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answered gayly, but Lord Ventnor b

answered gayly, but Lord Ventnor has
not asked me-"
Livery one says in Hongkong"- be-
gan her ladyship.
"Confound you, you stupid rascal!
What are you doing?" shouted Sir John.
His feeble nerves at last conveyed the
information that something more pro-
nounced than sudden draft affect
ed his scalp: the ice was melting.
The incident amused those passen-
gers who sat near enough to observe it.
But the chief steward, lowering watch
full near the captains table, darted for
ward. Pale with anger, he Kissed:
Report yourself for duty in the sec
ond saloon tonight" And he hustled
his subordinate away from the judges
chair.
Miss Deane, mirthfully radiant, rose.
please don't punish the man, Mr..
JONES'" she said sweetly. sit was a
sheer accident. He was taken by sur
prise. In his place would have. emp
tied the whole DISH
The chief steward smirked. He did
kllOW tAuCliS Will luppSllSe'
Nevertheless, great though Sir John
Tozer might be. the owners daughter
was greater.
"Certaiply, miss, certainly" he
agreed, adding confidcntially: at is
rather hard on a steward to be; sent
aft, miss. 1t makes such a difference
in the-er-the little gratuities given
by the passengers"
The girl was tactful. She smiled
comprehension at the official and bent
over Sir John, now carefully polishing
the back of his skull with a table nap
kin.
81 am sure you will forgive him.
she whispered. 81 can't say why, bu
the poor fellow was looking so intently
at me that he did not see what he wa.
doing"
The ex-chief justice was instantl.
Modified. He did not mind the appli
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cation of ice in that way-rather liked
it, in fact. Probably ice was suscepti-
BILE to the fire in Miss Deanes eyes.
Suddenly the passengers still seated
experienced Il prolonged sinking sensa-
ton, as if the vessel had been convert
ed into gigantic lift. They were
pressed hard into their chairs, which
creaked and tried to swing around on
their pivots. AS the ship yielded stifily
to the sea Whit of spray dashed
through an open port
"There" snapped her ladyship. 81
knew we should run into storm. Yet
Captain Ross led us to believe John.
take me to my cabin 1T once"
From the promenade deck the list
less groups watched the rapid advance
of the gale. There was mournful spec
ulation upon the SilIar's chances OF
reaching Singapore before the neAt
evening.
Iris stood somewhat apart from the
other passengers. The wind had fresh.
ened, and her hat was tied closely ovcl
her ears. She leaned against the taft
hours of sultry heat. The sky was
cloudless yet, but there was queer
tinge of FURNISHED copper in the all
pervading sunshine. The sea was cold
~ blue. The life had gone out of it. 1t
was no longer inviting and translucent
Long sullen undulations swept noise
lessly past the ship. Once after a
steady climb up Il rolling hill of water
the Sirdar quickly pec!ied at the sue
ceeding valley, and the propeller gave
couple of angry flaps on the surface,
while n tremor ran through the stout
iron rails OH which the girls arms
rested.
The crew were bus. too Squads OF
Lascars raced about, industriously ODE
dent to the short snill whistling of
jemadars and quartermasters. Boat
hastings We're tested and frightened.
deck forward, ventilator cowls twisted
to new angles and catches clampel
down over the wooden gratings that
covered the holds. Officers, spotless in
white linen. fitted quietly to and fro.
( When the watch WAS changed Iris
noted that the chief" appeared in an
old blue suit and carried oilskins over
his arm as he climbed to the bridge.
Nature looked disturbed and fitful,
and the ship responded to her mood.
There was Il sense of preparation in
the air, of coming ordeal, of restless
foreboding. Chains clanked with a
noise the girl never noticed before; the
tramp of hurrying men OH the hurri-
cane deck overhead sounded heavy and
hollow There was Il squeaking of
chairs that was abominable when peo-
pie gathered up books and wraps and
staggered unsracefully toward the
companionway. Altogether Miss Deane
was not wholly pleased with the pre-
liminaries of a typhoon, whatever the
realities might be.
Why did that silly old woman alludc
to her contemplated marriage to Lord
Ventnor, retailing the gossip of Hong.
kong with such malicious emphasis!
For an instant Iris tried to shake the
railing in comic anger She hated Lord
Ventnor. She did not want to marry
him or anybody else just yet. OF course
her father had limited approval of his
lordship's obvious intentions. Countess
Of Nentnor! Yes, it was nice title.
Still she wanted another couple Of
years of careless freedom. In my
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AnnounC 6n1ents.
Illinois Central r. r.

|I
The Illinois Central maintains Double Daily
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b to1 asaons The os
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can be had Of agents Of the Illinois Central, or
by addressing the nearest of the undersigned
Representatives of the "Central.n
A. H. HANSON, G. p. A., Chicago, Ill.
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nreok,np II Gently.

"You were long time in the far
corner of the conservatory last even
Ing" suggested the mother. What
was going on?'
"Do. you remember the occasion on
which you became engaged to papa7"
inquired the daughter, by way of re-
ply
"Of course do"
'"Then it ought not to be necessary
for you to ask any questions"
Thus gently the news was broken
that they were to have son-in-law.
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lNDlonsTloN,s RECORD

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indigestion is making an awful record
rs cause of sudden deaths. It. is beat
ing heart-failure In its ghastly harvest.
qYou read in the papers daily of appar.
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suddenly attacked with acute indigestion
after enjoying hearty meal, and Of their
dying in many cases before physician
could be called in.
QThis should be warning to you who
suffer with regular or periodical attacks
Of indigestion. # these unfortunate 5, vic
small dose of Green's August Flower be-
fore or after their meals they would not
have fallen a prey to such sudden seizures.
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the entire system in a natural way.
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The Illinois Central maintains Double Daily
service. and operates the best of trains, with
Dining Cars. Buffet Library Cars. Chair Cars,
md Sleeping Oars, from Chicago. st. Louis,
and Louisville sout to New Orleans.
rhe best road for reaching the Winter Tourist
u sorts of the South, Including 81 :
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boardY
mo; just the usual number of dis
turbed livers We had nasty acct
dent shortly before dinner"
Good gracious! Whit happened"
"Some Lascars were caught by sea
forward. One man had his leg bro
KEN"
Anything else?'
The doctor hesitated. He became
interested in the color Of some Bur-
gundy. 81 hardly know the exact de
tails yet" he replied. Tomorrow aft
er breakfast will tell you all about
it,"
An English quartermaster and four
Lascars had been licked from off the
forecastle by the greedy tongue of n
huge wave. The succeeding surge flung
the five men back against the quarter.
One of the black sailors was pitched
aboard with fractured leg and other
injuries. The others were smashed
against the iron hull and disappeared.
For one tremulous moment the en-
| gines slowed The ship commenced to
veer off into the path of the cyclone.
Captain Ross set his teeth. and the tele-
graph bell tangled Full speed ahead"
poor Jackson" he murmured. zone
Of my best men. remember seeing
his wife, a PRETTY little woman. and
two children coming to meet him last
homeward trip. They will be there
again. Good God! That Lascar who
was saved has some one to await him
in n Bombay village, suppose"
The captain fought his way to the
chart house. He wiped the salt water
from his eyes and looked anxiously at
the barometer.
"still falling!" he muttered. 81 will
keep on until o'clock and then bear
three points to the southwark. By
The sun., 1905-09-13
EsCH AND TOWNSEND CONFER.
Authors Declare There Will Ne Few
Changes In New Railway Rate Bill.

Changes In New Railway rate Bill.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Sept. 12.-Congress-
men Charles E. Townsend Of Michigan
and John j. Esch Of this State joint authors
OF the railroad rate bill that passed the
lower house Of Congress last winter, spent
to-day discussing changes In the measure.
"Threro will be no changes in the bill, -
said Mr.. Eech, except perhaps few very
minute ones, We are sparing no pains.
though, to put our measure in tho most
perfect form before Congress meets again.
Since last winter several important CON-
tributions to the rate discussion have been
made, and these 1t is necessary to inspect
carefully for suggestions.
Congressman Townsend says he will see
the President In a few weeks end that any
changes thst are made In the I'LL will be
made on hi, recommendation: "In its
essence the bill will be as II is now" he
said 1The underlying princirk k CT the till
i,, that the commission shall investigate
md determine feir rate. This Is our
idea and this Is the President's. Any
changes thrt are mado will be merely In
the details"
The sun., 1905-09-13
HIPPODROME CHANGES.
''The Raiders" 10 Go Out and an Elephant
Feature to Be Shown Instead.

Thompson and Dundy announced last
night that when the new show ia put on
at the Hippodrome next month TN entirely
new scheme will be intro duced in the last
part. "rhe Raiders and tho plunging
horses will be cut out entirely. and that
part @; the performance will be given over
exclusively to animal acts.
The opening scene Of this last part will
show tropical jungle. Nine. Claire Heilot
and her sixteen performing lions are to be
imported from Paris especially for this
feature. Other animal acts have been
secured and large force Of elephants
have been engaged.
In addition to Powers's four elephants
now showing at the Hippodrome, there
have been secured from the Ringling Circus
the four Lookardt elephants. The ten
Thompson l. lDundy elephcnts at Luna
Park are to be added. making eighteen
elephants In all.
Rehea rsals are in progress for an elr
phanS political act, in which there IL to b.
a torchlight procession.
The show will close with al the elephants
rlunging into the tank as the horses are now
doirp.
The sun., 1905-09-13
News Of Plays and Players.

~ naving arranged with j. NJ. Barrie that
ahs Maude Adams and her production
~ VI reter Pan" shall be seen at the Empire
rrneaaler early in November, Charles
innonnan nDsMn Yesterday announced that John
fhemwii VIII continue his run In Augustus
ctSs. Sas : play. DE Lancey,"at one Of the
ON "1 ,1. frohman theaters instead OF gcing
- Iass Lsle Leigh was yesterday signed
Aranua an aooitionol member of Proctors Fifth
viii iIHinue m lheatcr stock comrany. She
dav nave her first appearance NEXT Men
6;scbna,tth the role of Nuriel in The Sporting
s Aa audience that tested the capacity
ssosL %e Lyric Theater witnessed the 3OCth
nhtornance OF -Fantana- last night.
ssrs non9r OF the occasion silver lead pencils
of gwen away as souvenirs. Tho run
bsr sShtana' ~ will be concluded on Septem-
,,sos ,Saen Marie Cahill brings her new musical
On Moonshine. to the Lyric Theater
\M.N .NiGVepber i, she will spring something
smm,t theatricals. Miss Gahili Is to have
I'm s,e G stage manager In the person Of
1 sumrssse sertrnee Hoffman, who put on two
stS n skits here last summer and met
nsiderable success In her efforts.
The sun., 1905-09-13
BRONX PARK PROTEST.
Residents Thereabout Complain q DR..
Britton's Negligence.

Some Of the residents Of Bedford Park
and places near by have prepared protest
which is to be presented to Mayor McClel-
LAM complaining Of what they say Is the
indifference OF DR.. Britton. director Of the
Botanical Gardens in Bronx Park in pushing
improvements In the north end Of the park.
A dozen or 30 photographs have been taken
to accompany the protest designed to show
the poor condition in which the park has
been left.
northern part Of the park Is being delayed
u1neceasariy. as Fly The residents who signed
the petition say that they have complained
to the director without result. There are
other complaints along similar lines which
given to Mayor Mcclellan by W. W. Niles
Of Bedford Park William Gallaher Of
Woodlawn avenue and william Mccormick
OF Signal place.
The sun., 1905-09-13
GOOD-EY TO PASTOR DENHAM.
First Church OF Disciples Says Farewell.
Sans Mrs. Grannls.

The congregation Of the First Church OF
the Disciples OF Christ, $40 West Fifty
sixth street. gave a farewell reception last
night to the Rev. DR.. Ben jamin Q. Denham,
their former pastor, who Is about to engage
in the orange growing business in Florida.
Three months ago DR.. Denham took ad-
vantage of the clause in his contract which
allowed him to resign on ninety days notice.
He did this shortly after the argument
between Mrs. Elizabeth 0rannis and the
church authorities in which she made
charges against the pastor to newspaper
men and afterWard repudiated the inter-
views The church officers asked Mrs.
Grannis to withdraw from the church. but
she declined.
The reception lasted from to $50 o clock
and was followed by q musicale and refresh
ments. Up to ol6 O'Clock Mrs. 0rannis
had not appeared. One OF the church
officers remarked that 1t was the first time
that Mrs. Grnnnis had not been a oonspicu.
Gus figure at church functions.
The sun., 1905-09-13
-FOUR CHILDREN MISSING.
Only In the Country Week and Know Only
Germ an Vanished From Their Heme.

GERMANY Vanished From Their Home.
general alarm was sent out from Police
Headquarters yesterday to look for four
children belonging to Albert Bookian Of
3A East Eighty .scoond street, miscipg
since early Monday morning. The four
arc Leopold, 10 years old Selma, 8 years
old Matil1a, 4 years old, and Sally, years
old.
Albert Bookian, the father. Is q German
and furrier. He has three other children.
Mrs. Bockian totween sobs and In broken
English said yesterday:
"Wc've only been In this country week,
but Leopold is anxious to be bright and
speak English like other boys. He wants
to be good American like President Rooee-
velt The children were told to play In tho
back yard about O'Clock Monday inon-
ing. but they went out In the front AREA to
watch the other children 60 to school across
tho street. The children speak only Ger
man. and II they went a. far as tho corner
they couldn't find their way home again.
l don't know where they are, but the police
say they will And them
The children were se0n standing In front
OF the public school opposite their home
wistfully watching other children going
to their morning tasks. That was the last
seen of them.
The sun., 1905-09-13
STRAIGHT PLAYS AT WEBERS.
Non.NIuslcal Pieces TO he shown While the
Company IL on the Road.


Joseph NJ. Weber, through representa-
tive, announced last night that his playhouse
will he known as Joe Weber's Theater in
stead OF Joe Weber's Music Hall. He
considers the change necessary to conform
to now class OF productions.
MIR. Weber, who will not return with his
company until late in the winter. has made
an ARA ngement bv which Walter N. Law.
renee. the lessee and manager Of the Mad
ison Square Theater, will open the Joe
Weber Theater with a comedy and Mr..
Lawrence will have the theater while Mr..
Weber Is on the road.
During the time that the Lawrence man
agement Is presenting non-musical pieces
drinking and smoking will not be permitted
in any part Of the auditorium, but the baso-
ment cafe will be open between the acts.
Mr.. Lawrence Ia under contract to present
two comedies this season, and for that
reason he wished a theater other than the
Madison Square, which he thinks will be
kept busy with ~'The Prince Chap"
The sun., 1905-09-13
Ostrander-F0ward.

MoNTcLAIR. N. j.. Sept. i2.-Miss Melita II.
Howard Of Montclsir. and Frederick ostrander
Of Cornwall -on the Hudson were married
families Of the bride and bridegroom BY the
Rev. Angelo Ostrander. father OF the bride.
groom. The bride was 81 ven away by her
this afternoon for Cleveland. where the BRIDE
groom is professor OF romance languages In
the Western Reserve University. The bride
was formerly teacher Of domestic @, onomy
In the Montclslr High School.
The sun., 1905-09-13
MISS OBRIEN'S MARRIAGE.
To BE Welded to Mr.. Lyttleton Fox en-
September 10.

Tho wedding Of Miss Genevieve O'Brien,
eldest daughter Of Presiding Justice Nor
gan ]. O'Brien Of the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court. will take place at /
O'Clock on September 10. at Rose Crest,
Good Ground l. l.. Justice O. Brien's country
homo on the shores Of Shinnecook Bay.
She is to marry Mr.. Lyttleton Fox, a
young New York attorney and a; graduate
Of Yale. The guests, who will be few in
number, including only members OF the
family and Intimate friends, will leave
New York In the morning by the Long
Island Railroad, and return TO the city
shortly after the. Wedding breakfast
Miss O'Brien's maid OF honor will lie her
cousin, Miss Constance Crimmins, daughter
OF Mr.. John D, Crimmins, and she will he
attended BY her sisters, the Misses Rosale
and Madeleine. as bridesmaids. Mr.
James R. Deering Of New, York, will ts
Mr. Fox's best man, and the ushers will
be Mr.. Franklin Abbott Of Pi tsburg
Mr.. Dixon Bosrdman Of New York, Mr..
Dorrance Reynolds Of Scranton, Mr.. Ellis
Adams Of New York. Mr.. Edward Easton.
Jr., Of Albany. and Mr. Thomas A. McGin-
ley Of Pittsburg. The, couple will sail for
Europe the next morning.
The sun., 1905-09-13
American Consul Gaul,n weds.

MoNr1EAL. Sept. l2.-Alphonse Gaulin
former Mayor of woonsocket, r. l., and now
American Consul at Havre, France, was
married at So cred Heart Chapel, Notre
Steele OF this oity. Canon Dauth.. vice
rector Of laval University, offioistsd at
the ceremony. Paul Laooste, son Of Sir
Alexandra booste. Chief Justice Of the
Court Of Kings Bench, was best man. while
the bride was given away by her brother
An U1,stA StAelo
The sun., 1905-09-13
BELASCO GETS HIS THEiTER.
"s' the Lafayette In Was,in ut on. and
VIII Open II on Get "a,

"AsHlNnToN, Sept. announcement
w was made here to-day that the lafayette
I Ineater in this city had been purchased by
. pavld Belasco all hereafter would be inde-
Rsnoent. The price paid was not named
.bN Inc Playhouse was owned principally by
oeen under lease to the Keirner, Rife Stair
Eaaicate. The bookings OF the Klaw and
,-g ,nahger combination, It il said, will be
RRsnslerred to other theaters, and the
conse ,sec1 -Shubert management will take
ES,!roi Ea,r on October %, opening with Blanche
'''es IN The Girl Of the Golden Vest
The sun., 1905-09-13
Special Gable Despatch to TIE Sun.

Special Cable Despatch to TIE Sun.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-Tom Ryley of New
York has secured twenty-one year lease
of the Shaftesbury Theater direct from tho
Lancaster estate. He intends to produce
American musical plays on a large scale,
lie will sail for New York in three weeks
lie viii produce in America Gay Lord
Verey,' Of which he has the American
rights.
The sun., 1905-09-13
rnmpx,n. McIiysine Married.

Announcement was received in this city
yesterday Of the marriage at Goring-on-
Thames OF Tompkihs McIlvaine, a MEM
ber OF the Arm Of Parsons, Clossons Nell
yaine, to Miss Julia Dorothea Potter. The
bride is the daughter Of Mrs. Julia Blatch-
ford Potter Of rs Fast Sixty-second street,
widow Of Edward Nckerrnan Potter.
The sun., 1905-09-13
CIason Point Military Academy.

SELECT CxTHOijG MILITARY BOARD
ING school. EOR BOYS.
Conducted by the Brothers of the Christian schools
ASADEMiC AND COMMERCIAL COURSES.
Located on shore OF Long Island Sound; cnvt.
ronment OF rare natural beauty; extensive grounds
and athletic field: large. commodious buildings.
prepares for college ana business; For catalogue
address BROTHER EDMUND. Principal
The sun., 1905-09-13
PUBLICATIONS

eoC.--AaupAssants short stones, Reynolds Old
London, Tom Jones. DE Kock PRATT. I6i 9Th av.