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he wrote Messrs Abner & Co.. detail
Ing the full circumstances (Which was
Questing information as to the hnan-
ctal standing of Nj. Robert Valance
II they would kindly wire him to his
private house in tho morning (men-
tioning no name. OF course). he would
be very grateful and at once send
them a remittance for their fee. plus
the cost of the message.
Mr.. Willett returned home feeling for
the first time in his life. a thoroughly
Blu, "Humph" was Milly's only COM
ment.
Mrs. willett looked for the telegram
by ten o'clock next morning. OF course,
1t had not come by that hour. Private
inquiry agents are only human In the
extent OF their ready information. as Tom
reminded his wife When the telegraph
boy came up their steps at 1855 a m.
Tom declared 1t a most surprising feat
He let Miiiy open the message, because
in that short space of time at Atlantic
City he had grown to love young Bob.
Most considerably she held it SO that
both could read 1t together.
The message ran:
Information re person named quite
satisfactory. Respectable and generally
esteemed young man: income about three
thousand per annum-Abner.'
Mrs. willests eyes Siowed-
"CandidIy. Tom. never expected SO
much"
Well. you could see at once that the
fellow was thoroughly respectable
II was referring to the figure. He will
be able to keep Enid in the social position
tina, she has been accustomed to. The in
come is near-out not unpleasantiy near
our own. There's an A c on the
shelf behind you, Tom: look out the next
train to Atlantic City. Give Bob every
faH
no, being able to come to-day. and say
that I hope to see my future son-in-law
soon. You had better explain that some
important, business in town Unexpectedly
cropped up yesterday. and prevented
your returning until to-day
In a corner OF the pavilion a. remote
from their fellow creatures. but within
hearing OF the duleet strains OF Dan
Godfrey.s band. sat the a6ianced Pair.
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BRENNER WOMAN is
OUT ON $50 BOND

Anna Bremen. who is alleged to be
the affinity of Cadda Howard, now con-
fined in the county Jail, was released
from the Home for the Friendless on
Tuesday night. Will Starr, farmer
living on Greenwood avenue, supplied
$50 bail. Howard's bond has been re-
duced to this figure. but though his
relatives in Darke county, Ohio. are
regarded as wealthy they have taken
no steps to release him. 1t was on
the instigation of the mans brother
that he and the woman were arrested
on the charge of fornication.
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FORMER SHAH FLtES
And Has Started a Revolt in
Persia.
(National News Association)

st. Petersburg, July 19-The army
officers responsible for the escape of
the eXiled Shah of Persia. Mohammed
Ali Mira, who was held in Odessa
supposedly under strict surveillance
will. according to an official announce
ment today be courtmartialed and
sent to Siberia for allowing him to flee
to Persia and there start a revolt
The Russian government will use
every means in its power to prevent
the revolution in Persia from becom-
ing more serious, as, by agreement
with the other powers, it undertook
to prevent Mohammed Ali. after his
dethronement in July. 1909, from re-
turning to Persia and reascending the
throne.
Five thousand troops were ordered
in readiness today to proceed to the
Persian frontier.
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n IRA wILLETT lifted her eyebrows.
M And you mean to say. Tom.
Ava that you didn't put that all.su-
portant question to this Mr.. valiAnceF
TIN sorxy. my dear. but 1t entiFeS
escaped my memory"
nut Il must have been lowering on
your lips all the time"
II can, honestly say. Milly. tnAt IL
ssver occurred 70 mo once. FeaNS' II"
afsatd I'm very impractical"
TO b equally honest. Tom. you GER
Natuly ara Here . certain Mr.. valance
has asksd Tor our only child's hand In
na,r,.xs. and you did not put the usual
.,.su,,nsxy question a. to his position
end prospects,"
Is 1870 very usualT'
Certainly, and more than ever neces-
>ry IN this case. I lst you and Enid
10Th rather rundown'-go away to At
,anxio City for . change Of air. while I
superintsnded the Spring cleaning at
homa You meet At the boarding house
YOU know how I begged you to so to
. hotel, where people are never SO
,.n,,.-a Mr.. Robert Valance He
EN-. IN love with Enid. and Enid. you
say. win ni"- AS~
ally to what the young man mas 20 say
and promise pasernal cooperation In
tacklins me-
my dear. you put things 50 very
queeriyr' =
,u non:: "~dniftsto NIB NIB nam
90, $50 very tru.hfully. you mean! To
,roceea you take = day-ticket from Az
,.n,,o city and come up to New YORK
,,,, M. OF the young mans
money matters you know no'nins.
e.p, that he Is In some business '"0'-
oned. IN Rochester
uere the tide OF Mrs. wiiests sio-
.u.nee. speut BY it, own force. ceased 20
Her husband was lookinS Thoughts
s~my out OF the window: his oro" was
KNIT In psrpslxity.
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For Mr.. willets had returned. bearing
the maternal consent and blessing. and
the horizon towards which the young
lovers looked was wholly blue.
Now. in one particular Enid took after
her mother She had not the same COM
mercial spirit. but she was thoroughly
practical. She would have married a
man Qf she loved hin) on ten dollars q
week. but she would have required 1t
precisely stated beforehand preferably in
black and white) how that ten would
more substantial than fairy palaces made
no appeal to her. A few hours after she
knew that she was to be Boo's for life.
she was asking herself where that love
of theirs was to be domiciled
All unwitttngly the band. too. pressed
home the matter. II started playing a
very popular song about a bungalow and
the dear little girl that someone or other
invited to be the queen there
Il wonder. Bob. where our bungalow
will be when We are married"
II don't know about bungalow, but
Rochester has some rather nice suburbs"
'rOh. I'm sure we shall and the very
thing. but We mustn't be too extrava-
giant at nrst How much do you think
we ought to give for a houser'
II really haven't thought much
abou. 1t. dearr'
I'VE should 10: spend TOO much
to begin with. / would rather STAR.
IN a small way, and launch out after
wards. L don't think We ought to
assign more than three hundred dol
lars q year for house rent"
Bob looked rather agast
I'm aSraid-er-shat would be Path.
er too large proportion OF our In
come"
"Oh. do you think so2"
Yes: 1t works out at one-dfth, and
statistics"
Why. dear. you're not calculating
rightly! It's Jus. one-tenth. and peo-
pie say that even one-sixth IL q fairly
safe proportion. What Is the natter.''
Enid. you do not suppose-no one
has led you to suppose-tha: my Ia
come IL three thousand q year,
Yes; isn't isT' She WAS watching his
faoe- "Oh. please don't think mind In
the least what I. IS! We are bound to
get along all right. and after all We
have one another II was father Who
told me tAat he lad heard you had three
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Well. hope you've had . good hoiidas'.
Il couldn't have had better. sir !
feel completely rested"
That's good. can't quite im.E,ns
1t. for / siEnal,zed . holiday in the same
way once-by getting engaged
Bob's mouth opened in sheer surprise
Mr.. Tracy. you've heard?
Merely in the way OF business.
haven't been prying into your anaira
You'I allow in = moment that / couldn't
help myself. / say. what q nice man
your future father-in-Iaw must be? But
take my advice-H she's what / fancy
she A--beware OF your mother-iu-law.
You know the family. sfr?'
"So-only professionally. You see.
they consulted me-,he firm. I mean.
There. I won't bea, about the bush any
lett: and that's the copy OF my wire il
reply, followed subsequently by thss let
ter. He wrote to us-Abner 4 Co.-foP
Information about you. never dreaming
could give It first hand. I call II one Of
the biggest jokes on earth. He simply
got our name he says. out Of the
directory"
In q minute or two Bob saw tn.
whole thing and was laughing too.
Then his face grew serious. The next
words came with difficulty:
Mr. Tracy. IL was kind-specfal,v
kInd-of you to say what you aid IN
this telegram But / can't allow M.
"Nlett to remain under . misappre-
hension as L my real income"
"M.ssapprehension, my bow rh.
Is none This anair-what fun ~.
had out OF ft-has Just given me- tbe
opportunity I've been looking forvarA
TO Tor some time. now. Mr.. Abaer.
I'm sorry to say. il now incurah1y ~
and VIII never be back At WORK 800
l don't feel disposed to have the h,.-
mess entirely on my own shouIder,
you've been with NJ now eleven YER.
and are ths best clerk we've ever had
with ADneTs consent Tn having pa
partner II viii b worth n. go.
thousand . year mentioned to Ne VII.
Lett SO you can see I told hin, 49,
ne put the truth aftsr an Thar
v ,n. rnop S being secure. perhaps
that trining Insurance axenc~ 49,.
ness you've been carrying on AZ hon.
since your fathers deaths
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HORSE THIEVES FOES
Are Holding Convention at
Arkansas City, Kan.

Arkansas City, Kan, July 19.-Ar-
kansas City today began the enter
tainment of the annual convention of
the Anti-Horse Thief Association of
Kansas and Oklahoma. which is one
of the most unique and influential or
CARNATIONS in this section of the
country. Though horse thieves are not
so plentiful in the two States as they
were once upon a time, the associa-
ton has continued to maintain its or
ganization largely for social purposes
and now has a membership estimated
at $4,000.
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Palladium Want Ads Pay.

thousand a year.
Bob's expression was Eium indeed. The The
glamour in the sky had faded before Inc
clouds of cold reality
who can possibly have told him such
a lie? Perhaps I should have told you
the truth at first. Enid. and not run the
risk OF this nisconception. l had fifteen
hundred last year! / do not expect to
have q penny more than that this year"
Had 1t not been public place. Enid
would have pressed her cheek to Bob $
in the least, and would never be suffered
to come between them. Situated they
were. she tried to convey the same thing
by warmly clinging to his hand beneath
her Jacket and pouring contempt with
her voice on that ugly and obnoxious
thing-money.
What does It matter. Bob?" And
her tones were high pitched in their
disdain. six hundred a year or three
hundred. It's all the same to me. I
don't care a bit II you don't and you
must promise me that you're not go
ing TO- As for father. he's about the
most unworthy man that ever lived
l don't imagine for a moment that 1t
will make a pins head difference to
him"
There's your mother. too"
Yes. she different. know: but
Enid, feel in a perfectly horrible
position Tn living now under false
pretences Someone. whether enemy or
would-be friend. l don't know. has
nisinformed your father as to my po-
sit.on in life I ought to go to him
at once and put the " hole thing right"
The girl protested What did a 1T
tie money more or less matter? Was
he not worth his weight In gold to
her? Character, reputation-that was
the true valuation Of every human be-
ing.
But Bob was adamAnt He would
"a hn IN Ia nd la
nitely ascertain IL he was valued for
himself alone
There's just one thing. though. old
girl go back 70 Rochester to-mofrov.
as you know. because my little holiday II
up. will see my employers. and tel
them I'm engaged to b mArrtsd-vtr-
tuaily engaged. perhaps I'd better say.
The raing IS improbable. but they may
suggest . small raise IA salary. On sat-
urday afteraooa-you'rs going back to
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New York on Thursday. you say-rN
take advantage of the half-ho!iday to run
mother together I'll know my actual
position and prospects for the future
then. and be bile to tell the square facts.
II see that they're dissatisfied. well, We
must walt awhle-that's all. old girl.
Meantime. l want you TO promise not to
say a word to either your father or your
mother" -s-+
Il promise. Bob: butt
What are you thinking Off"
~of the unpleasant position for you.
dear"
But her actual thoughts were Of her
mother. go
How would that good lady look. what
would she say. when she learned that
Bob was only worth fifteen hundred a
year instead OF the three thousand that
she had imaglned7
It was a diHident and distrustful Rob-
ert Valance who. two days later. re-
sumed office duties. Never had the re-
turn to harness been so distastefui, never
had the ordinary Affairs OF life struck
Grating heights for the enervating plains.
A week ago money had been nothing
TO him-the merest matter OF course.
Dollars had only troubled him when he
was face to face with that complex task
the yearly filling IN Of his tax paper
Month by month he had pocketed his sal
airy. and thought no more about It And
now. next TO love, finance had grown
the most stupeadous fact In lie
He felt better when he had entered the
Office. His fellow cIerks-subordinate
to him, most OF them-greeted him
warmly: and the active partner Of the
firm, Mr. Tracy, as be passed into his
own private sanctu1n, stopped to shake
hands and speak
An hour later. when he had to go IN
side that room to confer with Mr.. Tracy
on certain eaters OF business he felt
that the time had come for him to speak
'Ah. Valance! Just put down that
basket Of letters: we'H come to business
in q few uasnutes- I want to talk to you
OF something else first Please shut the
door"
Specializing wildly Al to what was COM
ing. Valance did AZ he vas bid
Nov come and Sit down. No, this
chair beside nae. Have cigar or cigar
ssssr All. / forgot you don't smoke!
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AN ALGERIAN HOTEL.
Tho Attempt to Describe Its Attrac-
tons In English.

Tho Attempt to Describe Its Attrac-
tions In English.
Things are not always as they seem,
even in an advertisement This truth
dawned upon Robert Crawford when
he was in Algiers, and he tells Of the
reason for his conclusion in "Reminis-
cences of Foreign Travel. Mr.. Craw-
ford, not being satisfied with his lodg-
ings, procured copy of the Journal
des Etrangers and proceeded to look
up hotel.
After patient investigation the
choice seemed to lie between two.
One, according to the notice. possessed
"every Anglish comfort" and had "larg''
as well as small apartments. The 9th
Grand l was strongly drawn to it
advertised as follows:
Fir Glass House.
O.
Full South.
Mis- of lArg Pare.
Tramways to and from towen every 10
minutes
/ found the place. TO my surprise
there was no conservatory or glass
house of any kind and no fir trees. As
I pondered over the fact the solution
suddenly came to met was FIRST
class house." Of course, What Of the
rest of the advertisement? The hotel
had southern aspect and was situat-
ed in a park. AS for the tramway.
that was pure fiction.
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OFFICIAL PROGRAM
OF SUMMER SCHOOL
To Be Conducted by the
Friends Very Interesting
Announced Today.

The official program Of the Friends
summer school, which will be held at
the North A street Friends Meeting
house grounds during the week OF
August Ills, was announced on We'd
nesday. The object of the school is
indicated in the foreword which is as
follows:
THE summer school has for its pur-
pose TO study our individual and So
ciety needs and possibilities, to streng-
then the spirit of fellowship. and to
equip Friends for larger and more eff
cient service
The program which was outlined in
the Palladium last Monday is exceed
ingly strong. The course tickets in
Guiding board, lodging and lectures,
will be Sc, while lecture tickets alone
will be 81. Single admission tickets
will be 25 cents. The program fol
lows:
Evening, 7:30-Song service and so
cial.
Morning, to 9:2O-Devotional meet
ing.
3; 3O-1O: 15-Lecture, Charles Swain
Thomas, Our Reach and Our
Grasp
10: 3O.11:15-Elbert Russell, first lee
ture on The Social Teachings Of
Jesus
11:3O-12: 15-Seminar for Young Peo-
pie. George Walton, What Think
Yc of Christ
Evening, S--Lecture, Charles Swain
Thomas, 1.-THE Message of Litera-
ture and Life"
Sunday
Morning-Meetings for Worship at
Richmond, Milton and Westfield.
Evening-Song service and Young
Peoples Meeting for Worship.
Monday
Morning. O-920-Devotional meet
ing.
9:O0-1O: 15--Eibert Russell, second lee
ture on The Social Teachings of
Jesus
les in Acts.
1l:3O-12: 15-Seminar for Young Peo-
pie, George Walton, The Friendly
Form of Worship
Afternoon, 5:O0-Elbert Russell, third
lecture on The Social Teachings of
Jesus
Evening, S:00-Lecture, DR.. Thomas A.
Jenkins, "Quakerism and Scholar
ship"
Tuesday
Morning, 9:OO-9: 2O-Devotiona meet.
Ing.
9:3O-lO: 15-Lecture, Henry w. Will
bur, THE Quaker Message"
10: 3O-l1:15-R. Barclay Spicer, con-
tinuing THE Studies in Acts"
1:3O-12: 15-George Walton, Begin
nings of Jesus Ministry
Evening. S:0O-Susannah M. Gregg,
Reader. Music.
Wednesday
Morning, 9:0O-9: 45-R. Barclay Spicer,
continuing the Studies in Acts"
1O:OO-l1 00--Regular meeting for wor-
ship
11:15-12 OO-Lecture. Jane p. Rush
more, Fundamental Principles of
Philanthropy"
Afternoon, 5:00-Seminar for Young
People, George Walton, The Pow
er Within"
Evening, S:00-Henry w. Wilbur, il
Illustrated lecture, Some Experien-
ces in England.
Thursday
Morning, 5000: 20-Devotional meet
ing.
9:30-lO: 15-George Walton, continuing
Beginning Of Jesus Ministry"
10: 30-l1: 15-Mary II. Whitson, Adult
Glasses In First Day Schools"
11:3O-12:15-R. Barclay Spicer, THE
Social Basis of Religion"
Evening, 500 Jane Rushmore, Fun
damental Principles in Philanthro-
py."
Friday
Morning. 9:O0-9: 45-Henry w. Wilbur.
The Quaker Massage
0:00-11 :00-Closing services.
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Russia.

Russia did not break into European
history until comparatively recent times
Ruric, a Varengian chief. seems TO
have been the first to establish a gov
eminent about s62. Rurics descend
ants ruled amid many ups and downs
till 1893, at which time the real history
Of the country may be said to begin,
With the solitary exception of the
United States Of America. the progress
Of Russia under Peter the Great and
Catherine H. is uneaualed for rapidity
in the history of the world.
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SHOOTS WOOL BILL
INTRODUCED TO-DAY

tNatfonal News Association)
Smoot today introduced his wool bill
as a substitute for the Underwood
house measure.
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TWO CONVICTS ARE
HUNTED BY POSSE
National News Association

Augusta, Me, July 19.-Frederick
Reynolds, a wife murderer. and Clar-
ence A. Conant burglar, inmates of
the criminal insane hospital here, are
at large and a posse of several hun
dred citizens is beating the woods
north of the city in an effort to cap
ture them. The men gained their lib
erty by removing bars from the third
story window and sliding down a rope
OF bed clothing.
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MORMON COLONY
(National News Association)

(National News Association)
Santa Barbara, Cal, July Ian
nouncement was made today that the
Guyana ranch will be purchased by
a colony of Mormons, consisting OF
about 1000 families from Salt Lake.
The ranch contains more than $4,000
acres. The Mormons will establish a
church and build city in the tract
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MISTOOK WIFE FOR
BURGLAR; SHOT HER
National News Association)

National News Association)
Kittanning, Penn, July 19.-Think-
ing she was burglar. George Golden
81, a shoe dealer. shot and killed his
wife while she was closing window
to keep out the cool air at two o'colck
this morning.
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WILL BE NO COMPS
FOR STATE FAIR
(National News Association

Indianapolis, July 19.-The State
board of agriculture has announced no
tickets will be printed for the state
fair which opens on September 4th
Slot machines at the gates will be pro-
vided and each patron must deposit
half a dollar or a quarter coin. The
entire free list has been suspended.
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Easy Stairs.

The very acme of ease is reached In
stairs that have treads twelve to IF
teen inches bread and risers five to
seven inches high. The run or dis
lance in most houses is too short to
allow Of this, but they should come as
near 1t as the architect of the house
will permit. 1t is SO easy to climb
such stairs that one hardly Is aware of
any effort.
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: GLAD HEARTS.

There are soul. in the world who
have the gift Of finding joy every
where and Of leaving it behind
them when they, go. Their inAu-
ence is an inevitable sladdenins of
the heart. 1t seem. as if a shadow
Of God. own gift had passed upon
them. They give light without
meaning to shine. These bright
hearts have a great work to do for
Cod.-Faber.
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MRS. BELMONT HAS
HER JEWELS SEIZED
National News Association

National News Associationb
New York. July 19.-Customs Off
GERS discovered $4,000 worth of jew
els in trunk OF Mrs. August Bel
mont which they declared had not
been declared when she returned from
Europe today They were seized with
out objection from the former actress.
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Bringing Down tho Average.

oT''9"'4 OV"' e'o NSoT&8e'
ut is said that there are 1900 hairs
on the average human head" said the
baldheaded man.
''Too bad that you've pulled the aver
age down so low, my DEAR" said his
wife.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Polo.
Polo or hockey on horseback is a
game Of Asiatic origin and was intro
duced into England in 1872
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4 Bad 4eojnnjno.

Il have known better days. Lady,"
began Faded James.
Yes, it's a wretched morning." re-
piled the farmers wife. but I've got
no time to discuss the weather with
you, bad as it is" And she shut the
door and lef' him.
The evening world., 1911-12-01
PLAYERS MUST REINSTATE
WRITER THEY EXPELLED.
Appellate Division Orders Richard
Barry Restored to Membership
in CIIh

The Players must reinstate Richard
Barry, u writer who was expelled on
complaint that an article he wrote re-
n,,'cd upon the dramatic profession.
Four Justices OF tie Appellate Division
OF the supreme Court to-day granted
Barry a ~peremptory writ Of mandamus
to restore him to membership. Pre-
siding Justice Ingraham d%lysentcd. jus
toe fcitl. in the majority decision OF
the CoJrt concurrcd In by Justices
Laughlln, Clarke and Miller. rehears.-s
tho facts Of the Gaze and the charge OF
misconduct served on Barry April IL,
igil. regarding his magazine article In
which he j. quoted as saying:
VERY few persons of the stage know
how 10 think. In fact. few Of them
know how to feel. Though they all make
some sort Of blum at 1t. Education Is
unnecessary, general association Is
taboo and few of the profession read
enough to have any grasp on things Of
the mind. So the matter Of sex never
enters into the question Of pay, except
II be- In favor of woman
Barry protested that nothing In his
article reflected upon mber OF the
dramatic profession who were members
OF The Players.