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I OLD ENEMIES MEET Film Brought Together Ex-Confederate and Federal. After Fifty-one Years They Have Op portunity to Exchange Remlnle oeneea at Outdoor Studio at Loa Angelea, Cal. Fifty-one years ago, or In 1863, a Confederate scout lay all day In a hallow creek watching the Union lines. A Yankee sentinel watched him, and was prepared to shoot If the Confederate moved. A meeting that vividly brought back the thrilling days of the Civil war, and particularly this Hair-raising Incident, when they were enemies and fought each other for the glory of the blue or the gray, occurred several daya ago, when Scout W. H. Taylor and Sentinel D. R. Crane ree- . ognized each other on a mimic battle field at a film manufacturing com pany's ranch near Los Angeles, CaL At their meeting In that memorable second year of the war, Taylor, a Con federate scout, was following the Union lines in retreat from Pine Run, ,Va., after an attempt to reach Rich' mond and defeat by General Lee. Taylor, seeking information, started to cross a creek, but seeing Union sent!' . nels on the bank hid all day In the , shallow water, waiting for night He linally escaped with such Information as be could gather. Crane, a se.ntluel In the Union army, patrolled the bank all day, waiting for sight of and a Ebot at the scout At the recent meeting the two vet erans went over the details of the day ' and the battles that followed. Both . men were weary and sunburned; they hid been living over again some of the battles they had been In years be fore. These battles were to be a part or one of the great photo play war dramas. And the surprising feature of the meeting was that It was not the first mimic battle tbey had been in; both had been -working for the same company for 12 months and had never met FOUND HIS RIGHT VOCATION Romalns Fielding Has Been One of the Big Successes of the Photo plays Since He Joined Them. Romalne Fielding, who, besides be ing an actor, Is an author, director and producing manag- er, was born Corsica. He thirty-two years of age, has black hair, blue eyes and Is five fee eleven' and one- half Inches tall tie weighs one hundred and sev enty-five pounds. For many years he ' was on the "legitimate" stage, playing most re cently In "The Renegade," "Oirl of the Golden West" and 'The Conflict" Three years ago, howev er, be turned bis attention to mov ing pictures, and when a company Romalne Fielding, made him an. of fer, accepted and alnce then has been one ol - the stars. At present he Is direct ing at the Colorado Springs studio, where with three companies number Ing close to three hundred people he has In the past few weeks produced three dramas and eight comedies and Is at present working on a five or seven reel drama entitled "The Ea gle's Nest," which was written for the stage by Edwin Arden. In Mr. Fielding will play the heavy lead Mr. Fielding bas experienced what we Imagine must be the novel tensa tlon of having had all the scenarios be has ever written produced. Among his best are "The Clod," "Toll ol Fear," "Rattlesnake," "The Man From the West," "The Evil Eye," "A Girl Bdv In Mexico," and "A Dash for Liberty." . "Littlest Rebel" Popular. No photoplay this season bai caught the public fancy more quickly than "The Littlest Rebel," the Edward Penle play. The attendance bas Increased by leaps and bounds daily, probably be cause of the war spirit resulting from, the Interest In the war clouds which are engulfing the European nations, The picture, which depicts the thrill ing story of the struggle between the armies of the North and South, Is In terwoven with a story of Intense In terest surrounding the life of Vlrgle Carey, the six yesrold daughter of southern planter. Rapidly Rising In Profession. That delightful actress, Gertrude Cameron, seems to be striding ahead every minute. The other day ahe was engaged to take a principal role In one of the productions, a scene of which was being taken In New Rochelle, N, Y. Charles J. Hite, president of the Thanhouser company, happened to see Miss Cameron and at once began ne gotiating with her, with the result that a couple of days later be had signed up this beautiful actress for the lead ing role In a big four-reel leature drama. L NOTHING SAIO ABOUT NIGHTS Irishman Sentenced to Seven Days' Imprisonment Wanted to Go Home Until Next Morning. "What the dickens Is the matter with you?" furiously demanded the warder of Patrick O'Brien. "Kicking op a row like that at this time of night!" Shure, an' I only want to go home," aid Pat "Don't be a fool, man!" said the warder, coming nearer to see it his charge was quite well. "Fool, bedad!" shouted Pat from the other side of the grating. "I'm In my roights." Now, look here," broke In the ward er, meaningly. "You've got' seven days hard. Seven days you've got to do, so you'd better do them quietly." Ye're quite right" smiled Pat "Shure, the ould boy gave me seven days, but, begorra, he didn't say any thing about nights; and, faltb, you can surely trust me to come back In the morning!" London Answers. These Modern Wonders! Her soldier son In the Philippine! had sent a cablegram and Mra. Blun- derlelgh's voice rang with pride when speaking of It to her Impressed neigh bors. "Yes. they be wonderful things, the telegraphs," said she. "Just fancy, it's come from the Philippines all the thousands of miles." "And so quick, too," put In her best friend. "Quick ain't the word for It," put In Mrs. Blunderlelgh. "Whywhen I got It the gum on the envelope wasn't dry." HOW ABOUT THE PUBLICITY She (absently) Well, the more the merrier. He Not when there are three can didates for one office. She Not for the candidates, any how. It Came Off. Representative Henry said Jubilant ly at a reception In Waco: 'I would that all these International marriages, where a beautiful girl worth millions weds an old rake for his title I would that tbey would all pan out like Lotta Golde's. 'A dun said hopefully to the dodder ing old Earl of Lancland: ' 'Later on, perhaps, eh, my lordT And may I ask wben your lordship's marriage with Miss Golds cornea offf "The earl stroked his gray mous tache helplessly. ' 'It's oft now,' he said." Minneapo lis Journal. ' . Couldn't Be Done. A stout, woman waa always In the habit of buying two eeata when she went to the theater, In order that she could have plenty of room. The other afternoon she went to a matinee, and, passing Inside, handed the two tickets to the attendant 'Where la the party that Is going to use the other ticket? he asked. 'I'm going to occupy both seat my self, explained the woman. I d like to see you do It" said the attendant looking closely at the tick ets. "The seats are on opposite aides of the aisle." Pearson's Weekly. The Willing Worker. "A good story always helps to keep an audience Interested," aald Senator 8orghum. "Yes," replied the experienced cam paigner. "But stories have been over worked. "How about a little song now and then?" "No. They've had songs, too. You've got to give people something new." "Well, I'm willing to do my part Maybe I might tango a little." The Incentive. Mrs. Brown (In kitchen, smilingly) My! Everything la fairly shining, Oiga! I fear you're spending too much time In cleaning. New Servant I ain't always so par tickler, mum, but I don't know but what me feller might call this eve ning! Puck. Hardest Part of It Green What la the bardost work you ever did? City Employe The work I did land Ing this Job, and the next hardest Is the work keeping It from being taken away from me. Judge. A Time Saving Idea. "1 always tell the waller what I'm going to tip bltn." "Why?" "Ho he won't keep ma waiting half on hour while the cashier splits a $10 bill luto dluits." Detroit Free Puss I40NEY- HM20LD MAC CPA' 6 CD. RHODES CHAPTER XIII Continued. Ha he given upT" asked Abbott his voice strangely unfamiliar In his own ear: A man can struggle Just so long against odds, then he wins or becomes broken. Women are not Idglcal; gen erally they permit themselves to be guided by Impulse rather than by rea son. This man I am telling you about wae proud; perhaps too proud. It Is shameful .act, but be ran away. True, he wrote letter after letter, but all theae were returned unopened. Then he atopped." A woman would a good deal rather believe circumstantial evidence than not Humph!" The colonel primed his pipe and relighted It "She couldn't have been worth much." Worth much!" cried Abbott. "What do yon Imply by that?" 'No man will really give up a woman who Is r tally worth while, that la, of course, admitting that your man, Courtlandt la a man. Perhaps, though, It was. his fault He waa not persistent enough, maybe a bit spineless. The tact that be gave up so quickly pos sibly convinced her that ber Impres sions were correct Why, I'd have followed ber day in and day out year after year; never would I have let up until I bad proved to ber that she had been wrong." me colonel la right Abbott ap proved, never taking bis eyes off Court landt who was apparently absorbed In the contemplation of the bread crumbs Under his fingers. "And more, by hook or crook, I'd have dragged In the other woman by the hair and made her confess." I do not doubt It colonel " re sponded Courtlandt with a dry laugh. And that would really have been the end of the story. The heroine of this rambling tale would then have been absolutely certain of collusion be tween the two." "That la like woman," the Barone agreed, and he knew something about them. "And where Is this man now?" "Here," said Courtlandt pushing back bis chair and rising. "I am he, He turned his back upon tbem and sought the garden. Tableau 1 "Dash me!" cried the colonel, who. Doing the least Interested personally, waa first to recover his speech. The Barone drew In hta breath sharply. Then he looked at Abbott 1 suspected It" replied Abbott to the mute question. Since the episode et last night bis philosophical outlook had broadened. He bad lost Nors. but had come out of the agony of love refused to fuller manhood. As long as he lived he was certain that the petty affairs of the day were never again going to disturb blm. "Let blm be." waa the colonel's sug gestion, adding a gesture In the direc tion of the Casement door through which Courtlandt bad gone. "He's as big a man as Nora la a woman. If be baa returned with the determination of winning her, he will." They did not aee Courtlandt again. After a few minutes of restless to-and-frolng, be proceeded down to the land ing, helped himself to the colonel's motor-boat and returned to Bellagglo, At the hotel he asked tor the duke, only to be told that the duke and madams had left that morning for Paris. Courtlandt saw that he had permitted one great opportunity to slip past He gave up the battle. One more good look at her, and he would go away. The odds had beon too strong for blm, and he knew tbat be was broken. When the motor-boat came back, Ab bott and the baron made use of It also, Tbey crossed In alienee, heavy-hearted, On landing Abbott said: "It Is probable tbat I shall not aee you again this year. I am leaving tomorrow for Tarts. It's a great world, lsa't It where they toss us around like dice? Some throw alxes and others deuces. And In this game you and I have lost two out of three." "I shall return to Rome," replied the Barone. "My long leave of absence Is near Its end." "What In the world can have hap pened V demanded Nora, ahowlng the two notes to Celeste. "Here's Donald going to Parts tomorrow and the Bar one to Rome. Tbey will bid ua good by at tea. I don't understand. Don ald was to remain until we left for America, and the Barone't leave does not end until October." "Tomorrow?" dim-eyed. Celeste re turned the notes. "Yes. You play the fourth ballade and I'll sing from Madame. It will be very lonesome without tbem." Nora gased Into the wall mirror and gave pat or two to ber balr. mil mm When the men arrived. It waa Im pressed on Nora's mind that never had she seen them so amiable toward each other. They were positively friendly. And why not? The test of the morn ing bad proved each of them to his own Individual satisfaction, and had done away with those stilted manner terns tbat generally make rivals ridicu lous In all eyes save their own. The revelation at luncheon had convinced them of the futility of things In gen eral and of woman In particular. Tbey were, without being aware of the fact, each a consolation to the other. The old adage that misery loves company was never more nicely typified. If Celeste expected Nora to exhibit any signs of distress over the ap proaching departure, she was disap pointed. In truth, Nora waa secretly pleoned to be rid of these two suitors, mucn as she liked them. The Barone had not yet proposed, and his sudden determination to return to Rome elimi nated this disagreeable possibility. Sho was glad Abbott was going be cause she had hurt him without inten tion, and the Bight of htm was, In spite of her Innocence, a constant reproach. rresently ahe would have her work. and there would be no time for loneli ness. The person who suffered keenest was Celeste. She was awake: the ten der little dream was gone; and bravely sne accepted the fact Nevor her agile Angers stumbled, and she played re marknbly well, from Beethoven, Chopin. Grieg. Ilublnsteln. MacDowell. And Nora, perversely enough, sang from old light opera. When the two men departed. Celeste went to her room and Nora out upon the terrace. It was after Ave. No one was about, so far as she could see. She stood enchanted over the trans formation that was affecting the moun tains and the lakes. How ahe loved the spot! How she would have liked to spend the rest of her days here! And how beautiful all the world was today! She gave a frightened little scream. A strong pair of arms bad encircled her. She started to cry out again, but tno sound waa muffled and blotted out by the pressure of a man'a lips upon her own. She struggled violently, and suddenly was freed. If I were a man," she said, "you should die for that!" It was an opportunity not to be ignored," returned Courtlandt "It Is true tbat I waa a foot to run away as I did, but my return bas convinced me that I should have been aa much a fool had I remained to tag you about beg ging for an Interview. I wrote you lettera. You returned tbem unopened. You have condemned me without a bearing. So be It You may consider that kiss tho farewell appearance so dear to the operatic heart," bitterly. He addressed most of this to the back of her head, for she was already walking toward the villa into -Which she disappeared with the proud air of eome queen of tragedy. She waa a capital actress. A heavy band fell upon Court- landt'a shoulder. He waa Irresistibly drawn right about face. . "Now, then. Mr. Courtlandt" said Harrlgan, bis eyes blue and cold as Ice, "perhapa you will explain?" With rage and despair In his heart Courtlandt flung off the hand and an swered: "I refuse!" Ah!" Harrlgan stood oft a few ateps and ran bla glance critically up and down this man of whom be bad thought to make a friend. "You're a husky lad. There's one way out of this for you." "So long aa It doea not necessitate any explanations," Indifferently. In the bottom of one of Nora's trunks la a aet of my old gloves. There will not be anyone up at tbe tennis court this time of day. If you are not a mean cusa, If you are not an ordinary low-down Imitation of a man, you'll meet me up. there Inside of Ave min utes. If you can stand up In front of ma for ten minutes, you need not make any explanations. On the other hand, you'll hike out of here aa fast aa boats and trains can take you. And never come back." "I am nearly twenty years younger than you, Mr. Harrlgan." "Oh, don't let that worry you any, with a truculent laugh. "Very well. You will And me there. After all, you are ber father." "You bet I am!" Harrlgan stole Into his daughter's room and soundlessly bored Into the bottom of the trunk that contained tbe relics of past glory. As he pulled them forth, a folded oblong strip of parch ment came out with them and flut tered to the floor; but he was too busily engaged to notice It nor would he have bothered If he had. The bot tom of the trunk was littered with old lettera and programs and operatic scores. He wrspped the gloves In a newspaper and got away without be ing seen. He wss aa happy aa a boy who had discovered sn opening In tbe fence between blm and tho apple or chard. He was rather astonished to see Courtlandt kneeling In the clover patch, bunting for a four-leaf clover. It waa patent that the young man was not troubled with nerves. "Horet" he cried, brusquely, tossing over a pair of gloves. "If this method of settling the dlepute Isn't satisfac tory, I'll acrept your exptanatlona, For reply Courtlandt stood up and stripped to his undershirt He drew on the gloves and laced them with tbe aid of his teeth. Then he kneaded tbem carefully. The two men eyed each other a little more respectfully tbsn tbey bsd ever done before. "This single court Is about as near aa we can make It The man who steps outside la whipped." "I agree," aald Courtlandt "No rounds with rests; until one or tbe other Is outside. Clean breaks, That's about all. Now, put up your dukes and take a man's licking. I thought you were your father's son, but I guess you are like the rest of 'em, hunters of women." Courtlandt laughed and stepped to the middle of tbe court Harrlgan did not waste any time. He sent In a straight jab to the Jaw, but Court landt blocked It neatly and countered with a hard one on Harrlgan's ear, which began to swell. "Fine!" growled Harrlgan. "You know something about the game. It won't be as If I was walloping a baby." He sent a left to the body, but the right failed to reach his man. For some time Harrlgan Jabbed and swung and uppercut; often he reached his opponent's body, but never his face. It worried him a little to And that he could not stir Courtlandt more than two or three -feet. Courtlandt nevor followed up any advantage, thus making Harrlgan force the fighting, which waa rather to hie liking. But presently It began to enter his mind convincingly that apart from the in itial blow, the younger man was work ing wholly on the defensive. As If be were afraid he might hurt him! This served to make the old fellow furious. He bored In right and left, left and right and Courtlandt gave way, step by step until be waa so close to the line that he could see It from the cor ner of bis eye. This glance, swift as It was, came near to being hta undo ing. Harrlgan caught blm with a ter rible right on the Jaw. It was a glanc ing blow, otherwise the Aght would have ended then and there. Instantly he lurched forward and clinched bo fore the other could add the AntBblng touch. . The two pushed about, Harrlgan Aercely striving to break the younger man's hqld. He ' waa beginning to breathe bard besld.es. A little longer, and his blows would laok the proper steam. Finally Courtlandt broke away of bis own accord. His bead buzzed a little, but aside from that he bad recovered. Harrlgan pursued his tac tics and rushed. But this time there was an offensive return. Courtlandt became the aggressor. There was no withstanding him. And Harrlgan fairly saw the end; but with that In domitable pluck which had made blm famous In the annals of the ring, he kept banging away. The swift cruel Jabs here and there upon bla body began to tell. Oh, for a minute's rest and a piece of lemon on his parched tongue! Suddenly Courtlandt rushed him tlgcrluhly, landing a Jab which closed Harrlgan's right eye. Court landt dropped his hands, and atepped back. His glance traveled suggest ively to Harrlgan'a feet He was out side the "ropes." I beg your pardon, Mr. Harrlgan, for losing my temper." What's the odds? I lost mine. You win." Harrlgnn was a true sportsman He bad no excuses to offer. He bad dug the pit of humiliation with his own bands. He recognized this as one of two facts. The other was, that bad Courtlandt extended himself, the battle would have lasted about one minute, It was gall and wormwood, but there you were. "And now, you ask for explanations, Ask your daughter to make them." Courtlandt pulled off the gloves and got Into his clothes. "You may add, sir, that I shall never trouble her again with my unwelcome attentlona. I leave for Milan In the morning, Courtlandt left tbe Aeld of victory without further comment "Well, what do you think or that?" mused Harrlgan, as he stooped over to gather up tbe giovea. "Any one would say tbat ha waa the Injured party. I'm In wrong on thia deal somewhere. I'll ask Miss Nora a ques tion or two." It waa not ao easy returning. He ran Into bis wife. He tried to dodge ber, but without success. "James, where did you get that black eye?" tragically. "It's a daisy, ain't It Molly?" push ing past her Into Nora's room and clos ing tbe door after him. "Father!" "That you. Nora?" blinking. "Father, If you have been fighting with him, I'll never forgive you." "Forget it Nora. I wasn't fighting. I only thought I was." He raised the lid of the trunk and cast In tbe giovea haphazard. And then be aaw the paper which had fallen out He picked up and squint ed at It for be could not aee very well Nora was leaving the room In a temper. "Going, Nora?" "I am. And I advise you to have your dinner In your room." Alone, he turned on the light It never occurred to blm that be might be prying Into aome ot Nora's private correspondence. He unfolded the parchment and held It under the light For a long time he atared at the writ ing, which waa In English, at the date, at the names. Then be qulotly refold ed It and put It away for future use, Immediate future use. "This Is a great world," he mur mured, rubbing hla ear tenderly. (TO UK CONTINUED.) Ths Humility Fallacy. "Humility, aa a virtue, la fast die appearing, and that's a very good thing," said Mayor Rolph In San Fran cisco. "Our fathers used to preach humility to us respect for our superiors, con tentment with our humble station, and so forth. " 'He who la down need fear no fall,' a humility exponent said to me, sol emnly, one day. " 'Quite right' Hid I, ut he's sure to get sat on and walksd over.' " Fssta In the Case. Miss Laura Drake GUI, president of the College for Women at Buwanee, Tenn., ssys thst while statistics show thst college women marry a little late In life, they Anally marry In the asm proportion as their female blood rela tions who are sot college bred. NO LONGER ROMANTIC ALL 13 SORDID IN THE REAR OP A FIGHTING ARMY. How It Looked, Told by a Writer; How It Felt, aa Described by One Who Had Been Through It All. Soon we were near the battle. In the east, across tho vast level coun try, a faint gray light appeared. The noblo alamo trees, towering thickly In muasy lines along the ditches to the west, burst into showers of bird-songs. It was getting warm, continued John Itcod, In the Metropolitan, and thore came the tranquil smell of earth and grass and growing corn a calm sum mer dawn. Into this the noise of bat tle broke like something InBune. The hysterical clattor ot rifle fire, that seemed to carry a continuous under tone of screaming although when you listened for It, it was gone; the nervous, deadly Btab stab stab of the machine guns, like some glgantlo woodpecker; the cannon booming like great bells, and the whistle ot their shells; boom pl-l-l-e-e-a-uuu! And that most terrible of all sounds ot war, shrapnel exploding: Crash whue-e-caaa! The shooting never ceased, but It seemed to be Bubdued to its subordi nate place in a funtastlo and disor dered world. Up the track In the hot morning light staggered a river ot wounded men, shattered, bleeding, bound up in rotting and bloody band ages, inconceivably weary. They passed us, and one even full and lay niottouiess near by In the dust and we didn't care. Soldlurs with their cartridges gone wandered aimlessly out of the chaparral, dragging their rilles, and phinged Into the brush again on the other Bide ot tho rail road, bluck with powder, streaked with sweat, their eyes vacantly on the ground. The thin rubtle diint rose In lazy clouds at every footstep, aud hung there, parching throat and eyes. A little company of horsemen Jogged out ot the thicket and drew up on tbe track, looking toward town. One man got down from the saddle and squatted beside us. "It was terrlblo," he said suddenly. "Carramba! We went in there last night on foot. They were InBldo the water tank, with holes cut In the Iron for rifles. We had to walk up and poke our guns through the holes, and we killed them ull a death trap! And then the corral! They had two aeta of loopholes, one for the men kneeling down and the other for the men stand ing up.Three thousand rurales In there and they bad Ave machine guna to sweep the road. And the roundhouse with three rows ot trenches outside and subterranean passages so they could crawl under and shoot us ln the back. . . Our bombs wouldn't work, and what could we do with rifles? Msdre de Dins! But we were so quick we took them by surprise. We captured the roundhouse and tho water tank. And then this morning thousands came thousands rein forcements from Torreon and their artillery and they drove us back again. Tbey walked up to tbe wator tank and poked their rifles through the bolos aud killed all ot us tbe sons ot devils!" We could see the place aa he spoko and hear the hellish roar and ahrlek, and yet no one moved, and there wasn't a sign of the shooting not a puff of smoke, except wben a shrap nel ahell burst yelling down In tho first row of trees a mile ahead and vomited a puff of white. Tbe crack ling tip ot rifle fire and tbe atuccato machine guna and even the hammer ing cannon didn't reveal themselves at all. The first dusty plain, the trees end chimneys of Gomez, and the atony hill, lay quietly In the heat From tbo alamos off the right camo the careless song of birds. One bad the Impres sion that his senses were lying. It was an Incrcdlblo dream, though which tbe grotesque procession ot wounded Altered like ghosts lu tho dust Wireless Telephones. Several German coal mines ar equipped with wireless telephone sys tems, and a Yorkshire, Englund, mine bus recently been similarly equipped. hnch Instrument Is connected by two wires, either with water plpea or Iron rails, or with a piece of metal burled In tho ground. lu tbe Yorkshire mine, tho Instruments aro both Axed and portable; tho two fixed Instruments are situated, one In the transformer house near the pit bottom, and the other over half a mile, away. It Is pos sible to tulk between the two stations as easily as If tho telephones were con nected by wire. The portable Instru ments, which weigh about 20 pounda apiece, are carried by the miners to the points where active work Is going on. By means ot them the miners can communicate with the Axed atatlons from any part of the mine. Moreover, they will enable men overtaken by dis aster to summon bolp from other parta , of the mine and to direct the rescuers. Their Advantage. "See where tbey want to make ths car conductors In Washington police men, too?" "Yes; then they ought when they arrest a fellow, to make a run la all right" His Esrly Training. "That big Anancler boasts that he can take every man's measure." "That's because hs began lift a ft tailor's essu-tant" s