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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20

Omer had not a finer one! You could
not find a more handsome monstraace
in the whole diocese of Arras. Its
shape was very peculiar, and 1t was
set with precious stones 1t had be-
longed to the little church for more
than two hundred years. and it was
only used on great occasions.
Pascal had not reached the church
door before Father Paraclet again
felt that he were going to faint with
grief and horror, and he had to rush
on and stop the little acolyte.
He had just recollected that when
the inventory of his church was taken,
he. with the help of some pious ladies
had managed to hide the monstrance
and thus avoided having to declare it.
Now it would mean ruin to him if he
were to say that valuable mon
STRANGE had been stolen from his
church. The project would imme-
diately direct An inquiry to be made.
and every one knew what that meant.
Father Paraclet would be declared
guilty; he would be prosecuted. fined.
imprisoned perhaps. What an awful
prospect. It would be much better to
say nothing about the matter.
How had the thieves been able to
enter? He could find no trace to guide
him. Both doors and windows were
uninjured. The burglars had probably
got in through the belfry which was
so low that anyone. by slipping under
church and return the same way. But
that idea did not occur to Father Para.
clet.
have already said that Father Par.
aclet was simple minded old gentle
man, and that he held that Divine
Providence was in everything. Men
would have left traces of their visit /;
They could only enter by breaking
open a door or by smashing a glass
window. Now. nothing of the sort had
happened. So Father Paraclet. full
OF admiration for the ways of Provid
not have stolen his precious mon
STRANGE.
| And then he came to a second con
clusion, no less irrefutable than the
first, that 1t could only be Divine Prov
idence. Perhaps the good God want
ed a monstrance in Heaven, and sc
He sent an angel on earth to fetch
one for Him. Yes, that was evidently
what had happened. And Father Pa
raclet repeated Jobs words:
1.-THE Lord gave and the Lord haiti
taken away! Blessed be the name o.
the Lord"
But Pascal had been unable to keer
the news to himself. Father Paracle
having finished his examination hat
hardly made up his mind to the fac
that a miracle had been accomplished
in his church when a crowd of bare
headed women in Gathering woodel
shoes, arrived outside the church.
What has happened, NJ. lie cure?'
they asked.
"Oh, my dear daughters. Providence
has done US the very great honor t,
work.a miracle in our humble church
The good God has taken our, or rath
er. I ought to say. His monstrance
He explained what had happened. H,
showed them over the church, an,
seemed SO thoroughly convinced tina
he had guessed Alright that they, toe
began to believe that a miracle ha,
really taken place.
However, some old backsliders-th'
smallest village possesses one or tw'
stinf necked eprobates-laughed a
the good priests excessive credulity
The villagers were soon divided int
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20
Ey HENRY BACHELIN

That morning Father Paraclet came
out Of his presbytery a. he had done
every day for the last forty years.
passed through the village street and
went through muddy paths winding
between vineyards and fields towards
his beloved church.
This church, which was quite a
humble building. was about a mile and
a half from the village 1t had been
erected many years ago 90 that it
might serve for two parishes.
Father Paraclet walked slowly and
pulled as he walked alonI. He was
an old man now. nearly seventy years
Of age. and his faith in what he was
pleased to call in his simple language
Divine Providence" was immutable.
No matter what happened. 1t was al
ways for the best. Nothing could
happen unless Divine Providence
wished 1t to happen. He held that
everything from summer shower to
a deluge was sent by Divine Provid.
ence.
II was his parishioners' duty to
thank Heaven for a fire, as we'll as
for legacy. However the faithful
were allowed to pray that disasters
might be averted and that Divine
Providence would shed happy events
heads of sinful men. That was Faith
err Paraclet's faith.
He himself unlocked the church
door as was his custom every morn
ing, and then he rang the Angelus. the
two parishes were too poor to pay a
sacristan to perform this task.
Having rung the Angelus, Father
Paraclet crossed the church. went ur
the aisle, made genunection. and
was beginning mechanically to oper
the door Of the sacristy. when he sud
denly started; 1t was already open
"Ah." said he. "how strange! How
was 1t that l forgot to close 1t last
night?"
He went into the sacristy and op
ened all the cupboards. Suddenly ar
idea occurred to him. Several of hi.
brother priests had lately spoken tt
him Of a gang of sacreligious burglar,
who broke into churches at night ant
stole the sacred vessels and orna
ments in order to sell them to dealerl
in curiosities and works of art.
He could not believe that anyon,
would do such a wicked thing. II,
absolutely could not believe it. Go,
would not allow 1t. At all events tn,
sacreligious thieves would be sure I,
fall dead on the spot II they dared la.
their hands upon the holy vessels
Nevertheless. he opened the deel
drawer in which he always kept tn,
monstrance. In his terror and grief
Father Paraclet nearly had a fifth,
monstrance had disappeared!
Father Paraclet moved everything
hunted everywhere: he sought In vain
He was still looking for 1t when tn
little acolyte. Pascal Seurat, appeare
In the doorway.
Pascal" said he to the child, "
can't hnd the monstrance; you kno,
what I mean. our beautiful NOR
STRANGE which we only use on grea
festivals"
Pascal. quite overcome by the cure
condescension in conAding his tro,
bles to him did not know what to sa,
Father Paraclet continued:
"Now. my lad. you must run straigh
on to the mayor and tell him-te
hint"
He was 80 upset that he began Z
stammer. Only think. His beautifu
monstrance! Even the able of Saiu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20
FAMOUS kELLNER
MURDER Case TO
START TOMORROW
Young Frenchman Is to Be
Arraiened at Louisville.
KY, for the Brutal Killing
of a School Girl.


ling. the janitor. who assaulted and
murdered her and then dropped the
body into the basement through a
hole In the sacristy. It 10 believed he
tried 70 burn the body In tho church
furnace. and failing. later threw It
into the old cistern where Il was sub.
sequently discovered.
The accused man n about twenty
seven years old and rather good look
ing. He 10 supposed to be . son OF a
good family In France. According to
his wife no came to America to e.
cape punishment for desertion from
the French army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20
TAFT HOME TUESDAY
First President to Visit Cuba
Is Royalty Welcomed.
(American News Scrvice)

(Amerlcan News Servsco)
Washington. Nov. 19!-President
Taft 10 to come into Hampton Roads
In Chesapeake Bay. on his return from
Panama. He Is due there on Tuesday.
The following cablegram was received
ut the White House today, dated
Fishers Point, Guantanamo Bay. Cuba.
The President arrived here at elev-
en- o'clock on Saturday. He IL the
first president OF the United States to
visit Cuban soil. He was saluted by
the cruiser Newark. President Taft
inspected the rifle range. The Cuban
Secretary Of State visited the Presi-
dent aboard the Tennessee. The
squadron sailed for Hampton Roads
instead Of Charleston. It IL expected
TO arrive on Tuesday. All are we'll"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20
HOLD COMMISSION
GOVT. CONVENTION
american News service)

Galveston. Texas. Nov. 19.-Galves.
ton. which was the first city to install
the commission form of municipal gov
eminent. IL to entertain . city COM
mission congress next week. The
purpose Of the gathering Ii to give op-
portunity for IN exchange Of views in
regard 70 the commission plan Of gov.
eminent and to discuss various sug.
gestions looking to its Improvement.
Many cities throughout the country
have signified their intention to send
delegates to the congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20

bah the remaining three yards Ana
Ccnklin kicked the goal. thus Easang
Michigan the game and unQuesucnea
championship OF the west The score
was & TO O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20

Prices are very high In Rio de ia
metro. which explains why the Bra
silian buying In this country regards
the market - very cheap and gets
the reputation Of being . magnificent
spendcr.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-20
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

Miles realized to how great degree she the real
swell he had from the first, suspected her of being.
Ply the way, she remarked. "once twice have
- upon you singing singing really good things,
you know. Where in the world did you pick them up?"
Miles flushed. His heart had its own rebound He
had his Some day he would reveal it to her. So
he replied carelessly, ''Oh, here and there. I've
knocked about sonle
you've really nice voice, you know" patronized
Miss Payton. "Do you know, such voices some
times cultivated with astonishing results!'
1--we heard it, he said and thought her simplicity
adorable. He always unsuspectingly at his best
when Miss Payton was at her worst He was of those
virile straightforward natures who believe
most lovaby feminine when she is most fool.
"My uncle" she on,-"you know he's a leading
voice on the Metropolitan committee, and has two
boxes right in the middle of what they call the diamond
horseshoe WELL my uncle often jokes that his tenors
cost him many times than his registered stock Sc
riousy speaking they often make simply fabulous saa
RES" She glanced at Miles archly. "Now, who knows
she jested, who knows but you might do the same,
day, if you to go away and study. Wouldn't
that be romantic? And who knows?"
He nodded returning smile for SMILE as who appre
ciates the full humorof thing "Whoknows agreed
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lost her way she said. Other conversation followed
Now not even at his zenith had Miles ever become
other than he was. AS he himself we'll knew he was
only semieducated. His speech had always been. and
STILL of the plain homely Middle West Tegarded as
Bostonian. His appearance after four years predom
plains and his livestock was no whit more poetcal than
that Of other member Of his his present s5a PIES
lowed up only an ordinary cowboy! He not over
takatve But he gave the Necessary directions with
the idea she had first entertained that he might be
gentleman. Probably he had heard the Rod0lfo aria
where, as she understood. they sometimes had grand
opera in some of their larger cities.
There was however, gainsayng the fact that ne
had nice singing voice. and Miss Payon found herself
rather liking him for some reason If he wa: not gen
Miss Payton was particularly fond of reading character
temperament, environment, from the physlognomy.
His face showed decent instincts. On her ride back
home she entertained vague notion of recommend
ing him to her uncle for saared employment He would
be lust the man to look after the famous registered
Pavton cattle On second thought she relnquiShed the
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ranch? Her uncle on hand himself and had
brought with him several New York guests to jol his
niece and her chaperons. 1t would be diversion for
them. After all, diversions out here were limited On
the other hand for this rather nice cowboy it would be-
ought to be- ecstatic treat for he undoubtedly
musical by nature AS the great moon came up she
would get him to sing Scottish ballad she had once
overheard him doing, which sounded really effective
even without accompaniment And he would be all her
discovery! 1t would be delicious!
That she might reverse the process and invite Miles
to her bungalow mansion, went beyond her social
ceptions of such matters. 1t all right to go to him.
It would be vastly different to bring him among
her own In the latter he must needs be treated not
only with the full consideration ola guest but if she had
him sing with the distinction of guest of honor Then
he would have the right expect other invitations to
follow He might get wrong idea Miss Payton's
coquetry was like her poise and grooming 1t lost
its liberal portion of astuteness
Tactfuly therefore, she begged Miles permission to
bring over her uncle and few friends some evening
las touring car proposition, she said the locality is
hopeless We'll come in buckboards strictly d Ia
Prairie, and bring along few canned enors, just
what you think of Them
It'll be some hauling laughed Miles. and was hon.
estly delighted she had counted on his being That
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"But of course you won't" pursued Miss Payton.
"You mustn't! This your life, and it is unworthy.
Don't let me put any such ideas into your head
Il think have learned the value of sound nerves.
he said.
Miss Payton reflected. At times he seemed almost
person of education.
A BRIGHT idea occurred to her. At the mansion
bungalow of the Payton ranch was certain highly
ornamental stand of rosewood, with many supple
mentary cylinders resembling black lacquer; silent
From this apparatus the operator could produce at will
ghost voices of very live singers. honeyed melodies
caught in maze of little craven lines Why not
ganize party and bring this preserved music to Miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

DIG WlSllSu W DllIlS IleT IT1eIQS 10 Ill1I1,
and the music machine and the song
records too. appeared an ultimate ex-
expression of her interest and thought
fulness. He could hardly contain his
own secret. And his secret was ap-
preaching material climax. In the
left breast pocket of his flannel shirt
was tightly folded telegram brought
to him that day over thirty miles of
plains by ranch friend living near the
railroad station.
The telegram was from Evenheim,
now sole lessee and proprietor of
circle of new opera houses in three or
four of the largest cities. To Even
helm. Miles had written following his
initial glimpse of Miss Payton. Miss
Payton had entered his life, and sud-
denly, inexplicably, the world had
beckoned once again. In writing to
Evenheim, he only took the step Even
helm had awaited since his flying visit
to Miles ranch two years before. At
that time Miles had shaken his head.
He had refused to be tempted. Yet.
jocularly, as if for the fun of the thing.
he had sung scale for his old manager,
out against the sunset.
Nov, Miles, though far from the
inner temple, had been in sense
a votive priest of music. In the old
days of the English Opera Company,
music had spoken to him miraculously
like an oracle, and he had proclaimed
the rune with a tongue that seemed
hardly his own. And so when once
again he heard that echo from the
carved rosewood stand brought over by
Miss Payton and her friends he found
a strange frenzy arising within him.
He was drunk with the way that lay
open before him, reelin; - n air castles.
like any dancing bacchante swaying
along the way of beaten grapes.
To the riot brewing in his soul he
contributed his own quota. He sang
the Scottish song, of Miss Paytons Sc
lection, for them. and other Scottish
songs besides And once, uncontrol-
lably, he added his voice to that of
famous barytone's in some duet ground
out from the records, drowning the
tenor's dead echo from the cylinder in
a simmer of live exultance. Music
kissed his brow and touched it with
glory WHICH, CIlC OSIlOluClS LIiiSCOOh III
moonlight. One and all they pro-
nounced him marvel.
Miss Payton's eyes were dim, a
rather unusual circumstance. She
touched Miles hand in the shadow.
"Come!" she whispered under cover of
their fulsome praise. ut has all come
too close-I feel I cannot bear it. Let
us walk little while. You'll excuse
us, Uncle. and all the rest of you" she
We're going to play water carriers
two great jugfuls on our heads from
ng. It's colder, you know. We won't
,nce, Payton, fnancier. explained the
ely to the others. "The fellow doesn't
probably has some Italian or Spanish
ere" he vouchsafed. They're liable
any station of life. Of course, we're inn
through the mere oddity of the circum-
records, even the best of them. are poor
this Texas moonlight is magic or
heard him on Broadway. it would be
We'd probably find him awful to
ter carriers. they tarried by the clump
Continued on page rs
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notion. After all, these cowboys were
very independent sometimes. She had
asked the fellow pointblank about the
ownership of the ranch on which she
found him. He had replied, simply
enough, that it was his own. That
being the case, only high salary would
probably tempt him, and her uncle. for
all his millions or possibly because OF
them, was lust little tight listed.
Miss Payton's code was fortunately
subject to certain purely personal elias
ticities. In some subtle way she con-
WINGED herself, coldly and logically,
that she might as we'll give herself an
interest in life by riding in the direc-
ton of Rodolfo's aria again. The dis
lance from her uncle's bungalow man.
sion was about fifteen miles. There
was no harm and less danger, provided
she went in broad daylight. The gap
between her own social station and the
young mans reduced the idea to the
level of charitable condescension. 1t
would be safe and legitimate to take an
interest in him; like those women IN
the Russian novels, who rode amlably
round over their own and their neigh
bors' estates.
WITHIN fortnight, therefore. she
" managed to encounter Miles. en-
gagged in the task of sailing down his
many score head of cattle. She rode
up to him quite frankly. In the ensuing
long and sincere conversation she man
aged to extract from him the useful adj
vice she had seemed to be after con-
corning the best manipulation of blood
ed Holsteins. Along these lines they
talked technically enough. But Miss
Payton's heightened color and spark
ling eye rather increased her personal
attractiveness, always and admittedly
of high caliber.
To the outward eye indeed she was
all that is wholesome, comely, and de-
sirable in the exaction of the average
man. If there lurked about the cut of
her thinnish lips. the tilt of her chin,
something suggesting remote tawdri-
ness. combining the cruder forms Of
pride and hauteur with the sometimes
complementary qualities of vanity, ego
tism. and self indulgence. Miles was far
too elemental, or too inexperienced, to
note it. For four years now, he had
o"Clt dpdlt liOtIl iIldllhIIIQ. 11C lldO
slept soundly, cherished neither vague
nor unhealthy regrets, and been con-
tented enough. He was living out
necessary, or highly advisable, chapter
of his life. To him his isolation had
meant nothing more nor less than just
that. If there had been any yearning,
it had been subconscious Possibly the
profoundest indication of real depth
of loneliness unsupported by himself
was the immediate effect of Miss Pay
into it.
For she fell into the habit of taking
his ranch oftener than any other.
mounted. and then only to stand hole
but she invariably stopped to chat. Mi
wonder of it steal softly over him. The
had deepened with the solitude of the pla
her fawlessly beautiful.
Something retrospective in him had, t
ton for the studied detail. He took in
ness of her grace, the freshness of her
wrought simmer of her hair. At first
conversation to ranch topics, with the I
keeping at his level; but one day she to
the Metropolitan Opera in New York
uncle's stockholdership in that institut
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
PENCIL p OIN 7 S

Looks like insurgen weather in eastern Washington
And Michigan after 33 in
gress! Julius Caesar
I, and
looking for 400 to 1!
districts Somebody
the police those speed
Farmers bucked $2o000ooOo the the
five with Bailnger's friend Perkins helping
hysteria
land. to round Charley
ST. Paul
Saved its powder till could the whites Tedds teeth
Of
going city
tonight.
Vermont republican the smallest 10
Rain kept republicans brought polls
Usual republican majority was rained under, as it were
Auhoress counrys
vincaism"
remedies for it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
A Political Experiment

The Eighth congressional district of California sup
piled the politicians with interesting laboratory expert
ment. and the result spelled ''insurgency."
S. c. Smith is the able and popular congressman from
the district He back from Washington assuring his
friends that the insurgent movement nothing but
little Kansas hot air which could not possibly extend to
California.
Lewis Il. Kirby, young attorney Of San Diego, I'M
known outside of his county, announced himself as
a candidate. Il opposed to Aldrch and Cannon he
said land in favor of Roosevelt conservation policies.
That all. but it nearl enough When the votes
counted it found that Congressman Smith had
had a very narrow escape.
The Eighth district is heavily protected by the
tariff than any other in California Nothing except
tiona issues involved in the contest In spite Of
these facts, the simple Of unknown
ddae that he didn't stand pat nearly turned the district
upside down.
The result more eloquent than any speech of the
camnaon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
MOST anything
JOSH WISE SAYS:

Ever sence 7 WuZ hit
with a rollin' pin once, I dis
trust a woman who comes
along with her hands under
her apron.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
GIL YlNPSES OFGOTHAM

ing that no statute of limitations
attached thereto, and that it would
come in handy whenever Pa Cohen
dritted back
A few nights ago whiskered
man came to the Cohen flat, and,
being admitted, proclaimed that he
was the long-missing head of the
family. Edward and Mrs. Cohen
had some difficulty in recognizing
the head. on account of the whisk-
ers, which had not previously at
tached thereto. But Mrs. Cohen in
yited the bearded one to partake of
steaming stew, even then on the
table, and they sat down. Edward
disappeared.
Come the Coppers.
A few minutes later he was back
with two husky coppers from a
nearby police station. Mrs. Cohen
was in affable conversation with the
man behind the whiskers, and the
stew was untouched The police
men fell upon the guest, and, after
some turmoil, bore him 80 prison,
Mrs Cohen going along to appear
against him.
Again we lose sight Of Edward,
the young barrister, for few mo-
ments. Then we behold him dash
ing into the police station, bearing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
BY NOR M AN.

NEW YORK. Sept. 12.-Edward
Cohen, 10 years old, is going to be
a lawyer when he grows up. Really
Edward is no SLOUGH of a lawyer
now. but there must be a few finish
ing touches to the mass of legal
lore now boarded back of his eye
brows before he will be at liberty
to muddle juries and sway the
bench.
Edward has been practicing on
his mother Or, rather, for his
mother. but it al comes to the same
thing His first case might be
called the affair of the stew, the cat
and the bearded man. 1t was a
great triumph for the young attor-
ney
Disappearance of Pa.
Last March Edwards father
went away from the Cohen's home
in East New York, and returned not.
Edward, who had been for some
time reading law in an office where
he was employed in a modest ca
paci'y, advised his maternal parent
to get warrant for the absconding
husband and father.
Mother did so, and Edward
placed the process under the clock
on the mantelpiece, eagerly Observ-