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guardedly responded. I've been quite
lucky. At least Rupert and play our
game unhampered; there will be no
broken hearts If We are picked up
from under our car some day"
They had reached the door while
he spoke; as he put his hand on the
knob to open it. Emily saw a long
zigzag scar running up the extended
arm from wrist to elbow, a mute
commentary on the conversation. In
silence she passed out across the
courtyard to where her red-wheeled
cart waited. But when Lestrange had
put her in and given her the reins
she held out her hand to him with
more gravity.
81 shall wish you good luck for
next week." she said.
Lestrange threw back his head
drawing quick breath; here in the
strong sunlight he showed even
younger than she had thought him
young with a primitive intensity of
just being alive.
Thank you. l would like-if It
were possible-to win this race"
This one. especially?"
"Yes. because 1t is the next stem
toward purpose I have set myself
and which shall accomplish II I
live. Not that will halt II this stem
fails. no, nor for score Of such fail.
ures, but I am anxious to 60 on and
finish"
Up to Emily's face rushed the an.
swering color and fire to his: drawn
by the bond of mutual earnestness
she leaned nearer.
"You live to do something? So do
I. so do 1! And every one else PLAYS"
However Lestrange would have re-
piled, he was checked by the crash of
the courtyard gate. Abruptly recalled
to herself. Emily turned, to see Dick
French coming toward them.
Remembering how the three had
last met, the situation suggested
strain. But to Emily's establishment
the young men exchanged friendly
mods. although Dick flushed pink.
Good morning, Lestrange," he
greeted. "I've just come up from the
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PUT END TO FROG-FARMING
Audubon's Scheme Might Have Been
Good but for One Small, Unfore-
seen Incident.

There is an amusing story told in
connection with the first venture in
frog-farming ever made in the United
States.
Early in the last century Audubon,
the great ornithologist. went down the
Ohio river from Pennsylvania in a
little steamer Of his own, stopping at
various points to obtain specimens Of
little-known birds.
While at Hendersonville. Kentucky.
which he made his home for some
time, he built q mill and proposed to
raise frogs on large scale, preparing
for that purpose pond near the
river.
Tho frogs multiplied wonderfully.
and on warm summer evenings 1t was
the practice of Audubon to sit under
q tree near the pond. listening to the
concert given by his stock. and cal
culating the amount Of money he
should derive from the sale Of the
grown frogs.
But one night. when the frogs were
nearly grown. they heard the booming
Of bullfrogs in the Ohio. Their curios.
ity was aroused. and hopping out Of
the pond. they made their way to the
river, into which they plunged and
disappeared!
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me down {. "here they were practic
| Ing for road race Such a jolly lot
OF fellows. like a bunch OF kids; teas
ing and calling jokes back and forth
at one another half the night until
daybreak, everything raw and chilly.
Busy. and their mechanics busy. and
one after another swinging into his
car and going off like a rocket BY
the time Lestrange went off, l was as
much stirred up as anybody. When
he made record circuit at seventy
seven miles an hour average, I was
shouting over the rail like a good one.
And then. while he was off again.
big blue car rolled in and its driver
yelled that Lestrange had gone over
on the Eastbury turn, and to send
| around the ambulance 1t was like a
nightmare; sat down on stone and
felt sick"
He"
He shook me up half an hour later,
and stood laughing at me. 'UpsetT
he said. No; we shed tire and went
of into field. but 1t didn't hurt the
machine. SO we righted her and came
in He was limping and bruised and
scratched, but he was laughing. while
a crowd Of people were trying to shake
hands with him and say things. l
felt-funny; as II wasn't much good.
l never felt like that before. This Is
only practice he said. when l was
about to go. The race tomorrow will
do better. We find 1t more exciting
than cocktails That was all, but
knew what he meant. all right. I've
been careful ever since. He won the
race next day, too"
Dick. didn't 1t ever occur to you
that you as well as Mr.. Lestrange
might do real things?" she asked, aft
er moment
He turned his round. good-humored
face to her in boundless amazement.
Il? / race cars and break my neck
and call 1t fun. like Lestrange?
You're laughing at me. Emily"
mo. no." in spite of herself the pic
ture evoked brought her smile. mot
like that. But you might be inter-
ested in the factory. You might learn
from Mr. Bailey and take charge OF
the business with Uncle Ethan. 1t
would please uncle, how 1t would
please him. If you did!"
Dick stirred unhappily.
1T would take lot of grind" he
objected. Il haven't the head for It,
really. I'm not such an awfully bad
lot. but ! hate work. Let's not be Sc
rious, cousin. How pretty the frosty
wind makes you look!"
Emily tightened the reins with
brief sigh Of resignation.
Never mind, Dickie. I-uncle will
find a substitute. Things must 60 on
somehow, suppose. even If we do not
like the way"
But the way loomed distasteful that
morning as never before.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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city. Emily. and there wasn't any car.
riage at the station. 30 when one of
the testers told me you were here
came over to get ride"
I've been to see Mr.. Bailey" she
responded. Get in"
AS Dick climbed in beside her, she
bent her head to Lestrange; II she
mad regretted her impulsive conf
oence. again the clear sanity and
calm OF the gray eyes she encountered
established self-content.
When they were trotting down the
road toward home. in the crisp air.
Emily glanced at her cousin.
Il did not know you and Mr.. Le-
strange were SO well acquainted" she
remarked.
Il see him now and then," Dick an.
swered uneasily. Hes too busy to
want me bothering around him much.
You-remembered him?"
"Yes."
He absently took the whip from its
socket. fecking the horse with It as
he spoke
1T was awfully square Of you,
Emily. not to mention that night to
Uncle Ethan. It wasn't like a girl, at
all. l made an idiot Of myself. and
you've never said anything to me
about 1t since. never told you where
Lestrange took me. because I didn't
like to talk Of the thing. I'm really
awfully fond Of you. cousin"
"Yes. Dickie." she said patiently.
well. Lestrange rubbed It in. Oh.
he didn't say much. But hs carrieA
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genuine. mischievous sense Of adven.

genuine, mischievous sense Of adven.
ture.
"Yesf wonder you could separate
yourself from that Rupert to come
here; he was most bewildering per-
son." she retorted.
Separate from Rupertf Why, I
would not think Of racing a taxicab,
as he would say. without Rupert be-
side me. He is here taking a post.
graduate course in this type of car,
in order to be up to his work wfxpn
we 90 down to Georgia next week"
Next week? You expect to win
that racer"
mo. We are running a stock car
against some heavy foreign racing
machines; the chance of winning is
slight. But hope to outrun any 9th.
er American car on the course, II
nothing goes wrong"
She looked up.
And II something does?" she won.
dered.
He shrugged his shoulders.
Pray be careful OF those moving
belts behind you, Miss French. II
something does-there is chance in
every game worth playing"
"A chance!" her feminine nerves
recoiled from the implied conse-
quences. But only a chance, surely
You were never in an accident. never
were hurt7"
Lestrange regarded her in surprise
mingled with a dawning raillery Inn
nitely indulgent.
Il had no accidents last season" he
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Something New Under tho Sun.

There is reason to believe. says
Prof j. w. Nicholson of the Royal
Astronomical society, that the spec
trum is now revealing in the corona
of the sun more elementary form OF
matter than any yet discovered on the
earth. 1t Is proposed to call this ele
mentary substance "nebulium" Prof
Nicholson says the spectrum of the
far distant nebulae in the depths OF
space indicates that they are com
posed of this came "nebulium," which
is coming to light In the solar radia
tions. "Nebulium" is considered a,
being lighter gas than hydrogen.
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ProvocatIon.

Judge-Pat, l wouldn't think you
would hit little man like that.
Pat-Suppose he called you an Irish
slob?
Judge-But I'm not an Irishman.
Pat-Suppose he called you Dutch
slob?
Judge-But I'm not Dutchman.
Pat-Well. suppose he called you
the kind OF a slob that you are?-
Life.
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judicial Advice,

II hope you won't be hard on mo.
Judge" he said. "You see, was under
tho influence Of liquor when done
It."
you seem to have been under the
influence OF something equally bad
when you studied grammar. During
the spare moments that you are going
to have. permit yourself to indulge in
judicious study OF the construction OF
simple sentences Here is one to be-
gin with--sixty days"
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"a

She turned to give Bailey her hand
smiling involuntarily in her relief
With a glance. an infection. Le
strange had stripped their former
meeting Of its embarrassment and un
conventionality, how. she neither ana
lyzed nor cared.
Good morning." said Bailey. "Shall
| take you through. or"
But Lestrange was already holding
open the door, with a bright uncon.
cern as to his workmanlike costume
which impressed Emily pleasantly
She wondered II Dick would have
borne the situation as we'll, In the i'm.
possible event Of his being found at
work.
Tho two walked together down an
aisle Of the huge. machinery-crowded
room, the grimy men lifting their
heads to gaze after Emily as she pass
ed. Once Lestrange paused to speak
to man who sat. notebook and pen.
ell in hand. beside another who manip.
ulated under a grinding wheel deli.
cate aluminium casting.
Pardon" he apologized to Emily,
who had fingered also. Mathews
would have let that go wrong in an.
other moment. He." his smile glanced
out. "he is not Rupert at changing
his tires, 30 to speak. but Just a good
chauffeur"
The gay and natural allusion de-
lighted her. For the first time in hor
life Emily French laughed out in a
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IS DESTINED TO STICK
SCION OF THE HOUSE OF JONES
HAS HIS soBRIoUET.
Unfortunate Pet Name Bestowed by
Fond Father Is Never Likely
to Be Forgotten In the.
Years to Come.

Unto young couple whom we'll
call the Joneses son was born. Nat
urally it was an event that minimized
the importance Of everything else that
had ever appened-especially In the
opinion Of the young mothers folks,
who closed up their houses and took
| up temporary residence with the
Joneses SOS to be near the newborn,
where they could make frequent COM
ment on the rare sagacity he dis
played.
After the excitement following the
discovery that he had limbs and eyes
like reglar baby had subsided q
trifie the family connections all tried
to get together on a name.
Now Jones, the father of the prod.
Icy, insisted that he wanted some
plain name that could be boiled down
into a nickname of the old-fashioned,
blown-in-the-bottle sort, such as Jack
or Jim. His wife, however, was strong
for name such as Ronald or Marina
duke. She said If he got any ordinary
name at all 1t would have to be one
OF those double names that are so
popular In families where they raise
children that grow up and lead cotil.
lions. She would have called the child
James Edward, for example, and use
the full name whenever she addressed
him. But Jones Just naturally
wouldn't stand for 1t.
Wouldn't 1t sound ridiculous, now"
| he pointed out, Ito go out on the
front porch to call the boy in from
his play and say, James Edward,
come in here?' Call him Jim or Ed
If you want to, but none O. that double
name truck. / know one man whose
friends call him by two names and he
always looks to me like the remnant
Of discarded hypothesis"
Then the mothers parents had q
lot of fool names that they would call
the helpless babe. Most of them were
names that can only be used when the
last name is "St. Clair" like the vii
lain in a show.
Jones, being unable to cay out his
own wishes in the selection of a suit
able nomination, was content to post
pone the christening In the hope that
after a time some name might turn
up on which all the relatives could
agree. But the delay allowed an aw.
full thing to happen. The young one
had funny way of screwing up its
face and throwing its arms when II
cried that Jones said made him think
of bug. So he playfully got to call.
Ing his offspring by the nickname
Of Bug" The nurse took 1t up.
Neighbors got hold of the sobriquet
and they call him Bug" Everybody
calls him Bug" BY the time the
family agreed on a regular name for
him, the Bug" nickname was 80 ir.
revocably established that there will
be no forgetting 1t. That child is des.
tined to go through life with every
body addressing him as Bug" re-
gardless of what may be his title In
the family Bible.
Some day tall, smooth-faced man
IN frock coat may arise in conven
ton hall, mop his brow, and say:
Gentlemen, ! wish to place in nomt
nation the name Of that sterlina
young patriot, Mr.. Bug Jones!"
The deed has been done. That
bug" Is destined to cling.
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Persuaded.

THAT mans motto is After me tn,
ce!uGe!" said the fervent speaker.
in that case," replied Farmer Corn
tossel, I'm goin' to vote fur i'm. w,
never did have enough rain to salts
fy me-"
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Had to Leave.

Mrs. Bacon-We hear your plano
going the whole livelong day. Got
company, haven't you?
Mrs Egbert-Yes; you have. to.
haven't your
well. we had until they heard your
piano."
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens on Long Island near
New York city, where Miss Emily
Ffrench. a relative of Ethan Ffrench.
manufacturer of the celebrated 'Mer-
curry automobile. loses her way. The
car has stopped and her cousin. Dick
French, is too muddled with drink to
direct It Alright. They meet another car
winch is run by a professional racer
named Lestrange. The latter fixes up
the Ffrench car and directs Miss Ffrench
now to proceed homeward. Ethan
Ffrench has disinherited his son, who
has disappeared. He informs Emily
plainly that he would like to have her
marry Dick. who Is a good-natured but ir-
responsible fellow. It appears that a
partner Of Ethan Ffrench wanting an ex-
pert to race with the Mercury" at auto
events, has engaged Lestrange, and at
the Ffrench factory Emily encounters the
younG man.
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The innate difference between rea
life and the stage Is well illustrated
by the fact that on the stage the peo
pie who sing Aud Lang Syne," in {,
New Years eve scene, do not forge
the words. aa,ts
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A Combination.

"That woman has spirit in her voice
and yet It 10 soft and low. "Hai A
regular speak-easyl" Ue
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Some Of US are apt to take advic,
that doesn't belong to VI.
Evening star., 1912-06-30
Everybody Fight the Fly!

While the young folks are busily en-
gagged in carrying on their well organized
campaign against the flies the house
ly careful to keep up their end of the
fight against the pests by excluding them
from the houses and keeping carefully
covered all forms of table refuse on
which the insects feed. Stable owners
should be particular also In screening
manure pits and thereby reducing the
possibility Of fly breeding. The police
corners and refuse -strewn vacant lots.
The cleanup committees should continue
to root out trash-laden premises. In
short, every agency for the suppression
of this nuisance should keep everlastingly
at the work. Dependence upon the
youngsters to rid the city Of flies Is just
the sort of thing that will lead to failure
pected 10 carry on the fight alone. They
are doing invaluable work at present In
not only destroying millions of flies and
thereby very greatly reducing the re-
production for the benefit OF the city in
future seasons. but in finding and report
ing breeding places that can be cured by
official processes; but. after all, the work
comes right UP to the adults to keer
their premises clean. and UP to the Of
fcials to insist upon high standards OF
household sanitation. Washington will be
nyless city in truth If everybody CO.
operates.
Evening star., 1912-06-30
The Sicilian Blackmail Game.

An Interesting example Of how the
Sicilian blackmailers work their game in
the country is afforded by a case that
has been brought to trial lately in court
in Jersey City. Three men lured young
musician of Bayonne to deserted shanty
In the woods and forced him to pay them
IS as part of the initiation fee OF $50 into
an alleged black hand organization. A
few weeks later they put pressure or
threats on him for more money and he
paid them $40 on account. Then he be-
came frightened and complained to the
police The men were arrested. When
the case of the first selected for trial was
called the Official interpreter of the court
was absent and a young italian clerk
in the county registers office was pressed
into service as a substitute. After ques-
tioning the prosecuting witness for a few
moments the interpreter turned to the
prosecuting officer and said: These men
are all Sic,lians and they are members Of
the Black Hand. II continue Interpreting
in this case something may happen to me.
am going to quit" After consideration
the court excused him from serving and
the trial was postponed until the regular
interpreter could be present.
This incident illustrates the baleful in
fluence Of the Sicilian blackmail scheme.
1t is next to impossible to get convicting
evidence from even the most, shamefully
abused victims of the ORGANIZATIONS called
the Black Hand. Secret signs are made
| in court that frighten witnesses. Nor are
these threats idle. There have been nu-
merous instances OF murderous reprisals
following the giving of testimony in court
Most of the Italians who are being bled
Evening star., 1912-06-30
Bosses in Retirement.

Two shades, each carrying in his hand
a copy OF the Daily Tw1hght-one cent on
week days. five cents on Sunday-were
taking their constitutional alorg q quiet
path in the Elysian Fields One was
tall and venerable. with q crown of snow
white hair. the other stocky. and, while
no longer young. still thatched with dark
kair. Gen. Simon Cameron and Matthew
s. Quay when In the fesh7 The same.
Matt. you left much later than l did,
and l must ask for explanations of some
OF the wireless from and about matters
in the old home"
With pleasure. general All know is
al your service
Well. about that fellow Finn, and his
warfare on the bosses"
a bluff general Pure bluff. Bills a
boss himself From bossism he came
with bossism he is cooperating. and unto
bossism he will return when his little re-
form fling is over. In a small way, Bills
a dandy"
And about that fellow Roosevelt Did
you know himT'
Intimately. general. Worked with him
Taught him some OF his tricks"
rs he biuffing, too?"
ITO beat the band. general. Teddy. as
ae Is called. has developed into the boss
Evening star., 1912-06-30

buffer. A lively chap. and no mistake.
/ never in all my experience met such
another"
Then there is nothing in Films threat
about carrying Pennsylvania for Roose-
welt in November
mo more than there would be In a
threat to carry the old state for ree
trade Having entered the game, Bill
must play it, out according to the rules
Before the campaigns over we shall hear
that Bills discussing the Constitution,
and the best means for regulating big
business
How did he happen to get Penrose on
the hip?''
That I don't know, general. In my
day. Boies was an alert and very capable
leader When l left, he took command.
and. until this affair. handled matters very
we'll l saw by the Twilight the other
day that he wouldn't interview. l like
that. He learned his silence from me.
But. in time. the story'll come out. and
then I'll talk 1t over with you.
Should you like to go back. Matt, for
the campaign and take hand?'
FRANKLY, general no. l couldn't hope
for my old job, and a subordinate's place
wouldn't be agreeable to me. While II
true I've been out of it but a brief time
as time Is counted where they have time,
so many changes have taken place since
then | should have to attend night school
to qualify No more for me, though l
still follow the reports of the game. Feel
any longings yourself. general!
None. No: this suits me. I've shaken
down into this existence pretty well, and
my old enemies still on earth Wouio oe
amazed to know about me now. Ihose
now here are all my friends Juogeo
from this standpoint, Matt. what ol-
verting racket that earthly existence Is!
Evening star., 1912-06-30
Fractional Votes in the Balloting.

To answer numerous inquiries as to the
appearance Of half and quarter votes In
the polling Of delegates at Baltimore for
the presidential nomination it should be
explained that this phenomenon is caused
by spirit Of generosity on the part of
district conventions and perhaps OF the
national committee. Each congressional
district Is entitled to two votes and each
state can cast four votes at large. 1t
sometimes happens that there Will be
more asprants for these places on the
delegations than can be accommodated
by a strict limiting Of the numbers to the
prescription Of the call. and then the con-
gressional district instead OF electing two
will name four, or the state convention
instead Of designating four will commits
sion eight men to sit in the national con-
clave. Then each man OF the double
number so named will cast half q vote.
Usually there are no disagreements in
delegations thus constituted, but occa-
sionaiy the two men who occupy single
seat at convention vote orposingly, and
then each is credited with an equal frac-
ton of whole vote. Sometimes there
are four men to a seat. each having one
quarter of a vote. 1t happens now and
then that the national committee, con-
fronted by contests. will settle the cases
by seating both sides and giving each side
half Of the normal voting power. These
fractional votes are the cause of great
annoyance to vote tabulators and fire.
quently delay the baloting in a conven-
ton. The custom Of seating two men for
one place, however. in cases which call
for Solomonian wisdom in the decision OF
contests or in the passing out of honors
in the district and state conventions is so
well established that there is no likeli-
hood Of a change in the mode, and as a
result probably the score sheets Of the
presidential naming meetings will con-
tinue to show these odds and ends of per-
sonal opinion, possibly to the confusion OF
the future historian.