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The Man Wa. Not Boris Leven.

man struggled a little, but the fve
seamen held him fast and carried him
out kicking.
"Stemp"
The valet was preparing to follow
the prisoner, and was quite calm
again.
Yes, sir"
III he won't sit still to be shaved.
cut his head off,"
Eyes, sir"
Van Torp's eyes were awful to see.
He had never been so angry in his
life. He turned and saw Lady Maud
pressing her handkerchief to her right
temple. The ball had grazed It.
though it had certainly not been
meant for her.
"Rufus!" she cried in great distress.
what have you done?"
THE question is what he's done to
ycu." answered Van Torp. II believe
the Backyard has shot you!"
Its nothing. Thank God It hit me!
It was meant for you"
Van Torp's rage instantly turned
into tender care, and he insisted on
examining the wound, which was
slight but would leave a scar. 9y q
miracle the ball had grazed the. anglo
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~, ana nen opened The small rf1oroo.
CO case.
"Oh-oh-oh!" she cried, in rising
limitations Of delight. II never saw
anything so beautiful in my life! It's
ever so much more glorious than Wien
I last saw it,"
Its been cut since then" observed
Mr.. Van Torp.
1T ought to have name Of its own!
I'm sure it's more beautiful than many
of the named crown jewels!" She felt
half hypnotized as she gazed into the
glorious depths Of the great stone.
Thank you," she cried, thank you so
very much. I'm gladder to have it
than oil the other things"
And thereupon she threw her mag
nificent arms around Rufus Van Torp's
solid neck and kissed his cool fiat
cheek several times; and it seemed
quite natural to her to do SO; and she
wished to forget how she had once
kissed one other man, who had kissed
her.
1T wants a name, doesn't it," as.
scented Mr.. Van Torp.
Yes. You must find one for It,"
Well" he said, latter what's hap.
pened. l suppose we'd better call It
The Diva's Ruby"
THE END.
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further than forElei1y tie peculiar
form of charity which she believes to
be her own invention. If 1t may be
properly called charity at ALL and
which consists in making it worth
while and agreeable to certain unfor-
tunate people to live decent lives in
quiet corners without starving, In.
stead Of calling to them to come out
from behind the virtue-curtain and be
reformed in public. 1t is very ex-
pensive charity. however. and very
hard to exercise. and will never be
popular; for the popular charities are
those that cost least and are no troyH
BILE.
Nine. Konstantinos Logotheti is
learning French and English on the
Bosphorus with her husband, and will
make a. sensation when he brings her
to London and Paris. On the day Of
his marriage in Constantinople Logo
theft received a letter from Lady
Maud telling him how sorry she was
that she had not believed him that
day on the yacht at Scaletta, and say
ing that she hoped to meet his wife
soon. 1t was an honest apology from
an honest woman.
He received letter a few days
later from Margaret, and on the same
day a magniflcertly printed and reck-
lessly illustrated booklet reached him,
forwarded from Paris. The letter was
from Margaret to tell him that she
also took back what she had thought
about Baraka and hoped to see him
and her before long. She said she
was glad. on the whole. that he had
acted like lunauc, because 1t was
likely that they would both be hap
prier. She herself, she said, was go
ing to be married to Mr.. Van Torp at
st. Georges, Hanover square. before
sailing for New York, where she was
going to sing at the opera after
Christmas. If he should be in town
then she hoped he would come and
bring his wife.
The booklet was an announcement,
interleaved with fine etchings, to the
effect that "The Nine. da Cordova and
Rufus Van Torp Company" would
open their new opera house in Fifth
avenue less than two years hence
with grand Wagner festival, to last
two months, and to include the per-
Torrance OF "Parsifal" with entirely
new scenery, and the greatest living
artists, whose names were given.
Mr.. Van Torp had told the diva
that he would like her to choose q
wedding present which she really
wanted, adding that he had a few
things for her already. He produced
some of them, but some were on pa
per. Among the latter was a house in
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-27
TURNING THE TABLES
Mexican Paper Wants to Convert tho
New EngIanders.

For many decades past the poor be-
nighted Catholics of Mexico have been
the object of much solicitude to the
Foreign Missionary Society" of New
England, says The Catholic North
west Moving appeals We're made by
peripatetic preachers to promote the
flow Of coin towards this promising
field of missionary effort, in order to
rescue the Mexicans from the bondage
of superstition and the spiritual dark
ness of Romanism. Meanwhile, while
their gaze was thus focused on far
off Mexico. things were doing at home,
and the Jealous missionary boards
have just awakened to the fact that
their churches are deserted, and the
preachers occupation is nearly gone.
This situation moves the Mexican
Herald to sardonic mirth, and 1t hits
back at the Foreign Missionary So
ciety as follows:
Sad, signing winds from the far
north bring tales of social and relig.
ous conditions which should move to
greater generosity the supporters of
that worthy institution. the Mexican
Foreign Missionary Society, which
lacks sufficient funds to keep up the
proper number of earnest workers in
fields already white for the harvest
Much remains to be done among tile
Maryland convict laborers; and the
practical inndelity of Darkest New
Hampshire, natal state Of that prayer
full man and patriot. Daniel Webster,
is enough to make thoughtful angels
weep. Sunday cockf1ghts behind
closed barn doors in Massachusetts
cause Editor Watterson, of giddy old
Kentucky, to gasp in wonderment, and
make the unregeneratc Cubans put
their tongues in their cheeks. Empty
churches, once filled to the doors, tes-
tify to the absorption of the people in
Sabbath supplements, auto excursions,
fishing and gold. In some villages
the churches cannot get n crowd to-
gether unless they advertise ice cream
suppers and grab bags. A score or
more of pseudo philosophers, publish
ing magaZinelets, advocate social an
archy, free love and escape from all
traditions; and the big-brained think
ers are as assiduous in taking up COL
lections, in one form or another, as
ever were church deacons. 1t is q
parlous state OF affairs; and the de-
mand on Mexico to pour forth her
money and her young men to stay the
tide of decentralization and heresy in
the northern republic is one that must
be met no matter what 1t costs. Let
us shut our eyes to our own shortcom-
ings and manfully pluck out the mote
from our neighbours eye. Send in the
pesos, and even the ccntavitos: for it
is a sister nation that is perishing be-
fore our gaze"
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She Followed Him.

eion there lurked, in spite of him, the
less worthy thought, that singers and
actresses were generally less squeam-
ish than women Of the world about
the little entanglements of their in.
tended husbands.
But now, at the very moment Of
meeting Margaret, he knew that if he
found her very angry with him, he
would simply listen to what she had
to say, make a humble apology, state
the truth colby, and return to his
own yacht with Baraka, under her
very eyes, and in full sight of Lady
Maud and Mrs. Rushmore. Besides,
he felt tolerably sure that when Spiro
failed to carry out the young Tartar
girls murderous instructions, she
would forget all about the oath she
had sworn by the "inviolable water of
the Styx" and try to kill him with her
own hands, SO that it would be neces-
sary to take her away abruptly, and
even forcibly.
Before the Erinna had quite lost
her way, Logotheti had his naphtha
launch putting alongside, and he got
into it with Baraka and Spiro, and the
Lancashire Lass had barely time to
lower her ladder, while still moving
slowly, before the visitors were there.
Baraka babe Logotheti go up first,
and trod daintily on the grated steps
as she followed him. The chief mate
and chief steward were waiting at the
gangway. The mate saluteG; the
steward led the visitors to the main
saloon, ushered them in and shut the
door. Spiro was left outside, of
course.
Mr.. Van Torp shook hands coldly
with Logotheti; Baraka walked direct.
~ to Kralinsky, and then stood stone
still before him, gazing up steadily
into his eyes.
Neither Margaret nor Mrs. Rush.
more was to be seen. Van Torp ar
Logotheti both watched the other two,
looking from one face to the other.
Rralinsky, with his eye-glass in his
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And what will become Of Spiro?-
Logotheti gravelv.

And what will become Of Spiro!~
inquired Logotheti gravely.
II do not know" Baraka said quiet
~. Perhaps he will lose his head.
How can I tell? But he is good serv-
ant, and will obey me. Afterwards
it will not matter. for he is really a
Mussulman, and will go at once to
paradise if he dies, because he has
killed Christian"
But you are Mussulman, and he
Is to kill you also. What about that?"
Il am only woman" answered Ba-
raka with supreme Indifference. "Now
I will call Spiro and tell him what he
is to do. He has good revolver"
Logotheti let her clap her hands
and send the steward for her man,
and she rose when he appeared and
made him follow her a little way
along the deck. The interview did not
last long. She handed him her glasses
and made him look carefully at the
intended victim: then she apparently
repeated her brief instructions again,
pointing here and there to the deck
at her feet, to show him how they
were to stand; after which she turned
quietly, came back to Logotheti's side
and sat down again.
"He understands" she said. ut will
be quite easy"
But Logotheti, looking past her az
she came forward, had met Spiros
eyes; and he felt not even the slight
est anxiety for Kralinsky's safety, nor
Tor Baraka's. He was still wondering
what he should say to Margaret.
At distance, Logotheti had sup
posed that he could somehow account
10 the diva for the position in which
he had foolishly placed himself, be-
cause he had done nothing and said
nothing that he would have been
ashamed of before her, if she knew
the whole truth; and he fancied that
even if they quarreled she would
make up with him before long, and
marry him in the end. He had good
opinion of himself as a desirable hus-
band; and with reason, since he had
oeen prosecuted for years with offers
Of excellent marriages from mothers
Of high degree who had daughters to
dispose Of. And beneath that convic-
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IAN Torp went back to the main
saloon and found Lady Maud and Kra.
lfnsky there. She was apparently
about to leave the count, for she was
coming towards the door, and heI
eyes were dark and angry.
"Refus," she said, this man is nv
husband, and insists that l should
take him back. 1 will not. Will you
kindly have me put ashore before you
start again? My things are ready
now"
Excuse me-" answered Mr.. Van
Torp, digging his large thumbs into
his waistcoat pockets, there's a mis-.
take. He's. not your husband"
"He is, indeed!" cried Lady Maud,
In 9 tone her friend never forgot.
Il am Boris Leven," said Kralinsky
In an authoritative tone, and coming
forward almost defantly.
"Then why did you tell the Tartar
girl that your name was George? 2"
asked Mr.. Van Torp, unmoved.
II did not"
you've evidently forgotten. That
Greek gentleman speaks Tartar better
than you. wonder where you learned
it! He's just told me you said your
name was George"
"My name is George Boris" an.
swered Kralinsky, less confidently.
He was not coward, but he had
never been face to face with Van
Torp when he meant business, and the
terrible American cowed him.
my husbands name is only Boris
nothing else," said Lady Maud.
well, this isn't your husband; this
Is George, whoever he is. and if you
don't believe it, I'm going to give you
an object lesson
Thereupon Mr.. Van Torp pressed
the button of a bell in the bulk-head
near the door, which he opened. and
he stood looking out. A steward came
at once.
"send me stemp," said Van Torp in
. low voice, as he stepped outside.
Eyes, sir"
"And, see here, send six sailors with
him.
VERY good, sir"
Mr.. Van Torp went in again and
shut the door. Kralinsky disdained
flight, and was looking out of win
dow. Lady Maud had sat down again.
For the first time in her life she felt
weak.
In less than one minute the door
opened and Stemp appeared, impas-
sive and respectful. Behind him was
the boatswain, huge Northumbrian.
and five young seamen in perfectly
new guernseys, with fair quiet faces.
"Stemp"
Eyes, sir"
'Take that man somewhere and
shave him. Leave his mustache on"
Van Torp pointed to Kralinsky.
For once in his life Stemp gasped
for breath. Kralinsky turned green
ish white, and seemed paralyzed with
rage.
"Take his beard of, sir, you mean?"
Eyes. Leave his mustache. Here,
men," added Van Torp, take that fell
low outside and hold him down in a
chair while Stemp shaves him. See?"
The boatswain looked doubtful. Hes
pretending to be somebody he's not"
said Van Torp, ION my ship, and /
want to see his face. It's mutiny II
you don't obey orders!"
AYE, aye, SIR" responded the boat.
swain cheerfully, for he rather liked
the job since there was a good reason
for it.
But instead of going about his busi-
ness gently, the Northumbrian giant
suddenly dashed past Van Torp in a
flash, and jumped and hurled himself
head foremost at Kralinsky's legs, ex-
actly as II he were diving. In the
counts violent fall the revolver he
had drawn was thrown from his hand
and went of in the air. The boat
swain had seen it in time. The big
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-27
Wolfe Tones Grave.

In Bodenstown churchyard there is a
green grave.
And wildly along 1t the winter winds
rave;
Small shelter, I ween, are the ruined
walls there.
When the storm sweeps down on the
plains Of Kildare.
Once I lay on that sod-it lies over
Wolfe Tone n; a,
And thought how he persisted In pris-
on alone:
His friends unavenged, and his coun-
try unfreed.
"Oh, bitter" said, as a patriots
need.
"For in him the heart of q woman
combined
With heroic life. and a governing
A martyr for Ireland, his grave has
no stone.
His name seldom named, and his vir.
tues unknown"
was awole from my dream by tho
voices and tread
OF a band who came into the home or
the dead:
They carried no corpse and they car
ried no stone,
And they stopped when they came to
the grave of Wolfe Tone.
There were students and peasants, the
wise and the brave,
And an old man who knew him from
cradle to grave.
hard hearted; for they
On that sanctifled soil were forbidden
to play.
But the old man, who saw was
mourning there, said:
I'VE come, sir, to weep where young
Wolfe Tone is laid,
And we're going to raise him a monu-
ment, too,
A plain one, yet fit for the simple and
true"
My heart overaowed, and I clasped
his old hand,
And 1 blessed him, and blessed every.
one of his band:
Sweet! Sweet tits to find that SUCK
faith can remain
To the cause, and the man SO long van.
pushed and slain.'
In the Bodenstown cl1urchyard there
is a green grave,
And freely around it let winter Winds :
rave;
Far better they suit him, the ruin and
gloom,
Till Ireland, nation, can build him q
tomb.
Thomas Davis.
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Whore Are tho Catholic sister.7

Winds OF the world give answer,
North, east. south and west.
Wherever there is good to accomplish,
Or souls that can be possessed;
Wherever are human races
10 educate, nurse or to care
Can be seen those devoted women
The Catholic Sisters are there.
You can find them on fields of battle,
Mid volley from cannon and gun,
They labor, mid fierce persecution,
They're everywhere under the sun.
Never was isle so tiny.
Never was state so small,
But was seen Catholic Sister
To answer Divine call.
In Eastern plague stricken novels,
From whence other humans fly,
They tenderly nurse the afflicted,
But the Sisters-generally die.
Never the sun arises on desert, jungle
or state,
But a Sisters soul goes upward,
Who died for mercy's sake.
The dying full Oft have blessed them
With their faltering gasping breath;
The sinner has whispered repentance
AS he smiles on their face-in death.
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Checking Unwlse Curiosity.
Lord Baltimore-My dear lady, how
much is this inquiry going to cost me?
Dame Democracy-Oh. let's change
the subject. I do hate petty GOSSIP.
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"Tom," said a father to his son
whose school report showed him to
have been an idle young scamp, what
have you been studying this term?"
Logic, father" replied Tom. II can
prove you are not here now" III
Indeed! How SOP"
well, you must be either at Rome
or elsewhere"
Certainly"
you are not at Romeo"
mo"
"Then you must be elsewhere
"Just So" @
And if you are elsewhere you cam
not be here"
For an answer the father took up a
cane that lay near and laid it smartly
across his sons back.
"Don't!" cried Tom, you are hurt
ing me-"
mot at all. You have just proved
conclusively that I am not here, so
can't be hurting you"
Before his stern parent had quite
done with him Tom felt that there must
be, after all, flaw somewhere in his
logic. 5
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Gunner-By jinks, I'd like to join
one Of these North Pole expeditions
and take the trip up to the land Of
purple SHOWS.
Guyer-What? And live all the win
ter in packing box? r5
Gunner-Sure! wouldn't mind
that; I'm fiat dweller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-19
Johns Trips to Charley.

Editor West vlrgla:an:
What connection has John e. Smith,
Of the Marion Hotel, with Charley
Powell and the Fa!rmont Coal Com.
pany? Why those frequent trips of
john to the Coal Company Offices? Is
It not a fact that the real pushers Of
the saloon fight in this city are Char
ley Powell, Hen Gilmore. John Smith.
John Scott. Charley Marley. A. D. 81
mon and Linz Booker? have heard
It rumored that the reason certain OF
these parties are 50 strongly interest.
ed In securing license mere Is because
they hope to secure license for the
sale OF beer at the next fair Of the Ma.
rion County Agricultural Society. 1t
Is said that they are endeavoring to
follow the example Of Reymann at
Wheeling. 1t is also said that the
same gang, led In by Hen. Is intending,
In case OF license. to turn Ben VII.
liams down because he will not toady
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Some Pointers
CONTINUED iron Page One.)

that the city collector should benefit
at the expense Of his neigllbors. I'm.
terest shall be paid" says the ordi-
nance, and certainly this means paid
IL the city. II Mr.. Scott insists that
the collector should receive this inter
est. whom does he think should stand
for the discount mentioned In the
same section? This section says that
tile city collector is hereby authorized
and directed to allow a discount OF
ley per cent. on taxes paid on or be.
fore the 31st Of October. in the year
for which they are levied" The same
sentence says that interest shall be
charged. If the collector receives the
interest he should pay the discount.
II the city allows the discount 1t should
receive the interest. whats sauce
for the goose is sauce for the ganIer."
As to the persons TO whom Mr.. Scott
loaned money to pay tieir taxes while
he was collector, Mr.. Scott relies on
the fact that | will naturally dislike
to embarrass any man to wn0m he
made such n loan. Now. frankly. I do
rot know he ever made such 4 loan;
| only have Mr.. SCOTS word for 1t.
One Of the men to whom Mr.. Slot
told me that he had made such n loan
lives In the shadow of the former city
Headquarters, and Il l remember cor.
rectly the amount was two hundred
dollars. II this does not sufficiently
refresh your memory. Mr.. Scott, | will
give the name tomorrow.
ga' CITIZEN H.
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test for many years. The people are
running things to suii themselves this
time and the outcome will be awaited
with great interest and anxiety.
THOSE ~RAlLRoADERS.

The Times used all its editorial
space this morning in exploiting one
of Its characteristic f%alsenoods. It
says the West Virsinian took wa
ter" saying that It didn't mean either
Yardmaster Riggs or his night assist
ant Jonn Harrington. That Is 4 lie.
pure and simple. The West virginian
said nothing OF the lind. This paper
said that according 70 the statements
Of SOME prominent men neither Mr..
Riggs nor Mr.. Harrington were guilty
Of hitting booze Or trying to Influence
other railroad men to vote for wet
candidates for council and that they
were thereby exnnerated. It was
|pieasing news to us that such was the
case and We we're glad to eyonerate
them. We are only sorry the same
an't be said Of all. especially II VINO
Il now on the anxious seat and has
been trying to make peace With the
PEOPLE who reported him to. Vice
President Potter. II the Times knew
on what authority tue item concern
Ing these men was published, and at
whose request, that paper as well MS
the men themselves would know how
serious the matter Is. or course we
are not going to give names ut pres.
ent. that isn't necessary. and accord.
Ing 10 the statement OF n railroad
man yesterday would be superfluons.
as most people seem to know already
who was meant. When we need any
assistance from the dirty. %inslnuating
whiskcy morning sheet In conducting
our affairs we'll drop 1t 4 postal card.
II has q grent nose for 'buttlng" into
otner peoples affaI.s and as usual
lying about It when 1t does.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
34lT-I
FINAL WORD.

BY the time tomorfow's West V1r'
gilman reaches It's %realers the battle
4 al fhe wet and dry forces Will be
about over, hence we desire to say
y atfewi31words to the friends Of deeency'
Temperance and sobriety at this time.
THE position OF the West Virginian
Il. well known In this fight and It has
no apologies to offer. II deprecates
the breaking UP OF party organizations
and counselel against It to the very
best Of its ability, but all in vain. 1t
urged that :for license" and against
license be put on the ticket, and let
the $hght be maas on that issue IN
4 stead of on "wet' and dry candi-
dates for council, hut the vets we're
I'm control OF the party machinery OF
both the Republicans and Democrats
Sofssthe city and the wish Of this paper
and the will Of the people In the mat
ter were disre gardad. Now, the men
responsible for this state Of affairs
8must suffer the consequences. The
aswets'' boltel two regular Repnhli.
can nominees In two of the most re-
llably Republican wards In the city,
4NNuNgANt ANNFaEl - H..H. WIN -