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0.&C.GRANT LANDS TO OPEN FOR FILINGS ASQUITH ASKS COMMONS TOR NEW CREDIT OF TWO BILLIONS In the c o u rty a rd o f the hotel tw o m ore or less Intoxicated plerm ta d an ced a c a n c a n to the dellrloua p la u d its of an aud ien c e th em selv es over eoiue by the heat an d pasalou th a t h u n g heavy In the night air. Sylvia A rn a u d elapped her huuda like a child. T h e noise of the d s u c lu g an d music reach ed (lie lighted room t h a t faced o u t ou the avenue. At hla place by the w iudow S tephen Lowe seem ed plunged lu hla o w n thoughts, an d the m an lu ev en in g d re s s who stood w ith his clenched b a u d ou the ta b le sta m p e d Im patiently. "A re you listening, Mr. L o w e?” "Yea, yea, 1 am listening. I h eard e v e ry th in g you said. S ow er w a s c a s h iered. I am uot surprised, Ills pro fes sion w a s hla tragedy. H e would have ■unde an a d m ira b le co m pauy prom oter, b u t the ta s k of luring an holiest g e n tle m a n w as too much for him You say lie has com m itted suicide. H a v e you couie ull this w ay to tell m e of poor S ow er's more or less providen tial e s cape, Mr P resto n ?" T he y o u n g m a n crim soned, hut a n sw e re d steadily. "You w ere his friend." A fain t Ironical smile c rep t over L ow e's suffering features. “ I w a s S o w er’s p a r t n e r , " he said quietly. “ You w ere K a rq u h a r’a friend You chose to act w ith us ugulust him —o f y o u r o w n free will. T h e r e w a s u com pact, nn u n d e rs ta n d in g T h e whole aeetie th a t night w as a farce, u little play ac tin g with you a s an unconscious actor. F a r q u h a r Intervened, l i e Idun tiered recklessly, b u t lie s|>olled our NEWS ITEMS O f G eneral Interest London- Premier Asquith Monday asked the house of commons for a vote of credit of $2,260,000,000 and the total since the beginning of the war to approximately $14,160,000,000. Arguments in Favor of Three The premier said the recent expend Entries to Be Allowed on Some 160 - iture New Legislative Acts Are Filed was approximately $26,000,000 daily. All the expenditure from Acre Tracts This Tall. Salem- Arguments in behalf of the April 1 to last Saturday was $2,796,- 1 proposed tax limitation amendment, 000,000. Mr. Asquith said that the rural credits amendment and the navy, army and munitions coat $1,- j amendment to repeal Oregon’s Sunday 896,000,000; the loans to Great Bri closing law were filed with Secretary tain’s allies, $786,000,000, and food, , of State Olcott this week for inclusion supplies, railways, etc., $116,000,000. Í in the official election pamphlet. The average daily expenditure on the The tax limitation argument was war, he said, was $24,750,000. submitted by Robert E. Smith, secre All Lands Classified as Agricultural The July total, continued the pre tary of the Oregon Taxpayers' League, mier, probably would be higher than the rural credits argument by the com to Be Opened— Work of Cruis that of November and it was expected mittee in charge of the Oregon Refer that the present level would be main endum League, and the argument for ing Will Begin at Once. tained for the near future. The muni- 1 the repeal of the Sunday closing law tion expenditure had increased steadily by Dan Kellaher and Ben A. Bellamy, and continuously up to May and in the Portland—Just as fast as it can be month and during June and July it was of the Independent Retailers’ associa tion of Portland. classified, agricultural land in the Ore fairly constant. The arguments for the three pro gon & California land grant in this After a speech by Winston Spencer state is to be opened to entry by actual Churchill, criticising Premier Asquith posed amendments in part are as fol lows: settlers. for not reviewing the war situation, “ Are taxes in Oregon high enough? This official information was brought David Lloyd George, secretary for from Washington Saturday by Louis war. replied, saying that it would be Shall we limit their further increase L. Sharp, chief of the field division of premature to survey a military situa to 6 per cent a year? These are the the general land office, following his tion and the prospects in the middle of questions in considering the State- Wide Tax Limitation Amendemnt. return to Portland from a three weeks' the battle. “ Oregon’s per capita tax is higher conference in Washington with Com “ The prospects are good,” the war than that of any other state in the missioner Clay Tallman relative to de secretary said. “ Our generals are tails of the classification and opening more than satisfied with and proud of Union. During the past ten years taxes have increased 37 per cent a to entry. the valor of our men they are leading. 1 By the latter end of next week Mr. I Great as the British infantry was in < year. Taxes have increased five times Sharp expects to be on his way with a Wellington’s and Napoleon's day, they faster than population. “ As a result, Oregon has been going crew of men, including expert timber never have been greater than now. backward in population and wealth for cruisers, to begin the immense task of the past three years. Last year seven classifying the lands, a preliminary families left the state to each new necessary before they can be opened to i Prudential Insurance Company family coming into it. In the face of entry. Agents Called Out on Strike these discouraging conditions there are He will start this work in Southern j those who have plans which will result Oregon, in either Jackson or Josephine i counties, which contain a greater pro New York — Agents and collectors in still greater increases in our taxes. portion of the grant lands than any employed by the Prudential Insurance Unless a limit is provided the legisla other counties. company were called out on strike , ture and our public officials will con The Oregon & California land grant Monday by a union recently organized tinue to increase our taxes as rapidly in this state comprises a total of 2,- among them and known as the Inter as they have in the past. “ The amendment limits the increase 300.000 acres. Only those lands that ; national Insurance Agents’ Protective are classified as agricultural will be association, with a membership of. in taxation to an annual increase not opened to entry. 6000. Although assertions of the com to exceed six per cent unless a greater Just what proportion of the grant is I pany and the union were conflicting, it increase is authorized by the people. "The farm debt of Oregon, secured classifiable as agricultural land nobody appeared Monday night that at least knows at this time. The best esti- j 500 men in the district have responded ¡ by real and chattel mortgages, is con servatively estimated at $30,000,000. mate can be no more than a guess. to the strike call thus far. And it was as a guess only, though one The men demanded more pay, recog On this debt the farmers are paying based on all the information at hand, nition of the union and “ more reason an average rate of about eight and that Mr. Sharp expressed the opinion able” working hours. Telegrams from one-fourth per cent interest. Added that probably one-half the land will branches of the union in different to this the costs of renewal and com fall under the classification of agricul states in the territory east of Chicago, missions, the rate paid is probably tural. leaders here declared, indicate that un little under nine and one-fourth per Deducting to begin with from the less the demands of the men are met cent. "The rural credits amendment pro 2.300.000 acres of the grant some 300,- j all the 6000 will follow the lead of 000 acres that are included in forest those already out. About 13,000 poses to take the burden out of the reserves, leaves approximately 2,000,- agents and collectors are employed by farm mortgage at interest of five per cent. The cost of title searching and 000 acres to be classified. If the esti the company. mated ratio of one-half is maintained, Lack of sufficient collectors to see appraisal will be from $10 to $50, ac 1,000,000 acres of this 2,000,000 will that premiums are turned in at the cording to the amount of the loan. The eventually be classified as agricultural proper time, the strikers assert, will farm er mUBt pay off one per cent of and opened to entry. result in the cancellation of thousands the original sum borrowed each year. Mr. Sharp said, however, that the ! of policies. The company announced That is, the payment of six per cent public will not be kept waiting for the that none of the men who walked out on the mortgage will pay interest, cost of operation and wipe out the debt en entire classification to be completed. would be reinstated. tirely in a period of 36 years. Just as quickly as enough of the land “ This system would mean to Oregon can be classified to make it worth Sixteen in Tube Thought Dead. an annual saving in interest and mort while, he explained, it will be thrown j gage costs of $750,000. It would mean open to entry. This process will be Cleveland—Imprisoned in a new wa an end Vb the perpetual worry and ex continued until all the agricultural ter works tunnel under Lake Erie as a pense of mortgage renewing; practi land is opened to entry. “ I do not wish to be understood as result of a terrific explosion of gas in cally an end to foreclosures, lost homes making any definite promise,” said the tube, 16 men are believed to be and blighted hopes; better equipped farms and greater rural prosperity. Mr. Sharp, “ but we hope to open the dead. The blast occurrred shortly before, “ The continuation of the old blue first batch of land by early fall. This land will be in Southern Oregon, in midnight Monday and lifesavers and law, which will be enforced if not re either Jackson or Josephine counties, the crews of the fireboats rushed to pealed, simply means putting the peo the outer crib five miles from shore ple of Oregon in a straight-jacket on for we shall begin work there first.” with lung motors, prepared to enter Sundays. If not repealed this anti the tunnel and rescue the victims alive. quated law will be enforced strictly, United States to Ask British That any survived the gas explosion i as it is now being done in Washington, Lane, Linn, and other counties in Ore to Remove Blacklist Edict is considered hopeless. At 2:30 a. m., G. O. Van Duzen, gon, where now you cannot purchase a Washington, D. C.—President Wil with eight members of a rescue party, newspaper, a cigar, refreshments, gas son and his cabinet determined Fri were overcome by gas in the tunnel oline or anything else on Sunday. “ If enforced it means that all mov day to insist that England remove trying to rescue the 14 men trapped in American firms from her “ blacklist.” the water works tunnel. Two others ing picture theaters must close on Sun The entire subject was considered at in the party were saved. It is report- ! days; it means that no baseball games the cabinet session held Friday. The ed that the rescuers were near death can be played on Sundays; it means conclusion was reached that action from the gas. that all pool and billiard parlors, and should be taken to terminate th is , bowling alleys or other innocent exer cising sportB and recreations operated method of interference with American trade. In accordance with this decis- “ Conscience fund” Gets Record Sums. for pay or profit must not operate on ion Mr. Polk sent instructions to Am- J Sundays; it means that Sunday news Washington, D. C.—Contributions to papers cannot be printed, sold or deliv bassador Page in London directing him to make emphatic representations to I the treasury’s “ conscience fund, ” for ered on Sundays; it means that all the British foreign office, not only the fiscal year ending June 30 amount pleasure resorts and recreation delights against the blacklisting of the firms ed to $4,923.15, making a total of of all kinds, including picnics, must whose names have been made public, $498,763.54 returned by persons whose cease on Sundays, if entrance fees or but against the continuance of a prac consciences were uneasy over frauds charges are made. tice described as in violation of inter- ! against the government. “ Ice cream, confections, foods of all Returns were much larger during kinds, and regular business of any national law. There is reason to believe that Eng-1 the past year than ever before, chiefly '■ kind except medicines, and medicines land expected some such action by the because of two unusual contributions, i only, at drug stores cannot be sold or Washington government. The firms one for $30,000 and one for $10,000. delivered on Sundays. It means that It was in 1811 when the first $5 was you cannot get a shoe-shine, that you blacklisted were selected from a long list in the possession of the British au sent in. It is an unwritten law of the cannot buy a cigar, or candies, or flow thorities. Against those placed under department that no effort shall be ers, on Sundays, unless you can prove the ban it is asserted the evidence is made to learn the identity of the con them necessities or charities.” conclusive and when made public will tributors, and even in cases where the convince the American government of writer has confessed to theft no effort School Terms Increased. the propriety of the measure adpoted. ! is made to prose aw te. ' The school directors of Clatsop coun L o s s in O ffic e rs H uge. S h a k e s p e a r e Wins Suit. ty have increased the length of their London—Casualty lists issued by the terms of school until the Bhort term of Chicago—The closing chapter of the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy in the war office show that during June the six or seven months during the year courts here was entered Saturday when British army lost 423 officers killed, has been almost entirely eliminated. Judge Smith dismissed the suit of Col-1 1032 wounded and 46 missing—a total The annual report of County Superin onel George Fabyan and dissolved the of 1519. Thes,e figures bring the ag tendent Byland, which has just been injunction granted him by Judge Tut- gregate losses to date to 29,424, of filed with Superintendent of Public In hill, who decided that the works cred which number 8997 have been killed or struction J. A. Churchill, Bhows that ited to Shakespeare were in reality died, 18,456 wounded and 1971 miss last year there were but two districts written by Bacon. To prevent Fabyan ing. Heavy fighting around Ypres in the county having six months of from publishing a code which he con caused losses among officers in the school, while more than three-fourths tended would show Bacon was the au Canadian contingent of 109 killed, of the remaining districts had terms of thor of the Shakespearean plays, Selig 304 wounded and 51 missing. Of nine months. brought injunction proceedings and the Australians 14 were killed and 32 P riso n E m ployes Q uit. wounded. Colonel Fabyan filed a cross-bill. Salem—T. E. Cornelius, head of the Boni H a s N ew Evidence. Oregon Penitentiary brick yard, has R o ta r i a n s Pick A tlanta. Rome- On behalf of Count Boni de resigned, and his wife, who is matron Cincinnati—Atlanta, Ga., was selec ted a the convention city in 1917 of the Castellane his attorney in the suit be in charge of the women’s ward, will International Association of Rotary fore the Holy See for the annulment, resign at the end of the present month. Clubs here late Saturday by the new of his marriage with Anna Gould has Mr. Cornelius hag been connected with and retiring officers, who are empow presented to the Pope new evidence the penitentiary for Bix and a half ered to make the selection. Kansas j which, according to the attorney, will ; years under four administrations and City and Salt Lake were also in the j prove that Miss Gould married Count has served as deputy warden, chapel field for the next convention. C. R. j de Castellane with the intention of di- guard, farmer and superintendent of Perry, of Chicago, was re-elected sec | vorcing him if later she became dis the brick yard. Superintendent Minto retary. This concluded the work of satisfied with the marriage bond. This said that it was the intention to close the international convention, which is sufficient to annul a Catholic mar the brick yard this month, as the men had been in session since last Monday. riage, the attorney says. would be needed in the flax fields. About Oregon LAND OFFICE ISSUES ORDER S ylvia O in n s y . h e r lover. Itlc h a rd T a r Q u h a r . flmla. h k a f a l l e n In lo >e w i t h t ' a p - ta ln A rn u u il o f th e F o r r l g n l-ealon Far q u h a r f o r c e s S o w e r t o h a v e P r e s t o n ' s I t> XJ's r e t u r n e d t o h i m S o w e r forces F u r q u h a r to r e s i g n h i s c o m m i s s i o n . L l a b r le ll e sa v e s F a r q u h a r fro m su icide T o sh ield A rn au d . S y lv ia's nance. F a r q u h a r p r o fe sses to have stolen w a r p lan s As I tl c h a r d N a m e l e s s he Joins th e F o r e ig n l<eglon. F a r q u h a r m e e t s H y l v l a a n d U n b rid le A rn a u d becom es a d ru n k a rd a n d opium sm o k er. Hylvla b e c o m e s frien d ly w ith C olonel P r s t l n n A rnaud becom es J e a l o u s o f F a r q u h a r a n d Is s h o t d o w n b v him A r n a u d goes to a d a n c in g girl w h o lo v e s h i m f o r c o m f o r t O a h rie l'e m e e ts Is »w e, f o r w h o m s h e h s d s a o r t n e d p o s i t i o n a n d r e p u t a t i o n , a n d t e l l s h i m s h e Is free fro m h im H ylvla m e e ts D e s tin n b e hind th e m o sq u e A r n a u d b e c o m e s III b u t S y l v i a w ill n o t h e l p h i m , n o r I n t e r f e r e f o r Farquhar tla b rlrlle . a id in g F a rq u h a r. w h o Is u n d e r p u n i s h m e n t Is m i s t a k e n b y h i m m i n h i s d e l i r i u m f o r H y lv la F a r q u h a r delivering a m essage to Pestlnn at n ig h t finds H ylvla w ith h im lie learns t h a t It w a s U a h r l e l l e w h o a i d e d h i m <)a b r i d l e le a v e s H ylvla a n d g o e s to F a r q u - h a r ' s m o t h e r , w h o h a s c o m e to A l g i e r s In a n e f f u r t t o s a v e h e r s o n W hile on a m a r c h F a r q u h a r s a v e s D e s t i n n ' s I lf s A r n a u d b rin g s relief to th e colu m n a tta c k e d by A r a b s I . A W V W A A A W W VA m A W V W W W latlves. "W e can't help our relatives, but thank heaven we can chooee our friends,” la a sentiment voiced by many persons. Rich ard Farquhar, In great troubla, has cause to appreciate and cherish tha love of hla friends < ; for him and to loathe hla kin. Í n w w w v tu w v C H A P T E R X V I I— Continued. ” 1 stole these,” he said. I th ought they w ould be my last. I w as m is t a k e n a p p a r e n t l y . Am 1 to th an k y o u ? ” “ Give me a cig a re tte instead.’’ T h e ir faces w ere close together. T he red glow o f th e ir c ig a r e tte s b u rned up b e tw e e n them , a n d they looked each o th e r In th e eyes. T h en a hand w as stre tc h e d out an d touched K a rq u h a r’s w ith a n alm o st fem inine gentleness. " I s th ere a n y th in g I can do fo r y o u — w hen w e get b a c k ? Any m essage?” “ Yes— I should be grateful. Will you go to M a d a m e A rn a u d ? Ask fo r her c o m p an io n —a Miss S m ith —a little c o u n tr y w o m a n o f mine. Will you tell h e r —how It h ap p e n e d ? ” “ I pro m ise you. N am eless.” F a r q u h a r bow ed his head for a m o ment. "Tell her the m irag e w a s not so splen did a s the t r u t h . ” T h e night deep en ed w ith the silence. T hey hud fo rg o tteu th a t th eir h a n d s w e re still clasped together. Like ch il d re n th ey d roum ed old d r e a m s and trod old paths. T h e d a w n broke, and Instinctively th e ir eyes sou ght the w est. Amid the golden clouds d riftin g up from the horizon the night had built a city of tem ples an d palaces, domed w ith silver, w hose pale ethereal mlna- re ts a n d glow ing cupolas reached up Into th e tr a n s lu c e n t light of morning. F o r a m o m e n t or tw o It brightened, th e s le n d e r outlines stren g th e n in g alm ost to r e a lity — th en f a d e d —and as the sun rose passed wholly in to the v a c a n t day. "M ira g e !” G oetz rose slowly an d stiffly. “T he m irag e Is gone,” he said. H e pointed th e n to som ething m oving s w if tly over th e w id e sw eep of plain. "Colonel D e stin n 's calcu lated w ith in the h o u r.” he said. “T h e re a r e the c h a s s e u rs .” C H A P T E R XVIII. The Return, In the softly-lighted co u rty a rd o f the H otel de F r a n c e a new ly-im ported Z lg e u n e r K apelle w as p la y in g the w a ltz from H o ffm a n 's "K rzaeblun- g e n .” Sylvia A rn au d , a red a n d gold C a rm e n , dan ced Joyously to th e slow g ra c e fu l strains, an d h e r p a r t n e r sm iled d o w n Into h e r face, u p tu r n e d a n d b ril lian tly lovely In Its sheer ec sta sy of living. “ Look a t t h a t q u e e r old lady w ith the w h ite wig! Is she a m a s q u e ? And t h a t fu n n y , g ra y little th in g beside her! I call them th e Proprieties. W h a t a r e th e y doing h ere?” “ H o w should I k n o w ? ” Sylvia re t u r n e d with su d d e n Impatience. Aa th ey passed on Mrs. F a r q u h a r t u r n e d an d touched G abrlelle on tho arm . “ Sylvia has Ju s t seen us,” ahe said. “ I h a v e spoiled (he evening for her. It w a s w orth while coming. She tried to langh a t me w ith th a t young fool, but sh e co u ld n ’t. She Is beg in n in g to be a fra id . If R ichard dies I sh all h a o a t h e r till she goes m a d .” plana." w ere figures o f carn iv al b ut different T hey m arched fo ur deep a h u n d re d of them . T h eir h ead s were bowed He lies tit the flare of lights each m an seem ed to shrlu k, to co w er closer to his uelghbor, like m herded terrified animal. And m a n y s tu m b led Pres to n 's b a u d s tigh tened ou the ta ils lu frout of him. " P o o r devils!" A few y a r d s behind th e last Hue a ■ paid rode alone. A abort rope wu* at ts e b e d to hla sad dle a n d to u limn w ho stu m b le d a t Ids h orse's heels. Tho rope w a s rou n d Ills neck; Ills h an ds w ere bound boblud him, sm l the b r o k e n link of u chain clan k ed lu the sudden •tric k e u stillness. Ills kepi h ad been knocked off. an d every line lu th a t g a u u t quiet face wua visible As though blinded by the su dd en light, be reeled slid w a s Jerked b ru tally to Ills knees A w o m a n laughed hysterically, ln s tu u tly he hud recovered. And In t h a t recovery, th a t quiet a c cep tan ce of a c ro w n in g hum iliation th ere w a s a dignity, a co u ra g e th at held the crow d a mom ent longer lu a w e s tr u c k slleuce. "G od In h eu v eu — F a r q u h a r ! ” L ow e nodded. "You know n ow ," h e aald. "You know th a t y o u r a to n em en t h a s come too late." T he tr a g ic figure passed on; nn olll- cer on horseb ack rode Into the light, nud the cro w d stirre d In restless relief. Hut ubove th a t su dd en w a v e o f m ove ment, al*ove the clow n's h a lf ash a m e d burst of reco n q u ered m errim en t th ere s o i l lull'd a cry n muffled wall of Incredulous agony. The officer tu rn ed lu Ills suddle. Hylvla A m a u d . In the fro n t rowr o f the masques, w aved to him. l i e did not look at her, ! an d she glanced Im p ud en tly ut the 1 boy Mcphlstnpliclca U 'slde her. " W h a t w us th a t? D id n 't you h e a r? " l i e laughed. "S om eon e fainted. T h a t q u e e r old fury w ith th e w hite wig. I believe. You're not frightened'/" “Oh, n o —no!" " O f co u rse not. O ne g ets a c c u s to m ed to th ut sort of thing here, does one not? A ru n a w a y legionary! Who cures!" He offered h e r Ills u rm w ith a n cluliorutr bow "M ay we uot go ou dancing, t 'a r u ie n ? " "You scoundrel!" "Yes, I am n scoundrel,” Isiw e said atu ip ly ; “ but do not tro u b le to m u r d e r me. T h a t would get you Into dlfflcul- ties, an d It la uot necessary ." He touched him self lightly on the chest "I h a v e som ething here w hich will fin ish me off lu a month or tw o —less p le a s a n tly ttinn you would do. T h a i Is why I ca re not a t all how much or how little you know. T he p a rtn e rs h ip Is ended au d I am golug out of b u s i ness.” l i e laughed sardonically amt tu rn ed Imek to the w in dow . T he crow d ben eath had broken up a u d falleu hack on e it h e r side ben eath the trees of the aven u e, au d from the d is ta n c e there Bounded a dull r h y th m ic l>eiit a n d the C H A P T E R XIX. om inous r a ttle of dru m s. "T h e Legion has re t u r n e d ,’’ Lowe said quietly. “Do T h e L ast Offer. you w a n t to see the s a d d e s t sight ou T h e long low built room w as full of earth , Mr. P reston?'' auushlue. It poured In th ro u g h the T h e y o u n g m an d re w nearer, r e half opened s h u tte rs and d an ced on Ihe lu c ta n t yet fnaclnaled. Ilia huuda w ere w h ite w a sh e d n u ll s an d on the long no longer clenched. H e w a s looking ut deal table with Its litter of m ap s und the g a u n t figure leaning negligently docum ents. T h e dodTs nt the f a r end a g a i n s t the w indow ed ge aa a t som e w ere th ro w n open, and tw o soldiers th ing m onstrous, Incredible. w ith fixed b ay on ets took u p their “ H a v e you no conscience—no r e posta on e ith e r hand. A few m in u tes m orse?" he said. la t e r a g ro u p of officers followed They "Oh, yes. Mr. P reston, a g re a t d eal.” were six lu numlier tw o lieutenants, " T h e n pity my rem orse. F o r God's j three e a p tu iu s and a m ajor. T hey |>e- sake— If you k n o w —tell m e why F ar- longrd to the aauie regim ent T hey e x q u h a r did th a t th ing help m e to u n ch an g ed desu lto ry re m a rk s , aud from d e r s ta n d .” tim e to tim e oue o r a n o th e r o f them T he boyish p ass io n a te pleading laughed. Only Desire A rn au d w as cau sed L ow e to tu r n n mom ent. H e atlent. smiled, an d th a t fa i n t g lim m er of half- A m o m e n t Inter th e sen tries p re s e n t co m passlo nute u n d e rs ta n d in g wua a ed a r m s a n d t ’olonel D estin n entered . light falling deep Into a tu rg id s tre a m All six m en spru ng to th eir feet. T h ere — re v e a lin g m any su nken, forgotteu w a s m ore t h s u fo rm al m ilitary c o u r things. tesy lu th a t sim u lta n e o u s m ovem ent. " F a r q u h a r sacrificed him self,” he Tliclr eyes w e re fixed on Ills face ns ou said. " H e resigned b ecause Sow er som e fe a re d and In calculable oracle. w ished It. T h a t seem s Incredible. Hut “ P ra y be seated, g en tle m e n ,” Sow er held the reins. T h e re w a s au He took Ills place In the mldnt o f old tr a g e d y which he used for Ids ow n them b e n e a th the tw o tricolors d ra p e d en ds— the tra g e d y of hla fa th e r's deuth p e rf u n c to rily o ver a m i n ia tu re nnd e m an d of C a p ta in F a r q u h a r 'a iflsappear- blem atic b u st o f the republic. "B rin g an ce.” In the prison er.” he said sharply. T he roll of d r u m s w a s close a t hand, T h e se n trie s repented the order, an d nud a w o m a n 's note of la u g h te r flut In the brief Interval th a t followed th e tered up blrdllke from the somber-flow six men relapsed luto their fo r m e r ulll- ing tide of sound. tude o f languid Indifference. T h e (w o L ow e t u r n e d hack to th e w indow. y o u n g e r officers ex ch ang ed w hispered "Y ou see, Sow er m iscalculated,” he c o m m en ts , and one of them laughed. w e n t on. " H e wua a J e w from God T he d o or opened and a s e rg ean t e n kno w s where, und he lost his sense of tered, followed by tw o corpoRils anil a patrio tism . l i e did uot u n d e rs ta n d m an wlwme h a n d s nud feet w ere this red-hot love of one's birthplace. chained. T h e re w us n sh o rt silence. He did not u n d e r s ta n d the reckless T he s e r g e a n t m a d e nn aiillm rltutlve t e m p e r a m e n t of the m an wlfh whom gestu re, nnd the m an w a s th r u s t fo r he w us dealing. Are you beg in n in g to w a r d und the door closed again, s h u t u n d e rs ta n d , Mr. P re s to n ? " tin g o u t the b rief g lim pse o f sunlit "Yes, I a m beginning to u n d e r courtyard. s t a n d , " P re s to n said dully. "A n d th e n ? " "T h e p riso n e r's n u m lier?" “T h en history re p e a te d Itself— not T he se r g e a n t d r e w o u t a bulky d ocu In Incident, b u t In ch a ra c te r. R obert m e n t from b etw een the b u tto n s o f his S o w er tried to Is? the hono rable g e n tunic. "No. 4005, called Itlch ard N am eless tl e m a n ; he tried even, s tru n g e as It m ay seem, to gain F a r q u h a r '* fr ie n d o f Ihe F ir s t regim ent, the E leven th ship. H e failed, a n d th e n —you re c o m p a n y .” “ T he a ccu satio n ?" m e m b e r th a t scene a t th e card tab les? " C o n sp iracy nnd m u tin y on the T h a t decided him. Illood and Instinct w ere too strong. H e tu rn e d and used field.” " A n y previous record?" his po w er.” "No, my colonel, h u t m a r k e d as a L ow e stepped out on to the balcony, nnd b en t fo r w a rd w ith bis elbowa on d a n g e ro u s c h a ra c te r." "V ery well, serg ean t. You ca n stn n d the rail, w atch in g the d en se co m pany of chnuaaeura force th eir w ay through h ack .” T h e m a n salu ted an d retired a few the restless crow d. T he claah of tho h an d w a s alread y fainter. T h e c h a s paces, leavin g Ills p riso n er alone, fac s e u r s rode now In silence, an d once ing the table. Colonel D estinn looked m ore the dull m onotonous tr e a d p re up. As th e ir eyes m e t the p riso n e r dom inated, s tran g ely , persisten tly bowed, gravely, w ith o u t b rav ad o , with ominous. "You k n o w w here F a r q u h a r an Instinctive cou rtesy which b ecam e Is?” P resto n said Im peratively. "Y ou hlin stra n g e ly well. Colonel D e stin n 's o u ts tretch ed h a n d s w ere clenched, sm l k n o w w h a t has become of h im ? " the kn u ck les stood o ut w h ite an d pol “ P e r h a p s — I am not sure." ished ns marble. T h e re w a s no tr a c e " I f you know rem o rse you m u s t wish of em otion on the Implucnble features, to a to n e ,” P re s to n aald hoarsely. a n d his voice so un d ed fo rm al u n d In "A scoundrel, a t th e end of his d a y 's different. w ork, h a s much to a to n e for,” wna the “ In th e o rd in a ry course o f ev en ts a b s t r a c t e d a n sw e r. "I h a v e chosen th is c ase w ould go to th e c o u rt ut my a to n em en t, Mr. P reston. All a to n e O ra n ," he said. “ H ut I h a v e received m e n t Is In adequate, h u t m ine shall be In s tru ctio n s from G eneral M eu n ler to m ade— for my g r e a t e s t w rong, a t w h a t deal w ith all such offenses sum m arily. e v e r cost—" H e b ro k e off. " T h e I,e- T h e re h a v e lieen signs o f u n re s t In the glon," he said quietly. l e g i o n . G en eral M eunler d o m nn ds P re s to n did n o t spesk, silenced t h a t a n ex a m p le should be m ade.” a g a in s t hla will by the scene b eneath T h e m n jo r nodded. him . T h e d a n c e rs from the hotel had “ I t ’s essential to discipline,” he m u r s w a r m e d up to the long lines of b a n g m u r e d vaguely. in g la n te rn s a t th e edge of the g arden . A clow n cllmlted upon the sto n e g a te Does Colonel D estinn k n o w p o st a n d w a s b e s t in g wildly, h ilario us t h a t he le a b o u t to p ass sen* ly on th e h ead s o f the crow d w ith his t e n c e on hla ow n so n ? In c a t e bladder, sho u tin g a w itticism a t each h e le a rn s, do you believe t h e la u ghing victim . Hut beyond a thin I k n o w le d g e will a l t e r t h e ee- d a r k atream flowed from the d a rk n e s s | v e r i t y of his ju d g m e n t? Into the light an d from light back Into d a rk n e s s. T hey w ere g rotesque fig ***** ure#— hideous, pitiable. 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