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He-And we sat on the rocks a great
dea1l
She-And drank teal
He-And were so hideously classyl
She-And so invariably correct!
He-And so horribly clever!
Shell never thought you clever!
He-And by and by we got tiresome!
She-To each other! Awfully!
He-And would have to the public
She-You might have-yes.
There is another thick silence and the
quivering cry of some helpless thing In
pain is heard again. They listen shudder-
ilgly and then she says:
sIWhen two people are thrown to-
gether-
Helm pictures2
She-Without being consulted as to their
personal preferences it Is rather-rather-
He-Hard lines-eh? Yes, / thought so.
She-For the girl. I mean?
He-Oh, yes, of course.
She-Naturaiiy, each would prefer, the So
ciety of some one Numerically opposite In
type?
He-Quite So
She-I. for instance, should fancy a man
was was amusing instead of imposing. And
He-Oh yes, / would rather a ktttenish
little thing! Very true! Very truel Junos
are not in my line!
He whistles softly and lights another Gig
arctic. The telephone bell rings He an
swers it.
Hello! Yes. Yes. Go home then! I'll
She-How dare you? Is that my ehauf-
feur?
He-Yes. He says he has pneumonia. My
man, on the contrary, is in perfect health.
Shell think you are very rude
She stands facing him, very angry and
white, throwing off his coat and holding
out her hands for her own cloak Again
uEeasiIy about He stands on the piano
and rattles the skylight.
Hell thought maybe It might be your
sick eoachman.
She--Don't be silly!
Hell was never more serious. real
ize----
Ehe-That you have no futurei
He-We are both old.
She starts and grows crimson.
He-That Is, too old to begin life over
again. We could never live down the past.
She (trembIing)-Speak for yourself. sir.
am being taken up on the English maya
zine covers. After all you are only q man!
He Limitation OF q man thinking)-The
English magazines. eh, is that your gamer
She (angrily|-Yes. and the French ones,
too! My fame is international! You are
not really a type at all! am! At least
have become so!
He-Yes, but what viii you seem like
without me as background? You are ac-
custorned to me- you see. See how many
years it Is since we have been going around
together.
Ehe-Oh, don't be 30 Cross and horrid!
He-Thlnk h0w lonesome you'll be.
His voice has grown tender. and he has
forgotten for the moment how to pose. 6he
Tut tut. Of cotrse there is something
8; a. "a tsssinr 81 advantsss) sonssthinxi
There - every thfux3
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She (dreamily)-There is a future over
there for me?
He business of voice shaking with emo
tion)-For U.s.
OF the Royal Academy, with princes and
dukes and things admiring me. At the
Salon too in the spring!
He (moodily)-In oil, you mean?
She-How silly you are sometiTaesi Really,
shall be quite sorry for you here all alone.
III promise to think of you sometimes!
He Earnestly hate to think of you
facing the world alone a magazine
cover!
she-Oh, don't mind about nre, Now, if
was one of the kittenish kind would hold
up my hands and cry Help! Help?"'
She holds up her hands in mock pleading
and he takes them in his. He says:
'I believe you are just fooling You are
blushing, too-a kittenish blush, as I
She yawns and turns away her face
when you are through spelling my
gloves, idiot" she says cheerfplly, Il should
like you to let them gop'
He (rudely)-I don't caret
She-How dare you talk like that? Let
me go at once!
He tmore rudely)-I won't!
She business of weak laughter)-oh,
please don't fry to act as you do in pie
turesi 1t doesn't impress at all, and
yor look SO very sillyi
Business of hysterical laughter.)
A log falls on the hearth with a little
squirt of flame.
Again that queer, small, still cry, this
time almost shrll and imperative. They
start. He drops her hands and she runs to
tho door, where the cry is distinctly located
now-then she comes back trembling.
afraid to open it.
He throws the portal wide and there upon
the sill stands little pink baby, seantiy
clothed and carrying his bow and arrow
under one arm He has been crying and
appears chilled and very much annoyed as
he makes for the fireplace, where ne throws
down his burden and stands with his back
to the blaze, his hands clasped behind him,
surveying the two over the blue tip of his
nose.
He-Well. the poor little beggarl
She-Why the little darling! It's been
out In the storm all night! Who are you,
anyhow. little man?
He-Why. don't you recognize him? No.
/ don't believe you do!
There is pause. during which she gazes
oUsstioningiy into the baby's eyes. Then,
she falters and trembles and looks with
deep eyes at the man, who stands gazing
sedly at her. Then she says In fright
ened whisper:
"Why-I-didn't-yes course--that Isl
5I-why-isn.t 1t funny that it-why. you
poor little thing!"
She falls on her knees and holds out her
hands to the little god of love. who, with
out changing his posture, remarks reproaeh-
4rIIy:
seWeIl. it's about time!'
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then she poises her head to one side on her
long throat, though hearing the un-
canny little cry through the gale.
"A tiny fame bursts from the logs and
sinking back into sitting posture she looks
sadly around her: then signs and mops her
eyes daintiiy with her eloSed fingers.
Suddenly she starts. hearing a step at
the door. which she has failed to lock be-
hind her. The heavy knoclser falls once
without; the door is Immediately pushed
open and man enters quickly as though
wishing to avoid notice. He pulls off a
heavy pair of white gloves, removes his
hat and stands looking In Amusement at
the girl on the hearth.
He is very tall and almost too we'll
dressed. His shoulders are so broad and
athletic that they suggest padding He is
the sort of chap that would always use
the right forks at dinner, but despite that
fact he has a terrible jaw. his face at some
angles suggesting that of prize fighter.
One does not need 1ibretto to recognize
the Gibson Man. He speaks
''What-you here? AS Iiver
She with overdone carelessness)-I Just
ran in on my way home from the opera to
look at the old place. I--I-that isl forgot
Sc nothing.
He--How funny? I missed my old to-
bacco pouch and felt sure I left 1t here
Somewhere.
He begins to hunt around the boxes, taxi
inE or his long fur-lined coat and display
inx immaculate evening dress. She has
rot smiled once, and she looks into the
bla ze az he prowls about through the bag
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st. Mary's Church stood at a place called
Chapel Hill, about two miles north of Pts
Getaway, and that the old burial ground,
with scores Of epitaphs, Is still to be seen
on the farm of Mr.. Callahan.
One cannot walk in the cemetery sur
rounding ST. Mary's Church without being
impressed with the distinctive Maryland
names registered on the tonbs there A
few of these follow: William Bryan, born
9Th OF December, 1857; died. 18th June, 1883
Richard H. Bryan, born 9TH March, 1921;
died 1st July, 1853. Erasmus Bryan, died
May 10. 1888. John H. Gwynn died 1857
Mrs. Anne E. Gwynn, 1856; John B. Spauld-
ing, 1880; Henry Digges Manning, 1915;
VIM: M: Dyer 1910; Giles Dyer. 1873; Fran
els F. Dyer. 1S41; Dr. William H. Gwynn,
1859; Jane c. Gwynn, 1859; William Fl.
Gwynn, 1884: Jane. wife of William Gwynu,
1888: Virginia Gwynn 1880. and Thomas c.
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the Library of Congress, shows "Pascato-
way" then an Indian settlement. 1t is the
most northerly habitation shown on this
map-"Nova Terrae- Miriae, Tabula, 1885"
Other points are st. Marie's," Mattapany,
st. MichaeEs "Poynt," Heron Isle, Ste
Clements Isle, Cedar "Poynt' and Porto
backe"
In Thomas Colonial Maryland 1t is mar
rated that Leonard Calvert and his colo
nists. in the Ark and Dove, after passing ST
Michaeis (now Point Lookout) proceeded up
the Potomac river to st. Clements Island
where the Maryland pilgrims landed. Leav-
ing the Ark and the greater part of the
Golonists at st. Clements Gov. Calvert
spent some days exploring the country and
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Holt. 1858. Among the other names carved
in the old graveyard are Edelin,, Gardiner,
Clements. Underwood, Waring, Mudd and
Jenkins.
Only a small percentage of the graves In
the St. Mary's churchyard are marked by
tonbs tones.
X
Piscataway is an unusual name there
being only one other in the United States
Piscataway on the Raritan river in Middle
sex county, n. J. OF course. there are the
Piscataquas of Maine and New Hampshire,
sometimes called in old chronicles "Piscat-
away"
The Maryland Historical Society has given
its opinion that Plscatawy is IndiNn for
''one who has his hair plated up sideways
and backwards
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gage and finally, with an exclamation of
pleasure, RECEIVERS his lost treasure.
Then he lights a cigarette, asking per-
mission when it is well going and mean
while looking furtively at the skylight
from where that queer lonely little cry
comes every once in a while. Then he
says:
For once we have nothing clever to
say?"
she-Not even line For my part. am
rather glad it is at an end. One gets tired
o. always saying smart things.
Hef-Yet | have no doubt that 1t is much
worse to say clever things than to merely
Icok noble: Then, of course. you had to
look beautiful all the time, and that can't
have been easy-for you.
She-l beg your pardon?
Hell mean-er-to look beautiful-alf the
time! Even beauty wants day off once
In a while. 1t is easier to look noble than
- look beautiful.
bes utiful.
He-oh. / don't know. 1 was quite worn
out always doing the right thing, can tell
you that.
she-Yes. 1t must be wearing to person
like you'll
He-It will seem good to wear clothes
that don't fit once in a while and go with
she-No doubt you will feel more nat
ural.
He-It will be dull for you. of course. the
new empty life-no setting the fashions or
having things named after that
She-DulI? Dull? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha.
Business of hearty laughter.)
He-Yes, of course. being a girl, you
can't go about alone-in fact, by the way
isn't this just little bit compromising,
shut up here alone at Midnight? Suppose
any one should call?
He carefully locks the door and looks at
his watch Che screens her uneasIness in
nervous laugh and says:
"Oh, we are always togethari It viii
seem so nice to be allowed my own indi-
vidtnlity for while" s
You are-may ask-tfat is-if It Is
not too bold
sfseI think I shah take up somethins
sertpue! Study for trnlned nurse or -
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treating with the Indians, ascending the
river as high as Piscataway.
Piscataway is mentioned in the report
which Father Andrew White one of the
Maryland colonists, made to his superiors
at Rome. The ancient settlement is fire.
quently mentioned by Scharf, Bozman, Bry-
ant and Browne. Maryland historians.
1t would seem that Piscataway receives
mention in Maryland annals even before St
Mary's City, and that Calvert visited Pts
Getaway before concluding the famous
treaty of the Mulberry Tree, and purchas-
ing from the king of the Yaocomicos the
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The American Gazetteer for 1894 mentions
Piscataway as "a small port town, fourteen
miles south of the federal city"
In the Library of Congress is an interest
ing map. drawn by Dennis Griffith and pub
lished in 1874. 1t shows Piscataway as
place of junction of several important south
Maryland highways. 1t shows the old river
road from Bladensburg down the Eastern
branch, through what Is now Anacostia, by
Oxon Hill and Broad Creek Church to Pts
Getaway, and thence across Mattawoman
creek to Port Tobacco. One road from Pts
Getaway runs southwest to Pamonkey ware
house. Dents dwelling. Burners mill and
Gen. Smallwoods dwelling: another road,
over Mattawoman creek passes on to Port
Tobacco by way of Thompson's tavern, and
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near that old inn road forks to the south
east over Zafiiah swamp to Bryan Town
and Benedict. Running northeast from
Piscataway is a road that passes Lanham's
tavern, Calvert's mill, woodward, and
thence to Marlborough.
Gen. Winder, when appointed to the COM
mand of military district No. 3 a few weeks
before the landing of the British at Bene-
dict, In August. 1914, reports several times
that he visited Piscataway, and the Virginia
troops modified TO resist the British inya-
sion were stationed near PiScata way for 1t
was not known whether Ross and Cockburn
aimed to take Annapolis, TO attack Wash
ington by way of Bladensburg or to take
Fort Washington in reverse, thus opening
the way for Gordon'S squadron to Alexan-
dria and Washington
In the latter part of the eighteenth and
early nineteenth century Piscataway had
considerable trade the creek being nayi-
gable for ships of those days, from the Po-
tomac to the village Now the creek at
PdscataWay Is mere branch, like hundreds
or others that water southern Maryland
though light-draft craft penetrate the creek
to Pennington, about two miles west of
PiScataway
X
st. Mary's Catholic Church 1t is a modest
brick structure, reared in 1904, on the site
of an older St. Mary's erected in 1888. In
the front wall Of the new church is a stone
slab, which was probably part Of the for
mer building, and which Is inscribed with
this legand:
Come to Me all you that labor and are
heavy laden and ] will refresh you.-I
Math., xi:2S. 1885,"
The Star man was told that prior to 1888
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from the Potomac river and about fifteen
miles from Washington. No steamboat ap-
proaches Piscatawy, and it lies far from a
railroad. To quote a man who has lived at
Piscataway for fifty years, the town seems
TO have been forgotten by God and forsaken
by man But old Piscataway looks back
upon proud past. and a long one.
\ map published in 1853. and which is in
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ia dine H5aDfomce


OWEN MEREDITH.
~ CENE-A deserted studio: boxes and
- packing cases indicating that a
moving is in progress. The time is
~ midnight, and moonlight falling
through glass light in the sloping
roof sheds an erie radiance about the
place, making 1t, If possible. seem more
desolate.
Logs shoulder dimly on the hearth, and
on a wide window seat a bowl OF roses
stands surrounded by a fiutter of fallen
leaves some CT which strew the floor.
Through the latticed panes. high above the
city. can be seen the myriads of electric
lights shining against the darkness of
stormy night, rain falling in cyclonic tenn
pests the wind bowling with all the dread
fitness of a Belasco stage storm.
Now and then, through the gale, sounds
a still, small whimper that might come
from some suffering thing out in the storm
o. maybe from an aeolian harp that hangs
upon the door. II such thing were likely
in a studio, 1t might be a baby concealed
somewhere.
The door opens and a young woman en-
tiers hurrtedly and softly. as though to
avoid making any sound which might at
tract attention. She throws aside a heavy
opera clerk. showing an evening gown of
graceful lines, devoid of any trimming but
ran OF OLD lace about the bodice aud
shoulders. She is preternaturally tall, the
length being from the waist 10 the feet, and
this gives her an accented air of dignity IN
spite OF her chin. petuanuy tilted, and her
nose, Enthusiastically retrousse
Her lovely eyes and brow Indicate a
naughty disdafn for everything. One can
not imagine her taking an interest in her
dinner, or even the salvation of her soul.
II Is very easy to recognize her as the fa-
nous Gibson girl.
The wind bowls melodramatically as she
enters, and she shivers slightly, and, GO
ing to the fireplace. she kneeIs on the
hearth. before the smoking emhers and
tries TO blow them into blaze. Now and
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site of st. Mary's. st. Clements. mentioned
as the landing place of the pilgrims, is now
known as Blackiston Island. The manor
of St Clements was granted in 1850 to DR..
Thomas Gerard, whose daughter Elizabeth
became the wife of Nehemiah Blakiston-
the same Blakis ton who, with Henry Jowles,
John Coade, John Campbell, Ninean Beall
and others, became celebrated in the Prot
estant revolution in Maryland on the access
sion of William and Mary.
PiScataWay was place of cor5idera BILE
note in the Indian war of 1863. In that year
the Maryland and Virginia militia occupied
the town as frontier post to protect the
southern settlers against the northern In
dams, mainly the Senecas. The Virginia
troops were commanded by Col. John Wash
ington of Westmoreland (the grandfather of
George Washington, Col George Mason
grandfather of George Mason of Gunston)
and Maj Alderton. The Maryland troops
were under command of Maj Thomas Tru-
man.
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FAMILY ON The OLD HATTON ESTATE NEAR PIScATANNX

ISCATAWAY is perhaps the Oldest
inhabited town in Maryland. It
is a shabby hamlet of a dozen
stores and dwellings in an am
phitheater of splendid hills. 1t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
PLAN A CLUB HOUSE
Bald Eagle Yacktsmen Hold
Annual Meeting

The Bald Eagle Yacht club unfurled its
sheets and spinnakers and re-sailed its
last seasons races over the banquet
board at the Commercial club rooms last
night. About forty members were pres
ent.
The business meeting was held imme-
diately after the banquet and the reports
of the officers showed the organization to
be In excellent condition. both in nu-
merical strength and in it's finances. Com
modore Thomas presided and in an ap-
propriate address showed that the club
was growing one, and expressed the
hope that in the near future the feet Of
boats which the club now possesses will
be doubled.
lows: u. III. Thomas, commodore; Charles
A. Hart, yice-commodore; Al Holterhoff.
fleet captain: George Reimbold. treasurer,
and Alfred TeiSberg, secretary.
The report that the club is seeking rae
ing engagements on other waters was de-
MED by the officers, who stated that such
warranted. The club is a growing one
and IS entirely content to stay at home
and gradually enlarge its scope as its
membership permits. Practically all of
will be on hand when the first gun is
sounded on Decoration day. Several new
boats are promised, but even should they
not materialiZe the fleet is sufficiently
large to insure splendid sport.
The finances of the club are in excellent
condition as shown by the treasurers re-
port, and its aim is now to build a club
house in the near future To this end the
club will save one-third of its total in
come each year and place 1t into a build
ing fund. In addition to this it is intend
ed to give various entertainments dur
ing the summer months with a view of
raising funds for the proposed new club
house.
Yacht racing is not the only feature Of
the Bald Eagle club The social end of
the club is almost equally important and
with the good will of the lake residents
the headquarters of the yachtsmen will
be the center of attraction.
The club also adopted a rule at its
meeting last night requiring all boats en-
tering in the-races to carry not less than
one life preserver. The heavy and sudden
storms of last season were borne in mind
and the members are not anxious to take
any chances of serious mishap.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
PICKS BADGER TEAM
PIERCE Selects Men for WiScon-
sin Ball Club

Special to The Globe
MADISON. Wis, March 21.-The train
ing of the University of Wisconsin base
ball team has so far progressed under
that ii is practicable to declare the pol
icy of the coach as well as the personnel
of the team with tolerable accuracy
Coach Peirce declares that he is trying
his purposes all the members of the strong
team of championship Chalmers of last
year and some thirty more good players
of sufficient merit to go into an inter
many as possible candidates for each
position and make the choice on the
basis OF batting ability. Candidates:
therefore. are being told that much viii
depend on their hitting in the preliminary
games of the schedule.
This announcement by the coach Is
pleasant to the fans of the university.
Every lover of baseball loves to see his
favorite team a bunch of hitters, and
II is felt here that the Badgers will be
feared this season by reason of the grief
they Will carry TO the twirlers Of the OPP
posing college teams. Coach Pefrce says
he viii give the positions TO the men
who can deliver the safe hits. He will
give an error for hit any time, he
says. meaning that a man who makes an
error will be placed on the team IL he
can show up reliably in the batting av-
eTages
Although Coach Peirce has not chosen
the team and says he cannot do so until
after a good bit of practice out of doors.
the most likely selection will be as fol-
lows:
Catchers. Capt. Leahy and Jack Allen:
pitchers. ICY" Young Cummings. Foss
and Lewis: shortstops. Melzner and
Hoeiz; first base st. Germaine (the In
diam, Bush. Whittmore; second base.
Perry; third base; Brush. left field, Per
sons: center field, Lewis; right field.
Roys.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
RevoIutionists Give WARNING

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-Re-
currences and extensions of agrarian
troubles are noted, and near Libau
workmen and peasants are making
common cause. The Caucasus is al
ready the scene of armed resistance to
the forces Of civil authority and in the
region around Kieff, where the peas
ants are increasingly bold, there have
been many cases of violence The Ia
Dor leaders of the social revolutionary
persuasion in the great Industrial CEN
tiers are plainly planning to synchron-
lie general renewal of the strike with
the climax of the peasant disorders,
and. with the action of the troops in
mind, have been serving notice on
guard officers here and officials in the
other cities that if another Red Sun
day comes and they order the troops
TO hre they Will be held responsible
therefor and their lives be made the
forfeit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
CLAPP IS CHAIRMAN
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Nelson Gets. No New Craftsmanship in
Committee Reorganization
Globe Special Washington Service

Globe Special Washington Service
1417 G Street
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Clapp has moved his effects into the
committee room lately vacated by Sen
ator Stewart of Nevada, and will sue
coed Stewart as chairman of the COM
mittee on Indian affairs. He had the
alternate choice of the Craftsmanship of
can do more for northwestern constit-.
retain membership of the committee
on interstate commerce and other COM
mittees which he now has.
In the committee reorganization
Senator Nelson will not succeed to any
new craftsmanship. He is a member of
several important committees, notably
public lands, commerce, territories and
Judiciary. and his hands are quite full.
If Mr.. Hansbrough should resign as
chairman of the public lands commit
tee to become head of the committee
on agriculture, which he is eligible to
do, Mr.. Nelson might decide to take
that committee, but Senator Hans
brough thinks now that public lands is
better than agriculture as a commit
tee. Nelson has been the most impor-
tant man in the senate on Alaskan leg
islation. having practically acted as
chairman of the territories committee
on that subject.
Senator McCumber will have the
Craftsmanship of the pension commit
tee and will retain membership in three
other committees.
Walter z. Clark