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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, 31 ARCH 11, 1917. ' - .
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Th's Is the great romance of
preparedness. In which the role
of Patria Chaining is played by
Mrs. Vernon Castle, supported by
Milton Sills as Donald Parr,
Warner Oland: as Baron Huroki,
Dorothy Green as Fanny Adair,
and a cast of exceptional merit.
Read this story now, then see it
ail in motion pictures. Produced
by the Internat'onal Film Serv
ice, Inc., under the direction of
Wharton, Inc. Copyright Star
Company, 1916. All foreign
rights reserved.
INTRODUCTION.
Patria. last of "The Fighting Channinps."
while en route to Newport, her Summer
home, is thrown to drown from a Sound
steamer by agents of Baron Huroki, chief of
the Japanese Secret Service, who, conspir
ing to embroil the United States and Mexico,
desires control of the extensive Channing
munition plants, owned by Patria, Her phy
sical counterpart, Elaine, a notorious dancer,
kin Huroki's pay, substitutes for the sup
posedly dead woman. But Patrla's life is
Faved by Captain Xonald Parr, late or the
Vnited States Secret Service, and secretly
stria's finance.
Turin
EPISODE VI.
-ALIAS NEMESIS"
RendeivODS at Noon.
SUPERBLY mounted though he -was.
the horseman rode with Black rein
and specious air of aimlessness.
Suffered to select Its own pace, his cob
ambled Indolently through the avenues'
of Newport town and Out Into the bask
ing1 countryside, choosing: a way along
the eastern shore, often within sight
of the Sakonnet River.
En route the ' equestrian betrayed
every symptom of animated admiration
for the beauties of Nature.
The truth was far otherwise; for the
beauties of nature in general Captain
Donald Parr cared no enao of his
finders; his thoughts, like his heart,
wera- exclusively centered upon one
single beauty. His purposeless gesture,
his semblance of indifference to the
flight of time, were alike misleading;
he had a most particular goal in mind,
and secretly was in the maddest haste
to arrive at it. Lastly, his interests In
the charming views was- positively nil:
but his interest in making certain that
none followed him was acute.
He was, in short, practicing what he
never preached, an axiom distilled from
long- experience In the United States
Secret Service, to wit: Never go about
tsecret business stealthily and by night
if you can possibly contrive to attend
to it openly in broad daylight: for ap
parent invitation to public interest is
a far better cloak for a clandestine er
rand than the deepest shadow of the
blackest night.
A twitch at the rein with a touch of
the spur swung his horse sharply aside
into an almost imperceptibly marked
path. A deep, soft mould of fallen
leaves muffled the hoofbeats of the
now swiftly running animal. Only an
eye-witness of that smartly executed
mianeuver could have said that horse
i.nrt rider had not been jnagicked Into
til in air.
J Winding tortuously through the for
est, the path presently debouched into
a. little glade from which, through a
thinning prowth of tre's, the shimmer
of sunlit waters was visible.
Here Captain Parr pulled up. dis
mounted, tethered his horse to a sap
linir and went on afoot, striding rap
idly toward the river, with a marked
m.-innet- of eaeer anxiety.
turn in the oath, rounding a thicK-
hrouerht him abruptly face to face
H the object at. once or an nis nap
rgLaa and all his cares.
Mt-.-atODneu snort.
"Patrial" he cried In a voice vibrant
with the wonder that her loveliness
never failed to rouse. c-
Clothed in the simplest of Summer
fmrks. hathed in sunlisht softly tera
pered by foliage, the girl was await
ing him In a pose of unaffected glad
ness, a vision virginal.
As she offered both hands to his ar
dent riaso. her smile seemed a trifle
WL-liitflll
Don!" she said ''at last! I knew
you wouldn't be late but even when
you're most punctual, it always seems
so long a time of waiting."
"I meant to be earlier today,' he
niH fallinsr in by her side as she
turned back toward the shore, "but
whb unexDectedly detained.
She looked round Quickly with eyes
filled with inquiry, lie nodded ainrm-
Yes at the Casino. I was Just
..hn.it .aHv to start on my well-known
.,rninfr ,-iHn mirelv." he laughed, "in
ho intorests of my health, of cours-
NWhen Huroki and de Lima turned up
with the Changeling.
"Your volunteer substitute. So I had
to wait till they were otherwise oc
cupied before I thought it wise to
"i-., two came out by the river's edge
n'ti mrlt-hound cove with a
candy floor. Inland, more than half
.mAnir the trees. a modest
bungalow of unsurfaced lojrs was vis
ible on Its veranda the ample person
of Anne. Patrla's maid, placidly rocking
end sewing. , .
The elrt sank, feet
crossed beneath her. to the beach. "Tell
,r.o phmit this 'creature. Does Elaine
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Get away with It?" Parr laughed
"T should sav she did. The girl's
s. consummate actress and mimic; she
v, ..iireri ii n the trick of your enunci
ation almost perfectly. And a dozen
feet away, seeing her dressed from
vour wardrobe, even i "
her if she Isn't really you. after all i
. . i . i, : . ;mI..n(ivnl nonsense of th
'ki imasnueradlne as the original
li't some uncommonly vivid dream of
,,ine or nightmare, ratner. w...,
. . h..Ar can detect in Elaine
.." . v,o inevitable, occasional gau
...,.! n-hn she's at a loss how to be
hae. out of her element, momentarily
without Fanny Adair at ner i
nromnt her. As a diplomat, however.
sni.i.niilv lacks finess
either that, or she's vilely ill-advised.
von mean?
r mn thn eoes about ridding her
self of dangerous encumbrances in the
crudest fashion imaginable. When I
think of the things she does on the
Fpur of the moment I can fancy Baron
ti,,rnki i-enrtv to blow up with annoy
ance. For that gentleman has more
tiion hone in his cranium, isut .iain
i Well, vou know how she quar
,ij iih Anne on" the flimsiest pre
text and sent her pacaing; uu
she couldn't resist the temptation to
slap my face with the confidential an
nouncement of her engagement, as
I'atria Channing. to Juan de Lima. And
tochiy, desiring to get rid of Mrs. Wrenn
ard Rodney, she has caused this an
nouncement to be published, without
saving a word to them. The newspaper
cave the first hint 'Mrs. Wrenn got of
affair."
i arr drew from his pocket a folded
-Phper.'and displayed to Patrta one of
er dVn photographs, wretchedly re-
j-Pduced in half-tone, above a story
i .dllned somewhat in this fashion:
" r ' MISS PATRU CHASSISO
;iuHimIIllonalre Heiress Stirs Newport
Society by Announcing; Her Eagigc-
nt to (tenor Joan de Lima,
' J Wealthy Mexican Mine Owner.
' TVlth a little exclamation of exasper
Mon Patria read the article through,
.rhen angrily crumpled the paper In her
, two hands.
"And what cam of It?" she asked.
"Oh, ilrs. Wrejin protested, of course
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Insisted that Patria' retract the an
nouncement. And the row Elaine had
been spoiling for was on. ending with
her informing Mrs. Wrenn that, if she
disapproved so strongly, Fanny Adair
would relieve her of responsibility as
"Patrla's" chaperon. So Rodney and his
mother are leaving."
"When?"
"Today, I presume."
"Oh!" the trirl declared In deepest
indignation "this is Intolerable! I
can't stand it, I won't, another minute!
Don. you must let me come out of
hiding and expose these impostors!"
Please, dear!" Donald Deggea. ive
me another 36 hours; lm watcning
them more closely than they suspect;
they do nothing I don't know all about.
ither through personal observation or
through my agents. I only want to
pare you publicity and annoyance.
Give these fools rope enough and they
will hang themselves as high as
Haman, and spare us the trouble. But
et them once suspect you live and your
life's worth Well, hardly that!"
That" was a snap of Parr's fingers.
Don't let me alarm you with my i-
ggeration," he adde4 with a- reassur-
ng smile. "But jturoKi can move as
swiftly as a rattlesnake, when he
wants to, and strike with as deadly
ffect I'm confident of my ability to
rotect you. I've surrounded you with
every safeguard experience could sug
gest; but no more than any other An
glo-Saxon can I fathom the processes
f an Asiatic mind. HuroKl might
trike from some wholly unforeseen
uartei" And you don t want to dls
ust yet. with your work undone!"
Her hand stole into -his. "i aon-x
want to lose a lifetime of being In love
with you," she corrected. "So I'll do
as you say."
Less than an hour later Parr left to
return to Newport, and resume his
task of espionage.
Escapade by Moonliht. .
What little wind there was went
own with the sun; imperceptibly the
ong twilight merged Into moonlight of
pellucid brilliance; night fell warm and
still.
Only Patria was restless and 111-at-
ease. Impatience and aissatisiaction
with the lot Imposed upon her by Don
ald Parr's arguments, prayers, will and
wishes, raged In her bosom with, a vio
lence only heightened by contrast with
the calm that enchained all nature.
If he had been with her, all might
ave been well. But he was not. ana
Anne had. gone early to bd; Patria
alone was desperately lonely. And re
sentment of the fact that a pretender
stood in her shoes and passed for Patria
with all her friends, a common-minded,
c.oarse-bred intriguante, apt on any
moment's wanton whim to besmirch
the name of Channing even more than
she had already done by publishing
the announcement of. the betrothal of
Patria to an enemy of her country
ppreciation of this state of affairs
rked the true Patria almost beyond
endurance.
Alone upon the little veranda, she
fought temptation as long as she could, i
till suspense in inaction galled her in-
olerably, then rose and stole into the
ouse as noiselessly as any cat, to re-
ppear after a lapse of time incredibly
rief clothed in dark bathing suit and
sandals, a light silken beach wrap cov
ering her shoulders.
Like some shadow of the night she
rept down to tut beach and launched
er canoe.
Seated in this, she dipped a stealthy
paddle. The buoyant little boat shot
swiftly out upon those placid waters.
But she checi ed it before it had. gone
far enough to fel the tug- of the tidal
currents in mid-channel, and swung it
broadside to the shore.
It was a matter of several miles, but
she made nothing of the cruise to the
beach beneath the cliffs crowned by
her Summer home.
Effecting a landing there as secret
as her launching had been, she dragged
the canoe up on the sands, hugged the
cloak more tightly round her, and with
delicious shiver of drains- sought
he private flight of steps that zig
zagged up to the grounds of the Chan
ning cottage.
At the top Patria sought the friendly
shelter of the Tiearest shadows, then
made a furtive way towards the house.
Between the latter and the cliff's edge
the grounds were well wooded gener
ously with shrubbery.
Here Patria'c progress frrew slower
and still more discreet. She desired
consumingly to watch for a little the
demeanor of the impostor, to obtain
some clue to the manner in which she
was conserving the fair repute of the
girl whose name she had stolen to
gether with her station in life. And
there were on the ground a dozen
coigns of vantage known to Patria
whence such spying would be practical
and safe.
In the nearest of these, close by the
wide veranda, she resigned herself to
wait with far lebs composure than her
motionless poso might have been taken
to indicate.
Even so, her patience was not se
verely taxed. Within a very few min
utes the light in one of the French
windows of the drawing-room, was
twice eclipsed, as two people came out
and began slowly to pace the veranda
side by side Elaine and the unspeak
able Juan de Lima
At a glance Patria identified them.
She fairly held her breath as she wait
ed their coming within earshot, and
herein chance once more indulged her
desire, for the girl Elaine chose to
pause by the balustrade not ten feet
distant from that shadowed spot where
Patria skulked.
Moonlight flooded the face and figure
of the Changeling with unearthly bril
liance. Patria could have cried out In
amaze, so extraordinary seemed the
vision she gazed upon, as though her
spirit had been able to step out of
her body and turn and view its fleshly
envelope, as though she were watching
herself counterfeited in the depths of
some black crystal.
At pause beside Elaine, de Lima
wooed her after the manner of his
kind, ardently, crudely, with patent In
tention. Inching closer, he closed
hand, over the girl's, wound an arm
round her waist, essayed, to kiss her,
Meantime he murmured fervently in
accents so low that Patria could not
distinguish his words.
But Elaine would not suffer him.
When he persisted after her first re
quest to release her, she squirmed like
a wild thing: in his embrace, broke
it. thrust him roughly from her.
"That's as far as you'll go!" she told
him. in the choice of words that came
most naturally to her. "I'm going to
marry you yes! Marrying you Is part
of my contract with Huroki I wish to
God it wasn't. I'll go through with it
because I agreed to, but lay off m
whenever we're alone. Marriage is one
thing kisses are something: elBe
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She swung brusquely back through
the window. With an Imprecation in
his native tongue, the Mexican fol
lowed. Patria stepped back and sought a
way round to a point whence she might
see through the windows. But she bad
not gone 20 feet when, without any
warning, she was seized, enfolded In
the arms of a hulking creature who
lurched upon her from behind a tree.
A villainous reek of alcoholic breath
half strangled the girl as her captor
bent his face toward hers.
"Got you!" he muttered thickly. "Got
you m' lady, with the goods on! You
will throw me down, will you! Tou
will leave me go to tha devil while
you blow around with swells, pretend
ing you're what you ain't, never was.
never will bel Oh, I'm ouUx your lit-
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K -jrnod enonctV to let. me have
that coarnme." . demanded Patria.
tie game, Elame, my beauty! And I'm
in on it or I'll squeal so loud you can
hear me in the office of the prosecutin'
attorney! Stop strugglln' and listen to
reason, do you hear?"
In the bloated and congested features
of the drunkard Patria reoognized the
man Edouard, the manager of Elaine,
who once before had mistaken her for
his dancing woman and had suffered
grievously at Parr's hands In conse
quence of that mistake.
"Let me go," she .panted in loath
ing. "Let me go, I "say"
"Fat chance," he jeered. "But listen.
dearie you don't have to be afraid of
me. All I want is a square deal, and I
won't hurt you. Tou only got to quit
tralnin" with that guy. Parr; I'm goin"
to get him get him good "
Hn had unhaDDilv struck the wrone:
note. The hint of peil to the man she
adored maddened Patria. She fought
like a woman possessed, beating Ed-
ouard's face with her small fists till.
in endeavor to oatch and stay her
ands, he relaxed his embrace, and she
leaped back t.o freedom, then took to
er heels and ran as she had never run
before.
Accident more than design directed
her flight toward, the cliff. Instinct
made her dodge around trees and
clumps of shrubbery till she had thrown
Edouard completely off the trail. Paus
ing at the head of the steps, she heard
him in the distance blundering- blindly
about and swearing loudly. Then came
the sounds of servants' voices Inquiring
the cause of the disturbance, and Ed
ouard was abruptly silenced.
Three minutes more and Patria was
again afloat, paddling frantically to
ward the place of safety she had so
unwisely left-
Two and an Extra.
Oddly enough, considering the anxiety
on Donald Parr's behalf, inspired by the
threats of Edouard. Patria slept a deep
and dreamless sleep, and awakened so
late that, by the time she had taken
her morning swim and. dressed and
breakfasted, it was hard upon noon.
As the hour of their daily rendezvous
approached, she found it difficult to
contain her impatience, so Impatient
was she to be reassured as to the safety
of her betrothed. Had Donald been Ave
minutes late he would have found her
half hysterical with dread.
He was, however, a trifle earlier than
usual.
None the less, she was beforehand
with him in the glade. And the relief
with which she saw him riding, sound
and whole, to meet her, translated itself
nto so violent a seizure of tremDiing
that he could not have failed to re
mark it.
He did not even wait to tether his
horse, but ran to her. the Instant his
feet touched the earth, seizing her
hands and drawing her to him.
iit mmYfrt)?' liaJ .
"I ell you he Is dangerous."
"Patria, what has happened?"
"No-nothing."
"But you were never like this. You're
quivering like a frightened child.
Something must be the matter."
"Only only I have fretted so, for
fear of some accident to you, dear. I
am so glad to see you safe."
His arms closed around her; for a
little her face was hidden in his bosom.
Then she lifted her hands to his head,
drew it down till his lips met hers.
"My dear, my dear!" he murmured.
"Why must you distress yourself need
lessly? I am well able to take care
of myself."
"Walt. Give me a minute. Then I
will tell you."
Like a naughty child, she had feared
to own the truth about her overnight
adventure. But now the .need of con
fession was strong upon her. For all
that she must have a moment In which
to pull herself together.
From the haven of her lover's arms
she stared thoughtfully off into the
forest.
Something moved amid the trees.
The head and shoulders of a man rose
slowly from cover o( a breast-high
growth of underbrush. Patria looked
straight into the eyes of Edouard,
bloodshot In a mask of features that
worked with rage.
She drew a long breath. By no other
sign did she betray the terror that as
sailed her. Edouard was lifting into
sight a pistol, but his anger and the
condition of a nervous system wrecked
by prolonged debauches rendered fu
tile all his efforts to level the weapon
and take steady aim.
It was her Donald whom this crea
ture" sought to kill. For herself Patria
had no fear, even should this sot, dis
appointed of his chosen prey, turn his
vengeance against her. She didn't mat
ter; Donald, at any cost, must be saved.
Gently disengaging, she looked up
steadily into hor lover's eyes.
"Don. dear," she said In a small
voice, "do something to please me."
"As if you needed to ask!"
"Then, please please, Donald, my
Donald! I want to be alone for a few
minutes to think over something I have
to say to you. If you'll humor me and
go on to the cottage. I'll follow you
very soon. Will you, dear?"
Parr stared, "I don't understand "
"You will as soon as I can tell you.
But now please do as I ask."
"As you wish, dear girL"
Profoundly perplexed, yet never for
tan instant suspecting the cause of this
singular request. Donald strode off
briskly toward the shore.
Alone with the fear of death. Patria
steeled herself against the worst.
The man Edouard broKe tnrougn inn
covert in murderous haste. Patria
threw herself In his way without a
thought of hesitation. "With an oath
he struck down her Imploring hands.
But she would not be denied: her arms
clipped him; she exerted all her
strength to hold him.
"Let go. you Jade!" he rasped
hoarsely. "Let me go! I promised to
get him. and I will, so help me !'
"No. Edouard, please no! Listen to
me. You are mistaken " ,
"You lie! Get out of my way before
you get hurt!"
"Edouard, please please listen. I
will do anything you wish I will go
back to New York anywhere you
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The man hesitated,
strangely at her.
"You promise that?"
"Anything everything!"
"Then give me a kiss to prove it.
Instantly she offered her lips to his.
Ho tightened an arm around her, low
ered his head. She seized the pistol,
nianted fin elbow against his chest with
wicked force, fought wildly to break
away and disarm him.
What followed was so Diurrea witn
fear, desperation, panic-stricken strug-
trllngs. that she retained no ciear un
derstanding of the affair.
She knew only that it culminated in
the explosion, of the pistol. She saw
Edouard reel back, catching wildly at
the air, and fall. She stared incred
ulously at her hands that held the
weapon. Instinctively she fled that
place like a hunted thing.
Bal Maaque.
err alarmed bv the pistol shot, ran
haoV toward the rlade to meet mid
way and receive In Bis arms the well
nigh demented girl.
Tt was many minutes before ne suc
ceeded in gaining a disconnected ac
count of what had come or f atria a
Infatuated attempt to sacrifice herself.
"And then." she wauea. tne pistoi
went off In my hands and he fell
dead, dead! I murdered him.
On the echo of that cry DOtn neara
the sound of drumming hoofs deadened
by the forest mould.
"Dead?" Donald doubted. "Oh. I
fancy not. Either Edouard has already
recovered sufficiently to steai niy
horse, or he had a confederate to do
me that service. Come and see."
The glade, when they again entered
it was emnty. Both r-Jlaine s manager
anil Donald's cob had vanisnea. -mere
remained only the echo of flying hoofs
to testify that either had Deen mere.
"How he managed to trail me here
without my knowledge Is what mys-
tifioa me." Parr complained wnen
some time later, the two sat together
before the little bungalow. "Me couia
hardly have done it unassisted.
"I see Huroki's hand in thU; the man
is shrewder than 1 credited wlt with be
ing and that's saying a lot.
"And what can we do?"
Thnre'a onlv one thing to do now.
Every hour's delay now means added
danger for if Huroki doesn't know it
already, he'll learn quickly enough now
from Edouard that you 6till live, and
he won't waste much time before he
trie to rectify that fatal flaw in nis
calculations. We've simply got to beat
him to It."
"And how ?"
"Tonight there's to be a bal masque
at the Channing cottage. Elaine sent
out invitations late yesterday after
noon. Dancing by moonlight on the
lawns that sort of thing. sne nap
nnd to select an off night, when
there's nothinar much else doing in the
way of entertainment, and all Newport
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will De mere, including mvi
assistants. If we lie low till nightfall
I won't leave you again we can taKe
advantage of this masquerade, i lancy
most, effectively.
Rapidly and clearly ho outlined a
plan of operations. -
"Puhlicitv we must avoid If possible
both for your sak and for the sake .of
the work you nave yet to oo as exe
cutrlx of the Channing defense fund.1
ha concluded. "If we can quietly pu
the fear of God Into the heart of Elaine
and send her back to town, and at the
una time persuade Huroki and com
pany It's far more comfortable to leave
the country than stay to face charges
of criminal conspiracy I think we may
call It a cood day's worit ana let
g at that, without hankering for more
neotacular revenue."
The day wore away without event
It was nearly 11 o'clocK wnen rarr
biousrht the canoe to the beach wnere
on Patria had landed the prevlou
nltrht. The irl. again In bathing sui
and beach cloak the only thing Patria
hart hn able to muster from he
huna-alow wardrobe In the way of
costume iumped out lightly and len
Donald a hand he didn't need to carry
the canoe well up out of reach or the
tiria
At the. top of the cliff they paused
STORMY MARCH DRIVES NEW YORK SMART
SET TO LESS RIGOROUS CLIMATE IN SOUTH
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11 branches of the vast building in
dustry in "America, from every section
of the country, and HKewise servea "
a common meeting ground tor tne sell
ing and distributing organizations, on
one side, and the architects, builders
and contractors on the other. Probably
never before were there so many well-
known men of those professions gath
ered together.
Better building" was the Keynote oi
the exposition, and with that In view, i
a very remarkable collection of models.
plans, schemes of decoration, etc., were
on exhibit, as well as the greatest pos
sible variety of the best available ma
terials.
The Charity Shop Inaugurated by
Mrs. Benjamin Guinness has been such
a success that a move will be made to
larger quarters, at SS5 Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Guinness, who has a house in
Burllngame, Cal.. Intends to establish a
branch there, in April, when she will
go West to pass most of the Summer.
The fair socletlenne has become so. in
terested in the venture that she is in
the shop almost all day. In the ew
shop Miss Constance Collier will con
tinue to be associate director, and there
will be IS assistants.
The charities benefited are St. Mary's
Free Hospital for Children, the Virginia
Day Nursery, both of New York, and
two English war charities: the Three
Arts Women's Employment fund , and
the Mlllicent Sutherland Ambulance
fund.
Another of these Interesting novelty
shops has been added to the list; the
Scandinavian Art Shop, where a per
manent exhibition and sale of Scandi
navian objects of art will be held.
Jeanette Rankin, the only woman
member of Congress, made her fist
speech since her election at Carnegie
Hall on March 2. the subject being
"T.t .the People Know." Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt presided. Miss Rankin
has been called by a well-known lit
erateur "the voice et 40 centuries."
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
rave a dinner Saturday evening for
Miss Rankin and her brother, W. G.
Rankin, of Helena, Mont.
One of the surprises of the year was
the comparative ease and entire ab
sence of sensational features witn
which, the Protestant Episcopal pension
fund for clergymen was raised, and
not only that, but oversubscribed.
Much. In fact most, of the credit Is
given by those qualified to know to
the Rev. Bishop Lawrence, who now,
after his year's leave of absence, has
returned to his other duties.
The gifts ranged from a penny to
two subscriptions of $250,000.
There are now 4420 clergymen In ac
tive service with the church, . all of
whom will be beneficiaries under the
new system.
m a
There is to be a series of grand opera
performances at the Summer session of
Columbia University, under the charge
of the department of church and choral
music, with Eduardo Petri, director oi
the chorus school of the Metropolitan,
in charge. The best artists obtainable
are to be engaged, and the management
of the Metropolitan Opera Company is
heartily in sympathy with the project.
At least 8000 students attended tne
Summer school, and in addition there
is a large muslc-lovlng public among
the inhabitants of New York who from,
necessity or choice remain in the city
during the warm weather.
This is the first time in nistory mat
any university of the world has at
tempted to give grand opera.
The gymnasium, which seats asuu.
will be used for the performances.
Many surprises and new features are
being added to the plans for the Actors'
Fund Fair. Recently Daniel Frohman.
who la in charge, announced that if his
duties did not interfere. President Wil
son would open the fair. Miss Geral
dine Farrar has promised to sing "The
Star-Spangled Banner."
"The Awakening of Spring," Wede
klnd's drama, will be produced under
the auspices of the Medical Review of
Reviews" sociological fund committee,
which also gave the first production of
"Damaged Goods" In this country,
a
There are daily additions to the list
of queer places, advertised as contt
nental restaurants in this city, which
is not surprising considering the tre
mendous appeal that places of that de
scription have for the general public
this season.
Most of them are located In tha Bo
hemian district, familiarly known as
Greenwich Village, but there are quite
a number in the side streets of the
SOs. 40s and 50s. on both sides of
Broadway; The Jateet or these in the
Moulin Rouge, Just opened at Broadway
and Forty-eighth street, where a touch
of real Paris life is promised prospec
tive patrons.
Montmartre, under the direction of
Doraldina. a Hawaiian, by name, al
though in reality from California. Is
proving very popular; but then, so is
everything with an Hawaiian flavor
this Winter.
Paradise, one of tha most beautiful
from a decorative standpoint, is under
the direction of Miss Grace Field.
Among the better-known places with
which the Washington Square district
abounds are Messina's, generally known
as the "Black Cat." where it Is most
fashionable to dine; the "Dutch Oven,
where' one also dines fashionably and
badly, and the "Mad Hatter," a small
basement, where It is quite the thing
to go for a cup of coffee, after leaving
the other places. The proprietor oi
the "Mad Hatter" Is said to be a sculp
Besides these eating and drinking
places we have Webster Hall, where
the real dyed-in-the-wool Bohemian
balls take place, as well as those staged
for the benefit of the "visitor in our
midst" who wants to be delightfully
shocked, and gets Just about the right
amount there.
So fashionable has the Greenwich
Village district become that it is al
ready beginning to lose its individuality
and. charm.
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Miss Helen Babbott, of Brooklyn, has
been selected as one of the 24 sopho
mores who will carry the celebrated
daisy chain, on Class day, at Vassar.
The custom of having the entire sopho
more class bear the chain was unpopu
lar, and so the 24 most beautiful girls
of that class have been selected for the
honor.
A new rule at Vassar Is that from
1921 on, students must be able to swim
to get a diploma, unless physically un
fit for the exercise.
Maxwell Blake was one of the pas
sengers on the Spanish liner Alfonso
XII. which called Saturday ror vigo,
Spain. Mr. Blake has gone abroad to
resume his post of Charge d' Affaires at
the American Legation at Morocco.
Others sailing on the same steamer
were Warslaw Nljlnsky and 52 mem
only to adjust their masks: there was
no need of further discussion of plans
already definitely formulated.
Viewed from a little distance, the
scene on the lawns was distractingly
interesting. As Parr had foretold, so
it had fallen out, alL Newport all that
social colony which makes Newport
what it stands for in the comprehen
sion of the world had r-f oregathered
on the lawns of the Channing cottage
In brilliant costumes and gayest spirits.
Beneath myriad lamps, hanging from
every shrub and branch and festooned
In long necklaces from tree to tree, to
the music of stringed orchestras, the
throng swayed, kaleidoscopic, dancing,
strolling, flirting, laughing, chatting,
gossiping.
But Patria and Captain Parr did not
linger. Their time was too precious.
Entering the house by a side door
little used, they separated Immediately,
Parr strolling nonchalantly to a prear
ranged point of assignation with his
assistants. Patria slipping quietly up
stairs to ner aressing-room.
She threw open the door and entered
without ceremony, courageously pre
pared to what she had come to do. but
at .once disappointed and a bit relieved
to find tne room tenanted onlv bv j
astonished maid.
"I wish to see Miss ChMinlmr"
Patria demanded.
'Madam will find her on th lnm
the maid replied, eyeinr this strange
masquerader with considerable sus
picion. "She has lust descended Co
dance for her guests."
One of Patrla's hands itmns-M frm.
beneath her beach wrao a treasurv
note.
Please find her for me ask ttpta
qome here without delay."
And whom shall I say T'
Tell Miss Channina- a frianif .
Edouard's wishes to see ner on Im
portant business."
The money chansred hand; tna. n,H
departed on her errand; Patria selected
cnair close by the door and . .
down, retaining her mask.
Minutes dragged intermlnablv. A
rumor of applause, hand-clapping com
mingled with cries pf "Encore! Encore!"
came from the lawns.
Patria rose and went to tha winnw
She could make out nothing more defi
nite tnan a general movement of the
crowd. Before she went back to her
chair, however, she noticed a man
standing In the shadow of the veranda
and looking up at her probably (she
told herself one of Donald's
She sat down again.
Prefaced by scurrying fontitum in
the hallway. the door waa nn.n.H
Elaine flung herself excitedly into the
room. Patria rose, put her back to the
aoor, turned the key. Elaine awiimr
sharply to confront her.
Who the deuce are you?" sha d.
manded.
Silently Patria removed her mask.
With a low cry that was half a
groan, the dancing woman reeled back
to the wall, her face ghastly beneath
the rouge.
Dropping her beach wrap. Patria dis
covered her pistol.
"Be good enouorh." she said coldly,
to let me have that costume vou are
wearing. I give you this chance of es
cape, but warn you not to waste time.
The police will be here in ten min
utes!
Dumb in despair. Elaine began to
fumble with the fastenings of her attire.
The door was tried; from the hall
way the voice of the maid became
audible:
"Miss Channing! Do you need me?"
"Not in the least," Patria replied.
'Go away and don't come back for half
an hour."
Patria moved across the room and
picked up the costume out of which
Elaine had Just stepped, a Spanish
dancer's dress, richly spangled on a
ground of black silk. Since her bath-
ing stockings were black silk, she
needed little time In which to don this
and with the addition of the slippers
which Elaine meekly discarded at her
suggestion, counterfeit of the woman
whom Newport had accepted as Patria
Channing.
But it was far from easy to manage
the change and a pistol at one and
the same time. On sudden decision
Patria unlocked the door.
"Put that beach cloak over your
under things." she ordered "and go."
"But I can't leave the house this
way!"
You had better unless you prefer
to go in handcuffs as well."
.Submissively Elaine picked up tne
cloak and went to the door. Patrta
crossed to a cheval glass on the far
side of the room, on the way putting
down her pistol on a little table In the
recess of the window. A moment later,
while hooking up the dress before the
glass, she saw Elaine fling the door
open and dart toward the table.
Patria turned, but Elaine had moved
too quickly for her. Her hand closed
upon the pistol.
Simultaneously a man's hand was
thrust In between the window dra
peries, holding a revolver. This Ust
was discharged with what. In that,
small space, seemed a deafening detona
tion. Without as much as a sigh Elaine
fell. She was dead before she lay at
rest.
Thoughtless of danger. Patria
reached the window in time to see a
man leave the foot of a ladder whose
topmost rung rested on the window
sill, and scurry off In desperate haste
round the bouse.
Onera Comlaue. In Paris, and to get th
eight gowns and many wigs necessary
for the costuming of the part of "Thais"
which she will enact for the movies on
her return to this country in aoou
three or four months. Miss Garde
took with her 18 quarts of milk for th
trip, which she consumes at the rate o
two a day.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hlnman Norto
nava a-one to Vtrsrlnia on their honey
- .. ... , . . : rouau luo uwuac.
moon, where tney win remain wr turned back she heard sev
eral weeks before returning to New f f ' . rrllor
York to live. The bride, who was Miss
Virginia Rees Scully. Is a niece of Dr.
and Mrs. Alvah H. Doty, with whom she
has made her home since the death of
her parents. She is likewise the niece
of Miss Clementine Garrison Rees.
The wedding was originally to have
been a most elaborate one, to have
taken place in one of the leading
churches on February H. but when
the bride's Illness made necessary a
postponement and a small home wed
ding, most of the members of the
bridal party, many of whom had come
from distant states, were obliged to
return to their homes, and the bride's
only attendant was Miss Jane Singer,
of Pittsburg.
Frank Dekum, or Portland, is anoui
to appear In a vaudeville crook play
let, entitled "Always Be Good to a
Lady," which nas been adapted from a
story that came out in the Smart Set.
Mr. Dekum has the part of a Jealous
husband. Miss Alios Putnam and George
Howard are the other members of the
cast
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Farrell have
joined the great mass of people seeking
warmer climes and have gone to Palm
Beach, Fla, for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett
left New York for Portland about a
week ago, returning home by way of
Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark III were
In New York at the Hotel Belmont for
a few days this past week. Miss Auzlas
de Turenne. of Seattle, accompanied
them. While here the Clarks, as always,
were the recipients of much social at
tention. ' ,
Miss Julia Chester Wells entertained
for them on Monday night with a din
ner and box party at the Metropolitan
Opera-House.
According to the Philadelphia papers,
the popularity which Mrs. Clark en
Joyed in Portland as Miss Hazel Dolph
is fully equaled- In her present home
nitv where innumerable social affairs
have been given in her honor and where
her beauty and graciousness nave Deen
much commented on. At the last ot
tht season's assembly dances, which
v. . p.ioiun -Rallat. whn will I took nlace recently. Mrs. Clark is said
dance in Spain, and Miss Mary Garden. I to have been one of the most admired
who left to fill an eneasement at the lot tne young nuuum y
ri neoDle hurrying down the corridor.
talking with more or less animation.
The suave accents of liaron iiuroai
were distinguishable.
At her feet the pistol glistened
temptingly: the rays It reflected struck
fire from Patrla's brain. Hastily she
picked it up.
Followed by Fanny Adair and Juan
de Lima. Baron Huroki unceremonious
ly entered the room.
"The maid said she was afraid you
were in some sort of trouble he
began, and checked In stuperaction.
staring down at the body of the dancer.
"Shut that door." Patria brusquely
told De Lima.
He complied, agape.
'What does it .mean?" Mrs. Adair
whimpered. . ,
With a hint of contempt Patria
looked from face to face.
"Mean?" she said. "It means that
Patria Channing is accounted for at
last- Somebody had to do it and you
men bungled every time you tried it.
Now I've done my part: It remains for
you to cover this up. I'm going back
to my guests before they miss me."
She left the three staring dumfound
ed. aghast.
In the lower hallway she encoun
tered Parr, drew him aside, told him
what she had done.
"But why? To what end? he stam
mered. .
"As long as they think me Elaine,
and therefore are sure that Patria is
dead. I am inside their councils," she
explained. "I shall become intimate
with all their schemes and disclose to
you all I find out!"
Parr shook a dazed head.
"You marvel!" he murmured. You
Incredible marvel!"
In the dim gray twilight of dawn the
body of Edouard was found at the foot
of the dlffs. It was surmised that
blinded bv remorse and drink in the
haste of his flight, he had stumbled
over the brink to his death.
The discovery furnished Baron.
Huroki and his circle with a way out
of their dilemma. The story they gave
out was to the effeot that Edouard had
shot Elaine In a fit of Jealous rage, and
had then killed himself.
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