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The Detroit times., 1911-01-16
BOOKS.

The current "Harper's Weekly"
The issue OF Harper's Weekly for
January 14th contains an article by
Z. ID. Robinson entitled. IAN Army
OF the Air." In which the author writes
II the Few United states Aeronauti-
cal Reserve. To the same number
John Kendrick Bangs contributes one
OF his amusing Table dHote Talks.
In or-tus' Wife, J. b. Yeats offers
an Irishman's views OF the woman
suffrage question. William Winter.
continuing his series OF dramatic criti-
cisms, anaylzes the acting OF Sarah
BerIlardt. A. Magelssen contributes
an ingenious article on Weather and
Human Health" This issue contains
I.wrence Gilman's weekly musical re.
view and the usual editorial, humor
and financial pages.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-16
Windsor Man Hurt In Explosion.


There was an explosion of natural
gas in the boiler room of the Cana
dian Salt works, Sandwich-st. west.
Windsor, about o'clock Sunday
night, when John Hill and another
workman, known az big BILL" I'M
dertook to start a FIRE under the boil
er. After turning on the gas they
waited too long before applying the
match, with the result that the es-
Gaping fumes let CO. Hill was thrown
distance of 10 feet. sustaining a
fracture OF his right leg. He was
taken to the Hotel Dieu. big BIZ
was not hurt. Hill lives at No. 70
oak-ave., Windsor. Little damage was
done by the explosion. beyond the
smashing of the windows in the boil.
er room.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-16
Alleged WIfe-oeserter Arrested.

Joseph Piortowski, "a years old,
No. 2S4 Watson-st., was arrested,
Monday morning, by Detectives Bo-
dinus and Wilson, who brought him
back from Berlin, Ont. His wife. who
10 q scrub-woman In the Pontchar-
train, says he abandoned her last
October, after he had spent all her
money. He says he il not legally
married to her, as she has another
husband living. He also says he did
not abandon her, but that she order
cd him out Of the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Alice Pledges Devotion

But when he spoke of settling Alice with some family and of going on his wey, the simple girl declared that she would go where he went-she would nev- CT leave him. He found Alice singular!y. upbelieveably ignorant. She did not know what the name of God meant, and the word friends" conveyed no meaning 10 her mind.
 A whim seized Maltravers. he would hlre a cottage near the town would en- gage a respectable housekeeper and amuse himself by developing the rudi- mentary mind of Alice and educating her. He did so.
 It was a pretty little nest he hired Dale cottage-with vines and d fountain snd lots of shrubbery But he soon wear jed Of the part of pedagogue and turned Alice over to an aged writing master for instruction, only amusing himself now ard then by testing her progress.
 Meanwhile he busied himself with his studies and his music, of which latter he was especially fond. He was an elder brother to Alice, there relatives were purely platonic and weeks glided into months. Then he taught Alice to nlay and sing-to sing songs of his own com l rostion. And then that happened whlcl tho shrewd old housekeeper all along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

After offering Ernest his own bed, an offer which was refused, the man left the room for a supply of fuel Sweet heart" said the traveller. going over to where Alice sat by the fire. T should sleep well if l could get kiss from those ruby llps.'
 Have you much money about your" replied Alice, If you have" she whis- nered. "don't say so to father. Don't sieep if you can help it. Hush-he cornes."
 inc young man returned to his seat with an altered manner and sank into gloomy -everie Alice and her father ascended the stairs. giving the stranger good night. Alice, instead of turning into her own narrow cell, went into her fathers s room.
 Co to bed, go to bed' said Richard Darvil-for such was the name of the nest of the hut,
 No, father" replied Alice.
 Go to bed. I mean no harm to the boy. Think you I would twist myself a rope? No, no, go along"
 They will hang you if you do what you intend. Don't forget that" said Alice, and went to her room. Meanwhile her father thought: If Jack Walters would but come tonight the job could be done charmingly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
The Escape

Jack Walters did come, was let in though back way by Darvil and the two miscreants went to the woodshed behind the house to get a sledge hammer with which to dispatch Ernest MaltraverS cn his final journey.
 But Alice, who was on the alert, came downstairs before they returned and let the traveller out of doors with the key which she had stolen from her fathers loom.
 Hastily in whisper, she explained to him his danger and bade him keep to the left and run for it. Depend upon my gratitude" said Ernest "I shall be tomor- TOW at the best inn in -, seek me there if you can.'
 The stranger was already several paces distant when Darvil and another, broad, short, sinewy man bearing a sledge ham mer came from the back way Alice here!" cried Darvil, "and-hel and furies ! have you let him go?"
 q told you you should not harm him, |" said Alice. Darvil struck his daughter to the ground and with his companion dashed out in pursuit of Maltravers
 But Ernest reached the town he sought in safety and the next day Alice escaped and joined him there. The girl said she would never go back to her cruel father. Maltravers considered getting her a place with some respectable family and in tue meantime gave her money to lodge at a modest inn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Disanpearance of Alice

Three weeks before the place had been broken into and robbed a midnight and Alice had vanished Of course all s.v kindly neighbors concluded that Alice had been in league with the robbers and had fled with them. Ernest nearly killed the old gardener when the man hinted at this and driving to the near est magistrate told him the whole story and bade him lavish money, if necessary, to discover the whereabouts of Alice.
 But now news of the missing girl could be obtained and with a crushed and broken spirit Manravers went to visit his guardian. Frederick CleVe- land, at his villa Temple Grove, not far from Richmond.
 Cleveland was a man Of most eAvsj- lent parts and had had the custody of Ernest for awhile whe- lie was a small boy. He always understood him bet- ter even than his own father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Ernest Becomes q Guest

Ernest was not to reject this offer when his eyes lighted upon the girl, and he sald: .'So be it, my host. A crust of bread and glass of beer will suffice me for supper; and as for bed this chair will do very we'll"
 f ..AIice'' said the man gruffly "brng the gentleman what there is in the lard err" As Alice fingered by the table, fal- fering out some words of apology for the ecantiness of the fare, Ernest caught her hand, and pressing it tenderly, said: "prettiest of lassies, a man who has trav- eled on foot all day through the ugliest country within the three seas is suf- nc;ently refreshened by the sight of so fair a face
 Alice withdrew her hand and went and an- bv the fire again whence she con- tinued to look at the stranger with her u<,.aI vacant gaze-but with a half smile ,,non her rosy lips. Eat, sir" said A,ice,s father with a chuckle, and nc me words. Poor Alice is honest-as you said just now"
 rhe host drew from the traveller that ht, had lately come from Germany. tha, he was not acquainted in the neighbor- hood town and that his return home was not expected. That he had considerable money about him. as well his watch and valuable rings, was evidenced by his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Death of Ernest's Father

One day Maltrayers was startled by seeing in a newspaper paragraph an nouncing that his father was so seri- ously i'll that his life was despaired of.
 He was "at his place, Lisle Court, where was also his eldest son, Capt. Maltravers. An express had been dis patched in search of Mir. Ernest Nal travers, who is supposed to be in Paris"
 Anxiety and remorse for moment overwhelmed Ernest. He told Alice his father was dying and that he must hasten to him. He would write to her in a day or two. Maltravers arrived at Lisle Court in time to receive his fath- er's last blessing.
 He wrote to Alice. addressing the letter to Mrs. Butler-for he had as sumed the name of Butler and had rassed off Alice as his wife in the neighborhood of Dale College. The neighbors accepted the Butler, but as to the rest he deceived nobody. At length Ernests affairs allowed of his returning to Alice. When his travelling chaise stopped in front of the cottage he found it deserted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Betrayal of Innocence

Nine times out of ten it is the bridge of sighs over which we pass from youth to manhood-and so it was with Ernest Alaltravers. He had intended after his fathers death to make reparation to Alice by marrying her, -hough the in nocent girl had no idea that any repa- ration was due and had not the 1alns- est idea that she had sinned.
 But now deep gloom and remorse filled the soul of Ernest. He had taken advantage of the ignorance of the woman he loved and had wronged her Now fate denied him -.iy chance of stonement and had, apparently, wrest- cd her from him forever. He became morcse, gloomy, morbid and Cleveland feared for his reason.
 Just at the time when Ernest was so Lad he could not well be worse a youn E man visited Temple Grove. The name of this young man was Lumley Fer rers, his age 26, his fortune eight hun dred a year--he followed no profession. Ferrers had what is often better than genius or talent--a powerful and acute mind.
 He had, moreover great animation or manner, high physical spirits, witty, odd. racy vein of conversation, deter mined assurance and profound con fdence in his own resources. Ferrers literally burst in upon the gloom and bypochondria of Ernest-took him by storm as it were-just as Cleveland had calculated he would--and made MaltraveIs come back to the worl1 once more.
 Lumley Ferrers had one rule in life to make all things and all persons sub- servient to himself He had now de- 1ermined to go abroad for some years, wanted companion and so wrought over Ernest that Maltravers at longth consented to go along with him--which meant, of course, that Ernest would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Reauty and the Beast

So he entered the miserable shanty of tie baleful looking ruffian as jauntily as he would have entered German inn. By the scanty fire sat a girl of about 15 years. Her complexion was remarkably pure and delicate in spite of the sunburnt tinge which her habits of toll had brought.
 Her auburn hair hung loose in natural ourls over her forehead. Her counte- nance was beautiful, nay even faultless, fin it's small. child like features-but the expression pained one-it was so vacant. In repose it was almost the expression o; an idiot But when she spoke, or smiled, or moved even a muscle of the face, the eyes, coor lips kindled into life which proved that intellect was still there, though but imperfectly awak- ened.
 You can't miss your way" said the man surlly, the lights will direct you"
 "They have rather mised me so far. Come. put on your hat and guide me; or, if you will not do that, put me on the right road"
 Ut is four miles," growled the man, looking l1eenly at the stranger, and it Is late"
 Ernest drew out his watch-an expen- eive one--and said, "So it is-past H." The mans eyes glittered and he said in a more civil tone: "I am thinking, sir that, as the hour is so late and you are so tired. that it would be better if you remained our guest this night.
 I've are poor people, hard workers, but honest, sir, honest; and such accom- modations as we have are at your service l will. go with you tomorrow at day treak.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
A CLAS SIC
 IN A P AGE
By Bulwer-Lytton. lsos-1s7s.

Ernest Maltravers' and Alice; or, The Mysteries are two stories as published by Bulwer, but one is incomprehensive without the other. They really form one novel, and there seems to have been no earthly reason why the story should have bisected and Ernest Maltravers' given to the world in 1857 and Alice" in 1898. In this rewritten version the two stories are treated as one-it would be impos- sible to treat them otherwise-and "Ern- est MaltraYers" will cover the two as a title.
 Though by no means equal to Bulwer's ''Last Days of Pompeii" or "The Last of the Barons,'' there is in "Ernest Nal travers" much less of "The padded man who wears tine stays than in most of the authors works dealing with English 'so> ciety. The story, while not free from outbreaks of that pompous 'platitudin- ism" in which Bulwer so delighted to indulge, has many well worked out and 'real'' characters in 1t, though most peo- ul. over T will agree that the hero was considerable of an ass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

q have what you cali expectations" said Lumley one day with that frank manner which he so 4nuch affected. The present Lord SaXingham and my father were first cousins. He married an heiress, who died and left her for tune to their only child, Florence, the prettiest girl you ever saw.
 Pretty Florence, how I wish could look up to youl My father, with less luck than his lordship, married Miss Templeton, a nobody The Savingham branch of the family dropped the ac- quaintance. Now my mother had q brother, plodding person in what you call business
 My father and mother died and Uncle Templeton became very rich. My rich uncle is married but has no chil- dren: so l am what you call heir pre- sumptive
 But he is a saint-close though os- tentatious. So you see am partrlcian connection whom the parvenu branches incline lovingly to on one side and on the other a poor cadet whom the pa trician branches look civilly shy at. One day, when I get tired of travei l shall come back rU England and wrestle with these problems"
 This was the sort os companion with whom Ernest travelled for nearly five years in the east anc upon the con tinent. They parted at Eaples-Ernest having been called home by an urgent letter from Cleveland, who was in poor health, and Lumley, thinking that he had made all the use of Maltravers that he desired for the time being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
The Lonely Meeting

TT is impossible to conceive of a more
 desoiate place than the dreary Com \ mon, in the middle of which night was to be seen in the whole of the dreary expanse. Far off the distant lights of manufactures showed their fires and lights, preternatural in ap- pearance and streaming red and wild to the dark sky.
 So abandoned by man appeared the spot that it was difficult to believe it was by human fires that the black and barren : desolation was illumined. No sign of human habitation was seen on that waste expanse except that toward the verge nearest one of the towns, at a little the Common was bisected, stood a small and miserable hovel.
 Maltravers knocked at the door of this hovel and it was opened by a man about 5J years of age, a man with dissipated air and face upon which crime was written legibly-the hangman's ibrand could not have stamped it more plainly
 Pardon me-" said the youthful trav- sier in clear, loud, yet courteous voice, .sbut seeing a light in your window, I have ventured to ask if any one will con- duct me to the -. l will pay the service handsomely"
 The newcomer was in the first blush of youth-perhaps r. Alone, on foot. at such an hour-it was Hit was impos- siple fer anyone to mistake him for other than a gentleman.
 He had just returned to England from 6 German university, where he had been studying, and his student habit, con .racted in the fatherland, had caused him to pursue his homeward way oy means of a pedestrian trip.
 Though not an eldest son, Maltravers was the heir of affluent fortune and en- joyed munificent allowance that suf- feed for the whims of a youth who had learned in Germany none of the extrav- sgant notions common to young Eng lishmen of similar birth and prospects.
 TIe was a spoiled child. with no law but his fancy His return home was not ex- reete6 by his family, and, in fact, his departure from Germany had been has ttly made because of his having mixed up in some student revolutionary scheme. For Maltravers was a wild. enthusiastic, odd being.
 Whatever was strange and eccentric had an irresistible charm for him. He was of an age and disposition which caused him never to dampen the ardor of experiment ly the anticipation of consequences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Ajice's Misfortunes

Meantime, what of Alice Darvil? It was her father and his companion in crime, Jack Walters, who had robbed Dale cottage. With surprise Darvil found his daughter again.
 Walters was for killing her, that she might tell no tales but Darvil objected. and so they carried her off to Ireland where one day she managed to escape from them, and after much poverty suffering and misery-during which a child, Maltravers', was born to her-she found her way back to Dale cottage But it was Dale cottage no longer; new people had it and the tramper' with her infant, was driven from the gates. Of MT. Butler" she could get no tid- ings.
 Some miles away, in the town of C.. to which she wandered with weary feet and breaking heart, a charitable lady came to her rescue, esta ablished her in modest tenement and put her in the way of supporting herself and her child by giving lessons in music. This lady's conscience was little disturbed at introducing Alice as Mrs. Sutlef-1Or Allce cOnHueu to the Soou woman her whole story-and so con- suited man who had in the commit nifty reputation for great probity, pety and judgment-the banker, MT. Templeton--to whom ~ne related the story of Alices life.
 MT. Templeton advised that the mat ter be kept strictly quiet and assured the lady that she need have no scrup!es | about calling Alice Mrs. Butler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
The Rich uncle's Secret

This Mir. Templeton was, of cours 2, the rich uncle of whom Ferrers had spoken when he first met Ernest. When Alice's patroness consulted him his wife had been dead for some time.
 But this exemplary man, this pat tern of all the virtues, was accus- toned every now and then to take hA fishing and wander off to secluded stream.
 Then from the stream, somehow, he would find his way to secluded cot tage, where a young woman and a child would greet Him affectionately.
 Then there came a day when the wom- an who used to greet him so joyously was there to greet him no more-oniy q nurse used to bring out the child for him to kiss before he hurried holneWard Mi. Templeton became patron and pro teetor of Alice. whose modesty and beau- ty had strong fascination for him and many an hour as he sat in his lonely house she was in his thoughts Richard Darvil found Alice out In hei new retreat and tried to blackma1 her'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
The Voice in the Next Room

One day after Maltravers had returned to England, Alice happened to be at a country inn at which stopped riding party which had set out from the neigh boring castle of Lord Doningdale and had taken refuge in the inn from sud- den storm.
 The room into which the party were ushered was next to that occupied by Alice and the partitions were thin. Sud- denly Alice heard a voice which she knew only too well-a voice she had feared never to hear again-and fell in swoon.
 When she recovered she heard only Err nest and one other talking in the adjacent room. He is not alone,' she thought, ''I will wait until the other voice ceases and then I will go to him.
 The second voice, the voice of wom- an. became silent and Alice thinking Ernest was now alone, softly opened the door between the apartments. As She did so the intermittent conversation was resumed and she saw a sight and heard words which caused her to gently close the door again.
 It was only one moment but what an effect one moment can produce upon years! Death itself is but a momenr, yet eternity is it's successor Alice had seen Ernest kneeling at the feet of a young and beautiful woman and had heard words of affection pass between them.
 1t was a Mme. de Ventadour who was with Maltravers; a woman with whom once, in Naples, he had fancied himself in love-and who really had been in love with Ernest.
 But Mme. de Ventadour was true and faithful wife and Ernest fancied love for her had changed into chival- rous and pure friendship. The two, now meeting by chance, in England were recalling their old attachment when Alice saw and overheard. How could she know the true state of affairs!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Lumley Interferes

But by this time Ferrers heard this rumor he had in his hands, he thought. a weapon by which he could prevent any such marriage.
 Being at C. on business connected with his uncle's estate he had carefully inquired concerning the antecedents of his uncles widow. What he heard filled him with suspicion. He pursued his investigations and finally got at the story of Ernest Maltravers and Alice Darvil.
 He went at once to Lady Vargrave told her all he knew, informed her that the celebrated author, Ernest Maltrav- CTS, was the man whom she had loved as Butler-and that he was about to marry Evelyn.
 The poor woman, greatly overcome, declared that she must see Ernest once more and wrote off in a hurried and incoherent note to Evelyn at Paris.
 Lumley hastened to Paris and told Maltravers that he was in possession Of the story of his life and that Evelyn was his own daughter. rife said he had seen Lady Vargrave, who, of course. was greatly shocked and declared that she wished never again to see Ernest. In spite of the disparity of ages, Eve- iyn had imagined thas she loved Mall travers and Ernest was sure that he loved the girl. Financially Ernest rushed to Evelyn and told her that ne could not explain but all was over pv- tween them-and left her in tears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
By ENUMERATION
 1903-1S73
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knowledge that Florence was dying and that Ernest was constantly by her side caused him to think: Well, simply an- other plan miscarried.''
 Florence died and Maltravers, In a fit of deep gloom, vanished from politics. from literature and from London and went abroad.
 Ac to Ferrers, new prospects of bril- liancy dawned upon him. His uncle Tenn pleton received a peerage, the succession to which was secured to Lumley. and died suddenly a few months after re- ceiving his title of Lord Vargrave.
 By his will a considerable pointure was left to his widow and enough left Lum- ley to put him on his feet financially for a time at least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Iumlex's Scheme

Also Lumley cultivated Lord Saxing- ham and cast eyes upon his 1ordshfp's daughter the great heiress. Lady Flor ence Lascelles. His small fortune Was nearly gone-he considered that 1t was time for him to grappis with the prob lems- of life. He took a large. rather gloomy house. cultivated politics ano gradually made his mansion meeting place for placeh olders and politicians.
 He threw off all youthfulness but re- tained his frankness-which with him was but form of duplicity--and stn- diously built up reputation for eco
 homie living and astute thinking Hav-
 ing got his feet on the lower round of
 the political ladder he climbed rap. idly.
 Meantime Ernest Maltravers na, gone in for literature and had become famous Also Ernest was elected to the house of commons and his former friend, Ferrers, saw with hidden and jealous anger the esteem and influence which Maltravers commanded in par 1 lament.
 :. was with rage, also that Lumlsy saw that Lady Florence Lascelles was | in love with Ernest and that Ernest was beginning to be in rove with Lady Florence.
 l At first Ernest had regarded Lady Florence as cold, hear.uess haushsy, I masculine-not the s.ft of woman at | all whom he would choose for a wife. i But when he came to know her bet i ter, when he at last fathomed the depths of her great soul, he felt for her
 an admiration which changed into n l regard which, if not love itself, could scarcely be entangled from it--not at
 all distinguished iron. ., by Ernest
 Maltravers.