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determining On the next day to apprise Jean of
it. In the evening sat around, waiting for his
return. At last he into the room, threw us
each nod and strained smile, and sank into a
chair.
0NE and all surrounded him, and Rene, who
~ had been elected spokesman pitched right into
business.
look here, Jean! You know how much we all
think of you old man. Now We re not going to let
you eat your heart out this way. You've simply
got to take hold of yourself and at once, and the
best way to do it is-well. between we're going
to that you have another violin, the finest that
can be had
Jean looked from to the other of us, stupidity
at first; then that strange flash into his eyes
that l have never seen in any but his own, and
rising abruptly from his chair, he steaded himself
against the back.
Another one!' He laughed But the irony
the bitterness, of that laugh than wall.
Then he flushed excitedy Another one! AS if there
could be another one! AS if would have it were
there million! Tell me- the soul of my old
violin animate frame? All! do you think
my heart has no likelihood in it? Do you think am
devoid of all gratitude and constancy? But it is
because you do not know. You did not know did
you, that it my love. My love! do you hear?'
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almost imperceptible shrug of her shoulders.
l looked at her. Tell her the sequel, the last
joys the crushing loss the heartbreak, the despair
the complete self abandon, of that poor, wrecked
life? Lay bare his wounds for her to gaze with
that cold Indifferent stare? Never! The words would
have stuck in my throat if I attempted such thing.
Reverently l tucked away my little story in a
corner of my heart, until Kathleen and l should be
alone together.
There was a tap on the door. One of the at
tendants of the hotel handed card to Kathleen.
and l saw her brows knit with perplexity as she
scanned it.
The Marquis de Saulniers?"
She looked to me for enlightenment; but Louise
and, saunterng over to my wife, laid her hand
lightly on her
1.-The Marquis is calling at my request" Then she
turned to me with smile. You seem to hesitate,
Harry with your story-and it is better Jean
and his violin departed this life,-one to dust.
and the other to ashes: Let us not resurrect I'm,
pleasant memories Besides, she paused and seemed
to be listening for step in the hall We watched
that gracious smile break out upon her face as there
appeared on the threshold the wealthy old noble
man, fresh and Respondent from the hands of his
valet" besides" and she stepped forward with her
accustomed grace, Il want to present you both to
my fance Monsieur lie Marquis de Saulniers.''
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 1s. 1910

He shrieked out the last words in spasm of grief
and went on.
This alone of all creatures failed to
respond to my touch. This alone ever laughed with
me when | was happy and wept with when l
was sad With all her variations l found her always
as 1 would have her. Together we have moved
thousands to JOY and to tears. At her touch have
trembled in an ecstasy of delight. She was my
happiness my glory, my passion my life! l tell
you more than all these she my love Do you
know what that means? And you would have
take another!'
"Suddenly his excitement died and he came and
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last,-and we found him the next morning with
smile on his lips"
Henri ceased speaking. A hush had fallen over
us all, and for few moments remained motion
less except for the putting of cigarettes At last
rose and held out my hand to him, to each one of
them.
Thank you," 1 said Il hope we may meet
again. Then l walked very slowly back to my
hotel to tell Kathleen.
A S l stepped out of the elevator at the second
floor | remarked that of the doors of our
suite aar and that there issued from it not only
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was all he had to say the subject You may be
sure it was not difficult for Jean to obtain appoint
ments; the trouble lay in not undertaking too many
His violin the love of his life and you know what
a wonder it was. unrivaled in softness and pureness
of tone. Jean loved it with passion man loves
woman; he loved it with the tenderness of father
for child 1t his sole happiness his sole distrac
ton. In it's sound he forgot all else.
ONE night he was engaged to play at the theater
~ of X The house completely carried away.
1t shouted, clapped stampeded, and he was radiant
at their his and his violns. 1t had begun
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INTO the depths OF a big leather
chair and tell her, as | had
heard it, the story of Jean.
Still, though that was denied
me, | was in far too unsociable
a mood to join however small
a gathering. l would slip by
the open door, all unobserved,
and burrow, if need be, in the
farthest recess of my dressing
room.
But, no, there was that ex-
quisite voice l knew so we'll;
and then it said. Why, there's
Harry!"
l halted in my tracks, to be-
hold Louise in all her loneliness
despite which, believe me, my
greeting was none too cordial
when l was saddened by such
memories.
And it was Kathleen who ex-
tinguished the last spark of hope
in my bosom by announcing that
Louise was to dine with US and
spend the evening.
I WAS not very entertaining,
1 fear. l lapsed off periodically
into fits of guinness, while that
wonderful voice would recall me
from a little room in the Latin
Quarter with its oldtime almost
careSSinp utterance of nv
name.
Why, Harry! What is the
trouble? Aren't you well?"
And so she went on and on with
her chatter.
At last l could endure it no
longer. rose and strobe over
to the chimney with my back to
the fire and my hands clasped
behind me. Somehow l can al
ways discourse to more advan-
tage when standing on the
hearth rug.
do you want to know" l
asked.
"Ceytes." Louise always af-
fected the intermingling of
French words in her ordinary
conversation.
1T concerns a former &C
quaintance of yours, Louise" l
said.
All! And who, pray?" Her
brows lifted daintily in interro-
cation.
" Jean!"
She glanced at me quickly.
her lip curled never SO slightly.
her nostrils dilated,-the very
nearest approach Louise ever
made to looking disagreeable.
Then she turned away with an
L. chr,1n of her shoulders
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to ram, and when IL was Time LOT
us to leave it was pouring in tor
rents. We finally persuaded
Jean, much against his will, to
leave his violin in one of the
dressing rooms, and then he and l
and Andre there sauntered off
for late refreshment to little
cafe near home, of which we were
habitues.
I'VE had been sitting some
time at the table when we sud-
denly heard the cry of Fire!
Fire! The theater of K. on fire!.
1 looked at Jean. He had gone
deathly white and, rising to his
feet, he threw his glass from him
and rushed out of the cafe, fol-
lowing. But he seemed to be
borne along by some supernat-
ural force; for soon lost sight
of him, and when l at last
reached the theater it was to
give up all hope of ever seeing
him again. 1t was impossible
that anyone could withhold his
frenzied impetuosity. or that
anyone entering those flames
could ever come out alive. l
turned away sick at heart: when
l thought l saw him at the very
entrance, fighting like mailman
in the grip of several gendarmes.
l ran to him. Jean, Jean!' l
cried. Come, ! beg you; it is no
use! Don't you see we are too
later
He turned at the sound of my
voice and seemed to realize the
futility of further resistance. The
gendarmes abandoned him to
me, and together we wendell our
way to our rooms. All the way
he said not a word, and | dared
not address him. His face was
white and drawn, and in his eyes
was so great an anguish that it
made me sick to see him. He
did not undress, but simply
threw himself on the bed from
sheer exhaustion. The next
morning he was gone, his bed
still unmade.
I'VE were terrified, fearing
the worst. Of what might he not
be capable in such a frame of
mind? We secretly had search
organized for him; but late that
night he staggered back, worn
and grief stricken, and we made
him let us undress him and put
him to bed.
"Then we put our heads
together,-somet must be
done for him! He had probably
been walking all day and without
food; for he was weak as a child
and swayed when he stood on
his feet. So we had our council
of war and took our resolution,
determining ON the next day t
it. In the evening we sat aroul
return. At last he came into t
each a nod and a strained smi
chair.
0NE and all we surrounded h
~ had been elected spokesman
business.
look here, lean! You kno,
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y CNuM attn. Sxsss' ''sS1
SsE1r oHLaM RisF3

81 am sorry. Miss-er-er," the editor
glanced at the card on his desk, Miss Ell
lison, but the story is useless to me-
1t is not the kind of thing we ever use
for the knapsack. Perhaps you may be
more fortunate elsewhere
The girl did not speak; her disappoint-
ment was so intense that If she had spok-
en- she would have sobbed. There was ST.
lence In the room for "a moment during
which the sleek-looking young man at the
desk carefully examined his well-kept
fingernails then She collected herself. II
am sorry, too she said. simply: II hoped
1t might do for you. ! am very much
obliged to YOU for seeing me about it,.
The man gave sigh of relief. The look
of disappointment on the girls face and
the catch of her breath during that mo-
ment of silence had NOT been lost on him.
He had feared a scene and was beginning
to reVile the good nature that had induced
him to see her himself instead of reiegat-
ing he: TO the mercies of his sub-editor, u
brisk young man with Wonderful knacll
of disposing OF even the most persistent
visitors. 10 have pretty girl weeping in
ones editorial sanctum was not IA desir-
able thing, and Ralph Hendrie suffered an
agony of apprehension in those few Sec
OndS.
1.-The title is good he added partly be-
cause he really thought SO and partly be-
cause he felt that hef Self-poSseSSlon mef-
tied some slight reward. Very good. l
may say, a most original one.
The girl gathered together her threads of
courage. DO you think" she said thopng
that her agitation did not show itself in
her voice, for how could this urbane young
man know how badly She wanted money
and how much depended on the story being
accepted? would you advise mc-do YOU
think, / mean, that if altered the story a
/. H.,
it them?
81 am afraid not said the man. YOU
see it is not the style of thing We want.
not light enough, not cheerful enough. not
we'll it would have to be entirely rewrit-
ten and even then it might mol do you
see?.
This was final. Barbara Ellison bowed
her head. THANK YOU she said. Il am
very much Obliged to you. Good after
noon"
Good afternoon" said the editor as he
held the door open for her to pass out.
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KEEP BABY's SKIN CLEAR

Few parents realize how many es-
Unable lives have been embittered
and social and business success pre-
vented by serious skin affections
which so often result from the neglect
of minor eruptions in infancy and
childhood. With but a little care and
the use of the proper emoluents. baby's
skin and hair may be preserved, puri-
fed and beautified, minor eruptions
prevented from becoming chronic and
torturing, disfiguring rashes, hchings,
limitations and chafings dispelled.
To this end, nothing is so pure, so
sweet, SO speedily effective as the con-
slant use of Cuticura Soap. assisted,
when necessary, by Cuticura Ointment.
Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
sole proprietors. Boston, for their free
S2-page cuticura Book, telling all about
the care and treatment of the skin.
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eff you care TO submit anything else
shall be pleased to consider it,

eff YOU care TO submit. ANYTHING else i
shall be pleased to consider. it'5
~, - T.; .,o
es aasss az. s'e io a,.u ~ ,' VIZ.
10, ~, ~, -, ~. ,,,,, IN,
IN HOY oyes ovarAow Sha lookod at the
long or velone in har hand and !, feeliny
of ;,nrotent f,,rv ..,i,,sti n hersn,f ,Nhv
should n he refusn9p WHY shonld othsr
noonle got their storics ,,nb,ished ANA
WIN, u,aro borv .,lu.,ys ro,,,rncda ~ don't
baiiovo thay o,a,, ,,et road ). she told hnr
.elf h;tt.r,. "rl,c, 500 5t,nv arr, ,r,. ,v an,
,nknown writer and DOM bother aa,out
then,o Then tho yust of furv PASSED
6,uav ,s shr RENE ,ni,er,d maj Mr. uenarja
bad al lcast said tl,.,t ,bn t;tIc wac GOOD
n was a, any rate oripinaI she ,emcn-
borad ,,nu, ..,,o ,.d fonnd II Years ago
when she was 3loo,sinp rs sbe often did nj
the books on "A secondhand ioookstall she
had happened upon a collection of old
RHYMES and one of them had stuck in her
memory She had forgotten the name of
the author and the title of the rhyme but
Urea, the woman tender,v tenderly
0ut of a brol.en rib cod made her slender
ly slenderlv
had Remained with her and when she and
Mollie found themselves narentlcss and AL
most ncnniless when she had to do some
thing to earn money and the writing fever
had seized her, she had taken "Out of a
Broken Rib for the title of the story on
which she had lavished infinite time and
mains and perseverance out of which she
had hoped to make at least enough to pay
the long-owing rent.
Apain sho looked rcsentfully at the en-
yelone Was all her tro,Ible worth Moth
,ngp Moll;c her sister worked i'm a tvpe-
writing office and barbara would gladly
have done the same or ANYTHING else 10
Increase their slender income, but she was
SO delicate that she was una BILE to UNDER
take any regular work. She had tried
many ways of making money at home
she had attempted needleworlt, but 1t was
so poorly paid that it was not worth risk
ing the loss of her eyesight for it; she
had tried painting, but there no de-
| mand for her wares, ana hnally she had
tried writing.
In the far away easy days when she and
Mollie had had nothing to do but enjoy
life, without suspicion of the reverses
fate held in trr hand for them, she had
often written essays and stories for private
magazines. and she believed that she could
write if she could only find the right peo-
pie to take her work. AT present Mollie
had only regular work for two days a
week. the rent for six weeks was owing,
winter, when expenses were always great
err, was approaching. What could she do?
She shiyered and suddenly realized that
she was still standing outside the KNAPP
sack offices. that 1t was raining and get
ting dark. Mollie would be furious with
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sian of Recovery.

''1f when the devil is sick monk
he will be-" said Rose Stahl sagely,
then the devil gets we'll in double
quick time. Witness that young 'divil
with the ladies', my kid cousin. Last
winter he was Ill, so i'll he didn't have
any sense of humor left nor any sense
either I was staying at the same ho-
tel, and when went In to look after
him he virtuously remarked that his
room was no place for Chorus Lady
and promptly shooed me out GA few
years ago spanked that kidd Then
he got scared and sent for doctor
and the doctor sent for trained
nurse. For several days l got bulle-
tins of his progress from the cham
bermaid. The fourth morning she set
my mind completely at rest.
Sure. ma'am. said Maggie, AN l
think he do be gettin' along very we'll.
The nurse was slttin' on his lap this
morninl"
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Tuberculosis in the Prisons.

The TACT that 100000 prisoners are
discharged from the jails and prisons
Of the country annually, and that from
30 to Is per cent. of them have tuber-
culosis. makes the problem of provid-
ing special places for their treatment
while they are confined serious one.
So important is the problem that the
Prison association of New York in CO
operation with the State Charities Aid
association, is preparing to inaugurate
a special campaign for the prevention
of tuberculosis in the penal institu-
lions of the state, and will seek to en-
list the cooperation of all prison phys
fcians and antituberculosis societies
in this work
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Broken Rib again. 1t is no good. You
know how hard tried. Mollie."
Mollie was more cheerful. We'll, if 1t
is lost it is. 1 suppose" she remarked,
but you might try to write another story
with the same title Anyhow, it's no good
to bother any more about 1t tonight. Let's
go to bed. Something may turn up. Some
long-lost uncle of whom we never heard
may die In New Zealand and leave us Il
fortune"
The next day, however, there was no
question of barbara being able TO write or
do anything else. She had caught a Sc
we're chill. which finally developed into
pneumonia
II would be impossible to describe an
that Mcllic suffered during her sister S
illness. Fortunately their landlady was u
kind-hcarted woman, who said nothing
about the long owing rent and looked aft
or the invalid with certain amount of
tenderness and skill But things were
very black for the two girls, and in spite
of all Molie's efforts the cloud Of debt
around them grew thicker and thicker. At
last day came when the worst of the
illness was over, when the doctor said
barbara had nothing to do but get strong
again
she was lying on the sofa on dreary
December afternoon. longing for Mollies
return. and wondering whether their par
ticular cloud had any lining except of the
blacklist hue, when Mollie suddenly dashed
into the room, her face wreathed with
smiles. her eyes dancing with merr;ment.
"A most wonderful thing has happened.
Barbara she gaspcd, breathless with
hurry and eagerness. You could never
guess, so ! will tell you. Look here.
Look, See. DO you know why / bought
the Monthly Library, though 1t cost one
shilling. and we have only five shillings in
all the world ~ And she NOllriShpI the
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GREAr enraH RIGHTS
HSERvEb.

that it was useless to him. but that per-
haps some other paper might take 1t, only
l was so tired and it was too late to try
anywhere else today. He said it was a
very good title, Mollie.' she added with an
infection of pride in her voice.
There was no need for him to tell you
that: we know it's a good title said
Mollie stoutly, Its good story, too, it's
really u case of casting pearls before
swine"
Barbara smiled family.
BE just, Mollie, dear" she said, the
editor of the Knapsack must know better
than we can what sort of stories he needs.
Because you and L are prejudiced in its
favor 1t does not follow that 1t is really
good although in my heart 1 can't help
thinking it is a good story and perhaps
someone else may thing so too. Let us
look at it again and see where we can send
it tomorrow. Will you get 1t. please, Mol
lie? 1t is in my coat pocket.
NIollie went into the next room. She was
gone for so long that Barbara called to
her. 1T is in the right pocket. in a plain
envelope Mollie came back with empty
hands and IA troubled look on her face. II
can't find it," she said.
Cant find it? Why. know put 1T into
my pocket. Let me look
But Barbara's looking proved as futile
as had Mollie.s. The story was not there.
W 49,
pocket ii was impossible TO say. After the
first feeling of loss Barbara was quite
philosophical.
u don't think it really matters" she
said. II don't suppose l should have had
better luck with it tnan have had. MIR.
Hendrie did not know when he said that
perhaps it might do for some one else,
that have already sent it to so many pa
pers that ii tires me to think of them. No,
t1,.,t .t.,y,I TN ln hlnSG
and fate has once and for all put an end
10 any hopes of ours that it might be 9TH
erwise.
Very likely you will get it back sug
gcsted Mollie lit had Your name and adj
dress OH, SO any honest person would bring
it here
"Only my name was on 1t. and what
does Barbara Ellison convey to any one?
| | wrote Il letter with 1t. of course but
| tore that up as soon as ] got out of out of
the office and there was nothing on the
| envelope. No, we shall never out of Il
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Mrs. Virgins Idea of London.

During the recent visit of Mrs. Wig
gin, the American author, in London,
an interviewer called on her. With
pencil poised, the interviewer asked:
And what do you think of London,
Mrs. Wiggin?'
You remind me-" answered the au-
thor cheerfully, of the young lady
who sat beside Or. Gibbon at dinner
She turned to him after the soup
Do, dear DR.. Gibbon, she said tell
me about the decline and fall of the
Roman empire"
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Excellent Definition.

"Bjornstjerne Bjornson, in his hotel
fronting the Tuileries gardens, re-
ceived few friends up to the last in
Paris said the continental agent of
typewriter firm
Il had the. honor to be among those
friends and ! never wearied of the
great Norseman's wit and wisdom.
THE last thing he said to me, in
cautioning me not to give an import
ant provencal agency to an easy-going
man of the world, was this:
Beware the easy-going man. An
.easy-going man, you know, is one who
makes the path of life very rough and
difficult for somebody else.
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A Lesson to the Senate.

Kansas City Star The Polish parli-
ament has anticipated the United
States senate in allowing any noble to
exercise complete veto power. In his
volume on Poland" Count MoItke
gives these details:
No law could be passed. Nothing could
be resolved upon. The army received no
pay. Provinces were desolated by en-
cmies and none came to their aid. JUS
tice was delayed; the coinage was debaaed
In order to save themselves from popular
fury deputies were accustomed to hand in
their protests In writing and then to wan
der about. unknown and without rest,
cursed by the nation.
When 1t is recalled that the senate
rules permit one or two members to
talk treaties to death, to prevent arbi-
tration, to obstruct any legislation, a
certain analogy becomes at once appar-
ent. The senate may be assured that
1t would find the history of Poland
under the diet exceedingly interesting
reading. Perhaps Senator Morgan and
Mr.. Beveridge might be persuaded to
introduce extended passages on the
subject to enliven their debates a bit.
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Where Millions Arc Entombed.

The catacombs at Rome were the
burial places of the early Christians.
They are about $50 miles in extent and
are said to have contained 100000
bodies. During the prosecutions of the
Christians under Nero and other Ro-
man emperors the catacombs were
used for hiding places. Under Diocle-
tian the catacombs were crowded with
those for whom there was no safety
in the face of the day The art Of the
catacombs is unique and most inter-
esting. Simple designs are etched In
the slabs which seal the tombs Now
and then are small chapels where
paintings are to be found. An are
Bible illustrations, 50 that the cata-
combs may be said to be pictorial
Bible in effect-The Christian Herald.
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are the warnings
natures signals for
help. Doan's Kidney
Pills should be used
at the first sign.
Mrs. w. r. Cody.
4o2 18th ST.. Lewis
ton, Idaho. says: II
had a bad case Of
dropsy and bloated 40
lbs. in weight. MY
ankles swelled and I
had to wear shoes
two sizes larger than
uoNo1 r ,,,oc -o~y
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In the Sul,l,rh

What beautiful public building is
that"
THAT isn't public building. It's
ola man SaYitts summer cottage
And whose neat little cottage is that
over there with the tower on it? That
little one-story frame affair"
That isn't cottage. It's the First
Episcopal church Life