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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

Persons leaving the city for
icing or short period during the
TO them at the rate OF thirty
cents a month or seven cents a
week. Addresses may be changed
as desired. All mail subscriptions
must be paid In advance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

Experts sa.' Wellman's trip to the
Pole depends upon luck. Wen, he had
It didn't he2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

The Times is served IN the city Of Wash
lngton and District Of Columbia by news
boys. who deliver and collect for the paper
on their own account az the rate Of cents a
week
Entered at the postoffics ct Washington.
.. c., as second class matter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26
STEAMER IS UNDER
CHINESE BOYCOTT
Will Not Purchase Goods
Brought on Boat Which
Caused Uprising.

TOKYO. Aug. 26.-The Chinese per-
sistently boycott ali goods carried on
the steamship Tatsu Maru, owing to her
association in the former affair which
started the Canton boycott agar st
japanese goods.
The owner of the vessel has applied
to the department of communications
for permission to change the name of
the vessel, but he has not been Sue
cessful.
The Chinese boycott against japanese
goods had its origin in the Indignation
of the Cantonese people caused by what
they termed weak cowardice Of China
In acceding to the demands OF Japan
! relative TO the seizure of the Japanese
steamship Tatsu Maru off Macao on the
charge that she was engaged in run
ming contraband of war for Chinese
revOlutionists.
When captured the Tatsu Maru had on
board ]. 500 rifles and 40, 600 rounds Of
ammunition, all manifested, and 80 riff s
not on the manifest. In compliance
to pay $40, 200 for the cargo, pay he
costs caused by the seizure. salute tho
rehoisting Of the japanese flag on the
vessel and punish the officers RESPONSE
bic for the seizure.
The TatSu Maru was seized by Capt
Woo Kingyung, in command Of the
Pau Phi. Captain Woo was graduated
from the Lowell. Mass, high school.
and was near graduation from Yale
when he was recalled by his govern
ment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26
PROGRAM

March-"Jaok Tar ............. sousa
Overture-"Pique Dame 800. sumo
Nocturne-"The Monastery Bells"
Wely
Duet for correts-.'Die Forien"
King
Musicians, A whitcomb and
H Joergensen.
Selection-"The Red 3tHI' -. Herbert
Patrol-'.The Emperor's Trum-
peters, ..................... Volistedt
"reminiscences Of eOnenbach"
Conrad
THE star-spangled Banner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

School authorities are killing all the
germs in the buildings before the open
ing. Now let them get after the lazy
bug in the boy and all viii be serene.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

That new play. 1.-The Dollar Mark. ''
didn't appeal TO New Workers. They
want something like the million-donar
mark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

A dispatch from New York says the
Lambs viii seek larger quarters. Yes,
probably the nice commodious interiors
Of the Bulls and Bears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

A modern evangelist in an automo-
bile smash suggests the fiery chariots
OF old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

If the I'D is put on at Atlantic City
it will probably produce explosions in
several big cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

The sunragettes seem 70 have mas
tered the principles d manly politics so
far that they have to have detectives at
their meetings % suppress the grafters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

Uncle Joe's replies have to be care
fully denatured before printing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

without any bad feeling at all. we
certainly hope the sleeping car trust is
down on it's uppers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26

The secret Of keeping boys off the
street is TO give them homes they can
go TO in peace.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

rot told her or Toby's letter because
with II had come request to "say
nothin' ter the kid"
He felt that Polly was controlling
herself with an effort until he should
reach the end of Jim's letter, so he
hurried on.
1.-THE parsons promise didn't get TO
him mono too quick" he read. That
seemed to be what he was waitln' for.
He give up the night 1t come, an i
got him little room In hotel after
the show an let one of the other fell
lers get the stuff cut o. town, SOS l
could stay with him up to the finish,
II come round mornin'. There wasn't
much TO 1.-THE just seemed tired an
peaceful-llke, I'm glad he wrote what
he did,. he said, meanin' the parson.
she knows, she allus knows he whis-
pered, meanln' you, Poll, an then he
was on his way. He'd already give
me what was saved up for you, an
I'm sendln' 1t along with this A
blue money order for $3.50 had flut-
tered from the envelope when Douglas
opened It.
Il got everything ready afore | went
on the next day, an L went up an
saw the little spot on the hill where
they was goin' to stow him. lt looked
kinder nice, an the digger's wife said
she'd put some flowers on it now an
then. 1t was you what made me think
O. that, Poll, cause II seemed TO Inc
what you would "a done. You was al
lus so daffy about flowers, you an
him.
81 guess this letters too long for me
TO be a-soyin' much about the show
but the 'leap-a-death' girl got her'n
last week. She wasn't strong enough
for the job nohow. | done what
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

700 mucn ABSORBED IN each other 10
take much notice OF what was going
on about them.
They had not gone for their walk
today because Mandy had needed Polly
TO help make ready for the social to be
held in the Sunday school room to-
night.
Early I'm the afternoon Polly had
seen Douglas shut himself up In the
study. and she was sure that he was
writing, so when the village children
stopped In on the way from school for
Nandy's new made cookies she used
her customary trick to get them away
Tag; you're itv she cried and then
dashed ont the back door, pursued by
the laughing. screaming youngsters
Mandy followed the children TO the
porch ard stood looking after them as
the mad little band scurried about the
back yard. darted In and out among
the trees. then up the side OF the wood
| ed hill lust beyond the church.
| The leaves once more were red and
! yellow on the trees, but today the all
| was warm and the children were wear
Inc, their summer dresses. Polly's 1.-THE
| glrllsh figure looked almost tall by
/ comparison with the children about
her. She wore a plain, simple gown OF
white which Mandy had helped her e
make. II had been cut ankle length
for Polly was now seventeen. Hel
quaint. old fashioned manner, her serl
Gus ewes ard her trick Of knottlng hel
heavy brown hair low on her neci
made her seem older
Mandy waited until the children ha1
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

Mos 4 o'clock an dat Sunday school
room amt ready yet
Hasty picked up the empty box and
the stepladder and went out through
the gate. He had barely disappeared
when n peal OF laughter was heard
from the hillside, and before Mandy
could get out Of the way the young
sters came tumbling down the path
again.
"Lawsy lawsy! she gasped as Polly
circled around her, lodging the chill.
dren. "Yousc cheeks is red as plnies,
honey
Tag; you're it, Polly cried as she
touched the widows auburn haired Off.
spring on the sleeve. There was much
walling when Willie passed the tag to
little Jennie. the smallest girl IN the
crowd.
II won't play no more" she sobbed,
"'cause Is always H."
TO comfort her Polly began 10 sing
an old circus song that the children
had learned TO love, and the little ones
huddled about her In circle to hear
Of the wonderful Evan Amberg" who
used TO "walk right into the lions cage
and put his head I'm the Hons mouth >
The children were In a state Of nerves
that did credit to Polly as an enter
tainer when Hasty broke in upon the
song.
when 20 get a minute l want tRl
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

envy, no bitterness. Iney ioved ana
worked and event their way"
For once the pastor was powerless
In the presence OF grief. Both he and
Mandy left the room quietly, feeling
that Polly wished to be spared the
outburst of tears that sympathetic
word might bring upon her They al
lowed her to remain alone for time:
then Mandy entered softly with ten
der good night. and Douglas followed
her cheerily as though nothing ut all
had happened.
1t was many weeks before Polly
again became n companion 10 Douglas
and Mandy, but they did not intrudc
upon her grief. They waited patiently
for the time when youth should again
assert itself and bring back their
laughing mate to them.
CHAPTER VIII.
fTlTl HEN Polly understood that To-
MI by was actually gone II seem.
lVVl ed to her that she could never
~ laugh again. She had been too
young to realize the inevltablencss OF
death when Il came to her mother.
and now she could scarcely believe
that Toby would never. never come
back to her She felt that she must
he able to drag him back; that she
could not go on without him. She
wanted 10 tell him how grateful she
was for all his care OF her She
thought of the thousand little things
that she might have done for him. She
longcd to recall every impatient word
to him. His gentle, reproachful eyes
were always haunting her. you must
come back, Toby!" she cried you
must"
II was only when body and mind ha6
worn themselves out with yearnlnl
that numbness at last crept over her
and out OF this grew a gradual con
seriousness OF things about her and {
returning sense of her obligation L
others. She tried TO answer In he
old, smiling way and to keep her mlnt
upon what they were saying instead
of letting 1t wander away to the past
Douglas and Mandy were ovcrjoyet
to see the color creeping back to he
cheeks.
she Joined the pastor again In hi
visits to the poor. The women Of tn
town would often see them passing
and would either whisper to eacl
I other, shrug their shoulders or lif
their eyebrows with smiling lnsinua
lions, but Polly aa6 the nnstor wer
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

disappeared over the nil. THEN pegan
bustllng about, looking for the step
ladder which ITasty had left under the
vines of the porch. II had been a busy
day at the parsonage. A social always
meant perturbation for Mandy. She
called sharply to Hasty as he came
down the path which made short cut
TO the village.
SOS youse back, is yo'T' she asked
sarcastlcally.
"Sure is back" answered Hasty
good naturedly as be sank upon an
empty box that had held some things
for the social and pretended to wipe
the Precipitation from his forehead.
"AIassa John done send yo' to de
postofice two hours ago." said Mandy
ms she took the letters and papers from
his hand give minutes Is plenty oh
time for any niger to do dat job"
II done been detained Hasty
dravled.
"Youse always 'tained when dnr's
any work n.goln' on" Mandy snapped
Mt him.
" nUI y MISS iOliN AlNNiA AoNNNt
ignoring Mandy's reference to work.
"Ncbber yo' mind bout Miss Polly.
She don't want 20. Jes yo' done
fetch that stepladder into dc Sunday
school room"
but | wants her" Hasty insisted.
"rs been on very 'tIcular business
what she ought TO know bout"
"BuslnessT she repeated. "What
kind oh buSlnessi"
IL cot to fix de sunday school ROOM"
said Hasty ns he perceived her grow
Ing curiosity.
"You come heah, nigger!" Mandy
called. determined that none OF the
village doings should escape her "Out
Wild itv'
"Well. It's bout de circus" IIasty
answered. seating himself again on the
box. "Dey's showin' I'm Wakefield to-
night. an next month days comm
here"
used to be wld?" Mnndy's eyes grew
large with curiosity.
"Dc very same" and IIasty nodded
mysterlously.
How yo' know datT' Mandy was
uncertain whether to believe him.
"Cause da's big red wagon down.
| town wild de name oh dc show painted
on IT.. It's de advertiser one what
goes ahead wild nj de pictures wha
dey pastes up"
AN yo been hangln' roun' da
wagon
II done thought Miss Polly nigh
want 10 know
See here, lazy niger, don yo II
putin no circus notions into Miss Pc
ly's head. she don care no NOR
bout dem things since her Uncle lob
done die. She done been satisfied rigl
whar she am. Jes' yo' let her be-"
II amt done nothin'," Hasty pre-
tested.
"Nebber do do nothln'." growled Man
dy. Go long now an get a-work
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

| knowed how you was allus a-teelln'
bout her. | guess the leap-a-death's'
husband Is goin' TO jump his job soon,
If he gets enough saved up, cause him
an Barker can't hit 1t Off no more,
We got a good deal o. trouble among
the animals too. None o. the snakes
Is shcddln' like they ought TO, an
Jumbo's n-carryin' sixteen foot band
age around that trunk o hls'n cause
he got too fresh with Trixy's grub the
other night. an the new girafe's got
the Group In that seven foot neck o
his'n. guess you'll think ! got the pip
for fair this time. so I'll just get On 10
myself now an cut this short I'll be
writin' you agin when we hit Morgan
town.
YOUR OLD MUVVER JIM"
Douglas laid the letter gently on the
table. his hand still resting upon H. He
looked helplessly at the little. shrunk-
en- figure in the opposite chair. Polly
had made no sound, but her head had
slipped lower and lower, and she now
sat very quietly with her face I'm her
hands. She had been taught by Toby
and Jim never to whimper.
What plucky lot they are!'
thought Douglas as he considered these
three lonely souls. each accepting
whatever fate brought with no rebel
lion or even surprise. 1t was strange
world OF stOlcs In which these chill
dren of the amusement arena fought
ard lost. They came and went like
I phantoms, with as little consciousness
OF their own best interests as Of the
| great. moving powers OF the world
about them. They felt no throes OF
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

tie circus rider being left IN
x the parsonage, at first be-
cause of her Unborn love OF mischief
and later because Polly had become
second I'm her heart only TO the pastor
She went about her work, grooming
softly during the days Of Polly's con-
valescence. The deep, steady voice of
the pastor reading aloud in the pretty
window overhead was company. She
would often climb the stairs TO tell
them some bit OF village gossip and
leave them laughing at q quaint COM
ment about some inqulsitive sister Of
the church who had happened to incur
her displeasure.
AS spring came on Douglas carried
Polly down to the sunlit garden be-
meath the window. and Mandy flut-
tered about arranging the cushions
with motherly solic'vde.
More days slipped by and Polly began
to creep through the l.stlc, soft leaved
trees Mt the back of the church and to
look for the deep. b,Ic. sweet scented
violets. When she was able Douglas
took her with him to visit some Of the
outlying houses Of the poor. Her
woman's instinct was quick to per.
ceive many small needs In their lives
that he had overlooked and to suggest
simple. inexpensive joys that made
them her devoted friends.
Their evenings were divided between
making plans for these unfortunates
and reading aloud from the Bible oil
other books.
When Polly gained courage, Douglas
sometimes persuaded her to read to
him, and the little corrections that he
made at these times soon became
noticeable In her manner Of speech
She was SO eager, so starved fol
knowledge that she drank It as fast
as he could give 1t. 1t was during
their talks about grammar that Mandy
generally fell asleep I'm her rocker, hel
unfinished sewing still in her lap
When letter came from Jim ant
Toby II was always shared equally by
Mandy and Hasty, Polly and the pas
tor. But at last q letter came from
Jim only. and Douglas, who was asked
to read 1t, faltered and stopped aftel
the firstsfew words.
"It's no Use my tryin' to keep it from
you any longer. Poll" the letter began
"We amt got Toby with us no more
He didn't have no accident; It WASH
that. He just seemed kinder sick an
ailin' like ever since the night we haC
TO leave you behind. l used TO get hin
warm drinks an things an try I,
pull him through, but he was Away
n-chillin' and a'achin'. IL 1t wasn't on
thing It was another. l done all
knowed you'd "a wanted me to, an
the rest Of the folks was mighty whit
to him too. / guess they kinder fel
how lonesome he was. He couldn't &c
no more laughs In the show, so Barke
had to put on another man with hin
That kinder hurt him. too, i s'pose
an showed him the way that thing
was a-goin'. 1t was just after that h
wrote the parson a-tellin' him to neve
let you come back. He seemed to q
got an idee in his head that you wa
happier where you was. He wouldn
let me tell you bout his feelln' rocky
cause he thought It might mebb
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25
lGHT. 1898. By D0DD. MEAD An

CONTINUED from last weekly
laugh. Excite his sympathy with some
village underdog.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25

A spring came on DouglGs carried Polly
dolcn 10 the siinlit garden.
make you come back. She's dlfrrunt
from us he was alus a-sayin'. I
never spected 10 keep 'er.'
Douglas stopped. Polly was waiting
her face white and drawn, He had
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-06-25
CHAPTER VII.

q ri ANDY had secretly enjoyed the
lm commotion caused by the lit
III tie circus rider being left in
81 the parsonage. at first be
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09

Il woulu stay gladly" returned the
other, IF l thought that / were vel
come, but know that cannot be-"
Il will watt" said the woman.
Goodbye"
She extended her hand to him. He
seized 1t in his own trembling grasp
and kissed it. He remained a mo-
ment with his lips pressed to her hand
and she laid her other hand upon his
Bonded head. He heard her lips muir
muring words of prayer. He released
her hand, stopped lower, laid some
thing at her feet, turned and reso-
lutely marched out into the sunlight.
The woman lifted her hand, the
hand he had kissed. 1t was wet with
tears. The man had left her with
breaking heart. She sat down upon
the sand to think her thoughts during
her two hours wait. Her bare foot
touched something metallic She bent
over and picked 1t up. 1t was HIS
watch. He had placed it there. The
simple kindness, the spontaneous gen.
erosity of the little action moved her
as had not all his pleas, and she min.
gled her own tears with his upon her
hand.
She looked at the watch after a
while and found that more than two
hours had elapsed, nearly three. The
latter part of the time had fed swiftly
in thoughts of him. She was hungry
and thirsty, too. 1t was noon. She
went out on the sands. The yacht
was nowhere to be seen. She could
not have gotten below the hori-
zon. She OWNED that he had sailed
around the island and away in that
direction.
There was a pile of boxes and
things on the sand above the high
water mark. She stepped toward 1t
and opened one of the sea chests. 1t
was filled with books ard papers,
strange collection He had ransacked
the yacht for her. Another chest con-
tanned provisions with which she had
long been unfamiliar. There were tot
let articles, pieces Of cloth, writing
paper, pencils. heaping profusion of
all that he fancied she might need,
that might aHord solace and compan-
ionship to her and alleviate the loneli-
ness Of those hours. In her heart she
thanked him, and lifting up her hands,
she blessed him again. He had made
life possible and tolerable to her. She
could write, she could read, she could
sew. And all this while she could
hope and dream.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09

from her, overwhelmed by her death
surely, saddened beyond present COM
fort 1t must be, yet so occupied that
insensibly his grief would be light
ened by the only thing after all that
makes life bearable in certain con.
tingencies. and that is work. Work!
She. too. had work to do.
She rose to her feet doggedly as she
thought of that and considered what
she could do. Her eyes fell upon the
ashes of the signal fire. She contem-
plated 1t as the specter of some Hindu
woman whose body had been burned
upon such an affair might look upon
her pyre. 1t was she who had lighted
the beacon. Her hand had called the
world to her side. She thought how
he had begged her not to do so, how
ne had declared himself content and
happy to live with her alone-the
world forgetting, by the world forgot!
For the first time she broke down
completely. She buried her face in
her hands. her body reeled and shook
with sobs, the tears trickled through
her fingers.
She must make another beacon, she
thought. And then 1t came to her that
they had taken away the flint and
steel. She had no means of lighting It,
That realization developed other
thoughts. Her Bible was gone; her
clothes were gone; her toilet articles,
her scissors, her watch, her knife.
They had taken everything. They had
left her nothing, absolutely nothing
What did It matter? She could dress
herself with fern leaves and make
shifts to bind them about her with
cords that she could plat of the grass
which should tear with her sweet
strong hands. And what did 1t matter
what she wore? There was no one
there to see. But for the long habit
OF modesty, she would have torn away
and thrown aside the make-shifts that
fell from her shoulders.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-09
SYNOPSIS.

c,se ~ Eft xIV.-The woman
IT,. the yacht. She tells her on, .eevs'
~. man on board had iniursd h.. ~
CHAPTER xv.-L,np,ord ,o,
katharine. He declares that .h. !. e.
Tree to love anyone but him II. III.
VIC man that Katharine had been hi.
killed. escapes being
ShAPTER xvI.-An American crp,...
Tppears. Omcers hear the whole story
ina roIu declares his love for Rather
INC ana asks her 70 marry him
LATTER XVII.-Katharine tells what
S S mas learned of her comnanion's no
r rne declares she will marry M other
me man says he still loves her but IN:
''e'aeions have made a change.
,, GhAPTER xvIII.-The cruisers chan
r 1il recognizes the man as one NJ ~.
family. '''iahcs 10 That
shApTER XIX.-Katharlne declare.
ner intention of remaining alone On ~ -
~shn, saying Charnock had failed her
49, lne test came. She insists on Char.
niebt euns ABOARD the cruiser for the
morning. answer !" THO
oSHAPTER XX.-Repentance comes 70
Snarnock after night OF bitter reflec-
uon' He swims ashore to see Katharine
eno ask forgiveness. He is found uncon-
sSlous on the shore beside F,atharine's
''othes' The latter cannot be found.
CHAPTER XXI.-After two davss
search Katherine is given up for dead.
hiding place.