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had to forget the book he had been reading
during his dinner, the swift hour OF skat
Ing in the afternoon. the serious doubt
whether he had the right to treat as his
own the fortune that his father had left
him. Then other thoughts. more laggard
yet, had TO go TO roost land IL possible die
as they were roosting)-his physical disgust
for a man who had by sheer weakness and
self-indulgence allowed himself to get into
the state that his patient was in; that
slack lip. that sallow face. the thinning
and whitening hair, they We're all the foot
prints of error that had been made a well
come and desired guest. He would scarcely
have known the man again. But all this
had TO sleep-he had to regard him only in
the light of love. in the spirit Of Him who
healed the leper's sores. Slowly and with
effort that was done. but there was still one
winged thought abroad. harder to recall
than any-Maud. She. too. had to be called
home (and the irony of the phrase struck
him). her beauty, her Incompatible charm,
must now be all non-existent for him.
Whatever power he had must not be spent
elsewhere. She must cease-all thought of
her must cease.
Then. like the driving wheel OF some en-
CINE just beginning TO haul its ponderous
weight out of the depot, the power of the
Divine Mind began to move " thin him.
Once and again the wheel spun round, not
biting the rail, for the load was very heavy.
but soon the driving power began to move
him. the engine, and its dead and heavy
weight of trucks. II was dark under the
roof of the depot. but outside there was
sunshine. The ony real force IN the world
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CHAPTER TX.

Walter Cochran had taken them straight
across to their house on Long Island near
Port Washington, and had returned in the
evening to his own fiat in Fifth avenue. As
regards Thurso. the spiritual conflict of the
divine and infinite over the mortal and
finite had begun. and of the ultimate issue
of that he had no doubts whatever. But
there was another conflict no less hard be-
fore him. and as he sat now for a few
minutes after eating his one dish of vege-
tables which was his dinner. he brought
all his force to bear on that. For tomor-
row, at the joint request of Thurso and his
sister he was going down to their house to
stay with them. That arrangement he
could not refuse-snce they were so kind
as to ask him 1t was simpler and better
In every way, as regards the cure he knew
he going to effect. to do so. Thus. all
day he would see and be with the girl
whom he loved. with that intensity which
made him the healer that he was. Yet.
since, because he would be there simply
a healer. and since except as a healer he
would never have been there. he knew that
he must entirely swamp and drown the de-
sire of his life. He must say no word, make
no sign. Even that was not enough, he
feared. He must school himself to feel no
longing he must drown his love while he
was there For he was there only as one
who could bring the power of God to bear
on this man, who was obscured by error.
That was the sole reason for his presence
there. And as he sat here now. he wonder
ed II he was strong enough to do what he
knew he must do, or whether 1t was better
to refuse to go to Long Island at all, but
send somebody else. On the other hand.
be had himself promised to cure Thurso;
they had como from England on the
strength of that promise. But would 1t
hot be better TO break that than to lead
himself into the temptation of using for his
own ends the opportunity that had been
given to him, and accepted by him. for the
purpose Of demonstrating the eternal truth,
which was more real than any human love?
The cold outside was intense; 1t had come
Oh to freeze sharply at sunset, but he got
pp and set his window open. The aid It
Save him was adveptitious only, but he
found It easier to detach himself from the
myriad distractions Of mortal mind, II In
ttead Of the closed atmosphere of a room,
the taiptless air Of Qut-ot-doors came in
Upon him, Very possibly that was q mere
claim OF mortal mind but II was better to
field to such claim when It was clearly
innocent, II 1t told him that the working Of
the IMMORTAL was thereby made easier, than
Gnd then, as he had done before when he
vent out to the bedside Of Sandy Mackenzie,
he called his thoughts home. Thoughts of
the day and the sea, and the sunshine and
the MINDLESS frost came flocking back. and
went to sleep. Other thoughts, q little
more lagsard Of wing. had to obey too; he
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village to get your nasty, beastly drug?
Thurso, it's all very well to forge once or
twice. but you really mustn't make q prac-
tice Of it; 1t grows on one dreadfully. am
told"
He came towards her. white and shaking.
That Quack Cochran has been talking to
you, has her he said.
''Oh, yes, Why not? And he isn't proved
to be Quack yet, you know"
He laid his hand on her arm.
Maud, Just this once" he said. do let
me have 1t this once; have never wanted
1t so before"
She took his hand
Thurso. promise you will go and get
1t for you myself at II o'clock tonight II
you still crave for It," she said. Hold on
for six hours-not so much, five hours-and
then you shall have a real good go at it.
Only in the interval you must do your
best-your best. mind-not to think about
it. And you must go to bed at IL. That's
not much to ask, Is it?"
His eye frightened.
''Why, of course. can wait" he said. III
you really promise me that. And-you
won't tell Cochran"
'Oh, no. you probably will. Now. If you
aren't really sleepy-and you don't look it
III read to you. 1t will help to pass the
time till r."
1t had required all Mauds faith to get
through with this, but she had understood
and agreed with what Mr.. Cochran had
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS


The Earl OF Thurso goes with his sister, Lady
Maud Stratton TO the formers Scotch estate,
where n typhoid fever epidemic Is raging. Ihere
Walter Cochran. a Young American, checks the
epidemic by means OF Celrlstian Science. lie CON
verts Maud to his creed and, incidentally, faIls
in love with her. His love Is returned. though no
avowal Is made by either. Thurso 10 cure chronic
headaches takes laudanum and becomes save
to the opium habit. His wife, LILY, is hali
American. She and Thurso have driftod apart; ana
she T. uuconsciously. becoming interested IN
Count V!llars, an Austrian diplomat, who had had
a love affair with her In her glrlhoo1 days, out
whom she had then been unable TO marry because
of their lack of money. Nillars has returned 70
England after a long absence and renews his old
time devotion. ThuryO grows more and more ad-
dicted 10 opium despite the efforts OF his wire
and sister to induce him to give up the drug. lie
goes from bad to worse. and al his efforts at re-
FORM prove futile. Lily is actuated merely by
sense OF duty in seeking his as she has long
as tie result Of q prolonged opium spree, and his
gcsts that he go to America with her and place
ter CocLran's hands. His wife and his physician,
realizing the hoTe.essness Of any other cure ac-
ccpt the suggestion, and Thurso reluctantly Goa
seats So he aud Maud sail for New York. On
the Journey the craving for opium returns, and
Thur,o FORCES the name of an English doctor to
a prescription for laudanum. The ships surgeon
is about to fill the prescription when he detect IS
the forgery. Thurso begs for the drug but the
surgeon refuses II. They arrive at last In New
York where Walter Cochran meets them at the
da-sr
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Is done when by the power Of that n.tls
bit Of the INFINITE Mind that is within US
we bring together all we know OF Love
and purity and unselfishness. then 1t is
God whom we are contemplating. And
whenever we contemplate Him like that
there Is no existence possible for sin and
error or any imperfection. They all pass
into nothtngness, not because we Will
them to do so. or make any longer an
assertion Of their nothingness, but be.
cause their existence Is inconceivaole and
impossible"
Thurso had dropped his paper and was
listening. rebelliously,>i lit is true. and an
tagonistically, but not without interest.
Besides. what If 1t were true? Then, In
deed, his antagonism and rebellion would
be OF the nature Of some feeble, SOFT
bodied moth fluttering against an express
train, and hoping to stop 1t. There was
something authoritative, too. about the
words. 1t was not as when Scribes or
Pharisees spoke.
Somehow, also Ut was impossible not to
feel this), there was the same authority
not only about Cochran's words, but about
his life. The things which he said were
borne out by what he did. and 1t seemed
as If it was not his temperament that de-
termined his words and actions, but as II
his words and actions, based on his belief
gave rise to. an absolutely happy tempera-
ment. Big troubles. real anxieties, never
came near him, but what to Thurso was al
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Direct to the Point.

From the Baltimore American
when 1 was on my trip through the
mountains, saw a snake sixteen feet long
and as thick as a mans body"
What brand was it?"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
rRusrEEs oF THE PooR.

An Effort May be Made to Elect B. A.
Groves superintendent Of the County
Hospital.
At the meeting of the Trustees of the
Poor, tomorrow, nominations will be
made for the annual election of officers
of the board and superintendent and em-
ployes at the County Hospital, the annual
election being held at the ensuing meeting.
While friends of b. Frank Blackburn,
the present superintendent, are working
hard to have him retained, on the record
he has made while at the head Of the insti-
tuition, it is intimated that a determined
effort is likely to be made 20 displace him
by electing benjamin A. Groves Of Mar
shalltOn as superintendent.
Mr. Blackburn is said to be the choice
OF a majority of the members Of the board
as it was constituted before the recent
change in the personnel, but Just how the
new men stand is not definitely known
1t is said that one of the new men had the
backing, for appointment by the Levy
Court, of men who would like to see Mr.
Groves elected superintendent, bu,
whether this change in the board will be
sufficient to displace present officials and
employees is not known.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
WELCOMED BACK HOME.
John C. saville, Who Played at the Grand
opera House, Last Night, is Whining

John G. saville, Who Played at the Grand
opera House, Last Night is Whining
tonian.
John G. Saville, who played "Judge
Ridgeway" in "On the Quiet" at the
Grand Opera House, last evening, is a
Wilmingtonian, and after the perform
ance he was the guest of some of his boy
hood friends at dinner, at Ainscow's cafe.
Mr. Saville is a nephew Of the late
Acquilla Pritchard of this city, with whom
he lived, prior to the breaking out OF the
Civil War. Soon after war was declared
he enlisted in the First Delaware Regi-
ment, being in the same company with
Gen. j. Parke Postles and Col. A. l.. Ain
scow. After the war he went on the stage
and has followed that profession ever
| since. having been quite successful. He
has not lived in Wilmington since the
war.
Last evening, after the performance al
/ the Grand Opera House, Gen. Postles and
Col. Ainscow renewed acquaintance witt
the friend of their youth, and the suppei
| followed. Manager King of the company
/ being a guest also. The company left TO
! Reading, Pa, this morning.
Mr. Saville, when a boy, was a membe
/ of the BOothenian Dramatic Association
a proficient amateur organization of vii
mington, of which Gen. Postles was als'
a member, and it was in this association
that Mr.. Saville acquired an inclination
and an aptitude for the stage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
DOCTOR SAYS
Finds Grape-Nuts Food Invaluable in Hi
Practice.

A physician fret healed himself with food.
Then he healed Others, ana tells his story in
a straightforward, businesH-like way;
For n long time, he writes, / was
unable TO assimilate comfortably any or
dinary or prepared breakfast foods. Nearly
everything disagreed with me, bringing on
heavy headaches, bad taste IN the mouth,
and dullness of mind that was not only
unpleasant but interfered with active men,
tai work. Since beginning the use of
Grape-NutH food some months ego. how
ever, these troubles have vanished and
breakfast is relished and enjoyed as il
ought 70 be.
II find, too. that a small quantity OF
Grape-Nuts and cream eaten Just before
starting out to visit patients at night pre-
vents the feeling of depression that used 10
result from this extra exertion and loss OF
sleep.
"My wife suffered for several months
from recurring attacks of indigestion with
fermentation--sh would be very miserable
for days at a time and almost any kind OF
ford added to the trouble. She found by
axreri ert that by Us ng Grape Nuts relief
aould e nhtai' ed DO a very short time
Gwen Wa. ordinary rauedlee ior md lges
ti0n haa Jailed 70 heln Der.
Mrs. iumes r-. patient of mine
suffered with slmpa aelic heart trouble anG
"a stamHcu sl dcmr rad tH0t il rejected
al iaol. het s.rtnEih Was rapidly failing
from lack oLuourisAueut. / recommended
the use Oh drap,-Nuts with cream every
| or hours. he food proved at once a.
ceptable to her stomach and her recovery tC
periec. health speedily followed
81 have found Grape Nuts an excellent
food for patients convalescing from ex
hausting fevers, as typhoid and pneu
monia. and always recommend its use b.
such. IL is admirably suitad to these cases
not only because 1t is easily digested, hu
because of the great amount of nourishmen
1t contains. lts use rapidly restores vital
Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
BEGINNING OF LENT.
Ash wednesday win be Observed To.
morrow.

Ash Wednesday viii be Observed To-
morrow.
Tomorrow will be Ash Wednesday,
and it will mark the beginning OF Lent.
Special services will be held in the Episco-
pal and Catholic churches.
At st. Andrews Church there VIII be
holy communion at S q. m.i penitentlal
Office. holy communion and sermon at
III a. m. and evening prayer and address
at 745 p. M, by the rector, Rev. Hubert
W. Wells The evening preachers VIII
be as follows. March 9TH, Rev. Frederick
NJ. Kirkus. Trinity; March l4th, Rev
Arthur Rogers. Holy Trinity, West Ches.
ter; March DIST, Rev. John B. Harding
ST.. Mark s. Frandord, Philadelphia
March 2Sth. Rev. Stewart p. Keeling, st
Peters. Germantown; April 4th,. Rev
Loring W. Batten, Ph. d., st. Mark s
New York.
At Calvary Church the Ash Wednes
day services will be held at 10 a. m anC
s p. M; Thursday afternoon services a.
clock; Friday evenings, Litany, hymns
and addresses, 7.15 p. m.
The service will be held at Christ Churci
Delaware City, at 10 o clock. The fol
lowing special preachers are announced
Friday. March ID Rev. John 8. Bunting
Friday. March 9th, Rev. Hamilton b
Phelps; Friday, March 10th, Rev. Alberi
e. Clay; Friday, March 23d, Rev, Henry
b. Olmstead; Friday March Both, Rev
Frederick NJ Kirkus; Friday, April 9th
| Archdeacon George G.. Hall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27

all openings of a certain width, which
carry brick work over them.
Ii was suggested that all chimneys be
lined with terra Gotta.
Mr. Haddock suggested some changes
as TO hot air registers.
Mr.. Reed suggested a slight change
as to the arrangement OF stairWays.
Mr.. Haddock suggested the striking out
Of the section prohibiting shingle roofs.
Isaac S. Bullock suggested a change
permitting the use OF two-ply as well as
four-ply plastic roofing.
Mr.. Bird suggested the omission Of tin
for covering tanks on top Of buildings,
substituting any tireproOl material.
Mr.. Bird inquired as TO the control
given the chief of the fire department
over stand pipes, gas pipes, electric wires,
hose, foothghts, DC, and he was informed
/ that this applies only to theatres.
Councilman McCaiierty said he was
in favor of having the fire escapes placed
in the care of some other than the chief
OF the fire department, as now required
bylaw, and Mr.. McCaiierty will endeavor
/ to have Council ask the Legislature to
so amend the law, as there has been a
/ conflict in the past, Council having no
authority in the matter
Several Of those present thought the
building Inspector should have control
and they thought the ordinance should
| require escapes located Il was stated
that some Of the apartment houses have
no escapes.
Mr.. Bird asked the committee to see if
the new ordinance cannot be simplified
in some manner, which, he pointed out,
would require serious consideration. He
thought the proposed law was more vol
luminous than the city now requires OF
will require for some time. lie feared
that it contained many things that would
not work out in the way intended, under
some future building Inspector. He
thought it should be made as simple a.
possible; that the inspector be givel
ample authority and that there be a com
petent board Of appeals. He did not con
slider it proper for the building committe
to be required to consider appeals.
commission should be selected ior il
qualification.
The committee announced that th
suggestions viii be considered by the con
mittee tomorrow night and, if possible
the ordinance will be gotten into shape
as to have its first and second reading
on Thursday night, and if there are an
further amendments they can be oftere
on the third reading.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
COUNTY woRKHoUsE GUARANTEED
A Prisoner Became III and His Case Was
Diagnosed as Smallpox.

The workhouse was quarantined, yes
terday afternoon, for two weeks, It having
been discovered that James Bowers, one
of the prisoners, was suffering with small
pox. Bowers, who was serving a sentence
of 40 days, in default of payment OF fine
of S5, the result of a charge OF disorderly
conduct, became i'll with the disease, and
last evening he was sent TO the emergency
hospital, at FaInhurst, where there are
two patients from this city.
The institution was Immediately quar-
antined by the State Board Of Health,
and it was decided that during the period
of quarantine any prisoners committed
to the workhouse shall be kept in the cells
at the Court House. During the period
of quarantine nobody will be permitted
to enter or leave the worlhouse.
Bowers was in the east wing, where
there were comparatively few prisoners,
and as soon as he became i'll he was iso-
lated. The other prisoners have been
moved to other parts of the building and
the east wing has been fumigated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27

The circular skirt in all its vatia-
tions makes pronounced iavorite Of
the later fashions and is always grace
ful and attractive. This one Is made
with a plain front gore and is trim-
med with applied folds Of the material,
the sty le being both novel and grace
ful. 10 the Illustration gray broadclotn
is simply stitched with belding SILK
hut the model is a desirable one for
silk and the lighter weight wools
as we'll as for cloths and trimming
can be varied again and again. FOLDS
are we'll liked but there are aimost
innumeTable landings this season
and, again, either narrow mus OF
inches applied over the skirt viii be
found effective.
The sxirt is made in three pieces,
the plain 'front.' gore and she circular
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
AppITIoNAL TELEPHoNEs.

Change in City Treasurer's Office Which
Takes Work From Clerk Postles
The remaining work allowed Joseph r.
Postles, as clerk TO City Treasurer Blaine,
after being directed not to work on the
books, is being taken away from him. At
the suggestion of Treasurer Blaine, desl,
telephones are being installed with re-
ceiyers on the desks in the front of the
office, occupied by Mr. Blaine and Miss
Ria Coyle. the new clerk.
This arrangement viii make it unneces-
sary for Postles, whose desk is near the
wall telephones, in the rear of the room
to answer the telephone calls, and, so fai
as could be learned this morning, he is not
called upon to perform any service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
New Trolley Bridge.

A new steel bridge, over the Newark
& Pemeroy railroad, a mile above Avon
dale. for the use of the West Chester
Kennett & Wilmington electric railway
was placed in position about ] o'clock
last Sunday afternoon, and over sou
people stood about in the rain watching
ihe work. The floor Of the bridge Is 20
feet from the railroad. tracks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
pennsylvania Railroad City Ticket oaace

AT the city ticket office Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, SOB Market street, Viii
mington, through tickets to all points car
be obtained, sleeping and parlor car reser.
vations made, aud orders may be left e
have baggage checked from residence oi
hotel through TO destination. Full in
formation regarding train service to all
points cheerfully given. Telephone cal
d. & A. 3250.*
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
DIVORCE CONGRESS
Gov. Lea Of the Opinion That Great Good
VIII Result

VIM fIH0UIT1
Gov. Preston lea was one Of the Della
ware delegates to the divorce congress
held in Washington last week says he
believes great good will result from the
efforts of the congress. which are in the
direction Of having uniform divorce laws
in al the States.
Forty-tw0 States mere represented.
There were only three committees se-
lected during the congress credentials
procedure and resolutions, and Delaware
was honored by having Col. Benjamin
Nields made chairman of the committee
on procedure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
R.turn of Father Rsrminrham.

Rev. William J. Birmingham, pastor
of St. Patricks R. G. Church, who has
been on a vacation Of three weeks in Ber-
muda, has returned, and he received
a warm welcome from his <nany friends
He was greatly benefited by the trip.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27

side portions. These aide poRSicns
are laid in tucks at their front edges
and laid ever the edges of the front
gore. The trimming is applied on
dictated lines and the fulness at the
back is laid in inverted plalts.
The quantity of material fequired fer
the medium size 10 l01s yards "a, e15
yards q OF Al yards "A inchee vide.
The pattern 5288 is cut in sizes
for q %, "A, 26. -, and 30 inch waiat
measure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
Rs,ult OF avn AecIdsnt.

A jury empaneled by Coroner Purks
last evening decided that James Roberts.
who died in the Delaware Hospital re-
Gently, came to his death as a result Of an
accident at the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth
plant
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
STATION MATERIAL.
Two Carl Dads OF Terra Gotta to be Used
in Ornamentation.

in Ornamentation.
Two cars laden with terra Gotta which
will be used in the trimmings Of the new
station building of the p, b. & W. rail-
road arrived in this city yesterday and
were unloaded and assembled.
The trimmings are marked with letters
and figures, to designate what parts they
will have in the Ornamentation OF the
building. They will not be used for the
coping alone, as was the case with the
office building but will be used also in
ornamenting the window frames and
the doorways, and in the general con
struction Of the building.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
Trln % the PacIao.

Charles Z. Guest Of Brandywine hun
dred left yesterday for Denver, Col.
and Los Angeles, Cal. He will visit rela-
tives in both places and viii make an
extended stay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
Silver Wedding.

Mr. and Mrs, Hayes Conner Of Rising
Sun Lane celebrated the 25th anniversary
of their wedding on Saturday afternoon.
Dinner was served at 6 o o'clock
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-27
Delawar re saenusrbuna.

The Ella sare Saengerbund gave an
enjoyable .4asquerade ball, last evening,
in German Han. The tableau, in con
nection Herewith, was excellent.