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The Washington times., 1912-02-01
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

The story opens at the pretty home OF q
M. Roger beverly, called the villa des
death, and his wife, Adrienne,. who has
spent the evening away from her nome,
and refuses to tell where she was when
her husband was killed. Is suspected OF
sweetheart is ''Bribri the Serpent" one OF
the most notorious Apaches in Paris.
gives the information that Nine. Deverly
was away from home. While the detec,
tive Pousse- Pousse. 10 seeking to unravel
the crime, one Chauffard wen-known
usurer who lives near Neuilly. suddenly
together with his niece. Georsette.
shastly hand, which Is Identified as being
Chaufard's. Is found in the garden. With
sns.r: :as :'sSed sSe sia a.
music-hall performer. Narcisse ana
se-Pousse join hands. and It is an
nsunoed that the murderers Of NJ Roger
beverly are about to be arrested. Later
the body of Chauffard Is discovered.
Dufreny, disguished as Narcisse, sue.
ceeds in trapping Bribri the Serpent and
which they admit came from the home Of
u. Roger beverly, the murdered architect.
ali the other witnesses. swear the jewelry
never came from the beverly home.
Later Narcisse finds dagger in the pos
sSsct COPY d, 0oe of the dssser founa in n the
home Of beverly when the, latter was
murdered. Nine Cazali, says that the
dagger, was left with her by Bribri the
Serpent.
Dufreny and Pousse- Pousse miss arrest
ing two persons they believe guilty Of
0ome Of the mysterious crimes. but re-
cover the lost Jewels.
Dufreny, in the guise Of Louis Charles
de Fontaine. makes the acquaintance Of
NJ and Nine, Barnet-Dufour.
The detective rescues young woman
who seeita to drown herself. She proves
TO be Marie.
Leon is arrested by Dufreny and ac-
cused Of murder and robbery.
Dufreny Is invited bv the Barnet-Du-
fours to dine with them.
Mime. Barnet-Dufour, left with Dufrey
by her husband. fiirts with him openly.
She tells him. too, she has penetrated his
disguise. but makes an appointment with
him for the following day.
From then on Dufreny has innumerable
thrilling adventures as he tracks the mur-
derers OF the architect and the money
lender. His disguises are especially clever
and deceiving Finally. In low second
hand shop he stumbles upon Leon La
roche, whom he believes to be the mur-
derer. and arrests him. He also rescues
a woman who has thrown herself into
the Seine with suicidal intent, and this
woman Is recognized by a child as being
the one all Paris seeks.
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pass me that hot iron on the stove; I
am going to put 1t at the lady's feet.
And you, Mini. go and get that green
the dead to life" without stopping her
chatter for one moment, the old
woman did all the things she had told
the others to do. She poured out a
little lqueur on a saucer and handed II
to the young girl.
When Marie drank it, a slight color
came. into her cheeks.
There, that's good! Now, am 60
ing to undress you and put you In my
The good woman had quite forgotten
that she had no place for a stranger.
Here's tho SOUP" cried Tout Fetit.
stumbling into the room, all out Of
like he usually did when sent on an
errand, he had run as fast as his little
legs could carry him, 80 as to get back
quickly to seq what the lady was doing.
dress, coming back after she had put
Marie in bed and had given her the hot
soup. tell me all about It,"
The watchman lold her In a few
girl from drowning in the canal. Then
he handed the old woman. 10 francs
that the stranger had given to him.
That's good" said Mother Bayeral.
some bottles of sealed wine. That'lI do
her more good than all the medicines" "
Mini came into the room and told
them that the demoiselle was asleep.
"Pauvre petite" said the old lady.
taking a peep at her from the doorway,
ITS unhappiness that has brought her
to this" .......
She went on dipping her clothes in the
blue water, and the little boy played In
a corner with pieces of wood which
represented soldiers.
"Grandmere." no said, looking up sud
denly, 'is the demoiselle going to stay
with us always"
II don't know, my treasure"
"I would like her to, grandmere."
"Why, my, treasurer?
Because" said the little chap, "she
is SO pretty. She is just like the picture
in the Journal that you said was de-
moiselle from Neuilly who got lost be-
cause her uncle died"
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CONFIRM TEACHERS
FOR MONTGOMERY
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Five Names lndorsed BY
Public School Com
missioners.

RoCKvILLE. Nd, Feb. 1.-The
county public school commissioners
have confirmed the appointments Of
the following teachers:. Miss Kathleen
Houghtaling, as assistant at Clarks-
burg; Miss Dorothy Brooke. as assis-
J tant at Sandy Spring, in place of Miss
Gladys Brooke, resigned; Miss Dorothy
Clum, as assistant at Kensington. vice
Miss M. Ella Robertson, resigned; Miss
Eleanor Luhn, as assistant at Damas-
Gus, and LEROY warfeld, as principal
Of commercial department of Rockville
High School, vice Lyle Mason. resigned.
The Democratic State central COM
mittee, consisting or Robert B. Peter,
chairman; Preston b. Ray, and Richard
f. Darby, has submitted to Governor
Goldsborough the names Of William II.
Wade, William II. Griffith, Thomas c.
Keys ana James r. Cashell, from which
the governor, as provided by law, will
select the Democratic member of the
new board of supervisors of elections
for the county.
Prof Earle B. Wood, county superin-
tendent of public schools, and Mrs.
Wood entertained in honor of the sixty
NTH birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Woods mother, Mrs. Somerset Will
liams. Their guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Burdette, Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Bur-
dette, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sponseller.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reid, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Merson. Mr.. and Mrs: Will
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wise.
Misses Jennie Bupiette, Estelle Snyder,
Cora Burdette. Mabel King. Myrtle
Sponseller, Messrs. william Thompson,
John Pollock.
Prof. Elmer Frederick Eastman. on
behalf Of the Montgomery county coun-
| try life committee, consisting of Roger
B. Farquhar, chairman: Prof. Earle B.
Wood, secretary; Willet M. Hays, DR..
p. p. Claxton, Mrs. George II. Wright,
! George g. Bradley, Capt. r. w. Syl-
vester, is engaged in making a sociologi-
cal survey of Montgomery county. The
committee also expects to have surveys
States Agricultural Department and
the State Agricultural Department, OF
! soil and farm management. and the
United States and State departments
of education will be asked to make an
educational survey of the county.
Funeral services for Charles r. Har-
| ris, who died at his home, near Travi-
lah, aged fifty-fve years, were held in
! st. Mary's Catholic Church here at IL
o'clock this morning, a large gather
| ing attending. The services were con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Philip b.
Mcclure, and burial was in the new
Catholic cemetery, near Rockville.
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Shoe Machine Trust
Is Bitterly Assailed

Vigorous protest against the practices
controls all the machinery used in the
manufacture of shoes, was made by
Charles H. Jones, of Boston, to the
Senate Interstate Commerce COMMITTEES
yesterday. Jones represented the West
ern Shoe Manufacturers Alliance.
He declared that there had been no
improvement In shoe making machin-
cry since the trust obtained its monopo-
listic control ten years ago.
Its control Is based on a leasing sys-
tenn, which includes machines essential
in the making of shoes and which
would be taken from a manufacturer
who dared to use any machine pro-
duced by another company.
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VIRGINIA ACTION ON
REFORMATORY MAY
CAUSE MORE. DELAY
Added Difficulties Will Be
Met If Acquisition Bill
4 Is Repealed.

According to District officials. added
difficulties will be placed in the way
Of the establishment Of a District re-
formatory In the event of the passage
by the Virginia legislature of the bill
repeating the act allowing the United
States to acquire land in Virginia by
purchase or condemnation and then to
assume Jurisdiction over the territory.
The only available sites, II was said
today will be at Occoquan or Belvoir.
Congress, however, has refused to per-
NIT the erection of the reformatory at
Belvoir because OF it's proximity to Mt.
Vernon. The Occoquan tract contains
more than thousand acres. and If 1t
"a impossible to obtain another loca-
tion. the reformatory probably will be
erected on the workhouse tract.
The establishment of reformatory
has been a source of considerable
trouble to the District authorities. The
District appropriation act. approved
March 8, 1909. authorized the Commits
sioners to purchase two tracts Of land
In Maryland or Virginia, one to be
used as the site of workhouse and
the other as the site of q reformatory.
One hundred thousand dollars was ap-
propriated with the provision that no
expense be incurred IN the erection of
permanent buildings until specific ap-
propriation is made for the purpose.
The workhouse site was first obtained,
and later the Commissioners acquired
by purchase and condemnation the
lBelvoir tract for the reformatory. Pro-
test against the establishment of a
criminal institution in the neighbor-
hood of the tomb of Washington was
made by the Mt. Vernon Ladies' As
ISOLATION. and through the efforts Of
the Virginia delegation, Congress re-
fused to appropriate money for the
erection Of the building.
Expenses aggregating $579.75 incurred
in the condemnation proceedings sub
eequent to the enactment Of the pro-
hibition that no money should be spent
for the reformatory the Commissioners
are authorized to pay in an opinion
received by the Comptroller today.
Congressman Carlin of Virginia has
introduced a bill for the establishment
Of riding school for army officers on
turn to the District Of the money spent
in its purchase.
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By GORON,

Il do not see any other place where
we could go unless we go out of the
mo. no. said Sabine. Let us re-
trace our steps There is still a little
sun up there"
"As you like"
Sabine looked narrowly at Dufreny
from under her lowered eyeiids.
Dufreny seemed to be enjoying his
walk immensely. His face betrayed no
other expression than utter content
ment. But he had not failed to notice
that his beautiful companion was eying
MIN closely. He was the first to speak
This is not a place where we can
talk freely" he said. Let US leave
the park and take a carriage and drive
to a restaurant, where we can Ie
alone"
"Oh. no! This step that I have taken
IN coming here has been imprudent, but
II consented to do that that you ask
me 1t would be objectionable. You must
know one thing" she said, stopping and
looking Dufreny full In the eyes. II will
TO make any sacrifice-his position
"weIIY.
Even his honor. ! don't understand
nalf passions, and still less infatua-
She gave Dufreny an ardent 'ook from
her dark eyes.
1T is a slave that want" she said
but IN return l will give him all the
happiness of a god"
She was really adorable as she ut.
tered these theatrical words. Her eyes
seemed to throw out flame of passion
and her lips warm kisses. The wish tc
conquer and dominate this man OBJ.
sessed her entirely. Her whole being
was transformed.
For moment Dufreny felt uneasy
he felt a slight pang OF remorse at tho
part that he was playing, and he was
obliged to continually remind himself
, that she, too, was playing a part, sc
that ne could keep up this pretense ol
love for her.
And then Dufreny was a man, and he
could not help but feel some emotion
Sabine was very beautiful. and very
CASTOR Dufreny recovered himself
quickly, but his voice was very low as
he leaned nearer to her and nurmured
And how do you know that l would
not be the slave that you wish.''
At this moment they were passing the
We're seated. Dufreny had turned hi:
face TO speak to Sabine; just at this
moment Marie saw him, and gave a lit
tie cry of surprise. She had recognized
the man who had saved her life. Du.
| frenzy turned his head; he remembered
Sabine broke into mocking laugh.
MY congratulations" she said to Du.
frenzy $50 you frequent the company OF
grisettes."
Dufruny bit his lips.
At any other time he would have been
delighted to have seen Marie, but Just
| at this moment II was annoying to have
his talk with Sabine interrupted. Marie
noticed his look, and sat down again
| quickly on the bench. But Dufreny
stopped moment and said:
bon jour, mon enfant: I'm pleased to
see that you are better. Tomorrow ]
will come. round and see you, and we
will have talk together"
"Ah! ahp' cried Tout-Petit. '1f you
make her talk, monsieur, that will be
funny for she won't say anything to
anyone" T.
Marie told the child to be quiet
| Tout-Pet who always had the last
word, called out as Dufreny. who had
taken Sabine's arm, walked quickly
away:
eau revoir, m sieu. I'll tell grandmere
you are coming. For sure, she'll give
you some coffee"
A, Continuation of This story WI
U
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Father of Bride Says
Girl Too Young to Wed

The vital statistics of the District and
the story Of William Franklin, colored.
regarding the age Of Franklin's daugh-
ter failed to agree, with the result that
a perjury charge filed in Police Court was
dismissed yesterday and is not likely
to be reopened. The father claimed thaf
John II. Smallwood. who married the
daughter, swore, in obtaining a mar
riage license, that the girl was nine
teen years old, when her actual age
was but fifteen years.
Assistant United States Attorney
Ralph Given says that the records show
that the girl is nineteen years old and
not fifteen years as her father says.
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- Nn said the man. This Is a
vi young girl whom ! would
like You to look after for
. few days"
But where shall we put her. my
poor Jean Francois? We haven't
enough room for ourselves as II is."
You will find little corner. She Is
not very big, but listen-Ill have to
tell you all about It,"
The old woman's maternal instinct
came uppermost.
.'Pauvre enfant," she said. first Of
all you must rest, for she looks ready
to drop Here, Mini take the things
OF that chair in the corner, and you,
Tout-Petit, instead of standing still on
your feet, take a milk bottle and go
and get some soup from the fruiterer's,
while / nut on the pot-ay-feu, because
1 the soup that one buys is not much
good for sick people,"
Thank you," stammered Marie
you can thank me later, ma petite.
All, mon Dieu, how sick you looki Let
me feel your pulse. All! you are fever
ishl Jean Francois how could you have
had the heart to make her walk here?
You should have taken fiacre,"
II will explain" :.
mo, you talk too much. No one can
get a word in when you are near. Here
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Lecture on Switzerland.

A lecture on Switzerland" is an
nounced for tonight at the Epiphany
Parish Hall, by Mrs. H. c. Bolton. for
the benefit of the Girls Friendly So
ciety. Mrs. Bolton is president Of the
Girls Friendly Society of Washington,
and will give the lecture to help the
lodge for girls recently established in
the city.
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Clark College Observes
Tenth Founders Day

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 1.-The
tenth annual celebration Of Founders
Day was brilliantly observed at Clark
College today. DR.. Lyman Abbott, of
New York, and President Sanford, of
the college, delivered the principal ad-
dresses.
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Transfer Committee
Will Meet Tonight

The executive committee Of the Citi-
zens' Conference on Universal Transfers
will meet tonight at s o'clock at the
rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce. 1t
is expected that action will be taken
toward urging the passage Of the uni
versal transfer bill now before the
House.
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WANTED--.SALE ESMEN

SALESMAN OF good appearance energetic
persistent and convincing taiker will have
exceptional opportunity to make money; this
offer backed and indorsed by the most prom
inent men In san Francisco; don't call unless
absolutely capable Of handling superior prop
l.
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WANTED-AGENTS

AGENTS-our goods are used In a millisn
homes; every housekeeper buys and keeps
and particulars free Address A. s. SPEN-
GER, 22i Franklin ST., Buffalo, N " 1.
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4, Continuation of This story VIII
he Found In TomOrrow's
Issue of The Times.
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STOVE HOSPITAL

FINE LINE OF ranges and heating stsvsA
CaAh or credit. Repair work q speciality.
~. l. co0swEII. slS ~ 81 .. W. ~ as9k
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CHAPTER XVI (Continued).

n ME-. Baveral, will explain"
~ said the man. This Is a
vi young girl whom ! would
like you to look after for
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BEAUTY CULTURE

LADIES-This ad and 35 cents entities you
to an excellent scalp treatment or shampoo;
expert operators. SANITARY BEAUTY
PARLoRs. lo0e II st. n. W.. second floor.
HAIRDRESSING and scalp treatment; man
touring, shampoong and children's hair.
cutting done. Try my "Gold Seal" Massag,
Cream. MISS LAURA cADMAN. T2s lith st.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-11
ROOSEVELT AND RECIPROCITY.

That straw vote in Lamoile county
town meetings. in which Roosevelt
showed considerably greater strength
than Taft as a presidential candidate,
looks like little whack in a border
state against the man who stood by his
guns and advocated reciprocity with Can
ada but opposition based on that reason
does not reflect anything on the qualifi-
cations OF the man; simply the man was
swept into local disfayor because of adj
vocacy Of policy which Roosevelt him
self looked upon favorably not so very
long ago, but which he has latterly
dropped For instance, here is his state
ment Of February 10, 1911, when he
spoke before the Republican club of New
York City:
Il want to say how glad / am at the
way in which the members OF the club
here tonight responded to the two APP
peals made to them to uphold the hands
of President Taft, both in his efforts to
secure reciprocity with Canada and in his
effort to secure the fortification of the
Panama canal. And in addition to what
has been said about reciprocity with
Canada, | would like to make this point:
1t should always be cardinal point in
our foreign policy to establish the closest
and most friendly relations to equal re-
spect and advantage with our great
neighbor on the north, and ! hail the
reciprocity arrangement because it rep
resents an effort TO bring about closer
and more intimate and more friendly
relationship of mutual advantage on
equal terms between Canada and the
United States"
Since that time, Col Roosevelt has
changed his outspoken attitude very ma
terially, and in public letter issued
after he had decided to place himself in
the hands OF his friends for the renomi-
nation he pronounced a eulogy over the
grave of reciprocity and diverged to the
extent of saying that if reciprocity comes
to life again there are certain interests,
including the farmers, who must be pro
tected. 1t has been said that Taft is no
politician, while Roosevelt is Events
prove it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-11

his great service to the country, his
friends proposed a third term for him,
but the convention repudiated the pro-
pesal and adhered to the established
rule The friends Of Roo~evelt contend
that the main objection to third term
does not now exist; that four years will
have elapsed from the termination of
his second term TO his entry upon a
third, if elected. But this contention
is specious. The men who constituted
Rooseyelts army Of office holders and
nov demand his return to the White
House would then rally around him, and
toe danger Of his cementing himself in
office even for a fourth term would be
imminent The reasons against any
president holding a third term 30 inn
pressed Col. Roosevelt himself that he
declared, when elected in 1904, that I'M
der no circumstances would he again be
candidate.
For his party to give a third term
to Roosevelt and deny a second term
to President Taft after the excellent
administration he is giving the country,
would be unjustifiable treatment OF one
of the most honest and able presidents
who has held that office.
What has long been surmised is now
apparent. that ever since his return from
his hunting tour. Roosevelt has both
covertly and openly sought to prejudice
the people against the president and
make his nomination difficult if not
impossible 1t is plain now that, while
the ex.president has repeatedly declared
that he was not candidate, did not
desire to be one, and that If elected
to another term, it would be great
personal sacrifice. he has been borne
along by resistless ambition to at
tain the object he has persstently de-
MED he wanted As contemporary has
said, the pressure" brought to bear
upon him to be candidate has been
mainly forced by himself and his friends.
In the quiet, wise, statemanlike adj
miristration Of Taft, the people have
missed the spectacular in the admin
istration Of Roosevelt, but Taft has
steadily grown in the estimation Of the
people as they have come TO appreciate
him and the work that he has accom-
plshed. As La Toilette has been with
drawn from the arena. were it not for
the temperance of the "Plumed
Knight" the party would be reunited
upon Taft in the next three months
with the exception of handful of NAL
contents-and he would receive the nom
inatio in june by acclamaton. The re-
appearance threatens the disruption OF
the party Brattleboro Phoenix
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-11

In the first years of the state govern
ment, the general assembly was ION
wheels" and held its sessions from time
to time in Windsor, Bennington, Man
chester, Westminster Charlestown. n. H.,
Rutland, Norwich, Newbury, Castleton.
Vergennes, Middlebury, Burlington. DAN
vile, and Woodstock until it settled
down to consistency to the present capital
Mt Montpelier in 1908.
There's quite flock of "old State
Houses" to buy up, don't you think. If
any of them beside the Rutland building
are standing now.-St. Adams Messen-
ger.
: Right you are to certain extent But
how many of the buildings, in which the
legislature met, remain standing and are
identified as accurately as the old build
ing at Rutland2 When we come down
10 the facts in the case, it would seem
that the carelessness of Vermonters has
caused all, or practically all, those build
ings to be lost for all time; which made
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-11
CURRENT COMMENT
Think It Over.

Making fun of Mr. Roosevelt is not
argument Distorting his personal pc
culiarties into the semblance of vices
OF weaknesses is not convincing. Assail-
ing all his opinions and utterances and
actions blindly and passionately just
because he has disappointed us in one
thing, will not help the Taft cause one
single bit The sooner we Taft folks
wake up to that the better chance We
may have to persuade our fellow citi-
zens of the common sense of orr own
arguments for the president.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not to be sneezed at
The sooner all OF us arouse to stern
realization of that fact, the better.
There is tremendous issue involved
in the ntricaces of the campaign now
opening that goes beyond mere person
alities. We are approaching poll
teal crisis of some kind, such as hap
pens about once in so often in the his
tory of the country. We can't all be
on the winning side but we can all be
on the patriotic side.-St. Adams Mes
senger.