WORLD’S DOINGS
OF CURRtNT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHEU
f AÎHER AND SON IN CRASHING
ENGINES MEET INSTANT DEATH
Stockton, Cal. — T w o trainmen —
father and son— were killed and scores
c f passengers badly shaken up in a
head-on collision between the Santa
F e’ s westbound passenger No. 6 and a
freigh t special. No. 498, one m ile east
o f Stockton shortly after 8 o’ clock
Sunday.
W. A. W ing, Sr., engineer of the
passenger, and W. A. Wing, Jr., his
son, fireman of the freight, were In
CHINESE MONARCHY NEWS ITEMS
BITTERLY OPPOSED About Oregon
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Oi General Interest
Coast Aliens Raise Large fund
for New Revolution.
LMPLR0R YUAN IS OPENLY DENOUNCED
Stock Show Rated as One
of Best Seen in Northwest
Portland — Judges, visitors and ex
hibitors unite in assertion that the
stock that is now on exhibition at the
yard* at Kenton is the best that has
ever t«e n gathered in the Northwest.
There are prixe pens and individual an
imals that must compel attention;
prixe herds, and cattle, sheep and
swine by the carload lots.
One o f the individual animals that
has created unusual attention ia a
registered Duroc Jersey barrow, named
Woodrow Wilson. It is but 16) months
o f age and already has attained a
weight o f 700 pounds.
The students’ judging contest was
concluded with the result that Wash
ington State college won with a score
of 2122 points. Oregon Agricultural
college was second, Idaho third and
California fourth.
The judging was
made and the men given 80 points for
perfect judgment and 20 for a perfect
reason.
Judging at the F ifth Annual Pacific
International Livestock exhibition was
concluded in Holsteins, Jerseys, Ayr-
shires and Guernseys, in the cattle ex
hibits. Cotawolds and Lincolns were
the only two classes of sheep that were
judged in which there was competition
and two breeds o f swine, Berkshire!
and Poland Chinas, received their
awards. A few classes o f the Short
horns remain to be judged.
The biggest thing on the program
was the auction o f the fa t stock. The
chief attraction in the collection o f fat
cattle and the animal that w ill first
fall under the auctioneer's hammer is
the grand champion Shorthorn steer
from the University o f Idaho. This
animal has never !ost in any o f the
classes in which he has been entered
and has invaded classes in which ap
peared steers of greater age and has
competed with many prize steers dur
ing his short life.
His weight is now 1636 pounds. His
mother is a thoroughbred Shorthorn,
May Daisy, and she was sired by the
grandson o f Gold Crown, reared by J.
H. McCrosskey, Fishtrap, Wash., one
o f the best known breeders in the
Northwest.
F. W. Harding, secretary of the
American Shorthorn Breeders' associa
tion and a man who has judged that
breed o f cattle for years, declared the
champion to be the beet specimen he
bad ever seen.
stantly killed.
Both engines, the mail car o f the
passenger, and two or three boxcars, Throngs Attend San Francisco Mass
Live News Items of All Nations and
were reduced to a tangled mass of
Meeting— Head of Government
Pacific Northwest Condensed
splintered wood and twisted steel.
Is Openly Called Traitor.
Both locomotives, stripped of cabs,
for Our Busy Readers.
smokestacks and bells, overturned on
the south side o f the track, the pass
enger engine almost reversing its for
San Francisco— The Chinese quarter
A Seattle policeman attempting to mer position.
here has gone on record as being not
capture two burglars shot one and cap
only opposed to the change of China's
tured the other.
KARL BUENZ
form o f government from a republic to
Congressional m ilitary committees
a monarchy, but determined to fight
are confronted with four army plans
the proposed change in the affairs of
radically differing.
the Flowery Kingdom.
Tw o men In a fishing launch off
A mass meeting to protest against
South Bend, Wash , were rescued after
Yuan Shi K ai'a decision to accept the
being tossed about for 12 hours.
crown was called by Tong K ing Chong,
president of the Chinese Republic as
Burns, Or., offers the Strahorn peo
sociation and a former member o f the
ple $126,000 to run the main line of
Chinese senate.
The tim e fo r the
their proposed railroad through that
meeting found the Chinese quarter
city.
ablaze, the meeting place thronged
President Wilson makes s speech
and hundreds outside chattering excit
before the Federal Council o f Churches
edly and pressing in a vain effort to
o f Christ in America, in session at
enter the overflowing hall.
Columbus, Ohio.
The overflowing audience broke up
into a series of mass meetings and at
France w ill lim it herself In the
every corner orators sang of the glory
Balkan states by furnishing 60,000
of republican governments and hurled
soldiers and no more. She assumes
verbal bombs at the head of Yuan Shi
that England should supply the rest.
Kai, who was variously denounced as
Mrs. Ethel McKenzie, o f California,
a traitor to China and the tool o f
who married an Englishman and there
Japan.
by was disfranchised, has regained her
" W e will fight and die for our coun
vote by her husband applying for
t r y , " declared Tong K in g Chong, ad
naturalization papers.
dressing the mass meeting.
“ Yuan
The Democratic state central com
Shi Kai has violated his oath and
mittee o f Arkansas at a meeting at
proved a traitor to the constitution.
L ittle Rock, adopted a resolution in
The Chinese republic must continue.
dorsing consideration of President Wil
W e are prepared to back our words
son and expressing belief that he
with war. W e may not win even in
should be renominated.
this generation, but we w ill win final
ly .”
The German imperial chancellor, in
It was decided at the mass m eeting
a speech before the reichstag, invites
to s o lid subscriptions from Chinese
proposals for peace from her enemies,
in all parts of the world to finance a
and avows that she has no desire to
revolution which would have as its ob
continue fighting and w ill not be re
ject the permanent establishment of
UNDKkrfOOC-*.
sponsible for the war's prolongation.
the Chinese republic.
Before
the
ONOCp-WCOO
A Zurich,
Switzerland,
dispatch
meeting was over a large sum was
states that violent demonstrations in
subscribed, not only by those present
favor o f peace have taken place in
K a r l B u e n i, m anag in g di recto r of bat by Chinese who had been unable to
Berlin. The police were obliged to the H a m b u r g - A m e r lc a n line, convicted get in, and who announced their sub
charge the crowds.
The windows of with other officials of the com p any of scriptions by telephone.
stores and cafes were smashed during conspiracy to defraud the United
It was also decided to petition Presi Land Grants May Be In
the rioting Soldiers in the crowd took States by false clearances and m a n i dent Wilson that inasmuch as the U ni
an active part in the disturbances.
Courts for Many Years
fests obtained by them for vessels ted States had been among the first to
November exports through the New chartered by the line for the purpose recognize the Chinese republic, its
Further litigation that may keep
York (>ort broke all records by exceed of ta king supplies from A m e r ic a n ports recognition should be withheld from both the Coos Bay end Oregon & C ali
ing $180,000,000 In value. Foodstuffs to G erm an w a r vessels engaged In the restored monarchy.
fornia grant lands in the courts for
led by wheat, ami explosives, mostly com m erce destroying.
years is threatened as a result of the
smokeless
powder,
tri-nitrn-tuluol,
decree handed down in the United
cordite and gun cotton, formed a large
States court at Portland by Judge
Railroad men declared that they
proportion o f the exports. The pur
Wolverton in the case o f the govern
chases were about equally divided be never before had heard of an engine
ment against the Southern Oregon
being turned around in a wreck, al-
tween England and France.
company.
Ann Arbor, Mich.— Dr. E. L. Trox-
The court held, in this decree, that
The custom o f marriage by proxy though they had seen many plunge in
el, assistant curator of the museum o f the grantees o f the land are entitled
which has come into vogue during tht to the ditch at right angles to the
the University of Michigan, has just to a value of $2.60 an acre and no
war has placed a young Parisian wo track.
returned from the Bad Lands o f the more.
Attorney for the defendants
man in a curious situation. She war
The mail car, with Mail Clerk J. A. Dakotas, where he discovered a per gave notice o f appeal. A similar de
married by proxy on November 17 to
fect mountable skeleton o f a meschip- cree, with substantially the same pro
Sergeant Joseph Conduche.
On De Spalding inside, turned over on the
pus, a three-toed horse, which roamed visions, has been prepared by Constan
cember 1 she was informed officially north side o f the track, tearing down s
that country 2,000,000 years ago, and tine J. Smyth, special assistant to the
that he had been killed on September barn nearby in its plunge. Spalding
a partial skeleton of a pliohippus, a attorney general o f the United States,
28, several weeks before the marriage crawled
from under the wreckage one-toed horse which lived 1,000,000
in the Oregon & California case, which
Although the marriage is invalid ii without a scratch.
years after the mesohippus was ex decree w ill be submitted to Judge
law, the authorities, taking account of
tinct.
Wolverton.
Sergeant Conduche’ s intentions, will
Christmas Mail Sails.
The p'iohippus is the connecting link
Attorneys for the Southern Pacific
g ive a widow's pension to the woman.
New York — American Christmas between the mesohippus and the mod company, who contend that they, as
The governor o f Oregon pardons two mail to Europe, the last of which was ern horse. Dr. Troxel'a discovery of present holders of the Oregon & Cali
eonvicts and paroles nine others.
the pliohippus is the only one on rec fornia lands, own the timber, coal,
dispatched Monday, consisted o f 866«
ord. Speaking o f the pliohippus fos minerals and other natural resources,
Fourteen women in Mexico are shot sacks. The sacks carried, in addition
sil Dr. Troxel said:
aa well as their value o f $2.60 an
to ordinary letters, 90,600 registered
as Carranza spies, by the Villaistas.
" I t ' s the biggest fossil find in years. acre, w ill contest this view of the
articles, 34,900 parcel (mat packages
Its discovery w ill be extremely valua case.
The British press considers Presl and 284,467 money orders.
ble to science, for its discovery w ill
dent W ilson's address as "b y force of
I f the court accepts the contentions
The money orders represented $8,-
events, a war message from beginning 168,797. an increase over the Christ clear up a long disputed question as to of the United States attorney, as it
whether the pliohippus had one or did in the Southern Oregon case, it is
to end.' '
mas mail for 1914 o f $1,467,704.
three toes on each hind fo o t ."
probable that the Southern Pacific at
The largest amount to go to any in
The Democratic National committee
torneys w ill prepare an appeal.
dividual country was $1,669,980 to
has selected St. lands as the city in
Delays Vex Kitchener.
Both these appeals must go to the
(■real Britain. Germany w ill receive
which to hold the National convention,
Parle— Earl Kitchener, the British United States Circuit court of A p
$228,828.
June 14, 1916.
secretary for war, the Temps says, peals, from which it w ill be possible
to appeal to the United States Su
Brewery Men to Stay.
Members o f the reichstag are de
was unfavorably impressed in the
preme court. Thus it is possible that
bating the food situation in that coun
Aberdeen, Wash. — The decision of course of his Mediterranean visit by
try.
Producers, consumers, dealers, the State Supreme court upholding the the serious delays and diplomatic diffi the lands w ill be held in litigation for
a long period.
and ministers are blamed.
dry law w ill result in the closing here culties which interfered with the expe
The decree signed by Judge W olver
dition
to
Salomki
The
attempts
to
ton enjoins the Southern Oregon com
Mrs. Ella F lagg Young, superintend January 1 of a brewery and 36 saloons.
rescue the Serbians, it seemed to him,
The
machinery
o
f
the
Aberdeen
Brew
pany from selling any o f the timber on
ent o f the Chicago schools, has re
might have been tried elsewhere with
the Coos Bay wagon road lands, “ or
signed. She has been active in edu ery company, valued at $200,001), will
more chance o f success. Thess ideas
be
shipped
to
California.
any minerals or other deposits thereon,
cational work for 63 years.
Most o f the 40 employes will stay were discussed at ths Calais confer except as part o f or in conjunction
ence and then examined by the war
The Ford peace ship has asked, by here.
with ths land on which the timber
wireless to Secretary Lansing, that
Several o f the office men are inter council of the allies hsld under the stands or in which the mineral or other
presidency
of
General
J
off
re.
passports be issued so that the party ested in a clam cannery and others
deposits are found, and from cutting
may enter belligerent countries.
w ill become interested in a nata-
or removal o f any o f the timber there
O
regon
Building
Is
Taken.
torium, to be erected at a cost of
on, or from removing or authorizing
The German government concedes $16,000.
San Francisco— Out o f a triangular the removal of mineral or other depos
the Socialist wing in the reichstag the
tangle of ownership involving the Ore its therein, excepting in conjunction
right to advocate terms upon which
Liquor Men Get Ready.
gon commission, the United States with the sale o f the land bearing the
tho Germans might accept peace.
Eureka, Cal. — The board o f super government and a local contractor, timber or containing the m ineral.”
Senator Dillingham, o f Vermont, visors has received an application from . came the announcement that the Ore
The defendants are further enjoined
chairman of the former immigration the Astor Wine company, o f Horn- ! gon building at the Panama-Pacific ex from the sale o f the land and its re
commission, introduces a bill in the brook, seeking a license to conduct a position had been presented to the sources until congress shall have had
Ilornbrook United States srmy as a clubhouse for "reasonable opportunity”
senate providing that male aliens over wholesale liquor house.
to make
16 years old who cannot read should be being near the state line, the whole officers at the San Francisco Presidio. provision for its disposition by legisls
sale liquor houses are counting on a Representatives of the commission an tion.
excluded from the United States.
large business when Oregon and Wash nounced the building had been sold to
A Manitou, Colorado, bank robber ington become dry.
The names of i a contractor for $1620.
Then came
Man Born in "W e s t" Is 77.
locks the cashier in the vault and es 380,000 tipplers in Oregon are cata- ; news from Oregon that the building
Albany— Cyrus Hamlin Walker, old
capes with $1600.
logued and indexed by another mail had been presented to the U. S. army.
est living white man born west o f the
W ilson's address to congress elec onler liquor houee that is preparing to
Rocky Mountains, celebrated his 77th
Christmas P arolst Up.
trifies the country and the dominant open in Ilornbrook.
—
Olympia, Wash. — The state prison birthday at his horns near Albany
note is National preparedneaa
board w ill hold its special "Christmas Tuesday. He was born December 7.
Bankers Get Five Years.
An agreement for a conference of
1838, at Marcus Whitman mission,
Dubuque, la. Joseph Harrigan, ex- 1 m eetin g" at W alla Walla next week
Greek m ilitary authorities and m ili
near Walla Walla. Wash., tht scene of
vice prrsident; George Homan, ex- - to enable prisoners eligib le for parole
tary representatives o f the entente
Mr. Walker
cashier, and Charles Siege, ex-teller in to "obtain releases before the t hrist- the Whitman massacre.
powers to examine into the report or.
Mrs. Linda Burfleld - has resided In Oregon all his life. He
the Dubuque National bank, were sen mas holidays.
the necessities of the situation respect
sen is an Indian war veteran and is past
tenced in the U n it«i States district Hsxxard, fasting practitioner,
ing the allied demands upon Greece,
court to five years each In the Federal tenced to two to 20 years for man commander o f the Indian War Vete
has been reached, and the preliminary
penitentiary
at Fort l^avenworth. slaughter, following conviction for be rans o f the North Pacific Coast. Mr.
steps toward holding the conference
The three former bank officials pleaded ing responsible for the death o f ona of Walker has been w ritin g "M em oirs of
have been ta'ten.
guilty to charges o f having made false her patients, is the most noted prison Old Oregon.” which is almost finished
Her minimum
Austrian cruisers sink one French entries on the hooks of the bank and er before the board.
Woman, 88. Cast* Ballot.
submarine and several small steamers misappropriating funds approximating sentence expires December 26.
Newport Mrs. Sarah A. Jeffries, of
and Bailing vessels in the Adriatic sea $ 16 , 00 «.
American Ship la "E n em y."
j this city, celebrsted her 88th birthday
which were carrying war material.
Tbraa Cutters Rsrommendea.
Hamburg — The prize court which Tuesday by walking to the polls and
A Scotland manufacturer o f liner,
Washington. D. C .— T w o cutters for has before it the case of the American voting in the city election.
Mrs. J e f
who inspected
Oregon's flax crop, work on the Pacific Coast and in A las ship Pass of Balmaha has decided to
fries is an Oregon pioneer of '52, end
grown by the inmates of the state pen kan waters, one for the harbor of New
treat her aa "an enemy vessel." It is is the oldest pioneer resident o f the
itentiary. declares it is surpassed by York and another for San Francisco
annouced that the evidence has estab Yequips country. She was married to
none in the world.
harbor are recommended in the annual lis h «! that the ship was under the O liver Jeffries and they moved to Yon-
Rev. Frank Sewall. writer, educa report of the Coast Guard just sent to British flag until the end of 1914 and call a valley, near Drain, where they
tor, teacher, for 16 years professor at congress
The cost of all these vessels was sold to an American company lived for 18 years.
The husband, both
Urbana university in Ohio, author of is not definitely given, but apparently after the outbreak of the war.
The sons and one daughter have since died,
the Christian hymnal, dies at his home would be more than $600,000. The re Pass o f Balmaha waa captured while but Grandma Jeffries is still hala and
in Washington, D. C., in his 79th port favors early rebuilding of the 279 on her way to Archangel, Russia, with hearty. Every niea day she may be
year.
•tat ions o f the Coast Guard.
a cargo o f cotton.
saen walking out to ths old home
Eon-Old Mystery Solved by fossil
found in Bdd Lands of Dakotas
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GELE T T DURGE 5
behind my back and broken your prom
ised word?”
Rosamund took it up. “ You know
you said you’d refuse h im !”
"W ell,” satd Mrs Royalton, " I can't
help It, but 1 am engaged to Hall Bonl-
stella. You two girls must have muds
some big mistake. In some w ay; I don't
understand It at all. But you can see
for yourself— there's the r in g !”
Carolyn looked at her coldly. "Rena
Royalton. you have lied to me! Well,
what can you expect from a woman,
anyway?”
“ Yea," Rosamund added, “ the min
ute your back la turned, and they'll
stab you In ths back, every tim e !"
“ Why, I bad no Idea of breaking my
word, Carolyn, you know I would
never do such a thing as th at It would
be utterly unlike me.
I've alwaye
prided myself oa my loyalty. But, you
see, when It's a case of a man’s happi
ness at stake, his whale Ilfs— why, I
simply had to sacrifica myself. I'm too
generous, 1 suppose, but I simply bed
to do i t ! "
Carolyn gave a harsh laugh. "W ell,
then we are all threa of us engaged to
him. It seems W e'll have to draw lots
for him. Or else stand In a row and
let him chooee."
"W ell, I know one thing.” said Rosa
mund, "I don't Intend to release him !”
"N either do I," agreed Mrs. Royal
ton.
"W ell, I don’t mind a fight m yself,"
Carolyn acknowledged, "when it's a
question of four millions of dollars!”
"H u sh !” cried Mrs. Royalton sud
denly, “ here comes somebody I”
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X III— Continued.
— 16—
Now she turned on him with scorn.
‘ Oh. that's why you’re In such a hurry.
Is It? I thought so. Take one of
those three women you have proposed
to— they’ll do for your purpose—
they’ll help you out, any one of them.
Vou have only to say the word. W histle
snd they'll come to you. There’s Mrs.
Royalton, now! Marry her!
You’ve
got ten minutes left— go ahead. ! don’t
c a re !" She paused on the threshold.
’’I ’ll send her In. She'll make you a
good wife— she's had a lot more ex
perience than I have! Good lu ck !"
Hall, left alone, walked up and down
the studio angrily.
He waa so en
grossed with his thoughts that be did
not see Mrs. Royalton, who had en
tered a moment after Flodle left, until,
turning suddenly, he all but ran Into
her. Rena, beaming, effusive, held out
both her hands, caught his and laid
her dark head against his shoulder.
"Oh, H a ll!” 'she breathed.
Hall tried unsuccessfully to free
himself. "W hat's the matter now?”
he asked.
She looked fondly up into his face
"Oh, Hall, didn’t you understand what
[ said over the phone?”
A sudden thought came to him, a
desperate expedient. Any stick to beat
a dog with; any excuse, however ri
diculous. would do for a quarrel with
this clinging sickening female.
He
must get rid of her. So, quick as a
flash, he took up her words and
plunged into a histrionic rage.
’’Ota, I understand It right enough.
That’s the trouble, I understand it too
well. W ell, you've put me out of my
misery, all right. Thank God. you did
It while there was time for me to es
cape w orse!"
’’But I don’t mean that. Hall, real
!y— "
“ No, you mean you only wanted to
lure me on— get me to propose, and
then throw me down! I know! A ll a
woman cares for Is to fool some man
—any man will do. I suppose, so long
us her vanity is satisfied, and she can
have his scalp to wear at her belt!
Isn’t It shameful what a woman will
do, Just for the moment's cruel pleas
ure? You have no sympathy, no ten
derness, no heart—you’re nothing but
a mass of insane female conceit, that's
what you are! Thank God I found It
out In time. I say! Oh, I did think I
loved you, Rena. I admit; but I was a
fool to believe In you. Now, It's all
o v e r !"
lie stood before her, shaking his fin
ger savagely. ‘I t ’s all over, and I'm
glad of It! I ’m well rid of you. Rena
Royalton, and It will teach me a les
son! I ’d Just like to tell you what I
think of you, but you're my guest In
my house, and unfortunately I'm a
gentleman, and so I can't do It. But
there's one thing I can say, and that’s
Good even in g!’ Mrs. Royalton, and
you’ll have to excuse me, for 1 have
my guests to attend t o !”
Almost winded with this extrava
gant fury, he turned to make his exit
as speedily as possible, but she was
too quick for him. Seizing his arm.
she looked him straight In the face,
her eyes filled with tears.
"W hy, Hall B onlstelle!” she ex
claimed. ’’You're crazy! Why, I ’m go
ing to accept y ou !"
He dropped like a log upon a chair,
in amazement.
She had demolished
hts whole towering pose at a word.
For a moment he was unable to speak
Then she looked at him very archly.
’’ Hall," she said, "don't you think I ’m
prettier than usual tonight? Or do I
imagine It because I'm so awfully
happy?"
The question pricked him Into life.
He looked at her coldly, snd In des
peration made another attempt to goad
her Into anger.
“ By Jove. I didn't think a woman
could— well, a, woman will do any
thing to get what she wants, then,
won't she? She'll pay any price, and
suffer any Indignity! Good Lord,
haven’t you any pride. Rena, for
heaven's sake? Haven’t you any sense
of shame? Tell me; Is there anything
you wouldn’t do for money, Rena Roy
alton? L e t’s have I t ! ”
“ Why. Hall, d e a r!" she replied, with
big Innocent eyes. “ I don't know what
In the world you re talking about; but
I'll tell you one thing that I wouldn't
do— I wouldn't give you up for all the
money In the w orld !”
"W ell, can you beat I t !” be gasped,
addressing a Spanish chair.
"Ah. Hall." she continued, “ when I
once consent. 1 go fa st Really, I ’d
ttke to be married to you this very
night. If you only bad a marriage li
cense.”
’’ A what?" he cried, thunderstruck.
’’ A marriage license, you know. Of
course that's always necessary be
fore— "
"By Jlmlny Christmas!” he thun
dered. staring In front of him
Rena
was forgotten, everything was forgot
ten < xcept that, through his stupidity
all, now, was lost.
A marriage li
cense! Not once had It occurred to
him— the whole sublime comedy had
been played out In vain. The four
millions— Jonas Hssslngbury bad won.
after all!
He gave another look at the clock.
It was four minutes to twelve. W ith
out another word be stalked Impetu
ously out of the room.
Mrs Royalton, smiling, self-satisfied,
stood for s moment In triumph. Her
eyes were suddenly attracted by a
shining object upou the rug, and cross
ing toward It. she saw a ruby ring.
Puzzled at Its presence there, she
stooped and picked u up, examined
It carefully, frowning, and then slow
ly placed It upon her finger. As she
did so, Carolyn Dallys burst Into the
room. Mrs Royalton hastily turned
the ruby Inside and dropped her hand
carelessly.
Carolyn came up to her, very eager.
"W ell, did you see H all?" Mrs. Royal
ton nodded, smiling.
"W h y ! Didn't I say I would?"
For a moment Carolyn gazed at her.
as if trying to penetrate her mind. She
seemed as yet unconvinced. “ You re
fused him, Rena?”
C H A P TE R XIV.
"C'e-talnly! ” Mrs. Royalton tossed
her head.
Tbe three grew Immediately silent,
Still Carolyn seemed Incredulous.
watching tba door. Mr. Doremus was
"W ell, how did he take It?”
walking la with Jonas Hssslngbury,
“ Oh, 1 said I liked him, of course, talking.
Both were In high good
but I couldn’t think of marrying him, humor, the attorney because of his
and all that— he took on awfully, real
pleasant social success, the Branford
ly, Carolyn; he begged me to have
farmer because of the growing prob
him, and said his life would be ruined
ability of his good fortune. They stood
and all that rubbish— you know, the
for a moment, looking about the studio,
way they always do."
and then Mr. DoTemus pointed to the
"Said his life would be ruined, eh? clock.
What nonsense! You didn't say any
"M y word. Hasslngbury. look at
thing about— about me, or Rosamund that! It's after twelve o'clock already!"
Gale, did you? 1 mean about why you He extended his band ceremoniously.
refused him, really?”
"Perm it me to congratulate you. sir,
"Oh, n o !" Mrs. Royalton’s tone was, upon your accession to the Bonlstelle
for the first time, clear and honest and fortune!
It Is my practice, as you
she now took her turn. “ What did know, never to take sides. Er— that
you Bay to him, Carolyn?”
Is, I seldom permit myself such parti
Carolyn smiled. "Ob. we had a nice sanship So long however, as fats has
little time— no fuss, no hysterics at all. decided In your favor, 1 take pleasure
It was really very amusing.”
In knowing that you are now the pos
"Did he seem— well, how did be take sessor of four million dollars!”
It, Carolyn?”
"W hat’s he talking about?" Rosa
"Oh, of course we pretended It was mund whispered wildly.
all a Joke, you know. I wouldn't per
"W hy, it can't be— ’’ Carolyn began,
mit him to make a scene, but all the bnt shs was Interrupted by tba d o s t
same I could see that underneath It all of tbe lawyer's speech.
he was pretty badly broken up.’’
"It Is, of course, to be regretted that
"W ell, he didn't show It much when one of you must inevitably lose, ac
he came to me, then. He seemed quite cording to Bonistelle's will, and I am
hopeful.”
profoundly sorry for Mr. Hall Bonl
At this moment there was a peal of stelle. our host, who naturally will be
laughter outside the door, and a gay disappointed.”
voice ending a passage o f affected per
Jonas Hasslngbury, meanwhile, bad
siflage. Rosamund sailed swishing In
taken out his watch, and was compar
to the room. She held her head up
ing It with the clock. "E r— of course—•
proudly, she seemed immensely su
what's that you're saying?" he asked,
perior as she gazed about, triumphant.
a little confused. “ Oh, H all!
Yes,
The two women sprang at her.
yes, of course It le hard on Hall If I
"W liat did you say to Hall Bonistelle?”
get the money— but then.” and ha
exclaimed Carolyn.
Rosamund waited a moment, proud
ly superior. Then she answered calm
ly, "No, I accepted him."
"You accepted h im !” the two broke
out.
"D'you mean to say you went back
on your promise?" Carolyn demanded.
furious.
Mrs. Royalton caught her by tbe
arm. “ Are you fooling. Miss Gale, or
what do you mean? You promised— ’’
"Oh, pshaw !" Rosamund answered.
"W hat's a promise?
Wby, I found
out that Hall felt a good deal different
from what I had ever thought. Why,
he s a dear, really, and he never cared
a snap for you two— “
"Oh. didn't h e !” cried Carolyn.
"W hy, the tact is, I didn't have the
heart to reject him, really I didn't. I
saw that there was some misunder
standing somewhere, and we had got It
all wrong. Hall's simply crazy about
me. and It was perfectly absurd to let
our talk stand in the way of my happi
ness— and his, tnat’s a ll!”
‘‘And do you mean to say you said
yes?" cried Mrs. Royalton.
“ Certainly I did.
Hall Bonlstelle
and 1 are formally engaged, now, and
we're going to be married— ”
• "That's about all you know," cried
“ What Did You Say to Hall Boni
Carolyn, now beside herself.
"H all
stelle?”
Bonlstelle Is engaged to m e !"
Mrs. Royalton gasped.
Rosamund straightened up and returned ths
raved
s no such a thing! It can't watch to his pocket -"h e'd only throw
b e !”
It sway on some woman, and I'll put It
“ Then you lied to me, Carolyn?" to good use It's far better, after all.
Mrs. Royalton asked frigidly.
that I should have It.” He turned un-
“ W ell, I couldn't viedate a confi easily, to leave. It seemed strange
dence. could 1?"
that hs was no more excited or ex
“ It's a lie. that’ s all there Is about ultant.
th at!" Rosamund exclaimed. "It's per- j
The three llatentng women turned
fectly absurd on tbe face of i t
I allently to one another, each with a
guess I ought to kn ow !"
look of amazement
"Oh. you don't have to believe it,
"W hy, It can’t be!
What do they
but It's a fact, nevertheless." said mean?” Mrs. Royalton exclaimed "Oh.
Carolyn to Rosamund; and then turn-| Mr. Doremus. Just welt a moment
ing to Mrs Royalton. she added: "You I please.” He was shout to follow Jonas,
see Rena. Hall explained it all to me. when Carolyn darted to him and
and I couldn t really blame him for the 1 caught him by his coat
way be’s acted
He was In an awful
(TO B E C O N TIN U E D .)
mess, and bad led you and Miss Gals
to imagine things that be couldn't get
T w o Definitions.
out of, very well. So. as long at I was 1 Indeterminate sentence Is that la
the one he really wanted, you know, I which a prisoner convicted of s crime
thought— ”
Is sentenced to Imprisonment not for
You were the one he w anted!" I a particular term of years, but for
Mrs Royalton exclaimed. "W ell. then. j whatever time may be determined by
I'd like to know what yon think of his conduct, etc Ths ruling of ths re
th at!” And she thrust her hand with call ts that by which an official may
the ruby ring Into Carolyn's face.
be displace J from office If at a spe
R- <aniunil turned white
"W hat la cial election held at the demand of a
it?” she stammered.
prescribed number of tho community
It's an engagement ring, of course,” voters hs does not recalve tbe greater
said Mrs Royalton.
number ot votes cast. The Judicial re
Rena Royalton." cried Carolyn, "do call Includes ludgea among officials
you mean to say that yon h a rt ton s i who may be thus displaced.
Value of Mother's Stories.
value ot stories there la no greater
Sarah Louise Arnold says:
"L ife fores than they for ths preservation
shows ns that tbs stor?eu which are of the purity of s child Fill hie mind
heart at the mother s knees are an es w-th their rich Imagery, their stirring
sential part of our heritage. The child deeds, their Ideals— sot his fancy go
who Is deprived of this possession will ! ing about the mysteries of nature, lot
always miss the charm of literature, him follow the adventures ot great
tbe Joy of poetry, tho swift Imagina heroes, snd there will be Uttlo room
tion which enables us to shsro In that j left In his Ilfs for sordid or evil
which Is foreign to car Intimate sx- , things.
perience. Except as this appreciation
Ths best wav to banish darknoea ts
ts assured, la childhood. It la never ! to 1st in the lig h t To toll storioo to
w on'
your ch drea Is your daty and your
Aside from ths literary and artistic j privilege
j
Roumanian Characteristics.
The Roumanians are fond of their
i folk talos sad proverbs
One of the
most popular of tho proverbs Is ' The
Roumanian nover dies." Ths Rouman
ian ts anything but arrogant yet tho
prido shown in ths proverb Is eiempH-
fled again la ths fact that be win
I not do domootlo sorriso If ho ear
avoid I t
Tho old fashioned mechanic whs
used to spit on hie hands la now haw
Ing hit nails manicured