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Evening star., 1909-05-02
CHAPTER XIV.
A Coward's Victory

TT is queer story" said Bower
Because it is true, retorted Millicent.
'Yet she never set eyes on the man until she
met him here ~
That is rather impossible, isn't it,"
1T is a fact nevertheless. On the day arrived
in Maloggia, letter came from the editor OF The
Firefy, telling her that he had written to Spenser,
whom he knew, and suggesting that they should be-
come acquainted.
These things are easily managed said Millicent
airiy
"I accept Miss Wyntons version" Bower spoke
with brutal frankness. The morning S trlbulatlon
had worn away some of the veneer He fully ex-
pected the girl to flare into i'll suppressed rage
Then he could deal with her as he liked. He had
not earned his repute in the city of London without
revealing at times the innate savagery OF his nature
AS soon as he had taunted his adversares into a
passion he found the weak joints in their armor
He was surprised now that Mlicent should laugh
If she was acting, she acting we'll
1T is too funny for words to you playing the
trustful swain, she said.
lone necessarily believes the best of ones future
wife,
80 you still keep up that pretense! 1t was
good line in last nights situation; but it becomes
farcical when applied to light comedy:
Il gave you credit for sufficient wit to understand
WHY I Joined you here. We can avoid unpleasant
explanations I am prepared to bury the hatchet-
on terms
'Terms?
Yes You are backmailer. a somewhat dan.
gerous one You tempt me to revise the WlseSt OF
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POWER silent for apprecable time. He
- watched waiter uncorking the champagne.
to read the label. He was thinking that Stampa $
marriage service not SO futile, after ALL 1t had
soon erected its first barrier Millicent. who had
qualities rare in a woman turned and looked at a
clock Incidentally, she discovered that Spenser was
devoting some attention to the proceedings at her
table Still Bower remained silent She stole glance
at him. She was conscious that abiding dread was
stealing into her heart but her stage training came
to her aid, and she managed to say evenly:
MY little ramble does not appear to interest
you"
1T does - he said Il have been arguing the pros
and cons of ticklish problem There are two
courses open l can either bribe you, or leave
you to your own devices. The latter method implies
the interference of the police. dislike that Helen
would certainly be opposed to it. l make the one
thousand into FIVE; but want your answer now
Il accept" she said instantly.
"Ah! but you trembling! Queer. isn't it, how
thin is the partition between af1uence and prison
There are dozens of that stand high in CONNER
cal circles in London who ought to be in jail There
Evening star., 1909-05-02

La Rochefoucauld's maxlms. and
say that every woman IS at heart
a snake. You owe everything to
me; yet you are not content:
Without my help you would still
be carrying a banner in the chorus
Unless l continue my patronage.
that is what you must go back to.
Don't imagine that | am treating
with you out of sentiment. For
Helen's sake. for her sake only.
offer settlement.
Millicent's eyes narrowed a
little; but she affected to admire
the cleaning beads in a glass OF
champagne. Pray continue, she
said. "Your views are interesting
There was some danger lest
Bower should not reverse his
wonted procedure, and lose his
own temper in this unequal duel.
They both spoke in low tones;
Anyone watching them would find
the smiles of conventionaity on
their lips. To all outward SEEM
ing, they were indulging in friendly
gossip.
"Of course, you want money"
he said. That is the be-all and
end-all of your existence. Very
we'll. Write letter to Miss Wyn-
ton, apologizing for your conduct.
take yourself away from here at
three o'clock, and from ST. Moritz
by the next train, and | not only
withdraw my threat to bar you in
the profession, but shall hand you
a check for a thousand pounds.
Millicent pretended to consider
his proposal She shook her head.
Not nearly enough" she said
with a sweetly deprecatory moue.
ct is all you will get. l repeat
that / am doing this to spare
Helen's feelings Perhaps | am i'll
advised. You have done your
worst already, and it only remains
for me to crush YOU But l stick
to the bargain-for five minutes.
Dear, dear!" she sighed
"Only five minutes? Do you get
rid Of your troubles SO quickly'
How nice to be a man. and to be
able to settle matters with such
promptitude!"
ROVER was undeniably per-
- picked; but he held to his line
Unwavering tenacity of purpo sc
was his chief characteristic.
Meanwhile he said, let us talk
of the weather"
"A most seasonable topic 1t
conrriuhf IaOs hx Edxard Glide En,erei 4, S.,,
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men that stand high in CONNER
/ who ought to be in jail. There
are quite as many convicts in
Portland who reached penal ser
vitude along precisely the same
road. That is the penalty of
being found out. Let me con-
gratulate you. And do try
another glass of this excellent
wine. You need it, and you have
to pack your belongings at once,
you know"
Thank you"
Her eyes sparkled. Her well
modulated voice was hardly
under control. Five thousand
pounds was a great deal of
money; but the tragedy Of Eta
Stampa's life might have been
worth more. How could she
find out the whole truth? She
must accomplish that in some
way.
Therein, however, she greatly
miscalculated. Bower OWNED
her thought almost before it was
formed. "For goodness sake,
let us put things in plain Eng
lish!' he said. am paying
you handsomely to save the
woman l am going to marry
from some little suffering and
heartache. Perhaps it is un-
necessary. Her fine nature
might forgive a man a trans
gression of his youth. At any
rate, | avert the risk by this
payment. The check will be
payable to you personally. In
other words. you must place
it to your own account in your
bank. Any breach of our con-
tract in letter or spirit during
the next two days will be pun
ished by its stoppage. After
that time. the remotest hint on
your part of any scandalous
knowledge affecting me, or
Helen, or the causes that led
to my present weakness in
allowing you to blackmail n :,
will imply the immediate issue
of a warrant for your arrest.
Need l explain the position at
greater length?"
No." said Millicent, who
wished now that she had bitten
off the end of her tongue be-
fore she had vented her spleen
to the Vavasours and the
WraggS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
LOS ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY MAGAZINE
"BONING"

Just before examination time col
lege students begin to study at top
speed. Usually they call that un-
wOnted occupation ''cramming," :"
grinding" or "boning." The first, CT
course, means literally stuffing knowI-
edge into themselves. The second was
suggested by the phrase about keep
ing ones nose to the grindstone, but
how about 'boning?" 1t was a CRATE
full student who thus dubbed the pro-
cess of absorbing information, for he
named 1t after the "trot' or pony
that ne used.
1t was the famous Bohn library Of
translations to which the English stu
dent reSOrted as an ever ready help in
time of trouble. Henry George Bohn
started his library in 1916 and began
what afterWard became a big business
For one thing, he began purchasing
'remainders;" that is, the old plates of
standard works and translations and
printing cheap editions from them. A
New I ork firm is now making a good
living by the same method, buying the
plates of popular novels after their
first vogue has passed and issuing
them at less than half the original
publishers price. Bohn found the
publishing of standard works in En-
glish so profitable that he developed
the business, and it used to pay to buy
translations from poor hack A. BIS
who were glad enough to get farthing
or two for their knowledge.
Finally, practically all the ancient
classics and some modern ones were
obtainable in the Bohn library, and so
peculiar did they become among stu
dents who feared being plucked that
Bohn's German was turned into En-
glish, and "boning' was henceforth
recognized as digging into deal
writer's works by means of the crafty
publishers translations.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
ALMOST INDEsTRucTIBLE PLANT

A creeping moss is found in Jamaica,
in the Barbados, and in other islands
OF the West Indies, which is called the
life tree,' or more properly the life
plant"
The powers of vitality of this strange
freak or nature are said to be beyond
those of any other known plant. It is
absolutely indestructible by any means
except immersion in boiling water or by
application of a redhot iron 1t may
be cut and divided in any manner, and
the smallest shredS remaining will
throw out roots, grow and form buds.
The leaves of this extraordinary plant
have been placed in a closed, air tight,
dark box, without moisture, for the
purpose of testing it's vitality, but in
variably without effect on the plants
duration of life
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
RAFFLED BY BILLIONS

What is a billion? Can you conceive
it?
''Oh, yes!" you reply. "a billion is a
million times a million. 1 can conceive
it easily
Well, granted-for the sake of argu-
ment-that you can conceive it, can you
count it? No! No man is able to count
it. You may be able to count, say, 16O
or 40 a minute; but let us suppose
that you go up as high as 200 a minute,
hour after hour. At that rate you
would count II, 900 an hour, 2S8, 900 day
and 105, 100000 in year.
To count a billion would thus require
a person to count 200 a minute for over
9512 years.-Exchange
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Is

suit; but popular common sense dis
carded them all, and Roentgen's own
tentative * ray'' is all that has Wig
OrOuS survival
And now Marconi's device for tele-
graphing without wires is greatly exer-
c1slng those who would aud to an al
ready overloaded vocabulary. "Fleog-
raphy," ''undigraphy," "teIeradiogra-
pny," and other still worse compounds
are suggested. The fact is overlooked
that "telegraphy'' does not signify the
use of wires, and is therefore applicable
to the wireless system; SO that the
simple wireless telegraphy'' is exactly
accurate
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
NAMES OF NEW INVENTIONS

Every new invention excites the word
makers. A few years ago the adoption
of the electric chair in place of the gal
lows for the killing of criminals called
forth the ill formed "electrocute' and
"electrocution.' After Roentgen made
his discovery dozens of attempts were
made to construct a word from Greek
roots to express the process and the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
REDUCTIONS AND REPRIMANDS
Sequel to Court-Martial Resulting
From Officers Quarrel.

MANILA. November Few men OF the
United States Pacific fleet are being given
shore leave daily. Maj. Gen. Duvall. COM
manding the Department of the Philip
pines. will give reception for Rear Ad-
mirai Sebree and the officers of the fleet
Wednesday night.
The fleet will coal at Cavite Friday and
go TO Olongapo Saturday. where the prac-
tice will be commenced.
The court-martial which resulted from
a personal quarrel among the officers
has returned Il verdict reducing Surgeon
Francis w. F. Weber one number and
reprimanding him: reprimanding and re-
ducing Ensign Christopher r. p. Rodg-
ers five numbers. and acQuitting Assistant
Surgeon John o. Downey.
l.. T. Grant. the merchant convicted of
smuggling. was today sentenced to one
years imprisonment.
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HONOR |TO'S MEMORY
His Countrymen Receive His
Remains at Toxic.
HOMAGE BY THE OFFICIALS
Body Placed in Carriage and Escort
ed Through City.
Outbreak Feared in Korea as the
Result of Assassination of
japanese Prince.

TOXIC. November 1.-The body of
. by a Korean at Harbin. Manchuria.
was received I'm this city this afternoon
with honors consistent with the dstin-
guished career Of the Japanese states
man.
The party of escort arrived at Yoko-
suka on board the warship Iwate, just
before 10 o'clock this morning. and was
met there by the family of the prince a
few of his most intimate friends. includ-
ing Count InOuye. Premier Katsura, Vice
Admiral Baron Minoru Saito and Baron
Simpei Goto minister of communications.
From Yokosuka a special train brought
the party to Toxic.
Remarkable Scene at Station.
The scene at the railroad station here
The station platform was filled with dis
tinguished representatives Of public and
private life. those thus paying homage to
the slain prince including five princes.
At Yokosuka the privilege of guarding
the casket had been relinquished by the
navy and assumed by the army, and here
1t was placed in a carriage and drawn by
troopers through the streets to the Ito
home The route was lined with hundreds
of thousands of mourners and from every
house passed were displayed flags and
crepe, the latter oeing Of bright colors, as
is the custom in Japan.
The body will lie in state at the late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
MURPHY GIVES INSTRUCTIONS.
District Leaders Receive Advice and
Funds From Tammany Chief.

NEW YORK, November New York's
mayoralty campaign this year will be
carried right up to election eve, and to-
night speeches in various parts of the
city will be made by Otto T. Barnard.
republican nominee for mayor. and Judge
Gaynor. who heads the democratic
ticket. william r. Hearst, the leader
OF the Civic Alliance. closed his campaign
last night with the meeting at Madison
Square Garden.
This is distributing day at Tammany
Hall. The leaders of the Tammany dis
tricts gathered at noon at Tammany Hall
and received their final Instructions from
Leader Murphy. The leaders were given
funds for electioneering purposes. and
were told to use every effort to bring out
the full democratic vote.
Leader Murphy said today that Judge
Gaynor would be elected without any
doubt. He predicted that Hearst will
run second and Barnard third.
Herbert Parsons, who has had charge
OF the Republican campaign, asserted
that Barnard would be elected by about
10000 votes over Gaynor and by 10000
votes over Hearst. He predicted an over
wheiming plurality for the rest of the re-
publican-fusion ticket.
TIE Hearst forces declare that the
Gayhor campaign has completely COL
lapsed and that Hearst will be elected by
a tremendous vote.
The weather forecast for tomorrow in
dicates rain.
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SOLDIERS GUARDING THE POLLS
STATE MILITIA SENT TC
BREATHITT COUNTY, KY.
Trouble Feared Tomorrow Over Con-
test for Possession of Voting
List at jackson.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JACKSON, Ky, November IA troop
of soldiers filed Off the cars here this
morning. They had been sent by Gov.
Wilson to protect the poll books during
the election that is to be held tomorrow
Breathitt county was the scene of the
notorious Hargis-Cockrill fued, during
which bayoneted musket in the hands
of state militia were seen about Jack
son. Since the republicans came into
power. with the fall of James Hargis
and Ed Callahan. the democrats have
been slow to get together.
Now, headed by former Sheriff Ed CAL
lahan and Rand Sebastian. the demo-
Gratis are making 4 determined fight to
win the election. James p. Adams is the
circuit judge. and the democrats are try
ing to defeat him for reelection. 4 bunch
of troopers was hustled into wagons
upon arrival and sent off to the
Crockettsville precinct where the demo-
Gratis have stolen the ballot boxes. This
is the home Of Ed Callahan. and there
is imminent danger of trouble.
Circuit Judge Adams. republican can
didate for reelection against D. b. Red
wine of Sandy Hook. Elliot county.
sent the call for troops to Acting Gov.
w. II. Cox last night, declaring there
were large forces of armed men es-
pousing the respective republican and
democratic causes. that the county Of
ficials were powerless and that q fight
was imminent.
Acting Gov. Cox this morning re-
ceived an urgent request for more state
militia for duty at Jackson. The mat
ter Is now under consideration and the
troops will proba bly, be sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
Fourteen Players K iIIed
In This Seasons Games

With the foot ball season barely under
way a month. death has already claimed
fourteen players, despite many changes
i'm the rules made In the hope OF lessen
ing the chances of serious injury. The
number of the injured whose accidents
have been made public i'm the press dis
patches already is more than rs. OF
these 100 have suffered serious hurts.
Many more have been hurt than have
come to public notice. q are is taken
at the universities that as little news as
possible of injuries to the foot ball teams
shall leak outside the campus. Especially
is this true of the practice games. For
that reason. anything approaching a COM
plete list is not possible.
Among those who have died are Frank
Trimble, tackle. at the University of Indi-
ana; Charles Becker, halfback. Of the
Findlay (Ohio) High School who died Of
injuries received i'm a scheduled game:
Robert Millington. halfback at the Potts
willie Pa) High School, who was hurt in
game with the Shamokin High School;
Walter Evans. fullback at Guthrie County
Qowa), High School. hurt in game with
the Yale Qowa) High School; Joseph
Walsh. guard at St. Mary's CKan) Col
lege, hurt in a practice game: John Nc
Arthur, twenty. captain Of the Hunting
game with the Wabash High School
eleven; Charles E. Jack. former tackle
on the Colorado College fodt ball team
died Of injuries received in 1905: Lang
don Mccormick, left end on the Cornell
University foot ball team. died of injuries
received in several years OF foot ball
playing; Clarence Pierce of Wilmington.
Del, hurt in a game October 23: Charles
Brown Nissan, fifteen. a student at the
Mackenzie School In Tarrytown; Russell
p Heckel. fifteen. Of Pittsburg. died of
an injury to his chest: Clarence Pierce,
nineteen OF Wilmington. Del. died of in
juries received in a line scriulmage; Chas.
Stroppel. seventeen, OF Cincinnati died at
Carthage, Ohio, OF injuries received In q
line plunge, and Michael Burke. twenty
one. Of Shenandoah Pa, hurt In a game
against the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy.
OF the injured since October Is the most
seriously hurt is Ernest Stamm, twenty
seven, of No. All 9th street, Brooklyn
His skull was fractured In game be-
tween the Acorn and the st. Paul foot
ball teams OF Brooklyn.
Collar Bones and Limbs Broken.
The following have had their collar
bones broken: Sellers Underwood, tackle
at Alabama Presbyterian College;
Thomas Eggers, end at West Division
(Wis.) High School, Harry Mason. tackle
at Brookline (Mass.) High School: Frank
Creede, guard at Amherst College:
James Barnes. end at Illinois State Nor
NAL School: Coach Siskind OF Baltimore
(Md) High School OF Commerce: Rich
(Continued on Tenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
ELECTION NIGHT BULLETINS.

The Star has erected a mammoth in front OF The
Star building upon which will be shown tomorrow night the
results of the political Maryland where
BILE fight is in progress the triangular mayoralty struggle in
New York city and the elections Virginia and Ohio and
number of other
Although this is what is known in political parance
off year there intensely interesting situations
Ohio. Maryland and New York.
Will Tammany sacceed in its fight for life in New York?
Will the disfranchsing amendment to the Maryland
stituon be adopted by the of the nearby state?
Who will ahead in the rapidfre fight in Cleve
land?
These queries that will be answered on The Stars
screen night The will be received direct
the polling places by Associated Press dispatches by
bulletins by messages the gdance telephone and
by specials from staff and special correspondents The
ice will be complete in every detail.
All Washington and vicinity invited to to The
Star building tomorrow night and learn the results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
Woman Killed by Taxicab.

CHICAGO. November 1.-Believing the
automobile in which she was riding to-
day with her husband was about to col
Iide with a rapidly moving taxicab, Mrs
Mary Blakeley jumped to the pavement
AID was run over and killed by the taxi
cab. Before she made the fatal plunge
Mrs. Blakeley threw her baby boy, who
was In her arms, to the side of the street
and the little one escaped injury.
Mr.. Blakeley avoided the collision by q
quick turn to the side of the street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
NEGRO KILLS WAR VETERAN.
Kicked to Death for Accidentally
Interrupting a Crap Game.

IFtpdFcN SIdT.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. November l.
Resenting the accidental step OF an aged
man. who moved one of the dice used In
a street crap game. Sam Swope. colored
knocked down and kicked to death Arthur
Smith. a white mechanic. Before the by
ISLANDERS could lay hands on him Swope
dashed down the street. across Lost creek
and disappeared in the timber north Of
the city.
Citizens aroused by the crime notified
the authorities, and In a short time 500
persons were In pursuit.
Threats of lynChing were frequent and
steps were taken by the authorities to
protect the slayer II arrested
Smith was a veteran In the civil war
and was known to nearly every resident
OF the northeast section OF the city as
Dad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01
FOUND IN RANKS OF ARMY.
Former Banker Arrested at Fort
Slocum for Alleged Embe zzlement.

NEW YORK. November Oscar F.
Cochran. formerly bookkeeper of the
American National Bank OF Indianapolis.
and wanted for the alleged embezzlement
of funds aggregating $1,000. was placed
under arrest today at Fort Slocum. N.
y. where he was serving All enlistment
in the infantry branch of the army.
Cochran was held to await extradition
papers. He is said to have committed
the embezslement In July. 1877