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were dislodged from their position,
they obtained some consolation when
Gen. Joubert captured the Eighteenth
Hussars, and took them into Pretoria
as prisoners. The Eighteenth had
been Boosting that they would be the
first British troops into Pretoria and
are still known In Tommy Atkins
haunts as the Pretoria horse"
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Percy Picadilly was a golfer. oh
how he did love golf
One drawback to his sport was his
rsightedness. He couldn't see
much beyong his pince-nez (society
name for eyeglass).
Percy hadn't overpaid any of the
caddy boys lately, so they framed
up something on him.
During a match play they substi
tuted an invalid egg for his golf ball
Not noticing the difference. Percy
swung for 1t with his driver.
oh. blanc mango!
(The End
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Thompson Given Three Years.

Joseph Thompson. convicted In
Sandwich of manslaughter, in connec-
ton with the death Of Chester Perk-
ms. whose skull was fractured in a
scuffe with Thompson In Windsor,
last spring, was sentenced by Justice
Sutherland to serve three years in
Kingston penitentiary.
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away and find her, and get more
mixed up with her than ever. 1t was
mean of me, wasn't it? That's why
I've told you. You see, l didn't know
anything about all this, and that
makes it meaner still, doesn't it?''
Possibly if he had told her these
facts 4S hours earlier she might have
been annoyed, but at present they
seemed to be rather in his favor. At
all events he was frank, she thought.
He declared war on his rival, and
meant to fight according to the law of
nations Lady Maud would not be his
friend if he were playing any double
game, but she had stuck to him
throughout his trouble in the spring,
he had emerged victorious and rein
stated in public opinion, and she had
been right. Lady Maud knew him
better than any one else, and she
was a good woman, if there ever was
one.
Yet he had accused himself of hav-
ing acted "meanly" Margaret did not
like the word, and threw up her head
as a horse does when a beginner holds
on by the curb.
"You need not make yourself out
worse than you are she answered
II want to start fair said the mil
lionaire, "and I'd rather your impress
sion should improve than get worse.
The only real trouble with Lucifer
was he started too high up"
This singular statement was made
with perfect gravity, and without the
slightest humorous intention, but Mar
garet laughed for the first time that
day, in spite of the storm that was
still raging in the near distance of her
thoughts.
why do you laugh?' asked Van
Torp. Its quite true. ] don't want
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NO SUNDAY OPERA.
St Paul to Have Five Performances
BY Metropolitan Opera Co.
Parsifal Thursday

Music lovers throughout the North
west will be greatly interested to
know that the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Company of New York will
give FIVE performances at the Audi
forum inst. Paul on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, April 21st, 22nd
and 23rd, respectively, with matineeS
on Friday and Saturday. The COM
pany will not appear in any other city
in the Northwest and the cast will
include all the leading singers that
are now appearing i'll New York.
Caruso will sing twice, and Bonci,
Scott, Witherspoon. Madame Frem-
stad, Gadski, Geraldine Farrar, EN-
ma Desstin and Louise Homer will
be included i'll some of the title roles.
"Parsifal'' has been chosen as the
opening opera and the matinees will
probably see Madam Butterfly and
"Hansel and Gretel" with II Pagli-
acci"
The original contract which was
executed by Mrs. F. B. Snyder Of St.
Paul with the Metropolitan Opera
Company, called for five perform
ances ending with "Parsifal" on Sun
day, April gath. Mrs. Snyder went
abroad Immediately after the con-
tract was signed and left the carrying
out Of its terms to Mr.. Hugh I. Hal
bert of Halbert & Halbert, Attorneys
of St Paul, her legal representative
Mr. Halbert was strongly averse to
presenting "Parsifal" on Sunday in
that it would interfere with Sunday
evening church services, the opera
was more or less Of a society event,
and the giving of an opera on Sun
day was subject to the argument of
cOmmercialism He presented strong
arguments othis effect to Manager
DIPPED of the Metropolitan Opera
Company who finally consented to
waive the presentation Of "Parsifal
or any other opera on Sunday Mr..
Halbert cabled his client and secured
her consent for the varying of the
terms of the contract and the rem
dition of only four performances in
stead of five. Manager DIPPED then
made further concession and gave
an extra matinee on Friday alter
noon, April 22nd, which made five
performances possible. The stand OF
the local management in ST. Paul
has been approved by the pulpit and
the press as we'll as all broadminded
citizens. The success of the opera is
already assured in that many of the
boxes have been taken for the season.
Application for boxes should be made
at once to H. T. Halbert, Dispatch
Building, St. Paul The Northwest is
particularly fortunate in having this
opportunity to see grand opera ex-
actly as it is presented i'll New York.
If the season proves successful in st.
Paul, the Metropolitan Grand Opera
Company has given assurance that in
all likelihood the company will appear
each year in the Northwest after the
New York season. An'effort is being
made by those in charge to secure an
expression of opinion as to the operas
most desired by the people through
out the Northwest Communication
to this effect will be gratefully re
ceived by the local manager in St.
Paul
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fully. II forgot that"
'tAnd if she had the other stone,
she had stolen it from Mons. Logo
theft, l have not the least doubt"
Il daresay," replied the millionaire.
I'm not her attorney. I'm not trying
to defend her l was only thinking"
"She was at his house in Paris"
Margaret said, quite unable to keep
her own counsel now. 1T was when
| was at Versailles"
You don't say so! Are you sure of
that?'
HE admitted it when I was talking
to him through the telephone, and 1
heard her speaking to him in lam
guage l did not understand"
did you really? Well, WE'LL" Mr..
Van Torp was beginning to be puz-
zled again. Mice voice, hasn't she?"
yes. He tried to make me think
he wasn't sure whether the creature
was a boy or girl
Maybe he wasn't sure himself"
suggested the American, but the tone
in which she had spoken the word
creature" had not escaped him.
He was really trying to put the case
in a fair light, and was not at all
maneuvering to ascertain her state of
mind. That was clear enough now.
How far she might go he could not
tell, but what she had just said,
coupled with the way in which she
spoke of the man to whom she was
engaged as Mons. Logotheti," made
it quite evident that she was pro-
foundry incensed against him, and Van
Torp became more than ever anxious
not to do anything underhand.
Look here" he said, I'm going to
tell you something. l took a sort of
interest in that Tartar girl the only
time | saw her. l don't know why. |
dare say / was taken in by her
just ordinary taken in,' like a tender
foot. I gave her that fellows ad
dress in New York He nodded to-
wards Kralinsky. when l found he
was here, I wired Logotheti to tell
her, since she's after him. | suppose
1 thought Logotheti would go right
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Bourbons PLAYED Out,

The Bourbons, in the old phrase,
Learned nothing and forgot nothing,
and so they are played out. They do
not suit modern conditions. In the
old days they had produced the great
Condo and such monarchs as Henry
w. and Louis XIV. of France. But
in the great crises of the last cen
fury they gave Europe only men like
Louis XVIII. of France, who ran
away to Belgium when Napoleon re-
turned from Elba, leaving his friends
to die for him in the Hundred Days;
like the infamous king "Bomba" of
the Two Sicilies and his son Francis,
whom Garibaldi SO easily vanquished,
and like the amiable connoisseur of
ballet performances who has just
passed away.
Modern Europe no longer cuts off
the heads of such would-be rulers by
divine right over better men, but it
sees no reason for intrusting to them
the difficult task of directing govern
mentS.
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CHANGES OF NAME.
Blonde Woman's Adventures on the
Matrimonial Sea Evidently
Had Been Many.

They met on the street car-the in
tense little woman and the much
adorned, plethoric blonde. Both evil
denced that extravagant pleasure
which comes of meeting by accident
an acquaintance one has not thought
of for months.
How dye do, Mrs. Gray?" painted
the blonde, extending plump, be-
diamoned hand.
why! How do you do, Mrs. Will
liams?" effused the other woman.
mot Mrs. Williams" prompted the
blonde, automatically.
"Oh, to be sure" the little woman
apoligized, Il heard you were to be
married-Mrs. Str-Strbonski, of course.
I hope it isn't too late for congratula-
tions."
That's so, 1 was Strbonski," recol-
lected the blonde, that musician-but
now I'm Madam Theodore; he's a
chef"
The little woman's chin dropped,
and for half a block she sat with a
face like an exclamation point.
'"This is my corner" she announced,
jumping to her feet as the car slowed
up. Would you-would you mind,
Mrs.-Madam Theodore, telling me
what your name is the next time we
?"-New York Press
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But all the same, don't quite under
stand you There's a meaning in your
voice that's not in the words. Excuse
me if I'm not quick enough this morn
ing, please. I'm doing my best"
Your friend Baraka has been ar
rested and sent to prison in London
for stealing very valuable ruby
from the counter in Pinneys," Marga
ret explained ''The stone had just
been taken there by Mons. Logotheti
to be cut. The girl must have fol
lowed him without his knowing it,
and watched her chance, though how
old Pinney can have left such thing
lying on the counter where any one
could take it is simply Incompetent
sible. That's what you heard in my
voice when I said that men are credu-
fous."
Mr.. Van Torp thought he had heard
even more in her accent when she
had pronounced Logothetis name. Be-
sides, she generally called him LOGO
as all his friends did The American
said nothing for a moment, but he
glanced repeatedly at the white veil,
through which he saw her handsome
features without their expression.
Well he said at last almost to
himself, for he hardly expected her to
understand the language of his sur
prise, that beats the band!"
1T really is rather odd, you know"
responded Margaret, who understood
perfectly 'If you think I've adorned
the truth I'll give you the police court
report. | have it in my glove. Lady
Maud sent it to me with letter"
ton, I'm not sure that l shall not
give you that to read, too, for there's
something about you in it, and she is
your best friend, isn't she?''
"Out and out. dare say you'd smile
if l told you that l asked her to help
me to get you to change your mind"
NO." Margaret answered, turning
slowly to look at him. She tells me
so in this letter"
Does she really?" Van Torp had
guessed as much, and had wished to
undermine the surprise he supposed
that Margaret had in store for him.
That's just like her Straightforward
way of doing things. She told me
frankly that she wouldn't lift finger
to influence you.~ However, it can't
be helped, l suppose"
The conclusion of the speech
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Mr.. Van Torp raised his hat when
he was within four or five PAGES OF
the ladies, and his companion, who
was a head and shoulders taller than
he, slackened his pace and stopped
little way behind him as Mrs. Rush
more shook hands and Margaret
nodded pleasantly.
MAY I present Count Kralinsky?'
asked the American. I've met him
before, and we've just renewed our
acquaintance"
Mr.. Van Torp looked from Mrs.
Rushmore to Margaret, and tried to
see her expression through her veil.
She answered his look by very
slight inclination of the head.
1--WE shall be delighted" said the
elder lady, speaking for both.
Mr.. Van Torp introduced the count
to Mrs. RushmOre and then to Mar
garet, calling her Miss Dorne," and
she saw that the man was handsome
as well as tall and strong. He had
a magnificent golden beard, a clear
complexion, and rather uncertain blue
eyes. in one of which he wore a sim
gle eyeglass without string. He
was quietly dressed and wore no jew
elry, excepting one ring, in which
blazed large "tallow-topped" ruby.
He had the unmistakable air of man
of the world, and was perfectly at his
ease. When he raised his straw hat
he disclosed a very white forehead,
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seemed to be out of the logical Sc
quence
"She has done more than lift fin
ger now" Margaret said.
HAS she offended you?" Van Torp
ventured to ask, for he did not under
stand tie constant subtone of anger
he heard in her voice. Il know she
would not mean to do that"
mo: You don't understand. I've
telegraphed to ask her to join us
here"
Van Torp was really surprised now,
and his face showed it.
81 wish we were somewhere alone"
Margaret continued. Il mean, out of
the way of Mrs. Rushmore. She
knows nothing about all this, / 1T she
saw me examining the letters into my
glove, and | cannot possibly let her
see me giving them to YOU"
"Oh, well, let me Think said the
millionaire. Il guess l want to buy
some photographs of Bayreuth and
the 'Parsifaf characters in that shop,
there on the right. Suppose you wait
outside the door, so that Mrs. Rush
more can see you if she turns around.
She'll understand that I'm inside. If
you drop your parasol towards her you
can get the letters out, can't you?
Then as / come out you can just pass
them to me behind the parasol, and
we'll go on. Hows that? 1t won't
take one second, anyhow. You can
make believe your gloves uncomfor-
table, and you're fitting it, if anybody
you know comes out of the shop. Will
that do? Here we are. Shall l go in?'
Eyes. Don't be long! I'll cough
when I'm ready"
The operation succeeded, and the
more easily as Mrs. Rushmore went
quietly on without turning her head,
being absorbed and charmed by Kra-
linsky's conversation.
You may as well read the news
paper cutting now" Margaret said
when they had begun to walk again.
"That cannot attract attention, even
if she does look round, and it explains
a good many things. It's in the thin
ner envelope, of course"
Van Torp fumbled in the pocket of
his jacket, and brought out the slip
of newspaper without the envelope, a
precaution which Margaret noticed
and approved.
She watched him intently while he
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To Stop Coughing.

Coughing is one of the nuisances
that no one has been able to abolish
in churches or in theaters. A ply
stefan, however, claims that the
coughing nuisance is mere question
of acoustics.
There is a subtle connection be-
tween the ear and the throat" he
said. when the ear is strained the
throat is affected and a cough is the
result.
when we can hear perfectly in
church or theater it never occurs to
US to cough. But when we bend for
ward, straining every nerve to catch
the actors or preachers muffled syl.
tables, then we find ourselves cough,
ing every little while. Build audi
forums with perfect acoustic proper.
ties, and | warrant that the thunder,
Gus choruses of coughs, so common
now among US, will be no more
heard"
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to start too high up in your estima
ton and then be turned down as unfit
for the position at the end of the
first week. Put me where L belong
and I won't disappoint you. Say
was doing something that wasn't ex-
actly low-down considering the OBJ
ject, but that mightn'r pass muster at
an honor parade, anyhow. And then
say that I've admitted the fact, if you
like, and that the better I know you
the less | want to do anything mean.
1t won't be hard for you to look at it
in that light, will it? And it'll give
me the position of starting from the
line. Is that right?"
YES" Margaret answered, smiling
Slang right and English right You
ask for fair field and no favor, and
you shall have it."
I'll go straight" Van Torp an
swered.
II suppose Lady Maud will come,
won't she?" he asked suddenly, after
a short silence.
81 hope so, - Margaret said. eff not,
she will meet me in Paris, for she Of
fers to do that in her letter"
I'm staying on in this place be-
cause you said you didn't mind" OBJ
served Van Torp. do you want me
to go away if she arrives?"
why should I? Why shouldn't you
stay?"
"Oh, don't know. l was only think
ing. Much obliged anyway, and I'll
certainly stay if you don't object. We
shall be quite party, shan't we?
What with us three, and Lady Maud
and Kralinsky there"
Mrs. Rushmore and Kralinsky had
stopped in their walk and were wait
Ing for them. They quickened their
pace.
Il thought perhaps this was far
enough" said Mrs. Rushmore. "Of
course l could go on further, and it's
not your usual walk, my dear, but I'M
less you mind"
Margaret did not mind, and said so
readily; whereupon Mrs. Rushmore
deliberately took Van Torp for her
companion on the way back.
I'm sure you won't object to walk
ing slowly" she said to him, land
Miss Dome and the count can go as
fast as they like, for they are both
good walkers. l am sure you must
be great walker" she added turning
to the Russian.
He smiled blandly and bent his
head a little, as if he were acknowl-
edging a compliment. Van Torp
looked at him quietly.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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SYNOPSIS.

Baraka, Tartar girl, became enamored
of a golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs in the
vicinity of her home in central ASIA ana
revealed to him the location of mine
Of rubieS hoping that the stranger WouId
love her in return for her disclosure.
They were followed to the cave by the
girls relatives who blocked up the en-
trance, and drew off the water supply
leaving the couple to die. Baraka's COUSIN
Saad, her betrOthed, attempted 10 cHIilp
down d cliff overlooking the mine; Out
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from a water gourd Saad car
rled, dug his way out of the tunnel, anu
departed, DESERVING the girl and carrying
a bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started IN puIl7
suit. Margaret Dome (Margarlta ga
COrdova), famous prima donna, pecdlle
engaged in London to Konstantln Lo-
gOtheti, a wealthy Greek financler. her
intimate friend was Countess LeVeh;
known as Lady Maud, whose husband
had been killed by a bomb in st. refers
burg: and Lady Mauds most intimate
friend was Rufus Van Torp, an Ameri +
can, who had become one of the Ilch IeHso
men in the world. Van Torp was III IoNe
with Margaret, and rushed to LONDON DIS
soon as he heard of her betrothal. IL
offered Lady Maud S5000,000 for her pet
charity if she would aid him In winning
the singer from LogOtheti. Baraka ap-
preached Logotheti at Versailles with
rubies to sell. He presented ruby "
Margaret. Van Torp bought y aGnta anu hu
Baraka in male attire She gave him a
ruby after the American had told her OF
having seen in the United States man
answering the description of the one slle
loved The American followed Margaret
TO the Bayreuth "Parsifal' festival. Mar
garet took liking to VaneTorp, who pre-,
sented her with the ruby BaraRa nau
given him. Count Kralinsky, a Russian,
arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp believed
him to be the one Baraka was pursuing.
Baraka was arrested in London on the
charge of stealing from Pinney, a Jew
elor, the ruby she had sold to Logotheu.
Two strangers were the thieves. Lady
Maud believed that LogOthetis assocla-
cion, and so informed Margaret
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and short, thick fair hair. There was
no sign of approaching middle age in
his face or figure, but Margaret felt,
or guessed, that he was older than he
looked.
In her stifly correct French, Mrs.
Rushmore said that she was en-
chanted to make his acquaintance,
unintelligibly
The count speaks English perfect
ly," observed. Mr. Van Torp.
He ranged himself beside Margaret,
leaving the foreigner to Mrs. Rush
more, much to her qualification
1--WE were going to walk she said.
will you join us?" And she moved on.
1T is great pleasure to meet you, y
Kralinsky said by way of opening the
conversation. Il have often heard
of you from friends in Paris. Your
little dinners at Versailles are ia
nous all over Europe. | am sure we
have many mutual friends, though
you may never have heard my name. "
Mrs. Rushmore was visibly pleased,
and as the way was not very wide,
Margaret and Van Torp dropped be-
hind They soon heard the other two
enumerating their acquaintance. kra-
linsky was surprised at the NUMBER
of Mrs. Rushmore's friends, but the
count seemed to know everybody,
from all the grand dukes and arch
dukes in Russia, Germany, and Aus
tria, to the author of the latest sue
cessful play in Paris, and the man OF
cure govt by radium. Kralinsky had
done the cure, seen the play, and dined
with the royalties within the last few
weeks. Mrs Rushmore thought him
one of the most charming men she
had ever met.
In the rear Mr.. Van Torp and the
prima donna were not talking; but
he looked at her, she looked at him,
they both looked at Kralinsky's back,
and then they once more looked at
each other and nodded; which meant
that Van Torp had recognized the
man he had met selling rubies in New
York, and that Margaret understood
this.
I'll tell you something else that's
quite funny, if you don't mind drop
| ping a little further behind" he said
Margaret walked still more slowly
till a dozen PAGES separated them
| from the other two.
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what is it?" she asked in low
tone
II believe he's my old friend from
whom | learned to whistle 'Parsifal,'
answered the American. I'm pretty
sure of it, in spite of a good many
years and a beard-two things that
change a man. See his walk? See
how he turns his toes in? Most cow
boys walk like that
How very odd that you should
meet again." Margaret was surprised,
but not deeply interested by this new
development.
'Well,' said Van Torp thoughtful
ly, eff I'd known | was going to meet
him somewhere, I'd have said this
was as likely a place as any to find
him in, now that ] know what it was
he whistled But / admit that the
other matter has more in it. [ won
der what would happen if l asked
him about Miss Barrack?"
Nothing" Margaret answered con-
fidently. Nothing would happen. He
has never heard of her.
Van Torp's sharp eyes tried in vain
to penetrate the veil
'Thats not quite clear" he OBJ
served. COR else this isn't my good
day
''The girl fooled you," said Marga-
ret in low voice Did she mention
his name to your"
"Well no"
''She never saw him in her life, or
if she ever did, it was she who robbed
him of rubies; and it was not the 9th
er way, as you supposed. Men are
generally inclined to believe what a
nice-looking girl tells them!"
That's true" Van Torp admitted.