WORLD’S DOINGS
Of CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHfl'
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
The three-dey regatta open* at As-
t-or'a, Ore.
Dogwood
treed
near
Waah., are in bloom for
tim e thia yeer.
Vancouver,
the eecond
Tw o Americans were killed by Mex
ican bandits who have been attem pt
ing raids in Texas.
Germany offers to submit the Lusi
tania and Arabic claims to The Hague
tribunal for adjustment.
The Portland Gas & Coke company
pays 7 per cent on preferred and com
mon stock for the year ending June 30.
The secretaries o f war and navy
have been asked by the President to
outline adequate defense plans for the
nation.
The work o f completing the O.-W.
R. A N. cutoff from Chambers Prairie
to Olympia, about 7.6 miles, w ill be
completed at once.
A Portland, Or., druggist was ar
rested and confessed to robbing the
stand o f a blind cigar dealer and sel
ling the goods at his own store.
The Georgia grand jury investigat
ing the lynching o f Leo M. Prank re
ports that it can find no clue sufficient
to warrant the indictment o f any one.
Germany is reported as ready to en
tertain peace negotiations and w ill
yield Belgium. It is reported also that
the freedom of Poland and Finland will
be asked.
Illinois farmers who were driven
from their fields by floods are finding
recompense by gathering an abundance
o f fish which were le ft imprisoned in
low places when the waters receded.
MEXICAN UPRISING IN ÍEXAS IS
ÍRUSTRAÍED BY ARREST Of 25
MEXICANS EIRE ON OREGON STATE NEWS
AMERICAN TROOPS
San Antonio, T e x .--W ith the arrest
here o f 26 Mexicans, 23 o f whom were
detained. Chief o f Police Lancaster
and Federal authorities announced that
a plan to incite the Mexican popula
tion of San Antonio to deeds o f vio
lence had been frustrated.
The prisoners, according to Chief of
Police Lancaster, are followers of the
so-called plan of San Diego, the ex
travagant manifesto promulgated by a
party of Mexican agitators which pro
claims the “ Republic o f Texas” to be
governed by Mexicans. Recent upris Raiders’ Dead Number Six— Troops
ing in the Low er Rio Grande valley
Pursue Band, Capturing Three
caused the program for the establish
— Encinal Is Threatened.
ment o f the new government to go
amiss and at the same time Federal
officials were put on their guard.
Three o f the leaders were arrested
Brownsville, T e z .— Mexicans on the
while addressing a crowd o f 1000 M ex
Mexican side o f the Rio Grande late
icans on the market plaza. The ad
Saturday fired nearly 100 shots at an
dresses were o f an inflammatory na
American army aeroplane flying over
ture and calculated to
arouse the
Brownsville, and then turned their
poorer classes of Mexicans to deeds of
guns against a squad of American
violence.
soldiers on guard at the Brownsville
"O n e speaker,” Chief
Lancaster
electric light plant.
said, “ after abusing the ■ President of
When the firing started the soldiers
the United States, the government of
got behind shelter and returned the
this country nod the white race gen
fire.
erally, openly declared: ‘ It is no harm
There were no casualties. Lieuten
to kill a Gringo and an Allemane.'
ants Joseph G. Morrow and B. Q
(Meaning Americans and Germans.) ”
Jones were in the aeroplane.
This
It was right at this point the police
charged the crowd and arrested the
leaders, but nut without a fight. As
G E N . G E O R G E W. G O E T H A LS
the officers were withdrawing, one of
the Mexicans shouted:
“ Now is the
tim e to rise.
L e t us kill the Grin-
goes.”
The arrival of the police for the i
time being quieted all martial spirit.
Following the arrest o f the leaders,
23 others were arrested. They will be
placed in the custody o f Federal offi
cials, who said that charges of treason
probably would be filed against them.
Soldiers at Brownsville Reply to
Attack of Bandits.
U. S. AEROPLANE MADE fIRST TARGET
Many Northwest Mills Start Work;
Trade Brisk and Prospects Good
Eugene, Or— The Booth-Kelly Lum
ber company announced that its A end-
ling mill w ill resume operations imme-
diatley, employing » crew of 125 men
and 76 in the timber.
A. C. Dixon, manager o f the Booth-
K elly company, announced:
“ Since
we closed down a force o f 60 men has
been at work making repairs. We
have built a new dam and installed
new saw husks, a new carriage, new
trusses over the boilers, and concrete
foundations. ”
The Springfield mill is at present
working one 10-hour shift a day.
Silvio Pcttlrossi, an Argentine a v i
ator, fell from a height o f several hun
dred feet into Han Francisco Bay late
Friday while g ivin g an exhibition
Aberdeen, Wash.— A fte r a shutdown
flight from the Panama-Pacific exposi
of eight months the Wilson Bros, mill
tion.
has resumed operations, with a crew
President Wilson went to a theater of 160 men. John Wilson, the man
party Friday night fo r the first time ager, intimated that the mill would be
for more than a year.
He was per
kept in steady operation throughout
General Goethais has resigned as
suaded to go as a relaxation from the
the winter.
governor of the Panama canal zons,
work he has been doing recently on
the resignation to take effect on No
foreign problems.
Oregon City — The Milwaukie and vember 1. He Is surrendering his o f
An Amsterdam dispatch says it is University Park plants o f the Menefee fice because he believes his work on
reported that Admiral von Tirpitz, the Lumber company began operations the Isthmus Is done.
German minister of marine, w ill resign Wednesday after a shutdown of several
The plant at Milwaukie is is the second tim e within tw o days
and w ill be succeeded by Admiral von months.
Pohl, now chief o f the admiralty staff employing 50 men and the one at Uni that a United .States army aeroplane
and commander o f the German battle versity Park 75.
has been fired on.
fleet.
United States soldiers at Los Tu-
Arabic Incident Closed.
litos ranch, 20 miles north o f here,
The Overseas Agency, o f Berlin,
London
—
The
German
government
during the past 48 hours have raptured
says: “ The municipal council elected
by the citizens o f Lodz (a city o f Rus considers the Arabic incident closed 10 Mexicans, strangers in the neigh
and
has
declared
its
willingness
to
borhood, and supposed to be members
sian Poland now in the hands o f the
Germans) has banished the Russian punish the commander o f the subma s f raiding gangs. United Stntes cav
language, and only Polish and German rine which sank the steamer, accord alry and infantry and posseH o f county
ing to a dispatch which the Exchange officers and citizens continued
the
w ill be used."
Telegraph company’s Amsterdam cor search through the section o f country
Eight Albanians were sentenced to respondent says has been received 11 miles from here where two Am er
long terms in prison for having com there from Berlin.
icans were murdered Friday.
municated with Austria by carrier
There is reported to be considerable
The list o f bandit dead stands at six,
pigeons. The men involved are Cap feelin g in German m ilitary circles be although others probably have been
tain Mustapha, o f the Albanian bark cause o f Chancellor von Dethmann- killed and not reported.
Bella Scutari na, who was sentenced to H ollw eg’ s so-called “ weakness" to
A detachment o f the Tw elfth United
20 years, and seven members of his wards the United States.
States cavalry early Saturday night
crew, condemned to serve ten years
engaged in a short fight, 12 miles
each.
U. S. Buys 100.000 Shells.
north of here, with four Mexican ban
A 16-year-old g irl o f Hood Rfver,
Chicago George M. Getschow, sec dits, one of whom was killed and the
None of the
Ore., successfully lands a 29-inch fish. retary o f Phillips, Getschow & Co., is other three captured.
cavalrymen were injured.
Foreign exchange is reported to quoted in the Daily News as saying
A message from Laredo says a band
have taken an alarming* slump, and that he is a stockholder in a firm which o f Mexicans are reporetd at Encinal.
the American banks are “ bursting is making 100,000 six-inch shells for Tex., and have threatened to attack
the United States army, and that the the town.
with gold.”
German government, like the allies, is
A Portland beauty is soon to become purchasing munitions o f war in the
Americans Go to War.
the bride o f Luis C. Abeilli, Bolivian American market. “ As to the Am er
commissioner at the San Francisco ican order. I am not at liberty to dis
Washington, D. C.— More than 500
fair.
close the name of the firm, further American boys under 18 years old,
The greatest favorable trade balance than to say that the contract is worth have been discharged so far from the
since March 13 was shown by the about $640,000,” Mr. Getschow is British army upon requests from the
State department. Most of these boys
statement o f weekly imports and ex quoted as saiyng.
went to Canada and misrepresented
ports for the week ending August 28.
Germans Drill, Is Report,
their ages to recruiting officers. Peter
The favorable balance for the week
was $33,269,089. Exports were $60,-
Washington, D. C. — Letters from Dougal, o f Lambert, Minn., after hav
811,764. and imports were $27,042,726. various cities telling o f alleged quiet ing i>een discharged once on the appli
but regular drills held by Germans in cation o f the State department, es
Sir Rodmon Roblin, J. H. Howden, Turnverein and other halls have been caped from his parents and reenlisted.
I)r. Montague and G. R. Cold well, of referred by the War department to the He was released again only to take
Winnipeg, Man., charged by the Math department of Justice for investiga passage on the Arabic and escaped
era Royal Commission with conspiracy tion. According to one o f the writers, death when that liner was sunk.
to defraud the province, voluntarily the Germans were supposed to be pre
appeared at the city police station. paring to aid in repelling an invasion
Attack on Roumania Near.
A fte r a conference with Deputy Chief
from Canada. Secretary Garrison in
Rome
A dispatch from Bucharest
Newton they were released on bail of dicated that little importance was at
declares that a declaration o f war by
$60,000 each, $26,000 consisting of a tached to the reports, and that they
Austria Hungary against Roumania is
personal bond and two sureties c f $52,- had been turned over to the department
hourly expected. Preparations for the
600 each being given.
of Justice as a matter o f course.
impending conflict are being rushed in
Roumania, and the war fever there is
The German submarine which sunk
Brazil Dry. Cattle Dying.
constantly increasing. Volunteers are
the British steamer Arabic, on which
New York Prolonged drouth in the flocking to the colors. K ing Ferdi
tw o Americans were lost, is reported
northern states of Brazil this summer, nand, alluding to the alleged wholesale
to be lost also.
particularly in the states of Piuhy, { arrest* and prosecutions o f Rou
Antonio Flores,
ex-President of Oeara, Rio Grande do Norte and Pars- manians in Transylvania, is said to
Ecuador, is dead.
Senor Flores was hyba, haa resulted in serious loss to have affirmed p lat he was prepared to
elected to the presidency o f Ecuador rsttle-rsisers,
according to Georg«- make every sacrifice in a war of re
in 1888, and served the term o f four Holdemess, of Oeara, Brazil, who ar demption.
years.
ri
' 1 — •
steamshin Denis
f,
■ •• . o t e * n Taken.
German business men have trans
mitted to the United States an offer to tl
buy 1,000,000 bales o f cotton. The P
price offered was IS certs a pound, d
payable on delivery of the cotton in a
German harbor.
Three more U. 8. regiments have
been ordered to the Mexican bonier to
r
reinforce the American troops in pa
trolling the boundary.
I*
General Orosco, one of the Mexican ; a
revolutionary leaders, was killed by
American citizens and customs officials
whan he was making a raid on a Texaa
ranch. Four other raiders wers slain.
The postmaster o f St. Louis has re I
ceived many handbills purported to I
have been originated by German sym I
pathisers, calling for the use of dyna ,1
mite in destroying American munition i
plants.
Many Donations Being Made to
Aid Work of Oregon University
LOVL i* q
HUPRY
r
òy GELE TT DURGEÍ 5
University o f Oregon, Eugene— The
U niversity library haa received as s
g ift from Mrs. Clara B. Colby, of
Washington, D. C., a shipment o f
ninety-five books and a number of
pamphlets. The g ift includes publica
tions o f the woman movement, tem
perance ana other reform movements,
oc*3y/*ic#r o r c a srr /a//rarjs
biography, history, travel, poetry and
misceiianeous literature. One item of
ened, could only gasp. "E r— Is there
SYNOPSIS.
special importance is 16 volumes of
any news about the will. Mr. Doremus?
2 —
the "W om an ’s Tribune,” published in
Hall
Bonlxtelle.
artist-photographer. Here, have a c ig a r!”
I prepares (or the day's work In hia studio. » Doremus looked up and nodded
Washington, D. C.
Another donation to the University
gravely. “ Yes. the will haa been found.
C H A P T E R I— Continuad.
has been received by the department
Mr. Bonistelle, at last!” He tapped
o f Journalism from Mrs. Davenport,
the paper in bis hand. " It was discov
Hall
laughed
jeerlngly.
"Can't
he!
mother o f Homer Davenport, who was
ered this morning at eight twenty-
an Oregon boy an;' was raised at Sil- You don’t know Uncle John! He was seven o’clock. You see I have been
verton.
Mrs. Davenport desired to the moat unmitigated bore that ever prompt, sir."
Talk about cranks!
He
have preserved in the rooms o f the de breathed.
Hall restrained an overwhelming
partment one o f the few remaining never did approve of me— too ‘artis curiosity. "W here did you find It?” he
originals she had o f Hom er’s cartoons, tic.’ And I was tool enough to try to asked faintly.
Result, I have to take
and she secleted
his
“ World-wide be independen
"Ah. curioua. Most curious. An ec
Struggle for Money.”
She had thia photographs for a living. Why, Flodle, centric man, your uncle, Mr. Bonl
he’s
Just
as
likely
to
have
left
mo
a
framed and sent it to the department
stelle. It was found In his library. In
by express from her present home in dime with a hole in It, and let It go at fact, If you will believe me. between
th
at!”
Los Angeles.
the leaves of hia own book— 1 mean, of
Flodle sighed in sympathy, and ' rae.
The department of journalism is also
course, the one he wrote himself—
in receipt of several small donations of "W ell, those bills must be paid In any 'Race Suicide and How to Prevent It,’
printing materials in addition to the case! And there’s Just seventy-seven I believe It Is called. I hare not yet
complete old-fashioned
newspaper cents In the cash box!”
had the pleasure of reading It.”
“ Good Lord, Is it as bad as that?
plant entrusted to the department by
Mr. Doremus stopped, and gave the
Hon. H. R. Kincaid, for nearly forty Well, we'll hare to collect a few bills
young man a steady Inspection. “ I
years editor o f the Oregon State Jour in a hurry.” Hall appeared to dismiss
understand that you will be twenty-
the subject.
nal.
eight upon the fourth of May, Mr.
But Flodle was not to be dismissed
In the last year small g ifts o f vari
Bonlstelle. Am I correct?"
W
ell
she
knew
his
procrastination.
ous kinds have been made the U niver
"Yes. Tomorrow. W hy?"
“They’re all collected. Mr. Bonlstelle!”
sity in considerable numbers.
Mr. Doremus solemnly held up his
• he protested: "every last one! You
hand "W a it!" he commanded. “ Let
can trust me to attend to that! And
Study Course Changed.
me. before I go through the whole
I’ve had to sit up and beg like a
document, read this one clause."
Salem — Superintendent o f Public In French poodle, to o !”
Flodle, peeping through the door,
struction Churchill has announced a
Hall, walking
back and forth,
new course o f study for high schools. seemed not to be listening, but sudden was breathlessly listening. Hall was
Mr. Churchill said that in country Llg'u ly ne turned to bis assistant with a growing white.
” Ec—here It is." Mr. Doremus pro
schools it often was necessary for queer expression. He walked up to
teachers to give instruction in subjects her «yd put bis hand on her shoulder. ceeded to read soberly. ” 'The residue
of my estate I leave to my beloved
for which they had made no special
“ See here, iffodle, have you taken
preparation, and for them a definite out your salary regularly every week? nephew. Hall Cutler Bonlstelle, on con
dition that be Is married before he
outline o f the work is of much value. Now, don’t you try to fib !”
reaches the age of twenty-eight
Much freedom of the choice o f sub
Flodle tried to pull away but It was
jects is given in the larger high too delicious “ Oh. I don’t know,” she years.’ "
"Ob, I knew it!
W eil, It's all up
schools, so students may not be re mumbled. "N ot for two or three weeks,
quired to take subjects in which they perhaps. That’s a!) right." Now It then— Just my luck!"
" ’If. however, at the beginning of
are little interested, and for which was she who caught hold of his arm.
his twenty-eighth birthday be is still
they have no particular aptitude.
"But I wanted to tell you something.
The minimum requirement for grad Mr. Bonlstelle— If you wouldn't mind unmarried, this residue shall be the
uation is 15 units of high school work
property of my beloved cousin, Jonas
— If you Just let me— ’’
with recitation periods o f 40 minutes
Hassingbury, as a testimony to our
"W hat?" he demanded suspiciously
youthful friendship,’ "
Mr. Doremus
in length, but pupils are urged to com
"Oh. only— If you’d be willing— real
plete the course by taking four sub
looked up.
ly I ’d like to, you know— you know
jects each year for four years, thereby
Hall was scowling
“ L e t’s see I t !"
I've saved up a little money, Mr. Bonl-
earning 16 units.
he demanded, and he took the Instru
Btelle—and, well, It might help you
The course o f study permits pupils
ment, and read the clause over to him
temporarily—till you could— ”
to earn from one to three units for
Hail threatened her with savage self, while Mr. Doremus’ eyes drifted
graduation in either vocal or instru
playfulness
"Flodle Fisher,” he said slowly about the apartment. "How
mental music taken outside o f the
determinedly, "If you ever dare to
school, provided the work is given by
mention such a thing to me again,
a competent teacher and the pupil
I'll— I'll discharge you!” He took a
spends at least 80 minutes daily in
turn up and down the room as she
practice or instruction.
waited, watching him. "By Jove, It
There is also a new course required
does look as if I ’d have to go to w ork !"
to be given in all high schools, upon
the completion o f which a Btudent will Then he turned to her gloomily. "W ell,
be permitted to enter a teachers’ ex anything else for this afternoon?”
"N o." laid Flodle. "but you have to
amination.
This course is made necessary on develop and print, you know There’s
account o f a law which became opera lots of work for you In the dark room
tive on September 1, requiring all per And then, we've got to get ready for
sons who have not had at least six that expensive old party."
Hall scratched his head. “ Heavens.
months o f successful teaching exper
ience to complete an elementary teach I'd forgotten all about It.”
"O f course you have, but 1 haven't;
ers’ training course before they are
Music,
permitted to enter an examination for I've attended to everything:
a teachers’ certificate.
The elemen caterer— and decorations— furious old
tary teachers’ training course is in ad nonsense It was too. I don't see how
dition to the teachers' training course you can afford It, Mr. Bonlstelle. Ileal
which has heretofore been given in ly I don’t ! " Flodle was very stern.
many o f the larger high schools.
"It’s business, Flodle— keeps the
women curious Makes ’em talk! Oh,
S I9 .0 0 0 Spent on Streets.
well," Hall tossed It off hia mind
Dallas— Spending more than $19,000 "W e ll get along somehow. W ell, run
along. Flo, now; 1 suppose I've got to
in the construction o f macadam pave
get ready to preside at this altar of
ment in the course o f the summer, the vanity. Good Lord! How I dread it!
Dallas City council has carried out the Flo. 1 honestly believe a photographer
program outlined by Mayor E. C. knows more of the actual truth about
Kirkpatrick in his inaugural message. women than a doctor or a priest!”
I’ ractically every street in Dallas is
Flodle gave him an Indulgent smile
now either paved with hard surface or
“Mr. Bonlstelle. I want to tell you
macadam. Mr. Kirkpatrick took the
something
All three of them put to ‘ I Took the First Opportunity to Com
stand that the hard times the people
municate With You.”
gether know mighty little !” So say
were now facing in this section offered
ing. she gave him a prim curtsy and much will the residuary legate« re
the city its best opportunity to con
ceive?” Hall asked weakly.
struct needed improvements, thus pro retired to the office.
"Oh. upward of four millions. I ex
viding labor for unemployed men.
CHAP TER II.
pect,’ said Mr. Doremus with unction.
“ And I lose all that, Just because I ’m
Pilgrim Leaves $50,000.
Hall laughed and then stood thought a single m an!" Hall dropped, limp
Roseburg— In the death o f George
ful for a few moments, smoking airily, and gloomy, into a chair.
A. Smith at hia camp near Los An
blowing rings
Then he took off his
Mr. Doremus bowed soberly. “ Your
geles a few days ago, Douglas county
dressing gown, put on his coat, and uncle held strong vtews, Mr. Bonl
has lost probably its most eccentric
had turned to his camera when Flodle stelle. He firmly believed In marriage
character and one o f ita pioneer and
came back.
He thought it a duty. He maintained
prosperous farmers.
He was on his
"T here s a desperate old flirt out high Ideals for the future of the race.”
way to visit a daughter when he died.
there
to
see
you,
Mr.
Bonlstelle—
Mr
"Oh, foe heaven's sak e!" cried Hall,
The body of Mr. Smith was found be
“ I know ail about that. Didn't Uncle
side his burro and goat, his two com 'Voreraua.”
•'Doremus?'' Hail searched hia mem John talk me to death on the subject?
panions for the last three years. He
believed that by livin g like some of ory. "W hat does he look like— a bill Why didn t he get married himself?"
the Bible characters he would rea, h collector T"
"An unfortunate love-affair, I un
No. he s Just s Dies old man with derstand. prevented his putting his
the age of 1 <40 years. He is thought
a
side-whisker
effect,
trimmed
with
a
to have left an estate o f $50,000, in
own theories into practice,” said Dore
gold chain In scallops, and be rtares mus. "I think— mind, 1 do not say so
cluding his Camas valley ranch.
at you over the top of his glasses."
positively— but It is possible that, had
Hall sighed. "W ell, have him In you— knowing, you understand, bis pe
Pears for South America.
I'll settle h im !"
>
culiar theories— "
Hood River — W ilm er Sieg, rales
Mr. Doremus, grave and precise,
"Acted accordingly?" said Hall.
manager for the Apple Growers’ asso
ciation, announces the tale of five car looked about for a chair, and sat down "Married on the chance of becoming
dellberatsly.
He
searched
In
tbe
In
his heir? Bright Idea! But It a too late
loads o f Anjou pears at $2.25 f. o. b.
Hood River.
“ This sale was made side pocket of hia frock coat ae be now. L o rd !”
"H'm
I took the
several days a g o ," says Mr. Sieg. "but I said pompously:
"It Is. ss you say. too late, practical
as yet we have made no deliveries. first opportunity to communicate with ly. I presume." Mr. Doremus remarked,
Unluckily, how- "but, legally, 1 must remind you that
W e prefer to ship the fruit after al you, Mr. Bonlstelle
lowing it to become well m atured." | ever. I could nut get you on the tele- tbe time bas not yet expired.
You
The pears, which w ill probably start | phone this morning." Still his hand have until midnight, you understand.
groped
In
hia
pocket,
like
a
dog
at
a
rolling next week, w ill be shipped to
In which to qualify for the Inheritance.
South America.
"T h e association," j woodchuck's hole.
Much has been done In fourteen hours,
"N o ? " Hall remarked Impatiently Mr. Bonistelle."
says Mr. Sieg, haa booked ita first or
der for a carload o f Gravensteins. | I suppose I wssn l up."
"Fourteen hours!” Hall repeated
Doremus brought forth a long en “ Why. fourteen days would be little
velope
Solemnly he «poke, looking enough time. You can't put a thing
Extens or) O fficer Resigns.
Paul M. Collins, secretary o f Ex over the tope of the rubber hows
like marriage through on a time ached
tension at the Oregon Agricultural "M r Ronisteile. I have the honor of ule, you know, can yon?”
being
the
attorney
for
the
estate
of
college, has resigned to accept the su-
“ I confess I do not know," said Mr
cle. the late John Beasley Doremus, rising.
Hall sat in a brown study, regarding
ntal thunderbolt struck the his boots, ss Mr Doremus prepared to
id Hh!l, shocked and frlgbt- lesva
Flodle, her eyes bright with
ILLUSTRATED 6 y RAY WAT
,N D S U F F I C I E N T R E A S O N
• o s Explanation e f Caller's
i Stay Seemea Eminently
Satisfactory.
elephone rang, sad the voice
)hto Slate university co-ed"
lello! Do you know who It
-curse." was the reply
"I
e the charming qualities of
ice.”
’ ” she said
"H ave you a good story for today?"
"W hat will I get If I give you a
good story?"
" I f It is a good one, you will get
your ram s In print."
' Huh!” the again eloquently re
marked.
"Talking?" asked central, breaking
In.
Of coarse I am talking." tald the
coed." end then she continued to
the reporter
"The story It about a
young man who took me to a picture
show. When we returned he stayed
excitement, tiptoed back Into tha of
fice.
Mr. Doremus deposited the paper
upon the table. "W ell, I shall leave
you this copy to inspect at your
lelaure. You may not be aware that I
am a Justice of the peace, Mr. Bonl
stelle. I shall be quite willing to a »
commodate you, should you find a
bride. I think I could perform as cred
itable a ceremony aa any clergyman—
at half p rice!” Hs chuckled at tbe
Idea.
Hall, In no mood for Jests, rose and
followed him. "W here's Cousin Jonas
— Mr. Hassingbury?” he asked. "Lord,
he ought to be a happy man, about
LOW;
Mr. Doremus paused. "I took the
first opportunity of telegraphing to
Mr. Hassingbury," he said, "informing
him of the provisions of J. B. Bonl-
ite lle ’a will. I requested his Immedi
ate appearance in town, and I have no
doubt that he will arrivs here some
time during the day.”
"Think of that old hypocrite getting
all that m oney!” Hall exclaimed.
"Lord It makes me ill— he’ll be a thou
sand times more disgusting than ever,
with bis religious bosh and hia charity
ta lk !"
Mr. Doremus lifted an eloquent fin
ger. “ As an executor, you understand
I must preserve an attitude of strict
Impartiality," he admonished. "A t tbe
same time, !n my private capacity. I
confess that I am on tbe side of youth
Four millions— ah, one could indulge
one's youthful dream s!” Hs shook
his head sentimentally. ” S1 la Jeu-
nesse savalt si la vielllesse pouvait!"
Hall watched him. half-amused.
"Say, Doremus, you're all righ t!” Mr.
Doremus was looking over his shoul
der to get a glimpse of Flodle. Hall
had an Idea. “ I say.” he suggested,
"why not come around here tonight,
and we ll have a wake over my lost in
heritance. I'm giving a small party,
you know, Just a few of my clients,
and an actress or two— ”
"W ell, w ell! It might remind me of
old times." Mr. Doremus offered hia
hand. “ I think I shall come. It may
renew my youth. Ah, Mr. Bonistelle,
you might not believe It., but I've wait
ed at tbe stage door myself, in my
tim e !”
‘T i l bet you have, old sport! and got
away with It, too,” said Hall, laugh
ing. “ Come along, then, I'll set them
on y ou !"
"But meanwhile, don't forget that I'm
a Justice of the peace!’’ Mr. Doremus
gave Hall a poke in the ribs, grinned,
bowed and went out. with a youngish
smile at Flodle as be flourished
through the office.
No sooner was the door shut than
Hall Boulstello exploded. "W ell, Flo-
die. It’s all up! It’s back to the farm
for mine! Isn’t that Just my luck?”
A lively hope had blossomed In F lo
die’s heart. She was pale and trepid.
” 1 couldn't quite hear," she answered,
dissembling; "what was it?”
"Four and a haif million dollars
gr-ne to the devil Just by a fluke—
that's all! By Jove, It’s an ou trage!"
Flodle stood twisting her hands
nervously. “ Y’ ou don’t mean you're
going to let that— ” Flodle stopped
Just In time; her mind had run away
with her lips. “ Oh, Mr. Bonlstelle, I
mean you don't mean that mean old
Jonas Hasstngbury’s going to get that
money,”
“ Yes, confound him!
The psalm
singing, holier-than-thou old hypo
crite! Four millions. Flodie! Think
of It! Good Lord, Isn’t it ferocious?
And If that will had only been found
when Uncle John died— but Lord,
what's the use of talking.' He walked
doggedly back into the stud!o, and
gave a vicious swing to bis camera.
Flodie Fisher followed him In, then
stood looking at him pensively. She
spoke slowly, softly, deliberately.
"W h y don't you go ahead and get the
money, Mr. Bonlstelle?"
"Get the money? H ow?"
"W hy. get m arried!" Flodle turned
suddenly crimson.
"W hy, who In the world would have
me?"
Flodle swallowed down a lump In
her throat. "Oh.” she said, "I'm sure
there's some nice girl who’d be so
proud to marry you. Mr. B onistelle!"
“ Well, I don’t know how I ’m to
find her— and I ’ve got deuced little
time to look. Why. do you realize
that I've only got till midnight to do
the whole thing in?” He went up to
her. "And do you Imagine that any
woman would want to be married In
that way?”
"Oh, when you're in love, it doesn't
matter how soon— ”
“ A hun
ne wooing, eh? By Jove,
I wonder— ” He stared at her with a
new light In his eyes. "Say, you real
ly think I could get away with It?
Why, I never—"
"Oh. you could do anything. Mr.
Bonlstelle. I'm certain you could!"
"Do you know of any woman who'd
have me— that quick?”
(TO BE CO NTINU ED .)
Lighting Turin.
The city of Turin Is occupied with
the task of reorganizing the publlo
lighting on s modern basts, and not
less than $400.000 will be employed
for this purpose, the work to be car
ried out from 1914 to 1916. According
to the plans, arc lamps will be use I
In all the main streets and avenues,
also the public squares, while smaller
streets are to be lighted by Incandes-
cent !»mps. Flaming arcs In closed
globes will be used. About $.000 lamps
of 2.000 candle power each will be
Installed. In some pieces Incandescent
lamps are used, some being of the
5.000 candle power type, and the rest
of 100 or 200 candle power. These are
much better than the present gat
lamps, which give only SO candle pow
er.
Current for the whole system
comes from tha municipal electric sta
tion.— Indianapolis News.
so late that my mother had to call
from the top of the stairs and tell
him it was nearly twelve eclock ."
"That Is interesting." tald the re
porter, "but It ts hardly worth giving
to the publlo
It teems to lack
p oin t”
"But I haven’t come to the point
and 1 can t come to It unless yon
ask ms for the reason for his late
staying *
'Well, whet was tha reason?** tha
reporter asked.
” 1 am .' she replied