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CHAPTER XVII.
THE LETTER FROM GENEVA

THE LETTER FROM GENEVA.
| AS soon as Stephane had gone,
Wanda fell powerless upon the d.
van. Sob after sob seemed stified
In her throat. Katia, watching her,
at last bent over and took her hand
BE brave. sister, she said. "You
have forgotten that letter from &c,
neva: doubtless it comes from our
friends, the poor exiles."
At these words Wanda aroused
herself and broke the seals of the
envelope; but as soon as she had
read the first words of the Enclosure
she uttered piercing cry, clasped
the paper to her heart, and tainted
dead away.
The bulky envelope contained, as
Raymond supposed, a manuscript
1t ran as follows:
"My WellBeloved Daughter: II
Is your mother who writes to you
your mother whom You believed to
be dead; your mother who from the
day when she was cruelty torn from
the child that she adored has never
ceased to think of her.
81 have suffered horribly in the
past II years, but my keenest suf.
fering has been my separation from
you, my darling Wanda. Thanks to
our friends, have often heard OF
you.
I'VE sent you Catherine LAWN
ska. She does not know that am
your mother, but she has been In
the habit Of writing frequently to
my friend, Michael Federoff, and
every letter was full OF you. How
l have devoured those letters
which showed me that you gradual
ly became an enemy to oppression
Nov | can tell you my sad story:
l know that you will understand
me. will pity me, will excuse me.
"Ah, my Wanda! II you could but
ready my heart. It overfows with
tenderness aud Joy. How long to
press you to my bosom, and to GOV
er your beautiful head with moth
er's kisses!"
Your mother,
"AI.EXANDRA KRYLOFF."
Wanda took up the manuscript
that had been inclosed within the
letter. and commenced reading It.
This Is what she read:
(To be continued.)
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Take care of this man, my dear
Katia."
rs it Count Litzanoff? What has
happened?"
Nothing. He had rush OF
blood to the head; l bled him. If
he asks for me. tell him ] cannot
|see him.
+ AS she was turning away, she
said: when he comes to himself
give him this roll OF bank notes. He
wished to give them to the cause,
but will accept nothing from
him."
Stepane was recovering h:s
senses as he heard these last
words.
"If you will not accept them l
will throw them into the fire." he
cried.
Wanda withdrew without even
looking at him.
AS soon as she was alone, her
angry eyes grew wet with tears.
Suddenly, she heard Katia give a
cry. She listened; the door of her
rom flew open, and Katia appeared,
white with terror. Come! come
quickly!" she exclaimed.
What is the matter?" asked
Wanda, rushing into the other
room. She saw Litzanoff lying at
full length on the floor, apparently
dead. He had just plunged the
dagger that Wanda had thrown on
the ground into his breast.
"Stepane!" cried Wanda. He
opened his eyes.
Forgive me, Wanda!" he could
barely articulate; Il could not live,
with you angry with me-" A
strange smile passed over his face.
Call Packline," said Wanda to
Katia.
Wanda knelt down, drew the dag
ger out Of the wound, and stanched
the blod with her handkerchief.
"Stepane! Stepane!" she re-
peated in depsair; do not die! I
love you! / cannot let you die-I
will not let you die!" and she GOV.
cred his pale face with kisses.
He smiled.
At that moment, Packline, the
physician atahced to Prince Kry-
lofts establishment, entered. He
sounded the wound and announced
that there was no mediate danger.
The blade had not reached the
heart.
You will be able to be about in
three days" he said, If you are not
imprudent."
But how to get the wounded man
home! In order to hide his discol-
ored clothes, they wrapped him in
a fur mantle.
when shall see your" he
asked, in q low voice.
II shall try and get off for a mo-
ment tomorrow" answered Wanda;
"but If I caniot, then the day after"
Stepane closed his eyes. will
you forgive me?" he said, very low.
"Yes."
She gave him her hand. He
pressed it to his lips reverently.
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them. 1t is planned to have Presi-
dent Taft and members OF the cabi-
net present to welcome the masters
Of the aeroplane. The Wright
brothers have promised to make an
exhibition fight during their visit to
their old home.
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AUDITORIUM.

Nearly every Irishman in Spo-
kane must have been at the Audi
torium last night to see "The Col
leen Bawn" presented by the Jes-
sic Shirley Co. Jennie Lee, as one
of the leading Irish characters,
made a great hit with the clever
manner in which she slung the
mother brogue. @'
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WASHINGTON.

Norton & Russell, producing a
series of characters at the Wash
ington, change from one to another
along their program with incred-
ible rapidity and end up as an or
gan grinder and the monk, which
brings down the house.
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RETURN coNoUERINe HEROES

DAYTON, Ohio, March 49,
When Orville and Wilbur Wright
return here next June after their
wonderful accomplishments in the
field of aeronautics one of the big
gest receptions of it's kind ever held
in this country will be accorded
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WASHINGTON THEATER
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE
WEEK COM. MAT, MARCH ~
Worlds Greatest Jail Breaker and
Handcuff King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robyns, presenting
"The Counsel for the Defense
The Mech International Trio, Phys
ical Culture Marvels. Norton &
Russell, "The Organ Grinder and
the Monk" Duff & Walsh, the
Dancing Adonises. Biograph.
Matinee daily at 2:30. Two shows
every evening, 1880 and 800.
Prices: Is and rs cents.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: THE
SCIENCE OF. SALVATION.

This is the subject of the free
lecture to be delivered by Professor
Hermann S. Herring, c. s. B., of
Concord, N. H., Sunday, March 81,
at p. m. in the Auditorium thea
ter. You and your friends are in
vited to come and hear what Pro
fessor Herring has to say. ***
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oRPHEUM.

The love Of a father for his
motherless daughter triumphs in
"The Night Of the Wedding" the
headliner in this weeks bill. The
part of Minnie Egan, aged 10, is
well taken by Viola Flugrath.
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PANTAGES,

The Christine Hill company Of
four people have dramatic
sketch, with lots of action, in the
Italian dramatic novelty, Fate"
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SPOKANE e.

Paul Gilmore, in "The Boys of
Company B." his big success,
opens at the Spokane March 81 for
three nights.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03
HEIR TO MILLIONS
Tolls AS LABORFR
Grandson OF w. II. Vanderbilt
Works for Year in Railroad
Shops at Milwaukee

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.AJames Watson
Webb, son of w. Seward Webb and
grandson of the late William II. Van
derbilt. who is looked upon as the
probable neir to many millions of dol
lars, is spending his vacation here
after a year of hard labor in the shops
of the Chicago and Northwestern at
Milwaukee.
The men in the shops with whom
have been working said young Webb,
are princes. They didn't know who
| was and they took me right in for
my own sake and were calling me by
my first name in a week. Just as men
to men they have no superiors on
earth. Their word is their bond.
The standard of morality among
workingmen is just high as in
other classes. The life of the work
ingman is sane, the kind every man
ought to lead The laboring man is
not lacking in brains. only in an op-
portunity to develop.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

Of olives. Right stage-Jeremiah weeping over
Jerusalem.
Act ": Center stage-The last supper Right
stage-Sacrifee of Melchisedec.
Act v: Left stage-JoSeph sold by his
brothers. Center stage-Sanhedrm.
SECOND NIGHT
Act We Center stage-Mount of olives and
bread by the sweat Of his brow.
Act VII; Same as act VI
Act VIII; Left stage-Stoning of Naboth.
Center stage-Christ before Caipbas.
-A0t. TX. Center. stage-Palace of Caiphas.
Right stsge-Job iusulted by his friends.
THIRD NIGHT
Act y: Center stage-Christ before PLATE.
Right stsge-Daniel before Darius.
Act Xl: Left stage-Sampson bereft Of his
eight. Center stage-Christ before Herod
Act XII: Same as act Y.
Act XIII: Center stsge-COurtyard outside
Of Pilates palace Right stage-Sacrifce OF
Isaac
Act XIV: Left stage-Joseph in Egypt hon
ored by the king Center stage-Christ again
before PLATE.
Act XIV: Center stage-outside of Jerusalem
Act XVI: Center stage-Christ on Golgotha.
FOURTH NIGHT
Act XVII: Left stage-Brazen serpent upor
Act XVIII: Center stage-At the tomb
Right stage-Joseph in the pit.
Act XIX: Center stage-The resurrection.
Act Xxx: Center stage-Tbe ascension.
Act XXI: Center stage-On the right hand
Of God the Father.
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PALO ALTO BELLE is
BRIDE OF STANFORD MAN
Miss Winifred Gilbert Becomes
Wife of Carl F. Braun
Especial Dispatch to The Cali

lSpecIdt DISpotcH TO ne CduI
PALo ALTO, oct. 2.-AIiss wfnifred
Gilbert. daughter of DIR. and Mrs. C. H
Gilbert of Palo Alto. and Carl r. Braun
stanford Os, were married Thursday
evening at the brides home, Rev. d.
Charles Gardner officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Braun left on an even
ing train for a short honeymoon trip,
after which they viii make their home
in San Francisco. where Braun is in
terested in the Standard engineering
company.
Both the bride and groom are well
known in Palo Alto and at the univer-
sity. Mrs. Braun attended Stanford
for some time and is a member of the
Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Last year,
however. she was abroad with her
mother and sister. Braun is a member
of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and since
leaving college has achieved much sue
cess in his profession.
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PLUCKY LAD CAUSES
ARREST OF CHAUFFEUR
Boy Clings to Taxicab That
Killed Woman i'm Street

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-When taxicab
put on full speed, after killing Miss
Elizabeth Bolts, at Twenty third street
and Ninth avenue, the chauffeur did not
know that he was carrying his neme-
sis with him.
The fleeing machine had reached Sew
enty-second street, nearly three miles
away, when it broke down and then
from the back springs stepped IA year
old George Callahan, who had wit
messed the accident at Twenty-third
street.
The lad caused the arrest of the
chauffeur, John O'Hanlon, while he was
trying to repair the motor
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WOMAN LOST
INCHICAGOSTRfETS
Wanders Two Days Without
Food or Shelter Until
Found by Police

CHICAGO, Oct. Mrs. ]. r. Jones,
wife of a wealthy citizen of Little
Rock, was found yesterday by the po-
lice after she had wandered about the
city lost and hungry for two days
because she could not think of the
name of the hotel where they wers
staying and did not know how to ask
her way back.
Wearing jewels valued at more than
$1,000 the woman was found seated In
a doorway, her face sunken and ema-
ciated by hunger, laughing loudly In
the hysteria which resulted from hel
long vigil in the streets.
Mrs Jones had ventured alone upon
a shopping expedition and lost heI
directions in the loop district.
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CUT RATE DRUGGISTS
WIN A BIG VICTORY
Contract Not to Sell to Them Is
Declared Illegal

CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.-"Cut rate
druggists won victory through de-
cfsion handed down by Judge HON
heimer in the local common pleas court
today.
w D. Freeman, manufacturer of a
toilet preparation, sued Raphael w.
Miller, one of his agents, for damages.
Freeman alleged contract with Miller
in which the latter was bound not TO
sell any of the Freeman products to
any druggist who would sell 1t at less
than the retail price specified by the
manufacturer. Miller sold a quantity
of the product to a 'cut rate" drug
gist.
Judge Hoffheimer declared the con-
tract was in restraint of trade, against
public policy and clear violation of
the law.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

FOSTER SUCCEEDS HART-Seattle. Oct a.
W. D. Foster, division superintendent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad at
Marion. Ia, was today appointed division SUI
perintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound railroad, with headquarters at
Tacoma. succeeding p. c. Hart recently pro-
NOTED TO be general superintendent OF the
Milwaukee Puget Sound
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

SUICIDE OF RICH RAECHER-Ely. New, Oct.
w 7. Griswold. rich sheep rancher OF
Cherry Creek, committed suicide IN saloon
in this city today by taking strychnine HIS
mind was temporarily deranged.
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THE dR~EEK.dOvERNMENT
- MINE.

tOriginai.l
There II no definite connection to-
day between a college education and
money making. the higher education
having become only essential to the
professions. It is nothing unusual to
find q graduate" punching cattle or
stunning a piano In a western dance
house or even dealing faro. AS to the
girls, a college education makes them
more self reliant, more daring. and
they are beginning on leaving college
to take their chances with the men In
novel enterprises.
Everett Avery on being graduated
delivered an grafton. The senior class
from a neighboring wemen's college
attended the exercises. and while
Avery was speaking his attention was
attracted to a dark haired and eyed
gin with 4 strongly marked face who
was listening to him. A few days
later he attended the commencement
exercises Of the women's college re-
ferred to aud sat looking up with In
terest at the girl who had favored him
with her attention.
Avery proved to be n Of the men
who ind that q higher education
doesn't always bring success. After
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After graduation I became a stenog-
rapher and typewriter Father came
out here and entered several claims.
He died. and I came out to look over
What he had. I was advised to have
this claim examined. That meant III
there was anything In II / would be
cheated out OF 1t. I concluded to do 1t
myself"
"H'ml You've run into my claim
"You mean you've run into mime
Hadn't you better go back east and
follow up the points made 10 your
graduating sp~eech-go into politics
and leave this thing to me to handle
for both of usf"
II like that You might 20 abroad
and study up on the ancient Greeks In
fuence on modern university life. Your
college might give you a professorship
on that"
COR some other subject of no prac-
tlcal use. Thanks, no. Id rather dig
dirt. In that ! feel I'm doing some
thing"
I'D rather govern the country, ad
] nit, but even wonan suffrage doesn't
seem to make quick Roadway, and I'm
| afraid I'll be an old woman before III
be eligible to a governing Office"
And even then you'd be defeated by
a younger one"
Right you are"
"yyell, let's come to an understand
Ing. Five years In the world have
knocked the nonsense out OF both OF
US. These two mines must be united.
I'll sell to you II you want to buy"
mo funds. I'll sell to you"
"Same here"
"What shall we dor
1--WE might unite our interests by
uniting ourselves. | can handle a pick
better than you. and you can cook. |
fancy. Now. suppose we set up a cab
In together. You take care of Il while
| follow this lead. I'm dead sure
there's a lot In It."
"Shah I confess somethlngT"
Eyes. What Is ltT'
"when | listened to your Grafton !
said to myself. That's the man for
me-"
did your Same here. Shake"
Nobody understood the name Of the
Greek Government mine but the own
ers. Their nrst find was a nine pound
boy. After that gold came and made
them rich. BEATRICE TUCKER
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RUINS or the executive once OF the
White House by Secretary Loeb, who
guarded the president against all forms
Of caricature and who told the messen-
ger that officially he thought the jug
was rotten that personally he
thought It was fine. When he was no
longer president and therefore less
fearful Of ~caricature the rejected toby
was proffered to Mr.. Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay. His one exclamation was an
emphatic "Dee-lighted"
When the officers Of the ship which
was to take the ex-president to Eu-
rope caught sight Of the quaint adapta-
ton they accepted three dozen copies
to be placed on shlpboard. The mes
senger bearing them did not have ere
dentials to admit him to the ship, and
Mr.. Loeb helped the young fellow to de
liver the parcels to the steward. A III
tie later out at sea the passengers were
drinking from them and toasting Nj.
Roosevelt.
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trying a number OF occupations ann
finding that his education had inspired
him with a contempt for all OF them
he made up his mind that success Is
a gamble and he would Us lief gamble
with his pick as a prospector for mines
as in any other way. Five years after
Grating on the influences Of Greek
civilization on modern university hfe
he was twenty feet down In a hole In
Colorado hunting for gold.
Rather, he was hunting for more
gold. He had struck a vein that prom
lsed something and was following II
ND. 1t opened well rs he went down.
but the widening seemed rather to lead
to the western side of his claim. After
following 1t to his line he knocked on
and went away to put In a claim Tor
the adjoining property. He was too
late. The land had long ago been taken
up. After having been away from his
mine for some time he returned to II
to find a hole on the claim he had been
after. A good deal OF dirt had been
taken out, but not enough 10 show that
the claim was being worked by more
than n person.
Avery went to work again. following
his '.lead' down. since he had reached
his limit to the west. One day he dis
tinctly heard the sound of a pick In
that direction. His neighbor had evil
IDENTIFY struck the vein he had discov'
cred. Suddenly something gave way,
and the whole west side of the mine
| slid down, a mass Of loose dirt. There
| stood his neighbor. To Avery's aston
| Ishment the miner was q woman
though she wore high top boots and
| skirt to her knees. The two stood star
ing at each other by the dim light OF
their lanterns.
aYour face lis familiar to me- wal
the FIRST remark. Avery made 1t.
VI remember you perfectly" replied
the neighbor. "where have we metz
"You were speaking Of the influences
| Of Greek civilization on
"Blast the Greeks! II they had nevcl
existed perhaps I wouldn't be here.
| might have spent the time learning
something practical. BY the way. you
own grafton impressed me. You wer'
dilating ON the future of woman In GU
government, | believe"
eIt doesn't look as If | am to COVER
anybody down here, does III"
aNot unless you govern me. But, tel
me, how In the werld did you eyer hap
pen to come here?"
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Charles Hitchcock Sheriff.. who waa
recently appointed minister to Argen-
tina, Is author Of Stained Glass Tours
In France" At Yale Mr.. Sheriff. was q
noted sprinter and athlete. and rs q
lawyer In New York be has been ac-
lively interested In politics. His book
on stained glass tours was the result
Of several years touring In France.
Before sailing for South America he
saw through the press a new book
upon which he has been at work.
entitled STAINED Glass Tours In Eng
land"
There has been a food Of dialect
tales and poems, ranging all the way
from COED to the worst possible. In
truth the thing has been overdone.
Yet now and then appears a dialect
book SO true L nature and so charm
ing that 1t makes up for the many
dreary performances In the de-formed
spelling line. One Of these good ones
Is T. A Days "Carmina." just issued
by the John Lane company OF New
York. Days songs in italian dialect
have gone through the press Of the
entire country. He does not make the
mistake OF being always humorous.
though be Is = humorist Of parts. writ
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ing skits on the Philadelphia papers.
Many Of his Italian songs owe their
popularity to a tender pathos.
The authors official name Is Thomas
Augustine DAILY. but he Is known as
Tom all over Philadelphia and among
the writer's Of humorous columns from
New York to Los Angeles. Most Of
these young men who brighten the edi-
torial pages Of our leading dailies are
members Of an organization known as
the American Press Humorists. the ".
ganization whose prize joke was I'D.
hitting John ID. Rockefeller to mem-
bership. OF this aggregation DAILY was
at one time president. and when the
joke writers had their annual conven-
ton ut the Bellevue-Stratford In Phil
adelphla he carried Oh the honors 30
well and did such q lot Of entertain
ing that they have since loved him only
second to their pastor emeritus. Robert
j. Burdette.
Mr.. DAILY IL editor of the Catholic
Standard and Times. In which much
Of his best work has appeared. In
reality he Is an American Irishman-
that describes It better than the hack
neyed Irish American-which makes
his success In Italian dialect ell the
more surprising. He has already Is
sued n book under the title of Gao
zo-.i." which. with his work In che
newspapers. has put him far and away
In the lead of all Italian dialect writ
ers In the country. His fame is by no
means confined to the n field, how
ever, as his verse In straight English
and in his inherited Irish dialect IL
also widely copied.
The high esteem In which Mr.. Days
| glimpses into the life Of our American
| Italians is held Is shown by the fol-
lowing appreciation from the pen OF
Julian Hawthorne:
His Italian studies" says Mr.. Haw-
thorne. "are really marvellous. These
Italians have a captivating and inter
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- L Is said that 1t was not entirely
desire for dollars, to be had easily
with a successful play, that led
Booth Harrington to write his
share Of THE Man From Home"
The Hoosier novelist-playwright. hav-
ing a lot Of real American In him. was
so angered by the snobbery and the
toadyism Of various alleged Americans
he met in Europe that he thought he
would use the hammer" on them, and
he found the stage a better medium
than book or pulpit. Huntington Is SO
disguised with certain things he has
e abroad that he has unbosomed
himself with considerable freedom In
this fashion:
"Tm ashamed Of some Of my fellow
Americans. l am disguised with the
idiocy that possesses certain Of them
when they find themselves abroad. Un-
crowned kings we have been wont to
call ourselves, and asses topped with
the FOOLS cap and bells is what those
speak Of most nearly resemble. speak
Of that class with more money than
good sense; the class that by inference
DISTINGUISHES itself as the socially elect;
the class we others have come to know
as the idle rich: the class that makes
hysterical attempts to misally Its
daughters to the morally strabismic
and financially decrepit titular excres.
canoes of the old world. One may live
for a lifetime in a small city Of tbs