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long sentences with pleasure? No instinct guided
her to any book with ineligible word for her. And
in mockery of this truth, on her husbands desk,
framed in silver, as the directing spirit of the room.
was her own face. She looked at this, long and crti-
cally. Ethel May" she said aloud, with a little
catch in her voice, lit is you who are stupid, not
the professor"
Desperation carried her into the next room. her den.
Here were a sewing-machine and a bright litter of
spring fabric; photographs scattered about in every
corner and pinned on the wall; some pieces of wood
carving, half-fnished, with tools near them. She
was not an idle young woman-she could say that
much for herself. But her books? A little pile hidden
under the spring fashion-plates. They were Christmas
gifts chiefly. A scarlet patch of color glowed in her
face when she pulled one of them from its ignominious
resting place and found that the leaves were still
uncut.
She sat down bewildered upon the cedar chest. She
was beginning to see that there were two sides to this
question-no, three: her own, her husbands and Gods
side-the Divine compromise. But how could they
reach this last! When their youth and its fair TO
nance were gone, would they live, he in his realm and
she in hers, forever apart? Would they grow daily
more incomprehensible to each other? She buried
her face recklessly in some dainty summer garment
lying on the s~ewing-machine, and this time the tears
did not spring from petty anger; they were born of
love and shame and helplessness. oh, my dear
professor!" she was thinking piteously, how did you
ever love me? How could you ever love me?"
Meanwhile, at his Office, Mr.. May was living as
unhappy an hour as his wife. A young lawyers
business is not so pressing as to distract him from
his own case. His struggle was more quiet than his
wife's, but none the less deep. There still was a hurt
in his heart, as though, in refusing tic like his poet. she
had begrudged hospitality to his best friend. He did
not doubt either his love or hers. 1t had taken him
long to believe that this beautiful, gay, charming
girl could really love him, for he knew himself to be
shy and unprepossessing but the great truth of her
love, when once found and made his, was placed
above doubt in his loyal nature forever. However, he
now was forced into a spiritual readjustment of his
married life, and there was pain in the process. The
difficulty attending it, and the consciousness of his
blindness in reading Browning evening after evening
to deaf ears, brought an unpleasant doubt of his
ability as an attorney. He Judged himself wanting
in that breadth of mind and largeness of heart belong
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ing to his poet, which would have found sure and
happy solution to the difficulty.
Noon found him with feelings still a little strange
to the new situation. For one moment he thought
of telephoning home that he was busy and would
take his luncheon down town; but the mornings
clients had been too few to make him feel entirely
honest in this excuse. He upbraided himself for the
slight feeling of relief when he found his wife not at
home. She had left a hurriedly written note:
Dearest sha'n't be home to lunch. Don't let
Takao scrimp you with the chocolate cake. Ill be
back to dinner. Your Ethel"
She must have been in haste, for there were no
endearing postscripts. Her notes usually were long
series of sweet farewells, as though she would fill the
short space of separation with them
He found the wild flowers still in the tub of water
on the back porch where they had left them in the
morning.
After luncheon he stepped into his study. The
slver-framed photograph was missing. He wondered
if Takao had broken the glass. He would ask Ethel
in the evening. When he left his den he carried a
large paper parcel under his arm.
Nine hours of separation teach a young husband
that his bride is infinitely dearer to him than Brown
ing. At six o'clock Harry May kissed his wife's
blushing face twice, and twice again, ITO make up
for your not being here at noon, " he explained.
Wait until after dinner" she answered. But
some delightful secret flashed from her eyes across
the table all through that merry meal-time. In the
center of the table was a low glass dish, filled solidly
with his short-stemmed peoples. They glowed be-
tween the two like d round-faced moon.
Mrs. Nav was too excited to do more than taste
dessert, and she dragged her husband from his black
coffee into his den. which she had made into a bower
of the mornings wild flowers. She laughingly seated
him in his study-chair. and then made him an exag-
gerated little courtesy.
Now, my dear professor, l am to be the teacher
this evening They laughed like two children when,
at all sacrifice to pedagogic dignity, she perched upon
the arm of his chair.
of course you know that l cried my eyes out after
YOU had gone this morning." she began.
why, Ethel" he interrupted in a distressed voice.
Il thought of all the awful things l had heard of
wives being only the housekeepers of their Intellectual
husbands. and | locked ahead and saw the lonely day
when you would spend all your time in the den,
and would only come out for your meals"
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l must have been one of Gods sur
prises to mother. She is like YOU
partly. She is intellectual: but I'm
like father. l never could bear 10
read or study, when there are so
many fine things to do. 1t is so
beautiful just to live" She drew
his hand across her lips. Mother
was dressing to go to her club; but
as soon as she saw my face she sent
Marie out, and let me brush her
hair the way she used to when
l was a little girl. And pretty soon
l had told her everything"
An exclamation of distress from
her husband brought no answer
except a closer pressure of her arm.
Continued on rage yo)
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Then dinner DER, the trees afford
A pleasant shade, while leaflets sing;
Above the pause Of pipe and tongue
The old man tells Of when he was young.
Now in the gray, velvet dusk of eve
On the old barn floor the young feet ring
To the violins' gladsome melody,
And the happy scene a song doth sing
To the old man, and he takes glad leave
Of forty years, for the dance doth bring
With a throb Of youth the heights that he
Danced in the moonlight with ike joy,
When be was but twenty and a boy.
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struggle with her sobs to say more, and her distressed
husband put his arms about her.
Don't, dear" he said, tenderly. 1T really
doesn't matter"
But the tone of soothing regret told her that it
did matter greatly. Certain womanly intuitions
born of her brief married life warned her that it was
undignihed to discuss the question further, since
neither knew the key-word to the trouble. So she
disengaged herself gently from his arms.
By silent agreement they knew that their morning
excursion was at an end. They gathered up the
flowers again, which seemed to mock them a little
with their dewy brightness. They were glad that,
being married, they need not make talk on the way
home. Neither spoke of the change in the outer
world, though each shivered slightly as the fog, laden
with the harsh ocean-scent, swept in from the west.
The din of the awakened city smote their ears: early
workers, still yawning and shaking themselves free from
the nights dreams, were hurrying to their days
drudgery. Through this first rent in the faint,
ilusory veil of love, the world showed a sordid face
to the young wife.
In early married life breakfast is the meal haloed
most brightly with romance. As lovers, these two had
shared luncheon and dinner many times, but breakfast
was sacred to the last few weeks. Each morning, as
they sat at the tiny table, the delightful realization
of their marriage had broken on them afresh. This
morning, for the first time. an ugly little stranger took
the third place where the white-winged, invisible
friend had sat heretofore.
Mrs. May was brave, until she had kissed her
husband good-by and watched him to the corner. She
was determined that externals should show no change.
III the volcano suppresSes It's nres, the peautlful nelds
and orchards are not destroyed, and only the noun
tain suffers.
But when she had closed the door and stood alone
in the hall, her misery, and the pity of it, broke her
down into sobs. She had heard the steps of her
Japanese servant coming for his morning instructions.
and fed into her husbands den. There. through the
locked door, she told the bewildered boy that he
might order anything he liked; and even when she
heard him transmitting this message verbatim at the
telephone. and ordering the butcher to bring anything
he liked, she did not laugh; though she often had
puzzled her husband by finding jokes in the most
trifing incidents.
She was too busy crying to think of laughing now.
She had thrown herself into her husbands study
chair and was drenching his blotting-pad with a shower
,of tears AT first they
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You dldn really
believe that | ever
would do that. did you,
Ethel! he demanded,
Selling one of her hands.
Her other arm was
around his neck.
Yes, l did hope you
would take your meals
with me-" she said, viii
fully misunderstanding
him. Well, my heart
got so heavy that / Just
had to take it over to
mothers. | met lots
of people l knew on the
ferry, and 1suppose they
thought from my
swollen eyes that we
had been quarreling.
But | don't care; do
you"
Dear he said, max
ing a masterful but in
effectual effort to hide
his vexation, for you to
go to your mothers
Harry, you'll be
glad when l tell you"
She brushed back her
hair with the hand he
had dropped. Il think
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of tears. At first they
were angry and rebel
lious ones. 1t was not
fair for her to suffer so
intensely, only because
she had told the truth,
and because she was the
self she couldn't help
being. Her husband
could not love her, if he
let a stupid book and a
poet who had died years
ago wedge in between
their two hearts, which
had lain in loving near
ness until now. A man
was so different from a
womanl She was fond
of music, and he didn't
care for it; but she never
had dreamed of that's
making any difference.
And he always plucked
flowers with stumpy
stems; but his blind
ness in this particular
only made him dearer.
If we truly love people,
we adore even their
defects.
She lifted her head
TO sop her drenched face,
and the orderliness of the
its rows of friendly-loo
seemed speaking her hush
calmly and judicially.
learn who your husban
said. She got up and v
the book shelves. The
showed frequent handlir
affectionate touch had
them. She went first to
ing shelf. NO, | won't
l hate you!' she said.
another shelf, and took dc
essays. The pages were {
Balzac's "Seraphita'' in
as hurriedly returned.
Plato. Was it possibl
husband could read tn
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
KILLED WHILE
GRINDING COFFEE
Little Girl Shot in Her
Brothers Home.
PART OF HEAD BLOWN OFF
Lived in Philadelphia and Had Gone
to the Country to Spend
the Summer.
PART OF HEAD BLOWN OFF

MAHANOY CITY, Pa, May 4.-Lil-
liam Humes. a twelve-year-old girl, who
came here on Saturday afternoon from
Philadelphia in company with her
mother and brother, was found dead in
the home Of her brother, George Humes.
at the reservoir of the Mahanoy City
Water Company, in the fastness of the
mountain, about four miles north Of
town. last evening. The top Of her head
was blown of. and her body was found
face down on the floor of the Kitchen
with a coffee mill clutched in both
hands.
None of the family was in the house
when the tragedy occurred. Mrs. Humes,
the aunt, was gathering weeds in the
yard some distance from the house, and
her husband was inspecting the bank CT
the reservoir a half mile off. The two
children Of the couple were at school
The victim, vyho was TO spend the sum-
mer at the home of her sister in this
city, set out at 2:3O o'clock IN the after
noon for the house of her brother. She
was the daughter of Edward Humes. OF
S13 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia.
Her mother and brother, who came here
with her on Saturday, were preparing
to depart for Philadelphia when inform
ed of the tragedy The mother is pros
tratGfi.
A double-barreI gun belonging to the
brother whom she was visiting lay on
the opposite side of the Kitchen with
both barrels discharged. An inspection
OF the room in which she met death
shows that the girl was killed while
sitting on a chair grinding coffee for the
evening meal.
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APRIL OPERATIONS OF
THE FIRE DEPART MENT
Responded to 100 Alarms, Six of Which
Were False-New Truck
Company.

Chief Engineer William r Belt, of
the Fire Der -tment, has submitted
report of the operations Of the Fire De-
partment for the month of April. 1904.
The department responded during the
month to Ice alarms, 80 bell and 50 local,
finding of them to be false The
total estimated loss for the month
amounted to S19. 365. or a little over IA
per cent of the total insurance on the
property. S13l 800.
Chief Belt also forwarded the report
OF Fire Marshal Sidney Bieber, in which
he states that 81 of the fires oc
CURED in brick buildings, % In frame
buildings, l in stone structure. Z were
the burning Of grass, of brush, l Of an
automobile, ! was q fire on a dump. and
the other was out of the District OF Co
lumbia.
In his report Chief Belt calls the at
tentiOn of the Commissioners to the
department of the members of his de-
partment. there being but one violation
of serious nature for three months.
which resulted in the members resigna-
ton while charges We're pending.
During the month Truck Company G.
was installed In the house provided by
the Ftfty-seventh Congress- and Chief
Belt says the company greatly strength
ems the department as 1t covers a ter
ritory that has in the past caused the
4 truck company on North Capitol Street
many long runs. 1t has responded al
ready to two alarms.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
Special Storage Vaults for Silver

In banking house of Union Trust & Stor-
age Co. 1914 F ST. Silver called for and
delivered without extra charge
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ELLIOTT RIGHT TO
KEEP CONFIDENCE
Moss Improperly Commit
ted and Fined.
JUSTICE WRIGHT REVERSED
Court Of Appeals Finds for Petitioners
in Both Contempt of Court
Cases.

The Court of Appeals in decisions an
nounced by Chief Justice Alvey, has re-
versed the judgment of Justice Wright
of the District Supreme Court in what
are known as the Elliott and Moss con-
tempt Of court cases.
Henry R. Elliott. a lawyer-witness in
the Gait Will case, was committed to
jail by Justice Wright for refusing TO
obey the order of court directing him
to answer a certain question asked by
counsel. John a. Moss is a well-known
negro lawyer. who was committed TO
jail by Justice Wright for contempt Of
court, because of remarks he made in
the hearing Of jury which had muir
der case under consideration.
Appeal to Higher Court
In both instances the prisoners made
efforts TO be released from jail through
habeas corpus proceedings Justice
Wright. however, dismissed the petitions
and refused to admit Elliott or Moss
TO bail pending the result of appeals 10
the higher court. Special appeals were
then taken to the Court Of Appeals and
the prisoners were released on bond
pending the result of their appeals.
The opinion of the upper court in
these cases has been anxiously awaited
because of the fact that much feeling
was exhibited in the proceedings in the
lower court
Henry R Elicit was called as a wit
ness for the defense in the contest over
the settlement Of the estate of the late
William W. Calf Among other state
ments made by him was one TO the ef-
feet that a few days before Mr. Gait
died he called TO see him
Refused to Testify.
This was m ntiOned in connection with
the statement that the witness had but
a short time before visited a friend and
client from whom he took notes pre-
paratory TO drawing a Will
Upon being pressed by A. S. Worthing-
ton. counsel for the plaintiffs in the
proceedings. &c disclose the name Of the
person for whom he was TO draw a
will. Elliott declined TO answer The
witness was directed by Justice Wright
10 answer the question. Elliott again re-
fused on the ground that IT was privi-
legged matter. sacred between counsel
and client.
Justice Wright informed the witness
he must either answer or go TO jail un-
I'll such time as he would consent to do
so. Elliott signified his intention and
Willingness TO go TO prison before he
would divulge the secret of his client
he was ordered committed After two
days in jail he was released by order
OF the Court Of Appeals.
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POPE WILL CONSULT
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE
Plus Says He Will Confer With Archbishop Falcono Be-
fore Appointing Second American Cardinal.

Archbishop Falconio. apostolic delegate
TO Washington.
The archbishop is expected in Rome
in June. The present indications are
that should another cardinal be created
the hat viii go to either Archbishop Ire
land or Archbishop Ryan.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04

ROME. May 4.-Pope Plus, on receiv-
ing fresh recommendations for the crea-
ton of another American cardinal at the
next cOnsistory, today stated that he
would not take any definite action in
the matter until he had conferred with
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
AIl-Rail to Atlantic City.

City Special begins running May :.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Atlantic
Leaves Washington at 1:15 D. m. Ar
rives Atlantic City 5:45 p. m. ParlOr cars
and coaches
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
Visit the Red Tent.
Atlantic CITY Special.

Begins running May z Leaves Washing
ton lis D. m: arrives Atlantic City 5:45
D. m. Only "All-rail route" vie. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Returning this train
leaves Atlantic City week days at 2;15
p. m.
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The Moss Case.

In the Moss case the court holds that
the law under which the appellant was
committed to Jail relates only to acts Of
contempt committed within the hearing
or presence of the court and IN such
instances the power Of the presiding
justice is 10 impose a fine or order the
Imprisonment of the offender. In
the case under consideration. both a fine
and penalty of Imprisonment were inn
posed upon Moss.
The higher court decides that the pre-
siding justice in such cases choose be-
tween the two methods Of punishment
when it is determined person is guilty.
John A. Moss was committed 10 Jail
by Justice Wright in December last for
contempt of court, for a period of ten
days, and also ordered to pay q fine OF
SIS. The specific charge against Moss IS
that while the jury in the Butler murder
case was passing his office on d Street.
between Fifth and Sixth Streets, he
called out to the jurors, Not guilty,
gentlemen, Not guilty.
The action and language OF Moss were
reported to Justice Wright who presided
at the trial OF Butler. He issued rule
requiring Moss to show cause why ne
should not be committed for contempt
OF court. When the matter came on for
hearing Moss denied having used the
words spoken to the jury and admitted
that he did use such language or words
very similar in speaking Of Judge kim
ball of the Police Court.
Moss was adjudged TO be guilty and
sent TO Jail After remaining in prison
eight days he paid his fine and was
then released on bail. by the Court OF
Appeals, pending an appeal from the
decision Of Justice Wright, who refused
TO admit him 10 bail on habeas corpus
proceedings.
Mr.. Elliott was represented in the
| lower court and the Court Of Appeals
| by Nathaniel Wilson and Clarence r
! Wilson, and Moss by Lambert & Baker
/ and John { Cuttings.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04

to have one, as he has stated in his tes-
umOns.
In this case the question put 10 the
witness and which he refused TO answer
by declining 10 give the name OF the
party from wnOm he took the memo
randa for preparing the will involved a
breach OF professional confidence, which
the witness had expressly pledged him
self not to violate, according to his teS-
timony The fact, however, of his being
employed to take the memoranda for
preparing the viii was fully within the
privilege Of confidential communications
as between client and attorney. Few
people who find il necessary to employ
an attorney TO prepare will desire the
fact TO be publicly known. II is essen
TALLY a confidential and privileged COM
municatiOn. and few attorneys would be
employed to draft wills If IL were under
stood that they were at liberty to dis
close the fact to any person, or upon
any occasion when disclosure was de-
sired. In this case the name of the
person from whom the memoranda were
taken was at most but Il collateral fact,
but the disclosure being protected by the
privilege Of the client. the attorney was
not upon any principle compellable TO
disclose the name. QSt Greenl. w, Sec.
49, By the terms of the commitment
the appellant could not release himself
from Imprisonment except by violating
the privilege of his client; and this he
could not DC compelled to do
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
A Bower of Flowers.

a magnificent display of seasonable
flowers at Guides. Perfect specimens.
1924 p
The Washington times., 1904-05-04

Baltimore Every Hour on the Hour.
B. & o. R r.. a. m. to D. m.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
The Correct Method.

1T is true the strict enforcement of
this rule may in some cases operate 70
the exclusion Of truth. but that does
not justify the breaking down Of the
great principle Of protection. founded IT.
wisdom and public policy and necessary
&c be observed in the administration Of
an enlightened system Of Jurisprudence
Like all other general principles. 1t may
IN some instances fail to accomplish the
enc for which il was established The
privilege Of the witness or his client
however, does not preclude the adverse
party from resorting 10 any and al
legitimate methods OF proof to reach
the facts desired 70 have disclosed
In this case IL was competent 10 show
by independent evidence that the wit
ness claiming and insisting upon his
privilege had, IN fact, no such client as
he pretended TO have. and thus b. such
proof 10 impeach the credibility of a wit
ness against his claim of privilege TO
make the disclosure. for by making the
disclosure Of the name Of his client that
would certainly have permitted a breach
Of professional confidence and violated
the privilege Of his client, suppOsing him
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Justice Alvey's Decision.


Justice Alvey rules:
The appellant is an attorney at law.
and member of the bar of the Su-
preme Court Of the District Of Column
bia. In taking the memoranda for the
preparation Of the viii Of a party.
whose name he refused to disclose he
was certainly acting in his character of
attorney. and the relation of client and
attorney existed. if his statement be
true Was he bound 10 disclose the
name of his client. under the circum-
stances related by him2 The law upon
the question is well settled and admits
OF no question OF doubt
Professional communications made
~ client TO an attorney, or communs-
ca ticns passing between client and am
attorney, are. upon principles Of public
policy and the necessity OF preserving
confidence in all matters of business
where the assistance or agency Of any
attorney is required. held 10 be PRIV
lie6ed IRON disclosure, and this privlleL
j. that II the client rather than tnf
OF the attorney. This privilege en-
trs ced al communications made by a
client 10 his attorney for and In force
OF the Du slness for which the attorney
may be employed. The latter cannot be
permitted 10 disclose such communiCa-
ions