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rather free with my belongings
She shrugged her shoulders They
couldn't leave everything to go down with
the yacht"
mo. but they might have left the yacht
ITSELF
Why? 1t was. good for nothing but
kindlng wood
There may be two opinions as TO that
She laughed shortly. You're getting
very beligerent.''
Not at all. I'm simply standing up
for my rights"
"Oh! Well, if you're so anxious. I'll
see that your rights are protected. When
the allotment comes you'll get your
share
My share? But I'm entitled to it ALL
Not here. 1t belongs to the community
until it's divided. Then each person gets
his portion
| looked up at her sharply. THAT
sounds like socialism,"
1t is she returned, earnestly, "or IA
Tiers version of it. He became a con-
vert years ago
HIM! I'm not very familiar with it's
doctrines. But don't you think it's stretch
ing them pretty far when il comes to
taking an outsiders ploperty?'
You're not an outsider. AS Nonc as
you remain here you're q member of the
community and must contribute to its
support
ate a few mouthfuls in silence. This
new phase of the situation might account
for some Of the mysteries which sur
rounded me. 1t might also have a strong
bearing on my fate.
(To be continued tomorrow
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Greatest Of AL Good Roads.


The greatest undertaking in road build
ing which the west has yet seen is that
which is constructing. a new Santa Fe
trail. For most OF tho distance 1t fol-
lows the line of the old trail which was
traversed at various dates. between 1922
when it was opened as a wagon route
and 1SSO-when It was abolished by the
locomotive-by Becknell. ST. Vrain, the
Chouteaus, the Bents. Glenn, Fowler,
Gresg. the sublettess Marmaduke (after-
yard a .goternor of MissourD. Jedediah
s. Smith, Jim Baker. kit Carson and
other. we'll known: characters. In its days
OF greatest activity. the Santa he. trail
had. fts eastern terminus at Independ-
5ence, Mo-. near-;Kansas City. before the
latter town; however. was founded, and
extended to New AeXico's capital, about
half. of, its 500 miles being in the present
state Of KANSAS. Throughout a. reconsider
able part OF its lengtlr.the Atchison. To-
peka and Santa Fe railway extends to-
day:
:. Sentiment stepped into reinforce utility
in building the new Santa Fre trail. II is
q wei graded, drained and bridged road
way leading from Kansas City, Mo- west
ward through the state-of Kansas into
Colorado. in which state it turns SOUTH
ward. passing many historic points on the
way and ending at the plaza at Santa Fe.
There are gaps in the trail. however,
which are not yet. entirely filled. r. II.
Faxon, editor of the Garden City (kan.)
Evening Telegram. is the president of the
organization which projected the new
Santa Fe trail. and e. III. Scott, motor
editor of, the Hutchinson (kan) News. is
secretary. The idea originated with these
two. 1t is part OF the good-roads move
ment which is being pushed actively In
many, western states. and which the au-
tomopile. largely melted.
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She moved nearer. Stolen from you
did you say?'
yes. by a gentleman pirate named
Blakeley. We shipped him yesterday
morning. BY the way"-I smiled at hel
neutrality-suspicious. he's a friend OF
yours"
She shook her head. i've never heard
his name before. Why should he be-"
mo reason whatever, except that he
appeared extremely anxious to land here
ran the boat on the rock"
"Oh!' Her brow clouded. and, for q
moment, she stood in profound media
ton. seized the opportunity to slip the
to have forgotten itst existence. Accusing
herself with little shiver. she turned
to the table. I've brought your break.
"ast" she said. abruptly. You must be
cry And without apparent effort
sic dragged the heavy table over to the
She opened the basket and began to lay
Its contents before me. My wonder be-
trayed itself as she poured me out q
foaming glass Of milk
''Oh. we have COW" she answered
my look Of amazement. ~
But the eggs-
And chickens. too. We're not deprived
OF al creature comforts.
You couldn't live better on the main.
land" asserted. attacking the meal with
She stood little apart, studying me ir
gloomy silence. A strange quietudt
seemed to possess her. very different from
tho outspoken belligerency OF her former
mood.
How many were there on the schoon.
err" she asked, presently.
Eight-seven men and one black
guard
"Esialseley:" !,
! Yes"
Are you sure he wrecked the boat or
purpose. Mightn't it have been an acct
dent?'
Impossible"
Her lips frightened and the heavy frowr
grew again between her brows. Would
YOU mind telling me how 1t happened?''
Not at ALL And sketched the events
Of the past day to her. beginning with the
fight in the galley and ending with the
final crash on the rock.
She listened more in anger and loath-
Ing. than with any sense OF horror a,
what told her. and, '1t was AWFUL she
said. when had finished. Butt was con
WINGED that the exclamation referred &c
Blakeley's deed and not to Its results.
"Yes." assented. THE one redeenine
feature is that the man suffered with hi.
victimA"
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ularity Of the lecturer and the wide in
terest felt in whatever he may have to
meeting to tile public On the preceding
evening, February H. Miss Florence n.
Levy, the editor Of the American Art
kAnnual. will give an illustrated lecture at
the Public Library under the auspices Of
the Washington Society of the Fine Arts,
on early. American Furniture"
A exhibition of extraordinary. interest
Z \ has just been announced by the Cor
coran Gallery. 1t is a collection of paint
ings by masters of the modern French
school and will open February II and
continue until March ). Forty-nine cam
vases will be comprised in the collection,
and the following painters will be repre-
scented: Andre, Boudin, Mary Cassatt.
Puv1s de Chavannes, Loisseau. Manet,
Manfra. Monet, Pissarro, Renoir and Sis
ley. These are the great "impressionists, .
the artists who have exerted SO potent an
influence upon all modern art.
The best of their works will be shown
IN this exhibition and the real Significance
OF the school will thus be patiently mani
tested All may not understand or like
lmpresslonistic pictures, but none can fail
TO hnd them OF interest. In the estima-
tfon OF the director Of the Corcoran Gal
lery and others this is one of the most
important exhibitions which has ever been
held In Washington. 1t affords those who
are interested in art an exceptional on
pOrtunity.
MISS AIILLICENT STRANGE held
AsA an exhibition of her work in
jewelry and enamels at her studio. $40
18th street, yesterday and today. Miss
Strange is master craftsman, a sister
Of John Strange, the well known Eng
lish art critic and writer. Her training
was obtained in London, where she
studied first painting and then the
jewelers. craft To learn the latter she
went into shop and worked with pro-
fessionals. Friends in this country in
duced her a few years ago to come
here. and she does not regret it,
There is something about America. !"
she says. that is very Inspiring
something which you don't find in the
to define"
Miss Stranse's work is not only tech
nically good. but pleasing in design. 1t
has individuality and character. Her
enaIeiing Is specially fine. and this,
combined with Jewels, makes unique
ornament. 1t is hard to get people to
understand that handmade article
should be as we'll made as a machine:
made article, and. indeed, much finer
but it is SO. There has been so much
clumsy, barbaric jewelry set forth under
the name Arts and Crafts that there
is no wonder people are bewildered IT
is such work as Miss Strange does
which manifests the difference and lift
ing craftsmanship on a high plane es-
tablishes a standard.
LEILA MECHLIN
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CHAPTER Nv.
The Girl Sylvia.

The hut trembled, as though shaken by
a tempest, and I was forced to cling to
the table to keep from being thrown out
of bed. 1t was a full moment before
had regained my senses sufficiently to
run to the window.
Perched on the edge of precipice.
which fell in one sheer drop to the sandy
beach below, the hut overlooked a tiny
land-locked harbor. Encircling it or
either hand twin lines of cliff reached
out saunt arms into the ocean. and in
the fair middle Of their embrace Jagged
rock protruded through tangled mass
OF wreckage-all that was left of the ILL
| fated Naravido. A heavy ball of smoke
drifting above it, bore silent witness to
the explosion.
My eyes, turning shoreward, rested on
little group OF men upon the beach be-
meath me. Four in all. they were busily
unloading the cargoes of two rowboats-
the gig and the cutter Of the yacht
which had been drawn up on the sands.
Clothing. nautical instruments, stores,
the pride Of my heart, were dumped
helter-skelter into the bags awaiting
them. and as each bag was filled one of
the men. shouldering 1t. staggered off up
q precipitous path cut out Of the living
rock of the cliff.
Not content with blowing up the yacht,
they were calmly despoiling me of my be-
lon9tngS. The cool rinsolence of the pro-
Feeding took my breath away; and when
the Hast man, q griseled giant. v'h" ap-
in tina rpwboats with ship las
thdFpu9hly Infatuated.
! 'Atep that; l yelled down to him.
w hae do you mean by destroying my
|, He paused long enough to look up at
me. then went on without answering.
IN hold you responsible for this
cried, In towering rage
Except for a careless lifting of the
shoulders. he paid not the slightest atten-
ton; might have rallied until was
hOarse without the least effect. Realiz-
ing my helpless position watched in Inn
potent anger the final work OF: demolition:
then, %as he loaded the last sack on his
back sand followed the others, a new
thought occurred to me, and, running to
the closet. got out my clothes.
cursory examination proved that the con-
tents Of the pockets. even to Blakeley' s
battered revolver, had not been touched.
l dressed with a painful slowness. made
necessary by my bruised anatomy, then.
'dropping into the chair beside the bed. l
probed my breast pockets for, the IN
gredients of a smoke. It was not until l
had extracted q mucl-worn cigar case
that. / recalled certain former expert
ments with sea water and tobacco and
| removed the cover with some misg1v-
ing. -Four Romeo and Juliet perfectos, In
the very pink of condition. confronted me
where two sodden Porto Ricans should
have been. The discovery OF a brand-new
box of matches completed the mystery,
and as | drew in the first delicious WINS
| called down blessings on the problem-
atical fairy who had made this gilt.
But as the smoke wreaths thickened II
was the no-less problematicai presence
Of the cigars which concerned me. Con-
sidering the fact that they could -only be
purchased fin the best shops of the cities.
their apparent profusi0n on this out- OF
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CHAPTER uI.-Continued.

He paused at the threshold and looked
back at me pleadingly. I answered with
reassuring smile and he left the hut.
The girl came toward me. ! regarded
her with frank interest. Tall. straight
limbed. with q free. easy grace bred OF
the open air. there was hint OF distinc-
ton in her pose strangely out OF keeping
with her surroundings. The low FORE
head, with its crown OF dark hair. the
delicate high-arched nose and the firm.
oval chin beneath It. bespoke an an
cestry Of culture and refinement. In the
steady brown eyes. now fixed on me with
an unreserved look OF inquiry. there &
the undaunted light Of one who was =.
accustomed to command than to
Dven the conventional blouse and sho. ,
skirt seemed to have lost much Of their
commonplace appearance. and as though
to accentuate the effect. a massive gold
chain of exquisite Workmanship. hanging
from her neck. was tucked away care
paused by the bed I. cast quick glance
at her face and saw that she was frown-
ing. When she spoke there was a sus-
picion Of anger In ilcr voice.
what did that man give You jus,
now?"
Give me?"
eyes. I saw you slip something under
the bedclothes as came in"
admitted. the fact. But it was mine
anyway"
She held out her hand May I have
it?1
NO"
why not"
TT might come in handy, if I got into
trouble
OH Her lip curled. do you feel 50
much in need Of protection?',
| 1 looked up ut her keenly. That sounds
as though you knew what 1t waS.
| She bit her lip in .vexation. What ii
do? II doesn't alter the case any She
hesitated. as a new thought struck her
did Pierre tell yon where he got It
| He said he found It on one OF the dead
| bodies from the wreck sailor. pre-
| sumably."
! -Ahf Did he describe him to YOUR
| There was no need. You see, 1t was
| stolen from me on the schooner. so the
| natural inference would be that the thie1
| was the man"
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I ton placed in the elevated inches would
become part of a decorative scheme and
thus would escape severe criticism.
| ''6tatuary Hall Is one Of the best known
| rooms in the Capitol. and a chief attrac-
ton to many. 1t is safe to say. that all
Americans visiting Washington make a
! point Of going to it. The government has
| made this hall permanent national por,
| trait gallery for the use of the states, and
In so doing has done well. But from lack
of interest in or knowledge OF art NO
steps have been taken by the states. OF
the nation. to insure the admission OF
creditable works only. and without COM
petent inspection states have been per-
rnitted to send statues with and without
merit. good, bad and Indifferent. and once
placed the incident is closed The re-
| sponsibility OF the states is ended, the
problem is no longer theirs. but the gov
ernment's.
"Statuary Hall and the statues in it are
the property Of the nation, and the gov
eminent owes it to the people to reieVe
them from the reproach the COLLECTION mas
| brought upon us. It is the duty OF the
government to appoint q committee OF ex-
perts of national reputation to formulate
and carry out q plan for making Statuary
Hall with its statues good and bad. a
creditable gallery Of aria work which is
perfectly feasible In the hands OF COM
petent men.
ut is possible that the states that are
represented by inferior statues. il APP
pealed to, would replace them with cred
table ones. but not at all probable: the
problem. therefore. is to so place such
statues that they will be as little in evil
deface as possible-hence the suggestion
Of inches. which will serve the double
purpose OF wall decorations and Of maxi
ing the statues contribute to the general
decorative effect Of the hail.
needed to change this hall from a
Chamber Of Horrors to a dignif1ed
"Iall of Fame all will agree. The fact
that there are some exceptionally worthy
statues in that hall at present by sculp-
tors Of note is. under the existing condi-
tons, quite overlooked.
A n exhibition Of paintings by w. r. c.
IA Wood OF Baltimore was opened in
the veerhofY galleries the first of this
week, and will continue until next Sat
urday. Twenty-three pictures are in
cluded in the collection. all OF which are
painted in oils. They are landscapes
spring, autumn and winter scenes, inter-
preted with sympathy and skill.
Some years ago Mr.. Wood held an ex-
/, hibition at the Morrey galleries, which
was in many respects worthy, but he
has made marked progress in his work
since then. One Of the paintings in this
collection. Spring Woods is peculiarly
charming and quite on a par with the
best current work. It shows good dra W.
ing, capable handling of medium and keen
perception on the part Of the artist. The
brush work is direct and experienced, the
color harmonious and true. the effect
most pleasing. Spring" a somewhat
larger canvas, giving a broad view of gent
~ rolling country. is almost II not quite
equally meritorious: it is strong in treat
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SIR GEORGES OBJECTION. BY Mrs.
w. X. clifford. New York: Duffleld

| - TATUARY HALL at the Capitol
has been much ridiculed OF late
| and not without reason. Atten-
~ ton has been called to the in
feriority. from the artists stand
point. of many Of the statues placed
there in recognition Of distinction, ano
remark has been made OF the Jack OF
relative proportion Of these statues, snna'l
men not infrequently being represented as
giants and large men as pignies There
is probably nothing more melancholy than
n lofty purpose belittled through accident
of form. and this is the case Of Statuary
Hall. 1t is with great pride that the states
have endeavored to thus honor their
great men and merely the trick of is-
norance has prevented them accomplish
ing their object. The youth Of our ma
ton may be pleaded as excuse, but older
countries have fallen into like error;
Westminster Abbey contains some sculp-
tural memorials which can lay no greater
claim to merit as works OF art than the
worst statue in our hall Of fame. But
that does not alter the present situation.
and the question is what can now be
done about 1t. George E. Bissell, sculp-
tor OF New York, offers solution. In
November Mr.. Bissell visited Statuary
Hall and was greatly disturbed by the
unintelligent arrangement Of the statues,
which, II even masterpiece. would not
thus appear to advantage" Realizing
the necessity for Improvement, he set
himself to considering means by which
the collection as 1t is today could be har-
monized and the hall given dignity. The
result at which he arrived he set forth
in a sketch and letter, which he sent
to F. D. Millet. secretary Of the Amerf-
can Federation Of Arts and vice chair
man Of the art commission. The sketch
showed inches made in the wall back of
the columns at regular intervals, on a
level with the second story. In these were
placed certain statues Of about uniform
height. Between these. on brackets. were
placed portrait busts. m the letter Mr..
Bissell said:
''This treatment Of wall spaces will be
decorative and give the hall, which now
suggests storage room, the appearance
of an art gallery. The inches with their
lief and well defined silhouettes to the
statues. and for such as are without
pleasing contours would be most adj
vanta9eous sites That isolation which
is considered by sculptors Of value to
statues could be secured in this way.
Another unpleasing feature Of these
works." he continued. sis the variety and
incongruousness architecturally, of most
OF the pedestals. SO ] would suggest ped
estals Of uniform and very simple de-
front Of each column and uniformly be-
tween columns, IL necessary. Thus. or
similarly arranged. Statuary Hall could
be made an attractive place.
"The first impression on entering the
hall being agreeable. the inspection Of the
statues would be undertaken with kindly
interest and consideration-that is to say,
! statues which will not bear close inspec-
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1T would be less than he deserved, -
she declared, with bitter emphasis;
much less
She had turned and was staring out
with puzzled eyes. Her sudden change
Of manner, the interest which she took In
his doings, the evident disgust with which
she viewed his acts, all led me to suspect
that there had been some connection be-
tween her and Blakeiey: but, tempted
though I was to question her, there was
that In her bearing which gave no prom
Use of disclosure. Whatever secret she
possessed must still remain secret from
me. 1 ate the last mouthfuls OF my
breakfast in thoughtful silence before L
spoke again.
"Your cuisine. at any rate, has not suf-
fered from your isolation 1 said, push
ing the plate from me.
'Oh! Pierre has been telling your
Yes. He alleges that you have to
swim whenever you go to the mainland"
She smiled family. Hes apt to eA-
/ aggerate.'
80 / thought. It's needless to say /
didn't believe e, s word ne said .,o.u,, .,o
table. TT would be the only way one
could get there. But l never 60.
Never I repeated. my glance resting
meaningly on the gold necklace.
loops and thrust them into her belt In
startled haste. MY father gave it to
me-"
Undoubtedly. But it could hardly have
been made here" ;
'Of course not. lit was my moth
ers.' Her voice hung on the last word
with a constrained emphasis, which puz-
zied me.
"Oh, an heirloom" began. but loud
shout from outside cut suddenly into my
lutterance.
She raised her hand for silence and lis
tened intently, then ran over to the win
dow and threw open the sash. A con-
fused blur of voices swept up to us from
the cove below. She Whistled. Shr1lly.
One voice. rising above the rest. respond.
ed. She answered In pantouime. leaning
over the sill and waving -her hand. In q
vehement gesture of dismissal. Anamused
laugh, striking my ears with vague
sense of Familiarity. greeted her effort.
J and, as last resort, she motioned over
her shoulder toward me. The voices
ceased, and she drew her head in with an
air of relief.
"Who was that laughing" demanded.
Only one. Of the men,"
What men?"
Fathers. They've been out examining
the yacht"
why were you SO anxious to haye
They made So much noise. 1 was
afraid they'd disturb YOU But she kept
her face averted. and I suspected that
she was not telling the truth.
raised myself stiff1y in the bed. Pm
going to get up" 4
, Are you strong enough 80
Perfectly" go
| She slipped the basket over her arm.
1--WE had your clothes dried for YOU.
They're in the closet
Thanks. I'll be with you in a mo-
ment." =.
you will?" A transient fear shot again
into her eyes. ''Where:"
Outside, OF course
L ss0hps hn Nv cl,a
turned away. I'm afraid you may be
disappointed" And with a little nod she
passed out across the threshold.
The door swung to behind her Clam
ber1ng to the floor, l staggered weakly
after her and tried the knob The door
| was locked.
/ crept back to the bed and flung my
self upon It in Disguised anger, The next
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with Irish eyes. Poinsettias are used as
an emblem Of winter-tiger lilies of sum-
mer. The coloring is attractive and the
character of the work unusual.
:. X
THE regular monthly art talk will be
given at the Corcoran School Mon
day afternoon at 4:1o by E. G. Messer,
the principal. The subject announced is
Looking Backward and the talk will,
it is understood, be retrospect Of a re-
cent exhibition with the purpose of en-
phasizing certain lessons to be. learned
therefrom.
j: y
MISS ANNA SANDS has just finished
~ little picture Of young girl in
an old-rose-colored gown seated in a.
chair Of simple design in a room the wall
OF which is Of q cool gray tint No
furniture is shown except the chair upon
which the young woman sits; but on the
wall hangs one picture-a japanese print,
appropriately framed The simplicity of
the composition is commendable and the
color scheme, as we'll as the treatment
pleasing. Miss Sands has also very lately
finished a small sketch OF an elderly man
which is good in color, virile and con-
vincing.
X X
TT s. J. DUNBAR is executing series
" OF medallion portraits of famous
men. The majority will Of necessity be
modelled from photographs and other
portraits, but they promise to be very
interesting.
X X
A DOLFO DE NESTI, formerly of this
, city, who is now residing in Phila-
delphia, will have two small .ronzes in
the 1O5th annual exhibition of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
which opens today. One is entitled "Lyre
Player" and shows a young woman in
classic costume playing upon the pic
turesque instrument. The otl4er is a
"Bacchanti and Faun.'' Both are spirited
and skillfully modelled.
NEXT Saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
~ a meeting OF the League for the
Decoration Of the Public Schools will be-
held at the Hubbard School, 18th and
Kenyon streets northwest This school
is one Of the buildings decorated by the
league and all are invited to inspect il
A report of the work Of the league will
be given at the meeting and plans for
the extension Of the work discussed
): ::
Z HOPKINSON SMITH will deliver \
lecture on Certain Art Fads and
Their Parallels in Literature before the
Washington Society of Fine Arts the
evening Of February Is. at Continental
Memorial Hall. On account of the pop