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one SHOULDER Ills lace was dS Whlte rs
new canvas.
"Youmst not try,to move just yet with
out my help she said
He smiled patheticaly But feared
that you had gone away--and left me to
perish, he said.
How could 20 away" she asked, bitter
". And where could 90 tor II is more
than sixty miles to St. Johns, and not
safe passage, just now for an unprotected
woman--with the French and the redskins
about
" How comes it that you speak the English
language 50 well?" she asked, with tremor
or expectancy in her voice
81 learned il when was child" he said.
"'My mother was an English woman; and |
spent some years in Devon, with my grand
parents
Are you French--or English" she asked
with note as Of pleading in her voice.
q am servant Of the French king,
mademoiselle,' he replied, gazing up at her.
But am your servant Also mademoiselle."
In silence, she took up the platter and bowl
and returned to her fire and rough shelter
He is one Of them He is murderer
Let him ache with the cold, she muttered
Then she thought oi her father and remem-
bered many happy Incidents and scenes Of
their life together. He had taken her with
him on many voyages, for her mother had
died when she was very young. Flow brave,
and adventurous, and hopeful he had always
been, in foul weather and fairl She remem-
bered his unfailing tenderness toward any
thing in distress, be it man or beast; and the,
tenderness Of his big hands when he had
nursed her once through short but serious
illness So she left hercouch, took one of the
pieces Of canvas and brand from the fire
and went down through the darkness and
wreokage and unburied victims Of the fight
She was built Of courageous stuff. She made
fire close to the rock beside which the
wounded man lay Then she spread the
canvas over him. a@ .
81 knew you would come, he said !" You
are merciful
The second day after the devastation Of
Hearts Hopeawas season of terrible toll for
Mary Trent. Not realizing the magnitude
Of the shambles she set 70 work, with such
poor tools as she could find, to get the corpses
underground 1t was work that told on
her nerves even more than on her tender
muscles. She did not neglect the wounded
Frenchman; but he did not realize what task
she had attempted until she brought him his
evening mess Of barley gruel with her hands
bleeding and her limbs dragging from The
bitter toll
what is iii What have you been do
ing?" he asked, with CONSERVATION in his
voice
She sank upon the stones near him, utterly
exhausted and unstrung and looked away
toward the sea Twice she tried to speak,
but the words choked in her throat. AT
last she sobbed out, IL have been burying
the dead have dug six graves to-day
Then she abandoned herself to the relief OF
tears.
You have not strength for the task said
the man gently. "The bodies cannot be
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the foot Il the c,iH. As the cool water
splashed her hand she realized, for the first
.ime, her own thirst and WEAKNESS. She
drank deep and bathed her face and eyes
Then she returned 10 the wounded stranger
by the rot 4 and held the bowl 10 his lips He
tried to drink; but failed He struggled a
lttle, lcebly At last he managed 70 raise his
head an inch or two from Its rocky pillow,
only to let it drop back again Immediately,
his tongue still unmoistened.
81 hate youi" cried the girl. "You are
my enemy And my fathers murderer
But--as ! look to God for pity-I cannot let
you die in agony"
She raised his head from the rock, drew his
shoulders against her left arm and again held
the bowl 10 his lips. At first the water seemed
to catch in his parched throat; but soon he
drank eagerly, emptying the bowl to the last
drop.
"You are merciful," he whispered, and
again opened his eyes full upon her.
After Mary Trent had altered the wounded
mans position and bandaged his head, she
searched for food among the fallen and
smoking timbers Of Hearts Hope. She found
a little dried Goldfish and small bag OF bar
leymeal 1t asnotuntil after she had cooked
some Of this rough fare, fed little Of it to the
stranger and eaten hungrily herself, that she
again turned her attention to her father s
grave Hunger, and the needs Of her living
enemy, had lifted her mind little from the
depths Of grief. Now she prayed quietly
beside the open grave. The prayer ended,
she began to FIJI the grave, handful by hand
full, with sand and stones. She was smooth
ing the mlund, her hands fuihbling because
Of the blindness Of tears across her eyes, when
she heard the voice Of the Trenchman raised
feebly She went over to him, the tears still
glinting on her cheeks and her eyelids red and
swollen
9gY"W What. were you doing, mademoisclle2 n"
he asked.
fIwas burying my father"
ss'liHForgive me-" he said, gravely. "And
God forgive mel" he added.
A little later, as she sat beside him in
stricken silence, he said; n did not know
. there were any women here" ss 4as4
aaa@ There were no others, she replied, duly.
~ came with my father, in May. | have
been with him ever since | was little
child
''''''' MY heart bleeds for you" said the
Frenchman az @&H
Your hearth" She said. "Its like the
srockseof thegcitf ." R4T
II y"I am human, nadernoiselle. My heart
aches at your desolaton, =
.Fr She turned at that, disclosing her tear
stained face TO him q meant 10 kill you
when ! first found you" she said. II
would have been no more than Justice. YOU
have orphaned me. You and your com
panions have murdered thirty peaceful set
tiers. Do you call yourself a SOLDIER 1t wa,
murder that you did last night You ane
your blood-stained admiral"
A red flush mounted into the mans palt
cheeks, and he sighed and closed his eyes
The girl turned away from him and wen
over to her fathers grave.
Mary Trent loitered about the fallen hut
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moment she siaSsd dl88ms atsthe thing With
vacant eyes. Then she laid hoiA olgit and
with a great effort, drew il from the shallow
4water and turned its iacciotbe sky. Sudden
tears came TO her; and The shaken reason
steaded md clsarrd.s 's. ".-r-~-.....'.- .'.--'t-~
Mary Trent SET 10 work to hollow grave
for her fathers body, using a blood stained
cutlass for spade4s ~. ~ -sv sess
1.They call i wafsp She cried bitterly, as.
, sheltoiIed "They mix the names Of kings
in it this murSerieg nfhencss. mariners,snd
! fishermen lie wassall i'hai Gods curse
I on Che man who killed him and sailed
! away
| Atlast he lay in the shallow trench; and
! again she cried aloud in the bitterness Of her
grief Falling on her knees among the sharp
! stones she prayed hysterically, now calling
upon God for help ana now Upon her dead
i father, crying tie one name and thentheother
4 in passion Of grief and fear
Water For Chrisl's sake" came
feeble cry from close at hand
The girl sprang to hcrfcet Who spoke?"
she whispered, hoarsely, gazing around in
terror. sobbing moan answered her, very
weak and pitiful. Ii seemed 10 come from
! the landward side OF a great boulder that lay
about ten PAGES to the left Of her. She moved
/, cautiously toward the spot, still clutching the
/: cutlass in her hand; and on ngaining view Of
the lceward side of the rock she saw the
| figure Of man lying there, partially con-
/ cealed by jumble Of stones.
l "'Tis one Of theml lis Frenchmanl"
fshe told herself, in voice that trembled with
,changing emotions For little, grief was
forgotten and hatred filed her veins. AT a
,clance she took note Of the high boots of
Iyellow leather, the skirted coat of blue laced
Hvith gold and the pistol lying on the stones
within touch Of the sensclcss fingers She
fSnoyed still closer and stood over him.
Do YOU cry for watcr1-and in Christ's
kname 2-you murderer" she whispered. She
faised the cutlass, hardening her heart to
tstrike.
{ The wounded man opened his eyes. For
IA moment they shone up into hers, blue,
punwavering, shadowed with pain. Then the
flids iinttered down. II want -,gater,' he
snnrmured.
The girls wan face flushed with sudden
shame. She lowered the citlass and held it
behind her. That brief glance had touched
something in her heart that was stronger than
hate yes, and stronger than grief. She did
not know ihath his eyes had been as the eyes oi
suffering child, for she had seen little Of
children durinS herrsiiort and adventurous
life; but she loyered the point of the weapon
and pressed herleit hand to her throat.
Who are your" she asked staring dowr
pt the smear Of blood across the white fore
Read. His only, answer was low moan
She xihd to drive out the strings Of pity tha
filed her heart and ached in her throat
Turning, Al last she went back to the ruin
q ihc little settlement, found an unbrokel
o1Ithenb bowl and hlledit st the spring unde
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John's in an hour or two,' said the French
man. Perhaps you willbc good enough 2
tell me something Of the road, my friend.
"YeIl get yerself hung, sir, i yes go y n
Johns," said the other I've heard the
colonel an the commodore both swearTlt,
yer honor, as much as a dozen times
ST Divide shrugged his shoulders
Two hours later they left the English de-
serter in possession Of their camping place
st. Divide carried the food, his musket and
side arms and roll OF canvas. They had
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natured oath, as if BY the way Of greeting, as
he halted near the girl.
" OF all places to clap eyes on a fine young
womanl." he exclaimed San hidin' alone
in this here God forgotten country, with the
dead men a-rottin' round the corner. 1t
do beat cock-fghtin', ye may lay to that
The girl stepped back warily. Where are
you from1 And what are you doing here2v
she asked.
~ be from long way off, Miss, an be
astandin on my two poor tired feet, a-lookin
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buried so you must 60 away from here,
further along the coast, Tomorrow
She knew that what he said was true.
"Andyou2aishe asked
by tomorrow may be able to crawl
short distance" he replied oM ssA Z
"1Refe is d little, cove just beyond this"
said the girl.
"Then we must 90 there tomorrow. In
few days it will mean death TO stay in this
place and God knows would have no
funherharm tome TO YOU.
But with life so stripped, why should |
flee from death y she asked,
lie did not answer that question directly;
but presently he said, when once we win 70
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at as fine bit O female woman as ever q POOR
sailorman hal the fortin to cock his eye az
" Don't novel cried the voice Of st. Otidt
and, next moment, the Frcnchman appeared
from behind the landwani rocks. (
"My Cod yiis Delaney hissclfl" cS-
c.aimed the stranger,
ST. Ovidc disarmed him. without word
Delaney" whispered the girl, in a
voice that shook with bewilderment
Il am Maurice St. Divide, e Comtc De
I.ancey," said he, his face as colorlcss as her
own.
She made no reply; but her eye did not
wayer from his.
Without turning, or shifting his glance he
asked, How fares it in Fort ST. John's?"
Colonel Studley holdssit, yer honor; bit
heard as how the Trench be strong in Pla'
centia,' replied the stranscr, with anxious
haste. AsN 8h9
ST Oxide turned, listlessly,l You are d
deserter from an English ship" he said.
"l'll not deny it. yer Honor. "
Tins lady and intend to set out for St
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NiIIfTFTWH'TNIllll II bll CllStF, NlltiN thC
IiIl SHSlDW%T) llI| rocky landrwash begins
So f5 g214 to slope 10 the steep
ascent Of the cliffs, flames
stA cracked among fallen timbers De
Nsfneey had sailed away from Hearts Hope,
leaving death and ashes behind him.
The girl stared outward and downward;
ttsa deep stricken for outery or tears. Her
fAEx was haggard, as il months Of illness, or
ysss Of care, had quenched its fire OF youth
asld dulled its beauty She had suffered the
kearssUear Of a lifetime in less than twelve
hoursl
Atlast she orawled from the cave and made
her way down the ragged cliff. She moved
ainlIessly among the smoking ruins, STOPPING
my and then to stare stupidity at a huddlcd
fieitre, piece Of household gear or dis
csrdcd weapon. From among the hot ashes
! sic gathered up few fragments Of broken
crockery. Everything Is broken in Hearts
Hope" she murmured. Soon she found her
/. fathers body at the edge Of the tide. The
head was in the water, face downward, and
the great legs sprawlcd on the rocks. For
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gone eastward fully 9mic along theledge q. .
'thesea cliffs when Mary halted suddenly and
efied, 'eIwil not go t5 ST. John'sl j1willnot
got
inquiry in his eyes
Why did you not tell he shat yot were
DcIaitcy'H asked thc girl
- The lightin his cycsfhahgeal, fEe Hopper
Ills bundles and the musket and stepped elosci
10 her Because YOU hate Delaney ani
because lose you" he SAID
You love me'" she whispered, viii
avertcd face
1"As God is in heaven he answered,
reverentb.
You need not have feared shc mu'
INJURED. ".Oh, for days and days past yoe
need not haye leared 10 tell me-" At
4 lty1as a wearyway 70 Placcnlia' butthfl
Mas i priest al the end OF il, and the gaii.
doomed and the garrison made merry Only
de Charest with irons at wrists and ankles, re
GREETED the resurrection Of the great admira
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moment she sl2sd slsas at.the thing With
vacant eyes. Then she laid ,holl olgit and,
with great effort, drew il fromsthc shallow
water and turned itsi lace the sky. Sudden
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
STUDENTS TO DEBATE
CONSERVATION POLICY
Senate-Congress Discussion Set
For October "a

BERKELEY, Oct. 1e.-Debaters at
the University of California are pre-
pairing for the two main debates of
the fall semester, the senate-congress
and the freshman debates,
which will be held soon The date of
the senate-congress debate will be Oc-
tober "a. Conservation of natural re-
sources will be discussed.
The senate. which will uphold the
negative, will be represented by
Charles Kasch, j. G. Sweet and NJ. r.
Dowd. who will argue against Pin
chot's policy.
The congress. on the affirInat tive. will
be represented by F. NJ. Shipper, T.. B.
Kittredge and B. B. Blake. Kasch and
Shipper are intercollegiate and Carnot
debaters.
The annual forensic contest between
the freshmen and sophomores will be
held in Hearst hall on November 4.
The affirmative of the question. Re
solved, that the system of initiative
and referendum is contrary to the
spirit of our republican institutions.
will be upheld by team of three
sophomores, Lyman Grimes, L. E
Goodwin and l.. j. Rabinowitz. The
freshman debaters will be Aubrey
Drury, Milton Marks and Fl. E. Barry
man
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
PARISHIONERS TO
HOLD Big Reunion
Annual Gathering for St. Jo-
seph's Church Set for Nov. 5
in Masonic Temple

BERKELEY, Oct. 16.-The annual re-
union of st. Joseph's parish will be held
in the Masonic temple the afternoon
and evening of November 5. The
gathering will be one of the largest
affairs of the parish this year
While the afternoon will be princi-
pally for children. there will be diver
sion for all. In the evening there will
be a literary and musical program.
The committees in charge follow:
Chdrens amusements- Mrs. j. Caherly. presi-
dent; Mrs. Anthony Beck. Mrs: G. 0'Neill, Mrs.
'EwelI. Mrs. Professor Seekamp. Mrs. II. Fors-
burg. Mrs. Joseph Raspiller Mrs. J. ]. Rahil,
Mrs. 6. oReiley. Mrs II; Schmidt. Mrs w $.
opiIinan. Mrs J. ". Finn. Miss Ruth Pende-
CAST Miss Sophie Mcintyre. Miss d. E. Good
win. Miss Doris Mcintyre Mrs. ii. Gibson, Miss
Bertie Dale. Miss Catherine Smith.
SIusic--Mrs DIR. Boukers. Mrs. Prof. Seckamp,
Miss X. Byrnc. Miss VI. Cain.
Refreshments Miss kathryn McGee, pre.i-
dent; Miss Margaret Laberge. Mrs. c. p. Ma
loaey. Mrs. T. A. G-aR2t, Mrs. p. Levey, Mrs.
J. Brennan, Mrs. Mary Abrott Mrs. f. Brennan,
Miss Maud Byrne. Mrs. NJ. j. Powell. Mrs. J.
Iingard. Mrs. 7. Curran Mrs. G.. l.. Blair. Mrs.
J. T. Donohuc, Mrs. II. Mcdonald, Miss Nellie
Barrett
Rceeption--c. d Maloney. chairman: Mrs. DR..
Mrs. Clara Pcndegast. Mrs. Andrew Abrott, Mrs.
7. Bramstadt Mrs, Sara Cromer, Mrs. +. Carl
lon Mrs " M, r. Grant, Grant Mrs ,,I, r Graham ;,,I T
Carey. lawrence 0'Toole. T. Fallon. Charles
Berg J. Graham.A. V. Sherry, Thomas H. Har-
ris, Laurence Kennedy ]. W. Finn. II. McCul-
lough Mrs. II. Mccullough. Mrs. J. McDermott,
james Gilliek. Mrs. c. Nolan.
Floor-Thomas Dowd. director; aids-Frank
Kennel Jack Breanan. T Graham. Eddie La
W. Martinez. Ed Smith. J. Schlogal.
Executive-Joseph Tobin chairman: Rev. p.
j. Caherly
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
AMATEURS FLY IN
HOME BUILT CRAFT
Hundreds Watch Brewer Boys
Rise in Aeroplane of Own
Invention

BERKELEY, Oct 16.-Four short
flights were made today by Roy Brewer
of 1919 Grove street, in the aeroplane
constructed by him and his brother, L.
T. Brewer. Owing to the fact that there
were a few difficulties in the adjust
ment of parts of the machine to over
come, the flights made were very short
the flights being five feet. but both the
Brewers expressed themselves as being
greatly pleased with the way in which
the aeroplane worked. They intend to
try it next Sunday. when several
changes will be made in the arrange
ment of the planes and of the steering
gear.
MANY SEE FLIGHTS
The trials were made in field at
Hopkins and Josephine streets this
morning and afternoon. and during the
day crowds varying from 100 to 800
people watched the flights with inter
est. Early this morning the first at
tempt to fly was made, with Roy
Brewer guiding the craft, but consider
dOlo IlInc was iOSt because the pidacS
which regulate the dip of the craft
were adjusted at the wrong angle. and
consequently when 1T started to rise
1t dipped forward and several OF the
front parts of the framework, together
with a number of guide wires, were
broken.
THREE FLIGHTS MADE
This afternoon three flights were
made, but the machine refused to rise
to any height. The longest flight made
was about 800 feet.
Brewer declares that the cause for
this was that he and his brother have
not yet been able to find the exact point
of balance, and that as soon as certain
readjustments are made they will meet
with marked success.
The aeroplane Is constructed on the
bipIane pattern, with planes fore and
aft for the purpose of regulating the
height and for steering. 1t is fitted
with Pope-Toledo aeroplane engine of
so horsepower. This is capable of 1900
revolutions minute. The main planes
have a lifting power of 3s2 square feet.
The craft measures 35 feet each way
and weighs 700 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
FARM LECTURES TO BE
GIVEN DURING OCTOBER
Announcement of Courses at
Davis is Made

BERKELEY. Oct. 16-An announce
rnent of the farmers short courses TO
be given at the university farm al
Davis from October II to November 4
has been issued at the University of
California. The principal courses con-
sist of a series in animal industry and
veterinary science and program of
lectures and demonstrations in poul-
try husbandry. The latter courses are
to be given by II. A. George, S. D.
wilkins, NJ E. Jaffa, c. g. Hyde. V. G.
Huntley, w. B. Herms and c. NJ. Har-
ing and will deal with all phases OF
poultry raising.
The instructing staff in animal in
dustry and veterinary science consists
of /. W. Major, associate professor OF
animal industry; c. NJ. Haring, assist
ant professor of veterinary science;
Howard Phillips, instructor in animal
industry; F. ID. Hawk. instructor in
animal industry, and c. l.. Roadhouse
veterinary expert for the San Fran
cisco county medical milk association
The special lecturers will be Prof. w
3. Herms, Prof. c.. B. Lipman, DR.. F.
Fl. McNair and DR.. A. S. Almeida
Prof. Z. j. Wickson, dean Of the col
lege of agriculture, is director of the
agricultural experiment station.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
GRAND OPERA TO
AID LITTLE WATTS
Benefit Performance at the Gar
rick Theater Will Attract
Many Music Lovers

In the great cause of charity Regina
Vicarino, the songbnd of the Bepani
grand opera company. mill scale her
glorious notes through the beautiful
score of the Love 7 ales of Hoffman,
tonight at the Carrick theater, whcre
the benefit performance for Mount St.
JoSephs orphan asylum mill be gwen
by the management of the aggregation
Of singers. This mill be the last time
The Bepani opera company mill tell the
story in music of Hoffman, lopcs. and
it has been freely predicted that never
again mill Vicarino' S voice be heard at
popular prices.
The Love Tales of Hoffman, has
been selected especially for the great
benefit, and it is expected that an oper-
flow house mill be in attendance this
evening. The art of the performers
and The object of the performance
should maize strong appeal. Besides
the prinla donna piH be heard Marie
Schcrzcr, Achillc Alberti and Umberto
Sdcchctd. the last in The unhappy role
of Hoffman,. the disappointed, desert
ed and forlorn loper, phose only con-
stant love is the muse OF poetry.
Roberto Frdncmi mill conduct the
Ofenbach score. and the splendid or
chestra of the Bcrdni company mill
gipe its best to assist the singers phose
art for the night mill be dedicated to
the cause of charity.
Since coming to California several
months ago the Bepmn opera company
has non innunerable friends among
music lovers on both sides Of San
Francisco bdu.
When the artists learned of the
burning of the Mount St. Joseph's or
phdn asylum their generous natures
were touched and they all mished to do
something TO smooth the map of the
little orphans who were so suddenly
scattered from the only place they
knew as home. This generous impulse
mas crystallizcd into the plan for the
benefit performance. Cooperating
NTH The Call, The singers and the man
dgcment of the company and of the
Cdrrick thedter arranged for the bcnc-
fit. phich is to be gwen tonight al the
Ellis street playhouse.
The Love Tales of Hoffman"
mas selected as the opera best calcu-
lated to dram out large and spmpa-
thctic audience. Music lovers and the
charitably disposed mill tlmong 10 the
Cdriok to listen 10 the melodious
opera.
The cast that mill present the opera
tonight is as follows: