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THE FAESSE HOUSE.

Belgian, recently moved in. One twilight
evening he saw a distinguished stranger
in silk hat and fur-lined overcoat enter.
Out of professional curiosity Abel had
drilled holes in the partition walls and
could overhear conversations. Now, to his
establishment, he heard his name men,
toned:
Yes the distinguished stranger was
saying, this young Pollet seems both
adroit and intelligent-not to speak of his
band. whose numbers and mutual fidelity
would be Of immense use to US. The time
has come to speak to him. Put him in re-
lation with Camille Guyard-but do not let
him know too much in detail.
Abel saw light. There were Others
Abers band was still faithful But he
burned with curiosity and ardor That
very evening he went to the Belgian who's
revelations at once mortified his pride and
inf1amed his ambition"
While you and your companions risk
your liberty every day for moderate re-
wards" the Belgian said, there are, across
the border, men of energy and information
whose operations, methods and tools, even,
make yours look like thirty confines. 1t is
small and select band of experts, re-
solved to remain small and select-whence
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wrote to the Misses Ludgate-two maiden
sisters who conduct the inn-asking them
for photograph Of the portrait and its
history as far as they were acquainted with
1t Mr.. Spielmann, who is disposing Of the
claims Of scores Of alleged Shakespeare
portraits, has not yet been able to devote
that attention to the latest discovery nee
essary to determine whether or not 1t is q
genuine portrait.
1t represents a young man with budding
moustache and head of thick. dark, curly
hair He wears crimson velvet slashed
doublet and lace collar. The portrait, which
measures 15A by III inches, bears in white
letters on the panel the inscription: "Ae
suae (aetatis suae) "a. 1885," and on the
back are the letters "W. x. s." Nowhere.
however, is there an indication Of the
painters name or initials.
Well Preserved.
The picture Is in an excellent state Of
preservation and the drawing is unusually
good. The pose of the head is similar to
that of what is known as the "Welcombe"
portrait owned by Sir George Trevelyan
and painteda when Shakespeare was forty
six. In the conformation Of the lower lip
an unusual type of lip-it is practically
identical with the lower lip in the Droes-
bout portrait and the ELY House" portrait
now in possession Of the birthplace trus-
tees at Stratford.
IL IL Cali ne proved u Uc d OHdhcSpcdICs
says Mr.. Spelmann, at is impossible to es-
innate it's value. It would be worth 21O, 600
to buy 1t for the nation but 1t Is not un-
likely that an American would oner foO,VOO
for it,
Lodged in Bank.
Meanwhile the portrait no longer adorns
the parlor Of the village inn. The Misses
Ludgate have deposited it for safety in a
bank pending the determination Of the
question whether 1t is worth the fortune
that will enable them to retire from the
inn-keeping business.
If the portrait is genuine it was painted
when Shakespeare was twenty-four In
15S7-the year before it was painted-he
had Joined a band of strolling players. Not
until some four years later did he take his
first play to the publishers. That has led
some critic to suggest that it is extremely
unlikely that anybody would have gone to
the trouble of painting his portrait when
he, was still an obscure and poor young
man. 1t does seem unlikely, but likelihood.
of course, has little to do with the matter.
1t was not likely that in 1864 an English
man would be born whose genius would
still be astonishing the civilized world 800
years after his death, and it is not wildly
improbable to suppose that before the
world had heard of him he made such an
impression on his friends that one of them
painted his portrait out of sheer admlra-
ton. The thing is constantly happening
in the artistic world, even in this mammon-
worshipping age.
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Vieux- Berquin secured his release after
sixteen months of actual confinement. Like
the original "Cartouche," the versatile
seventeenth century robber-chef of the en-
virons Of Paris, he seemed to have the gift
of moral disguise-of absorbing, for the
At the hour of his release an INDUCED
first offender, Abel had two hundred unde-
tected crimes already to his credit!
1t was memorable evening in the Pau
vart house when he came back. After dina
ner. in the crypt that blazed with lights,
he made the company speech:
Seeking Richer FieIGs.
Friends he said, 1--WE know our value;
we esteem each other; but, in spite of our
skill and courage we have acted up till
now like children. Down there I reflected
much. Our error was to count too much
on our individual qualities. I have worked
two hundred times, yet in the only opera
ton that was really fruitful 1 was taken
stupidity, for lack of devoted aid. Now we
must plan infinitely. The land is rich!'
The disciplined band was formed. Three
lieutenants, Theophile Deroo his brother
Marcel and Auguste Pollet. took the three
departments of indications for work, execu-
ton of plans and disposition of spoils. Abel
Pollet was the grand and generous dcta-
tor, ever imagining projections. one day
audaciously enlisting reputable merchant
O1 F1dZSuDTOuch DIS leuCe, dUOlTeT Jay eS-
tablshing a married couple of the band as
tavern-keepers at Bully-Granay.
They had indeed; already grown to sixty
members, with headquarters in a dozen
towns, when Abel began to suspect pecu-
liar secret crookedness around him.. Every
now and then some brilliant robbery came
off, and he, as chief, knew nothing of it.
On the other hand, the band began to ask
itself If their beloved leader could be play
ing double.
Abel had a next-door neighbor, a quiet
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At twenty he began doing his three years
in the 10th Of the Line. and was discharged
was hung, framed, at the head of Juliennes
white bed. The night of his marriage he
and the two Augustes robbed house, in
Pradelles of 514 francs. and none knew it!
1t was a virtuous little company that met
for conservative conversation evenings
round the lamp in Widow Fauvarts an
cient wainscoted sitting room. The house
is almost an historic monument, dating
from the fourteenth century. fit setting for
the Fauvarts, a legitimist family, ever
ready to manifest for throne and altar.
There came Abel, his young wife and the
tive Augustes; Theophie and Marcel Deroo;
Victor Notte. member of the royalist COM
mittee of Allouagne; the butcher, Giessel
another ardent royaliSt, later killed by the
gendarmes while defending the Church of
Boescheppe and the three Fauvart sons
Who could imagine that they were young
robbers. advised and encouraged by that
venerable hypocrite, the pious Widow Fau-
vart?
Who could dream that an ancient stone
chapel, long since become a disused black
smith shop, and now the vague storehouse
of one Levers. was connected with the
Fauvart house by secret passages? And
that between them, underground and half
a block away, were vast underground halls,
the crypt and cellars of some ong-forgotten
Gothic building? And that similar under
ground passage gave secret access to the
Deroo house. two blocks away, on the other
side of the street?
Guardian of the Secret.
How and when the Fauvarts discovered
the Gothic crypt and passages remains a
mystery; but its common possession with
the Deroos and Levers made strong bond
between them. and suggested occult ma
neuvers and clandestine warehousing. sAs
to it's secret, Widow Fauvart's second son,
Henri. became it's dread guardian. Morose.
silent and brooding, he let it be known that
false comrades would make the acquaint-
ance of his needle-pointed stfletto.
1t was not yet a disciplined band, but the
spirit of solidarity was growing. One Sum
day afternoon In August. 1908. young Abel
and his Julienne broke in, triumphant, on
them. AS he threw down a heavy money
sack he boosted:
That's the way operate; took it dur
ing vespers from the strong box Of the no.
tary of Merville. Count It! (There were
$500 in gold and notes) Here, Juliennel
Gle handed her 5000 Now, you others,
you divide the rest among you. We can
find more when it's spent!'
While the company was simply dazzled
by such high-souled generosity, Victor
Notte. an older man, sat meditating on
Abels energy and audacity. and all the adj
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IN MY LADY.s Gardens; Pages fro

the Diary of Sir John Elwynne BY
Katrina Trask, author of Might and
Morning New York: John Lane Com
pany.
This charming short story of English
country life is reprinted from its original
appearance in the Atlantic Monthly. 1t is
worthy OF the dainty volume in which IT
now appears being an idyllic love tale that
will delight every reader who takes pleas
ure in flowers and a delicately unfolded ro-
nance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
ALLEGED SHAKESPEARE
PORTRAIT OF POET FOUND IN A
VILLAGE INN.
Special Correspondence of the Star.

Special Correspondence Of the Star.
LONDON, February 81, 1907.
Great interest has been aroused by the
discovery of what may turn out to be the
earliest known portrait of Shakespeare.
For many years it has hung among a col
lection of sporting prints in the bar parlor
of the Bridgewater Arms, an inn in the vii
lage of Winston, near Darlington. No spe-
cial value was attached to it until a
stranger. who knew something about old
pictures, CHANGED to see 1t. He noticed its
strong resemblance to other supposed an
thentic portraits Of Shakespeare, painted
when he had reached a maturer age. He
said that it might be portrait of the i'm
mortal bard. In the mouth of rumor the
might be- became was
NJ H. Spielmann, the famous art critic,
now engaged in preparing a volume on
Shakespeare portraits, heard Of 1t and
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FRIDAY. THE THIRTEENTH.

By Thomas w Lawson. Frontispiece
in color by Sigismond de Ivanowski
New York: Doubleday. Page & Co.
Mr.. Lawson slips from frenzied finance to
frcuzied fiction as easily as he transforms
himself in the stock market from a bull to
a bear. There is no essential difference
between his two performances as a revealer
of the System secrets save that his long
and supposedly veracious history of the
financial deals of the past few years had
much more human interest than his novel
Indeed. the sooner Mr.. Lawson realizes
that fiction is poor medium for propa-
gandist so fully charged with the cleo
tricity of revenge the better he will sue
coed. But perhaps he feels that The public
has grown somewhat weary of hearing the
same old tune played in the same old key,
and he has changed the pitch TO rearouse
his hearers. There is no doubt that this is
the Identical tune, only less convincingly
produced. less dramatically and even a bit
less honestly. The wickedness of the great
Wall street gamble is the theme and the
author undertakes to demonstrate how
operators. who. for the sake of a paltry
few millions of profit are willing to cause
banks to collapse and white-headed old
Virginia gentlemen TO Kill themselves and
their families. As far the story goes
II savors strongly of the "ten-twenty-
thirty" style of melodrama. There is no
regularly designated villain on the stage.
The system long familiar to Mr. Lawson's
readers. however. does duty in this role off
.the boards. The Systems mnions are
barely seen. The hero, rather a forbidding
character, combining the qualities of Sir
Galahad and Capt. Kidd, holds the center
and enjoys the spotlight continuously. This
young man performs prodigies OF money
making under the spur of a powerful mo-
tive and brings the street and the country
10 the verge OF utter ruin. Then he relin-
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PATATAS CON QUESO. Selected by Mae
E. Southworth, compiler of the "101
Epicurean Thrill Series" New York:
Paul Elder & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
BOOKS RECEIVED.
THIS LABYRINTI

THIS LABYRINTHINE LIFE; Tale OF
the Arizona Desert. BY George Alex
ander Fischer, author of "Beethoven;a
G Character STUDY Wsbi ne% o Woodward
Lothrop.
BIRDCRAFT; a Field book of Two Hum
dred Song, Game and Water Birds.
By Mabel Osgood Wright author of
The Friendship of Nature &c. with
Eighty Full-page illustrations by
Louis Agassiz Fuertes Seventh Edi-
ton. New York: The Macmillan Com
pany. Washington: Woodward & 10th
rop.
FREEDOM IN THE CHURCH; or the
Doctrine of Christ, as the Lord hath
Commanded and as This Church hath
Received the Same According to the
Commandments of God. By Alexander
v. @. Allen. professor in the Episcopal
Theological School in Cambridge, au-
thor of Continuity of Christian
Thought" &c. New York: The Mac
milan Company. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REIN
DEER INTO alaska, Fifteenth AM
nual Report, With Maps and illustra-
tions. BY Sheldon Jackson. LID,
General Agent of Education in Alaska.
1905. Washington: Government Print
ing Office.
PATATAs CON aUEsO. Selected by Mae
Z. SouthwOrth compiler of the "101
Epicurean Thrill Series" New York:
Paul Elder & Co.
HOME LIFE OF WOMEN IN WESTERN
CANADA. Montreal: Canadian Pacific
Railway.
ALCOHOLy the Sanction for its Use, Sci
entifically Established and Popularity
Expounded by n Psychologist. Trans
lated from the German of DIR. J. StarlSe.
New York: G. p. Putnams Sons.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
Don't wear a tailor made dress with a
picture hat. Such a combination is as in
artistic as it is Observation-Disclosures Lie.
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HOME LIFE OF WOMEN IN WESTERN
CANADA. Montreal: Canadian Pacific
Railway.
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Don't wear a tailor-made dress with a
picture hat Such combination is as in
artistic as it is Observation-Disclosures Lie.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
LABOR NEWS

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, local 15S report
that the last meeting was the largest
and most enthusiastic held in several
months. During the last thirty days 106
new members have been initiated and
over sixty applications are on file await
ing action. At the last meeting tax
of 10 cents was voted on each member
for the benefit of the striking telegraph
ers. This means over $3.50 will be given
the telegraphers by the carpenters every
month.
Since July the membership of the
United Brotherhood has increased from
199, 900 members to 206,742
One contractor who employs several
cangs of men unionized his entire force
last week and several more contractors
have signified their intentions of doing
the same.
M. c. Hughes, an organizer of Kansas
City, representing the United Brother
hood, is in Los Angeles and has been
doing good work
A large amount of Labor temple stock
has been sold in the past week and 1000
shares are assured of being sold in the
near future.
W. A. Mann. business agent of the
Plumbers union, local rs, says:
Large rousing meetings have been
held and more members are coming in
every day Our local is in prosperous
condition and all members are satisfied
Local ST. Journeymen Tailors' union of
America, held an enthusiastic meeting
yesterday afternoon. G. Verchota said:
1.-THE outlook for the future is splendid.
Two firms have signed the union scale
and committees have been sent for by
other firms to negotiate agreements"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
FIRE WIPES OUT
MILLING COMPANY
POSSIBLY THE WORK OF AN
ACTIVE iNcENDIARY
lnadequacy of Apparatus and Insult
ficiency Of Water Supply Are DEM
onstrated-Loss Between
$4,000 and $4,000
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
OCEAN PARK, Nov. 2.-Fire last night
completely wiped out the Ocean Park
Milling and Manufacturing company 8
plant at Rose avenue and Main street,
entailing a loss estimtaed between 900
and $4,000
The fire is supposed to have started
in bin of shavings. Whether it's origin
was in defective electric wiring or the
work of an incendiary is|a matter of
dispute. The plant was owned by Wes-
ley A. Haskell, c. II. Ritchie and E. G.
Wolff. There was no insurance.
One effect of the confiagration was to
show the utter inadequacy of the local
fire protection apparatus and the insuffi-
Client supply of water. The volunteers
of both this city and Santa Monica were
practically helpless to do other than pro-
tect surrounding property from the
flames and only by devoting their Joint
efforts to shielding the Edison company s
plant was that structure saved.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
RUNS DOWN BlCYCLIST;
GIVES ASSUMED NAME.
Lewis Jennison, Hurled from Wheel,
Goes Home, but Later Falls
unconscious-May Have
Conclusion

Lewis Jennison, living at $3.50 South
Alameda street, while riding a bicycle
yesterday, was struck by an automobile
near Third and Rose streets.
After being thrown Jennison walked
to his home, seemingly having suffered
slight injuries, but soon dropped, un-
conscious. AT the receiving hospital 1t
was feared he had received injuries on
the head which might result in concus-
sion Of the brain.
The man in the automobile gave an
officer the name of c. W. Johnson and
address as 712 South Broadway No one
by that name could be found at the ad-
dress and it is believed by the police
that the name was assumed.
Witnesses say no one can be held re-
sponsible, as both parties turned in the
same direction to pass.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
WILLIAM MURPHY
SOON TO ARRIVE
WILL TAKE UP TEMPERANCE e
WORK OF FATHER
Preparations Being Made for Winter
campaign-Harvesters Auxiliary
Body Of Women, to Effect
Reorganization

The many friends and admirers of this
late Francis Murphy are looking for
ward to the reopening of the temperance
work in Los Angeles under the guidance
Of William J. Murphy, son Of the great
temperance worker.
Mr.. Murphy has been connected with
his father in his work throughout the
United States and only retired on ac-
count of i'll health.
For fourteen years Mr.. Murphy trav-
eled with his father. He was forced to
retire ten years ago. and purchased a
farm in Wisconsin. He removed four
years ago to Williamsburg, Va.
Mr.. Murphy was educated in the
Chester Military academy, Chester, Pa,
and upon leaving that academy entered
energetically into the work of his father.
Later he hopes to be Joined by his
three sons, Albert, Thomas ID. and
Francis, all of whom are gifted musi-
cally. Mr.. Murphy will be accompanied
here by his wife and daughter, Lillian.
They will be the guests Of his sisters,
Mrs. Wayland Trask and Mrs. Frances
Homes.
Mr.. Murphy has conducted temperance
meetings throughout the west with great
success.
1t is expected that soon after the ar
rival of Mr.. Murphy. who is expected
daily, temperance meetings will be re-
sumed in Los Angeles Elaborate prep
arations are being made by friends OF
the family for great series of meetings
during the winter months.
Since the death of Francis Murphy S.
E. Feroat has conducted weekly prayer
meetings in the Blanchard building.
The committee that invited Mr.. Murphy
here and is making the arrangements is
composed of w. G. Patterson, treasurer;
w. H. Mead, T. Wiesendanger, E. 7.
Earl, e. l.. Doheny, Arthur Let's, c. A.
Canfeld, Gen. Otis, Messrs. Clark, H. e.
Huntington and s. e. Feroat.
A meeting of the Harvesters, a CO.
operating body of women, will be held
Monday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Taylor on Blaine street, when steps will
be taken toward reorganization, and
plans will be made for the winters work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
Principal Building Permits

Prichard street, 447-457 North-City of Los
Angeles, owner ]. Nelson, builder; one story,
two-room school, $6S45.
Sixty-f fourth street, 130 West-Caroline A.
Peters owner; Nelson Bros. builders; one
story, six-room residence, $4,000
Fifth street, 350S East-J b Bridgman,
owner and builder; HISTORY six-room resi-
Halidsle avenue, 4s5S-George D. Evans, own
er; William Holway, builder; two-story, eight
room residence, $4,000.
Milbanl street, 6O3-Mrs. c. II. Cook owner;
NJ. Ferrel, builder; one-story, six-room resi-
pCimarron street, 241o-D. Dickson company,
owners and builders; one-story, three-room res
idence, $4,000
George Hilwig, builder; one-story, five-room
residence, $15S5.
Fifteenth street, 145-47, west-E. j. Mulvi-
hill, owner; George M Easton, builder; three
story, sixt-two-room apartment house, $40, 519.
E,dgeciffe drive, 162S-M. Amend, owner and
builder; one-story, fve-room residence, 1880
Fifty-fourth street, 1873 West-M II. Dean,
owner and builder; one-story, six-room resi-
Forty-sixth street, 1882 west--c. s, Falken-
strom, owner and builder; one-story, five
room residence. $1,000.
Twelfth street, 27S-75 west--M. owan. own
er and builder; two-story, thlrty-room fiat
FIfty-thlrd street, aH west--J T, Bench
field. owner and builder; one-story five-room
reslasfcs Trst Street., sefvV s5o25 EastJ j. pehal
er and builder; foundation only, $1,000
Elden avenue, 942-H. Glasseil owner: H.
Thomas, builder; two-story, five-room resi-
dence, $4525.
Sixteenth street, 7e2 est-sarah Robin, own
er and builder; one-story, five-room store,
$40ee.
lard owner; f. s. Williamson & Co., builders;
one-story, six-room residence S2400.
Twenty-ninth place. 2254-A. H. Harold &
son, owners and builders; one-story, six-room
residence, $1,000,
Bonnie Brae. 1903 south-E. C. Peck, owner;
z. c. Saffell, builder; one-story, six-room
residence, $4,000.
Forty-fifth street. 1880 est-F W. Shoe
maker, owner; Charles b. Franklin. builder;
two-story, seven-room residence. S2575.
Twenty-eighth street. 919 West--Miss b. Ma
bury, owner: +. r. Brauer, builder; alteration
of residence, $4,000.
Echo Park avenue 1O77-A. Wilson, owner
and builder; one-story, six-room residence,
$1,000
Winslow drive, 3444-F. P. Borgnis. owner;
]. M. Han builder; one-story. six-room resi-
dence $2S00.
Fifty-thrd street. 1868 East-F. W. Totten
owner and builder; one-story. six-room resi-
derce, $780,
Francis avenue. 272s-w H. Gilbert, owner
and builder; 1A-story, seven-room residence,
Fiftieth street, ss7 west-A Carrette, own
er; j. f. Ware, builderi one-story, sx-room
Avenue Fifty-second, 1872 west--w. A. ed
wards, owner w. c. Miller, builder; Ia
story seven-room residence, s320O
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
GRAND OPERA AT VENICE
SETS BEACH TOWNS AGOG
"Lucia" to Be Given This Afternoon
at Auditorium and Bill for To-
night Is al Trova-
tore"
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Nov. 2-Venice is to have a
season Of grand opera which, although
limited is of sufficient Importance as 10
cause furry In the musical, social and
dramatic circles of the beach cities.
Mario Lambardi, manager of the Milan
opera company, has accepted a heavy
guarantee from Mrs. Rape, manager OF
Venice Auditorium, and will take the en-
tire company, orchestra, chorus, ballet,
with all the costumes, scenic and electri-
cal accessories, and present Sunday after
noon Lucia" with Madame Padovani,
Parola, Wulman and Pacini in the cast.
For Sunday night the bill is I'll Trova.
tore introducing Gonzales, Senorini,
Pamazzoni, Mauceri and Pezzati in the
leading roles.