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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05
54-4O OR FIGHT
BY EMERSON HOUGH.
copyrishf 1870. The ftasl..- Merrill e~sapasv

could nov see her face There
vas no smile upon her lips ! had
never seen her before. that WAS
sufe--nof did I ever think 20 see
her like again. could sav that
even then. even ia the bali light
Just trifle foreign. the face.
somewhat dark. but not too dark
The lips fuli. the eyes luminous, the
forehead beautifully rounded. nose
beautifully arched, chin aud cheek
Ciean-cut and straight. thin bat not
pinched There vas nothing MS.
gard about her She was maKnlfi.
cenf~a magnificent woman 1 saw
that she had splendid lewels AZ Der
throat. In her cars necklace oil
diamonds. long hoops 81 diamonds
and emeralds ueod - earrings. a.
sparkling clasp which caught at her
white throat the wrap which she
had thrown about her ball gown
for now saw she was lu full
evening dress I guessed she had
been an attendant a. the great ball.
that ball which I had missed with
10 keen "a regret myself the ball
whore had hoped 10 dance With
Elisabeth without doubt she had
lost Der wag and was asking the
iirst stranger Tor Instructions to
her driver
Ny lady. whoever she vas. seem.
ed pleased with her rapid tempo.
rary scrutiny. Win n faint muir.
muir, whether u Invitation or not !
scarce could tell she drew back
again % the farther side OF the
seat Before ! knew how or why
] was al her side. Tho driver push.
Cd shut the door and whipped up
his team.
Personally I am gifted with but
small IMAGINATION In a very mat.
ter Of fact way had got into this
carriage with a strange lady Now
Ia "a sober and matter Of fact way
/ h appeared to me my duty to find
out the reason for this singular vi.
uatlon
Madam" I remarked 10 my com
pauion. in what manner can / be
Of service 20 you this EVENING""
II am fortunate that you are a
gentleman" she said. In low aud
soft voice. quite distinct. quite mn.
steal in quality. aud marked with
Just the fainteat trace Of some for
eign accent. although her English
was perfect
! looked again Mt her Yes. her
hair was dark. that was sure II
swept up ~ grent roll above hor
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Ihsfe vas one o. our dim street
Ashfs ~ central corner on old
rehnAflYafia avenue. and under n
ate ione walk ! paused for q
paace a. the inscription on my
sealed docament { had not looked
q before ~ the confusion of ms
somewhat hurried mental pro
eessfs IN addition 20 the name
Ahd street humber. Ia CaihOuns
sfiting, ! read this memorandum
hnoek AZ the third door In the
SssaHd block beyond % street"
recalled the nearest cross
street but / must confess the dlrec-
.loa s'ill seemed somewhat cryptic
ri2zie'i : stood under the lamp.
shFldins ne face 81 the note un
eef M cioak 20 keep of the raiu.
e studied 81
TIE sound Df wheels behind me
oh the muddy pavement called ny
astenllon. and I looked about A
f2ffiakf came 8wiaKing 40 20 the
eafb where { stood. n was driven
sapialy, and as it approached the
19ef swung open I heard a quick
tofd and iho driver pulled 10 his
nofsea saw the light shine
utoaFh the door on glimpse o.
shile sailn looked again. Yes.
vas a beckoulne hand The
i1gig
A. well. suppose diplomacy un-
~ tte stafa runs much the same
ali ages I have said that 7 l0y.
q Elisabeth buf aiao said ( was
~ ~ thirty Moreover. I was
sfaueinan, aud here might be
,-ay % need ~ help. need not
~ that in q moment was al the
W. o. the carriage. Its occupant
nale 10 exclamation ri surprise,
~ taet. she moved back upon the
olAer side Of the seat ln the dark
me-
a dark framed face. whose out.
.lles ! could only dimly see In the
EN- light Of The street lamp lean.
- over me. The same small hand
seriously reached out. az though
10 request
- now very naturally stepped
s'ossf A pair Of side and very
"''k eyes we're looking into mlne.
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oval brow. Her eyes. too. muat he
dark, confirmed. Yes as paan.
81 lamp gave me aid there we're
strong. dark hrowa above them.
Tor nose, too was patrielan. her
vhin enrving Just strongly enough,
Out not too full. and family cleft. a
sign OF power. they say.
third gracious lamp gave me n
glimpse OF her figure. hurried back
among her draperles, and | guessed
nor 70 be about OF medium height
a fourth lamp showed In her
hands, small. firm. white. also
could catch a glimpse OF her arm.
~ lt lay outatretched. her fingers
claaplng fan so | know her
arms we're round and taper, hence
All her limbs and figure finely mold.
Cd, because nature does not DO such
things by halves, and makes no
hunEles Ia her symmetry Of contour
when she plans a noble specimen az
humanity. Here WAS a noble speei
men OF what woman may be.
| was not IN such a hurry TO ask
again how ! might be OF service. In
fact, BEING somewhat surprised aud
somewhat pleased. remain allcnt
now for a time, and let matters al.
Just themselves; which is not a bad
course for any one similarly on.
gagged
She turned toward me at last.
deliberately. her fan against her
lips. studying me. And | aid as
much. taking such advantage as
could Of the paaaing street Tampa
Then, all At once. without warn.
ms or apology she smiled. showing
very even and white teeth.
she smiled. There came to me
from the purple eolored shadows
some sort az deep perfume. strange
70 me. frown al the description
q such things and such emotions.
Out swear that A. | sat there. a
stranger mot four minutes in com.
panlonRhlp with this other stranger
! felt swim up around nae some sort
81 amber shadow. edged with purple
the shadow. as I figured Il then.
being perfume. curious and allnr
Ing
Il was wet. there In the street
Why should I rebel AZ this stealing
charm 0f color or fragrance let
those name a better who can. At
least ! sat. smiling to myself in my
purple amber shadow. now in 40
very special hurry.
AZ last ! could not. Ia pollteneaa.
keep thls up further.
How may serve The baroness p
said I
She started back on the seat AZ
far aa aha could So.
How did you know ?" ahe asked
And who arr you"
! laughed 4 ara not know. and
did not guess until almost a. I ba-
gan 70 speak. but If u comes 70
that. ! might sny | am simpiy ara
humble gentleman Of Washington
here might be- privileged 10 psep
In At ambassadors balls through
thw windowa. AZ least
but you we're not there yon did
not see me. ! never saw you Ia
my life until THIS very moment
how. then. dld sou know meg
speak A. uucei" Tier aattna rus
tied knew she was tapping a foot
on the carriage door
Madam. answered. laughing At
her. BY this amber purple shades.
with fieckN Of scarlet aud plnk b
this perfume. which wsavaa ws0A
for me here in thia carriage.
know you. The light IL poor bot IL
- coed enough 20 show ere Who
can BE- no one elao bat the fiaroncma
Won RitE"
! wsa tn the mood 20 spice an nd
venture which had gone thus lar
a.. course she thought me cra.ed.
and drew back again ia thr shado~.
but Nhen I turned aud asnlled. she
smiled Ia answer herself some.
what egfEied
The Baroness Won RltE can not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05
FRED'K WARDE TO
RETURN TO STAGE,
wall Known Tr0gedian
VIII Once More Appear
in the Classics, Under
Arthur Warde's Diree-
ton.

yHiiE IN this oity last week.
MAJ Arthur Warde, business
w manager Of the Max tfg
nan company, authorized me to an.
raanee thar NEXT season his father.
ss.sasrlek Nsrte. would return 10
~ stage under his sous manage
nsat Seattle viii b. included In
~ tour. The repertoire. though
ShakaspeaFean. has not been de-
rhe news that Frederick Warde
4. "a once more be seen In ihe
rlassles wlll BE- az interest % low.
40 al the legitimate an over the
s,untry Throughout the west and
seuih fens Of thousands Of play.
sssrs consistently regard him a.
a. q the leading exponents OF
sAakespeasean tragedy on the
awariean stage he ls shake
snsarean scholar az well as an &C.
ser. ana during bis many engage
mengs IN Seattle. geuefally 60
snnaclty audiences. be never failed
= address the local high schools on
same sntlect connected with the
aYsmas II the Eagilsh poet
F-rAeries Wnrde first flashed
-..aa the Western horizon as star
ome % years ago. when he gave a
runra az ghe classics a. cosiaf with
urs Bowers. Later he formed
loug time partnership with Louis
fssass. aad the two. a. James once
sxnfessed il % me. wrung Shakes.
rear ary They put forward every
a. On Shakespeare that could
hossihiy b. acted. and Included 9th
Is elahical authors as weil Narae's
lmpersonasiona ~ virginius 90
rsrk Anlouy. Of iaSo and ~ Bel
sAsxof. tbs Monatebank are still
wzallca here vita the keeuesf
plsasHre 81 p'ayxoers az serious
Afef
ar warde ls thls season CON-.
nieslnx his secoad lecture tour ~
Is rnlied states. a iour that viii
srlag hlm 20 the Coast a fsw weeks
hsnee
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faint light by which she might read
She pursed her lips and shook her
head.
Il DO not recognize the address"
said she. smiling, as she turned to-
ward me.
lis II this door on NJ street, as
You 20 beyond this other street,"
asked her Come Think"
Then I thought ! saw the flush
deepen on her face. even a. the
match nickered and failed
leaned out Of the door and
called 10 the negro driver. Home.
now. boy and drive FAST"
She made no protest
ITO BE Contlnued.)
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was all ~ earth or soft turf, now
we'll wetted by the rain. When at
last We reached n point near the
summit Of the hill. stopped 20 lis.
ten Hearing nothing. told the
driver to pull down the hill by the
Side street. and TO drive slowly.
Whom We finally came Into our
main street again at the foot OF the
Georgetown hills. not far from the
little creek which divided that set
Element from the main city. I could
hear nowhere any sound u our pur.
auer
Madam" said + turning 10 her;
Il think We may safely SAY we are
alone What. now. In your Wish 2"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05

Max Frgman continues at the
Moore Ia Mary James Pa" until
Saturday night Marie Cabin opens
there Sunday In The boys and
Betty. a musical play ~ silvio
Helm.
F0ur days p0re will aee the con.
clusiun OF the run of The Cay
Musician at the Aihamhra. Sun
day night Florence Roberts will b..
gln . weeks engagement In The
Transformation
Beverly" Is the current attrac.
ton At the Grand. u be- followed
Sunday BY Rose Melville In sis
Hopkins"
The Russell Drew company AZ the
Seattle II now pfcaantinw For Her
Sake Nexg week Il viii offer on
the Bridge at Midnight
"Trilby II this seeks play bin
~ the Lois. O. BE- succeeded next
week by 81 Elmo. for the first
time here.
Vaudeville headllnera ~ tho com.
ING geek win b. benjamin. Chaplin
Ia Llneolu At the White fiouse.
NJ the Orpheam. Nile. L0ra. ~The
Hamaa BIRD. ~ the Majestic. and
the Six Cornellas. acgohata. AZ the
panfakes
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be dlAgulaod," said; mot even II
she wore her domino"
She looked down M the little
mask which hung from the silken
cord, and flung II from her
"Oh, thon very welll" she said
III you know who ! ann. who are
you. and why do you talk IN this
absurd way with me. stranger
And why. madam. do y6u take
be up. stranger. in this absurd
way. az midnight. on the streets Of
Washington L. who am engaged
on business Tor my chiof7'
She tapped again with her foot on
the carriage floor. TELL me who
you aroi" she said.
Once young planter from
Maryland youder. sometime would
be lawyer here IA Washington II
II my MISFORTUNE not 20 ho $50 dis.
tlnguihhed IN fame or beauty that
my name - known by all 80 need
not tell YOU my name perhaps. only
assuring you that am AZ your aerv'
ice II may be useful.
Your namei" ahe demanded
told her the first one that came
20 my iipa--I do not remember
what II did not deceive her for a
moment.
"of course that IL not your
name she said. because Il does
not ~ you, You have me atiil ~
disadvantage"
And me. madam Yon are TAX
lng me miles out OF my way How
can help your DO you perhaps
wiah 90 hunt mushrooms In the
Georgetown woods when morning
eomess ! wish that might Join
you. but l fear"
"You mock mo" she retoFted.
Very good lot me tell you Il was
not your personal charm which at.
tracted me whom ] saw you on the
pavement Twas because you
were the only man IN slght
bowed ny thanks. For a mo.
ment nothing was heard save the
steady patter of hoofs on the rag
ged pavement AZ length shs vent
on.
Il am alone. have been fol
lowed was folloSyd when !
called TO you by another carriage
asked help u the frat gentleman
I raw. having heard that Ameri
cans all are gentlemen
True. said / I do not blame
you. Neither DO blame the occa
pant ~ the other carriage for fol-
lowing you
4 pray you. leave aside such ciat
teri ahe exclaimed.
Very we'll. then. madam Per
hapa the best way IL for us to be-
more straightforward II car NOT
be Of service beg yom 20 LET me DE-.
aceud for have business which
must execute tonight"
Che dismissed this with an Tn.
patient roaturw. and continued
"Ser. Am alone" she said
Come wish me show me- my way
~ viii payl will pay aAythlmE
Ia reason" Actually ! maw her
tumble AZ her purse. and the hog
blood flew 70 my forehead
What you AK ~ me. madam. -
impossible. said I. wlgh what cour
teHy ! could summon foa pbiiKe
me nov 60 tell ny rsai name
have sola you that ] am an Ameri.
can gentleman Mr Nicholas Tfsaf
We u this country do not offer our
services 90 ladies for The sake Of
pay nat 10 not be- troubled over
any mistake-lt q nothing Now,
you have perhaps had some little
adventure In which sou do not
wiah q BE- discovered In any case
yoH ank me 70 shake of that car.
fiaKe Which fellows Ne n that Il
sil. madam. Il VERY easily can BE-
arranged
Hasten. them she said. 4
leave u 90 you was SURF You
knew she city"
turned and ga1ed back through
the rear window ~ the carriAss
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DlIomel" she said.

"Homel" she said.
And where IL homer"
She looked at me keenly for a
time. aR though 20 read some
thought which perhaps she saw sug
gested either In the tone OF nay
voice OF IN some glimpse she might
have caught OF my features aa light
afforded. For the moment she
made 20 answer.
rs Il bereg" suddenly asked
her. presenting 10 her inspection
the sealed mlssivc which bore
Il can not see. Il IL quite dark.
she said hurriediy.
Pardon me, them" ! fumbled
for my case OF iuelfcru. and made
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date IL withheld for the present.
Il viii be announced later
Don't wofrY. John As soon "a
got your note | wired Warfield.
and he wired back that he would
appear here during che week OF
January 80 Tell Manager Cort 81
yuu SEQ him.
William H Crane aud Fred Hueb.
nnr. stage manager % the Lois.
played IA the same company Ia chi.
cage more years ago than either
cares TO tell Huebner hints that
u was Just before the war The two
old comrades had a dinner and re.
union a fcw nights ago.
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Marie cahiiis advance manager.
Barry sloane. yesterday. On behalf
q Miss Cahlll. made Manager W
2, Clayton q the Symphony OF
9estrA = tentative offer n a 81 .01a
rama'ee from Miss CahsH for a
szeeiai sFmphony concert Al the
Nskas ams afternoon next week
Az ne proposition Involved the
agpeEAnee a. suloists With the or.
ehssiFa Of some q Miss Cahiii'a
eAapanY. and rs orchestral con
eessa cosf m0re than $1,000 each.
ard a. ne giving 81 such a special
eoaeeFt would hurt thr attendance
q ne regular SUNDAY concert 8
fts days later. Manager Clayton Is
~ taking me offer seriously
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05

Manager John Cooke % the Moore
todAY seuf M the following item
tuneeFniuT David Warfield
hr Wariigid ia booked 10 ap.
par ~ this city. bat the exact
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Wright Huuringsoa. Seattle
stock aetor n the old days. viii
produce a sew play. The Viola
tors. in Terre Haafe next Monday
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TAsre was a glad surprise for
ssieTJone At the sembrich concert
haaday eight The piano vas not
labeled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05

I Florence Roberts. after her ,
! engagement a. the AihBmbra /
nsxt week In The Transfer !
4 mation. viii PLAY fof one i
= secs ii Portland she wlll !
Z ihen RETAIN 70 the AihamnrR. !
. January =. % produce for the I
= first time on any stage a uew /
4 pias b Bernard Fagin. GA. /
= titles Gloria.
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Golfers Publishes ar Instance of
q theatrical manager who opened
IN New YORK IN April. closed in
July and renpened In September
with the cialm o. a seven monfha
run in the metropolis. nuf this Is
not 80 bad as the manager who
opeued on December "A and closed
on January and advertised the
fact that his play had run for -two
years Ia New YORK
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CHAPTER wv.
The BARONESS HELENA.
woman e seldom nnsrcifuf 70 tire
naan ~hs Is tir1ia.-Ed EDWARD Bul~er
Lytton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05

The ORR In tho Taxi. John Cort ;
next altering al the cort IN Chicago.
viii have one % the strongest casts
ever assembled for . musical play
including Adele Ritehlc. Carter Dc
Haveu. Frederic Bond. Jessie Mil
ward and Frederick Truseaell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-05

t'~ffftf~ffN fffe@'
Sir months after John " Cooke
landed In this coantry he could
speak the Engiiah language fluent.
~
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-23
DISPOSITION Of
HETCH-HETCHY
Argument to Be Heard on
Frisco's Right to Use
the Waters.

Washington, May 22.-The question of
placing the Hetch-Hetchy valley in the
Yosemite national park at the disposal
of San Francisco, as future source
of water supply, will be decided in a
large measure by hearing TO be held
by the interior department on May 25.
Oral arguments on the proposition
will be delivered before Secretary Bal
linger in the presence of board of
three army engineers, who have been
appointed by the President to advise
the secretary on the engineering prob
lens involved.
The subject has been before the in
terror department for a long time, and
concerns the question of revoking a
permit granted the city some time ago
by Secretary Garfield. authorizing the
use of Hetch-Hetchy when the needs
of San Francisco exceeded the capacity
of Lake Eleanore.
The geological survey recently de-
cided that Lake Eleanore is ample to
supply the demand, and in response to
a request Of Secretary Ballinger, the
city has submitted a written opinion as
TO why the permit should not be can
celled-
The oral arguments on Wednesday
will be delivered by representatives
from the Pacific coast who oppose the
revocation of the permit on the ground
that it is a necessity to San Francisco,
as well as by those who claim that
Lake Eleanore is ample, and for that
reason resist any action that would
mar the scenic wonders of Hetch-
Hetchy.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-23
GIRL AND NEGRO DROP
DEAD GAZING At COMET
Services Abandoned by Excited Con-
gregations, Who Leave Pews to
See Sidereal Eccentric.

Geneva, n. Y. May 22.-Dr. William
B. Brooks Of Smith observatory OBJ
served Halley's comet Saturday night
and made this statement today:
'.Halley's comet was to be seen Sat
urday night in the western sky, close
TO the computed position. The comet
was first seen with the telescope in
bright twilight and in the presence of
a nearly fun moon. A little later in
the evening, about Sis o'clock, 1t was
detected with the naked eye, although
with difficulty on account of haze.
The tail could be traced for only
a few degrees, partly on account of
the moonlight. As seen with the tele-
scope, the comet, or head, is pointed
in shape, with the nucleus directly in
front, and it appeared much smaller
and fainter than when seen last week
in the eastern heavens"
Talladeega, Ala, May 22.-The ap-
pearance of the comet tonight caused
intense excitement here. ngregations
of several churches left their pews and
hundreds of persons stood excited in
the square and gazed at the celestial
visitor. Miss Ruth Jordan was called
to the door Of her home to see the
comet and imm ediately fell dead, ply
sicians assigning heart failure as the
cause. negro was shown the comet
and instantly dropped dead.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-23
INTERNAL MACHINE
PLACED ON PORCH.
Tiny Girls Play With DiaboIicaI
Continuance, But Fail to
Explode 1t.
ONE SUSPECT is ARRESTED
OBJECT OF FIEND'S WRATH
TELLS OF THREAT.
ONE SUSPECT is ARRESTED

Omaha, Neb., May 22.-An Internal
machine was this evening discovered on
the porch of the residence of Thomas
Dennison, well known citizen. Frank
Erdman was placed under arrest as a
suspect and is being held for investi-
cation. Dennison made a statement to
the effect that Erdman had stated some
time ago that he would murder Dennt-
son.
The Internal machine was in the form
of suit case containing two compart-
ments, in one of which was found "a
half-pound sticks of dynamite and in
the other, with a barrel so placed as
to fire into the dynamite, was a loaded
revolver. When found, the suit case
was fastened with a string. tied to a
screw eye, which was in turn fastened
to the porch.
The belief is that the dynamite was
intended to be exploded through the
agency of the string and the revolver
when the suit case would be lifted
from the porch.
Mr.. Dennison's little daughter and
schoolmate, during the afternoon. had
tried to lift the suit case, but falling
because of its weight, merely exposed
the cord, which attracted Mr.. Denni-
sons attention. He at once notified the
police department and two detectives
were sent to the scene. The cord was
cut and the grip was removed to a va
dangerous character.
Mr.. Dennison believes the grip was
placed on the porch while the family
was at dinner. For number of years
Mr.. DenniSon has been a man of con-
siderable prominence in local politics.
He some time since admitted in court
that his occupation was that of
gambler.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-23
SENSATIONS DUE
IN BR|bE PROBE
Sagamon County Grand Jury
Expected to Uncover Re-
markable Grating.

Springfield, Ill, May 22.-State's At
torney Burke expects revelations this
week before the Sangamon county
grand jury in the probe of alleged
legislative bribery. The furniture con-
tract and local option legislation will
undergo close scrutiny.
The local option investigation opens
Tuesday, when James K. Shields, presi-
dent of the Illinois Anti-Saloon league,
and Ernest A Scrogin, legislative SUI
perintendent of the league, will appear
before the grand jury. During the
time the bill was before the legisia-
ture, Mr.. ScrOgin kept a diary of all
conversations he had with members in
reference to the measure and of other
details. This diary is expected to prove
of great value to the state
On Wednesday a number of persons
connected with the other side will be
called before the grand jury. Service
already has been secured upon the fol-
lowing. the subpoenas being returnable
Wednesday:
Michael J. Mccarthy, treasurer of
the Illinois Retail Liquor Retailers
association; Edward T. Fahey of the
United societies; Charles Richter, w. A.
Bick and Adam Ortseifen of the Brew
ers' association; Anton J. Ceremak
secretary of United societies; John c.
Wordell, chairman of the house license
committee; Nathan A. Cole, secretary of
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION.