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DEMOCRATS NOMINATE WILSON AND MARSHALL BY ACCLAMATION AT ST. LOUIS. IP ^ i The Red Mirage A Story o f the French Legion in Algiers NTS» v'v *v ’’$818 By I. A. R. WYLIE «Ail ri*hu nastvwi. 11 > Uubb*-M antll to./ S Y N O P S I8 . — 13— Svlvla Onincy, I u t lover, Richard Knr- Diluir, finit», ha» fallen In love with Can tati» trinimi of the L’ontgn 1 - du U hi In I'nptntn ¿tower'■ room I utqulmi forro* SowiT to Imve ¿Teuton'» l O l 1'» re- tunuut to him. Kurqulmr I» he 1pmI to ht» room» by Uahrtoile Hmtth. tìnwer itomaml» an apology UefUNmi. ho force» lYirquImr to renigli ht» coiiimlMton In return for po»Mei»lon of Kurquhur’M father'» writ ten confession thut he liuti munlerml Sow er's father. Uuhrlollo »ave» Kariiilhar from »utettie. To »hteh! Arnaud, Hylvtu'» tlMtice, Kurqulmr professe* to have stolen •M A “«*? *t| a *»** ‘ li ? '^ w n Wtl m f*k > M 4 ■Vt-fr' Jfe* l r "V * ' w?»fc ? ^ í ■ V o ^ i* ' a ^v* m m plana ut i . l t ol l s 5 *.:CS ■ fi : i 'Æi:%mÈÂM ’■ «W . ; •3f-V5 mmi ■ E H H O & K sS Q L. WOODROW WILSON, PRESIDENT. PLATFORM ADOPTED; SESSION ADJOURNS CONVENTION ACTS IN HARMONY St. Loui9— The Democratic National Convention finished its work Friday by adopting the party platform exactly as approved by President Wilson and sub 9 mitted by the resolutions committee, including the planks on Americanism and favornig woman suffrage, but not until the harmony o f its three days’ session had been rippled with a row over the suffrage plank. No voice was raised against the declarations of the Amricanism plank. A t one time it looked as if the suffrage plank had been lost, but after Senator Walsh, of Montana, had told the con vention that President Wilson himself considered it vital to party success it was voted into the platform, 888 j to 181 i. The whole platform then was THOMAS R. MARSHALL. adopted without roll call. As it went into the platform the guson, of Texas, who headed the mi suffrage plank stands: nority report against the administra “ We favor the extension of the tion plank, was given 30 minutes in franchise to the women of this coun which to discuss it. try, state by state, on the same terms The plank offered by the minority as to the men.” was this: The women suffrage leaders consid “ The Democratic party has always ered it a much more favorable declara stood for the sovereignty of the sev tion than they got from the Republi eral states in the control and regula can convention at Chicago; they threw tion o f elections. We reaffirm the all their force behind it and won the historic position of our party in this support of the administration leaders, regard and favor the continuance of who were found fighting for them that wise provision of the federal con when danger threatened. stitution which vests in the Several Haggared and worn from an all- states of the union the powei* to pre night session, the platform makers scribe the qualifications of their elec were not ready with their report until tors.” __________________ afternoon, when Senator Stone, sleep less for more than 30 hours, took the speaker’s stand to read the document gave over this task to Senator Walsh, o f Montana, and Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire. They “ spelled” ■ Washington, D. C.— While Great each other reading the long declara Britain has indicated to the State de tion. partment that examination of detained The fight on the suffrage plank was neutral mails would be expedited as in the air. Every body was keyed up much as possible, department officials to it when at the conclusion of the said Monday that the concession could reading of the platform Martin Lomas be considered by this government as ney, of Boston, a delegate, claimed the only a minor one, not affecting the attention of the chair, it was thought question o f right o f seizure, over that he was opening the fight. It was which the two governments have dis several minutes before the shouts of agreed. approval and cries of disapproval could Intimations have reached the depart be stilled sufficiently to hear that he ment that the British reply, now being wanted to put the convention on record prepared, would formally call attention as sympathizing with “ the people of to the steps taken to obviate delay in Ireland. ” mail examination, thus disposing of “ Raus mit him,” roared a Baltimore many specific complaints that the allies delegate and the convention hall had exceeded their rights in extending rocked with laughter. their censorship outside territorial wa The real fight broke immediately ters and had employed “ vexatious in after, however, when Governor Fer- quisitorial” methods in enforcing it. Coliseum, St. Louis— President W il son and Vice President Marshall wertf nominated by acclamation late Thurs day night by the Democratic National convention, the ticket being completed four minutes before Friday. Contrary to expectation, however, the convention did not finish its work, because the platform was not ready, and it met again at 11 o’ clock Friday morning. It was announced in the convention that the sub-committee drafting the platform had finished its work, but that the entire resultions committee was not assembled to pass upon it, and it was not known when that could be done. President Wilson’s own plank, charging conspiracy among some for eign-born citizens for the benefit of the foreign powers and denouncing any political party which benefits and not repudiating such a situstion, was in corporated in the platform just as the President himself had sent it from Washington. It was understood that the President insisted that the plank should be put in the platform in the way he had drawn it. There never was any doubt of Presi dent Wilson's nomination, but there was a possibility that some vice-presi dential booms might be brought out in opposition to Vice President Marshall. They melted away, however, when the convention got in session, and as soon as President Wilson’ s nomination had been made a roaring chorus of ac clamation, Senator Kern, who re-nomi nated Mr. Marshall, cast aside a long prepared speech and simply declared: “ I nominate Thomas Riley Marshall, of Indiana, for vice president.” To President Wilson’ s nomination there was only one dissenting vote, Robert Emmett Burke, o f Illinois, who came to the convention declaring that he was opposed to the President. His vote technically made the President’ s nomination 1091 to 1. A striking incident of the session was the action o f the convention in calling on William J. Bryan to speak. This was done on the motion of Sena tor Thompson, of Kansas, that the rules be suspended and the ex-secre tary be permitted to take the plat form. The motion was carried and Mr. Bryan was escorted to the plat form immediately. He spoke 45 minutes, pledging his support to the President. Great Britain’s Answer on Mail Seizures to Evade Issue Again Boys’ Box Trade Thrives. Portland — Portland has some very ambitions lads, according to a report prepared by Superintendent Donaldson, of the street cleaning bureau. He re ports that his bureau after the last Rose Festival parade hauled away 40 truckloads o f Ijoxes the boys had taken into the business district to sell for curb seats. Tons o f paper and other waste materials were gathered up from the streets at the close o f the Festival. The paper was taken to the incinera tor, while the boxes were distributed to poor families for fuel. r*& | > u l p i It «liv A heartless wife sees her hus band going mad because she does not love him, but she re fuse« to give him even a friend ly sm ile. She refuses to make amends even when she learns that he it killing by torture the man she really loves. Is such a woman w orth any m an’s affec tions? C H A P TER / the he did h o . A h Klclturd Nameless ho Jop * the Fore tgn I .cK*on mid »ecs Sylvia, now Mme Arnaud, meet Colonel l 'ostimi Kurqulnu- moots Sylvia alni llubrletlo, and tourna from Corporal «loots of «ho rol- ot.el'a cruelty. Arnaud becomes u trunk- nrd and opium smoker. Sylvia becomes friendly with Colonel Destino. Arnaud becomes Jealous of Fni-qulisi-. Farquhar, on Kuard at u villa where a dance la In progress. Is allot down by Arnaud. A r naud Justifica bis Insanely Jealous scllon to Colons! IVatlnn. Arnaud goes to a «lane- Ink girl who loves litui for comfort. Ua brie lie meets le w «, for whom she had sacrificed position and reputation, and tells him she Is free from Idtu fetylvla meets Destimi t>ehlnd the mosque. $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 Loan Is Made. Living for Diplomats Grows. Washington, D. C.— Secretary Lan I’etrograd— A $50,000,000 banking sing has asked congress for $76,000 credit was completed between repre for special allowances to diplomatic sentatives of five New York financial officers in foreign capitals, reporting houses and the Russian government. that the cost o f living had increased The credit was secured by the deposit 200 per cent over normal times. “ Most of the diplomatic officers at by Russia in a local bank to the order these capitals” said Secretary Lansing, o f American banks of 15,000,000 ru “ are able to live at present only by bles. In addition the American banks drawing substantially on their private received an option to purchase 100,- means and in many instances where 000,000 rubles in Russian government secretaries o f embassies or legations F j t/er cent bonds at 94$. The Ameri have no private means their continu can parties to the transaction are J. P. ance at these posts will be impossible.” i Morgan & Co., and others. X II— Continued. "W hat la It, Desire? Ilnil we not better wait until another Ume?" "W hat I have to say Is salt! quickly. A volunteer corps Is tielng formed for Tonkin. I have offered for service. If I am accepted you will accompany me.” " I refuse." “ On what grounds?” “ I simply cauuoL You are absurd and luelodramutlc. Desire. ! hare given you my answer. Have you any thing more to say?” He got up quietly. “ Nothing.” She hesitated, then glanced at Gab- rielle Smith with a pretty expressive shrug o f the shoulders, and passed calmly out o f the room. But the little appeal had been Ignored Gubrielle was watching the man standing mo tionless In the lamplight. A fter a mo ment she came up to hlru and placed a cup on the table near him. “ Your tea. Captain Arnaud.” He started nervously. “ My ten—oh. thank you. I hnd for gotten. You are very good— a sort of administering uud practical angel.” ID' tried to laugh. “ DtA-s nothing ever up set you? I believe In the middle o f un earthquake you wou’ ! still cotne up to me and say in your quiet, hobgobljn sort o f way, 'Your tea. Captain Ar- unud,’ and make me feel that earth quakes were the most trivial occur rences possible.” “They are at least more frequent than the selsmogruphs would huve us supiKvkb, Captain Arnaud.” “ What does that mean?” He turned his heavy lightless eyes to her 'Rice. She met the Interrogation quite calmly, her hands cluspcd In front o f her with prim precision. “ I mean that I know something of what has happened,” she said. “ For Instance?" “ I know what happened at the Villa Bernotto’s.” It wus very silent In the shadowy room. Arnaud had not moved. But over his white, vice-marked features there quivered the first signal of re awakened consciousness. “ H ow did you know?” he asked quietly. " I can’t tell you. I guessed. Some thing you suld made me understand that you bated Mr. Farquhur.” “ You know his name?” " I know him.” “ Well?” " I was In the dark— I nm still. But I was almost sure of one thing. And it was I who warned the patrol.” “ You wanted to trup me?” " I wanted to save you both.” He turned nway from her then with a trembling gesture of Incredulity. “ You wanted to save me from what — from murder? Was It worth while? Don’t you know what I am? Ask my wife. She can tell you— a drunkurd, an opium-smoker, a dissolute— ” “ A mndman, Captain Arnaud.” “ How do you know that? I have been trying to hide It from everyone. But you are right. I nm mad—ob sessed. They say some mad people suffer tortures from the knowledge of their madness. I am like that. I know that I am mad, and I am In hell. 1 can see the days that are to come— horrid misshapen horrors, crowding along the path and waiting to spring on me.” H e caught hold o f her by the hand, and his quiet, terrible voice dropped to a whHper. "Today was a red-faced devil—you know, like the one you saw that night. I drugged myself so that I should not wake until It had gone. Bat you cannot cheat the devil with opium. I went out on to lit«* plateau. Farquhar was there. Poor Farqubnr) My heart was sick for liliu. They had torn my bullet out of his shoulder, uud he held hlumelf like a mail. I wanted to let him go, hut I knew It was no good to try, so I sent hltu and a dozen others over the plateau at the double. You understand It waa a mile or more, and he looked ns though there wasn’t tv drop of blood in him. He fa luted--over the body o f a comrade whom he had tried to help. 1 mar veled that he hud gone so far. The sergeaut ordered him up, hut he did not move. He was unconscious. But that did not count; ho had disobeyed orders. We arc very severe with that sort of thing In the l.eglon 1 had him strung up In the crapaudlne. Do you know what that Is, mademoiselle? We strap a man's wrists and ankles to gether behind his hack und leave lit in like Hint for n day or two, out o f doors, with a quarter of uu hour's Interval here uud there to break the monotony. It used to he a very favorite punish intuit In the Legion. The good Gen oral Negrler abolished It, but uow and again we revive it. 1 revived It. Rich ard Farquhar Is out there uow, on the plateau, and perhaps he will not live to see the morning. And he saved me -he saved—” . The terrible dry whis per ended suddenly. Arnaud put hi* hands to his head with u movement of pathetic helplessness. "Miss Smith -I— I am afraid I have been wandering- -talking nonsense. You—you don't think I am altogether mud. do you?” “ No. no— Captain Arnaud—only worn out—exhausted. Come. I want you to lie down on tills sofa here, and I shall put the lights out. You must promise me to try mid sleep. On your word o f honor.” “ My word o f honor? Oh. I don’t think that's worth much nowadays. But I'll do anything you ask.” “ I only ask o f you to sleep and for get." she answered. He nodded, yielding to her like a slek child, his eyes following her move ments with un humble gratitude. Hho Sylvia Arnaud drew back, white and triMiiblliig. the first Indulgent good hu mor turned to an lucredulotis anger. “ Miss Smith, are you forgetting—" ’Th at I uiu your paid companion? No. But It Is tu your or uiy power to make our status Into that of absolute equality this moment If you wish. Du you wish It?” Sylvia stared blankly at the stern white face o f the woinun confronting her. Her auger hud burned out like straw, uud she wus uow ouly fright ened and a little resentful. " I — I don’t want tO lose you. Miss Smith,” she stammered. "I know that you do not enro for mu; but lu your strange way you Imve been friendly— and I I am very alone. I liuve confi dence In you. 1 am prepared to over look the evening's outbreak.” “ Thut's what you cunnot und ahnll not do," wus the grlui answer. "You have driven your busbuud to the verge of mudneas, Madame Arnaud, and Ihrough uiudness to crime— to the mur der o f a man who surely wus once dear to you.” "Whom do you menu?” "Richard Farquhar." “ I forbid you—you ure betide your self —” Gurhlulle Interrupted the Indignant protest with a quiet decision tinged with Irony. "W e ure always beside ourselves when we tell the truth, Madame Ar- unud. lint fortunately 1 have not much more to say. Go to your husband—■ tell him Ihut Richard Farquhar uover was and never t-ouhl he Ills rival In your iffectlona— tell him whom It wus you went to meet In the grove thut n ig h t— ” “ I cannot—what you ask Is absurd.” The gray, ucat little figure came closer. "You are very lovely. Madame Ar- nuud,” Gabrlelle Smith said very gen tly und almost reverently. "One under stands why men suffer so much and patiently for you. A man's life Is In your power. Whatever he has done he loved you. He still looks up to you as a saint In heaven. Msdnme Arnaud, such loyulty Is rare. You dare uot kUI It!” Sylvia laughed carelessly. ’Th at all comes too late," she said. "You cannot plead to me for idly. Amt Justice! What Justice ilnre you claim for au outcast— a cheat, a man whom all houest men shrink from—or for a dissolute roue who has not shrunk from murder? They liuve eurued their f.lte." Sylvin rose Instinctively to her feet, and they faced each other In the silence of unrelenting nntngoulam. 'Die little gray-clad woman turned and went quietly toward the door. For the first time Sylvia’s voice sounded breathless and anxious. “ What are you golug to do?” " I stu going to act for you.” The door closed. Sylvia Arnaud ran to It und, turning thn key, set her back against It as though shutting out nn unreasoned, nameless terror. C H A P T E R X III. / “ I’m Going to Act for You.” Dreams. There were dreams on the great plateau—nureal shnpt-s wldeb took their airy substance from the star« and from the white tratisluceney o f the Arablun night. Richard Farquhar saw them distinctly. In the first hours of twilight he had believed them the pig ments of tils own pulsing, fcver-drlven brain. And he hnd rolled over, hiding Ids face against the hard soil, and had bitten Ids lips bloody. The melancholy hour between life and death wns over, and slowly, with all the mysterious majesty o f the Fast, night led out her shining myrinds from the darkness Into the wnltlng solitudes. Only the sentinel o f the hour stood out as something living, n tall rigid shadow magnified by the silver ghostly light o f the stars. The sentry hnd turned nnd beenmo suddenly nn Immense slindow. Tho shadow bent over him nnd whispered: "A re you awake, comrade?” “ Yes, o f courso I am awake," he said. “ How are yon? Are you In great pain? I ’erhnps I could loosen the cord a little. Shall I try?" “ No, you will get yourself Into trou ble. I am nil right— ” “ Mother o f God! Your wrlsta are covered with blood. The devils! See, here Is water. It will refresh you. You nro n bravo man. You have not cried out. I f you had cried out they would have gagged you. They gagged a countryman o f mine out there in Madagascar, nnd In the morning he wns dead. There, drink!" Farquhar turned his liend awny.. Hitherto he had not been conscious o f pain; now he knew It hnd been there throughout, at the hack o f his con sciousness—a white hot searing of his muscles, a frightful crushing weight, n hand that seemed to hold him by tho throat, choking the breath from him. “ I cannot drink—" He could not hear bis own voice. Ho wns not even sure that ho hnd spoken at all. The shadow o f the sentry seemed to envelop the whole earth, blotting out Its own shape. But the whisper went on. It sounded so close to him Hint It seemed to have crept Into his very brain. arranged the pillows beneath his head, and he took her hand uud kissed It, d if fidently, apologetically. “ I hope you don’t mind. I expect If you knew what I wns— what I had done, you would shrink from me.” "No, Captain Arnaud, If you were the devil himself I should nut shrink from you.” “ I don’t believe you would. You'd comfort him—you'd tell h'm there was hope for him yet— that he wasn’t al together bad. My w ife— ” He faltered, and her grasp on Ills powerless hand grew firmer. "Your w ife Is very young, Captain Arnaud. One day soon she will un derstand ns I do.” " I f that were true— possible— then I could sleep— ” His eyes closed. A weak tremulous sigh quivered at the corners o f his mouth. Noiselessly she turned out the lights and left him. Sylvia Arnnud's room lay at the fnrther end of the corridor. Gahrlelle knocked and Immediately entered. Her manner, from that of quiet g<x>d hu mor, hnd become alert and hard. Hor eyes were very bright her mouth set In lines that for once betrayed no trace of humor. The soldlera ere In deepeet “ Your husband Is very 111, Madame sympathy with Farquhar. If he Arnaud,” she said. "H e Is on the should organize a revolt they brink o f a nervous breakdown— per- would follow him. W ill he do haps worse— and only you can save so, after this torture, or will he lilm. I came to wnrn you— " heed the etern Inner call o f duty “ You are very kind, Miss Smith.” • nd honor? What would you "This Is not the time to exchange do? commonplaces. When ho awakes you must go to him. You must tell him (T O BB r O N T im jK D .7 that you will accompany him to Ton kin. But you must act at once— before Venezuela's 1914 Import* were val It Is too late.” ued at $3,987,467. '