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Renns and seeds

Numerous changes in beans viii be noted
Arrivals continue large. those yesterday being
IL. .216 sacks. making 692S3 sacks for the week
l. Beans tper ctl-New bayOs. $t-l0d5f 5f-2J; pea,
nominal: small white. $4.1Oat4.25: large white.
Sset3.25. pink $3.10d3.2J: red. nominal: black
eye $4G 4.1O: lima. $4.156t 4-25. red kidneys.
IS T58I4 .25 cranberry beans. S3.50GlS.T5; Gar
vanzns $2.T5G3; horse BEANS S1-50Gt 2-25.
Seetis-Brown mustard. 464tac; yellow mus
tard, 5l5c: flaxseed. 4d412e. carload lots can
ary 4i1c; alfalfa, 161s Gle: rape cleaned, "a
2tsc; timothy. &c; hemp, 315 d3ac5 millet, 2as q
. DRIED Tis .peas-Green. 3.25@a.5o per ell
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Local Markets
Receipts of Produce October 2s
Provisions

The market continues firm and in favor of
Cottolene-one half bbl 121sc;. 3 half bbls.
12ssc: tierce 12Hc; tierces, 12lsc; tterces'
The western meat company quotes as follows
Hams, 1s@19c: picnic hams; 14e; Cailfornis
hams 176Isc; bacon, 6 to lbs. 231ac; TO 10
ibs 22Ihc: 10 TO II lbs. 221ac, fancy sugar cnred
bacon extra light bacon to ips s5 drT
sa,t hseon 3 TO 10 lbs 1SIac; 10 to II lbs. 1Sc;
medium bacon lie: light medium bacon, lie
Lard--Tierces 15c. sos 15Hc, los 1oAc, 5s
15xc. 3s Ice; compound Lard tierces sc, sos
aXe, los 9Ac, IS 95sc. IS 1Oc; yellow cooking
oil. 5sc per gal; white cooking oil, 6Oc per gal;
salad oil, &c per gal.
Beef-Loeal prices are quoted. Export lots. in
spected by the government are 81 per Dbl high
er. Extra family beef. S13 per bbl; family beet.
So so per Dbl; extra mess beef, $12 per Dbl;
smoked beef. p &c per ID.
Pork--Extra prime In barrels. S27 clear, S2s;
mess S27; pig pork, $32; pigs feet, $3.50 for
half bbls 81 40 for 70 ID kegs and $1S5 for kits.
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Egg Mnrket in Nearby Conntles

PETALUNA Oct 23.-Thc week closed Win
eggs Isc higher than the previous days; - a.
sc and 81 lac were the cierings by local. deal-
ers Conditions remain unchanged
SANTA ROSA. Oct. 23--There was nc
advance in the local prices FOR eggs today All
dealers quoted 81 he per dozen for choice and
4je for seconds on receipt Of adviees from the
SaJ Francisco dairy exchange. The supply Is
light with strong demand
SANTA CRUZ Oct. 23.-Hroducers are receiy-
ing 46c for eggs. with limited amount to mar
ket Some shipments are made.
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at 33c a pound.
Eges-5o cases of extras at J4e and 20 at
Cheese-25 fancy California fats at 1ec a
pound. 90
Receipts were 2s 900 pounds Of butter, Js,ooO
pounds of cheese and $50 cases OF eggs
The following official quotations eStab-
lished by the sales. bids and offers on the hoor
of the dairy exchange Prices in the street.
while governed By the exchange quotations. gen
orally range from I1ac to &c higher, owing to
the various charges to be added
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. S5c per ID,
steady; do frsts. II lac, steady; do seconds.
zoe, steady; California storage extras. zoe,
firm.
Cheese-Californla fancy flats. 16e per ib-
firm; do frsts, I5c. firm; do seconds. lie, Nm.
fancy Young Americas. 11iac. firm; do hfsts'
firm; Go nats. Ice. hrm; New York fancy. lS1@e,
firm.
fresh extras 53I5c steady; do drsts. 4Ic.
steady; do seconds. soc, steady: do thirds, 2ac.
steady; California storage extras. Gle steady.
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NEW YORK oct. 23.-Thc statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows that
the banks Eold S16.G43. S25 more than the re-
quirementS of the - per cent reserve rule This
is an increase qf ST.352 700 In the proporfionate
cash reserve as compared with last week
The statement follows:
Loans. 81 .234 .G0G. 700; decrease. $6.14I.30o
Deposits. 81 30 AT 100: decrease So 3O7 500
Circulation So. .6l4.00e: incrense s675.s00
Legal tenders. xT1 .QG3. 200. increase SG34 200.
Specie. 56s5 100; increase. S4,360, GOO Re
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and the coppers lower.
Spot and future cotton higher.
Local stock markets quiet.
Bank clearings gain 8.s per cent.
Silver and exchange as before quoted.
Grains firm, with barley active.
No change in the hay market.
Beans show numerous variations.
Dried fruits firm and we'll cleaned up.
Butter and eggs firm. Cheese unchanged.
Potatoes and onions as before quoted.
! Fresh fruits in liberal supply.
Poultry quiet. Game in fair demand.
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New York Exports and Imports

NEW YORK, Oct 23.-Exports OF general
merchandise from the port of New York for the
week ending October IL were valued at Slo,-
1896
Imports of specie for the port of New York
for the week ending today were $42.2lI silver
and STAG gold.
for the week ending TO-DAY were Soluble silver
and $500 900 gold
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New York Produce

NEW YORK oct. 23.-Hops-Steady. State.
common to choice 1909. ss}G3 soc, 1908. l6dSici
Pacific coast 1909. 24d30c 1905 17d21c.
Eides-Firm. Bogota. 2l@22c; Central AI1eV-
lea. 22d221ac.
WOol-Steady. Domestic fleece 360$7c-
PetroIeum-Steady. Refined New York. ; lis;
Philadelphia and Baltimore. $. l5c; do. in tu.s-
4 soc
Sngar-Raw steady 10 firm; fair reanirS.
8. soc; centrifugal. SO test. f.30c mOlasses
sugar. 5. 55e. Refined sugar, steady No. g.
4 6jc: No. 4. 60c. No. s 4 5jc; No. 2. 491c;
No. 10. 45c. No. n. Z. 4Oc; No. y. 4.a5c; No.
l3. Z 30c; No. IA. 4 SOC; confeCtioners A. 4Aoc;
mold A. 5.jOc; cut loaf ) .9Jcs crushed . S5s';
powdered. > 25c; granulnted, >. l5c.
Coffee futures closed dull 10 points lower.
November at s. soc; May, g. Zoe; September.
Spot quiet. No. Rio.-Sssc. nominal; NJ
santos sac. Mild coffee. quiet; Cordova. Dc
II tac.
Butter-Firm- unchanged
Cheese-Firm unchanged
EesS-FIrm. unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
EvaDoratet ApDlcS-Firm; fancy. lol3 n ilf;
choice. 9E0l0c; prime, So 9SAe; common 10
fair 81 GSAc
Pruaes-Firm California, 2tic to Te Oregon,
Apricots-Firm. choice. 1101Hc; extra
choice. Iiiad1I4c. fancy. 12d l2lac.
Peaches-Are in light suppiy choice, 9ls y
JIsc. extra choice. 5ss acc: fancy. 6l2 4oH8c
Raisins duh. With the coast market unset
tied Loose muscatel $40 20 4iae; choice %
fancy seeded. +Ac 70 6lsc; seedless. sac 10
5lsc; London layers. 20 TO 81 -
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Nnrfhern Rnsine..

SEATTLE. Oct. 23.-clearings s1,777,1T5;
balances S161 .Tc1.
ances $S6.71S.
PORTLAND. Oct 23.-CIearIngs s1,o72, 942;
balances $12J. .2S9.
TACOMA. Oct 23.-Clearings SS75s1O4: hal
snces $40,073.
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CALL
Dairy Products and Eggs Firm
Fresh Fruits in Liberal Supply

oats for feed. S35@S7; mixed feed. S2Sa3e FOR
average lots: Oilcake meal, in 20 ton lots $50 50
in 10 ton lots $40, in ton lots $1,000 small
lots Sal; cocoanut cake or meal at mills S25 n,
20 and 10 and $3.50 in ) ton lots; jobblng s28-
corn meal. S3S0R39; cracked corn, S390l4O. al
falfa meal and mealfalfa. jobbing lots S24 car
load lots SIS per ton; red star alfalfa meal 500
for carload and SO for jObbing lots.
Hay-Fancy wheat is quOtable at S21 AMI
fancy cat at SIS. The bulk OF the hay now com
ing in sells as follows. Wheat, Sl501S; wbest
and cat S14M II. tame oat SlS015: volunfser
wild cat. Sl1915; alfalfa. $9G12; stock hay.
S7N1O per ton.
Straw-50970c per bale.
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Now York Moner Market

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.--Nioncy ON call nominal:
time loans very firm and active; co DAYS 90
days and six months. per cent.
Primo mercantile paper. 5H5lh per cent
Sterling exchange strong. with actual business
in bankers bills at 81. .S3J0m 1875 for 60 day
bills and S4.SI104 4sI75 for demand.
Commercial bills, S4S3M4S3H.
Bar silver. 5t%s G.
Mexican dollars, 43c
Bonds-Goyernments steady; railroads irregu-
lar.
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RnnI, CIearincs

San Francisco bank ciearings last week were
$50 O6I 157 against $50. S93, ll9 for the same
week last year a gain of So les. OBS. or SIS per
cent This is not a bad showing, considering
that there were two practical holidays last week
aud that the Portola festival checked wholesale
trade TO large extent during the whole week.
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Northern wheat Market

SEATTLE Oct 23.=No milling quotations.
Export wheat Buestem. 81 .03; club, 93c: Rus
sian 91c. Receipts-Wheat. cars; barley .
cars oats l ear
TACOMA Oct. 23-Wheat-Bluestem, $1.O2;
club and red fife, 92c; red Russian, 9Oc-
OREGON
PORTLAND. Oct. 2S.-Wheat-Track prices
Club. 92c: milling bluestem, Sl-02; fortyfold.
94e; red Russian, 9Oc; turkey red, Ole; hfe, gle.
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Butter-Firm- unchanged
Cheese-Eirm. unchanged.
EesS-FIrm. unchanged.
nRTED ERTrfTc
ChIc.ro Dairv Produce Market

CHICAGO Oct. 23--Fiutter steady; cream
receipts 52I9 cases. at mark, cases included
1sc frsts 24c; prime hrsts. 26c- Cheese nrm
daisies 160 16lsc. twins. 51aGt1J@4c; Young
Americas 16d16i4c; lenghorns, 15Sl 4l6c
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Gold for RraziI
English Gold for Egypt

NEW YORK. Oct 23.-Godnlan Sachs & Co
engaged 100000 in gold today for shipment
to Brazil
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,f;rnenpoIi, whcat Market

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct 23.-Wheat, elose-De
eember. s1.03M; May. S1.o5l5. Casino. har.
winter S1.o65s; No. northern, S1o64; No.
sio4%; No. 3, 81. o2Ss @1-03%-
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS Oct 23.-Flax, 81 66h
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LUNDON. Oct. 23--BnIIon amounting ID
t55.000 Withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land today for shipment 10 Egypt.
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EXCHANGE RATES
DOMINATE STOCKS
London Sends Heavy Selling
Orders to Wall Street, Which
Induce Decline
Nru Ynrk sfock List

members Of the New York stock exchange, fur-
nish the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday.
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DO cv Is. ser - Nesting EI cv IS. e4S
en- Elect cv 5s. .151 Wis Central 4s... 94"
New York Mining Stocks
New York Curb Stocks

Bid. ASK. Bid AskI
Amer lob 446 44S lChino ~ 7as 7S
Bay State G.. 7s Mines OF Am. x ZIG
Boston Con- I5hs lJ5s Montgom Sho. IL ~
Brit Col Cop. 6 6l4 Nev Con - 23% 23k
Bite Coalition 26I5 2G@, New Utah =. u l 9-l6
Chi subway. * 12s Nipissfng -. II3s 11ls
Cum Ely ~ { 3-lGl San Toy -. IS ~
Davis Daily. Jss - Standard Min iG 1915
Dolores ...-- 20 T0l@f Do pfd 81 IS
Dom Copper. Io2 IO5 STANDARD Oil.69S T02
FL Rsyo 2% 24s Super & Pitts IL 1915
First y Cop. rs 6is Tri Bullion. z
Giroux ...,. SIS S3t Ton Exten soc soc
Gid COns.6 I1-16 1876 United Coppr. 9 9l4
Gid Daisy Sc &c Do pfd - Is so
Gid Florence. pa 3 limited II Co. 15 Is
Greene Can. I0a. l0N Ray Central. > ZIG
Gug Express.212 220 Ray Con 49, lT7s Is
Kerr Lake ..S5s ll-16 Ely Cent ~ 2l2 2Ts
La Rose 80. 64 82s Ohio ..... 1-I6 AZ
Miami ...... j. 1914 Inspiration :. 90; 7ls
Yukon ..--.- 47s Mason Valley. l5s 2ls
Com Fraction Gle 62c ella ...-.. u. "a
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California staek and OIL Exchange
Mining stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday
T.aa
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Both Local Securities and Mining
Stocks Close the Week Quietly

Cal F q A. 100 lPac T&T pfd 90 100
Pac Aux A 81
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Portland Butter

Portland Butter Mnrket
PORTLAND. oct. 23,--Butter-City and conn
try creamery extras, 36e; fancy, 32G3Je; store
19M21c
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London Closing Stocks
CONDITION oil Trensnrx

2 rate Of discount in the open market for
bills is 4ss per cent and for three months
4ss per cent.
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Ne,y York Bon2s

eel. .soo-total shares soh.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
Men and Women of Nework
NO. 70: VERY REV. PATRICK MORAN.

HURING the rebellion of 1Ds in ireland there wa bon at Tough Rea,
County Galway, province OF connaught. a boy, Patrick Moran, who
after studying for the priesthood in his native land, came to the United
daned in 1882 and the next year "a appointed rector of ST. Johns Church.
in Mulberry street, then in its infancy; became vicar-geneml Of the diocese Of
Newark, and after his death in 1856 a written of IS the Father of
Cathohciy in Newark"
Father Moran established the first Catholic day school, Sunday school
and circulating library in New Jersey, finished the church building. put in the
tower III first. chime OF bells heard in this State. vas the architect Of St
Patrcks Church. w the Cathedral designed and built st
Peters Church, Benevine, the parochiai school building in Mulberry street
n h founded st. Johns Cemetery, IN the YES side of Benevnle avenue
He designed and made a alar and g. baptstry an ST Johns Church, and be-
fore he bought the chime of bells he made a rack IN which he suspended
small bells, and he taught John Savage, a young mn in the parish 20 play
hymns and American national airs ON them.
In his pulpit and in local newspapers of his time he defended his religion
and his people when either was assaued. At one time an anonymous CORE
spondent yroto to the old Daily Adverh ridnunng a papal bull. Father
Moran made sucha clever and witty reply that the author Of the commune
cation, a distinguished jurist. revealed his nam and 10 and Father Moran
became close friends. After that very few ventured to break a lance with
Father Moran in the public press he was such an able and witty disputant
Father Moran as a N ardent advocate of Temperance and education.
loved children, comforted the poor. and by advice and example. promoted
good feeling among the Catholics and non-Cathobcs of the city. All the po-
pie " every form o religion In New ark showed the day Of his funeral that
they felt that in ais death the city net with a great loss. The first sketch
Of his life vas printed lin 1882 He n g ver sat for a photograph or a portrait
When couples went to Father Mora to be married, if the young women
said they We're Mamie. Jennie, Annie or Bedeia, he would write the names in
the marriage register Mary, Jane. Ann and Bridget
A young mother nee asked him If he would bapise her baby girl a .
Patice. He asked why she wanted that name, and she said it vas be-
cause her father was Patrick, and she wanted the baby named for him.
&c bless you, my good woman" the old priest remarked, your
heart Is right Patrice is the feminine OF Patrick and 1 respect you for not
being ashamed u tho nam Of your good old Irish father"
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osrnshs 100 by Tho wAnnganH Herald conMny opynGs 1907 by DM.M Mead accompany
Copyright, 1909. BY Dodd. Mead q Company

her bones, and it was this,
at last, which gave her the cour-
age to raise the latch and enter. She
opened the door Of the room in which
Roger March sat and hen closed II
softly behind her. and going toward her
husband, stopped on the other side of
the fireplace some distance from him
March raised hts eyes and started and
shuddered violently when his glance
fell upon Alicia almost as pale as him.
self, shivering with cold and agitation
n invoiuntariiy drawing near the
blazing fire. He attempted TO rise from
his chair. but fell back. unequal to the
effort. As his head rested against the
back of his chair, Alicia, with down.
cast head, yet saw the marks of ILL.,
ness and age and grief in him, and il
brought a pang to her heart such as
she had never felt before In her life
Her apparition, SO strange and unex-
pected, agitated March more than he
could bear. Alicia did not speak for
some minutes, and then she said in
the low, delicious voice which had not
lost its charm for the man who once
adored her:
IT came because l couldn't help it. ]
heard that you were III. I know you
hate me. and I knew that / would lose
all I had IL / came, but something
stronger than myself brought me-. ]
don't excuse what ! have done, but
but l could not keep away
March's pallid lips formed one word
"Colegrove?"
Alicia answered in the same quiet,
~despairing voice:
He told me OF your illness and re.
minded me that If / tried to see you I
would lose everything, but I scarcely
heard what he was saying. I could not
keep away. He overlook me on the
journey yesterday morning and wished
to make me promise If / found you dead
that I would marry him--he is
divorced. I felt such rage against
him" She stopped and raised her
hands and clenclied them with a ges-
ture which implied a hatred of Cole
grove greater than any words could
convey. IT never was worthy Of you.
but perhaps If it\ had not been for
Nicholas Cplegrcve I should not have
wrecked and ruined you as I have done
so 1t is only just that I should be
wrecked and ruined, too" Then she
came nearer to him and suddenly burst
into sobs and. clasping her hands, cried
Let me stay--let me stay. II
only for this one night. 1t IL
SO cold outside, and I know not
where to go. I v wronged you With
Nicholas Colegrove except about
money. Let me stay! Would you
drive me out like a houseiess dog?"
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BY doom

boy he generally likes me, but after
2 Short time seems TO tire OF me. How
shall act toward these different
boys. in order TO keep their friend
ship? Especially the first two men
toned. DESpONDENT.
Perhaps you are too friendly and do
not keep the men at a proper distance.
Men will not like you unless they re-
spect you and they will not do 81 if you
allow them to be too friendly. AS for
the two men you mention 1 would give
both up, if I were you. One is not
worthy y the other cannot care very
much or he would not be rude enough
to break his engagements.
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A Point of Honor.
Dear Miss Doom:

Dear Miss Doom:
About a year ago / became acquainted
with a young man, but he gave me q
wrong name. because he was a Pole. He
thought ! would not like him on that ac-
count. Three months ago | gave him mp,
and the other day he met me and said he
world like to be friends again; but | told
him would not because he did not tell
the truth. He always t.eated me very
nicely and seems worried because I won't be
friends with hiia. Would you make up
with him? ANXIOUS.
OF course one should mistrust a mail
who gives a wrong name. u Polish
names are sometimes so unpronounc
able to us, that it is quite the custom
for the owners of them to change them.
If the young man changed his name
and was known by that name. perhaps
it is ali right At any rate. it won't
do any harm to speak to him; but il
you receive him as a caller insist on
knowing more about him.
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By fe1erofi Da'i.

houseless dog!
Then Alicia, kneeling by his chair.
begged and prayed him to let her stay.
March remained silent as much from
weakness as from the tumult in hi
soul The wind grew fiercer and the
night wilder. At last Alicia's hand
timidly sought her husbands.
IF o tell me to go, I will co." she
whispered between her sobs. but he
could not tell her to so.
A year later, on a beautiful spring
afternoon, Sir Percy and Lady Carlyon
were walking together through the park
at Washington. Never had Lady Carl
yon appeared brighter or love1ier.
Health, happiness and beauty radiated
from her sparkling face and beautiful
dark eyes, and her graceful step and
airy movements were in themselves
exhilarating. Sir Percy. too. looked
like a man whose heart was at rest as
he walked by his wife's side through
the woods in which the mystery of the
spring was unfolding.
ut Is Just a year. said Lady Carlyon,
turning to her husband, ''since you go
that strange letter from Mrs. March
Remember it was not I but you who
gave up the fight. oh, how muol,
Drawer are women than meni''
Yes" answered Sir Perry, there is
a time when a nan is ready to sur
render, but | never saw the time when
you, my Lady Lucy, We're ready to sur
render"
"Quite true" replied Lady Carlyon.
smiling and glancing at her husband
under her long lashes. "but. after all.
wasn't Mrs March drawer than II"
Perhaps So" answered Sir Percy
"She is altogether the ~strangest woman
! ever knew. I had thought her one o.
the worst. yet behold she has buried
herself in the wilderness with March
has given over all that once seemed
essential to her. and has cried quits
with the world"
The spring in the Sierras was not so
far advanced as in Washington. but the
sun shone bravely and the birds, who
rested under the southern caves of the
little adobe house on the mountain-side
flashed back and forth merrilv in the
clear, blue air. The place had under
gone the subtle change which a
woman's presence makes everywhere
Another room or two and q rude We
randa had been added TO the original
structure. Blooming plants at the onen
windows leaned their bold, prc.tv faces
to the sun; a table on the veranda held
magazines and books, and a woman's
shawl was thrown over the back Of n
rustic chair. A little dog-a woman's
dog-was racing gailv M and down the
n plateau on which the little house
stood. All around was the serene still
ness of the mountains and far below
in the valleys could he heard through
the thin. sharp air the tinklA of a sheen
bell n a faint echo of the herdsuanss
voice. Stardins" in tho golden glow os
the sun was Roger March. He had a
book in his hand. hut was not reading
it. and looked toward a little garden
which had been made on the southern
slope of the hillside. A woman in a
garden hat was kneeling down before a
bed OF violets picking Il few blossoms
which had dared to show their down.
cast faces to the rude werld. Roger
March strelled toward the ~Itneeline
woman, who rose and met him half
way. holding out her hand filed with
viofets. 1t was Alicia.
THE Enid
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
A Romance Il Washington Society
,consinued From Friday,
CHAPTER XIV.

-HE early spring in the Slerras IS
still winter. The great masses
Of snow yield only to the burn
ing-sun OF ummer. and the air Is as
sharp as a dagger so long as the snow
lasts. Black cliffs, stern p~recipices and
~creyices holding cold and darkness bar
out the spring and turn a stony face
towards her caresses. So thought Alicia
March, as in the wintry dusk she
alighted from the train at M ioneiy
mountain station, All around ner was
desolation. The dusk was at hand, put
on the far-off horizon a pale green
light still glowed upon the distant
peaks. Below her lay the valleys, dark,
sombre and mysterious, with here ana
there a light from some small home-
stead showing in the twilight, and a
waving line OF sheep, budding together
as they were driven towards the great
~eheepfold. The only house In sight upon
the mountain side was an adobe hut
uporl a little plateau. 1t was surround
ed by melancholy cedars and dark and
bare-limber ilex-trees.
4Can you tell me-" h said, going
IN to the station-master in his little
box Of an office, ''where Mr.. Roger
March iives?"
The station-master. a phlegmatic
person in buckskin clothes. answered
her by Jerking his thumb over his
shoulder towards the open door.
That's his house." he said, over
there on the hill"
His eyes fell upon Alicia, and his dull
mind. as little subject to curiosity as
-. -,.Jl1x,lr vN,rre6 The aY-
preston of longing despair In her eyes
penetrated him a little. He then sur
missed the question that Alicia would
have asked but could not.
s.Mr. March is living, but In q pretty
bad way, so my wife says; he is a neap
better than we ever thought ne you
be. My wife goes there every a or
two to look after him. He was mighty
good to us when our shack was burnt.
Alicia. without another word. went
out and followed the. rude path whicn
led to the little adobe house Vne sta-
ton master made no comment: he was
accustomed to strange meetings II
partinEs in his remote world.
The night had fallen when Alicia
found herself outside the IGOR oil the
rude little mouse where Roger Marcn
had hidden his broken heart. Ion
ago the voice of protest within Alicia
had been siIenced. She would have
fought and struggled to have gone to
her husband. She stood trembling IN
the dusk outside, afraid to raise the
latch. Close to her was an uncurtalned
window, through which the light OF a
IRE CLEANED. She stole WI the
window and. looking in, saw Roger