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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
A los m6dicOS de la iSla
AIgO sobre autopsias' Medios IegaIes


LlRmo In Mtenei6n de mis- companeros do
I'm isA acsYcA ds uno do loa reo0isitos qua oil
Hon. Attorney General nos eKijs para ordsnaH
al psgo de cinco dollars que corrssponda D Ca
do Rutopsia praeticadR.
Ri Attorney nos pide, en- eada autopsia
nra copia eertihcRdA dsI iusz, la caAl dsbsmos
dc pagar nosotros. Orso iniusto Sc NOS obligus
. psRasssa eopia esrtiheada del infoFme que
anfasSmon como peritoa ante sl Jns1 de Pas,
puaa Ioa hcnoraHios nos rsduesn n cua1ro
dollars vscss u mucho menos, cuando por
I'm I'm portanciA del case tsnsmog que ser ex-
tansos N I'm de GonSignAr todos los deballas qua
In AutopsiR NOS h& haeho cOnoCeP.
Ii ley VICENTE sobrs honorarios por &utop.
sIas no autorisa al gobieFno para qusdArss con
10 Quinta q vsess 10 cuartR parta dc los ss-
eases honorarios que tisns ssfialado ell m4dico
por II pr&etiea de una autopsia. 81 . ssto &grs.
Ramos los pasos que tsnemos que dsr para Ee
cogsr In hFmR del JnsS de Pax la del Prssi-
dants de la Corta del DlstFito pFoporeion&ndo-
NOS gastoa de corrsos y las dilseionss consi-
Ruientss o ssos trMspASoE, ,Bsr6 prsferible psTdeE
nuoStros honoHArioH como ha tsnido qua hA
carlo con los de trss AutopBiados de elias pr&e.
bleAdcg ReeientemG mGnts.
Marcos A. Manzano.
Csguas EnsKc 1908
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
Un Crlmen sangriento
EN- BIO PIEDRAS

En el bAFrlo Nancy, dc Rio PiadF&E, SO
realise 10 nochs del s&bado crfmen san
grisnto, sin que sO tsngGn noticiRs DO quisnss
pnsdan habsr sido Sus sutorss.
La victima
La vfetimR un campssino OSferino
GArsfa 1ovsn como de veints y dos anos de
sdAd.
Heridas
EI eadEver de- srcfA presents una ksrfda
sn oil humbFo dGrecha, OtRa ei iTouierdo v
dos en- In sBp&dA, esrcA de loa Kifi3nes.
Detenidos
No hay an rAyo us inz que Alumbrs los
tRlbunales en- sl sxclh seimie nto del eTfmsn, y
solo So ha dstenido por sospsehAs Elfss de
los Santos, StgGndo LEON Manusi MaGtfnos.
All oementerio
Oomc o los eineo msdia ds ls tarde de
aver fu6 eraaAd@do sl cAd6ver dc Garcia Al
do p6sito del e0mentsrio.
Autopsia
Hoy 90 10 hAss la Ausopsia por loS M6dieoS
sitniAKes.
Ell juez del crfmen
III iuex ds4 cTfmen trAoA1a aetiVamsnts
nor isr con los nAt&dorss De O.fsrino Garcia.
Dsgustos persOnales
OF6sse que oil Irtsss Suesso sohrsvendrfa
DOR disgusb0a poKsonRlss.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
a DIEsTRO Y slNlESTRO

sQn6 81 partido fadsra! lava por norma 81
asekndaio?
Tai aaerto no msrses In pana de gus gas
Aemoa nuaasro tempo On rabatiElo.
AMI astk In opinion ssnsatas impareiAl
sarena; ahf ast6n Ia prsnsa indspsnaisnte II
uransa sxtrangaKa dssligsdas de tods eompro-
safse uolftiao; ahf sst&n los houbrss osservA.
doras rsnsxivos.... Digan unas osrosi qoe
partida as Ell que fomsnsa Ii dsmagogis sn
Puerto Rlso qui9n Ia sombats.
xQnd nusstra snisstividad Sc mnassfa go
sosa-ahaas eThs SunD-de 10 ocnTrido oil ss-
G0r Egoxcua?
No ID hsgas 40 In tsmas, dice oil aasGlo
eaatsllaro, y--por otra parts--poeo favor n&ss
n su dafendido GThs S1nS III sxpFssarse oS cas-
modo.
III rartido fsdsral eonstisnye ls mGyorls I;
an 81 miiitAR hguran los elemsnsos mas va
Hoses, "a todos los 6rdenss bs1o todos los as
peetos, de Puerto Rleo 81 81 psrtido fede-
raj se muastr& goSoso de 10 qas osurre Sacn os
sst&n Ii popularidad. 81 prsssigio las nmps-
tiss dc qua disfrnta Egozeusr
Baanan Rstsdes Ia sensaeuaneia-
Hay asfsnsas gus mAtan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
Lac ,arba. . han ds.bordado ds nusvo.

" Se6mo A6P
TratGbAas do pRotestar coRtra In prisi6n
de Egoxeuas an iluBtra iafe, per otro hombfa
Presidenta honorario dc Ia asocfaei6n de de-
fsnsa del pGrtido rspubEicAno.
Por 10 visto los turbulentos de San Juan
eonsiAsaan inviolAbls al alealde de Ia ciudad.
La Ley NO dsbs ssrls apIicada; tisne dsre-
cho gosRK de sss prIvilsgio, comstR les fAl.
tRg.. = ..6 edistraecionsss qas comstisrs.
Aai diacurRens ssguHamsntss las tuFb3ss
SON las suFhAa los orgAniil0a de Ia colactivldRd
en- qua aqu6AR militan, aiando su anKiliar
MRs podsTOso ancAE
Ds otra manara no IN sxpIfcs qus eTha
Puerto Rico SnnD prstsnda iustihcRr los dlhI-
mos eseAndAlos oeuEridoE en la cApital de In
isias llsgApdo sscHtbiF fFasas como Astaa qua
rssultan vsrdAdsrAnsnts irrisorias I'M tAnto
efnieAs:
GE pueblo 80 muestra ofandido de la con {,
dueta que sa sigus contra oil SadoE Egoxsus.
pacg ssos sReAnd&los SON In norma ssga aidG por
oil pmrtido FadafAl, 6nico que se mEestRa go%o"
no, pues pAPa 6l represents una vspg ganza soda
vsE que lA dsfeng& do Rosendo Rivers ara In
1niea que en- s orden polf6co de los federaes
necesftAbA In sneArtAei6n dc EgoEcua.1
Mueho fsrre hsy que guitar del pArranlIo
AntaKfoE, como d0c1A oil andAluz del euento.
I'm primer lugsr, sss pueblo que vocfsr&,
egcAndaltxA Atropelle, por defender Egoz-
cue, Al antigua ssids de PAiasios y Ubarri, NO
as sl puablo verdadsro gsnuino. qus ama IS
libsKtad FsSpetR oil ordsn, que tFabAiA
pAtrlota v dsplorA lAmsntA los dolores del
lar native, como Of fueran~ propioa no esa
fr&eei6r bulIsnguera y iavAntisea Ia constitu
ys In hss del popGlAeho.... EgoEcus, 81 rss-
- en- 81 Ago de 10 que m&s enGltsse 81 hombra.
no dsbisHA sentiFsa nj sRtisfseho nj oTg0'
lloso de aSRs FuidosRs mAnifsstRcionss de
simpatfa qua ls tributsn dispensan los Psps
C6n6ids, ios MAuls6n : loa Pedro G6msE, con
TODD sl resto de - taifa maIsants de subufbiOs,
gaFitos mRncebfas.
gf sobrs sl Aic&lds ds San joan pssa una
dsnuncia, 90 poTqus indudabiemente sxistau
eargos contra o /: v al estos eRrgos existsn, por
fnsraa han do tOn0r q g6n fIndADsnto 8 Aigu
na oaSa an que SO apoyen, " no 90 oil pasbo
aobePano, oil populAeho msjof dieho, ell ia
mado prstuEgAr el asunto daelsrRr ino-
esnts EgoEeue, ain m&s nj mas, trasAndo de
tmponerse poF 10 brutaidad sL atentSdo.
No 80 invAda ls saiudabls seei6n de los
tEieunRlss de 1ustieis; clos corresponds ,
toea sntender en- ssts psqusfio PAnAms, y.des.
pn4s de las invsstigAeionss, de Ios tsstimonios
de las prnsbaB que "a prActiqaen prsHen-
SeDs slloa compsta pFoGedsr . To- santencia
Absoluei0n DEL &cuR&do.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

Estk propussto eono juaz da paz auplenta
dc Usuaso, don Ffaneisoo oasaldae y zsno.
Anissto HsrnGndss ha ingrasado On Ia
careal de San Juan.
El iusvss ds To pr6xlma ssmsns llegaEk q
San Juan pgoeadants de Nasvs York nnsstro
nardeular amigo de Poass, lieaneiado don
Francisco PARA CAp6.
En- ls iglssia da Paarta do TERRA hnbo
antas do anoehe IN des6rdsn. Oon sss motivo
foaron. pFssos Jose Lamsiro Francisco Flo
ris. eauaa da los saaiss, por su libsrtad. so
exigiaron 2oe de- fanz&.
e eafio&sro eUneasS ha ssitdo para Guile
bras con Is corrsspondsneia qus sraio de Nus.
W York, para buqnes ds Ii sssnadra, sl vspor
&Philadelphia.S
Sc dice que adk6 arasladaao de Aracibo oil
capit&n ds Ia pcicia don Enriqua Moline.
Agunos soldsdos del rsglmisnto de Puerto
R'eo prossssan ds 10 nofa pussta n piS de sua
rsspeotiyas licanetss.
e ssrg.nto Lamsla ha sido trasladado de
Hnmscao F8jardo.
Go Pones contrasrkn matrimonio en- bre
We 81 loven don JnYge Scost con una distingui
90 ssnoFisa Dc Gaayams.
Nusstro sssimado amigo eorrsligionario
don EnFiqus San MILAN, 90 hslla snfermo on
so rssidsnsia de Mayaghsz. Ds vsras, 10 sen-
tinaos.
EI eabo de Ia poIicfa don Ramon Guanil
hs asesndido saFianto, sisndo tRasadado de
Toe slta San Juan.
H4 fsliacido an Ia capital aI tcven Hsrn
genes Figuaros, quian sufrio una yioasntA
csida haca unas samanss, desda 10 alto del
faro sssablacido sn ls playa de Cssans.
d. Il. p
Hsmos gseibido In vista de IN nusvu pe.
TI0dfco qua We Ia Ius en- ID ciudad del Osste.
Sa titui& eel CiudEdanos = defends la tesis de
Is union.
Lao rsdacssn los ssfiorss don MaEisno Ris.
"a Palmer don JoR6 Elias LAWS.
Rssponderamos q gu cortesfa.
81 pFssidenss de sEii lazo vsrds,s eentro
Tsefeativo dc San Juan, tiana IL defsr eneiA dc
invitaTnos para ID Inauguration del mfsmo.
GrRciss.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

Rsspseto este osro parrshllo vefgonzan'
Be de sThe sumo gus . rsngion ssguido rspro'
dueimos, solo dirsmos que nos proVocA FIse
~Rssulta, pass, qus todo el ssckndalo ha
Hasultado en- baEa6eio del parfido Esdsrai; pc
70 como ID dsnuneiA no is prssenso ningun Fs'
daFal, sino IN empisado da Teeofefis, tsnsmos
doEoros0 pesar do no podar daf conssssaclon D
los cue dieaa que In Tesoferia 50 ha eoloeAdo
al ladc del pagtido Federal en- esse Asunto 10
hs ssrvido de instrumsnso para pIomag6r ana
asonadR, siendo asf qua oil partido Fsdsral no
hace otFa eosa que calumniar 81 Gohierno Q
IL administFAci6n y dsERc. adItaR rldieullSAr
q los am aric&nos que nos gooiernan.S
Al, sn ssa form&, rspirs poE Ia hsrids
eThs SunS.
dssda iuego Sc sehs de YER que sl psr-
lido federal no calUmniA Al gobierac nj 50
@dministraci6n euando todos esoa dssfalcos
ehanshuAos, son objsto de tnvsgsigsoion, pro-
csdlmiento G1stig0. .-
~+#
No dsfsndsmos R0ssndo Rivers Garcia
tai anrmact6n ardid de maia leg
smplsado contra nosOtrca por sa pEsass ad-
VaPsaslk.
s ss cupsbIs, puYgue su delito,
Ahora bian: 10 dnico Cue dsseamos de-
fandsmos 81 que H. leg sea iguRi para todos,
sean do arribA de abaioi obrsros buIoera
tat; llamenae los osltncus0tss Bixosoi Rivera
GA,efa EgoScue.
OORTADILLO
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
P0a caBL.E

Por cable sc ordena monsefEor Cham.
pelle que embarque para Hsbana q mon.
senior Blenk qua salga para Estados Unidos.
Asf 10 haran en- los pr6ximos vapores
que salgan del puerto.
Por esa circunstancia ell delegado apos
t0lico por Cuba y Puerto Rico no verifca-
rs 81 Viaje Ponce.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
OORTADILLO
Robo en- HumacaO

Ha desaparscido una parsia de sabalIos de
eoche de los pastos de don AheIardo Cuadra, de
las ssnas sik utsntss: color ssinO carsto uno,
v sl otro IN lueeFo mRrcado A. P, erin eoYtada
y rAbo cortado, do 6 media cugrtas de SlzRda.
Ofrezco una husnR grAtifcaci6n nj que de
noticiAs del pArRdero de ellos. Para informes
en- Csguas, su dus1o.
ADRIAN PEREZ
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

MR. ROOSEVELT dessoao de eomprobar
los sdsssntos de iss indussrlas pusgtorRiqus
fAB In dado ordsn para Gus - Is copstrnyan
on @LA MavaEIsz&Eas gapatagla % San joan.
Sap Jnaao II nm par de eslxado para IN mao.
Ignalmente reciba 6rdsnes DR. corrsa d.
chs eAsa con snIo enviar la piantA del piG mar
eAds - IA pspal y 81 n6neEo del ealsado qas
use, ala.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
AMIGOS De HUMACAO

Esta manAna tuvimos oil gusto de Eaiudar
On aBsas oHeiuas DueEtros distiDguidos ami
goa cOFFeliglonRrios licencisdo don Juan
Was O .hotaco doctor don Pablo Font Mar
telo.
Ambos han Ealido para su rssidsueia de
HumReao.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
HA DESAPARECIDO

de los pastos ds dan vietoriano Msrcial. ds
Caysy, IN csballo de mi psopisdad, color saino
elsFo, erin cola nsgFas. booa sjadA. Rabo y
erin dsl cnsl0 cers&das, msrca e. B., cuasf
borrRdas Al qns de nosieias siartas dc so pa-
radsro, 90 le grasifcara.
F. Royra hijos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

~LA BORINQUEN.--Ds Targa d CeS No
oIvfdar cue estM casa % In mas o@xato qus
vsn0o CUE sonstAntsmente intKouuss n0syEs ".
naalsaneiaa asaieulOs de alia novedads vis'
g. hAss IS,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
AGREDlDO Y comDEmADO

jaime Vilaseca, persona que fus alta.
cada por las turhas el sabado, frente la
intendencia,e ,es condenado por Ell iuex Kopel.
Este le tmpone Ia multa de d1ez dollars y
treinta dfas de c&rcel. Sc le acusa de por-
tar armas sin Itcencis.
V1laseca apela de Ia sentencia. Pondr&
fiadores para no ser encarcelado.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
ADMOR. DEF "BOLETEN"
AGREDEDO POFS haAUE. .E0Ra

Jose Msule6n agredi6 aver don Pedro
Martinez, Administrator de Ia casa editora
SBoletfn Mercantil.9
LIE dio aquel 9 este una tremenda bo.
fetada.
Ambos fueron detenidos, saliendo bsjo
6anza en- ltbertSd preventive.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
maULE0M comDEmaDo

El iuez Kopei condenaa cuarente v
cinco edoIlarss de multa noventa dfaa de
c6rcel Maule0n.
Este apela pSra ante la Corte del
Distrito, sirvlendole de iadores los sef1ores
We've y GuilleTmety
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
auaRDlAs suspRmDlDos

Muchos guardiaa son guspsndidos por
no cumplir con su deber, vista le actitud
de Ios revoltosos. E
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
COMTRA EeoxCUE

Sc esta celebrando 81 iuicio prsliminar
contra Egozcue.
Desde esta mafana que se inici6, IN
immense gentfo Sc ve pof los alrsdsdores
del juzgado.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
C0M FER - CaA

FL gobernador y el attorney tratan en-
una conferencia de ST debe suspenderse
destitutrse Egozcue de su cargo de alcal.
de.
ManAns Sc resolvera este punto.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
SA ygDAN II
Per GGI@gr4fo.
PARA MANAnA

Sc Ia transferido para msfians Ell JUL
clio contra el Lcdo. Acnfla por los sucesos
del sabado en- que fue herido Ell turbs Be.
nito Alfonso.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05
pEMUN CIADO

Uno de los sgresores del licenciado Acu.
ia. es Ricardo Peraza.
H,y fue denunciado ante el iuez sera
detenidO.
R0SEED0 RIVERA
Asegdrass que Rosendo Rivera serS
atacado de muerte esta noche.
OTRA AGRE8HOM
m ell <Psrque BorfaqueD, rue agredido
anoche Ell caierO del <NewsD
PnpEm SE0UREDAD PERSONAL
Muchas psrsonas amenazadas piden Sc
guridad personhl 10 policfa.
RAE DIDAs
El iefe de Ia insHlar t6ms medidss pre-
viniendo nneVos atr0pellos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

Essa propussto como juss da pas anplent,
de Usuaso, don FfRneisoo Oasaldae y zsno.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

El presidents de sEl lazo vsrds.S eensro
gseregtiv0 de San Juan, tiana Ii defsreneiA de
invitaTnos para ID Inauguration del mfsmo.
Gracias.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

El iefe de Ia insHlar toms medidss pre-
viniendo nneVos atrOpellos.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-12
The BIrDer'S Story,

Tie barber Crew the keen razor, over
his customers face and began:
~ friend Of mine told me the best
lish story ever heard in my life while
he was getting shaved the other day.
Want to hear it? All right. You see. it
concerns Il physician who h!d Il friend
who was dafy over fish. and he used
to try all kinds of queer experiments
with them One time the friend told
tie physician that if you took Il fish
and kept it out of water every day,
increasing the time each day. you'd
soon have the fish so that it wouldn't
have to be in the water at all. Well.
the idea sounded reasonable to the
physician. so he went and bought IA
large shad. He put it in an aquarium.
and every day he took it out of the
water and put it on the floor. The first
day he only allowed it to stay out for
thirty seconds, but every day he in
creased the time until finally the shad
didn't need any water at all to live in.
''Well. one rainy night the physician
was sitting in his study teaching the
shad to smoke cigar when the tele-
phone bell rang. and after answering
it the physician prepared to go out on
hurry call. He ordered his carriage.
and when it appeared at the door he
went out. the shad following him. 1t
was raining hard. and perfect tor
rent of water was flowing down the
cutters. The shad attempted to get in
the carriage. but slipped and fell into
the gutter and was drowned. Oh. I'm
sorry | cut you. sir. But you couldn't
help smiling then. could you?"-Phila-
delphia Press
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-12
In pENITENTIAL
- MOOD =
Oy LESTER CIR Az
Copyright, l903,v by T. c. Mcclure


The last echoes from the organ died
in the ghostly outer darkness of the
church. For the first time Paul Scharf's
glance lifted from the keyboard. He
started, for the chancel lights made an
aureole around Betty Carew's blond
head. But her gay voice - petulant.
charming, wholly human-dispelled the
Odor of sanctity.
II have come to join the choir as q
Lenten sacrifice" she said demurely.
Her laughing eyes were yelled by
modest lashes, but her red mouth still
pouted irresistibly, and the saucy dim
pie lurking near it betrayed the fact
that much of earth and its allurements
yet chung to the fair penitent.
Despite himself Paul Scharfs glance
fingered on the lovely face. The girls
lip curled in Il half smile Of conscious
power. At that sudden bitter thought
sent an angry flush to his cheek. She
had come to tlaunt him with her beau
ty.
"Your voice will be very acceptable
Miss Carew." he said. low and steady
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-12
Game Bird Pins.

Anything symbolic of hunting and
horsemanship will be fashionable for
women's gewgaws and some diamond
pins showing grouse. partridge ana
quail are the most correct things Of the
day says the New York Press. Mod
ish women Will have their collars fas-
tened with one Of these sporty" pins
that have superseded cut crystal.
These pins Of solid diamonds set in
platinum are most expensive. and a
well outlined pheasant is appraised at
$500, which is Il large price consider
ing that the vogue Of these game bird
pins is ephemeral Diamond dogs and
horses are also in demand, but are not
50 new as the birds.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-12
Not Honor Men.

One of the characters Of the old navy
was Captain Percival. familiar.' called
Mad Jack" whose waggish and iras-
chile savings amused his contempo-
raries. At one time the son of one of
his old friends was appointed mid
shipman.
AS there was no Naval academy in
those days at Annapolis. the lad was
drafted to Captain Percival's ship.
The father wrote at once to his
friend to announce the fact that his
son was on shipboard. and after the
usual parental recommendations to
mercy he closed the letter with:
MY son has entered upon a profession
where he will go down to hts grave wept
honored and sung or unwept. unhonored
and unsung.
The young midshipman had not been
on board long before he aroused the
wrath Of his commander. who at once
nat down and wrote to the lads
father:
My Dear sir-Your son is going to the
grave unwept. unhonored and unsung.
At another time. when Captain Per-
cival was IL member Of the board for
the examination of candidates for mid
shipments warrants, 4 son of another
friend came before the board After
the examination Percival. wishing to
announce the result to the boys father,
wrote. with delightful Implication:
| Dear Old Messmate-Your boy has pass
ed Do you recolect our taking the Co.
| lu1bus out of dock? She just grazed.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-12

But she had caught the break before
it had been not Miss Carew, but Betty!
Three weeks was short for forgetting.
She flashed her glorious smile full up
on him. "Perhaps Lent's penitences
will blot out the sins of other days."
she ventured boldly.
He looked down at her searchingly.
Was there not a note of earnestness
underlying her fippancy?
But. as he hesitated. Betty. piqued
by his unresponsive mood, turned her
back upon him. Her slight figure was
drawn up to it's fullest height as she
walked into the choir room. Passion
had swept away penitence.
The others had already gathered.
Their reception was in fiatterng con
trast 10 the one just accorded her
Jack Dudley was assuring her OF his
delight when the young orsanist took
his seat at the piano.
ITO your places, please" he said
courteousy. But Betty chose to CON
slider it in the light of a reprimand, and
her blue eyes flashed defiance.
During The intermission. when the
others walked and talked up and down
the long aises of the church. Betty and
Jack Dudley preferred to sit in shad-
owy corner. The girl tirted, flirted de-
lberately. But deep down in her heart
there was an ache. Lenten sacrifices
were hard in the making.
The rehearSals came and went. Betty
Carews sweet. high soprano led all the
rest And in its varying cadences the
quick ear of the choir master could read
the mood of the girl, whether it be
frivolous or penitent. ButHthere were
other signs. When she was penitent
she would have naught of badinage.
Paul Scharf would play then as if in
answer to her need. And she sat in the
remotest corner of the chancel and lis
tened with rapt face But when she
was frivolous she flirted. flrted Outra-
geously. to the scandal of the choir
and the undoing of its masculine mem
bers.
1t was on one of these nights that
Scharf decided on a chancel rehearsal.
But when. after the intermission. he
called Places" Betty was loath to
leave her shadowy corner. Lets not
CO." she said beguilingly, and Jack
Dudley was only too wiling to agree.
"But we must sit on the floor" she
decided Mr. Scharf might see.'
"Oh. hang Scharf." began Dudley
Tut a warm hand seized his persuasive.
", and again he yielded.
Its fun to be naughty sometimes
said Betty. She was kneeling in the
rear aisle. and as the choir began to
wrestle with an anthem she raised the
tip of her inquisitive nose above the
high carved back Of the last pew. But
she ducked with a sharp exclamation.
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"What's up?" asked Jack Dudley
4 delicious partner in crime. especially
when she seized his hand in that
frightened way. He almost wished she
would get thorough scare-who
knows what she might do?
''They're singing without an accom-
panimcnt." said Betty in an intense
whisper. land Mr.. Scharf is walking
back TO get the effect. He's coming
right this way Oh what shall we doy'
'If he should find u.s." said the guile
full Jack. !
"Oh. if he should Betty breathed.
She sank down in frightened little
heap while Jack Dudley took her hand
protectingly.
And it was thus that Paul Scharf
found them. If he had expected it, his
face only showed an incredulous
amazement.
Miss Carew!' he exclaimed.
At the sound on his voice the girls
spirit reasserted itself Here" she an
swered detiantly
Eyes; | see you are there" the choir
master said grimly. But if you think
it is !: proper position l fail to agree
with YOU Here Betty turned vivid
scarlet and snatched her hand away
from Jack. Il must request that you
both take your places in the chancel."
And he turned on his heel.
Something OF the cool contempt in
his tone seemed to rob the two of bra
vado. for they followed him meekly up
the aisle.
To Betty the rest of the rehearsal
seemed intcrminable. She refused to
accept the messages of comfort which
Jacks eyes telegraphed her. She hated
him. He had made her ridiculous con
temptibIe. in Paul Scharf's eyes. This
was the end of her Lenten penitence.
OF course she must leave the choir to-
night
And so the astonished Jack went
home alone. while Betty waited to
brave her fate
Paul Scharf closed the keyboard.
with a sigh. Betty
Quick as the thought her face smiled
up at him. Beneath her aureole Of
.
He could almost feel her warm breath
on his cheek. WAS l so very naughty,
Paul?" she breathed.
All, if he might lean over and kiss
those tempting lips! But he drew him
self stifiy erect as he answered grave
ly, You set very bad example to th'
rest of the choir. Miss Carew."
She finished IN angry red Il will re
move the example by resigning." she
said proudly.
"That must be as you and Mr. bud
ley decide" There was sting in the
words
And then Betty put her head dow1
F on the keyboard and cried Oh. clever
Betty. She had played coquetry an(
e defiance in vain. But this trump card
q helplessness-she played it and won.
:! Was this the relentless judge, the i'm
placable choir master. who called he
J. Betty and besought her not to cry?
s 81 was Il brute to speak to you SO
y Betty" he declared remorsefully. "I'v'
been Il fool all along But you'll for
;. give me, dearestY' He tried to catch
$ glimpse of her face
Then Betty smiled up at him through
d her tears, tie old charming Betty. bu
r with Il new humility in her eyes. 9
s will" she said softly. Just for Lent
g en- penitence."
n But when she felt his arms aroun'
her and kisses on her lips Lent wa
forg0,ten and love reigned supreme.