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porters opened with key door the second land
ing they reached, threw the wide. Enter
signorina; everything is prepared. Humberna makes
the chambers for the ustrious sig
nora Shall get you the that has long been
stewing? Or is there need something else?"
The porter came staggering up the staircase below,
with heavy breathings carrying HonOrs light luggage
which his shoulder could hardly The sight of
the small pretty within the aparment-rooms
lately terribly vacaednade Honors heart ache. The
litter photographs and books needeWOTkthe writ
ing table with haf-wTitten letter the botter-the
hundred OF ended sud-
denly, awfully-struck her like knife 1t seemed
almost insoenCe step the silent threshold
where the who had hidden her gone. II made
her shrink the floors where owners voice babe
her welcome. and there to greet her and put
friends hand.
Nothing, thanks-I want nothing" she said. in
volubitv porteTs wife mindful OF the
tea that had stood stewing for hours Except-yesf
might have hot water and bath
willingly, with good heart" It the foreign
way 10 much hot water-that understood. The
IluStriOus StgnoT MOntressor, she had had much hot
water day Of her life HumbeTtina should bring it.
and the big tub Of tin metal the sgnora herself used By
and by, breakfast ready Humbertina would
to the signOrna The meals from
nearby restaurant there cooking. One cham
beTmaid cared for the apartment.
Honor heard them 80 and close the door behind them
with hollow echo that resOunded through the empty
place and smOte her heart with chill. How alone,
how desoate II in the place OF the welcome she had
looked forward TO! Her poor gOdmOther! Anxiety
and distress for her oppressed her The her
eyes
Her luggage had been laid down in bedroom
that looked painted ceiling
long window opening on 10 balcony and the the
tiled roor The big bath stood ready and the Of hot
water hanked it. Honor to the window and tried
TO look only the and tho
windows near across opposite met her look. With
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start at her own cowardice she pulled herself to-
gether and rebuked herself sharply. Her hand went
into her pocket for handkerchief, fumbng little
tried o it. for the tears dinmed ner sight.
She plunged her hand in, and it found the hand
kerchief it struck against something ese-sOmething
round hard large With gush of remem-
branCe back the ring that her unknown friend
of the train had restored her. She drew it out
But even as drew she that ring was
upon inger-the only ring she had owned
She turned her emerged from pocket
back with bewilderment. Yes, it was
mothers ring the gold snake with the
blue stone for its head What ring that IN her PAIN
She Enclosed her hand, and went nearer TO the win
look it, marvelng 1t flashed up at her with
spendOr that she almost TeCOiled a great
broad band of gold. curiously N,Ia'H and wrought
table emerald, dark ana lovely,
like light dancing leaves the heart Of
the reflection of cebergs in their shadow
like sheet Of sparkling in the SUM- 1t set SO
wide the gaze. On il engraved majestic arms.
with scrolls and triumphant fourishss that spoke hgu
stared speeChless. Whose could II be? Whence
had it come? Even her ignorance and simplicity il
limited wealth and Importance II must be
priceless, How could the unknown nave picked IL
up the railway carriage? With shock
the thought of the monks flashed across her mind
They must surely have dropped II! She remembered e
younger monk had stopped and hastily jerked and
wrenched Il. Yet how should monks have a thing like
this in their pOsseEson 1t seemed too preposerous to
connect il with their poverty.
Monks? Were they really monks? All her doubt OF
them back again. Did this rich jewel point to
theft crime convincngly their mysterious entry
like robbers If they robbers indeed2 What
darkness, horror had brought this into
their possession? 1t seemed to fash with denouncng
CLEAN she stood and gazed at it. Was it craft force
ttat had made thers2 Was it-she glanced her
shoulder II the SIN could catch the thought and
shout 1t aloud TO the uiyeTseWas murder that bought
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OYNOPSIS: Beautiful and dainty Mrs.
y Tesey-Hiton and her doctor husband
~ are late TO dinner at the italian en-
bassy on account of fire (Which the doctor
encountered on his fvay home TO dress. I1Uo
peopIe-a evoman and chiid-TVere nearly
burned in tob-fo0r room, and the doctor
STAYED TO rescue them. The ambassador IS
viVidly interested TO hear that the rescued Peo-
pie acre an Italian nurse and .TfsforaHc
child, sith papers in their possession bearing
the name Of Cre5ceHSi.
The scene changes to the PriJ-ROaen
express, bearing Honor Traford tO90ard
Rome She gvoHld have missed her change al
Ronen if an English passenger had not helped
her BY compelling meroenary POrter5 TO attend
TO her. HaviHg done everything to make her
comfortable, he bO9ps and disappears. On the
sray 10 Rome the train slo5cS do9Cn and tao
mysterious beings dressed as monks climb fur
freely into the carriage. Later the train siOsC5
again, and the monks spring out and diSGp
pear. Aftcr she ieaVe5 the train at Rome The
gentleman fyho helped her at RoHeH runs
after her and pms ring in her hand, saying
she had left ii in The carriage. Honor looked
ait of the carriage 7viHdo5c and there came
into vieaC the strange sight Of a band Of shape
less figures.
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the was truly urgent one" He disappeared
down a passage through a door-then presently came
back with a voiuminous black habit and a
tapped white cap The sister will conduct the sig
norma" said with another bow. The servant can
remain here. There is only permission for one"
Honor silently followed the sister down long
whitewashed passage where faint smell Of Chords
Of lime prevailed They stopped the door OF ward
pointed speaking in a subdued voice, That is the bed
the fuTthest by the window The nurse Is tneSe you
go in but go quietly. please"
She fell back and Honor went on alone tresdins
nOiseessy going softly surrounded every side by
Of beds. She had been IN hospital
all life before and the sight Of it. the stiffness
the smell disnfectants. Emote her senses with
kind OF 4 head covered with masses OF DARK
hair raised itself from pillow to look at her as she
passed then fell back with moan. The tall windows
flung their bald light tiled floor and bare wall ana
bedsteads from pattern with their neat white
counterpanes.
The the sister had pointed out TO her stood
the window at the end OF the rooms as she
said. Honor made her way it. her gaze hXec on
IT, The head OF the woman that on the pillow was
slightly turned from her. There bandegs over
OF it, but she caught glimpse OF gray hair Her
gOdmother must be sleeping: she lay without motion
Honor stepped softly still As she rounded the
foot Of bed she that the between Il ana
the window had half-hidden the figure OK another
nursing charity, her beside the bed
Honor halted, ana the raised her head suddenly
Of presence At the sight OF the girl shs
lifted her hand soemnly and made gesture OF COM
passion. "AlasP she said gently. II you hoped -
see her it is too late. She will never wake again
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CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY
CHAPTER VIII
The Great Ring.

ONIE one IN the very house
with her godmother had
had an accident - perhaps
even had died suddenly. and
had just been carried from
the portal she was about to
enter, fun OF youth and
health and hope. The
thought flung a sh a d p
across her heart as she got
out Of the carozze and
stepped inside the inner
court of the great, somber
house, whose open door
seemed TO hold a secret.
even while il stood frankly
Offering welcome TO any
one who came. Just inside
the entrance there was a
door and a window into a
kind OF little porter's lodge.
As Honor stood hesitatiuE,
wondering which way TO
turn. since there was no
closed door 10 he opened 70
her, no bell to ring-a wom-
ans face appeared at the
open window and a voice
cried aloud.
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though her hands good, useful hands. small
the hands Of girl used to golf and hockey and han
ding cricket ball. Then she stopped with another
thought. safer, while she it, than 1t would
be anywhere else. People cautioned her, coming
TO Italy, 10 take OF her belongings Italians
not always honest She her little store money
round her neck but there for the ring in
she purse that carried it. She had better keep on
hand.
So she slipped OF the snake ring, and put
ring with fits fiat emerald, holding place
below the kuuce Of the finger Of her right hand Then
she began to take out her little possessions the lug
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CHAPTER K
Alone in the World

. TEVER wakel Surely Il could not be-suFely
there was some CHASTITY mistake! Honor fe.t
herself turn white as she stood and stared az
h in L.
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backed up by the testimony of other wit
nesses and the production OF documents in
this striking fashion, declared an expe-
rienced lawyer in commenting on this case
The defence will begin tomorrow. Martin
w. Lttleton will open it with a speech gen.
orally outlining the Aids plan Of campaign.
In general, this Will consist of a vigorous
denial that Senator Aids demanded or re-
ceived money, backed up by the statement
that what he did was done at the behest
of the Republican state machine.
1t is expected that a vigorous assault will
be made on Senator Conger and on Moe,
and probably upon the bridge companies in
general, to show that bribery and corrUp-
ton were everyday occurrences with them
Subpoena servers and the sergeant-at-
arms in the Senate are securing the state
to gather in witnesses. Colonel George W.
Dunn unquestionaby will be called, as VIII
many of the legislators of 1901. also Eugene
A. Landon and John Newell. who had
charge at various times of different funds
II seems probable that a least two weeks
more will be consumed by this case
Conser. under cross-examinatl ton to-day
was made TO go further into the details OF
his alleged conversation with Assembly
man Burnett in 1901.
"Rurnett said to me- he declared that
-he highway bill in the Internal Affairs
Committee was good for some money for
the fellows on the floor of the House; that
thew had TO have some Of it, and unless
they did he would move to discharge the
committee on the floor chat is, force vote
on the bilD If some of your bridge people
don't come up to Albany I think he said
that the bill was worth $4,000 on the floor
Referring to Chairman Doughty of the
Internal Affairs Committee Conser made
this statement:
Doughty never spoke 10 me OIL the sub
iect Of money. or. Ear as I know, to any
body else He came to me and said he had
a copy of an amendment he thought would
work out all right, and would, in substance,
kill the bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
TRIBUTE BY OFFICERS KIN.
New York Society Of the Cincinnati
Holds Anniversary Dinner.

Tributes were paid TO the memory OF
George Washington by the New York State
Society of the Cincinnati a. the anniversary
dinner last night at the Waldorf About
sixty members and guests were present.
Talbot ELEPHANT. president of the society.
presided. and sitting with him al the guests
IA BILE were Winslow Warren. -As2 Bird
Gardiner Charles Isham Captain jacob ".
Miller. the Rev. Alexander hamilton.
George Norman Gardiner. Brisa dier Cen
eral William Graves Bates, Colonel Hugh
l. Scott. Rowland Pell. George Austin Nor
rison jr Charles a. Schermerhorn, Elijah
Woodward and Erskine Hewitt.
The speakers and their subjects included
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner. L. s. A. (re-
tired. The Founders of the Cincinnati ::
Rowland Pell. THE State of New York
Charles A Schermerhorn, The City of New
York: Colonel Hugh L. Scott comman-
dant of the West Point Military Academy.
The Army: Commodore J. W. Miller, of
the Naval Reserve, State OF New York
''rhe Navy: Winslow Warren. resident
general '-rhe Cincinnati" and 9, orge \.
Morrison Our Guests.
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Mr.. TAFT .lRRlI Els.
Chairman UOodrWN Cats
non the President.

president TAFT accompanied by captain
Archibald Butt and ". w MiSehler. one
or his secretaries. reached Jersey City over
the Pennsylvania Railroad at i:4l p m
Yesterday The usual escort of New Jer-
seN police was on hand. as were captain
W. j. Flynn OF the New York branch oc
the Secret Scrvice ard Lieutenant Burns.
OF Headquarters. With the President in
his automobile. crossing the river. was
William Potter. of Ph'ladelptia. former
Minister Ia Italy and honorary membe~
OF the New Jersey Chapter Of The Society
of the Cincinnati
Ex-Governor franklin Murphy and John
v Grigcs, former Attorney General. also
welcomed Mr.. Taft "a the station and
spent some time with him q the home of
ms brother. Henry ". Taft. No. S5 Wesl
18th street where he will stay while in the
city.
Republican State Committee. called and
had a talk with the President. He said
on leaving the house that his visit had no
particular political significance.
On reaching his brothers home. the
President waited until Captain Flynn came
up. and shaking the Secret Service chic
by the hand he said: Captain, ! want to
congratulate you on the good work YOU
and your men have done in The Italian
counterfeitins case.
President TAFT left his brothers home
at 1:15 % m. accompanied by William
Potter. for the Plaza.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
DOTGHTYS DENIAL.
Sans He Did Not Take Money
from RUruett or .4HU One.

IF is most outrag eous to be accused
on hearsay evidence. and that from
dead man | never took dollar from
Ir Burnett If he got any money it
was obtained under false pretences,
said ex-Assemblyman George w Dough
~ last night when he was preparing
TO leave his home at Inwood, Long Isl
and. TO go to Albany. Mr.. Doughty was
indignant that he was drawn into tine
inyestiga ton by Senator Conger, Who
he said he had always regarded as his
friend He added.
Il cannot understand why Mr.. Conger
should think that I, as chairman, should
have had to be taken care OF when
had done everything that 1 had agreed
70 do. The bill was retained on amend
ment. according to Mr.. Congers wishes
Neither I nor any other member OF the
committee that I am aware OF attempt
Ell TO hold up Conger or attempted to
get any money.
''Mr. Conger came TO me in regard To
this bill in the Assembly chamber, either
before or after a session: | cannot say
which. He asked me what We could 90
I told him that | would have to read the
bill before | could answer. The bill was
prov ided and l told Conger that as
chairman ] would use every effort
could to keep the bill in the committee,
as saw nothing out of the way in hold
ing it. The people were safeguarded by
the existing law 19OD-
After the bill was discussed by the
committee We unanimously agreed to
stand by Conger and hold the bill in the
committee or. if 1t did not interfere with
the existing law. amend it II Mr. Conger
wished. We did absolutely as we agreed
TO do. am sure this statement will be
corroborated by other members of the
committee If they are called to the wit
ness stand.
Il never approached Conger and he
never told me that any one else did IL
i:urnett was paid anything IL was
thrown away. | stood by Conger out Of
courtesy. Senator Aids never asked for
interference. My only aspiration as an
Assemblyman was tn secure things for
my Own Assembly district Among
these things was the anneX3tiUu Of my
home town 20 Nassau County ana IN at
tempt To abolish tn Barren Island nui-.
sance."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
JANITOR AS SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Camera Man at City Hall Hands One to
John S. RYAN,

Visions of the theft OF the famous Gains
borough portrait fitted through the mind OF
John S. Ryan, janitor Of City Hall, yester-
DAY morning when he noticed a we'll
dressed stranger moving stealthily down
the winding stairs from the floor upon
which the Governors Room and city leSis-
lative chambers are located to the main
floor of the building. The visitor was evi-
IDENTITY concealing under his coat tails some
thing that caused those appendages 10 pro
iecr conspicuously.
1t might be one Of The Stuarts per-
hsps that priceless portrait of Harry How
ard" solloquized Mr.. Ryan But with eau
tjco horn of experience, he followed the in
truder from the building and down the
steps to the Brooklyn Bridge station of the
subway There the stranger bought ticket.
So did Mr.. Ryan.
once on the platform Mr. Ryan watched
with bated breath the visitor unbuckled
q strap that was fastened about his waist
and produced-a camera.
And TO think that any one was able 10
work Il fools mate on me-. said Mr.. Ryan
"a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
U'CfBE TO CONNERS.
Nbapg Boss Rcsents Tah OF
alliance zcHh Barnes.
70 T.le-rarh 10 The Tribune. J

Albany. Feb. 2e.-The statement by VII
lar, ! conncrs that the political relations OF
William Barnes ir. and Patrick f. Nc
6.he respectiveIy Republican and Demo
cratic. bosses OF Albany County. were TOO
cioea for the good political repute Of elthe-
to-day stung the genial McCabe to tar
,,.i.fude~. He challenged the embattled
state chairman to prove any wrong IN
Heir relations.
stories that Barnes and McCabe eN-
changed political courtesies here nave
become SO much a matter OF course that
NcCabe admits them, though he says Ihey
er,auaie from his enemies But he main
rains that there is 30 improper political al
lance and that Corners cannot make
good on his charge. incidentally. he de-
.lares thai Corners made huge mistake
in moi killing him outright-po!itically
<t,ealinc-when the Buffalo man attempted
L. compass his political defeat
j have habit OF resentins attacks on
me he said With 4 sweet smile, and II
Tho other fellow doesn't kill me, I'm likely
80 20 ATTIC him with an axe. That may
cxplain my present position.
Mr.. Conners SAYS he knows Of the re
lsijonship between Mr.. Murphy and me
I'm clad he said this-and challenge
hun 70 ynovc what be knows wrong IN the
association Nh Murphy has given eVi-
deHoc 81 the sarcst sort If politics in this
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TAKEN AFTER FIGHT.
1lleged Murderer Captured IN
HOHdau CrOscd.

Providence, Feb. 22.-Two murders and
three hold-ups and robberies are believed
by the police to be tracea bic to suspect
who was captured by two detectives in the
Union Railroad Station after exciting
struggle in the midst of the holiday crowd
The captive says he is William Trente
of Boston. The latters companion, a sailor
vho SAYS he is Joseph Is. Dixon, of Roch-
ester Jumped New York express
train during the fight but was captured
later when the train pulled into the
Westerly. z. l., station
Trente has been identified the police say.
as the hiehwayman. who robbed and murd-
cred William +. Mea CHR, a. former alder
man Of Pawtucket, in Meaghrs meat mar
ket last night. When he was. searched
nickel watch answering the description Of
.onc stolen from the person OF Louis Mover.
= Shin street iunkman. who Was murdered
in this city several weeks aso, was found
on his person.
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Martin ". LiHIctOn to Mnh.e
a rigorous Denial.
iEL Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Albany, Feb. ."-I.a wycrs for Senator
Con9er, plaintiff in the Aids bribery case,
or as James ". Osborne. Conger's chief
counsel terms them, counsel for the peo
pie rested their case late this afternoon.
They had presented not only circumstan
tial story OF bribe-giving in response to re-
pe.ted demands for money by various per-
sons but had backed up the testimony of
Senator ConGer and Hiram G. Moe by docu
ments. papers and the testimony OF minor
witnesses.
Their witnesses had withstood the hottest
grilllng of Senator Allds's lawyers. More
than that, the ConGcr lawyers. seemingly
stung by the taunt OF the Aids counsel
that they had produced "a catalogue OF the
dead but never live one" named sew
erai live ones to-day. and by the testimony
nf their own witnesses opened the door for
the Aliis lawyers 10 call a multitude of new
Witnesses.
II j. the general opinion. toncurred in
.ven by men wno maize no secret Of their
ardent ,ynpa:hY FOR lothian =. Ads. that
the Ten ger eaSc i a st~oae one and hat
a strong and convincing defence win have
20 81 mad to save the sccl sed Senator.
'Probs ~ not once IN len thou,and time :
could d charge OF briDer. be made and
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HELCOME FOR TAFT.
Ne7carl; Board Of TRADE 47caits
Presidents COMING.

\ big hearty welcome is awaiting Presi-
dent Taft when he goes to Newark to-
day to speak at the annual dinner of the
Newark Board OF Trade. Every avaiIa bic
bit OF space at the Kruger Auditorium,
where the dinner viii be held. has been
pressed into service. but the committee in
charge has been unable TO accommodate
many who would like to take part. 1t is
expected that team 80 business
men OF Newark viii he d the dinner.
The streets in the business section of the
city. through which the President will pass
on his way to The dinner, a mass of
flags and bunting, and d court Of honor
has been erected in Broad street, south OF
Market street. Mr.. TAFT is expected TO
leave New York about o'clock in an auto
mobile. and upon reaching Newark viii go
direct TO the home OF Ex-Governor Frank
lin Murphy, where a brief reception VIII
he held He is scheduled to reach the
auditorium at 6:15 o'clock.
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AMENDS W1TER BILL.
Mount TcrnOn Measure Re
DOrted FauOrdbly.
.Ev Telegraph to The Tribune. J


Albany. Feb. 22-After a hearing this af-
ternoon on the bill of Assemblyman COZ
few TO enable Mount Vernon to tap the
New York City Croton water supply. the
Assembly Committee on Electricity. Gas
and Water reported the measure with
amendments making it less Objectionable
to the city of New York.
These amendments practically put the
CARRYING out of the provisions OF the bill
at the discretion of the state Water supply
Commission One OF them provides that
snv dispute between the two cities as TO
tho ability of New York City to furnish
reasonable supply of water to Mount YER
non shall be settled by the state Water
Supply Commission. and that the estimated
quantity uf water proposed to be taken be
stated in the petition of Mount vernon
for permission to tap the conduits
In the amended measure the provision
that the charge to the people of Mount
Vernon for water shall be the same as that
to the inhabitants of The Bronx is cut
out Assemblyman CofTey and corpora
ton Counsel Zimmerman of Mount Vernon
appeared for the BILL and while the city
of New York had always OBJECTED 20 II:
it's legislative representative, Assistant
Corporation Counsel McGoldrick, agreed
TO the amendments.
Mr.. McGoldrick said that the Department
of Water Supply of New York says II Is
impossible TO supply Mount Vernon with
three million gallons OF water a day. which
is the estimated amount needed and for
that reason he asked for the amendment
uniting any dispute this question up to
the state commission. The bill In its orlsi-
nal form was passed by both houses of the
legislature last year, but was vetoed by
Mayor Mcclellan -
The committee Will give hearings on
March en- bills OF Assembly men r. H.
-
gas law TO Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay
ard Bath Beach and to the I'd Ward in the
Borough IF Queens. Next IueSdeay IL VIII
our the $50 a day comp 4sation enjoyed
nv the ommissioners of Appraisal who
are securing the land for the New YORK
CatskiT water supply. The bill sets the
rouDensat ton for the commissioners at No
for a ,Iays work of six hours.