WORLD’S DOINGS
Of CURRENT WEEK
New Supreme Court Member and Wife.
Mammssst
T h e R ed M i r a g e
Brief Resume of General News
From All Around the Earth.
A S to ry of the French Legion in A lg ie rs
XV L A . R . W Y L IE
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
lA il lig h ts reserved. T b s D obbs- M errill C o.)
daringly self assured thun ever. Fur you accompany me to my carriage?"
As Gubrlelle helped her silently luto
u minute, during which alio Ileal In tod.
S y l v i a O m n e y , h a r l o v e r , R i c h a r d K « r - her bright oyoa roatod rathor enrnoatly the waiting victoria Mrs. Farquhar
q u h a r . flint» h u a f a l l e n In l o w w i t h C a p
turned for a moment to glance behind
ta in A rn a u d of ih » F o re ig n le 'g lo n
I n on Gnbrlelle Smith, who, bowing for­
Her face, which hail suddenly
C a p t a in H o w rr'a ro o m
K n i q u t i s r f o r ç a s mally, wont out Into the courtyard her.
S o w e r to h a v e K re e to n 'e 1 O C a r e ­
grown
old and lined with grief, lit up
with
a
grim
amusement
written
ou
her
tu r n e d to h im
K a r q u h a r la h e l p e d t o In.«
ro o m s t>> U u h r l e l l e S m i t h S o w e r d e m a n d s email, Munburnt face.
Whereupon with u fi asti of malicious enjoyment.
a n apology. R e f u se d , he f o r c e s K a r q u h a r
"When we women go to the devil
'Ira Karquhar advanced amt kissed
to r e s i l i » h i s c o m m i s s i o n In r e t u r n f o r
we go all the way.” site said. "We
p o s s e s s i o n o f F a r q u h u r ' s f a t h e r ' s w i l t - Sylvia on both cheeks.
t e n c o n f e s s i o n t h a t lie h a d m u r d e r e d How
"My dear Sylvia my dear little Syl­ outdo Lucifer himself we make hell
e r's fa th e r.
O a b iiv lle sa v e s
K arquhar
respectable alssle.
fro m suicide
T o s h i e l d A r n a u d , S y l v i a ' s via—now I am aure 1 am the last per- a comparatively
fia n c e . K a r q u h a r p r o f e s s e s t o h a v e s t o l e n non on earth you expected an old And men can’t pay us out can’t get
w a r p la n s a n d tells th e re a l c u lp tlt w h y
only our owu sex know how
h e d i d so
A s R i c h a r d N a m e l e s s lie j o i n s woman traveling In a savage country at u n .
th e F o reig n l egion a n d sees S ylvia, now
full of foreigners! It’s almost Inde­ to do thut. I know how to do R. 1
M m e.
A rnaud,
meet
C olonel
In stitu t
have actually made Sylvia Arnaud
K a r q u h a r m e t s S y l v i a a m i t l a h r l e l l e . a n d cent. Isn’t It?”
learn s from C o rp o ral H o sts of th e c o l­
Sylvia Ntulled faintly, l ik e s u m e o u e faint.” Site sank back among the
o n e l ' s c r u e l t y . A r n a u d b e c o m e s it d r u n k ­
étudiions with u Nigh of relief. "Alni
a rd a n d o p iu m sm o k er
S y l v i a b e c o m e s awakened from a stupor.
frien d ly w ith C olonel Cestitili
A rnaud
"Oh, 1 don’t know. Won’t you sit that will lie my consolli I Ion on my
becom es jealous of K a rq u h a r
K a r q u h a r . down?
I certainly didn’t expect uny deathbed,” abe llulstusl, alinosi cheer-
o n g u a r d a t a v i l l a w h e r e u d a n c e Is In
p r o g r e s s . Is s h o t d o w n b y A r n a u d
A r ­ English person In this dreadful place. ftiliy.
n a u d j u s t i f i e s h i s I n s a n e l y j e a l o u s a - tl o n
If one can live In Euglaud—" She
to Cotonai C e s tln n A rn a u d goes to u d a n
C H A P T E R XVI.
t n g g i r l w h o l o v e s hltr. f o r c o m f o r t
t l a - broke off suddenly. "What made you
b r l e l l e m e e t s l a t w e . f o r w h o m s ite h a d le a v e r
sacrificed position a n d re p u ta tio n , a n d
In the Teeth of the Storm.
"You see. I have been rather lonely.
t e l l s h i m s h e Is f r e e f r o m h i m
S ylvia
m eets D e stin e behind th e m osque.
At
During tlie first night of thut great
Since Richard left—■"
n a u d b e c o m e s III h u t S y l v i a wil l n o t h e l p
"Ah. yes. of course," Sylvia sat march southward they had euiig lus­
h in t n o r I n t e r f e r e
for
K erquhnr.
Ou
b r le lle . s i d i n g K a r q u h a r . w h o Is u n d e r down with her back to the sunlight. tily.
Now they were silent No until
p u n i s h m e n t . Is m i s t a k e n h y h t m In I d s
From
d e liriu m fo r Sylvie.
K a r q u h a r d e l i v e r s a Iter hands clasped tightly In her lap. spoke even to tils nelglitHir.
m e s s a g e lo I V s t l n n s t n i g h t a n d fin Is "Y’ou must miss him very much.”
time to time they exchanged glances
Sylvia w ith h im
Me l e a r n s t h a t It w a s
“Oh, terribly. Hut that’s our fa te-- lightning, stealthy glances, which
tla b rle lle w h o aid e d him ,
to have to get ou without people we pussisl unnoticed. Rut thut was all.
I have suffered for. You, for Instance. It wus the only slgu thut they were
|
I’m sure sometimes you feel sad a S t i l l t i l l ' l l
There are women who appear
The last village lay behind them.
little homesick—”
able to fool all men with their
“Often.” Sylvia looked up eagerly. I Two hundred miles uway there wus
wllea, but they can’t fool amart
"We are alike, rather. We under­ | Sldl Itel-Alilies. In those two hundred
women. Sylvia made men mis­
stand each other.” Mrs. Farqubar was miles there had been muny things—
erable wherever she went—
silent a moment, considering the wltlle- nnd eight days! Eight days! They
made them throw their lives
fuced woman opposite her with bright, hud reused to count. The milestones
away recklessly. But the dawn
affectionate eyes. "And so you ure had disappeared.
Their memories
of a day of reckoning le begin­
sometimes lonely? If It were not for were blank. Medianleully as each dis­
ning for her, and a woman of a- , Captain Arnaud I should pity you, Kyi- tance of ten kilometers wus forced be­
her own sort la the Instrument. S via.”
hind them they dropped stupidly Into
•“Yes, of course, If It were not for the burning sand anil five minutes
Desire—" She stopped, ns though Inter mechsulcally rose and went on
C H A P T E R XIV— Continued.
seeking for words, uud slowly, beneath again. At night their white ramps
the persistent gaze of the blue eyes, stretched like n string of pearls Into
Faithful friend!” He caught her the last trace of color died from Iter the darkness, mid the bivouac fires
hand roughly from the bridle. ’There cheeks. The hand that pnssed Mrs. shone brightly. Imt they did not sleep.
Is something In all this I don’t under- Fnrquhar’s cup across the table shook They sat, huddled together for shelter
stand. Have 1 been mad—or dream­ "I am sorry—but the life out here ugalnst the hlustlng cold of the des­
ing?"
ert night, and stared In front of them,
makes one so nervy and Jerky.”
“-Dreaming. Richard "
"Yes, I can Imagine that." Mrs. Kar- or at one another. Ilefore the dawn
"Oh. 1 remember—’the men who fol­ quhar agreed seriously. "I hod hoped broke they mureltcd on agnln. Their
low mirages die.’ That wns the night to find Captain Arnaud here. 1 was eyes were red rimmed and bloodshot
when she cams to give me ‘God so charmed with him, you know, and with the amid mnl the glare of Ihe sun.
speed.’ and It wss for that man who wished Richard and he had beeu more Rut they neither cursed nor com­
came to me that night on the plateau— friendly.
1’oor Richard!"
Sylvia’s plained. Only from time to time they
who saved me? Was tt you?"
hand tightened on the carved arm of glanced at one another, and nlwuys
Yes.”
her chair. She made a movement os with that smoldering, searching Inter­
And everything—all you said—was though on the edge of sn Impulsive rogation, "Is It yet?"
a Re, a charitable farce?”
The day was cloudless. Since dawn
speech, then drew back, white lipped
“It was the truth.”
and silent. Mrs. I'arqnhar bent for­ no shadow hml crossed the brazen
He did not speak for a moment, n e ward nnd patted her on the knee. "I monotony of withered azure Yet there
bent lower In the saddle, ns though didn’t mean to hurt you. 1 know how w as darkness In the air ns though light
to penetrate the twilight that hid Iter delicate nnd sensitive you are, child. had burned up light Itself, nnd the
from him. Anil suddenly It was her Rut you must never worry about Rich­ great ball of the sun bad sunk behind
band that sought his anil held It.
ard. He writes me such wonderful a yellow, transparent veil of smolder­
I am sorry!” she said. ”1 did not letters, and In each one of them ha ing, scorching ruin. Suddenly to the
mean to hurt you.”
talks about you, how good you are, southeast the darkness gathered; the
“I have to thank you," he answered how much nobler and better you ars formless gloom hovering above tho
unevenly.
than other women. Really It Is quits slow moving line swept together In
Then gently he freed himself and, touching—” Khe stopped short. Syl­ one stupendous shadow which rushed
pulling his horse round In the middle via Arnaud hail risen to her feet. She down upon them. Colonel Destlnn gnl-
of the road, galloped back In the di­ stood prfectly upright for a moment, loped furiously along tlie wavering,
rection of the barracks.
staring In front of her with blank eyes, strleken line of men.
"Catnpez! enmpez! Each man for
and then suddenly she lifted her bunds
C H A P T E R XV.
himself!”
to her head.
Then It wns upon them. The sun
“It’s the heat—the awful sun­
Mrs. Farquhar.
wns blotted out. The sand wns every­
shine—”
“And so we part company?"
She collapsed, senseless, at Mrs. Far- where. It came like a blast out of
"I think It better. Mme. Arnaud."
hell's furnace nnd crept Into their eyes,
quhar’a feet.
Sylvia looked up from her book. It
Mrs. Farquhar got tip. She looked their mouths, tlielr lungs, their very
was “East Lynne,” nnd the condition down at the motionless figure but did henrts. It (sidled round their f(s-t,
of the cover suggested assiduous read­ not touch It. She rang tlie little ori­ mounting steadily to tln-lr knees, nnd
ing.
ental bell lying In tlie midst of the around them there stirh-ked the hurri­
“I dare say you nro right,” she said English silver.
cane Itself, an awful army of articu­
lazily. "All the same, I don’t quite un­
"Your mistress hns fainted," she late, destroying myriads.
derstand you, Mps Smith. You saved said coolly to the panic-stricken serv-
In thnt first moment Farquhar reeled
me In rather an awkward dilemma | ant who answered the summons. "I forward, Instinctively fighting the gall­
the other night. And now you want | thing n little sal volatile is all that ing storm with the fierce physical mad­
to leave me."
! Is needed. I lenvc her, I am surd. In ness of n body goaded by Intolerable
G h b r l e l l e s m i le d .
I good hands.” She smiled graciously torture, then be dropped quietly to Ills
“If I was of any assistance to you. \ and went out Into the sunny court­ knees nnd waited for the end. II«
It was for reasons that bad nothing to yard. Gnbrlelle Smith, who stood by heard the scream of a horse In terror,
do with you personally.”
the fountain, trimming the luxuriant nnd a thud ss of something falling
“Sylvia fidgeted Irritably. "What do ferns, turned as she heard the light, close beside him, but be remained In­
you mean?" she asked.
I quick tap of Mrs. Farquhnr’s French different. Stubbornly, doggedly, bo
"Madame Arnaud, you nre pretend- heels. Mrs. Farquhar held out her awaited the final consummation of his
release.
ing. You want to pretend that the hand.
Then something touched him. He
lives that you have linked to yours
-j have to thank you for your let-
awoke with a curse of resentful agony.
have really nothing to do with you— | ter,” she said.
that you are not responsible. Hint you
"There Isn’t any need for thanks. I A hand had groped through the dark­
are Just a beautiful. Innocent woman hesitated for twenty-four awful hours, ness. It gripped hlin, nnd he drugged
sitting among your dreams on a moun- i Rut I felt I had to do something. Once himself to his feet, lifting the heavy,
tain top far ultove the turmoil of or­ I had seen your name and address on Invisible body with him. Tho sand
dinary munklnd. And you wunt me that envelope I dared not keep si­ bent down upon them. He turned his
back to the storm. He stamped the
to pretend with you. Rut I really lence.”
can’t. As you said—I know too much.
“I shall never he able to rppny my shifting, whirling ninsn under Ids feet,
I’m a discomfort.”
debt I bun-led here ns fast ns ex­ nnd with n woman’s generous tender­
The liberty curtains dividing the press trains nnd wretched French ness sheltered tho motionless unknown
open door from the courtyard were packet boats could enrry me. I want­ until against lbs shoulders. No word
pushed aside nnd Sylvia’s English ed to reach Sldl-bel-Abbes before you was spoken. Eternities of suffering.
left. You have given up your situa­ In which each moment was the last,
maid made her discreet appearance.
bore down upon him. There was no
"If you please, madame, a lady tion?”
time In thnt hideous, revolving obscur­
“Yes.”
wishes to see you—Mrs. Farquhar,
ity—all the landmarks of life had been
"Will
you
come
to
me?”
from Englnnd.”
Gnbrlelle Smith (lid not answer for swept away, and he was pitted against
There followed a brief, poignant si­
the full force of denth itself. Ho
lence, Sylvin Amaud’s band tightened a moment. Her eyes rested steadfast­
dropped bnek. With an effort he gath­
ly,
significantly,
on
the
faded,
pow­
convulsively on the bonbonnlere, and
ered tho unconscious man closer, keep­
she looked at Gabrlelle with the help­ dered face.
ing his face uppermost. Then he lay
"I
think—better
not,
Mrs.
Farqubar.
less appeal of a child wlio suddenly
still, wondering If this were denth. . . .
You
know
nothing
nbout
me—not
even
realizes that It hns lost Itself In a
whether I am respeetable—"
crowd of strangers.
"You are the woman who has given
"Tell Mrs. Farquhar that I—I am—”
Has the time come for a
But Mrs. Farquhar was already In me the hope that I may see my son
ognitlon of kinship between
the room. She stood for a moment on agnln before I die. That Is all I care
Richard and one of his enemies
the threshold, smiling at them both, about! I am an old woman, Miss
—
Colonel Destlnn, or Captain
Smith,
and
what
lies
before
me
Is
al­
with the delighted consclounness of
Arnaud?
having successfully performed the part most beyond my powers. I need you—
of an agreeable surprise packet. Her my son needs you. Will you think of ao(T>(7iiTva«r>irigi;i.iiimaHnnmntiiM»u m i rin,,. ^
appearance undoubtedly heightened the that?”
(TO HE CO N T IN U E D .)
"Yes.” Gnbrlelle answered slmp|y.
desired effect.
She wore a white
"Then I rely upon you. Here Is
dress and a white toque. Moreover,
Optlmletlo Thought.
she was profusely powdered, and my card. Come to see me as soon
The Jealous food on Jealousy, yet
looked, If possible, younger and more as you can. We must act at once. Will never grow fat.
8YNOPSIS.
—16—
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
Russsian army in Turkey retires 80
miles in Bagdad region to await cooler
weather.
Germans fail in counter attack
against the French, who hold ground
they won along the river Somme.
Vienna admits defeat of the Aus­
trians, when they were driven back
nearly five miles from their positions.
The new Swiss war loan of 100,000,-
000 francs at 4 per cent, issued at 97,
has been oversubscribed by 51,000,000
francs.
Admiral Jellicoe, of the British
navy, reporting on the North Sea
naval battle, estimates the Germans
lost 21 ships.
Since the beginning of the European
war the Swiss national debt has risen
¿731QCl#±f. JVSJtOL
/¡MO rw JS BfM NO ELt
from an average of 28 francs per cap­
This photograph shows Associate justice Louis D. Brandeis for the first time in his
ita to 150 francs.
robes of office.
Theodore Tobiason, owner of a mil­
linery store in Spokane, was shot and
One of Captain Koenig’s first acts
killed in his store by Alphonse Pan-
after he moved his ship up the harbor
siera. Pansiera, according to the po­
from quarantine early Monday was to
lice, said Tobiason owed him $5000.
announce that the Deutschland was
I only one of a fleet of mammoth sub­
It is understood that the report that
mersibles built or building for a regu­
Sir Edward Grey, the English foreign
Batlimore—The daring German sea­ lar trans-Atlantic freight and mail
secretary, is to be raised to the peer­ men who brought the submarine mer- service. He said the next to come
age, is correct, and that in fact he al­ chantman Deutschland across the A t-* 1 would be the Bremen, and that she
ready has accepted such an offer. A
m*tfht be looked for at some port along
baronetcy of the United Kingdom lantic slept quietly aboard their vessel the
coast within eight weeks.
which lay moored to a carefully screen­
probably will be conferred upon him.
, i The German catpain submitted his
The War department has announced ed pier guarded by * * ,ron*
° craft to a thorough inspection by the
that it will call to the colors within a Baltimore police. Captain Paul Koe- surveyor of the port and an agent of
few days the regular army reserve, nig, the skipper, had delivered his pa­ the department of Justice.
These
consisting of between 4000 and 5000 pers to the North German Lloyd office, officers agreed that there was on sign
men who have served in the army, in entered his vessel at the custom-house of armament of any description on
order to hasten organization of new as a commerce carrier, and had pre­ board, and that there was no doubt in
units provided by the army reorganiza­ sented to a German embassy official a their minds about the boat's being en­
tion act.
packet of correspondence for von titled to the status of an ordinary mer­
chantman.
A new project for saving life at the Bernstorff.
Now the submarine is ready to dis­
The captain asserted that his voyage
time of naval engagements is reported
from Copenhagen. It is said several charge her million-dollar cargo of dye­ had established the fact that a subma­
prominent Danes intend to organize a stuffs and take on board for the return rine of the type of the Deutschland
fleet of several hundred motor boats trip to Germany metal and rubber could travel anywhere that the ordi-
along the west coast of Jutland. These needed by the emperor’s armies and | nary vessel could go, 13000 miles, if
j necessary. He had no fears, he said,
boats, flying the Red Cross flag, will navy.
of his ability to elude enemies that
The
return
merchandise
is
waiting
be sent out to pick ap the wounded
on the dock, and the time for leaving might be waiting for him off the Vir­
after each sea battle.
port will depend largely on plans for ginia Capes when he starts his return
Petitions carrying 75,000 names in eluding vigilant enemy cruisers expect­ trip.
“ I will be able to submerge within
support of initiative No. 24, which au­ ed to be waiting outside the entrance
thorizes the operation of breweries and of Chesapeake Bay for the reappear­ the three-mile limit, and they cannot
catch me after that,” he said.
sale of beer direct to consumers, were ance of the vessel.
filed with the secretary of state of
Washington. It is estimated that 50,-
000 of the petitioners will be found
qualified to sign, while the law needs
only 32,000*signatures to place on the
Washintgon, D. C.—The administra­
ballot.
tion omnibus revenue bill, creating a
Loss of at least 17 lives and prop­ tariff commission, imposing a protec­
erty damage which may total several tive tariff on dyestuffs, repealing pres­
millions of dollars resulted from the ent stamp taxes and providing for new
tropical storm which swept the east taxes on incomes, inheritances and war
Gulf Coast and turned inland Saturday. munitions profits, passed the house
All the deaths reported occurred near late Monday by a vote of 240 to 140.
Beloit, Ala., where 17 negroes lost
During the closing hours of debate
their lives. Several resorts along the several amendments, providing for
coast in the vicinity of Mobile had not elimination of the bankers’ tax and
been heard from. There was no loss modifying the tariff commission sec­
of life in either Mobile or Pensacola, tion, were adopted over the opposition
the largest cities in the storm’s path, of Democratic leaders.
according to messengers from those
The amendments cut the salaries of
places, which still were cut off from members of the tariff commission from
the direct wire communication.
$10,000 to $7500 annually; struck out
the provision under which no member
A bill to establish a National park
or former member of congress could
service, with a compensation system
Berve on the commission, and provided
of supervision, and a bill to accept
a single appropriation of $300,000 to
from the state of Oregon exclusive
jurisdiction over the Crater Lake Na­ pay expenses of the commission the
first year, instead of the bill’s stipula­
tional park, were among measures
tion of a continuing annual appropria­
passed by the house of representatives.
tion of that amount. The entire sec­
The customs bureau of the Treasury tion levying a tax of $1 for each $1000
surplus and undivided
department begins an examination to of capital,
learn the total amount of arms and am­ profits held by bankers was stricken
munition that has been exported to out.
WILLCSIA
Many amendments proposed by the
Mexico within the last year.
The
This is the latest photograph of Wil­
work was undertaken at the request of ways and means committee also were
the War department.
Orders were adopted, including one under which liam R. Wilcox, new chairman of the
sent to all customs inspectors to tabu­ cigarette manufacturers must pay a Republican National committee, who
late the information and send it to special tax of 3 cents for every 10,000 will manage the campaign for the
election of Charles E. Hughes.
cigarettes.
Washington as soon as possible.
GERMAN SUBMARINE IS
ENTERED AS MERCHANTMAN
Newest Photo of Republican Chairman
OMNIBUS REVENUE BILL PASSES
HOUSE, INCREASING INCOME TAX
vjLLi.on
Three deaths from heat were report­
Growers Steal Berry Pickers.
while he ate his dinner neighboring
ed to the police in St. Louis Tuesday.
Tacoma, Wash.— Wholesale brigand­ growers inveigled his employes away
The victims were elderly men. The
age exists in the Puyallup valley. by offering the bait of higher pay.
highest temperature was 94 degrees.
The larger growers have suffered ir­
Berry pickers worth their weight in
No soldier along the border is to be gold are the booty; respectable citi­ reparable loss, and their fruit is spoil­
without a Bible, if efforts now being zens and fellow-members of co-oper­ ing on the plants because of the labor
made to provide each fighting man ative associations are the brigands. shortage. That is the reason they are
with a pocket-size khaki-bound volume The human spoil, with all its goods and resorting to outlawry to harvest their
at a cost of 5 cents are successful. chattels, child-en and dogs, sport shirts crops.
The army chaplains who have been in­ and scalloped skirts, is carried away in
Fishermen Lost in Gulf.
terested in the movement are lending highpowered automobiles to berry
Mobile, Ala.—The wreck of the fish­
their assistance to it. The Bibles are patches, where the pickers are watched ing smack Philip Keyes probably has
provided at cost.
added eight to the death list of the
like prisoners of war.
H. Shepherd, of Alddrton, was one | Gulf hurricane. Two survivors of the
Herbert Munter, a Seattle aviator,
flying at South Bend, Wash,, while of the heaviest sufferers Tuesday, for, crew were picked up at Dauphin Island.
3000 feet in the air had to descend
King of Annam Deposed.
Banks' Opinions Differ.
when the crank shaft of his engine
broke. He landed safely on the tide
Paris — Duy-Tan, the 16-year-old
New York—A wide divergence of
flats.
opinion among the banks of the coun­ king of the French protectorate of An­
try as to whether the Federal reserve nam, on the China sea, has been de­
General Trevino reported Wednesday act has been successful after a year’s throned as a result of a revolt of An­
night to the Mexican war department operation is shown in a report issued namites at Quang-Ngai, which he has
that several wounded American sol­ Tuesday by a New York trust com­ been accused of having fomented. The
diers, who belonged to detachments en­ pany, which has completed a nation­ governor general of French Indo-China
gaged in the fight at Carrizal, have wide survey of the attitude of banks reports that the outbreak was sup­
been found in different parts of the toward the act. More than 5000 re­ pressed quickly and the king arrested
state of Chihuahua.
He Baid they plies were received to the queries sent near Hue. He is succeeded by Prince
were being returned to the American out, 1760 of them being favorable, 1773 Bun-Dao, who has just been crowned
unfavorable, and 1811 noncommittal.
side as soon as encountered.
king in his stead.