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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-20

NEW YORK. May 2o.--Fistic ex-
perts who have watched Sid Burns,
the English welterweight. In train.
ing for his fight with Mike Obj.
bons tomorrow night. declared to-
day that he will give tho 81. Paul
boxer the fight OF his life. Burns
is being trained BY his countryman.
Matt Wells, who confidently de.
clared the English welter would
outpoint Gibbons, and possibly win
by a knockout. Gibbons has been
training diligently. In expectation
of a hard battle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-20
GIANTS WIN LAST, BUT STILL
ARE in THE CELLAR

THE margin Of three points, Victoria 10 back In
the lead for the Northwestern league psnnans today fol
lowing her defeat Vancouver on the local grounds yes
tesasy Seattle. although victorious Portland. 10
ssil In the eelta and Tacoma beaten by Spokane hss
haife game edge the GIANTS The Pippns In turn,
have haifoams lead over spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-20
The Soft Answer

Don't you believe a soft answer
turns away wrath. | tried 1t the
other day with my wife"
And she got mad?"
did she? She asked me what
her biscuits tasted like and | mere
ly said mush. baltimore Amer
lean.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-20

Dance at Dreamland tonight. ss'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-20
STANDING or THE CLUBS


His Fisreee-Fsshcr thinks you
aren't able TO support me.
Her Fiance--No. He'll have 20
make allowances for that.--los An.
geles Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

Vauquieres who had given his life hostage to the
Duke of Burgundy rather than walk out of an open
door, of the other Vauqures who had gone to the guo
tine because he held to the family motto and held his
word-why, these things, little theatrical you like
helped cench my teeth and keep the pledge that
had given Yes, had given my promise there was no
doubt about that. And as long Mrs Cobb chose to
hold me to my word no power in heaven on earth
could save from being liar and a traitor and dis
grace to the family if took it back again.
As for Mrs. Cobb no sooner had she heard my last
words than she sprang to her feet with surprising agility
and as gay lark.
"Now that's settled" she cried, "and since it could
only disturb him if he knew it, won't say word to
Victor about this-er-Fay's visit, will we, Dear?"
Certainly not if you wish it, Madame"
She drew long breath of relief. "Good!" she said.
"My precious child promise you that you shall
regret your honorable conduct What clothes, what
automobiles what jewels, you shall have Your new
parure of sapphires has arrived since you have been
gone. Wait till you tiff that doesn't console you
don't know what can! Then there's big box of choco
late marrons-and your wedding veil with border of
Brussels point from the who makes for the
Queen of England And then Victor is waiting for you'll
After nearly losing you the other day, assure
most to you most anx1Ous And for love,
my dear, you will find that it comes with marriage.
You love your husband, never fear And when have
some dear little grandchildren"
All, Sacred Virgin! Ihat-never! | humbly petition
and pray
When is going to be guilloned it's better to put
ones head the block at and be done with it;
I put out my hand to touch the bell.
"Genevieve," l said, when my old nurse appeared,
@you may pack my trunks Immediately. And will you
tell the maid of Madame Stuart to ask Madame if may
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perhaps [ knew it coming, and hoped for it, and
1onged for it.
Mrs. Stuart, with that sweet little air she has
sometimes, which makes her always like another
girl, came and sat down beside me on the sofa.
"Wel WE'LL" she said "And l out! All!
Don't wish that could win for good and all, and keep
you here forever" Suddenly expression came
into the blue eyes that looked kindly from
der the coronet of white hair, expression at
whimsical and serious, yet full of tender inquiry.
dts too late suppose, she said ito talk of that'
She took my hand between the two of hers. turned
away my head All could find to say was:
II am to be married the-the tenth of August"
All at once felt the kind clasp my hands thrill to
sharp grip and the blue eyes were brought very close
to mine as their owner said:
listen, Lii! I'm an old lady, don't count as
woman any And what past and done with,
dead and bured-oh, hundreds of years before you
were born may speak of together once, just once
may not? And, Lii, it will be the first time that
have spoken of these things to anyone of these
things that lie in the very middle of my heart-he first
time to anyone in my whole life!'
A long sigh broke from her lips, though the
filming bands indeed burst from her heart And the
blood, released flew to her delicate pale face
figuring it with the same look of youth that had seen
there the other day, when she spoke of my papa.
"Lili, | loved your father Never in my whole life
have | loved anyone | loved him, except my dear
Henry-ny dear boy But-oh, Etienne different!
There's one evening | remember when ran away from
my old gover1less and met him by the river"
Her eyes suddenly enlarged themselves, were fixed on
that sweet vision of long dead past All, that evening
by the river when my papa and Harriet were young!
Perhaps it wasn't very loyal to Mama; but-oh, did
feel sorry for them
Mrs Stuart went on: "But wasn't strong enough to
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greatest step in fe-understand something of what
you are doing You have mother, you are far from
all your relatives this little scrap of loyalty at least
show my dear lost friend and take for few min
utes mothers place toward his little daughter. So
I'm going to ask you to show me your heart as I've
shown you mine, and the absolute truth my
question. Lily do you love this Victor Cobb as you
should love the man who is to be your husband?"
TO have someone thinking of me,-of me, Lili!-not
for the advantage they might gain out of me. but
with thoughts of kindness and for my happiness
SO long since it happened to me! 1t seemed
pected and strange that in the mere soothing sweet
ness OF the sensation quite forgot my troubles, like
little child cuddled in its mothers arms. Mrs. Stuart
repeated her question. turned away my head.
"You forget l answered in low tone, "that am
French. In my country, dear Madame, we make mar
riage for suitability, not for love-
"You French" she said; "but you your
fathers daughter. You don't resemble him. perhaps;
but you have his eyes, and when | look into them it
to that it's his soul that looks back at me-"
Her touch frightened convusively my hand.
Is it this way, them asked myself, when one loves,
that after forty years ones very body remembers?
Whether or not she read this thought certainly she
understood the terror of it it passed my face
yes, she cried, "you have his nature, everything
in him that made you love him, and be proud of
him, and always afraid of hurting his feelings-as
you WERE weren't you?"
Eyes, yes!" answered breath1essly. Eyes, indeed'
well, dear child you may believe me who knew and
loved him in the past, and who know and love his
little daughter-what he couldn't have borne you won't
be able to bear! Lii just because you his daughter,
you are woman who cannot sell herself for establish
nent without paying than the finest establishment
is worth. And unless you love this young you
going to marry wife should love her husband, as
my franknessI find difficult to believe that
you love him
"Oh!" l Cried unable to bear any more @Please,
don't say I'm selling myself for establishment!
Please don't think I'm that kind of mercenary person!
You see the circumstances very special" and
before | realized what l doing-because she was
Harriet who had known Papa because she had spoken
to me so kindly or just because heart was bursting
and had to take little natural reief-before l knew
what was saying had told her everything,-all my
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deserve much happiness, you I'm weak, and al
ways So, when we heard that Etienne was dead,
when we came back to New York and met Mr.. Stuart,
and my father and mother urged me,-you know how
families urge, Lili?-at last gave in: l married
him. and he always very kind to till he died ten
years ago. But-oh L" she cried "oh my dear little
girl that might have been my daughter who nearly
to you without dsloyalty to him who's gone for
in my life open my heart and say, Don't marry
you don't love 1t doesn't matter if he's kind to
you, it only makes it worse; you can't have the
satisfaction of hating him-you hate yourself! You
hate life Life! what is it, to the who has
ried the wrong man? Oh, the degradation The daily
hourly intimacy"
She suddenly stopped carrying her hand to her mouth
to check the uncomfortable flood of self revelation
Then
"Lil7 she said "if tell you this it's only to make
you understandyou inexperienced child taking the
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life at Brent with Aunt Elizabeth and the girls who
didn't want me, all about my little inheritance and my
idea of coming to America hunt for her; then my
despair arriving in New York. of Mrs. Cobbs offer,
of the compact we had made
"But no, that's impossible interrupted Mrs Stuart.
"She forced you into such bargain you, unprotected
and alone!"
This the thought that sometimes came to me in
my of rebellion and to hear it thus stated in
tones of sweet compassion filled with self pity almost
to the point of tears Then whether it's the spirit of
philosophy have tried to cultivate or just the necessity
of truth that my has always put before everything,
l was obliged to respond in juster spirit.
eyes, Mrs Stuart you put it that way" cried;
"yet-Im bound to own it-there another side to the
question too She didn't force me into the bargain
was free to go back to England if chose Aunt Eliza
beth had wired for me, and my return passage and
Continued page IL
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come to her room to goodby as Mrs Cobb has
to take me homer"
PUT no! Mrs Stuart, arriving five minutes later
brought all her delicate but firm insistence against
this decision See how droll it is, the lfe Here
Lii who few short months ago had been the poor rela
ton the burden the young person continually called by
everyone and truly wanted by one-here she was
elevated into the position of the Prize struggled for by
two beautifully dressed ladies with diamonds in their
ears! For Mrs Cobb, who ordinarily would more
have resisted the great Mrs. Mecklenburg Stuart than
l would the Holy Father at Rome bold with the
strength of fear She had captured safef she left
me here in the very jaws of the enemy it not doubt
full whether she would regain her quarry? Her
thought plain could help smiling to myself
in sour kind of way. My SMILE however became
more genuine as heard Mrs Stuart, dear, kind friend
cench the matter by inviting Mrs. Cobb to back
to dinner with her son, quite en- famMe.
Il think my boy Henry knew your at Harvard"
she said sweetly. "He will be delighted to him
again Then after dinner will give this dear child back
to you and you shall take her home There everythngs
nicely arranged isn't it? Till half past eight don't for
get! An reyoir, dear Mrs. Cobb"
CHAPTER XIV
HAD known what coming, should have stayed?
Having fought my way through fiery trials like the
saints of DID, should have remained for the last and
crrelest temptation of all? Though perhaps-mon
den! how weak when try to be strongest
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
NOTE CHANGES IN CLIMATE
Varying Oceanic Circulation the Cause
Of Marked Differences Through
the Centuries.

A very material change in the eli
mute OF northern Europe since the
middle ages has been demonstrated
20 the Royal Meteorological society by
Prof Otto Petersen. Seasons OF
great extremes reached a eliminating
point in the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries, when the summers alter
mated between great heat and drought
and great cold and excessive rain. and
when violent winter storms entirely
remolded the coasts Of the North sea,
the frosts being sometimes SO severe
that even the arm Of the sea between
Denmark and Scandinavia was frozen.
Varying oceanic circulation, due to
sun and moon, is suggested as a pos-
Iible explanation Four years of In
Vestigation at Bcrnoe. Sweden, has
shown that the inflow Of the undercur-
rent from the North sea into the
Kattegat which brings herring shoals
In winter to the Swedish coasts os-
cillatory. the bounding surface OF the
deep current rising and subsiding
from firty to eighty feet twice q
month. This flow is governed by the
moons declination and nearness to
the earth. Astronomical data prove
thst the influence OF the sun and moon
on the waters Of northern Europe
near the time Of the aolstice must
have reached maximum 500 to 700
years ago and consenuantIv thara
must have been a more active circu-
Iation. Evidence Of the greater cir
culation is the fact that the herring
migrations formerly extended into the
Baltic, but now they reach only to the
Kattegat The deep current must
have risen higher, the surface layer
must have been thinner, and. as a
thin layer is more readily heated and
cooled, the temperature controlling In
nuences Of the ocean must have been
different.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
IT IS NOT TO LAUGH All
Playwright Has Wholesome fear o.
RIdlcuIe, Moss Powerful Of
intellectual Weapons.


The playwright'H eleventh command
ment ia, Thou shalt not get thyseIf
laughed atn Ridicule haa always been
q most powerful intellectual weapon
and one against which, when akilfuIIy
used, It is difacult to offer an effective
defense. But the playwright's fear OF
getting himself laughed at is not 4
personal one at all. At least, It il
from a purely professional point Of
view that ridicule appears to him
most periIous
Once wrote novel never did
SO much work before or since for
s135.75, and yet sometimes envy
the novelist AT all events, he is mas
ter OF his own pages. No cat can
walk into the middle OF page ley with
out his consent. No blundering n.y.
man can ruin the climax Of his big
act" by lowering the curtain too soon
or too late. The pet comedy scene OF
his book is never spoiled and blurred
by the arrival in the midst OF it oil
some bibuIous party, just from a very
gay dinner, falling over every ones
feet on the way to their seats in the
middle Of row Fire engines never
shrek past the doorway OF his pages
just as the hero is saying pIaintiveIy
to the sympathetic heroine, But why
do tell you all this?" Nobody in the
front row ever falls in tit and has
to be carried out by the ushers right
in the middle Of his funniest para
graph, All his doors close when he
closes them and stay closed till he
opens them His actors always say
what he tells them to say--A. T..
Thomas in the New York Tribune.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
TWAIN AND THE OFFICE BOY
t,ow the Late Humorist Rebuked by
His Wit an officious
Youth.

Mark Twain did not cherish fond
ness for the average office boy. He
had an idea that the genius was in.
sufferable, and invariably when the
humorist sailed forth into some bust.
ness Office there was immediate
armed hostility between him and the
boy.
One day Mark went to see "a friend
at his office, and the Office boy on
guard. in icy tones, said;
Whom do you wish to see?'
Mark mentioned his friends name
What do you want to see him
about?' came next from the boy.
Mark Twain Immediately froze up
and then with genial smile he said:
TEL him, please, want to ask his
hand in holy matrimony"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
chanqe for the Better.

The care of the African population
in the Belgian Kongo in the past has
been so murderously Indifferent that
It is a pleasure to note change fol
the better An order has gone into
effect to prevent hereafter the impor
tation. manufacture and transporta
tion of saecharine sweets in the Bel
gian African territory Saceharine
products and products sweetened with
substances other than cane sugar,
beet sugar, milk sugar and glucose
sugar particularly those sweetened
with glycerine shall not be imported
It is specified in the order that 1t is
meant to include in general all syn.
thetic chemical sweetening which
does not possess food value. We wish
we could believe that this tariff anx
iety to protect the Kongo population
against deleterlous sweets was some
thing more than an exhibition of the
usual protective philanthropy which
bars competitive product to make
sure the sale of something else.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
The Future Woman.

woman is today a parasite But
the woman Of the future viii work"
The speaker, Lady Warwick. was
narrating her views Of the suffrage
question to a New York reporter. She
continued:
THE parasitical woman will be ex
tinct In a generation or two. Then
q certain witticism Of Lord Saye and
Sele's will be unintelligible.
lord saye and Sele attended re-
Gently book dinner. AIT this dinner
everybody had to represent some book
title. Well, Lord Saye and Sele just
carried on his arm petticoat.
HE was representing. you see, Kip.
ling's LIES Handicap"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
one On Henry IRVING,

Sir Henry Irving, whose Hamlet
was masterpiece, often told good
story Of an incident when he was
playing the part in his early days.
Whilst on the stage he saw that an
old lady in the front row of the pit
was weeping profusely. Feeling fiat-
tered, he sent an attendant to bring
her to him after the performance.
Madame" be said graciously, when
they met. n perceive that my acting
moved you" ut did that sir.p said
the old woman. You see, I've got d
young son myself play-acting some
where up in the north, and It broke
me all up to think that maybe he is
no better at It than yod"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
CRAFT 70 RACE 70 BERMUDA

Philadelphia, July &c. Five cruis-
in gpower boats. the largest less than
loo feet in length, will venture far
out into the Atlantic tomorrow On
the fourth Of the ocean races to the
coral isles Of the Bermudas.
The start win be from the Race
street pier in this city, and the fin
ish viii be off st. David's Head, Ber-
muda. The distance Is $40 miles, and
the race is under the Joint auspices
Of the Yachtmen's club, Philadelphia
phia and the Royal Bermuda Yacht
club
The quintet Of racers which win be
off with the starting gun tomorrow
are:
Dream, owned by Charles I Leagan,
q fthe Yachtmen's club, Philadelphia.
Kathemmah, owned by Commodore
w. q. Smith, Of the Ocean Gate tN. J.l
Yacht club.
Luego II owned by George F. Fish.
Of the ocean city IN. ID Yacht club.
Wawanna, owned by Fred K. Kno-
per, Of the Yacbtmen's club, Philadel-
phia
Caroline, owned by Frank Dennis.
Of the National Yacht club, Brooklyn.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26

OF beauty Then he knelt and laid
the roses on Marietta's hair. Polly
felt faint and turned away her eyes,
until q gasp Of surprise from the
crowd made her look back.
She saw strange. uncanny sight.
The wreath had caught IN Jaapar's
sleeve as be rose and MarIetta's won
derful locks had come with II. The
hair was q wig and IN the beating
sunlight Mariettas head shohe smooth
and polished and bald The queen Of
beauty was absurdly. ludicrously ugly.
Marietta was not whit disturbed
BY this unfortunate accident She
laughed good-naturedly, put her wig
back on, and explained that she was
just up from a spell Of typhoid fever.
Everybody laughed at the incident
the dancing was resumed, and only
Polly noticed the look Of blank horror
on Jaspar Slappey's face. He slipped
away from the crowd and was seen no
more. even when twilight came on and
the picnickers started for home Polly
waited anxiousIy, but her truant es.
cort did not return and finally she
agreed to let Morgan Ribb take her
home.
They turned down an unused lane
and were driving rapidly to overtake
the others when they came upon Jas
par Slappey. He sat listlessly on the
bars OF high wooden gate, fcFlcrn
and detected figure, black against the
golden sunset. Polly leaned closer to
her companion and chatted gayly az
they passed. but when they had gone
a little distance up the road she laid q
OBTAINING hand on Morgan Bibb's arm.
Please, Mr.. Bibb, / want to 60 back.
I've forgotten something"
Why. Of course" he answered. I'll
take you back"
Polly shook her head and Morgan
Bibb, who was a very decent young
man, understood. He bit his lip, for
he thought he had captured the heart
Of this simple country maiden. but he
stopped the horse at once and helped
her down. Polly put out her hand. and
looked at him appealingly. You've
been very kind to me. and I'm sorry
to be so rude, But do SO want to
60 back"
He smiled down at her. Never
mind about me. Coodby, little girl.
and good luck"
When he climbeS back into the
buggy he waved to her, but Polly did
not Sc him. She was hurrying down
the lane.
She found Jaspar lying in the grass,
his head buried in his arms. Polly
was rather a duh little person, but
she realized that what was only Joke
to the rest Of them was tragedy to
Jaspar. She sat down by him, timidly.
and then at the sight OF his misery
she grew suddenly wise and bold. She
drew his head into her lap.
Jaspar gave a long sigh. "Oh. Pol
Iy!" he cried, wasn't 1t dreadfuI7 7
Wasn't she frightful7 Ny Queen Of
Beauty?' And then in passion Of
contrition. 7 treated you shamefuIly.
Polly. indeed did, You shall be queen
next year"
But Polly, with Jaspar in her arms.
was far happier than any queen.
Never mind" she answered content
edly. Marietta can be queen again.
She'll have plenty Of hair by that
time"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
Parnpered Too Much.

You are always worrying" re-
marked the baseball magnate.
7 have to be careful not to produce
anything too heavy" explained the
theatrical manager. "You know, !
have to cater to the tired business
man"
I don't let the tired business man
worry me. He roots with the others
when he gets to the ball park.
Washington Herald.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26

Lady Warwick, at dinner at Sher
ry'a IN New York, said. apropos Of art:
Art Is the pursuit Of beauty"
She smiled and added
"And from what they tell me Of the
goings-on in your Great White Way
here. the pursuit Of beauty is also an
art with some people"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26

IT you remember, WOmbat was
married Just a year ago.
II remember"
We ought to remember the ami
Versary some way. Yes, Just year
ago the Sdding cards were ont
Forge. The wedding cards are
being shA for a new deal"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26
IRAY srArE PRoeREssIvEs

Boston, July 2s. The progressives
Of this state have secured the use
of Fanouil Hall for a state conven-
ton to be held tomorrow afternoon
to choose delegates to the national
convention at Chicago and to nomin-
ate Roosevelt electors whose names
will be placed upon the Massachu-
setts ballot by nomination papers,
Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-26

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