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nearly overmatched her But because this
Europe and because she Ann Milburn, she looked
without seeming to look. Apparently it the great
glowing window that preoccupied her she came
slowly into the In point of fact, she invenored
her observer as infinitely she had stared him in the
face
He was beyond doubt compatriot. Whatever his
ancestry, the New World had set its mark upon him.
Close shaven his jaw lean yet square, his mouth firm but
humorous, his nonchalant carriage the mask of muscu-
lar frame and probably acute self respect, he
surely American she had met him boiling into Wall
Street astrde mustang on Texas ranch. She had
met him somewhere! That certain as his nation
atty. Moreover, he knew it. His whole attitude be-
spoke expectancy. He plainly hoped that when her
eyes should deign to drop from the splendid Wheel they
would perceive and recognize him; but she did not drop
her eyes, Puzzle she might, she could not evoke his
setting and SO, with her gaze still upfted to
the rose window she passed him by.
Her hotel stood that the soul ptures OF the ia
facade had themselves into the pattern OF
her waking dreams. She could almost have tossed
crossan from her breakfast tray into the mouth of
a gargoyle The Middle Ages seemed within touch.
But now the cathedral at her back she faced her own
century. There nothing medieval about the Lion
dor Automobiles backed and turned and honked be-
fore it's doorway its courtyard dining rooms, lobby
and corridors thronged with men and women as
up to date the and like the motors deriving
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from all nations where progress is
a fetish and world politics a fad.
They were come to see a thing
new under the sun,-the first con-
gress of flying machines in human
history.
HER uncle awaited her, watch
- in hand. Time had been a
valuable asset in Justin Blair's
career. He could not waste it,
even in his pleasures. olive min
utes late!" he greeted her.
3But they fly all day, don't
they?" she asked.
He handed her into the big
touring car without answering,
and they glided out through the
archway into the square.
ats the luncheon table, my
DEAR" explained her aunt. "They
say we must be on the spot early.
They hold tables for nobody"
Luncheon did not seem of para
mount Importance to Ann. For
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BY MARK LEE LUTHER

one valid reason she was not hungry For another she
was preoccupied. Her thoughts were still busy with
the dissiar pair she had encountered in the cathedral
Who was the man of the world who had paid senti-
mental homage to the Maid of Orleans? And who was
the vaguely familiar American whose she could
not recall?
Her uncle solved the latter riddle AS they swung
through the Place Royae and headed toward Betheny,
he twisted half round in his seat beside the chauffeur
and addressed her. at the son Of my old regl-
mental commander who told me to look sharp for a
table" he said 81 him last night just after
we arrived. You remember young Page don't you,
who beaued you round Old Point five years ago?"
II remember" she nodded.
Yet she had not remembered in the cathedral. In
conceivable as it would have been to the Ann Nibu
of five years ago, the sight of Oliver Page had conured
up no vision of the Chesapeake a May morning
Was it his altered dress? He had looked exceedingly
well in uniform But with amused eyes she told herself
that it was not the uniform that lacked 1t was her
other self She was different Ann Nllburn from the
romantic girl fresh from school of coistral auster1ty,
who thought the young army engineer TIT company Tor
the Knights of the Round Table She unused over that
remote other self with the smiling indulgence of grand
mother
Her unc1es senatorial term just ending when she
had come to Washington to be launched IN the real
world Why a senatorshp should ever have seemed to
him worth while Justin Blair could not now conpre-
bend: but it had seemed and the Middle est
ern State that had enriched him and his without tedious
persuasion eratifed his wish He had done his duty by
the post as legend the contrary ch Senators some
times do bringing to his committee assignments the
energy if not the zest he had devoted to the board
meetings of his various corporations Using his own
eyes had made him what he was, and the Old Point
-o1,,~
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Comfort episode was CHAR
acteristic. Conflicting state
ments regarding harbor i'm
provements had wasted
the time of one of his
committees, and he had
employed a week end adj
iournment to see for HIM
self. An officer of high rank
had piloted him among the
docks and dredges he had
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Chapter 1.

1HE affair began before tapestry IN the night aisle
of Rheims Cathedral. Not that the tapestry
matters. Antiquarians have pored over its quaint
reflection of bygone manners artists worped its COLOR
but its significance here lies merely in its momentary
appeal to Ann Milburn She knew or less about
tapestries. She knew about them she knew about
pictures and sculpture jewels and laces yachts opera
boxes otorcars and like toys of the opulent She had
tasted of fes luxues, and found their flavor in
sipid It tame world.
But she approved of the tapestry. The sunlight OF
the August morning, slanting down through stained
glass; warmed the mellow tones of the old fabric to
loneliness enough to arrest any mortal to whom
color speaks 1t was insipd, this sensation, and
Ann fingered to it, and because she fingered she
presently encountered Immediately after the other,
two men who were to bulk large in future she to
find as piquant the most jaded taste could crave.
She saw the first of these standing the transept
before the choir His age might have been any
where between twentyeight and thirty-five. Brown
haired brown eyed pale with the pallor of one who
dwells much in cities, TALL finely erect, he carried him
self like one more accustomed to command than to
obey There was something historically reminiscent in
his profile, and had she been still in her teens, Ann
would have called him ideal hero of romance Being
instead travelled young person of two and twenty she
decided to label him Pole Russian, as modern as his
Clothes who probably found the boulevards OF Paris
more agreeable than his dreary plains Whereupon,
even as she dismissed him. he did thing that upset her
neat classification
He intent upon the newest of the saints across the
chor-the figure in shining bright against its
canopy of crimson velvet, which witnesses that Jeanne
dare has at last into her in the fame where
she crowned her puppet King But it was not his alb
sorpion that struck her. she had Others keel and
weep. 1t was the singular fact that this modern of
moderns this boulevarder deliberately raised his hand
and paid the heroic Maid the tribute of military
Lutte Them turning, he met AIMS gaze flushed, and,
after an nstants hesitation gravey toward her.
aShe inspires one, the little jeanne, he said in Eng
Ish. @She fought against such odds!" And he
went on
Who was her
VIATCHING him disappear behind the last gray col
W of the aisle she became abruptly aware that
she herself object of close scrutiny If some one
had called her by name, she could have been no more
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WATCHING him disappear behind the last gray COL
W umn of the aisle, she became abruptly aware that
she herself object of close scrutiny If some one
had called her by she could have been no more
certain felt stronger impulse to face round. The
gaze of the unknown drew her with force of will that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

cede its popularity. Progressive States are
rapidly substituting the primary system in
place OF the archaic and Objectionable methods
that have long demonstrated their weakness
and inadequacy. The men whose identified
ton with the interests Of popular government
and whose splendid leadership has achieved
such signal victories are unanimously In favor
Of direct legaEed primaries. Under their
operation representatives, OF both parties in the
Congress are rapidly changing that the new
corners respond more alphabetically TO the
popular will In truth it is popular-whether
It is fad, and follow it because OF its
popularity is another matter Our contempor-
airy has declared in the affirmative We DO not
deem Il necessary to even make denial
Ia one particular We oheerfully make amends
TO the Register. We said the Register and the
Bee, under the management, stood alone
in tneir support Of the convention We apollo
riae by the side of these valiant defenders
Of the faith Of the reacttonaries stands aactl,cr
regular" from the Fifth District The Henry
Bulletin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
INDICATING A POPULAR HL.so.

me maturity Fefaic' Vi tue eo'H' oi anQu1iS
~ we Case u -" i"ieiu . 0chieS as
"'''' popa!ai oie' i""e eie MAN "i'Se
D'1i'"n' t"oueS' t'e people oeiieFoo' h"o won
'"e ''''''9 ~ santiago s"o"iu oe oFanooo DIS "
'o"atu Wan "o' 10 tnelr h8'ns' l""' Aullif"'
sampson whose absence from inc Meet pre-
Fen'ed MS participation III tue pat'io ahlH u
h"u oeeh p'ae'loaiH won Sno"id nave oeeh
i'0obhiHed 10y 'Ne "opaf tnene ~ 'he nero 81
"i' bs"t vas a'''iou'ed 10 'aFori'iSm auo pom
S0S AuiHHai pc"e1 III utssehtihs rom the
opinion oi ms colofa0eS "aa preventing
minority report "hleh stated 'hat Commodore
9'"'e3 Was J" a'sotu'e eoi4ii'elu' anu was en
'''eo 70 the credlt Tot the glorious victory eA-
pressed 'he conviction Of lae vast majority o.
MS coohc9 man.
sun the majority report that commodore
9chIey commanded ms hasshlp' the brooklyn
TO make the famous loop IN ofoeT 70 aFolo
dangerous PROXIMITY 10 Tue spanish suhe' "eh'
10 record IN the Annals OF tue department ana
the oiuciai Stigma OF eo"afolee SUI rests
. APoh the name OF Nlhiield , 9chley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
THE RIGHTS or DRY TERRITORY

There just reason, IN fact. no reason at
all. why Bristol should be allowed to ship whis-
key into Scott county. If the people Of Bris-
toI vote to sell whiskey In their city let 1t he
sold there and there only. The people Of Scott
county voted whislsey out and Il should stay
out, The people should have opportunity
to learn what genuine local option can do.
The above paragraph from the Gate City
Hcrald defends in plain and simple words the
rights of dry territory, 1t is a plain moral
proposition and good Democratic doctrine as
well
The EurntdH cotnends that ethics and the
principles of Democracy demand the passage
Of law forbidding the intrastate shipment of
liquor from wet territory into dry
If the people of given community do not
desire liquor sold in their community the peo-
pie Of another community have no moral right
TO overthrow their will and wish in the mat
ter. Neither have they a political right If the
principles of Democracy can be yindieated
The stock argument in opposition to this
position is that out-of-the State concerns viii
ship their liquor i'll to the disadvantage of home
firms That's a plea not argument It's a
plea that State concerns be granted a wrong
and unfair privilege simply because out-of-the-
lN'''7N+f'
advantage of liquor concerns in the state be
promoted to the disadvantage OF local option
communities A proper recognition of ethics
and equity viii Immediately dismiss this as
having no standing in the determination Of
this question
II desire of justice ana right is superior to
other considerations the prohibition of intra
State shipment of liquor into dry territory Will
prevail To our minds this should be the
compelling consideration. and not any ex-
aggerated concern about what the other man
does The matter OF supreme moment and of
personal responsibility is what we do We viii
get him with an interstate law by and bye
but now our own opportunity and obligation
stare in the face,
OF course, If concern for the trade and pros
perity Of local mail order houses outweghs the
considerations of justice and right argument
is unavailing We viii permit it anyhow but
on high grounds we will find it impossible to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
CURRENTCOMMENT
Oregon and Nebraska, Primary Laws.

The States of Oregon ANA Nebraska have di-
rect primary laws which are part OF the gem
cral election laws of those States elections in the
primaries being safeguarded the same the
general elections, the penalties for the violation
or one being the same as those for the violation
Of the other. In other words, the primaries are
legaiiZed and are held under the provisions OF
are held,
In those States all party nominations are
made In II direct primary provided for and held
at n stated time. Just tho general elections
are held. Not only are the nominees for State
offices made that way. but at the same time and
in the same primary party state committees
are elected delegates to the national conven-
ton and electors chosen. Presidential tick cts
are instructed for. and preference fer United
States senators Is given. the presumption always
being that instructions thus given and pref
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
GYPSY GIRL.

Berwick breathed a sigh Of ex-
haustion when he reached the door
OF the cabin and sank into a low
chair on the verauda. Apparently
there WAS no one at home. Berwick
closed his eyes and must have dozed
OF.
a low laugh had awakened him.
He sat up and looked about
man and q woman were coming
up the hill. They were dripping wet
in their bathing suits. having come
up from swim In the lake.
The girls hair hung In coppery red
waves.
on She dropped the scarlet
bathing cap from her fingers.
Berwick came forward. Il beg your
pardon, he said. but / was weary
with the climb.
You have come to the right place
to rest In" Bob Deane looked up.
Berwick Sis, Come here and meet
an old ehun of mine!" The two
shook hands and the intensity OF
Berwick's grip brought added color to
the girls face
Dick Berwick turned abruptly to-
ward peane, Your sister saved my
worthless Ilfe-scven months ago.
he said.
Sis is rather fond of doing foolish
has rummy notion about going
about in gypsy clothes with her face
all bleached up and wig on-shs
says II breaks the monotony"
1t breaks more than monotony"
Dick Berwick commented inwartilv
am not going to stand around in
a wet bathing suit while you moon
about pat in Bob. Make Yourself
1T home, Berwick. | won't be a min
ute" He went Oft leaving his sister
strangely helpless under the scrutiny
Of Herwick's eyes
We--my brother and I-are only
camping here" she said hurriedlv.
/ II you think you could stand my
cooking you may stay and have some
fresh mountain trout or tea"
feel guilty" Berwick managed
70 say more or less II had in
vited myself-by coming up here"
You evidently forget" Csypsy
sald, and looked straight out through
a tangle Of coppery hair that the
fortune teller commanded you TO
reach the top of the hill"
GYPSY Girl" Berwick -s94a a,a
possessed himself OF her hands and
held them against his breast - hava
never forgotten the blue OF your
eyes when you came to my rescue
IN the water. nor have | forgotten
the touch Of your palms when Won,
read my fate--and now have
reached the top OF the world
II say S|s4" I2t1t,-rafTed oIIt. ar
never saw YOU cling To wet bath
ing suit so long Berwick is rtsrxss
and SO am II wa
Starved isn't the worda laughed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

orenoes thus expressed will be followed by those
charged with the duty of performing the pub
lie service. For instance. 1t would be the
duty OF the Legislature to elect the United States
senator instructed for in the primary. and 1t
would be the duty OF the electors TO vote for
those nominees for president and vice.
president in the national conventions who had
parties OF those States
The primary laws Of Oregon and Nebraska
have been the means Of eliminating the fraud
and resultant dissatisfac elton incident to machine
nominations In mob conventions and boss
directed delegate county unit primaries. There
is nothing more intricate about "a direct legal
tied primary for all parties to engage in and
nominate at the time than there Is in a
general election in which all parties vote. The
primary plan simply takes the power OF nomi-
mating out of the hands of the machine manipu-
lators and grafters and places ii where 1t belongs
in the hands OF the people. 1t disarms cor
rupt interests that would control public affairs
1t places the power OF the government IN the
hands OF the people.
Tennessee should have a primary law FASH
toned after the primary laws Of Oregon and
Nebraska, for then there would not occur what
has been harassing the people of this State dur
ing the past few years-there would then not
be perpetual fractional strife within the politi
cal parties With such laws the statute
books Of Tennessee, the people would be enabled
to have what they wanted In legislation, for the
machine manipuators would be shorn of their
power. With such laws there would be the
rule of the people instead of ring rule and
with the peace incident to the operation Of such
upbuudne and Advancement of the State, In
stead of being diverted by the moods and pas
sions Of the hour to follow the lead of political
agitators and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tennesseau.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
GRANT PRIVILEGE
TO EXTEND TRACK

Application OF the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company to extend
lts tracks from Broad and Robinson
| streets out Broad to West and thence
GOWN West to Floyd avenue, connect
ing with the Westhampton tracks on
/ that avenue and furnishing a loon
around to Broad and Robinson. was
| approved by subcommittee Of tho
Council Committee on Streets yester-
| day afternoon and favorably recon-.
mended to Council
This was done, however with ,ba
Understanding that the privilege
should be exclusive OF the so-called
Westhampton ordinance, which
proved bone OF contention for sew
eral months in Council until II wa.
finally killed.
The proposed extension will furnish
car tacliities ior quite number Of
residents In the extreme West End
who now have to walk from hair
dozen TO dozen blocks to catch q
car downtown.
No charge will he made for trans
fers downtown from the loon" car
The committee agreed that tina
franchise of the extension line should
conform with the time of the fran
chise OF the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company, which still has
| seventeen years to run
| City Engineer Boiling called attain
| ton TO the fact that a section OF West
street from Broad to Monumenk ave-
nue. had never been dedicate 6gXo the
4 city. This provoked some discu ssion
| but II was finally agreed that tha
matter could be satisfactorily ar
f ranged.
| Members of the committee were
Messrs. Gunst. Ferguson, HAddea
and Don Leavy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

Congressman Adamson. OF Georgia, dominates
Champ Clark and Ty Cobb for the national
Democratic ticket. II Cobb showed as much
speed In a political campaign as he does in
a ball game he would certainly make 1t lively
for his opponent; and If he helped the rest
OF the ticket much he does the Detroit
Tigers he would be a valuable man. Moreover,
he could certainly carry Pennsylvania, as Gov
ernor Tener, old ball player. could hardly
fail to throw his vote to the fraternity There
many reasons why it should be done Yet
it viii not. 10 great is the influence Of the
politicians
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
Tho COMPULSORY Primary.

Tho only possible way of preventing dlsrup-
ton OF the Democratic party is to have COM
pulsory primary law providing for primary cleo
lions in control of the State just much as the
general elections, with the duties Of officials as
plainly marked out and the pains and penalties
set forth with the same distinctness.
This is credited by the Charlottesville Progress
to the lndex-Appeal Of Petersburg edi-
torlal utterance- Whether or not compulsory
primary law constitutes the only way to prevent
disruption OF the Democratic party, certain 1t
is that it Is the way TO prevent continued
and continual pervcrston OF the will Of the peo-
pie. Important as the former is the latter Of it
self is more than sufficient to demand the enact
meDt Of such a law--Vrginian- Pilot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

A man in Germantown had bottle of whisky
and box of matches He was hit by trolley
car The matches ignited, set fire to the
whisky, and the man horribly burned.
Matches not required for combustion when
the alcohol is taken internally. There are many
who are just naturally burnt out by the stuff
ana never a match has been struck
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27
I6gaiiKe the Primary

Feeble, though 1t is the assault of the Henry
county Democrats the primary emphasizes
the necessity for legalzing and improving the
primary system Of nominating Democratic can
didates in Virginia.
Greater safeguards must be thrown around
the primary system and when that Is done prac-
tieally all objection to this system OF nomina-
ton viii he obviated
That the primary system Is vast improve
ment over the convention plan is generally
recognized IN Virginia is coming to be recog-
ni2ed all over the country The voters
demanding 1t everywhere and only recently
adopt the system.
Conventions do not give tho people oppor-
tunity to express their views. They have not
and cannot. only too we'll do the older Demo-
Gratis remember that many OF the Democratic
conventions in Virginia led to serious row.
ing, and, in some instances. the splitting OF
blood And only too we'll do they recall that
the conventions failed TO reflect the views Of
the majority in the selection Of the candidates
There may be some objections to the primary.
but after all It gives the whole people the power
which is rightuiIy theirs No one can success
fully maintain that the convention gives them
the power TO name candidates. Then for the
people To surrender the primary for the con-
hands Of few political bosses who are work
ing IN their interest rather than In that
. of the people.
As have pointed out before the primary
needs to be legalized and safeguarded SO that
it Will truly reflect tho sentiment of the ma
jority and that It's verdict cannot be ques-
, toned by single voter. The next Legislature
should that this is done.-Newport News
/ Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

Sir Wlfrid Laurier is no gutter He has
announced that he will retain his seat in par
Lament. and fight the battles of his party. He
will not be able to carry his policies but he
will make the administration recognize his
presence before they carry theirs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

Aviation mail routes are anon the early
possibilities But not until the aeroplane 1yIns
machine can guarantee to carry males. The
service would be too frequently interrupted by
the mail carrier descending at the wrong time
and place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

With all this talk about flying machines
somebody ought 10 start a story about sub
marine navigation It's only Just to those who
solved the secret of deep sea travel that the
sky pilots should not monopolize public notice,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

This is the season when many prominent
public men are introduced 10 their audiences
as the next President of the United States "
Well it helps the man who does the introducing
out Of hard place, and does harm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

Professor Munyon claims to have found the
fountain OF perpetual youth OF course. he has
it on sale by the bottle But to our minds ne
has come nearer the secret of the alchemist,
turning baser things to gold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-27

The comments OF the British press upon the
defeat Of reciprocity and the connection of the
United States with the pact would suggest that
the editors take holiday and study conditions
here al first hand.