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you win not tell me I shaM mako It
my business to discover"
The Comtesse leaned q little forward.
Her face was still unchanged. her tons
scornful.
1T Is I who win snswer YOU" she
said. my adopted son-for he Is my
adopted son II / Moose to make him
explain nothing. He has, In fact,
nothing more to say to You. You ana
I've are quits SO far as regards obliga-
lions. Your paths In hfe Ne apart. You
are one OF the ~self-centred. ~sedentary
lolterers by Tho way. For him." she
added. throwing out suddenly her brown.
withered hand. afame with Jewels,
lie different things, something
he knows: something he has learned
much there is yet for him to learn. lie
will go on his way. undLsturbed by You
or any friends OF yours. As for his
means. your question Is an impertinence.
Ask at R~othsohiids concerning the Com
tesse de Vestignes. and remainder that
what belongs to me belongs To HIM.
Measure you wits against him, to-day,
tomorrow. or any time you choose, and
the end is certain. Show your patron
out, Bertrand, lie has amused me for
a little tatne. but ! am tared."
Rochester rose to his feet.
""hsbii' q sdlu, i am SORRY 20
have fatigued YOU. For the rest he
added. with a note of irony In his tom
u suppose ] must aocep your chal-
lenge. feel that l am measuring my
self and my poor powers against all
sorts Qf nameless OF gifts. And yet" he
added, as ne followed Saton toward the
door. the world goes round, and the
things which happened yesterday repeat
themselves Tomorrow. Your new sci
ence should teach you, at least. not 10
gamble against certaintles."
He passed out OF the room. and Saton
returned slowly 10 where Rachael was
sitting Her eyes sought his !nquirlngly,
They read anguish In his face.
you are afraid" she muttered.
Il am afraid" he admitted. Given
an inversion Of their relative positions,
! feel like Faust befriended by Mephls-
topheles, felt II when he stood by
my side on the hilltop. seven years ago,
! felt 1t when he thrust that money in.
to my hand, and babe me go and see
what | could make of life, babe mo go,
without q word OF kindness. without a
touch OF his fingers, without n sentence
OF encouragement. with no admonitory
words save that m single dlatribe
against failure. You know what he told
me-? Go out he said, and try your
luck. Go out along the road which your
eyes have watched fading into tho
mlsts. But remember this. For mer
there IL no such thing as failure. one
may swim too far out 10 sea on a
sunny daY, one may trinc with a
loaded revolver. or drink IN ones sleeT
the draught from which one does not
awake. But for men. there is no fsil.
ure.'"
The nodded.
Well she said h&gshly. "y0t r.
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Greatest Summer
Wovel of the Year
1A-aID

which make life for us. | have told
them my thoughts. What need Is there
Of Introduction? ] shake hands with no
one. leave that. and silly speeches
and %banquets. to my enemies. the pro-
fessors. These are not my ways
1T shall he as you wish. OF course.
Saton replied. you are very fortunate
TO be able to live and work alone. Here
We have to adapt ourself In some way
TO the customs OF the people with whom
we are forced to come into daily cot-
tact
Naudhelm suddenly abandoned that
far, look OF his, his habit OF see
Ing through the person with whom he
was talking. He looked into Saton'
face steadily, almost fierccly.
young man. he said. you talk like
n fool. Now listen to me. These are
my parting words! There Is stun In
you. You know n little, You could be
taught much more, NJ above all. you
have the temperament. Temperament
Is a wonderful thing" he added. And
yet. with all these gifts. o make mo
feel as though | would Ike to TAX you
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like the face OF a sphinx. withered and
emotionless. Her eyes were fixed upon
Saton's.
You have spoken 10 NE before some
what in this strain, sir Saton said.
What l said 20 you then | repeat.
The account between us Is ruled out.
You lent or gave me a sum Of money,
and ! returned IL. As u gratitude" he
went on, that | may or nay not feel.
! leave you to Judge. You can ask your
self, II you VIII. whether that action OF
yours came from an impulse OF gener-
oslty, or was merely the qualification
OF n cynical within"
my motives are beside tho question"
Rochester answered. DO | understand
that you decline to give me any account
OF yourself?'
Il see no reason" Saton said coldly.
why ! should crafty your curiosity"
There IL no reason Rochester adj
mitted, 1T Is simply a matter OF policy.
Frankly. | mlstrust you. There are
points about your behavior, ever since
In a foolish momen ! asked you Ia
stay at Bcauleys. watch ! do not under
stand. I do not understand Lord Guer-
don's sudden recognition OF you, and
even suddoner death, I do not under
stand why II has amused you to M the
head OF my young ward, Lois Champ
neyes. with foolish thoughts. ! do not
understand why YOU should stand be-
tween my wife and the writer's Of a
blackmalling letter, I do not ask you
for any explanation. ! simply tell you
that these things present themselves
as enlgmas to me. You have declared
jour position. ! declare mine. What
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~ In his search for a ideal uUe he uise1y uent to a
vi, summer resort, phich Is a place phere q girl uHu re-
sort to ANYTHING from q babe in arms o a HonentoD for attention.
and uhere REAL men IRE as scare a sea serpents and merntdids.
This ooorded him q ride selection and plenty Of time to look for q
bargain.
The first orI he met ~ds q BEAUTY, and to fudge from her bathing
suit she didn't care uho kneoh
But uhen he had spent q phole oroihn0 summer afternoon In her er
clusive society, uhich Is the acid test Of love. he decided that he didn't
care to 90 through life posing as q picture frame and that a good photo
graph Of her tackled up on his uu uould be about as satisfactory and
conp nnionabe and q lot less expensive and cdprtfous.
After all, q wte, like q wallpaper, is only q background, and the fancy
patterns do get so tresOme!
SO he turned his attention to a CLEVER girl uhose ~t babe fair to
be more amusing and less monotonous.
At first the change ws refreshing, but by the evening Of the second
dv he discorered that he had almost lost the porer Of speech.
Every time he opened his mouth the WIT took the pords out Of It,
And the udy she capped his tdporite joke or his finest Ionmot uih q
better n struck him dumb-but not Nth admiration.
Besides, 1t hurt his rdnty after he had been doing conversational
gymnastics and jumping mental hurdles for tWo hours, to md himself
alpdps left at the post.
thing po had been sitting alone at the far end Of the piassa.
Nop the PLAIN little thing had but one accomplishment In all the
rorld. She could look pIeasanf"-and she "dtmed to please"
she couldn't see the point Of q Joke until It uas explained to her uth
O diagram, but she usually managed Ito laugh in She right place.
She ps so pleased ufth the young bachelors attentions that she acted
az gratefully for q compliment or a boz Of bonbons as q poodle for a pat
on the head.
when he uas merry she appeared conruScd pith mirth. when he uas
cynical or sarcastic o 0Ouchy she nerer anstrered back because she
couldn't think Of anything to say
In short, she rent on the principle Of letting George do It ALL"
This uas such q relief to the bachelor, Wo had been chasing butter
MS and bees, that n less than three ueeks he nds engaged to her.
For" he said rapturousty as he slipped the solitaire oto her finger,
"t last / hare found a romdn uho UNDERSTANDS ME-"
, But she didn't which ca lucky for them both.
MORAL: In the comedy Of loe the acreage a il not looking for q
star but for an undGSudy
ALSO: FIN him rith standardization and phat IN oer pH be yours.
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threw It wide open. The scent Of the
lowers In the window-boxes and a IN.
tie wave Of the soft west wind came
stealing In. She threw her head baok
with an exclamation OF relief.
All" she said. This Is good"
"fou founI the room closer" ne asked.
Pauline sank into the window-ssat.
She rested her delicate oval face upon
her fingers and looked away toward
the deep green foliage Of the trees cut
side.
II ala not notice H." she said. and
yet. somehow or other the whole At
mosphero seemed sitting. Naudhe.m II
great she went on. "Oh. he Is a great
man. OF course. He said wonderful
things In a convincing way. He made
one gasp"
This afternoon" Saton declar ed
slowly, marks an epoch. What Maud
helm said was remarkable because OF
what he left unsaid. Couldn't you feel
thatf Didn't you understand II that
man had ambitions. he could staptls
even this matter-of-fact world Of ours.
He could shake II to its very base
she shivered a little. Her fingers we're
idiy tapping the windoW -sill. Her
thoughtful eyes were cioudsd with trou-
bic. lilo stood over her. absorbed in
the charm OF her presence. the sensuous
charm OF watching her slim, exquisite
figure. the polse OF her head. the deli
cate colorins of her cheeks. the trsmu-
lous human lips. which seemed come
how to harmonize the spirituality Of her
expression. They had talked SO much
that day OF a now science. Saton fslt
his heart sink al he realized that he
was the victim OF a greater thing than
science could teach. 1t was madness.-
sheer, irredsemable madness, But II
Was In his blood. 1t was there to BE-
reckoned with.
III Is all very wonderful" she con-
tinued thoughtfully. And yet. can you
understand what | mean when I say thar
II makes me feel a trihe hystericalf II
Is as though something had been poured
into one which was too great. too much
Tor our capacity. II Is all true, -
leve. but | don't want Il TO come"
why moi? ?" he asked.
on II seems somehow" she answered.
"as though the whole balance OF ufs
would be disturbed, OF course. I know
that II Is feasible enough. For thou.
sands OF years men and women lived up
on the earth, and never dreamed that All
around them existed a great force which
only needed a little humoring, q little
understanding. 10 do the work Of all the
world, oh. II Ia easy to understand that
we too carry with US some psychicai
force corresponding to this, One feels n
50 often, Premonitlons come cad 70. We
can't tell why, but they are there, and
they are true. one feels that sense At
work al strange times. Experiments
have already shown us that II EXISTS
! wonder what sort OF q place .ns
world VIII be when once 1t has yis",
Itself to sfx." rack.
'lTo Be cont!nusd.l
say What
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still ret,inine the spirit OF the olden
days.
Over two hundred years < a round
and bulky ship appeared to the people
of New Amsterdam career!ng up the
har5or in face OF a north wine and
making for the Hudson.
She flew the Dutch %colors, but when
sIgnalled from the Battery TO heaye to
she gave the order 20 attention.
The ball from the cannon that was
then trained upon her went whistllng
through her. with no effect whatsoever.
Many OF the watchers claimed that
the shlp was the Flying Dutchman,"
whose captain, by name Vanderdccken,
had sworn that he would round Cape
Horn in spite of neaven or hell.
Since which oath ne has been beating
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NE

membered that. You did not fail. Who
dares to say that you have failed
Saton threw himself into the easy
chair drawn apart from hers. His head
fell forward into his hands. Tho woman
rested her head upon her fingers. and
watched him through the shadows.
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CHAPTER XVI.
(Continued.)
Plain SPEAKING.

ATOM did not move, nor did
he speak for a moment His
checks were n little pale, but
he gave no sign Of being
movad Tha Womap'a ace WA q
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7 hatet III UpNNT nodern best ssNer" with rs narAcer OF a d0oaN
n confetti.
Tho aoble young hero of the frontispiece always looks as n he rad been
cut out with II pair OF SCISSORS. and the heroine is about as near flesh and blood
- so much plaster Of pans
can take ny interest In tho most violent n complicated adventures ever
designed for this delecabe pair
on the other hand, I as delighted with Martin Eden" which We heard
is almost Jack Iondons autobiography.
woman The other haracter are rcaLt 90 felt Is II | we're walking down
Ticcadl y
Other things being equal like best h nove with local color different
from rat whilst surrounds me-
have to take my travelling that way o SEQ
I also like stories with a element " fn In them. Dickens makes me- smile
every % ne her. which is another reason why enjoy reading him
! think a laugh Is goo for anybody. M n book is improved b touches
OF humor.
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.pectre Ships of the Hudso on.

HERE are several rumors OF
ghostly ships that have ap-
peared around the Island OF
Manhattan and up and down
fkn Hnlsnn RlNar. va ulIn talnS
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those people TO your You know many
Of them by name"
Naudheim shook his head. He was a
tall man, with gray. unkempt hair. and
Ions. wizened face. He wore 4 black
suit Of clothes. Of ancient cut. n n
stock which had literally belonged TO his
grandfather.
"Nol" he said vigorously. II will be
introduced to no one. Why should II
have spoken to them Of tho things
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The Days Good Stories
Wanted to Know.

here. ] fine YOU $40 for lettering, -
colts.
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What Do Girls Read?
Canrass O, Women u age Farmers Literary Tastes
Shows Interesting Phases OF Feminine Nature ::
Copyright, 1911. by The Press Publishing Co. Ts NV York World
~ Prefer BaIz 10 and Dfckens,' Says
SYLVIA WEN (Saieswoman).
and like Dickens.

7 LIKE Baizac and like Dickens
I rcaly 10 lot now which I like better. Why d ! Nke them7 Becaus
= they Introduce me to peoDln
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Great

AUDHEIM had finished his nd
dress, and stood talking with
his host.
"Do you mind" Saton ask
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In the evening he served stores and
restaurants and sold for - cents per
hundred. hut from force u habit sim
cheated IN per cent, on the weight.
Now on the morning trips he sold
1000 pounds for 500 and on the evening
trips 400 for 800, and the question
ton Is TO tell Just how much money he
made BY cheating.
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Fairy Tales
For the Fair
BY Helen Rowland

ed to marry (but Of course this is only a
fairy tdle).
In his search for IN ideal trife he fcfselu rent TO q
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IERE Is a timely problem which
~ comes in the season for settling
our Ice bills. II appears hat an
!ceman, who had a morning n even
ing route, had a which would
hold just 1900 pounds OF ice. But as
his customers called for 500 pounds
what could tho poor fellow DO but sell
every pound OF ice for a pound and a
half' lie paid B cents per hundred
TOR his Ice AID charged 30 :sSt~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
GIRLS WIN 500 IN PRIZES
School of Applied Design Gives Schol
arships and Cash to Pupils.

The New York School OF Applied Design
for Women. with headquarters at Nos 1862
and l6i Lexington avenue. awarded more
than SEQ worth ~ prizes 10 members Of
the various classes yesterday. There were
five scholarship prizes. amounting to So
each. and a number of other prizes ranging
IA value from S25 down 10 s.
In the elementary department the so
scholarship. founded by Mrs Dunlap Hop
Lins. was awarded 20 Miss Sarah q. Nc
ConneH the second prize OF SO. given by
Mrs Henry Bischof1. going 20 Miss Laura
y Markey IN the wallpaper department,
Miss Lillian Sutherland Won the So scholar
shin presented by Miss q. l.. Frelinghuy-
sen The second prize OF 80 went 70 Miss
Ida Fayar.
Other important prizes. with the givers
and winners. were. Architectural depart
rcnt. $50 scholarship. Thomas r Clarke,
Miss Sara Rowe. he class. ~ scholarship
Miss Claire K Hsmway: silk department.
COX cheney Brothers Miss Grcta Larson.
md the antique class so scholarship. Mrs
romes A. Roosevelt. Miss Florence Levy.
Tire winners Of some Of the other PRICES
,,ere. Conventionaiizauon. Miss Ruth
Adams. pen and ink flower drawing Miss
rstber L. Thmber interior decoration. MISS
pboda f. Porter. book covering. Miss
, .cretia II. Flanders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
TAKESS524. 324 FROM WIDOW
Surrogate Decides Will Against
Mrs. Rutherfurd B. Stuyvesant.

SURROGATE Cohalan handed down a de
cision Yesterday in which he increased the
taxable valuation Of the estate Of Ruther-
furd 3 Stuyvesant by $52i32i The sur
rogate said that Mrs Mathilde r, r. Stuy-
vesant. the widow was not entitled 10 claim
dover rights IN the estate Of her husband
valued ar S3.215.000. in view Of the pro-
visions made for her in the Will This de
cison reverses the ACTION Of James b
Yereance who resigned recently as state
transfer tax appraiser
Mr. Stuyvesant died on July g. 1909 He
left 10000 10 81 Marks Episcopal Home
and $50 900 10 the Metropolitan Museum OF
hrt After several minor requests he pro
yided that his widow should receive his
New York and New Jersey houses out
right. and that the remainder Of his estate
should be divided into six parts, Of which
Mrs Stuyvesant should receive two and the
income from two others for life. the other
two-sixths being held in trust for the 0ene-
fit ~ their two sons.
Yereance made the snare Of Mrs. Stuyves-
ant in the estate 81 i57. and decided that
she was entitled to $524.32i besides as her
dover interest. which eXempts that much
more from taxation.
julius Hamburger. Deputy State Control
Ter. asked Surrogate Cohalan FOR an opin-
ion The latter said in his decision: The
contention of the executor that the widow
is entitled 10 dover as well as to the tesla
mentary provisions made for her benefit is
Incompatible with the manifest intention Of
the law and would subvert the whole
scheme OF the testator in the disposition Of
the estate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
CANON'S FLING AT GAYNOR.
Says He Seeks to Evade Responsibility
as TO Sunday Closing Law

In a letter 10 the Rev. Or. : Edward
Young. pastor of the Bedford Presbyterian
Church. Canon William Sheafe Chase Of
No Isl Bedford avenue. says that Mayor
Gaynor both seeks 70 -vade the response
bility for the enforcement of the sunday
closing law and 10 becioud the point at
issue Speaking Of the Mayors letter 10
Or Young. Canon Chase writes.
He says that II you can give him any
Uquor place which H. violating the law on
S,indav your complaint will receive inn
n.dlat. redress The result OF such a
policy would b. 10 secure partial and IN
inst enforcement OF the law and 90 place
the responsibility FOR the non-enfOrcement
Of the law not upon some negligent officials
where II belongs. but upon the citizens who
fail 10 make complaints
Canon chase goes on 10 say that there
should be some one branch OF the detective,
department responsible for securing evil
dence through its plain clothes men against
rlaces violating the law, and that then In
cssa ths. work were not done properly there
uould be some definite official 10 be blamed
Tor neglect Of duty. No evasion of the
MAYOR can SHIFT the responsibility upon
nrivate citizens. Canon Chase asserts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
RAISED CRAGEN'S VOUCHERS
McNally, Junior Clerk, Tells Of
Raids on the Petty Fund.

The greater part OF the day yesterday In
the trial of Municipal Justice John VI. era
gen of Queens. charged with grand lar
ceny in the second degree. was taken up
with the examination Of Louis J. McNally,
a Junior clerk. and witness for the prose-
cution. His testimony related to the manip-
uIation OF vouchers showing the purchase
Of postage stamps with money from petty
cash fund under the control of Cragen when
secretary 10 Lawrence Gresser. president
81 the borough
NcNally testified that he had raised 81
vouchers 10 show an expenditure Or }oo'
under the direction Of Cragen. who was
his superior He had been directed ny
Cragpn 10 fix his accounts 80 that they
would "eat up the petty fund. which con
sisted OF 500 AT a time. so that an add
tIonll $50 could be obtained from the city
lanes W Osborne sought 20 attack the
credibilty Of the witness by showing that
McNaIly had contradicted himself on
accumulation McNally admitted that
he had done So but said he had been In "A
fr1me-up 10 save Cragen from jail This
reply was stricken out.
The prosecution won n point by having
admitted in evidence the vouchers from
tho postofice. showing the purchase or
stanus referred 10 in McNaly's testimony
The Oss-exaninatiOn IF McNaliy VIII be
continued to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
REPORT ON POLICE AT HAND
Grand Jury Hears Complaints
About Highway Robberies.

The grand jury which has been investi-
eating complaints against the present ad-
ministration of the Police Department. IL
t. expected, will make presentment to-
day TO Judge Osullivan, in General SEES
sions.
The session Of the grand jury yesterday
Il was reported. was marked by a lively
debate between the members reported 10
be in favor Of a presentment dealing in
opinions and generalities. practically
'whitewashing" the police administration.
and the members who are in favor Of a
presentment containing facts and sugges-
tons for remedying conditions revealed by
witnesses.
The latter derived some advantage in
their arguments from the fact that fifty or
more victims Of hold-up men, subp9naed
70 relate their experiences. filed the cor
ridor outside of the jury room. They repre-
sented portion ~ the victims OF highway
robbers IN Manhattan during three months
who have failed to get any satisfaction
from the police.
Only three OF them told their stories 10
the jurors. To save time the experiences OF
the others were read from the records OF
the Police Department produced by As
sistant District Attorney Frank Moss