine, who. In order to make a place back and exclaimed. for him, moved out of the shadow. “ Ob." said Julia Redmond, "don't Julia, one after another, played tongs she loved, keeping her fingers deny It. I shan't like you half so well resolutely from the notes that wanted If you do. There is no shame In be­ to run Into a single song, the music, ing In love, U there?—especially when the song that linked her to the man the man you love, loves you." The Comtesse de la Maine broke whose life had become a mystery. She glanced at the Due de Tremont | down. or. rather, she rose high. She and the Comtesse de la Maine. She i rose above all the smallness of con­ glanced at her aunt, patting Mimi, vention and the rules of her French who, freshly washed, adorned by pale formal education. "You are wonderful," she said, blue ribbon, looked disdainful and princely, and with passion and feeling laughing softly, her eyes full of tears. she began to sing the song that "W ill you tell me what makes you seemed to reach beyond the tawdry think that he Is fond of me?” "But you know It so well," said room of the villa In Algiers, and to go Into the desert, trying In sweet In­ Julia. "Hasn't he cared for you for tensity to speak and to comfort, and a long time?" Madame de la Maine wondered Just as she sat so singing to one man, Sabron would have adored adding I bow much Julia Redmond had heard, and as there was no way of finding that picture to his collection. The servant came up to the mar­ out, she said graciously; "H e has seemed to love me very quise and gave her a message. The lady rose, beckoned Tremont to fol­ dearly for many years; but I am He Is am­ low her, and went out on the veranda, poor; I have a child. followed by Miml. Julia stopped play­ bitious and he Is the Due de Tre- ing and went over to the Comtesse de ! mont." "Nonsense,” said Julia. "H e loves la Main» You "Where have my aunt and Monsieur you. That's all that counts. will be awfully happy. You will de Tremont gone. Madame?” “To see someone who has come to marry the Due de Tremont, won't suggest a camel excursion, I believe." you? There's a dear." "Happy," murmured the other wom­ “ He chooses a curious hour." an, “happy, my dear friend, I never "Everything Is curious In the East, dreamed of such a thing!” Mademoiselle," returned the com­ “ Dream of It now," said Julia Red­ tesse. "I feel as though my own life mond swiftly, “ for it will come true.” were turned upside down." S Y N O P S IS . "W e are not far enough In the East C H A P T E R X IX . for that," smiled Julia Redmond. She regarded the comtesse with her frank T h e M a n in R a g s . girlish scrutiny. There was In It a The Marquise d'Escllgnac, under the fine truthfulness and utter disregard of all the barriers that long epochs of stars, interviewed the native soldier, the beggar, the man in rags, at the etiquette put between souls. Julia Redmond knew nothing of foot of the veranda. There was a moon French society and of the deference as well as stars, and the man was dis­ due to the arts of the old world. She tinctly visible in all his squalor. “ What on earth is he talking about, knew, perhaps, very little of anything. Robert?” She was young and unschooled. She "About Sabron, marralne," said her knew, as some women know, bow to feel, and how to be, and how to love. godson laconically. She was as honest as her ancestors, 1 The Marquise d’Escllgnac raised her among whose traditions Is the story lorgnon and said: "Speak, man! What do you know that one of them could never tell a about Monsieur de Sabron? See, he is lie. covered with dirt—has leprosy, proba­ Julia Redmond sat beside the Com­ bly.” But she did not withdraw. She tesse de la Maine, whose elegance she was a great lady and stood her ground. admired enormously, and taking one She did not know what the word of the lady’s hands, with a frank lik­ "squeamish" meant. ing she asked In her rich young voice: Listening to the man's Jargon and "Why do you tolerate me, Madame?” putting many things together, Tremont "Ma chere enfant," exclaimed the at last turned to the Marquise d'Es­ comtesse. "Why, you are adorable!” cllgnac who was sternly fixing the beg­ “ It is terribly good of you to say gar with her haughty condescension: so,” murmured Julia Redmond. "It “ Marralne, he says that Sabron Is shows how generous you are.” alive, in the hands of natives in a cer­ “ But you attribute qualities to me tain district where there is no travel, I do not deserve. Mademoiselle.” In the heart of the seditious tribes He "You deserve them and much more, says that he has friends In a caravan Madame. I loved you the first day I of merchants who once a year pass ■aw you; no one could help loving the spot where this native village Is.” you." "The man’s a lunatic,” said the Mar­ Julia Redmond was irresistible. The quise d'Esclignac calmjy. "Get Ablme- Comtesse de la Maine had remarked lec and put him out of the garden, her caprices, her moods, her sadness. Robert. You must not let Julia bear She had seen that the good spirits of this.” were false and. as keen women do, "Marralne,” said Tremont quietly, ■he had attributed it to a love affair "Mademoiselle Redmond has already with the Due de Tremont. The girl’s seen this man. He has come to see frankness was contagious. The Com­ her tonight.” tesse de la Maine murmured: “ How perfectly horrible!” said the " I think the same of you, ma chere, Marquise d’Escllgnac. Then she asked rous etes charmante.” rather weakly of Tremont: "Don’t you Julia Redmond shook her head. She think to?” did not want compliments. The eyes "Well, I think," said Tremont, "that of the two women met and read each the only interesting thing is the truth other. there may be In what this man says. “ Couldn't you be frank with me, If Sabron Is a captive, and he knows Madame? It Is so easy to be frank.” I anything about it, we must use his In­ It was, Indeed. Impossible for Julia formation for all It Is worth.” Redmond to be anything else. The "O f course,” said the Marquise d'Es­ comtesse, who was only a trifle older cllgnac. "o f course. The war depart­ than the young girl, felt like her ment must be Informed at once. Why mother just then. She laughed. hasn't he gone there?" "But be frank— about what?” "H e has explained." said Tremont, “ You see,” said Julia Redmond “ that the only way Sabron can be •wlftly, "I care absolutely nothing for saved is that he shall be found by out­ the Due de Tremont, nothing.” siders. One hint to bis captors would “ You don't love him?” returned Ma­ end his life.” "O h '" said the Marquise d'Escllgnac “ I don't know whst to do. Bob' Wlmt l>art can we take In this?" Tremont pulled his mustache Mtint had circled round the beggar, snuflliig at his slippers and robe The limn made no objectiou to the little crea­ ture, to the fluffy ball surrounded by a huge bow, and Mlmt sat peacefully down In the moonlight, at tbs beggar s feet “ Mlmi seems to like him." said the Marquise d'Escllgnac helplessly, ''she is very particular.” "She finds that he has a serious and convincing manner," said Tremont. Now the man. who had been a silent listener to the conversation, said lr fairly comprehensible English to the Marquise d'Escllgnac: " If the beautiful grandmother could have seen the t'apltalue ds Sabrou on the night before the battle— ” “ Grandmother. Indeed!" exclaimed the marquise Indignantly. "Couie. Mlml! Robert, finish with this creature and get what satisfaction you can from him. 1 believe him to be an Impostor; at any rate, he does not expect me to mount a camel or to lead a caravan to the rescue.” Tremont put Mlml In her arms; she folded her lorgnon und sailed majestic- CELEBRATED HIS PRIVATE FOURTH O LD CONCORD CHURCH How Grandfather W atts Recog­ nized Day of Signing of In­ Brief Resume of General News from All Around the Earth. dependence Declaration. G ra n d f a t h e r W a tt e u se d to tell ue b oye T h a t a F o u r t h w i 'n t a F o u r t h w it h ­ o u t a n y nolae. H e w o u ld eay, w ith a t h u m p of h is h ic k o r y stic k , T h a t It m a d e e n A m e r ic a n r ig h t d o w n t ic k T o see h is eone, on the N a t i o n '* Day, 8 it 'r o u n d in a llatlees s o r t of w ay, W it h no o ra t io n a n d no t ra in band. N o fire w o rk a h o w a n d n o ro o t boor otand, W h llo hla g r a n d so n s , b efore th e y w ore o u t o f blbe. W e r e a sh a m e d — g r o a t S c o tt ! to fire off sq u ib s. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHIU Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. Eleven hundred Indian war veterans hold joyful convention in Portland A n d so each In d e p e n d e n c e m o m , G ra n d f a t h e r W a t t s to o k hie pow d e r horn . A n d th e flin tlo c k g u n hie f a t h e r had W h e n he fo u g h t u n d e r S c h u y le r , a c o u n t ry lad. A n d G ra n d f a t h e r W a t t s w o u ld sta rt a n d tra m p T e n m ile s to the w o o d s at B e a v e r Cam p; Thoughtfulness for the Unfortu­ F o r G ra n d f a t h e r W a tt e uaod to s a y — a n d oco w l— nate Brought the Reward T h a t a d ecen t c h ip m u n k , o r wood- That It Deserved. -c h u ck , o r ow l W a s b ette r c o m p a n y , f r ie n d ly o r shy, The little town was gay with bunt­ T h a n f o lk s w h o d id n 't k e e p F o u r t h of ing. and the clear sunshine and rudl Ju ly . ant blue of the skies seemed to unite A n d so he w o u ld p u ll h is ha t d o w n on Joyously for the festal occasion. Kv h it b row . I ery one seemed Infused with the pa A n d m a rc h f o r th e w ood s, e o u ’ ea st by trlotlc spirit of the day, and I'egK) o o u ’I THIS WAS PEGGY’S GAY OF REAL JOY B u t once— a h l long, lo n g y e a rs ago, F o r g r a n d f a t h e r 's go n e w h e re good m en go— O n « hot, ho t F o u rth , by w a y e of our ow n. S u c h s h o r t c u ts a s b oye h a v e a lw a y s know n, W e h u rrie d , a n d fo llo w e d the d e a r old m an B e y o n d w h e re th e w ild e r n e s s began, T o the deep, b la c k w o o d s a t th e foot " N o n s e n s e , ” S a id J u lia . o f the H u m p , A n d th e re w a s a c le a rin g a n d a stum p. ally away, like a highly decorated pin A n d th e re on th e s t u m p o u r g r a n d fa t h ­ uace with silk sails, and Tremont. In e r stood, the moonlight, continued to talk with T a l k i n g a n d a h o u tln g o u t th e re In the the sincere and coAvinciug Hummel aun, Abou. A n d firin g th a t f u n n y old flin tlo c k gu n O n c e In a m in ute, h is h e ad a ll bare. C H A P T ER XX. H a v in g hia F o u r t h o f J u lv o u t there— T h e F o u r t h o f J u ly he u se d to k n o w J u lia D ecid e s. B a c k In e ig h te e n a n d tw e n ty o r to. Now the young girl bad his letters and her own to read. They were sweet and sad companions and she laid them side by side She did not weep, because she was not of the weeping type; she had hope. Her spirits remained singularly even. Madame de la Maine bad given her a great deal to live on. "Julia, what have you done to Rob ert ?" “ Nothing, ma tante.” "H e has quite changed. This excur slon to Africa has entirely altered him He Is naturally so gay," said the Mar­ quise d'Escllgnac. “ Have you refused him, Julia?" “ Ma tante, he has not asked me to be the Duchess de Tremont." Her sum's voice was earnest. “ Julia, do you wish to Bpoll your life and your chances of happiness? Do you wish to mourn for a dead soldier who has never been more than an ac­ quaintance? I won't even say a friend ” What she said sounded logical. "Ma tante, I do not think of Mon­ sieur de Sabron as dead, you know- ” "Well. In the event that he may be. my dear Julia." "Sometimes," said the girl, drawing near to her aunt and taking the older lady’s hand quietly and looking in her eyes, "sometimes, ma tante, you are cruel.” The marquise kissed her and sighed "Robert's mother will be so un­ happy!” “ But she has never seen me, ma tante.” "She trusts my taste. Julia." “ There should bn more than 'taste' in a matter of husband and wife, ma tante.” F ir s t , w ith h is fa c e to the h e a v e n 's blue. H e read the “ D e c la r a t io n ” t h r o u g h ; A n d then, w ith g e s t u r e s to left and H g h t, H e m a d e an o r a t io n erud ite, F u ll o f w o r d s s ix s y lla b le s lo n g ; A n d th e n o u r g r a n d f a t h e r b ro k e Intc to n g. A n d , s c a r in g the s q u ir r e ls In the trees, G a v e “ H a il C o lu m b ia ” to th e breeze. A n d I tell y o u the old m a n n e v e r heard W h e n w e jo in e d In th e c h o ru s , w ord f o r w o rd ! B u t he s a n g o u t s t r o n g to the b rig h t b lu e s k y ; A n d If v o ic e s Joined In h ie F o u r t h of J u ly H e h e a rd th e m a s e c h o e s o f d a y s g o n t by- A n d w h e n he had done, w e a ll slip p e d b ack, A t «till a t w e cam e, on o u r tw itt in g tra c k . W h ile w o r d s m o re c le a r t h a n the flint lo c k s h o t s R a n g In o u r e a rs. A n d G ra n d fa t h e r W a tte ? H e s h o u ld e re d the g u n hie f a t h e r bore A n d m a rc h e d off hom e, nor* w e st by n o r’l C LA R K-H A N C O C K H O U SE (TO BE C O N T IN U E D .) S u s p ic io u s . George W. Perkins said at a dinner: “ There are some people who Insist on seeing an octopus In every trust. These people cross-question you ai suspiciously as the young wife cross questioned her husband after the ban quet. “ A young husband attended his first banquet, and a few days afterward bis wife said to him; '* 'Howard, Is It true that you were the only sober man at that banquet?" '"N o , of course not!’ Howard indig nantly answered. '"W h • was, then?’ said his wife. S to n e d J a il; I s Jaile d . In an effort to extricate her son Chester from Jail by force, Mrs. Alice Rollins of Tappan, Rockland county, New York, was locked up herself and sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment in that village. When the Jailer refused to liberate her son, Mrs. Rollins gathered rocks and other ammunition and opened fire She gave a correct Imitation, of the bombardment of Dlxmude and re­ duced the glass In the Jail windows to fragments before she was arrested. The so n was committed to the h o u se o f re fu g e fo r burglary. B u ilt 1 (9 8 ; e n la rg e d 1734; re sid e n c e o f R e v. J o h n H a n c o c k 65 yea r« , a n d h ie su c c e sso r, R e v . J o n a * C la r k , 60 y e a rs. H e re 8 a m u e l A d a m e a n d J o h n H a n c o c k w e re s le e p in g w h e n a ro u se d b y P a u l R e v e re , A p r i l 19, 1775. F la g D a y Popular. WORLD'S DOINGS Of CURRENT WOK President Wilson declares he sees no signs of early peace in the European war. It is reported the last Russian line In Galicia Is broken by the Austro- German army. Two trains collide on high bridge near Gettysburg, I V , ami eight |>er- sona are killed. The American Medical association in session in San Francisco, has chosen Dr. Blue as Its president. England in note to United States promises to reduce delays of shipping by neutral countries in war zone. The United States government places a big order for steel rails to be used in construction of the Alaskan railroad. Persistent rumors from Germany state that the kaiser will soon make a Marsden felt somewhat ashumed of supreme effort to invade England, with her drooping spirits as she passed laindon as the objective goal. down the street. Hut It Is hard, at Five severe earthquakes occurred at twenty-two, when one has quarreled Calexico, Cal., again Friday. The first with one's sweetheart and given up s was felt shout 8:16 ami the succeeding picnic of many weeks' planning In four st intervals until 10:10 p. m. consequence, to feel In the happiest ol The American steamer Neohes, moods. bound from Rotterdam to New York, She haA decided to go down to was seixed by England and ordered to Susie's to b< I,643,887,961, sn increase over Happy - go - lucky March 4, 1015, of $14:1.023,346, ami Peggy, as she was over June 30, 1914, of nearly $214.- often called, had 000 , 000 . found a sympa Founding of the Jamea J. Hill pro- thetlc chord In the girl's heart, a n d feaaorship of tranajiortation in the they were warm Harvard Graduate School of Husinesa friends She knew Administration, with an endowment of $125,000, was announced by Presi­ now that she would have the warmest dent Lowell in his address to the Har­ of sympathizer* In Susie. vard alumni, assembled for commence­ As she passed along, musing over ment day. her trouble, u wan. unhappy little face The great wineries of the Barton looked out at her from one of the win dows; so serious was It that shu vineyard, at Freano, Cal., one of the thought It. at first, that of an old per largeet in the world, caught fire and son. Then it flashed suddenly upon the main buildinga are destroyed. The her that It was Dick Marvllle, the loss is estimated at from $300,000 to More than scrubwoman's little boy. who had been $500,000, or even more. thrown from his sled while coasting 1.000. 000 gallona of wine and brandy and had been helplessly paralyzed As in bond were apilled. she hurried on she wondered what It Oklahoma is said to need from 16,000 must mean to be a boy of ten and to 18,000 harvest hands, and Kansas housed like that on the fourth of 35.000. An Oregon association baa July; a warm wave of sympathy swept applied for 1000 berry pickers. An over her, and when she reached Hu arms and ammunition plant in Con­ ale's house, Instead of pouring Into her necticut has Hsked for 300 men. Zinc ears the rale of her own trouble, she and lead minea in Miaaouri need 1000 laid a little plan before her. She laborer*. A Maryland steel company knew that the Montgomerys always has applied for 100 hands. In West had splendid fireworks in the eve­ Virginia 2000 coal mine employes are ning What a- treat It would be for wanted. Dick If he could see them! Active work has begun on'the gov­ "Susie, won’t you let me drive your dogcart down to the village and bring ernment railroad in Alaska. poor little Dick Marvllle up here to see the fireworks? He Isn't having any Fourth at all, and It must be dreadfully dull for n boy.” "Why, you dear Peggy, It will bo splendid!” And so, Instead of griev­ ing over a miserable quarrel, Peggy spent the next few hours In the hap­ piest work she had ever done. Indeed, Maurice Arnold was little In her thoughts—not half so much as she was In his, for hn was having an un happy lime of It. That evening as he passed down Main street on his way home ho was surprised to see Susie Montgomery's dogenrt nt the curb near Dick Marvllle’s home, and Peg­ gy, with the hnpplest expression on her face he had ever seen, lifting a pale, hut radiant, child fixtm the cart It seemed provldentinl that ho should meet her thus With one bound he ■prang forward. "Peggy, that child Is too heavy for you; let mo carry him In;” and with­ out waiting for her answer he took the boy from her and passed Into the house. Peggy stood watting; she couldn't very well hurry away without thank Ing him; It would ho so rude In a few moments he was out again, and helping her gently Into the cart, he sprang In bcsldo her and drove toward the Montgomerys’. After a moment Peggy spoke: “ To think that poor little Dick Marvllle should have brought us together like this!” And Maurice replied: "It wasn't Dick, Peggy; It was your tender sym­ pathy for one In trouble.” Although Flag day Is a comparative­ ly recent addition to the national red letter days, It has been so heartily ap­ proved by popular sentiment that Its A new broom sweeps much cleaner observance In future la likely to be when a new servant girl Is operating general. It Bulgarians are reported to be bar­ gaining on entering the war. General French, commander-in-chief of the British forces, has recommend­ ed 58 women " fo r gallantry anti dis­ tinguished service in the field." The women were in the hospital and Red Cross service. Harry K. Thaw’s seventh attempt to gain his freedom since his arrest, nine years ago for the murder of Stanford White, was begun in New York with the selection of a jury to inquire as to his sanity. I f the jurors decide in his favor and Justice Hendrick, presiding, who has the power to reverse the ver­ dict, accepts it, Thaw will obtain per­ manent freedom. According to a forecast of crop con­ ditions cabled the department of A gri­ culture by the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome, Italy’s wheat yield is estimated at 202,093,000 bush­ els for 1915, as against 172,697,000 bushels in 1914. No yearly compar­ isons are given for other grains, but it is estimated that Ita ly’s rye crop this year will total 4,474,000 bushels, bar­ ley 9,186.000 snd oats 31,003,000. Thomas Taggert and 127 others have been indicted for alleged election frauds at Indianapolis. Admiral Howard advises against landing American marines atGuaymas, fearing it may cause trouble for Amer­ icans at other points. Official announcement was made In Stockholm that the German govern­ ment had expressed deep regret for the attack off Christiansand on June 16 on the Swedish steamer Verdandi. Ger­ many declares the attack was a mis­ take and expressed willingness to pay sn indemnity.