WHERE CHURCHES Ml GOEGEOU3
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In Czar's Domain Byzantine Architecture Makes
Cities Glitter With Gilded Domes. Green Eoofs and
Many Colored "Walls St-Isaac's Cathedral that Cost
Seven Million Dollars to Build and Is Repaired to the
Tune of Half a Million a Year Interior of Dazzling
Magnificence Pillars of Porphyry and Malachite,
Inlaid With Jade and Lapis Lazuli Difference Be
tween 'White" and "Black" Clergy "Neither
Women nor Dogs" admitted to the Sanctuary Can
dle Burning Popular Because It's the Cheapest Form
of Worship Queer Easter Customs in Rural Russia.
Shuddersome Graveyard Ceremonies on All-Hallows
Eve. Comedy of the American and the Verminous
Steam Bath.
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Moscow
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I SCOW. Oct. 1. (Special) Moscow
rorld-famoua (or its churches.
rhey are numeroua and striking.
tKiaM vary Russian orthodox church
muat ba built after the Eyxantlne style
of arrhltrture. with fine domes and
the splendid colored decorations of tha
East. Religion plays such a part la
Russia that It Is necessary to study Its
rltea aad conditions before ona ran un
derstand tha Slav outlook on Ufa.
A farorlta roof color Is green, with
whit or yellow for tha body of the
church. In son a cases, as In tha Tem
pla of tha Resurrection, different col
ored bricks are set In so that th walla
ara a tne of blue, red and green, min
gled together In fantastic designs.
Inside, tha walls are covered with
what, at a distance, look Ilka pictures,
but ara really mosaics, la which small
places of stona are so wonderfully fit
ted together that tha figures have all
tha affect of masterpiece of painting.
Stone Is but rarely used for tha struc
ture oa account of tha frosts, which
crack It. In St. Petersburg, where you
meet with a church at every etreet cor
ner, there Is only one built of stone, and
that Is granite. It Is St. Isaac's Cathe
dral and cost over f'.oOO.ooo to build.
Tha bishop Is proud of It but tha re
pa Ire come to over half a million dol
lars every year, though It Is not yet
years old. The frosts, and Its own huge
we'sht on the bosgy foundation. have
already worked what In a milder cli
mate woul I be the havoc of centuries.
Insider Its magnificence Is such that
ones eyea are completely datxled. All
the pillars are either of solid porphyry
Inlaid with lapis laiull. and decorated
with brome and gold-covered capltols.
or ef malachite. Inlaid with Jade and
finished with glided capltols. There Is
also oa view a model of the Cathedral.
- five fee long, made of solid gold. All
the Vessels are of gold, studded with
precious stones. Tha Ikons, or sacred
picture, are hung with jewels rtnge.
etamon.l anJ pearl necklaces and chains
hlrh devout rwrle have given as Here In Moscow, there Is a Levra. py various passengers as oiierimts tor 1
Compensation - A NoOs!
KT ANSC WARWICK (IllTH CRANSTON)
,..! af rrvradtag Casera.
V.aatar Antbeay Steele and bla wtra. Ja
llel. ef oHK ara prominent la ' VVahtn-t-ie.
Lk c. aoeletr at a time aappoaed ta
In.-l.i4e. rreetdesl Ranaeeelt-a Administra
tion, and the story open with taelr solas
to me comlBS-oitt port? of siim Kathloea
Wnrrena. a young sr: wnoa the? baa met
v.aro nrevioua'r. Other sneets at the party
re Senator Hararood. Career Hoaard. the
eenatore nephew, and Lucl.e Paso, a rrl.iid
f ico Senators. Tauas Na Maraood
paa marked nttentMn to Kalhieen, a tact
mat la nnt.d by Alajor VCarr.na. tha rnS
l4r'e father. A d.hato la deputed In tha
I att.d Stat.e Senate, whero Senator SteetO
delivers a apeech In fn.ot of rnl.road resa-la-.loa.
Senator Haraood. who ta In tna ern
p ay of the "interests." oppoaea Steele,
rcnermaa er in Washtncun. P. c
plctared. nnd Sara. F'e... burs a doll for a
tranaa lure irL Tha te:ea a New
Tears aartr at their cams, aad some at
tba snesta Induce la cover vaodeellla.
a-noca them bem KatMeea Warrens, ana.
to the distrean of her married sister. Doro
thea, sivea a Fpani.h rfenre In. eootuma.
Senator Steele eroes indifferent to b la- wife
and eus-pacte that he la really In leva wtta
Kathleea. Mrt. rasa errlee, becomes aua
piclooe of the re.ationa existing between
Steeie nnd Kathleen nnd la eared v the
at:er from betns badly burned whoa her
draea catenae fire, nor do la Vea. a
fireiam dp.omat. ecomee Inlereeted n
Ka:n.en and taaee ret and other member
of the an for a wa k throuah the snow
oe Bold Mountain. They become leat. nnd
Steeie and Carter organise a aearrhlng
party. Ste:e finds Pa La Vega aad Keth.
loon toe-ether. aMerltg with raid, and aa
be carriea Kathen home ehe ral!a htm
-Anthonr" nod be reXe her -lttt!e friend
T!e house party returna to Washington. IX
C slra. Stee 0 bee-ire to feel that her hue
band la drifting no ay from her. Senator
Harwood and h:a secretary, at'es Trnrnor.
conspire against Steo.e. and the Seaalor
km'i that Nelson Harwood should marry
KaihTeea. te;e ajtee Major Warrens
nt to tneet Kathteea'a 3iV0.'O tn the Har
wood crowd a bocus T. L. a T railroad
atov-a. e-enalor Harwood begine a news
paper war acalnst hteele. Major Warrene
aiee and Mm Kathleen aad Seaater Steele
es-hange loe ows. He telle her that he
had never loeed his wife. Stee'.e Interelews
he Pr-edent of the lotted etatee and
Clef for an ei!ui-ettnnat sua: If leallon for
tha franchise. Senntor Harwood dlea of SB-n-'p.esy.
brwolo end Kathleen meet at a
d.r.ner. Mrs. ete-.e la injured by being
thrown rrona her boraa ead dlea
CHAPTER XVIL
The ominous thunder of that same
first note of Lohengrin rolled out Im
portantly. Society forgot bow hot It
wag. and half turned, with aa expectant
little rustle, "it may not be unusual,
you know." whispered Mrs. Wanna,
"but It a sure to ba elaborate." Close
on her words rame eight Immaculate
ly - groomed ushers Irreproachable
boutonntere. marvel.oua acarfpina, ex
cellent shoes, very new pearl-grey
gloves then eticht pink and wblte
brldeamaids In large roaa hats and car
rying enormous tulle muffs: back of
them a tall, dark-haired girl In white;
and finally a wonderful tanirle of satin,
lace and chiffon tnrough which every
one bunted for the bride. Two little
girls In very short skirts and with wide,
frightened' eyes held frantically to the
long court train.
Twet murmured society, with a
purr of approval. "Of course she bad
a ttane to get btm. but then he's quite
an estimable young man. and. you
know, tbey both have money. Miss
Warrens really overshadows the bride,
doesn't she? It's the first time she's
been out since ber father's deatM
awfully old-fashioned to atay In mourn
ing so long! Oh yea. that rumor all
died dawn: I never believed It meaelf.
did you? And he's been ta the Orient
vsr since his wifs died. I do think
peace or thank offerings, or to redeem
some tow made In tlma of alckneas or
trouble. Russians ara mostly poor, but
It will be seen the orthodox church la
not lacking wealth.
Training the Chairs.
Silence Is rarely found in the churches.
During the services, even the prlesta
who are not actually on duty walk
about and talk In loud wblspera The
congregation takes no active part In
the services beyond crossing themselves
three times at stated Intirrkls. The
singing, given exclusively by male
volcea and without any accompaniment
whatever, won the admiration even of
Berllox. who wrote: "It excels every
thing of tha kind In Europe." Children
ara very carefully trained for thla pur
poae In special schools, many of which
are maintained out of the Tsar's privy
purse. The lower clsrgy. or deacons,
who need not become priests, are al
ways chosen for their voices, and this
la why the prayers for tha Csar and
the Imperial family are always Intoned
with perfect art.
There It no altar In the Russian
church. The sacred bread and wine
are kept In t enclosed space, or sanc
tuary, divided from the rest of tha
church by folding doors. Here, the of
ficiating prlesta robe and unrobe: hare
la the bishop's throne, and here, ac
cording to tha canons, "neither dogs
nor women" may enter.
The "white" or secular clergy, must
marry once; but may not marry a
second time. Bishops and Archbishops
are alwaya chosen from the "black
clergy." or monks, who, of course, may
not marry at alL The duhovny. as the
priests are called, form a distinct class,
so distinct that It baa almost become a
caste. Father and son follow each
other In the church In some capacity
or another. 'When tha village priest,
or pop. Is too poor to make his sona
priests, he sees that they serve tba
church as readers, singers or monks.
Hera In Moscow, there Is a Levra.
Addc
theae scandal-mongers should ba
frowned upon. Nowadays yea. I sup
pose we must keep quiet during the
service. Isn't it shockingly hot!'"
The ruffly procession bsd grouped It
self about the altar, while from some
half-hidden door a bridegroom and a
best tnsn appeared Inconspicuously and
took their places.
"Dearly beloved"
Everyone settled bark, fanning and
wishing after all that they had not
worn lined clothes. Mrs. Mathews"
black lace rose and fell over a Justly
complacent bosom. "Dear Mary." she
slahed rellevedly. "Her presents are
gorgeous, and ahe Is very nicely set
tled. I wonder If Miss Ann Isn't a little
nervous about Kathleen. Well. I shall
go to Norway with tiie Forst-Pmorns
now: perhaps Til stsy over all Winter,
unless Mary wants me to come back
wben they move Into their house. Any
way, she was the second girl out of her
season to get married!""
-Oreat Lucifer. If I should kneel on
her trsln!" The groom grew cold
with terror and tried to sneak his
handkerchief up to bis damp forehead.
"Why some men go through this twice
gets me! Two to one I'll drop the
ring." '
Kathleen watched him sympsthetl
cally. "Men are always the more
frightened," she smiled, holding Mary's
flowers cloaer. "yet they give up so
much less. It's the woman who" but
aa though to contradict her came the
wonderful proud ardour of one wo
man's voice: "What I hava had baa
been enough enough to grant me
supreme happiness at the end. now."
And the superb lesson of Juliet's spiri
tuality which bad been at 'once so
practical In It's outworking rose up.
ss It did repeatedly theae days, a
haunting suggestive text! "It's the wo
man who gets back too." Kathleen ad
mitted, and suddenly her eyes fell on
Nelson. He was her beat proof of that.
And his blue eyes met hers squarely
appealingly almost as they asked
after the rector: "Wilt thou have this
man?" "It's bean a year." be added to
himself. "A year and lately I've be
gun to think that maybe ahe Is chang
ing Just a little. I'm m " wistfully,
"weddinga are nice things. I reckon
I'd move most of esrth to deserve one!"
"ReaKy that new maid Is a treas
urer Mrs. Page patted the heavy gold
applique on her Nile-green dtrectolre.
-And when Oeorre and i are married.
I'll look every bit as young as she
does. I almost wish now that I hadn't
given George so much encouragement;
If I'd only held off a little I might
have married Tony. Anyway, money
always talks. 1 guess when George
and 1 reus back from Europe, we'll be
right In It. Just the name aa If bed
been a Senator."
-I never looked better." Mary smiled
to herself during the prayer, "and
when we get our bouse on Massachu
setts avenue, the preeents will show up
splendidly. X wish Arnbld bad worn
another scarf-pin diamonds look so
loud for a wedding. It was toe bad I
had to ask Vylette: that pink makes
her fatter than ever. But Kathleen Is
abeolutely beautiful. Well. I've bad
the prettiest wedding of the year, any
way. Goodness! this kneeling la tire
some: why doesn't he hurry?"
' A few seats back. Mr. Howard was
worderlng the same thing, though he
pretended to be etudying the four shiny
Jet balls on his aunt's bonnet. "That
Idea of having weddings made In
rioaven Is good one." he decided.
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or monastery, especially set apart ror
men who, having served their time In
the Army, wish to lesd a retired life.
They are kept under tha strictest dis
cipline and may not sven walk outside
the grounds without specially written
permission from the abbot, who la a
retired officer.
The burning of candles, varying In
price from half a cent to a couple of
dollars, la very much practiced. Every
reader of Tolstoy's "Resurrection"
will remember the Easter service, when
every worshiper brought a candle and
lighted It. Candles are lighted In the
churches every day of the week, aa
all who can poaslbly afford It make
thla. the smallest form of offering. The
worshiper enters the church, lights
bis candle at one of those already burn
ing and places It reverently In one of
the large silver or gilt stands put at
frequent Intervals tor this purpose. In
the railway atatlons there- is a room
containing an Ikon, under which you
will aee burning candles, placed there
by various passengers as offerings for
Warwicfi'(Wi56 Ruthig region.)
I'm glad she put It off till June, if It
bad to be pink and white; and the
bridesmaids' hats will make nice lamp,
shades for their Summer cottages. I
can't remember what I sent it was
either sugar-tongs or a volume of
Fpurgeon: most likely the latter, since
she doesn't read. Pierce looks aa done
as a star at a farewell benefit, poor
devil r"
The best man got Into step with
Kathleen. "1 thought I'd lost the ring
once." he told her tn frenry of relief.
"Gad! but weddings are a strain! Mrs.
Mathews almost forgot to give the
bride away did you see? She looked
as blue as a night-owl when she said
"I do." Why don't we ever get to the
end of this aisle. I'd like to know.
Look here. Miss Wsrrens. don't you
want to try one of these yourself?"
Kathleen laughed at him softly.
Tn not liable to you see I believe in
the discretion of the negative."
The young man accepted the evasion
with some curiosity. He had heard
that Miss Warrens was odd. though
very clever. But concerning the figure
which clothed her oddity there could
be no speculation; she was without
effort the sensation of the wedding.
At the reception people hurried down
the line to get to her a fact of which
Mary was agreeably unconscious. It
seemed that they had not forgotten her
after all. but were undeniably glad to
have her back: for there Is nothing In
excusable with society except the un
interesting, and Kathleen had never
been that. She found that even her
Isolation had lent her cachet. In spite
of Mrs. Page's warning to Juliet. Even
the people who had envied and In con
sequence disliked her, had the cau
tion to turn with the tide to bear
themselves with proportionate cordial
ity. As Luclle said, there was no use
being ugly. Just for the sake of making
one's self conservative.
"Of course, L" said Mrs. Page con
scientiously to Mrs. Senator from
Idaho, "could never condone bald Im
morality, even though society now
adays is so frightfully lax about such
things: but when a person, whose fam
ily speaka for Itself, shows a desire
really to lead a better life, wby I
think It Is everyone's Christian duty to
meet her half way." Luclle had met
each thing In life half-way until she
had become habituated to trysts and
liked them; especially with the truth
It waa so much more comfortable than
to go-To the end of a matter.
Continuous covering up of time's
Passover had eventually burled Mrs.
Page' once keen sense. She, felt her
clutch on male adulation growing
weaker and more Insistent: but she put
It down to Mary Hugging' treachery,
and got av new maid. It would have
been Impossible for her to realise that
It was because ahe had wriggled out
of too many complexions and situa
tions that she was no longer an amus
ing vle-a-vis. Stability meant nothing
to Luclle. She bad parted from It too
many years ago to remember Its valu
able points. Nor had she the wisdom.
In going from one thing to another, to
go on. A cleverer person would have
washed down to original tissue, at this
Juncture would have taken up knit
ting and whitened her hair, but Luclle
bad not the penetration to appear
franker than she waa. Besides, a bride
In caps!
Luclle alwars saw herself as a bride,
these days. She bad even had her hair
done over for tt. aa the color was slow
In settling. "When George and I are
married" was a favorite preamble; euid
a safe Journey. Even people who very
rarely attend church in the ordinary
way burn a candle before looking for,
or moving Into, a new apartment or
house.
In some parts of Russia people keep
Easter Monday by sousing each other
with water at the most unexpected mo
ments. Villagers catch the unwary and
dip them Into half-froxen troughs.
Thla is said to be a relio of some pagan
rite. Another custom, much practiced
on the uninitiated. Is faithfully fol
lowed on Ash Wednesday, by booking
a piece of herring on to soma part of
your clothing. Thla was originally
meant for girls who failed to find hus
bands during the preceding carnival,
but the evU-smelllng fish la now bung
on man. maiden and matron alike, and
the unconscious victims wonder why
everybody grins aa they go down the
street.
Keeping the Pagaa Castosaa.
In mild-Lent again, pota and pans are
broken and thrown out of kitchen win
ru. ut ; ;
of ' Waal?iiBPQD (Society
George, being still in Paris, let her do
all the talking. One can afford to be
magnanimous at a distance of 3000 and
some miles of ocean. But George's day
waa coming! Luclle had engaged pas
sage on a four-day boat, and was de
parting the last of June, she told peo
ple, to buy her trousseau and "look In
on dear George." That he would be
over-Joyed to see her. she had not the
hint of a doubt- She had spent so
much of her life In training to fool the
world, that ahe Incidentally completed
a brilliant post-graduate oourse on
herself.
She even fancied that she was fas
cinating Mr. Howard, aa she kept btm
cornered by the mantel.
"Isn't It nice that Miss Warrens Is
back in the world again our world."
she cooed, furling her fussy feather
fan. Carter studied the heart-shaped
Ice on his plate. "Nice for you doubt
less," he assented, obviously refusing
to Inhabit a common social sphere with
her; "but I rather pity Miss Warrens.
Going out In society always appears to
me remarkably like familiarizing one
self with Sunday-school- Just before
Christmas: the only nice part of It
comes when one is back home with
one'a bag of Impressions."
The simile quite engulfed the haxy
regions of Luclle's mind, so she hurried
past It, rattling her fan chain against
her turquoises with enthusiastic ani
mation. "Dear me. Carter, how do you
find time to think? I am too rushed
for any but the veriest small-talk?"
"And yet I heard I am almost 'sure
that you were leading a very quiet
existence; really not going out at all."
Fortunately for Luclle's composure.
Miss Forst-Sraorn Interrupted the reply
that threatened temper.
"Oh. Mr. Howard! Kathleen Is look
ing for you. She got the thimble, but
Miss Carter-Sloan Insists that It
should have been yours, so Kathleen
said tha.t she'd give It to you If she
could find you." Vylette giggled
breathlessly, after her long speech.
These gowns of Mary's had never been
built for the generously proportioned!
"Good! I will go back with you
right away. Aunt Sara has evidently
heard my complaint about Watt's butr
tonholes. They're a phenomena all by
themselves."
He followed Vylette's ponderous pink
figure over to the bride's table; while
Luclle always on the outskirts
trailed after.
"And now that all this cake business
Is settled." she cried fretfully, "do let
Miss Warrens come and speak to me.
1 haven't had a peek at her all after
noon." She drew Kathleen Into a cor
ner, at the same time shutting off Car.
ter from any chance of escape. "We
don't mind him, do we?" she added In
a. tone of great concession. "Now tell
me what you hear from Tony. Really
I think he has stayed away quite ;ong
enough for les convenances!"
Kathleen smiled Imperceptibly, rec
ognising the old. pointed little man
ner. "You are always too flattering.
Mrs. Page. But to be honest, I have
not beard from or of Senator Steel
since he left America."
"How disagreeable to keep up a one
sided correspondence!" murmured Lu
clle innocently. "Now when I first
knew Tony '"
"But then you are a person with
whom anvone would take pains." Inter
rupted Mr. Howard. The admirable
disinterest In his voice was the perfec
tl n of courtesy.
As he picked up Kathleen's roses and
1 banded them to ber, 'Suppose we go
dows to keen away wicked spirits.
Sometimes pieces of crockery happen
to catch a passer-by on the head, but
people take such little mishaps very
good-naturedly.
On All-Hallows Eve the graveyards
and cemeteries are thronged with peo
ple who light many-colored lamps, and
put them on the graves together with
food and milk. The oldest men gather
round the graves and, by various ex
hortations, pretend to raise tha spirits
of the dead, who relate their ex
periences in the other world. Seated
so near the dead. In a darkness which
the small lamps make all the more In
tense, the people, always Inclined to
mysticism, grow so excited that they
see all manner of visions. They be
lieve that the dead, when called upon
this night In the year, foretell the fu
ture of the 'living and also relate the
agonies they undergo In hell and ask
the living to pray that their souls may
be delivered from further torment.
Others, and especially young women
and children, who hava died In lnno
and Inspect the presents." he said, look
ing carefully past Mrs. Psge, who, com
pletely baffled, was livid and for once
speechless.
They wound their way slowly
through the froth of chiffons and lib
erties that strewed the floor. "Mrs.
page Is really more arousing when one
gets down to bedrock than when one
has to peg away at so much surface."
offered Carter, flicking the dust from
the large rubber plant aa they moved
along the hall. "By the way. Miss
Warrens, have you any Idea which one
of these things I sent?
"8ueTr-tongs." Kathleen's color came
back with her smile. "I remember, be
cause Mary said It was characteristic."
"Meaning. I suppose, that I am In the
habit of reaching for my goodies ging
erly. I wonder what she would have
said If I had sent the Spurgeon! I left
them both the book and the tongs,
you know tied up on my library table.
And the other night when a burglar
came In for a few minutes, I told him
he could have one, but not both. I wa
so horribly sleepy that I told the truth,
and said the smaller parcel was the
more valuable; which accounts, of
course, for his taking the big one.
Valuable thing, an explanation." he
squinted his glasses farther up his
nose "fills In all kinds of gaps in let
ters. nd out-tjf them."
"But. now that It has served us. let
get back to the undercurrent. If you
don't mind." Kathleen turned her
back on a cold table of cut glass. "I
haven't seen you to talk to since
since"
"No." he finished gently. I have
not forgotten It."
"Have you have you heard anything
from hlra?" The question evidently
cost her an effort.
"Only once. He Is In Cores, alone;
and having rather a bitter time wlth
himself. I imagine, from the few bard
lines he wrote me."
"Mr. Howard," Kathleen took an
Impulsive step toward him, clasping
her flower tighter as she spoke "why
was It what wa there lacking that
he, that she "
"That they never understood, you
mean? Novelty on her side, and de
pendence on his. Don't you think that
those are always the essentials to mar
riage perfection?"
"But surely he was dependent."
"Only unconsciously, and no woman
Is satisfied with that. It 1 her form
of selfishness to demand acknowledg
ment." "And she didn't get that?" Kath
leen's voice was very low.
"No, she didn't get it. But on the
other hand he didn't get hi share of
man' eternal demand either, so"
"You think that novelty is absolutely
the only thing that holds, then?"
Carter hesitated, not wanting to hurt
ber needlessly. "I think that egotism
is the biggest part of every man, and
that novelty feeds It best." he evaded.
"I'm not talking of selfishness, remem
ber: that's a different thing. But
egotism the everlasting consideration
of how what happens, has happened,
and 1 going to happen, affects me
that demands novelty or It wearies. In
this Instance the man was peculiarly
unsensitlve to the unusual that lay
close at band. Ha wearied of what he
could net -or did not understand. Of
course, the minute he outgrew his de
pendence on her. she realized what a
place it had filled. A clogged space
Is never so wide as an empty one, you
know. She missed him Just as he is
missing her now." Carter watched
jTRANQJl
cence, speak of the bliss they enjoy
In heaven. There is usually one old
man who acts as medium between the
departed aplrlts and the llvlne;, and,
as one may readily suppose, there Is
unrivaled opportunity for the charla
tan to work upon his hearers. But,
then, Russia is the happy hunting
ground of the mystic charlatan; al
most all, from the Tsar downward, be
lieving In occult science.
Even the most cynical, matter-of-fact
foreigner on these unearthly oc
casions, begins to think of the dead
he has known and to wonder whether,
after all, some spirit Is not striving to
gain communication with him.
Rations for the Dead.
When a man la . burled a plate of
barley is generally carried along- with
his coffin, and finally, placed upon the
grave. Thla is said to be a relic of
pagan times, when food was placed by
the dead warrior, so that he should
not starve before entering paradise.
Very likely the practice came from
the East, where the Chinese believe In
it to this day. A girl"s coffin and
hearse are always white. The funeral
Is attended, on foot.- by all the ac
Kathleen sharply and drew a swift
conclusion before he went on. "I am
glad that It all happened so, however.
I don't know if to you the common
place Is as revolting as It is to me,
but I have always taken keen pleasure
In watching apparently ordinary situ
ation evolve extraordinary character.
In this case, circumstance made some
masterly moves."
Kathleen marvelled at the quiet Im
personality of his analysis. For the
second time, the emotion she had la
belled love looked In comparison crude
ly physical.
"From the little I know of their re
lation," she began timidly, "it seemed
to me that while apparently working
together, they stood forever apart."
"Not forever," he objected. "Not
now. It took a great separation to
bring them together." (She looked at
him startled it was the same thought
that persistently filled her Imagina
tion.) "Otherwise you are right; and
they were bound to stand apart- Peo
ple who continually dole out theories
are the worst of one's trials, I know;
but I'm going to dlgTess Just thi once:
Tour conception of a relation, or of any
issue, decides Its treatment of you..
Those two people misused an end of
life Into a means for ambition, and
they inevitably received the same mis
use back from it. Only, their punish
ment made them. They were character-nonentities
before."
"I never thought they were nonenti
ties at any time," protested Kathleen.
"They were too forceful for that."
"Intellectually, yes. Spiritually they
never began to live until three years
ago. Because, don't you see, all their
activities had been of the creative?
Every next step had lain straight
ahead of them, so patent that there
was no call for choice. But their
psychical perfecting began with the
chifnce to choose! And the great prin
ciple that guided it that is gullding It
rather Is the constant rejection of
small motives sense motives. I mean
until at last the spirit simply rule
all life."
"I loved Juliet," said Kathleen with
Irrelevant intensity.
"I know you do," Carter answered,
insisting on the tense of immortality.
"And you have come closer to her than
anyone, because," he looked at her
with steady friendliness "you can best
understand her great motive. Do you
know that you have even grown curi
ously like her?"
Kathleen shook her head, but her
eyes lit up through their mistiness.
Perhaps that wa now her great mo
tive; to be like Juliet spiritually, as
she had striven before to be like her in
the visible. , ,
"Tes, you have I can hardly explain
how, but the resemblance Is there. Still
you will always be different You both
started out with false standards; but
you are discarding yours in time, while
she," his voice thinned suddenly
"well, I daresay she has found a new
one. too. by now." he added, looking
with some concentration at a totally
unusable book-rack.
"Are you fond of French clocks?"
"I think I prefer salt-cellars." Kath
leen could not leave the serious so rap
idly. "They seem rather more perti
nent." , . ...
"Queer atmosphere about weddings,
Mr. Howard picked up a Dresden
poodle meant to have been a mustard
pot. "They always smell of anxlous
ness to me. The ones who have con
sented to bury the hatchet and be
ASBSBBSSl
quaintances of the deceased and by a
choir, who chant as they slowly walk
before the hearse. All the trafflo la
stopped as the cortege passes and the
general public reverently cross them
selves and stand bareheaded till the
hearse has gone by.
The Russian church Is very strict
about cleansing rites. Everybody must
have a warm bath and change of linen
before going to church. As the hovels
of many rural workers are Indescrib
ably filthy this is a wise rule, but
the results are not always as good aa
might be expected. A Russian steam
bath la to be found In every village
for the general use. An American
traveling recently in white Russia
came to a village and, hearing there
was a steam bath at the edge of the
river, went down to enjoy himself.
But there were such swarms of ver
min about that he was covered with
them from head to foot before he
could reach the bath.
The astonished peasants could not
understand why he made such a fuss.
They themselves were so used to fleas
that they did not mind them In the
least. '
nuptial, look anxious; and the ones
who have urged them on look anxious;
and the ones who haven't urged are
anxious because it may turn out well;
and all the people who are already
married are anxious because It may
turn out better than theirs has. Al
together these mutually affirmative oc
casions are conductive of peevishness."
"Come to-see me soon, and I'll agree
with you." Kathleen turned toward
the stairs. "Just now I must go and
help Mary Into her traveling-gown.
But really, won't you come? Think!
Tou may fairly browse among theories
If you like."
Carter smiled more truthfully than
he had for some weeks. "Will you ask
me what I think of the modern novel?
And why is the psychology of babies?
Then I'll come! I need practice on
those two topics. Five ladies t have
questioned me closely about them, this
very week. Good-bye, and when I
come to your wedding, don't have
muffy bridesmaids; they overlap o.
"When you come to my wedding,"
Miss Warren blushed charmingly
"but you never will!"
"Don't be so inconsiderate. My con
versational system demands a wedding
every once in so often. Only don't
think of having it In June nor yet
Easter; my attention is always over
crowded with hats and the weather.
Besides, your relatives would find it
an ideal time to see Washington. Bet
ter make it November."
"And the man who helps decide is
going to get a good deal bigger thing
than you ever gave Steele," he added
lnaudibly, watching her white gown
disappear around the landing.
At the opposite end of the hall he
caught sight of Mrs. Page, dragging
the gilt serpentine of her trail across
the door-sill Eliachum's and George's
better half was leaving early, and.
as they say In Indiana, In a decided
"huff." She had fawned upon Society,
and Society had snubbed her; she had
loaded the bride with compliments, and
the bride had not heard her; she had
Joyously congratulated the groom, and
the groom had not replied to her; worst
of all, she had shot her bitterest arrows
Into the heart of the enemy, and the
enemy had tranquilly - Ignored her.
She huddled miserably into her
brougham, an angry, shaking mass of
tulle and art nouveau Jewelry to leave
before the bride, seemed the one shaft
left in her quiver. Carter watched the
departure with an odd smile In his
tired eyes.
"So she finally shut the door upon
berself," he said, thoughtfully.
To ba continued.
Horace Greeley's Writing-
London Chronicle.
Another Instance of the usefulness
to other people of illegible handwrit
ing is Included in the vast collection
of anecdote and fable that deals with
the writing of Horace Greeley. One
composltotr could never get used to his
appalling scrawl, and, in rage at the
continual "typrograhpical errors,"
Greeley sent a note to the foreman or
dering him to. discharge the man at
once, as he waa too Inefficient a work
man to be any longer employed on the
Tribune. The foreman did it, but the
compositor got hold or the note and
took It to another office, where the
foreman, after much puzzling, finally
read It "good and efficient workman,
and long employed on the Tribune,"
and promptly hired him.