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The Washington times., 1912-01-27
CHAPTER XIII.
The Canal.

-HERE was appreciation on all sides
when a motion was put forward to
repair the quays Of the Saint Mar
tin canal. II was very dangerous
to walk along the picturesque banks
of the old canal after dark. The desert.
ed quarter belonged o,the lowest class.
So there was great satisfaction in the
quarter when the quays were remade.
But although some of the quays were
laid out with pretty flower gardens. the
banks near the st. Louis Hospital were
almost as dark and lonely as formerly.
1t was o'clock when Dufreny left his
cab I'm the Rue des Recollet: he was
going to call upon Pousse-Pousse, who,
being a bachelor. pitched his tent some-
times in one spot. sometimes in an
other.
The night was cold and damp. Some
boats were moored a little farther up
the canal On the opposite banks there
were a few picturesque houses. The
light mist on the water made one think
of some quiet Dutch landscape. Dufre-
ny, who was a dilettante. stopped for a
moment to look at this picture. abso-
lutely unknown to the millions of Paris
ians.
And they go long way to look for
Impressions" he said, without know
Ing what they have close by
Suddenly his attention was attracted
by the figure of a woman on the bridge.
"A poor creature, who looks as though
she wants to make a closer acquaint-
ance with the water" he muttered.
She was leaning over the parapet In a
way that made him feel uneasy.
I'm only just in time" he said as he
ran toward her. He heard her sobs.
Evidently she chung to life and 1t must
have been some terrible trouble that
drove her to attempt suicide. for at the
last moment the desire to live came up
permost; nevertheless, suddenly obey
ing q supreme effort. she sprang up and
climbed the parapet.
Halt there!' cried Dufreny. throw
ing his arms around her. you can't
pass. beauty he added. as he used to
say when a schoolboy.
Although he had acted quickly, the
woman was on the edge Of the parapet
they struggled for a moment, then both
fell into the dark waters. But Dufreny
was a good swimmer, and in a few
seconds he had clutched the woman,
and, aiding himself with the chains
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Synopsis Of Chapters Already published

The story opens at the pretty homo OF
~. -. Roger beverly, called the viils des
death. and his wife. Adrienne. who has
spent the evening away from her home.
ser sSsSsnd to tell wners she wss whsa ~
the crime. Her servant. Josephine, whose
g the most notorious Apaches in Paris.
was away from home. While the dstsc..
i've Pousse- Pousse. Y seeking TO unrayel
tns crime one Chauffard, q well-knoyn
cieAppears from bis homo ono evening.
ghsstiy hand, which IL idsntit6sd a. be-
sss second s nuTcss aSSna n ysSss sSs as,:o
tive enters the field disguised ~ Narcisss,
z music hall performer: Narcisse and
hat Is: s:a a.sSs .es q ssssi 81
sS: BODY q cSsuirs1a SSSa s y : ssS aiscossr.d
~ Z x:sss souns = man. sss xoS
The ccncierge Interrupts their taik ana
Nsrcisss sinss ss music hail and is
Dribn and yI-s-Bsurre. another thisf.
sSr IS ssS goss,n,n. -. 10 -. Mar.
s,sss % I'll two sns .pisess ' q ss~sir,.
Trey are airs:tsd b. the deteotiya
a1.,.3 A 3udiciai @ inauiry z held e wsiSh .,s
he ys.sis from D1iS sSs snis viiis dso o' Roses.
Nine. Deveriy and 0issie Provins. her
ferinsr governsss. protest they have never
seen the ornaments. Il 70 found the jew
elry has disappsared from the magis-
Leon talks with his friend, Serge Jab-
low, q Russian. This man tells Leon the
romantic story Of his life.
Serge's house In searched and he 10 ar
rested ~ . refuge, Pousse- Poueee hnds
watch that had belonged to Chauffard's
niece. He sees Leon. but the young man
Nstiids Roguet 10 visited by yelled
woman. who wishes to sell seme un.
francs, and Marie arranges to give her
visitor 1000 francs for them.
Dunreny. disguised a. Narcisse. sue.
cecds In trapping Bribri. the Serpent. and
Josephine. both Of whom are found with
valuable 1ewelry In their possession which
they admit came from the home Of M.
Roger beverly, the murdered architect.
At the court hearing Nine. beverly. and
all the other witnesses, swear the 1ewelry
never came from the beverly home.
Later Narcisse hnds Q dagger In the pos
session Of one Mime. Cazall which y an
exact copy Of the dagger found In the
murdered. Nine. cazall says that the
dasser was left with her BY Bribri the
Dufreny and Pousse-Pousse miss arrest
ing two persons they believe guilty of
some of the mysterious crimes but re-
cover the lots Jewels.
Dufreny, in the guise Of Louis Charles
de Fontaine. makes the acquaintance Of
n. and Nine, Barnet-Dufour.
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COURT WILL DECIDE
R|GHTFUL CLAIMANT
0COUNTY REWARD
Sum of 5000 Awaits Man
Who Caused Arrest of
Rockville "Firebug."

ROCKVILLE, Nd. Jan. 2.-The re-
ward Of 500 offered by the county COM
missioners for information leading to
the arrest and conviction Of the person
who set fire to the barn OF John w.
Hoffman, near Bethesda, on the night
Of November 27, 1908, will not be paid
until the circuit court decides which Of
three claimants is entitled to it The
money has been placed in the hands OF
John L. Brunett, clerk Of the circuit
court, and John A. Garrett. attorney to
the board Of commissioners, has insti-
tuted proceedings to have the court de-
eide to whom 1t should be paid.
A few weeks ago Matthew Griffin,
son-in-law of Hoffman, was convicted
Of firing the building, and was SEN
tenctd to the penitentiary for ten years.
Edward Swami and wife, colored, of
court yesterday afternoon Of the larceny
of ducks from Donald Bowie. a farmer.
Swami was sentenced to nine months
and the woman to fifteen months in the
house of correction.
Rockville shows that Judge Harmon is
the favorite for the Democratic Presi-
Dental nomination, with Woodrow VIII
son and Champ Clark about equal as
Gratis interviewed. ten declared for Judge
Harmon.
The Bethesda lodge of Masons has IN
stalled officers as follows: Worshipful
master, Charles H. Becker; senior war
den. H. L. Lewis; Junior warden. John
8. Coombs; senior deacon, DR.. e. N.
Black: Junior deacon, William A. Bolin-
fsn anos seseT A.
retary, j. M. Huston; treasurer, Henry
]. Hunt: tiler, William Broadhurst.
Postmaster Willis 8. Burdette has re-
ceived word from the Postoff1ce Depart
ment that a postal savings bank will be
established here on February 2l. 1t will
be in charge of Postmaster Burdette.
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Girls Christen Two
New Revenue Cutters

Miss Barnes Richardson, daughter OF
Congressman Richardson of Alabama
and Miss Elizabeth Hilles. daughter OF
Charles d. Hilles, Secretary to the
President, christened the revenue cut
ters Miami and Unalga at Newport
News, Va. this afternoon.
The launching was a notable affair
and was attended by number of So
ciety people from this city, as well as
from New York.
Congressman Richardson Is ranking
member of the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce. His
daughter is we'll known among the
younger society set of Washington, and
Miss Hilles, though she has not been
in the city so long, also is widely pop
ular,
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Julia Murdock Says Mrs. Fiske
Is Most Distnctfve Dresser

Mrs. Fiske. who has been appearing
in the Columbia Theater this week, in
Mrs Bumpstead-Leigh is conceded to be
one of the most distinctive dressers on
the American stage Always her gowns
are appropriate. and never has she been
known to overdress a part.
In her present play. Mrs. Fiske Is
given opportunity, as the ambitious
member of the British aristocracy. and
rich In her own right, to wear a number
of stunning costumes. When she enters
the drawing room of the Rawson home,
on Long Island. she fairly takes the
breath of her audience because Of the
slashing and wonderful toilettes in
which she appears.
Topping the gown Is hat that Is no
,ess wonderful, the entire effect being
carried out in brilliant tone OF cerise.
The underslip of white satin Is yelled
with cerise chiffon cloth, made with
a raised waist line and trimmed about
the V-shaped decolletage with band
of crystal, which goes over the shoul-
ders. forming another " at the back,
and meeting at the waist, from whence
It falls In two long loose ends to the
floor.
The hat Is of cerise velvet and -
wound about with q long fronded os-
trich plume, which sweeps downward
over the left shoulder. Another Of Mrs.
Fiske's gowns, which she wears as Mrs.
Bumpstead-Leigh, 10 q white lace tunic
affair, hung over white satin. The bod
ice, in surplice effect, IL made entirely
of the lace. which Is edged where It
falls over the shoulders, with dark green
velvet bands. The lace on the skirt Is
draped apronwise in front, falling to
the floor in the back, where It Is caught
into a soft loose knot. The white satin
which forms the underskirt Is yelled
at the foot with black chiffon festooned
with tiny clusters Of satin flowers. A
kuot Of roses and foliage Is worn at the
waist.
Nora Bayes Wears
Gown That Is Notable.
Miss Eora Bayes, who attracted
crowds at Chase's Theater this week
wore a gown which was notable for its
graceful lines, and its extreme SIM
plicity. The skirt was Of white satir,
cliarmeux, soft and supple, and heavily
weighted at the foot. 1t was made en-
tirely without trimming. and the deep
hem was put in by hand. The little
jacket was of green satin. a color
which, It is said, will be the rage this
spring. There was a high waist line,
and the short peplum was slashed at
either side and in the back. and out
lined with a piping of white satin. The
V-shaped neck was outlined with a
single strand of rfinestones. With this
was v orn a hat Of white satin. faced
with green, and having for its trim
ming a willow ostrich plume. The brir,
was rolled abruptly back from the face,
in tri-correr effect, and fastened with
two rhinestone hetpins.
There were some beautiful little
dresses in "1he Siren" which is at the
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
Celebrates Mass at
Funeral of Uncle

Funeral services for John Kelly, civil
war veteran and for almost fifty years
an employe of the War Department,
were held this morning at 10:30 o'clock
at st. Paurs Catholic Church. A
nephew Of Mr.. Kelly. the Rev. F. y.
McKenny. president of st. Charles Col
elege. Ellicott City. Md. was celebrant
NJ the mass.
Mr.. Kelly died Thursday in Provi-
dence Hospital. following an operation
for intestinal trouble, at the age of
seventy-two years.
He Is survived by his widow. four
sons, and two daughters, all of whom
V st i442 Q street northwest
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Three Widows Get
Husbands Estates

Three wills. filed in Probate Court,
leave entire estates to the widows of
the testators.
Moses Goldberg's WILL dated Decem-
ber %, 1911, leaves all to Mrs Goldberg.
Mrs. Margaret Lauder Is the beneficiary
under the will of George Lauder which
bears the date of August IL. 1911 The
10, 1911, leaves his estate to Mrs. Anna
Hama.
In each instance the widow is also
named as exeeutrix.
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and rings on the stone walls. he quickly
landed.
He laid his burden down on the banks
and looked around 20 get help. The
woman whom he had snatched from
death had tainted; her wet clothes chung
Dufreny called loudly. He was afraid
to leave her while he went for help.
His cries were heard by a watchman
on one OF the barges nearby.
msn ssed oas sa h. wnss ran ward
him.
Give me q hand here to get some
HE into the woman; I've just hshed
"why." said the old watchman as he
bent over the body. ITS a young girl; /;
It's some love affair. sure! She's not
s the .dGsd ARE: na :ns wont be the last
Never mind why It is; what we've
got to do IL to bring her around"
Slap her hands,, said the old man;
s ns u: Soaking ssss hns %. ae%rsSs sn yHs
| teeth are chattering. Here. take this
He pulled q flask out Of his. pocket
and handed It to Dufreny. who was
aaston put IT. II TO 70 his lips. It wa.
It ii soon msds his blood circulate.
That's good" he said; .:.,, lets try and
You hold her head and ri pour il
After few moments the girl opened
nsr syes s.o took ss electric
Mon Dieu, is It possible" he ex-
claimed. The poor creature whom he
MSam ssS saSsd Ss bsn wa. s M ths the e sr
, Paix. and at Mathilde Roguets
There, little one" cried the watch
| man. you can think yourself lucky
that such nice young man was by to
pull you out"
She began to sob
Mon Dieu. I am SO miserable" she
said. >.
| feel you can walk nowT
II want to die"
die at twenty years! That's all
right for an old drted-up bit OF leather
| sometimes-heres proof now. III take
| one arm, and the comrade will take
the other. and we'll get you TO my
| shanty."
| around wildly. Her memory seemed to
| come back to her; swiftly, and with a
strength that one would not have be-
| ieved she possessed. she wrenched her.
| self from the mems hands and rushed
| toward the river.
"Ah, la petite rose," cried the watch
man. she's commencing her tricks
| again" In a flash Dufreny threw him
/
| brusk that the girl collidei with him
| and then fell to the ground. The watch
! man picked her up In his arms like a
| baby and carried her to his barge. He
! laid her down on q mattress near a
| large brazier and took Off her wet gar
ments and covered her with some old
| blankets.
Now, petite" he said, You are with
friends; don't be afraid"
"Mademoiselle," said Dhfreny, "at
your age there Is 10 grief that cannot
be cured; as this good man says, you
| are with friends now
For sure, and you, comradc, get
nearer the fire, and after that we'll
| have something to eat
The young girl sat up on the mat
| tres; she now understood clearly what
had happened and what she owed 70
The young girl bent her head and was
| silent. h.tt
The watchman put some bread, some
1 Swiss cheese, some sausage. and a bot
tie of wine on the table.
supper time. and / invite you to share
It with me: and I'll make You some nice
hot coffee"
Dufreny's clothes were quite dry, for
the brazier gave out a great heat. He
helped the old watchman to prepare the
| supper.
He was silent. This strange adventure
had made him thoughtful. From time
TO time he looked furtively at Marie.
She looked much thinner. When he had
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Indian Will Speak
To Church Society

: Thomas l.. Sloan, an Omaha Indian,
will be the speaker at the monthly mis-
sionary meeting of the Young Peoples
Society OF Ingram Memorial Church to-
morrow evening.
Mr.. Sloan is president of the Society
OF American Indians. He will tell OF
conditions on the great reservations
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Daniel Webster Club
Elects New Officers

The following pupils have been elect
ed officers of the Daniel Webster Club
of the Business High School: Herman
A. Schulteis. president; 10y H. Brodie,
vice president; Miss Violet Auffort, sec
The term of office is for two months.
The insignia for the club will be the
head of Daniel Webster set in relief in
silver
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
RED MEN CONSIDER
MEMORIAL TO THE
AMERICAN INDIAN
Great Chief Tippett Would
Have Building Cost Mil
lion Dollars.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

CONGRESS HEIGHTS. d. c.. JAN. "a
Encouraging views were expressed by
Henry w. Tippett. great chief Of rec
ords in the District, concerning the pro-
gress Of the movement to erect in
Washington memorial to the Ameri-
can Indian. to cost 81. .0Oo,0OO. at a meet
ing last night of Mineola Tribe. No. IL,
Improved Order Of Red Men.
Announcement was made by the
speaker that a meeting of the commit
tee OF the great council Of the United
States, which has charge of the move
,nent, has been called for February 20
In Washington. when plans for the
furtherance Of fhe project will be con-
sidered. w. 8. Bird, of Kansas. is
chairman Of the committe, Mr.. Tip
pett stated that in a short time petit
items will be In the wigwams of every
tribe Of the Improved Order of Red
Men In the United States, requesting
the support Of members Of Congress in
the project.
another interesting announcement
was that Of the annual meeting of the
great council on February 20. In Its
nall at Seventh and D streets north
west. Among other business the annual
election Of officers will take place.
Learning there were three worthy
families in destitute circumsances in
Anacostia, Mr.. r. Lee Scaggs and Mrs.
Julius Owens, Of w street, yesterday
made donations Of food, clothing, and
fuel to the needy ones.
The Progressive Association of the
Aracostia Baptist Church has elected
these officers: John T. Dent, president; |;
IN IL
Ladue McGill. secretary, and Leroy
Fields. treasurer.
Invitations have been issued by the
officers Of Electa Chapter, No 2, Order
Of the Eastern star. for a reception for
Charles F. Roberts. grand patron OF
the evening Of FEBRUARY is in Anacos. @
be held.
Requiem mass was said this morning
Mt 10 o'clock in st. Teresa's Church by
the Rev. NJ. p. Egan.. for Mrs. Mar
Congress Heights. Thursday forenoon.
burial was made in Mt. Olivet.
Residents Of Anacostia and Congress
Heights went through an unpleasant
experience with the Anacostia street
cars last night while trying to reach
their homes in the snowstorm. The
cars were tied up at various points.
Sweepers were kept at work. and the
tracks were cleared this morning.
The Girls Friendly Society of the
Esther Memorial Episcopal Church has
named the following officers: Mary
Simmons, president; Elizabeth Hind,
vice president; Lillian Dean. secretary
Barbara Hind, treasurer.
Tke principal object of the society Ia
to procure funds to aid In erecting q
parish hall. An addition to the church
also will be sought. An entertainment
and dance will be held in the town hall
on February Is.
The annual election of officers for the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church re-
! suited as follows: Mrs. Stephen II.
Wright, president; Mrs. w. p. Ballard,
vice president; Mrs. Dell Padgett, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Viola Torney,
financial secretary; Mrs. Tessie Dunn,
treasurer.
At q meeting of the vestrymen of the
Esther Memorial Episcopal Church j.
A. Hoart was elected to serve in place
Of o. w. D'Alcorn.
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Continue Fight for
Universal Transfers

To follow up the campaign for
universal transfers in the House, the
executive committee of the Citlzens'
Conference on Universal Transfers
will hold a meeting next Thursday
night at the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Members Of the committee are elat-
ed over the action of the Senate, in
passing a transfer bill, and will now
center their attention upon the
House.
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Requiem mass was said this morning
mt 10 O'Clock in st. Teresa's Church by
the Rev. NJ. p. Egan. for Mrs. Mar
garet wagner. who died suddenly in
Congress Heights. Thursday forenoon.
Burial was made In Mt. Oliyet
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

Principal Whitlock now rides a
new skip motorcycle. He will
use it ON a tour of inspection of
the day schools of the reservation
on or about Oct. 1st.
Miss Irene LaPlant of Cheyenne
Agency commenced attending our
school Wednesday, making the
second pupil to be enrolled from
across the Old Muddy.
Woodmen and M. B. AS are
hereby reminded of their Septem-
Der assessments and Q. D. Clerk
will make up pass reports to be
sent off on October End.
We failed to mention last week
that Mr.. Warnock accompanied his
wife on her trip east. Together
they will be absent for thirty days
on q we'll earned vacation.
Mr.. Congdon leaves today for
the northern harvest fields again
with three horses, having pur-
chased j. F. Whitlock's team Of
blacks and the third one from
Willis Mcdonald.
Miss Violet Hughes, whose moth
or : employed a. mess cook It the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

ClncvenncAgency boarding school.
has resumed her studies ut the For
est City school. The low stage of
water always in the river at this
season of the year makes the daily
trip a comparatively easy one.
The popular Sunday evening
Assemblies at the Agency board
ING school will be resumed next
Sunday evening, and it is expected
that the regular band concerts will
be resumed the following Thurs
day evening. The public are or
daily invited to attend either or
both of these events
Ed. Speer was in town Sunday.
having Just returned from Canada.
He has his arrangements nearly
completed TO move to the domin-
ION, and we understand will leave
in a week or two with his family,
to spend the winter at Outlook. on
the Saskatchewan river, before
settling ON his new location
Boot and shoe-repairing a spec
ialty. a. j. Harvey
Gettysburg, S. d..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

a crop of another kind. From now
on throughout the season it will be an
excellent time to observe the growth
of crops upon farms where various
rotation systems are under way. IT.
will almost certainly be instructive
to note the difference in growth OF
crops as they occur in various sys-
TENS of rotation. 1t is not Intended In
this short article to state definitely
as to what the best system may be
in every case, but it is desired to inn
press that broad rotations are almost
invariably better than the continuous
growing of any n given crop upon
the land.
Although most OF the planting and
seeding is done, and that which is
done cannot we'll be changed, there
is still opportunity to do careful work
in cultivating. In many places the
weeds are still small. Surely in the
killing of weeds, "a stitch in time
saves nine There is ample reason
for thorough and persistent cultiva-
ton of corn and other hoed crops. Let
Va BOIJI lIdO " lICSt GIO!Jc LIIC SCCu
bed was we'll prepared before the crop
went into the ground and III 1T as many
weeds as possible were killed even
before the crops We're put in. Now
is the time while the weeds are small
to take advantage Of them. So far as
corn and potatoes are concerned,
many farmers are strongly in favor Of
the practice of using the harrow be-
fore and Immediately after the crops
| are up. The use of the harrow has
the advantage that it covers much
| ground rapidly and is therefore a
cheap method of cultivation. A good
deal of Judgment must be used i'm or
der that crops shall not be injured
when using either q harrow or a weed
er. Whether the use of these nipple
ments is possible depends a good deal
upon the condition of the soil, but in
places where a good deal of moisture
is present, and where weeds are rath-
err persistent, it is probably the best
plan to kill weeds with one of these
implements or the other before the
weeds really get a start. Where
moisture is scarce. soil stirring saves
what there is. Later civilizations
should usually be done as rapidly as
possible and a. frequently. with Gull
tivators having small shovels. If the
roots of corn are injured by deep cul.
tivation with large shovels, the yield
will probably be diminished four
bushels per acre OF more. Roots OF
other crops are also sensitive. So
shallow cultivation is a good general
rule. At this time of year then, there
is opportunity to observe the benefits
of good cropping systems and of the
best methods of cultivation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26
CHANCE OF LIFETIME.

No county in the west offers better in.
iucements to-day to the farmer desiring
20 build q home OR to the capitalist look.
ing for q profitable Investment for his
money than is offered in the fertile lands
OF Potter county, South Dakota, which
can b. purchased at prices which arc
merely nominal when compared with less
productive lands but a short distanos
east. Here can befcundrailroads, school
houses, towns and villages ready built,
society organized and equal to that Of
the east on the n hand. and cheap fey
tile lands Oh the other-a combination
impossible to find in q country either
older or newer than this. That this con.
dition cannot long remain is attested By
the fact that some OF the shrewdest inyee.
tors Of the vest, conversant with the
value Of such lands. are rapidly buying
thsm up.