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Comedy and Tragedy
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Modejrn Dromios
AMES RILEY, stand up" .
At the crup harsh command
of the judge a white-haired man.
wearing mustache and imperial, rose in the
dignity of his 55 years, and made as if to ut
,ter a protest.
"James Riley" the judicial sentence cut
htm short xvtth merciless seventy you have
your hfense. You are sentenced to five years'
imprisonment in the penitentiary." '
The convicts energy) in defense had been
utterly exhausted, lie was led away, a crush'
ed and broken old man. For a year and a
half-r-unttl 1908, in fact he served thaF
heavy term in the penitentiary. -
Then there came to the jail from the
Governor a full pat don, the acknowledg
ment of the great commonwealth which had
imprisoned him unjustly that he was not Jim t
Riley, the professional crook for whose crime
he was -paying the penalty, but J. C. White,
respectable business ?nan of New York city,
whose misfortune it was to have a rascal for
his double.
- Was he alone in his mis for tune f So far
from alone that many another American has
offenses of his counterpart.
, The same year brought from President Robsevelt
a pardon for Captain Gaorge B. Boynton for the crime
Pi LcpunterfelJlntjtoaujML.
been found guXtyspf forgery) the work of a; P" wjr a price for a resemmance wnue
habitual crtmina engaged in ' a peculiarly M over the world the counterparts of famous
heartless swindle, perpetrated upon the honest peonages have become such Jamtliar nut
people of this neighborhood. There is noth. sances that even royalty has the saying that
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ing to be said, or heard, now in mitigation of
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MONTHS after Mr. White was released from
his Pennsylvania, prison. Captain Kuhne, of
the Detective Bureau In Brooklyn, had his
attention -called to a photograph ot "Jimmy"
Somers. an expert burglar of New Rochelle.
""Blirned ho int a rlng-er lorrhia-Dave Mo
Oonlgle," h mused, "who did tho job at Summerneld
McLean's house, at 141 Ocean .renus."
McQonlgle had been a convict, too. Arrested at hi
home after a' burglary had been committed. M was
Identlfled by Miss Masten. Mr. McLean's niece, as
the Intruder who bound and tarffed her. . ,
McQonlgle, protesting; earnestly, that he hd re
formed and was at home with his mother at the time
when the crime took place,-w on the eve of con
viction, when Captain Kuhne discerned his likeness
to 'Somers, the burglar. For once, police seal was
tempered with Intelligence;, the ex-convlct, but now.
sincerely honest man, -went free. .
Only a year . earlier, Thomas Qulnn, being landed
in the Tombs, In Mew York, for sate blowing, had the '
belated grace to confess a crime for which his double,
James Courtney, was serving time at Elipira, while,
in Maryland, Joseph Luery received a pardon from
Governor "Warfleld after tour years Imprisonment out
of the six to which be had been sentenced for the
ror by many men of prominence who were convinced
he was Captain Charles M. Boynton and not the
other.
Criminal records afford similar cases for every
year through which the research may be carried, un
til the average man beeomes convinced that he lives
in constant danger of stumbling into some entangle
ment. . -
His apprehension is well grounded. Whatever his
social position. It would appear , that the old belief,
that every human being has a double life somewhere,
is correct.
'Few men who have attained maturity have failed
to confront, at some time, another whose presence v
made them wonder whether they were facing their
long-lost twin. Their only hops must be that the
double will live a life of decency, and so refrain from
overwhelming them with unearned disgrace.
That hope Is most dearly cherished, however, br
men In distinguished position; but the possibilities
of "The JMasquerader'; and "The Prisoner ot Zenda"
are always there, like an explosion in a stick of
dynamite. '
Take King Alfonso of Spain for example,. he of
the gallant wlys with the fair, of the romantic de
votion to his beautiful young queen, and now of the
primly proper demeanor which his youthful paternity
surely should entail.
HARD ON ALFONSO
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Only a little while sgo the cable had a charmingly
Bohemian adventure to tell of the gallant young
Spanish monarch, and MUe. Cassive, the pretty Parls
ienne. who plays the leading role in "Occupe toi
d'Amelle" at the Theatre des Nouveautes, had quite
a popular vogue on the strength ot her attractive ad
venture. ;
Her taxlcab. Inextricable among many halted vehi
cles In the .Boulevard, des Xtsllens, was crowded
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CHURCH without pulpit, minister; or
choir, where there are no Sunday seryices,
where marriages are notolcmnited, bap-.
.fnrmoA no? funefal8 held this ia
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the newest ecclesiastical movement m London. .
Yet this church is expected to do a wonderfnl
work, in lifting humanity to higher planea; in it
is expected to be preached soul-etirringV en
nohljng gospel, although a silent gospeL .
All the preaching will be done by pictures--wonderf
ukpicturei decorating -the walla ana tell
ing ta'theiNuIent but 'effective way the story of
tho Redeemer of men and Ilia mission upon eartn.
Everything within the building is intended to
be a sermon sermon silently teaching the doc
trine of good will on earth and the promise of
redemption. v - . '
IT 13 to the late Mrs. rtussell Gurney that the
Church of the Silent Gospel la due. Bhe spent bsr
last years carrying Out her cherished Idea ot pro
viding a chapel where man's eloquence would be;
unnecessar. piace of nulut reverence - where the
gospel might be preached to men and women by means
9t Wenone enters the vestibule f this Church of
the Silent Oospel he is confronted by a nurai paint'
x lie uooa enopiiera. r Hi
of the church Itself Is a painting
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entire chancel end
denlcttns- .the ascension, while 'about U are jrescoea-
beautiful '
mural na.lnttnirfl.
On one side of tbe room, tor instance, mere r
paintings telling the story of the life of Christ; on
the other, the spread of the gospel, as related In tne
Acts of the Apostles, Is set forth til Interesting and Im- .
presslve Illustrations. - : ' , - x-
Woven into these pictures-stories sre twenty-eight
pali(tlngs--half on one side snd half en the other .
illustrating the visions of Old Testacienbr prophets
andtne doings of the apostles. .
In addition, the stories of the rejrtlon, the fall and v
the promise of sdemptlonare told li a series of plcj
tures on tne rear wans, i nert are two pictures nr- :
Ing ss their subjects the stories of the wise and foolish
virgins; the fnur graces, Kalth.- Hope, Love and fia
tlence. are represented by beautiful symbolic figures.
All the worla intended to preach sermons in this
Church of the Silemt Gosoel has not been completed. .
; ft wss planned by Mrs. Gurney and the painter who
lft doing tbe work Jai carrying out her intentions that
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.urit ouLla,"u which will be known henceforth as
the Church ot the Silent Oospel. is in the cemetery of
, SU George, on the Uxbcldge road, a thoroughfare con.
w 11 was formerly used as a mortuary chapel, but
" M- Oumsy began work on her idea In 1893. She
fr Zu$ nd?,n ior LtbIe site upon which to
establish her silent sanctuary, and secured the former
mortuary chapel when she had about abandoned hope
of success. v
On one side ot the door Mrs. Gurney had the fol
lowing invitation Inscribed: , ...
Psuengera tanrach the busy streets ot London,
Kntar this sanctuary for rest and silence and prsyer.
Ift the pictured walls within speak of the wit
Yst ever coaUaulng ways ot Pod with tnao. ,
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opposite side of the door is tils lnscrlp-
Is It nothlnr to you. all ye that pass byf
Come and re awhile.
Commune with your owa hearts and be still
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forsver.
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piainea ner ideas thoroughly to the artist Pr7iVir,
v Shields, and he has been working with great wt
ness since to complete the plan she formulated ,
Mr. Shields, new over years-old. is devotfna- hi.
entire time to flnlshlng the work intrusted to 'i.fni
He lives and labors in a little Surrey " viljaii The
w house he occupies was buUt by Sn old English klna--for
one of his favorites, so tradition has it At aSf
Mra Gurney lived to see only the bewlnnlns-
rorki. Y5en ,h? d,ed-in lm- ony few of the
Ings had been placed upon the walla. nt .hL i..
old place.
Is the
rate, it is a eomrortabi and -nmmnain...
surrounded by a garden, at the back ot which
' artlsfs studio. . ......
i "It Is not a dead Christ that the world needs Mr
; Shields contends In telling of his work. -Nor yet does
the world need a Christ such, as sentimental artists
. pose in mere effort to make an attractive picture. '
The world needs the Strong Sort ot God who Is with us
always the same yesterday., today and forever."
So he believes that the Christian gospel can be told
best by means of pictures Illustrated stories that tell
one i at a glance more, perhaps, than sermons might.-.
X He has made his paintings that tell of the ministry
of Jesus "breathe an atmosphere Ot deep spiritual ity
'and of tender solicitude for men and wontfut
Mr. Shields Is now ensra-ed unon tha last atac-es tit
have the whole story of the gospel presented to them Me grest work; in a short time it Is expected that the
in picture form. - V. 1 -i ., , silent church ef London .will be-one of the places to '
If this is done, those who know the plans ef the. -attract great numbers of visitors. To these It Is hoped
originator and the artist ask. Why should there be that the silent preaching of the gospel may prove
heed of a pulpit, a minister, a choir and- church effective.
every -square foot of the walla will be covered with
paintings, eo that visitors and silent worshipers may
have the whole story of the aosDel nresented to them
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against a luxurious touring car whose young, tall and
smartly dressed occupant smiled upon her most
agreeably. Could the leading lady of the Nouveautes
do less than return that friendly overture? More
smiles, more happiness; everything progressing fas
cinatingly, when 'the heart ot Mile. Cassive gave a
sudden bound and then sank in awe. Her vls-a-vls
was Alfonso, king ot Spain.
She bowed to him then, oh, very respectfully. And
he bowed to her "ath,' as the cable unctuously rt-.
marked, "the most amiable deference." But Just then
his beast of a chauffeur saw a clear space ahead, and
remorselessly, chauffed him away from her; and the
best he could do was Jump to his feet, turn to look
after her and, as his parting compliment, fling her a
royal kiss. ,-.
Ild Mile. Cassive neglect to tell all Paris about U
inatds of fifteen minutes? Not it the drama, In her
pretty person, knew Itself; and the drama usually1
does, in Paris, It was a grand advertisement.
But what of the Spanish king when his lovely but
wroth young queen, the tale ef bis flirtation echoing;
from Europe to America, and her beautiful blue eyes
ablate over the escapade and its notoriety, called htm
to the conjugal confessional?
EXPLANATIONS FUTILE
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"Ahl my adored one." he might protest till his
black hair. turns gray, "never believe such a thing of
your faithful, devoted husband. Why,' I wasn't on the
Boulevard des Italiens; I've never seen Mile. Cassive;
I would not flirt with an actress In the greenroom,
much less upon the streets. Can you believe it Of
your own darllngf etc, etc.
.. But .what husband Is there who can Imagine ac
quittal,' under such evidence, in a jealous Mrtfe's eyes?
- Yet there Is hope. Here, on this very ) page, it
his beautiful Beatrice Is still sulking, over the epi
sode. Is tha photograph of his double, a young fellow
living in Paris whom thousands are constantly den
tlfytng as. Spaing " king, enjoying incognito In the
capital of pleasure. That is one of 1 the. reasons for
the publication ef -thla article, because none of us,
wants te stee the wedded bliss of that dove-like pair
interrupted, tor a single day. . . v
And there ought to, be a law to. prevent' dashing
young Parisians from damaging the Innocent heart
of French actresses.' by masquerading s royalty .
But law can't reach them. What safety can there
be for the king of Spain when President Fallleres
himself is the Victim of a double who is his living
Image In face and portly figure, who designedly
dresses precisely like hint, and dally takes a prom
enade along tne French president's favorite streets,
and gathers. In advance of ' the real personage, the
respectful homage tendered y the passing prolet
riatT '-
Every year, too, Paris has a spasmover the y
port that Kaiser Wilhelm has slipped in under an
incognito. Oh, he has been seen everywhere, going
sbout with a studious assumption of the air of a quiet,
French cltlxen,- " , ' ., '., L "y,
The double of the kaiser has never yet been called
to account in Paris, because the likeness is so per
fect that every official is more than halt" afraid the
man Is the kaiser himself; and then, it any dispute
should arise phew I the Prussian troopers ever the
border -."."'-:'. ;''.- .,..- .
. But In Silesia, lnT3ermany. everybody knows Max
Nlschke, the chimney sweep, whom nobody csa tell
apart from the emperor, except that Mas will clean
their chimneys and Wilhelm won't. Can it be thai
the Sileslan chimney sweep, after working for a year
or so. Invests In a cake of soap, and so oft for Pari
and some fun with the ' French?
, There' is no doubt that something like that hap
pens every Httle while la England, although King
Edward's double is on a higher plane than the katssr'a
.(UniMr iwttp,'' i-.'su-vA ,
He is Sir Ernest Cassell, King Edward's particular
churn, a banker. The king depends upon the likeness
so much that he often calls on his double for relief :
from onerous .public appearances where it Is not es
sential that he be seen at close range.
In the United States, every bookmaker who hap
pens to meet Robert & Hughes, of Beaver, Pa looks
longingly at his solar plesus after the first glance at
his whkere. fighting mad on the spot In his fancied
recognition ot Governor Hughes, of New Tork,
'in Congress, the visitors never can tell which la
the august personage who is holding the floor with
eloquence and both feet, Senator L Follette, ef Wis
consin, or Senator Clay, of Georgia; and some of
them are profoundly shocked over the political here
sies tittered by each with the face of the ether. .
By some; blessed dispensation, the same stalwart
brand of Itepubllcanlsm streams from Senator Brlggx,
ot New Jersey, and Senator du Pont, of Delaware, thi
only difference in their looks being that Briggs seem,
rather peppery- while du Pont is gunpowdery. To-
' gether. they might pass as the peaceable but Inflam.
' enable twins. ,'.. - 1 ;' -
As tor President Roosevelt, the casual Washln;;,
tonlans used to toss cents to determine whether th-r
'were, reverencing the President or mrely admir: ;
Jils attorney general. Moody. Since Mr. Moody Li
came one ef the Supreme Court, the hosts of srr-'-Unts
there can't tell nrhether It Is the Justice
shall decide their fate ef James Maher, his (U ,
whom they pass in the, corridors.
r The President,' mean while. Is free to ?, r - c
into Africa, or anywhere else, safe, from , t
near-double, excepting always the city of l i ;
Italy. There, if he should happen In the r' -t , t
shop ot ene hustling deslr named rttrr
the proprietor should hold up his arri f r ;
the distinguished travelor would 1 o Uk , i ,
'Jjook here, slgnor; I asked t t. f
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