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There Is only one question, Herr
Grumbach. 1t says here that you were
a native OF Bavaria before going to
America How long ago did you leave
Bavaria?'
"A good many years, your excellency.
Grumbach inspected the label in his hat
you have. of course. retained your
Bavarian passport"
Carmichael was now leaning forward
in his chair. deeply interested. He saw
that the chancellor was watching Grum-
bach as cat watches mouse hole.
Grumbach brought forth bulky wal
let. The edges of Bank of England notes
could be seen, of fat denominations.
Here 1t is, your excellency; little
ragged, but readable still.
The chancellor went over it carefully.
Herr Captain, do you know this COM
patriot?"
I'VE fought side by side in the Ameri-
can war 1 saw no frregularity in his
papers. / am rather astonished to see
him here and not at the police bureau
if any question has arisen over his pass
ports
Fought side by side" the chancellor
repeated thoughtfully. Then he is no
stranger to you?
II do not say that. We were, however.
in the same cavalry. only in different
troops. Grumbach, you have your hon
orable discharge with your
Grumbach went into his wallet still
again. This document the chancellor
read with an interest foreign to the af-
fair under his hand. Presently he laughed
softly. Why, he could not readily have
told.
II am sorry, Herr Grumbach. All this
unnecessary trouble simply because of
the word Bavaria"
mo trouble at all, your excellency."
restoring his papers. 81 have seen the
inside OF real palace. and never ex-
pecte-. such an honor"
How long will you be making your
visit?"
only few days. your excellency.
Then shall proceed to Bavaria
Your excellency has no further or
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at West Point in later years was due to
the influence of young Capt. Hitchcock.
when he stood for authority and discipline
at that institution. His service in the Semi
mole and Mexican wars made Of him vet
eran in actual experience comparatively
early, and 1t was one Of the great misfor
tunes Of the government that at the out
break of the civil war he had reached an
age when he felt that he should not as
sumo responsibility in the field. Conse-
quently his exceptional talents as an or
ganizer and strategist were utilized
chiefly at headquarters throughout the
interstate strife. He suffered a serious
accident in March. 1866. by being struck
by runaway horse near the War De-
partment. the shock so shaking his health
that he failed thenceforth until his death
i'm August. 1870. Gen. Hitchcock's COM
ments on the civil war period are COM
paratively brief. but are clear and In
cisive. He was possessed of a remark
able literary style. and had he been
granted longer lease of life might have
written one of the most valuable histories
of the civil war in existence. DR.. Croft
futs work as editor has been so con-
scientiously performed that the reader is
carried through the work with sense of
constant association with the vigorous
personality which this volume so strik
ingly portrays.
THURSTON OF ORCHARD VALLEY.
BY Harold BindlosS, author of The
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who has been given a most congenial
task. affording ample opportunity for the
play OF a very delicate and delightful
vein of fancy. The Great Sea Horse
is evidently an exuberant and spirited
fairy tale dealing largely with the in
habitants of the bottom OF the ocean,
such as the great horse himself. the
mermaid, the ocean giant Neptune. the
devifish, merry jerry, the dogfsh, the
merboy, the octopus. the witch and
others. Mr.. Elliott has utilized all these
personages and more in his illustrations.
which are among the most charming
pinkies and mikes are very real and con-
vincing and are shown in the doing
of the most amusing things possible and
impossible. A. great deal of thought and
these pasteIs The Soap Bubble Castle
is simply lovely One fears that it will
collapse while one looks at it. but 1t
does not. The glimpses of the wonderful
island are enchanting and make us
want to get there at once; in fact. the
whole series of pictures is so alluring
and the atmosphere of the submarine
regions is wildly realized that the
visitor feels as if he had been introduced
to a hitherto undiscovered part of the
world. full of mystery and strange
beauty Mr.. Elliott is an excellent
draughtsman, and in these pastels he re-
veals scheme of color which Is delcate
and extremely attractive" All of which
is exceedingly tluc.
The qualities of simplicity and frank
ness that are observed in Mr.. Elliott S
mural painting are likewise to be noted
in his illustrations. Apparently he ap-
proaches his subjects with interest and
without affectation. Children, he claims
should have the best. Put your cheap
prints in the drawing room and the one
great painting you may chance to pos
sess in the nursery" he says. And Ger
tainly In this instance he has given gen.
erously His fairies are really fairy-ike
dainty. small, exquisite. His sea crea-
lures belong to Neptune's domain. To
be sure. credit for the creation goes to
the author of the book. but by the artist
it has been clothed in pictorial form.
And this is fact worth noting-the in
terdependence of text and Illustration
for too seldom does it exist. To be sure
the illustrations are interesting independ
emily but in each instance they suggest
tale and pique curiosity. They have
been done with the limitations Of the re-
productive color methods in view but at
the same time with considerable freedom.
There is occa sionally a trace of Japanese
influence. as. for example. in the Hum
ming Bird Airship. but also a flavor of
the Italian school is discernible. The ex-
hibition at the Fischer galleries will con-
time until March g.
Mr. Elliott was born in England in
April, 1858, and was educated under pri
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CHAPTER VII.-Continued.

1T was a momentary dream 1 had; and
the thought of it's utter impossibility
caused me to shrug. / assure your high
ness that 1t was a philosophical shrug,
such as the stoics were wont to indulge
in" He spoke lightly. Only his eyes
were serious.
'And this dream; was there not a
woman In it?''
"Oh. no; there was only an angel
She knew that it was not proper to
question him in this manner; but neither
her heart nor her mind were formal to-
night.
you interest me: you always interest
me. You have seen SO many wonderful
things. And now 1t is angels"
"Only one. your highness" This was
daring. But perhaps j am putting my
foot where angels fear to tread which
was still more daring.
Angels ought not to be afraid of
anything She laughed: there was q
pain and a joy In the sound OF it. She
read his heart as one might read a writ
ten line.
Dreams are always unfinished things"
he said. getting back on safer ground.
What is she like. this angel?' forcing
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Cattle Baron'S Daughter, etc Mlth
Frontispiece in Colors by W. Her
bert Dunton. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes Company.
Mr. Bindloss writes so many stories
that it is remarkable that he can keep
his pace without showing signs of the
wear and tear of tor-pressure compost
ton .Thurston of Orchard Valley" is in
some respects his best work. strong.
clear. clean-cut presentation of the man
of action wrestling success from obdurate
society and stubborn nature. This is
tale of engineering in the northwest. OF
fights with rocks and rivers, pitched bat
ties between machinery and brains on the
one hand and the elements on the other
Thurston and his allies were confronted
bv still another foe. tho treachery ana
envy of rivals who heSitated at no device
to thwart his plans and ruin him ana ms
chief The tale moves briSkly. with an
abundance of local color and virile refiec-
ton of the pulsing life of the frontier. A
romance develops. with the usual retarda-
ton of affection on the part OF PROUD
woman until the climax one feels some
what dubious of Godfrey Thurston's do
mestic happiness after his marriage Win
the woman of his heart. who, despite all
her grace is nevertheless suspicious, Jeai-
Gus and difficult.
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Hitchcock. L. S. A. Edited by ". y
Croffut. PHI. y. New York: G. T..
Putnam's Sons.

Hitchcock. L. S A. Edited by ". ~
Croffut. PHI. y. New York: G. r.
Putnam'S Sons.
DR.. Croffut's chief embarrassment in
his task of presenting an autobiography
ical portrait of Ethan Allen Hitchcock
has been chiefly one of riches. Gen.
Hitchcock was an indefatigable diary
keeper. He left trunks fun of these in
innate memoranda of impressions and
recollections. and the EDITORS task has
been one of selection and arrangement.
DR.. Croffut has done this work so sue
cessfully that any reader who gets into the
volume past the necessary genealogical
stage is certain to go on and on to the
end. Ethan Allen Hitchcock was a
unique character. an Independent thinker.
sternly devoted to principle, conscientious
in all his works and uncomprOmising in
his view of life He was in the highest
sense "A religious man. though disoe-
lever in some of the doctrines of denom-
AS cadet at West Point
and later as newly created officer sta
toned at the Military Academy, he took
the highest possible view of the military
career. and it was inevitable that he
should come into conflict with the au-
tlorities on questions Of discipline. He
did not hesitate to array himself in oppo-
sition to even so doughty an opponent as
President Andrew Jackson. 1t may be
that the excellence of the military school
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the home Of Mrs. Potter Palmer in Chi
cago. In 1904 the Metropolitan Museum
purchased a red chalk portrait he had
drawn of Mrs. Howe, whose portrait in
painted. OF this latter. work Queen Mar
gherita said: 1T. is, q portrait mot
merely of a beautiful old. woman, burt of
old age as 1t ought to be- - -s--.~
Mr.. Elliott is intGWashington. at present
experimenting the ). enlightenment of his
mural painting at the National Gallery,
which, owing to the unfinished condition
of the rotunda. will be temporarily ex-
hibited in the National Gallery hall.
THE opening today of an exhibition
of sculpture by Mrs. Bessie Potter
Vonnoh at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art is
an event of much interest. Not only is 1t
the first exhibition of sculpture that the
Corcoran Gallery has held under it's di-
rect auspices. but the quality of Mrs
Vonnoh's work well merits distinction
A portion Of the loan room to the right
of the stairs on the first floor, wherein
were shown the Saint Gaudens medallions
has been screened off for the purpose
and therein with touch of foliage sup
piled by growing plants have been set
forth about thirty small bronZes and
a group Of sketches. There is probably
no one VINO mas IN sculpture rendered
femininity with as much charm as Mrs
Vonnoh Some one has aptly likened her
figures to those pictured by Dewing be-
cause Of a common refinement. It is
possible, however, that hers are the
more robust and tangible If none the
less lovely. The grace, the beauty Of
womanhood, she seems to have conserved
with it's true womanliness and nobility
Many of her groups are of young
mothers and children. Sometimes 1t is
a baby held closely in the arms occa-
sionally there are two-sometimes three
varying in size from the baby up. AL
ways there is expressed maternal ten
derness and the confiding love of the
child for the mother. But never does
the sentiment override the art of the
production. Each group is essentially
Sculpturesque. None is a toy-a mantel
ornament. When several figures are en-
ployed they are SO placed as to build up
single composition. and when one alone
is set forth it is held I'm pleasant rela-
ton with its base. Furthermore, the
technique is delightful.
There is significance in the way the
medium has been handled, lishtness as
well as sureness of touch being evinced.
Here are works of art full of beauty
and fine suggestion. Without exception
the figures are vital, the dancers are light
as air, the children are by no means
dolls, and yet with this buoyancy is an
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Kings Letter.

The ambassador from Jugendheit, Baron
Won Steinbock, was not popular in Drei-
berg, at least not among the people, who
still held to the grand dukes idea that
the kingdom had been behind the alb
duction Of the Princess Hildegarde. The
citizens scowled at his carriage. they
scowled at the mention of his name. they
scowled whenever they passed the en-
bassy, which stood in the heart of the
fashionable residences in the KONG
strasse. Never hot-headed Dreiberger
passed the house without a desire to
loot it. to scale the piked fence and bat
ter in the doors and windows. Stein
book himself was polished, amiable
gentleman. in no wise meriting this ill
feeling. The embassy was I'm ali manner
the most important in Dreiberg, though
Prussia and Austria ovcrshadowed it in
wealth and prestige.
(To be continued tomorrow)
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chancellor's cabinet. He wanted to be
alone. He made known his business to
the chancellors valet who admitted him.
He stopped just across the threshold. To
his surprise the room was already ten
anted. Grumbach and a police officer!
why Grumbach. what are you doing
here?" cried Carmichael.
waiting for his excellency. We have
been here something past an hour"
What's the trouble?' Carmichael in
CURED
Your excellency knows as much as 1
do" said the officer. who was in fact no
less than the subchief of the bureau.
And / am in the dark, also" said
Grumbac.. twirling his hat.
Carmichael walked about, studying the
many curios. Occasionally Grumbach
wiped his forehead. and. absently. the
inner, rim of his hat Perhaps the three
chancellor came in. He bowed cordially
and drew chairs about his desk. He
placed Grumbach in the full glare of
the lamp. Carmichael and the subchief
were I'm the half-light. The chancellor
was last to seat himself.
Herr Grunlbach." said the chancellor
in a mild tone. Il should like to see
your papers"
my passports. your excellency?"
Yes
Grumhach laid them on the desk i'm
perturbably. The chancellor struck the
bell. His valet answered Immediately.
Send Breunner the head gardener, at
once"
He is in the anteroom, excellency."
Tell him to come in.
The chancellor shot piercing glance
at Grumbach. but the latter was study
ing the mural decorations
Carmichael sat tight in his chair. GU
rious TO learn what IT. was all about.
Breunner entered. He was thin and
partly bald and quite nifty.
'Breunner her highness will need
many flowers tomorrow. See to it that
they are cut in the morning"
1T shall be done, excellency."
The chancellor turned to the passports.
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pleted the entire number required within
an amazingly short space Of time. About
Christmas the book was published and
just four weeks ago the original draw
ings were exhibited at the Copley Gal
lery in Boston, whence they have
come directly here Referring to this
exhibition. the art critic of the Boston
Transcript said 1T is of unusual interest
on account of the nventiveness. ingenuity
and imag nation displayed by the artist.
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element of repose which prevents the inn
preston of arrested motion. With the
utmost care, which amounts in reality
to art. have these small sculptures been
set forth. the bases upon which they
stand in several instances being designed
purposely for them by Herman Dudley
Murphy. and even the pedestals upon
which they are placed having been Sc
cured for this exhibition, deliberately made
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vate tutors. He studied in Paris under
CaroIus Duran and in Rome under Jose
di Vilegas. He married Miss Maud
Howe, the youngest daughter of Mrs
Julia Ward Howe. and has made his
home in Boston, though much of his
time has been spent either at Rome or in
travel. The Triumph of Time" the cell
ing in the children's room of the Boston
Public Library. is his work, as is also
The Vintage" a ceiling and frieze in
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around ON my heel That one has to go
to Europe to find paintable material he
does not believe. The pictures he has
discovered in Washington and is painting
are down by the Center Market and MS
vantage point is window in the New
Museum building Picturesque enough IN
deed are the transcrptions he has made,
the varying color of the houses together
with the movement of the passers on the
streets. Mr.. Little uses pure color, as 90
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ders?" said the head gardener patiently.
Good heaven, Breunner, 1 had tor
gotten all about you. There is nothing
more. Gentlemen, your pardon for hav-
ing detained you SO long. Herr Captain,
you will return with me to the ball
roOm?"
IF your eXcelency will excuse me. no.
I am tired. ] shall return to the hotel
with Herr Grumbach."
LAS you please. Good night.
The three left the cabinet under va
rious emotions. The subchief bowed him
self off at the gates. and Carmichael and
Grumbach crossed the Platz leisurely.
How did you come by that Bavarian
passport" asked Carmichael abruptly.
1T is a forgery, my friend. but his
excellency will never find that out
You have me all at sea. Why did he
bring in the head gardener and leave him
standing there all that While?"
He had sound purpose, but 1t fell.
The head gardener did not recognize me. :"
DO you know him.?
Yes He is nv elder brother"
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the stress Of weight. The exhibition win
continue for week or more.
+
THE exhibition of portraits by Wilhelm
Funk of New York which for the
past fortnight has been occupying the
hemicycle hall OF the Corcoran Gallery of
Art concludes today, and will be replaced
by the Society Of Washington Artists
annual exhibition, which opens next Sat
urday evening with a private view and
reception. This exhibition will consist OF
Oil paintings and sculpture by local art
lists, and promises to be of very genuine
interest. Through the generosity of Ralph
Cross Johnson two prizes will be awarded
for the two pictures adjudged most mer-
itorious.
A T the Veerhoff galleries a special ex-
"A hibition of .'old masters'' from the
collection of the Erich galleries. New
York, opened Wednesday and will con-
tinue until March Is. Included in this
exhibition are portraits, landscape and
figure paintings by great men OF the
French, Italian. Dutch and Spanish
schools. Not the greatest perhaps, but
master painters, whose works guarantee
example, there is a remarkable portrait
by Wilhelm Drost-a likeness Of himself
which has admirable quality, suggestive
of Rembrandt whose pupil he was. And
there is Hubert Drouais portrait of a
Lady in Blue as lovely as any of Ma
tiers paintings. There is also in the col
lection splendid example of the Span
lard Riberas painting, figure Of a man,
called 'St. Paul. and a very charming
child portrait by Sir Peter Lely. The dec
orative value of these old paintings cam
not be overlooked, and the brilliant man
ner in which an impression was retained,
though built up bit by bit through end
less labor, is, in the light of modern i'm
petuosity and restlessness, little less than
miraculous.
n HILIP LITTLE Of Boston, or more
properly of Salem, Mass. is In
Washington. spending a week or more on
his way to Minneapolis. where an exhibit
ton of his paintings is to be held. Sup
posedly he is on a holiday. but scarcely
had he arrived when he discovered GER
tain alluring subjects and set to work.
Some one asked Mr. Little once how he
managed to find so many attractive
themes, and his reply was. by simply
standing still anywhere and turning
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those of the impressionists' school, but
he works out his theories of light according
to his own formula or instinct. His pic
lures. while high keyed. have tone and
are found decorative in quality. In the
Pennsylvania Academys recent exhibit
ton he made a most excellent showing
and this winter collections Of his work by
special invitation have been shown in the
Worcester Art Museum. the Rhode Island
School Of Design at Providence and in
Boston.
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URAL painting and book illus
IN ~ trating may seem to be but re-
motely related. yet not in
Il frequently artists who have won
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the original manuscript by F. w.
Eain. New York: G.. +. Putnam's
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DUDOLPH EVANS. who began his ca
N reer as sculptor in this city, but has
for some years been residing in or near
New York, was in Washington recently
modelling a portrait bust of the little son
Of Milton E. Allies. A bust in marble OF
Liberator Boliver which Mr.. Evans has
lately completed is now in the Corcoran
Gallery, having been loaned by the Vene-
Zuelan minister, by whom it will be pre-
sented to the bureau of American re-
publics.
y 4
THE Society of the Applied Arts held
its monthly meeting at the home Of
Mrs. Harry Pierce Thursday evening. Miss
Clara Saunders read a paper on Greek
vases. illustrated by photographs Of the
subject. At the regular meeting of the
the design class continued the subject Of
Subordination.
A N exhibition Of paintings by the late
I John X. Souther will be held at the
Shelby Clark galleries on G street next
week. opening Monday. Mr.. Souther was
a young painter of uncommon promise.
THE art season reaches it's height In
New York this month. Next week
the National Academy of Design opens
its regular annual exhibition. About
the 10TH the Whistler exhibition at the
Metropolitan Museum opens and before
the end OF the month The Ten have
their yearly show at the MontroSs GAL
leries. Besides which several important
sales are scheduled
THE Art Talk" will be given at the
Corcoran School Monday afternoon
at quarter past as usual. Richard n.
Brooke will be the speaker.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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B9I3t.
Doyle Sir A. c.. Crime OF the Congo. Gs6-
DTS
Fa,rlong c. W. Gateway to the Sahara
G19l-F976.
Springer j. NJ. Heart OF Central Africa.
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Wollaston A. F. Il. From Ruwenzori TO the
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