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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14

as 1t must seem to you. villain She says
that her world is cut from under her feet,
that there's no love nor trust nor faith left
in her. She says she will never forgive us
all, and 1 dare say it Is true. Her whole
mind has been turned into the bitterest re-
sentiment"
ALAS" said I, won Atldorfs right. Fate
playS-and makes sorry figures of us all
What's to be done but waltz
And Miss Mannering dropped her hands
listlessly into her lap and answered as
Denis had answered half an hour before.
There was a stir of draperies upon the
stairs and outside the door that led into
the long hall, and the Princess Eleanor of
Novodnia entered.
II am looking for my Browning" she said
from the doorway. Have you it, Jessi-"
She saw me and paused a moment.
"Ah, Mr.-Creighton" said she, II did
not know you were here"
II trust don't intrude, madame" said I,
bowling.
why. not at ALL said the princess.
Miss Mannering will tell you that you are
always welcome, SIR
She took up her book from the table. and
left the room with a little inclination of her
head
1 find, now that come to write it, that
can give no adequate description of the
strange alteration which had taken place
in her. of the cold, proud aloofness the
regal majesty that seemed to hold her at
some great inexplicable distance. She
seemed to have gained in stature, to tower
above US. lofty and alien in her bitterness
and proud grief. AS Miss Mannering had
said, she had suffered little physical i'll.
She appeared strong and well, save that the
circles had come about her eyes once more,
and that her lovely mouth dropped at the
corners. Her voice was low and quite civil,
but infinitely cold.
you see you sect" cried Miss Manner
ing, when the princess had left. DO you
wonder that no one can approach her?
How-how does she seem to you, Mr..
Creighton"
But I shook my head.
Don't ask me-" I said. "a queen nurs-
ing pain too great for words, but holding
a calm face to the world, II you like.
don't know. Great heaven her eyes are
the saddest tragedy / ever saw! How she's
suffering! And how she must have loved
him.
I rose, still shaking my head
II must be going back to Denis" said.
Hes waiting for news Of her. Yes, Won
Altdorfs right-Fate plays"
Once back in the studio, I told Denis all
that had heard and seen, proud that I
had so much to give him. He made no COM
ment or remark save an occasional Yes,
yes, man, get on. get on when paused
for breath And when told him how the
princess had suddenly come into the room
where Miss Mannering and sat talking, he
gave a deep-voiced "Ah-h-h!" and dragged
his chair nearer.
But, lad, lad!' he cried, when I had
made an end, dear lad. you tell so littlei
Nothing that I didn't know before All
these things one could take for granted.
Tell me the little things, Teddy. how she
bore her eyes, and that queens head of
hers. All, high in the air. I'll warrant!
And was she paler than her wont. lad? And
was one little curling lock of her hair loose
over the ear--the left ear, as 1t always
Is? Had she a flower at her breast?
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ITS POWER WANING
BISHOP LAWRENCE DISCUSSES
INFLUENCE OF CHURCH.
Thinks Change Of Name Would Be a
Deterrent influence Under Exist
ing Conditions.

dispatch from Boston, Mass, yester-
| day says:
At the one hundred and eighteenth an
! nual convention of the Episcopal Church in
| the diocese of Massachusetts here today
Bishop William Lawrence, in his address
| said:
$50 far as statistics can show, 1t is
| doubtful if the church is more than keep
| ing pace with the population. The minis
| try is not apparently increasing In num-
bers or power great portion of the in
telligent men and leaders of our communi-
ties have no active interest in the church
There is great mass of fine character and
of Christian temper outside the church.
Infidelity, sincere and insincere, is all about
US.
cial material, social and intellectual life is
gaining a stronger hold on the people. The
tests Of life among many are In social and
financial success. Sport and amusement
have made great inroads on our Sunday
congregations. Below all these influences
are the lower standards of taste and the
grosser immoralities. The power of strong
drink has it's clutch upon our cities. their
people and government: lust is firmly in
trenched gambling is unsettling habits of
industry; many forms of temptation are
undermining the characters of hosts of
youth. All these influences are roten. enc
mics of the Christian faith
In view of such conditions, the bishop
deprecated the discussion now going on in
diocesan convention of the question whether
the name of the church should be changed.
and concluded thus:
1.-The truth is, my brethren. that there is
one thing that we all in this church do
need-bishops clergy and laity-aud that is
a more personal revision of our RESPONSE
bility to God and a closer abiding in His
presence"
A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, yester-
day says:
At the annual convocation of the clergy and
laity of the Episcopal diocese of Ohio here
today the question, of changing the church
name was deadlocked. The clergy favored
a change in the name. but the laity did not.
No suggestion was made as to the name
that should be substituted. The convoca-
ton adjourned without action in the mat
ter.
By a vote largely In the majority, the
Pittsburg diocese of the Episcopal Church,
at its thirty-eighth annual meeting yaster-
day. decided against changing the church
name.
annual convention Of the Episcopal diocese
of Georgia at Savannah Bishop c. K Nell
son Endorsed the movement to change the
name of the church organiZa ton. In part
he said with respect to the proposed
change:
II am fully alive to the seriousness of
the measure contemplated. The change not
really of the name, but Of the official des-
fgnatfon of that branch portion of the
Catholic Church to which, under God we
owe our allegiance, is only less serious
than the retention of title which is un-
fortunate unnecessary. equivocal mjslead-
Ing and obsolete, and is strong only on
the theory of possession as law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
CHAPTER XIV.

''Eh?" said Denis YEARLY, what's ahead
God knows, not 1. Won Altdorf has been
laying siege to the prince again. Cad, If
/ were the prince I'd kill Won Altdorf-and
he has promised to go back to Novodnia
as soon as he has had another talk with
with her, so that he'll know where he
stands and what the outcome is to be-
We were sitting together in the studio
1t was two days after the princess had been
told the truth-Denis at the table with his
elbows upon 1t and his head in his hands:
and in the long steamer chair, smoking a
pipe, and trying to beguile Denis with won
der-inspiring rings of smoke
But what's the outcome to be-" 1 de-
manded. Denis shook his head.
Again, God knows" said he, land He
won't tell. but think she will in time go
to the prince-indeed I'm certain Of It, He's
her husband and she has-an exalted sense
of-of honor and duty. All, yes, she'll GO
to him-if not for love, still for duty
They'll find some way to make her eleva-
tiop possible, to make IT popular among
the people, and she'll fill her high position
as a princess should. Aye, a throne will
become her. She was born for state. Have
you-happened to hear anything about her
since day before yesterday, Ted? Have
you been at the house?"
Why. no." said /. Il meant to have
gone there yesterday, but something else
came up. I'll run over now. Miss Manner
ing will be there, of course. viii you
Gomez
He looked up eagerly for an instant
knew how he was longing to go, to see Miss
Mannering himself, ask her all the things
that he might not ask Of any one else hear
the littlest details of that lamentable scene
with the prince; but he shook his head.
mo, Ted, no. said he. Il mustn't 60
1t wouldn't do, at ALL She might see me
there, happen into the room while we were
calling. All, no. yop must go alone. lad
But-ask "a great deal about her, Teddy
Find out just how she is If 1t has weak
ened her at all, II she's Ill, how she seems
and looks. All, remember. Ted that
want to. know everything. Nothing's toe
little or too trivial BAH I'm growing wo-
manish. Don't mind me. lad. Just make
your call and-and ask all the questions
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Messrs Forsberg & Murray. at foot of K
street southwest, being prepared for service
on the river during the summer
DR.. L. E. Rauterburg is building a large
addition to his boat house on the wharf
foot Of 6th street southwest. to be used as
work room, in making repairs on the
yachts Alert, Greyhound and Wanderer.
The structure is to be twenty feet long,
twelve feet wide and about ten feet high.
The four-masted schooner Alice Hol-
brook, laden with full cargo of ice from
Bath, Me-, came into port yesterday after
noon in tow of the tug Sarah, for the
American Ice Company.
The Maggie S. Garrett, laden with lum-
Der from Virginia lumber port, has ar
rived In port for the dealers.
The sailing barge Daniel has arrived from
the lower Potomac with load of cord
wood for Georgetown.
The schooner Manuel r. Cuza, laden with
laths from New Brunswick, came into port
yesterday in tow Of the tug Sarah Of Balti-
more.
The Irene. with cord wood for Robert
Murphy, and the ]. H. O'Neal with wood
for parties in Georgetown. have arrived
The tug VIM. H. Yerkes. with a tow Of
four coal-laden barges, came into port yes
terday.
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| Time efface my love, madame?" he asked
in a wondering tone Time efface my
love? Why-why-how little you know OF
| love, after all, princessi Shall love die for
lack of feeding, like a neglected child
Shall love live only when it's loved? Time
eface 1t? Eternity won't efface it,
madame"
Nor brave words prove an honest man,
sir!' said she. las I've reason enough to
| know
why did you come out in the garden
today, madame?' he demanded suddenly,
looking into her eyes. why did you come
to sit upon the old stone bench?'
The princess flushed from neck to bur-
nished hair.
'Why-why. I-came because the day was
fine, SIR" she murmured. because the
sir, why l sit in my garden? How dare
you demand my reasons for doing as
please? Your insolence is in keeping with
| your other-qualittes!'
las you like. madame said he bowling.
And now, before I go, will you let me
make an appeal to you? No, but wait!
The appeal is not for myself 1 ask for
nothing, nothing. beg only that you per-
which we spoke, to teach you that there are
good and true men still in the world and
that not every one is ALTAR and a black
guard. Madame, Prince Karl of Novodnia
nay, too well, for he has left his realm
in direst peril to come to you-aIas. too
late! I beg that when you have little
recovered from this-this shock, you will
listen to him. 1t is evident that at one
time you were willing to give your
life to him, even If no great meas
ure of love. Listen to him, princess,
and take the high place in Novodnia
that waits for you. You, who are a queen
among women. must be princess before
the world. There will never have been
so regal or so kind princess!''
The Princess Eleanor looked at him, still
frowning under puzzled brows, as If she
could not make him out.
HAS Prince Karl sent you to mahe this
-plea?" she asked. us this part of your
fess great and lasting love for me one
moment. and urge me toward another man
the next, Is but poor logic, as understand
it? Are you being paid for this new trick
as no doubt you were for the old?"
Denis flushed crimson.
prince Karl, madame" said he, has at
no time asked me or sent me to speak for
him. and you pay love a sorry compliment
to think that it may never be unselfsh
should love you but i'll should not wish
for you all the happiness-at whatever cost
to me--that fortune can Offer Even were
you not another mans wife know that
you could never feel again for me anything
but loathing and despite. I am not to be
considered at all. But the prince, madame,
is gentleman and he loves you. 1t would
give me the nearest approach to content
that the world has now to offer II could
know you happy with him and reigning
over Novodnia."
The princess sat staring at the ground
and her breathing came bit fast.
That were love indeed. sir" she said in
a half whisper.
And as for payment" he went on, II
have perverse fancy that you should know
the worst of the truth. Sir Gavin and the
other gentlemen concerned chose me to
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being anything made in Gods image could
crawl so low. could do such hideous thing
as to mask himself in smooth, fine words,
to pirate of his honor, honor by heaven! to
palm himself off upon an unsuspicious wo-
man as her husband, win the greatest pur-
est love that was ever in the world, and
then go back when his days work was
done, back to his-den and laugh, laugh
and sheer at what he'd done! All, fine
sport 1t must have been for you! Royal
times you must have had, those evenings,
gloating over what you'd won!
II only wonder that God, whom were
taught is all wise. suffers such things as
you to wander about the earth poisoning
whomever you touch! Do you think / shall
ever be clean from you? Do you think 1
shall ever pass day without shuddering
to think that I've sat here with you, poured
out my heart and soul to you as I've never
done to another being, kissed you? Oh-h-
you've made the remainder of my life hid
eous-I only wish might die here and now
before live to hate myself the morev
Mallory raised white and quivering
face. His voice shook when he spoke.
And you-you thought-you think that
was-playing the lover as well as the hus-
band? You thought went back to my
rooms daily to laugh and sneer?-Eleanor,
you scar my very soul! YOu-ahi-As God
lives and loves His world, I've loved you
and love you now and must love you till
die with all the heart and soul and body
that is mine If ever I have tried to STAN
mer my love in poor words could have
bitten my tongue for Its pitiful halting,
stopped my breath for its wretched effort.
love that they have shamed it, belittled 1t.
All, despise me as you villas you must,
princess, but you cannot kill my love for
you. You've called me the lowest of crawl
ing things. You've said that my presence
sOiled you, left you unclean-oh madame,
l am not your husband and I've no right
to any kind word, any good will from you,
but no love so great as mine has ever soiIed
any woman, and no such worship has ever
degraded her."
Would you carry your infamy further.
SIR" she cried. Have you not done?
tense Of love? Love! AS If you knew what
that word meansr'
II tell you the truth madame" said Denis
Mallory patiently. Il would not have you for
your own sake, believe me worse than I
am. ! ask nothing Of you, not forgiveness,
though did 1t, as did we all. for what I
believed to be good end. But lie to you
in the matter of love did not, nor could
have done so had wished. Can you not
see that must be telling you the truth
that should gain nothing by lying to you
now?'
The princess shook -ler head and turned
impatiently away from him.
II can see nothing" said She believe
nothing. trust nothing, put faith in no HUI
man being again. You see what you have
done for me with your love-"
Yes said he, very low Yes, see.
My only hope is that time and reflection
may. in part at least, undo 1t. Time is the
greatest OF healers, madame, the kindest
and most merciful Of friends
And time, sir, said the princess, coldly,
.'the greatest of Dealers, will no doubt
quickly efface all traces of this wonderful
love you so stubbornly profess"
But Denis looked at her wide-eyed.
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play the part of the prince because no one
| of them could bring himself to do Tit was
too base. They found me in a cafe one
evening, drunk. as l often was, and told
me their plans. They knew me for a good
for-nothing loafer, an eX-soldier of fortune
who'd nothing to show for his soldering
but an i'll name, an empty pocket and q
constant thirst: who made wretched liv-
ing by writing for some London papers.
They knew that few things We're too low
for me to undertake. but that 1 Wouldn't
be quite low enough to play them false, and
they-they offered money-forty pounds q
month to do this work l was drunk, as
I've said. and L agreed-wait, wait a mo-
ment-After I'd been with you that first
afternoon l refused the money and there's
been no question of payment since. Sull
there was. once. and for that shall never
forgive myself That was the basest of
ALL
The princess turned YEARLY away from
him.
1T is all of an equal baseness. sir" said
she. You can surprise me with no low
details. The life you've lived. what you
have been or are or will be. are of no inter-
est to mel know only that you made me
love you with your lying words of honor
and tenderness, with your lying eyes and
lying smile, and that now 1 hate you de-
spise you, as hate and despise and loathe
myself Have you done?-for 1 can bear
no more Of this
But one thing more and I have DONE"
said he, zone very little thing" He put a
hand into his waistcoat breast pocket and
drew out little knot of narrow pink rib
bonS.
You wore this" said he upon the
breast Of your white gown that first day.
1t came unfastened and fell when you were
not looking, and l picked it up and kept 1t.
I have had it ever since. 1t has never left
me night nor day.
He held out the little knot of ribbon
toward her, but the princess shrank back
Il could not touch It, SIR" said She
His hand shook and the knot of ribbon
fell to the ground at their feet. He STONED
and picked it up quickly. and held 1t be-
tween his hands at his breast. The princess
saw his face and looked away
Then he stood aside and bowed
IL l have your permission, madame"
said he In very low voice, 81 will 60 I
snail not fntrude upon you nor try to see
you again"
The Princess Eleanor, up in her chamber,
pulled aside the white curtains and looked
down into the garden. The old stone bench
was hidden by shrubbery. but the fountain !
cleaned through the new leaves with
trickle and squirt of running water ,
And now" said the Princess Eleanor in
low, tired voice, now have hurt you
as much as you have hurt me- Now I've
made you suffer much as you made me
suffer, and you'll hate me as las I-hate !
you, for no man can ever forgive what I
have said to you the insults I've heaped
upon you. They'll burn you so long as
you live. Denis-'Denis? like your new
name, Carlo; it's Irish. isn't it?-as the
lying speeches you've made to me must
burn always; as. God pity me, the love I
bear you must burn in my slammed heart
till dier cried the Princess Eleanor. and
fell to sobbing most bitterly.
Go be continued tomorrow.l
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Chesapeake & Ohio RY,
Schedule Effective April 1. 100;

ScheUuIe EueCtIVe AprU I, IBU3.
Trains leave Pennsylvania Station.
100 Pm. Daily CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS SPE-
CIAL. Solid yestibule, electric lighted Dining
Car train to Cincinnati. Reaches Cincinnati Il
7:s5 am, Louisville 1890 am, st. Louis 6:45
pm. Chicago $3.50 pm. Pullman Sleepers to
Louisville. Cincinnati, indianapolis and St.
Louis. Psrlor Car to Virginia Hot Springs
without change. Psrlor Cars Cincinnati to
Chicago Dining Car from Washington; meals
Ia carte
lilo PM Daiy-F. r. V. LIMITED Solid yes.
thule, electric-lighted Dining Car train to
Cincinnati. Pullman Sieepers to Cincinnati
Lexington and Louisville without change. Com.
partment Sleeper to Virginia Hot Springs daily
except Sunday. SleeEers Cincinnati to Chica 20
and st. Louis. Dining Car serving meals a Ia
carte.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Office, 513 Penlsy lvanla avenue; coo Fourteenth
street near f. and at the station. Telephone call
1910 for Pennsylvania r. Il. Cab Service.
H. W. FULLER.
Telephone Main 1908. General Passenger Agent
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TAX AMERICAN AUTOMOBILES.
Canada Will Levy Duty Of IS Per Cen
Ad Valorem.

A dispatch from Buffalo, N. Y, yesterday
says: AS a result of an order Just issued
by the Canadian customs officials no more
American automobilists will be permitted
to go into Canada with their automobiles
without paying full duty on the machines.
The duty is Is per cent of the assessed val
uation Of the machine, and the duty will
be collected each time machine is taken
into Canada.
The duty is placed not only on machines
of American make, but on all makes that
are in use in this country and that may be
taken into Canada by their owners for any
purpose whatsoever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
Jumped to Avoid Assault.

Miss Laura Stickler, a stenographer was
found unconscious upon the stone pavement
of an alley in the rear of the Hotel New
port, on Monroe street Chicago, yesterday.
She taken to the County Hospital, and
her condition found to be serious
According to her story to the police she
was taken to the hotel by a broker who
threatened her with a revolver, whereupon
she jumped out of a third-story window.
The broker has been arrested, and claims
he does not know why the young woman
made the leap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
M. A. c. Cadets Win Victory in Ball
Game-Rare Coins Found,
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
HYATTSVILLE, Md, May IA, 1903.
There was a game of base ball played yes
terday afternoon on the grounds of the
Maryland Agricultural College between the
cadets and the Maryland Athletic Club The
score was IA to IS in favor of the NJ A C's
The cadets were so pleased with their VIC
tory that after escorting the Maryland
Athletic Club to the cars they marched in
military style to Hyattsville and back to
the college.
The town commissioners of Bladensburg
have commenced improvements on Water
and Main streets Stone curbs are placed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
Missionaries in Danger.

A dispatch from London says: Advices
from Morocco say the American mission
aries have practically abandoned Mequinez,
owing to the critical situation, but there
is no anxiety regarding the missionaries
elsewhere.
Letters received here from Fee this week
say that the surrounding country is quiet
and that the outlook is more hopeful in
consequence of the rains having improved
the agricultural prospects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
Boston LAWYER Arrested.

Moody Merrill, a former Boston lawyer,
was arrested in New York upon the request
of the Boston police. the specific charge
being the larceny Of $4,000. said to have
been held by him in trust, for which Of
Tense he was indicted in Boston on January
q, 1893
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14

John j. Powell, postmaster at Nevada,
Ind, has been arrested on Geographic in
structions from Indianapolis. Powell is
charged with having embeZzled government
funds. This he denies. Hearing of the
case was set for Wednesday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
More E1uierants Coming

dispatch from Berlin says: About 1900
emigrants arrived at Hamburg this week
for transportation to the United States.
Owing to the phenomenal number, extra
steamer have been put on for the ac-
commodation of the emigrants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-14
RAILROADS.
SEABOARD AIR LINE RY

LEAVE PENNA. r. r. STATION.
For Petersburg, Raleigh, Wilmington. Columbia,
Savannah, Jacksonville. Tampa, Tallahassee, At
lanta Birmingham. Mobile. Pensacola and New
Orleans.
1916 AN. Daily.-SEABOARD MAII-Through
Pullman sleepers to Jacksonville, connecting at
Hamlet with Pullman sleeper to Atlanta.
700 PM Daily.-SEABOARD EXPRESS-Solid
train to Jacksonville and Tampa, with Pullman
sleepers and cafe dining Through sleepcrs
TO Atlanta.
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An evening newspaper

An evening newspaper
appeals to a man or wo-
man in his or her best
mood. 1t is a recreation to
be enjoyed when it can be
enjoyed.