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The Washington times., 1912-03-25
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Cosmo Versal has made the discovery
that the world is on the eve of a second
deluge. He placards New York with
posters. calling all to prepare for the
gins the building of an enormous ark
and barely has it completed when reports
are flashed about the world that the
waters are actually beginning to rise.
Finally the city of New York; is all
submerged but the huge City HallS which
ts nearly all under wRter when the last
of the Government batteshps breaks
away from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and
IL carried over against the City Hall,
smashing through the top of the building
and sinking to the bottom. From this
wreck small boat arises and in this
boat comes Amos Blank, the richest man
in the world, alongside the ark. Blank
has lost his mind, but he offers a billion
dollars in securities, and waves the packet
over his head, II Cosmo will take him
aboard. He is taken in and then the
ark is headed toward the East, where. 1t
has been figured, Is the worlds highest
land, and which will be the first land
ing place when the waters recede.
Meanwhile Professor Pludder has been
conveying the President with party in
an aeroplane while the water Is falling,
and when the rain stops this wonderful
hying machine rests on a mountain peak
The ark likewise came TO rest on a high
point OF land. and so remained until a
submarine vessel made its appearance
near by. 1t was a French ship, and the
captain announced he had the King Of
England on board.
The King of England tells OF the drown
Ing Of Great Britain, and then De Beaux-
champs, a famous French naval expert,
is seen approaching in his wonderful sub
marine. He tells OF his thrilling expert
ences with heretofore unknown monsters
Of the ahysmal deep. In the meantime
Professor Pludder has safely carried the
President of the United States and his
party westward In his wonderful aero
plane, and, they alight above the danger
Gus waters on one OF the highest Colorado
mountain peaks. At this instant both
surviving parties suddenly face a stu
pendous crisis
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The Second Deluge s1RRET! :: SERVES M S
AL STORY.
GARRETTP. SERVISS
copyright, 1911, The Frank A. MunSey Coz

ocean up into the sky Is upsettlng the
order OF nature. I'd as soon expect to
sight a Cachalot on top of the Rocky
mountains.S~
They'll be there, too, before long,"
II wonder what he's looking for" con-
tlnued Captain Arms. He must have
come down from the north. He couldn't
have got In through the Pyrenees or the
Sierra NeVadas He's just navigatcd
right over the whole country, straight
down from the channel"
The whale sounded at the approach of
blowing again or toward the south.
and then the passengers caught sight OF
him. and there was a great excitement.
He seemed to be of enormous size, and
he sent his fountain to an extraordinary
height in the air. On he went. appear
ing and disappearing. steering direct for
Africa, until, with glasses, they could
gee his white plume blowing on the
horizon.
Not even TIE reelection that they
themselves were sailing over Europe
impressed some of the passengers with
50 vivid sense of their situation as the
sight of the mpnstrous inhabitant of
the ocean taking a view of his new do
main
At night Cosmo continued the con-
corts and the presentation Of the
Shakespearean dramas. and for an
hour each afternoon he had a CONFER
ence" in the salon, at which Ther!adc
and Sir Athelstona were almost the
sole performers.
Their disputes, and Cosmos efforts
to keep the peace, amused for a white.
but at length tho audiences diminished
until Cosmo himself. with his constant
companions, the Frenchman, the king.
Amos Flank, the three professors from
Washington, and few other Savants
were the only listeners.
But the music and the plays always
drew immensely. Joseph Smith was
kept busy most OF the time in Cosmo' s
cabin, copying plans for the regenera-
ton OF mankind.
When thev knew that they had passed
over the l0rdCrs OF France and were
sailing above the Mediterranean sea
it became necessary to lav their course
with considerable care. Cosno decided
that the only safe plan woulI lie 10 run
south of Sardinia, and then keep along
between Sicily end Tunis, and so on to-
ward lower Egypt.
There he intended to seek a way over
the mo mt I!is north of the Sinai penin-
sula into the Syrian desert, from which
he could reach the ancient valley of the
Euphrates and the Persian 'iulf. Hc
would then pass down the Arabian sea,
swing around Indta and CeylOn, and
by way OF the Bay of Bengal and the
plains OF the GanGcs and BIahmapUtra,
approach the Himalayas.
Continuation of This story VIII
Be Found In Tomorrow
Issue of The Times.
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CHAPTER Xxx (Continued).

TN ANY event he deemed It wise to
prepare for it if it should come
i back. Accordingly, he advised that
the population that remained should
concentrate in the stronger houses.
Silt. oSilt OF stone. and that every
en- enort should be made to strength
the roofs as solid as possible He also
directed that no houses should be oc-
cupied that were, not situated on high
ground, surrounded with slopes that
would give ready flow to the water in
mence
He had no fixed conviction that 1t
would recommence, but he was uneasy
owing to his reflections, and wished to
be on the safe side. He sent similar in
reach.
The wisdom OF his doubts became
manifest about two weeks after the
arrival Of the Presidents party. With
OUT warming the sky, which had been
perfectly, blue and cIoudless for a
month. turned sickly yellow. Then
mists hid the head, and In a little while
the entire outline Of Pixies Peak, and
after that heavy rain began.
Terror Instantly seized the people, and
at first nobody Ventured out of doors.
But as time went on and the rain did
not assume the proportions of the form
.er debacle. although 1t was very heavy
and continuous, hope revived Every
clearing up.
Instead OF clearing, however, the rain
n oecame very irregular. gushing at times
I'm torrents which were even worse than
the original downpour. but these trC-
mendous gushes were OF brief duration,
/. 80 that the water had an opportunity to
run off the higher ground before the
next downpour occurred.
This went on for week, and then
the people were terrified at finding that
water was pouring up through all the
depressions of the land, cutting off the
highlands from Pixies Peak with an
arm of the sea. 1t was evident that the
food had been rapidly rising. and il II
should rise but little higher they would
1t was clear had now invaded the whole
OF Colorado to the feet of the mount
aims, and was creeping up on them.
Just at this time series of earth
nut were continuous. The ground
cracked open in places and some houses
were overturned, but there were no
wall-shattering shOCks-onlv a continual
and dreadful trembling. accompanied by
awful subterrahean sounds.
This terrible state Of affairs had last
ed for day before a remarkable dis
cO|ery was made, which filled many
puzzle Prof. Pludde" as much as 1t re-
iolCed him.
Tho new advance of the sea was ar
rested! There could be no question oi
that for too manv had anxiously noted
the points to which the water had at
tainCd.
VIC have said that Prof. Pludder was
pnZ.ied. He was seeking. IN his mind
a connection between the seismic tire
rNors and ;he cessation of the advapCe
of the sea Inasmuch as the downpour
continued, the flood ought still to rise.
He rejected as soon as II occurred tC
him the idea that the earth could he
drinking up the waters as fast as they
fell, and that The trembling was an
tltion.
sitting in the room with the president
and other members Of the party from
Washington. he remained buried in his
thoughts, answering inquiries onlv I'm
nonosyllables. Presently he opened his
eyes very wide. ard a long-drawu
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FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW
What Is Seen in The Shops
BY THE SHOPPER.

AS spring suits are being worn, II is
now time to buy ones tailored hats.
Some of the best of these come in the
sailors, and many shops are showing
these popular shapes. A store in f
street, near Twelfth, has sailors made
up In the rough straw with a three
toned striped band of gros grain rib
bon. These are all marked S1.5O, and
Tor the shirt waist girl they are decided
ly smart.
All the little devices that go to make
tea table dainty and attractive are
shown in the shop window Of an f
street store, near Thirteenth street.
Among the numerous articles Is a tea
strainer with a heavy handle, orna-
mented in a bas relief pattern of roses.
The quaint tea balls are made up In
many shapes. from which 1t is hard to
choose the most attractive. Tiny bells,
made in the shape of Brahmin prayer
gongs, have a very soft tone. All Of
these pieces Of tableware come in the
best of patterns and range in price
from $3.50 to $3.75 an article. They
would make charming gifts for the
Easter or June bride.
Another smart touch that may be
added to the tailored suit is in the
shape of the Irish crochet collar and
cuff set. These are to be had in an +
street store, between Eleventh and
Twelfth. They are made up in the reg
ulation patterns that show little rose
medallions at intervals The collar
comes in two shapes, square and point
ed, the cuffs being straight bands with
the picot edge about the hand. This
set may be had in either style for ST..
Z.
A department in Market place is Of
fering very smart suits for the greatly
reduced price of S1L95. These two-plece
suits come in many colors and mater
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FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
THE MARCH WINDS AND THE WITCH.
~ REDA was a little peasant, and
~ lived in a tiny cottage on the
side of a mountain. Her work

~ REDA was a little peasant, and
~ lived in tiny cottage on the
side of a mountain. Her work
was to watch the herd of goats
grazing about the cliffs and bring home
the lambs that we're too young to walk
But In her lonely life which she spent
each day among the rocks she learned
many strange things-things which she
told to no one. One was that in a big
hollow tree lived an old witch, who
spent her time In making quilts of this
tledown.
AS Freda was watching her at work
one day a strong gust Of wind blue all
made the old witch very mad, so she
shook her crooked stick at the wind as
It swept by and vowed to play trick
on him.
wind that Is doing this" she exclaimed.
But 1 know what to do. Here is a
bottle of magic water, Freda. II you
can manage to pour lit Of this on
him, he Will shriyel up until he is no
larger than a robin Then you must
shut him up in the cupboard so that |
can make my quilts"
So Freda took the magic water and
ran down to the meadow across which
she knew the March wind went sweep
ing every afternoon, She sat on rock
and waited, and presently, with a bang
and roar, the wind came rushing up
the valley. Freda pretenueu tndt Sne
was asleep. So when the March WIND
bent down to take a peep at her she
dashed the magic water right into his
face. Then q dreadful thing happened.
He began to grow thinner and thinner
and shriYel, and shrivel, till at last he
was a little dried up bit OF man about
as big as a robin. She grabbed him up
in her apron and, running swiftly home,
put him In a box in the bottom of the
cupboard. -.
Then she told the old witch about
what she had done, and the witch gave
her four golden coins. AS there was no
wind blowing now, the witch was busy
night and day making quilts, for there
was no breeze to blow away the thistle
down
But after a week or two unpleasant
things began to happen. There was no
wind to blow the clouds up into rain
storm so the crops commenced to wither
and the wells dry up. AS the water
got low, the mills had to stop grinding,
and soon there was no -four with wmch
to make bread. Then the people VINO
worked at the mills were thrown out OF
work, The fruit grew shriveled on the
trees. the gardens turned brown. The
ships lay idle with furled sails in the
harbor and ALI because a bad, old witch
wanted to make quilts. All over the
kingdom the drought prevailed, and al
last the King, in his great distress, said
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ials. One of the smartest was of two
faced violet cloth. in "A soft Shepherds 8
plaid, carried out In light and dark vio-
let. The GUNS and collars and all the
trimmings were made of the wrong side
of the material which carried out the
deeper note. This was made with the
high-waisted skirt and a twenty-four-
inch Jacket, with two big buttons for
fastening. s' 81
A big F street department store Is
having a special sale of playing cards.
These come in packs made up especial
ly for the games of 600 and bridge
whist, as well as the regulation pack
of fifty-two cards and the joker. They
vary in price from 25 cents for a very
fair quality, to $3.50 for excellent cards
with gold edges. Domino cards are
also included in this sale at Is cents a
pack.
In a jewelry store on the north side
of + street, there is being shown a
very attractive lire of shirt waist pins.
One of the prettiest Is made up in
enamel. with three little brilliants, and
knot. These bows come in blue. law
ender, pink, green, and white enamel,
and have a strong pin. They are
marked & cents each.
rItSH NlOlets, belllIiB at 20 Genus II
bunch, are a temptation to almost any
woman, but they are somewhat of an
extravaganza as they wilt within a few
hours after they have been purchased.
The scented bunch of Violets, made in
such exact imitation of the real flowers
that it is difficult to discover the diff
ference, is being worn by women who
prefer these flowers merely for their
ornamental value. These artificial
punches of violets are to be found
in a store near the corner of + and
Twelfth streets, for S1.25 a bunch.
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that anyone who would break the
drought should marry bis oldest son, the
Prince Charming.
Freda was sitting watching the witch,
when she heard the royal herald crying
this news throughout the land Then
she realized what harm she had done by
shutting up the March wind, and what
fine thing II would be to get it
marry the Prince. So she set Off on a
run to her home I'm order to free the
WIND shut up I'm the cupboard. But the
old witch knew what Freda was going
TO do, 80 she started off after her 20
prevent the wind getting out; but Freda
was too fast for the witch and got to
the house first.
Then she opened the box and threw
the march wind far up into the sky. AS
soon as he felt the cool, fresh air on
his head the magic power was gone,
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Wife Has Affinity,
But Name Not Known

Claiming shat his wife has an affn-
ity," but that he has been unable to
learn the name of the individual. Henry
]. Scott today filed suit in the District
Supreme Court against Alberta Scott
for an absolute divorce. He Informed
the court that he has tried hard to dis
cover the identity OF his alleged rival,
but has been unsuccessful.
Attorneys Edmund Darlington and
Robert l.. Miller represent Scott.
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Kings Physician
To Visit Capital

Sir. Bertrand Dawson, King Georges 8
ply ysician, sailed yesterday from Eng
land for America on the Mauretania.
The distinguished surgeon who attended
King Edward for many years and who
was his physician when he died, will
visit Washington.
Sir Bertrand is coming to America to
study hospital methods. After spend
ing a brief time in New York he will
go to Rochester. Mimi, to watch the
work of the Mayo Brothers. After
wards he will visit Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. Baltimore, and will then pay
a brief visit to Washington.
II shall stay in America as long as
1 cam" he is quoted as saying. He
denied that he had either a big opera
tion or a big fee awaiting him in this
country.
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Lutheran Minister
Ioes to Cumberland

The Rev. c. F. Bergner, for eight
years pastor of the Zion Lutheran
Church, left Washington yesterday to
take his new duties as pastor of the Bed
ford Street German English Lutheran
Church, Of Cumberland, Md. The Luth-
eran Ministerial Association, through It's
president and secretary, the Rev. C. II.
Butler and the Rev. F.. c. Buddle, re-
Gently expressed regret that the Rev.
Bergner was leaving the city and voiced
its appreciation of the Rev. Bergner's
activities here and the hope for future
success in his new field.
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and he commenced to swell and get
bigger, and bigger, and blow, and
blow, and blow till the ships sailed
proudly out OF the harbor, the clouds
gathered in the sky, and the rain began
to pour over the parChed fields and
orchards. He caught the old witch az
she ran down the hill and blew her
UP high In the air. and the last seen of
her she was sailing out over the ocean
a tiny, wriggllng specK in the sky.
And after the rain, when the whole
land looked lovely and green and every
body was rejoicing. the King sent for
the niue mao VITO nag SET the March
ace there was a big ball to celebrate
Freda's wedding to the gallant Prince
Charming.
Tomorrow's story, The Enchanted
Forest"
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Other HellS.

satan-I don't like this talk about war
being hell.
Imp-Why not?
Satan-It gives people the idea that
we haven't a monopoly.-ExChange.
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Handsome Suits at $25

1t is really beyond conception how much
style is represented in these suits at this
modest price WhipcordS, mixtures, checks,
mems Serges and diagonalS tailor made,
braid and lace trimmed. These models in
their smartness Of appearance show unmis-
takably the various points that denote high
origin
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LOCAL MENTION

Stupendous Circus Feature, 4 Reels, "a
Peep Behind the Scenes" "Shamus
OBTien, two reel feature, Virginia, 8, Il,
G. today.
Kranets Are a Sure Relief for Indi-
gestion, Constipation, and Uric Acid
Ailments. At druggists. l0c. Csc, 6Oc.
Shower Bath, Stag Hotel, COS 9Th. Great
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"A-ah!' came from his mouth. Then
he spraing to his feet and cried out,
but only as II uttering thought aloud
TO himself:
The RatholiteIb
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Queen Aids Gen. Booth.

TIE HAGUE. March 25-The queen
mother of Holland has given 800 guldeu
TO the fund being raised bv General
Booth for prosecuting the work of the
Salvation Army in Amsterdam.
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Charity Performance
At the PLAYHOUSE.

The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff, Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denegre,
and Gist Blair are among the box
holders for the charity performance OF
the two plays to be given at the Play
house tonight for the benefit OF the
Fairgrounds Association.
A dress rehearsal was held at the
Playhouse yesterday afternoon, the
Italian ambassador, Marquis Cusani,
and Countess Moltke. wife of the min
lister Of Denmark, directing the French
play, lie Couer a Ses Raisons,' in
which Viscountess d'Azy. Mrs. Preston
Gibson, Henri de Bach, of the Russian
embassy; Count Csekonics, of the Aus
tro- Hungarian embassy, and Mr..
Maugras, OF the French embassy, VIII
appear.
John M. Kirby is directing Mrs. Albert
8. Burleson's play, His Secretary
which will also be a part of the even
ing's entertainment.
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Latest Dances Given at
Playhouse by Noted
Artist.

Maurice famous dancer OF New York
and Paris, now appearing in the
cabaret show at Louis Martins in New
York. and also in "Over the River" at
the Globe Theater in New York, was
presented in a specially arranged pro-
gram of modern dances at the Play
house today at noon. The dancer, who
was brought down from New York by
special arrangement with his managers,
Mr., Dillingham; and Mr.. Ziegfcld, was
assisted by his partner, Florence.
Their program included THE Balkan
Princess Waltz" "Tongo Argentina
Dance" The Maurice Rag" The
Sand Dance" The Gaby Glide" and
La Valse Patinee," all originated by
Maurice, with the Turkey Trot." the
Grizzly Bear" and other of the more
familiar modern steps as -encores.
a. fashionable audience thronged the
little theater for the occasion, prac-
ucally the entire membership of the
winters dancing class of fifty attend
ing In body, for the purposes of imi-
tating, II possible, as well as others who
have not as yet progressed further than
the ballroom floor.
Some of those occupying boxes were
Congressman and Mrs Longworth, Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Mrs Marshall Field,
Dpt, anu MITE ITtSlOu SlDSOut NlSCOuul
and Yiscountess d'Azy, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont.
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Mrs. w. E. Andrews
To Be Tea Hostess.
Mrs. William e. Andrews, president
Of the District Federation of WOmen's s
Clubs. will entertain at n tea tomorrow
afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock at her
home, in Fairmont street, in compli-
ment to Miss Boswell OF New York.
Mrs. Andrews will entertain a box
party at the Columbia Theater tomor-
row evening at the benefit performance
for the District Federation. Mrs. Ed
ward Olney will also have a number of
guests in her box.
+
Mrs. A. s. Worthington, of 2015 Mas
sachusetts avenue, will entertain at a
card party at the Chevy Chase Club FRI
day afternoon.
Mrs ~ o. Messenger will be hostess
at a card party Thursday afternoon at
the Club of Colonial Danes.
=
Miss Emily Bissell and Miss Minnie
Bronson will be the speakers tomOr-
row at the last or the series OF lenten
lectures arranged for Tuesday mornings
at the Congressional Club. Their sub
iect will be "Anti-Suffrage," thus pre-
sent!ng all sides of the question, fol-
lowing the preceding lectures of the
series on Suffrage" by famous speak
ers.
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Will Be Accompanied by
Miss Taft and Presi-
dents Aides.

: The President and Mrs. Taft, accom-
panied by Miss Helen Taft and one or
two OF the Presidents military or naval
aides, will attend the performance of
"Pomander Walk" at the Belasco
Theater tonight.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Knox have left
the official party of the former 8
parents, the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Knox, and are now in Havana, en-
route back to Washington. They will
visit the Panama canal before their
return.
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favorable time for selecting the Easter Suit
Army and Navy Serge Suits at $35

These suits are made by highly trained
designers and tailorS-the best of their craft
producing results that can not be i'm
proved upon by custom tailors. The ma
terial is handsome, durable and of the best
quality. Shown in black and blue serge
only, and coats lined throughout with silk;
the best tailored STYLE
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Miss Helen Jonas, who has been
visiting relatives in New York. has
returned to Washington and is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Meyer Fell
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CHAPTER XXI.
"The Father of Horror. "

A T the time when the President
~ of the United States and his
~ companions, were beginning tn
discover the refugees around
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Capt II. L. Wigmore, L. S. A., and
Mrs Wigmore have with them at their
quarters at the Washington Barracks
the Iatter's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Staurfer Moore. of Greensburg, Pa.
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Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Kahn, Of On
tario place, are spending a few weeks
in Atlantic City and are registered
at the Lorraine.
Miss Miriam Franc, of Fifth street,
has Joined her grandfather. Rabbi
Leucht, of Newark, n. j.. ip Atlantic
City.
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Tomorrow's story, THE Enchanted
Forest"
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Clarence Eiseman will be host to-
morrow evening at a dance given at
the Cairo, in celebration of his twen-
ty-frst birthday.
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Miss Alma Raer has returned to her
home in the Netherlands after spend
ing the past few weeks in Richmond
with her sister. Mrs. Henry Cullen
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Rear Admiral schroeder, L. s. n.
and Mrs. Schroeder and the Misses
Schroeder will go to Atlantic City to-
day to spend several days.