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they blurred. their voices were small
and far away. Finally he said:
"All right. all right. can shoot
we'll enough: this kind Of thing isn't
our custom, you know-I'd as soon kill
him one way Is another. as a matter
of fact. No. l don't know q darned
soul here" There was a confab in.
comprehensive to Dan. Its all one
to me, gentlemen" he said. "1'd rath-
er not drag in my friends. Fix 1t up
to suit yourselves"
He wanted them to go-to be alone
to stretch his arms. to rid himself
Of the burden Of sense and be free.
And after they had left, he remained
in his window till dawn. 1t came soon.
midsummer dawn. a singularly tender
morning in his heart His mind
worked with great rapidity. He had
made his will in the States. He
wished he could have left everything
to Lefty Lane. but II. as Ruggles said.
he was a pauper? Perhaps It wasn't
a lie after all. Dan had written and
telegraphed Ruggles asking for the
solemn truth, and also telling him
where he was and asking the older
man to come over. II Ruggles proved
he was poor. why. some Of his bur.
den was gone. His money had been
a burden, he knew 1t now. He might
have no use for money the next day.
What good could 1t do him In a fix
like this? He was to meet Ponio-
towsky at five o'clock in a place whose
name he couldn't recall. He had seen
It advertised. though: people went
there for lunch.
They we're to- shoot at twenty-five
paces-he might be q Rockefeller or
a beggar for all the good his money
could do him In a pinch like this.
His father wouldn't approve. the
old man wouldn't approve. but he had
sent him here to learn the ways Of
the old world. A dickering smile
crossed his beautiful. set face. His les.
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SYNOPSIS.

hs copper King s0e 9. sais
home home Of ii Lady aaiorsy. Dams father Sad
his visit to the United States and the
courtesy !. nov % being returned n o.} to 1iri 1hS
b sis Hs VIZ Wdep @so
takes a liking to her. When pan was =
sSh had nsvsr ssnf fossossen oes TSe
theater where one Lefty. Lane = the stsr: a.:
town. and going behind the scenes intro
He learns. that Prince Poniotowsky 10
IersS ana aao sssS ssisnd named S KussIe" deter
mine 70 protect the westerneE from III Lily
and other fortune hunters. Young Rlair
But Lefty ana this .nsers the puehess;
Tho westerner finds Lefty Ill from hard
york: but she recovers and Ruggies Sna
atricai people. Dan visits Lily. for the
time Lssy and M Later a5cbss, an.
Lefty refuses to sing for an eniertain-
that Al Iiiy cares FOR !. his money: and
have been mutually in love for years.
Lefty sings at an aristocratic function.
Dan escortinG her home. Dan confronts
forms Lefty ths. his engagement with
Lily In broken. asks the singer to marry
him: and they become engaged. Ruggles
= pubic singer, and endeavors to Induce
fearing she is not good enough for Dan.
has abandoned his love. Finally Dan
nnds Lefty in Paris. whore he II per-
Aistent In pressing his suit.
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sons hadn't done him much good: he
would like to have seen good old Cor
don Galorey again; he loved him-he
had no use for Ruggles. no use-it
had been all his fault His mind
reached out to his father. and the old
mans words came dinning back:
Buy the things that stay above
ground. my boy" What were those
things? He had thought they were
passionate had thought they were
love. and he had put all on one WON.
an. She couldn't stand by him. now
that he was poor.
The spasm In his heart was SO sharp
that he made low sound in his throat
and leaned against the casing Of the
window. He must see her. touch her
once more.
The fellows Poniotowsky's seconds
had chosen to be Dams representatives
came in to AK him up" They were
In frock coats and carried their silk
hats and their gloves. He could have
laughed at them. Then they made
him think Of undertakers. and his
blood grew cold. He handled the no
volvers with care and interest
I'm not going to let him murder
me. you know" he told his seconds.
They helped him to dress. at least
one OF them did. while the other took
Dams place by the window and looked
to the boy like figure Of death.
The hour was getting on; he heard
his own motor drive up. and they went
down. through the deserted hotel.
The men who had consented to act for
Dan regarded their principal curious.
ly. He wasn't pale. there was bright
ness on his face.
"Partons." said one Of them. and
told Blair's chauffeur where to go and
now to run. "Partons."
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Such STUFF a. Dreams.

Sucn StUU AZ OF61mt.
Dan was In his room at the hotel.
He woke and then slept again. Moth.
ing seemed strange to him-nothing
seemed real. It was three O'Clock in
the morning. the rumble Of Paris was
dull; It did not disturb him. for he
seemed without the body and to have
grown giantlike. and to NIL the room.
He had a sense Of sunocation and the
need to b:eak through the windows
and to es APE into ether.
The entrance Of Poniotowsky's two
friends was q part with the unreal
naturalness. One was . RoumanIan.
the other q Frenchman-both spoke
fluent English. Dan. his eyes fixed on
the foreign faces. only half saw them:
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Stronghold Of Wasps.

An extraordinary nest Of wasps was
discovered lately on the Bedfordshire
tEng) estate OF Lord Ampthill. whers
a man. using three wire wasp traps,
has caught over 1000 wasps. The nest
consisted Of SIX tiers. which stood
six end half inches high. and meas.
ured eight and half inches across,
The cells contained grubs and youns
wasps in different stages Of growth.
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CHAPTER xxx.
The Picture Of lt Al.

The Picture Of Il Al.
As far as his knowing anything Of
the customs Of It all. It was like lead
ing q lamb to slaughter.
villebon. lovely. vernal. At . later
hour the spot for gay breakfasts and
gentle rendezvous. had been desig.
mated for the meeting between Dan
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CHAPTER xxvII.-contlnued.

She made him take a table in the
corner. where she sat In the shadow
on the sofa. overlooking the brilliant
room. Maxim's was no new scene to
either of them. no novelty. Ponio-
towsky scarcely glanced at the crowd.
preferring to feast his eyes on his
= -eofnpanion. whose indifference to him
made his abstraction easy. She was
his property. He would give her his
title: she had demanded 1t from the
first. The Hungarian was little over
dre]sed. with his jeweled buttons. his
large boutonniere. his faultless
clothes. his single eye-glass through
viii Eh he stared at Lefty Lane. whose
delicate beauty was in fine play: her
cheeks family pink. her starry eyes
humid with a dew whose luster Is OF
the most precious quality. Her un-
Poniotowsky-they were for the boy.
Her heart sickened. thinking where
he might be: and more than that. it
cried out for him. She wanted him.
Oh. she would have been far better
for Dan than anything he could find
in this mad city. than anything to
which in his despair he could 60 for
consolation. She had kept her word.
however. to that old man. Mr.. Rug
giles: she had got out OF the business
with a fatal result. as far rs the boy
was concerned. She thought Dan
would drift here probably as most
Americans on their wild nights do for
a part of the time. and she had come
to see.
She wore a dress OF coral pink.
tightly fitting. high to her little chin.
and seemed herself like a coral strand
from neck to toe. clad in the color she
affected. and which had become cele-
brated as the Lefty Lane pink. Her
feathered hat hid her face. and she
was. completely shielded as she bent
down drawing pictures with her bare
finger on the cloth. After a little
while she said to Poniotowsky with.
out glancing ut him:
IF you stare any longer like that.
Frederigo. you'll break your eye-glass.
You know how I hate it."
Used as he was to her sharpness.
he nevertheless flushed and sat back
and looked across the room, where. to
their right. protected from them as
they we're from him by the great door.
q young man sat alone. Whether or
not he had come to Maxim's intending
to Join a congenial party. should he
find one. or to choose for a companion
some one Of the women who. at the
entrance OF the tall blond boy. stirred
and invited him with their raised
iorgnons and their smiles. will not be
known. Dan Blair was alone. pale as
the pictures Lefty Lane had drawn on
the cloth. and he. too, feasted his eyes
on the Gaiety girl.
by Jove!" said the Hungarian
under his breath. and she eagerly
asked: What? Whom? Whom do
you sect"
Turning his back sharply he evaded
her question and she did not pursue
the idea. and as a physical weakness
overwhelmed her when Poniotowsky
after second said: Come. cherie.
for heavens sake. let's go"-she me.
chanicaily rose and passed out.
Several young men supping together
came over eagerly to speak to her
and claim acquaintance with the Cal.
ETY. girl. and walked along out to the
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The Fool Abroad.

Whenever q fool gets away from
home he seems to be afraid some
body may pass him without noticing
his foolishness.-Chicago Record. Her.
aid.
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TRIED away In the records
Of the American Sea-
mems society. the writer
recently discovered q re-
port made by the Cap
tain Of the bark Anjou
(2.06s tons) upon his ar.
rival in M ars eilles
aboard the liner Ernest
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CluC. we 000
left Sydney on
January 20. and
during q thick
fog and rough
weather on Feb
ruay 4 tho ship
struck on . reef.
The masts fell
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the Dundee ship Humay
oon. bound from Scotland
to Valparaiso. The cargo
OF the Humayoon was also
nnal md mia. A. .aol
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-04

les of New York, Chicago. Philadel-
ph!a and Boston as a dramatization
not only equal bat superior 10 thu
book from which Il was taken 10 an
nounoed for an engagement Ia Albu-
qucrque soon.
The play has had twenty most sue
cessfui engagements IN New York
during the past SIX years. II brings
with u the crodltaOle success In The
shape OF very warm newspaper
praise from theatrical authorities IN
every city OF America, and the very
cnvlablc box Office statements show
ing that the success from q financial
point OF Wow is quite as great "a
from the artistic. The play Is de-
sorlhed by william Winter o. tho
New York Tribune as "the greatest
racing play since the days OF THE
Flying Soud." Opie Reed, the noted
novelist, has spoken OF u as zone o.
the choicest strongest and pretlies
representations OF bit OF everyday
life that I ever saw on the stage"
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MARRIED AFTER z
YEARS TOGETHER
Couple Got License, but Were
Only Common Law Man and
Wife Until Threats Are
Made Against Husband.

Chicago. Ian. One OF the most
unusual things that the marriage IL
cense clerks IN the Blue Island re-
cordnr's office have ever seen, and
marElage license clerks see some
queer things. took place yesterday
when license issued twelve years
ago. almost To dav, was returned.
The nlasriage license had lain for all
that time at the huttom OF "A trunk
unrcrilflcd. Yesterday II WAS re-
turned with proper inscriptions.
showing that the Wedding took place
last Friday at Blue Island. A threat
caused the couple 90 seek legal sane
ton OF common law marriage.
A license to marry WIS issued to
Harry Baker and Lillian Mencius at
the county building May %, 1899. AZ
that time he was 80 years old and
she WAS 90.
This seems 90 me like lot Of
unnecessary red tapg." Baker said Co
his flance on leaving the county
building. II don't see why we cant
consider ourselves man and wife with
out consulting anyb1dy else. We love
each other. We arc OF the right age.
Let's 80 home. Mrs. Baker"
The common law bride hiashed.
That night friends Jaw the notice OF
the license IN the newspapers. Bak-
eg's introducllons Of my wife" were
confirmed. Withhold Interference the
Bakers have lived togother for twelve
years. They did eunhido later TO a
few intimate friend that they weren't
legally married.
Baker. who ~ ioffner newspaper
man. became involved IN case az
law recently wherein he ~ a principal
witness. Lawyers on one side OF The
case didn't want him 60 testify They
told him they had discovered that
the marriage license had never been
returned. ghis was a hint.
Baker consulted Attorney George
W. Underwood The lawyers advice
| was simple. EGO get marriec,' be
advised. Baker SMILED. "Why.
hadn't Thought Of that," he said
SO Harry Baker md LILLIAN Menl'
gus were united in MARRIAGE the art
ornoon Of Docembcr 81 by Albert M
Duiler. Justice 81 the peace at Calu'
met The marriags certification d
dated az Blue island
~ hesltoted 40 priorm the cere
mony." the Justice said YESTERDAY
"When ] saw how slncere they were
/ knew the proceedines would be res
uiar."
The Bakers gave their address a
2i7 East Thiry-first street.
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BUSINESS IS FINE
IN CHINA WHERE
LABOR IS CHEAP
Visitor Who Has Spent Much
Time in Orient Declares OPP
portunities for Making
Money Abound Over There.

Honolulu. Jan. 3--The growing
commercial Importance OF the Orient
is commanding attention OF All BUSH
ness men ana others who are posted
on the situation. Returning visitors
To Japan and China have been inn
pressed by the developments and
coming Developments IN the orient.
and bring back by every steamer mes
sages OF warning 20 American busl-
ness men not TO neglect the oppOrtu-
mites that are offering.
Frank n. Brockman, y. NJ. c, 4.
secretary. who has been working for
years Ia the orient, has just returned
for visit and IN an interview with
your correspondent dwelt particular
~ on the increased commercial Inn
p0rtance OF the FAR east Mr. Brock
man VIII visit America before going
back To his field Of labor.
70 illustrate the growing CONNER
cial life IN China he mentioned the
fact that five years ago old horse
shoes We're being gathered up In New
York 10 send TO China as old iron.
yet at the present time the gres.t steel
ana iron works In the empire were
competing with san Francisco aud
the American manufacturing ports in
the production and manufacture OF
Iron and steel. Since coming 90
Honolulu. he said. he had also learn
cd that much OF the coke purchased
here by the iron foundrios and other
Industries also came from She Celes-
tial empire.
In speaking Of the situation In
Korea he showed how Russia desired
the peninsula FOR the sake OF its
ports. how China desired Il for a
province and how Japan. who now
holds a. desires Il for a highway.
The Japanese. he said. are spending
millions on the roads Of the coun-
try. are reforming the judiciary and
improving the government. He .fas
not inclined 10 criticize Japanese gov
eminent Ia Korea, although admit
ting that II was occasionally severe
towards the Koreans. In referring
to the Koraen attitude towards the
Japaneae government he illustrated
the length Of time during which a
continuous Korean dynasty had reign
ed by showing that the one the Jap
aneSc overthrow assumed the throne
when David was king IN Israel.
He spoke enthusiastically OF the
work OF the Y. N. G. A and OF the
missions IN Korea and the success
which has attended them, The three
Fundamental facts In tho mission
work in Korea 10 be considered, he
said, were their aptitude for Bib,
study. the self support OF the Kore-
ans IN the movcment and the indi.
viduei responsibility shown by them
Eighteen hundred students are en-
rolled IN the Bible study classes. and
IN speaking OF this work he referred
to ono Korean who spoke In nine
months 20 5000 people on the Chris
tian life.
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LINCOLN BEACHEY TO
FLY IN LOS ANGELES
Altitude HccOrd Holder, Pride OT tllo
Curtiss flock, 60 Participate Ia tllc
Meet.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. dick
Ferris has received q cablegram from
Colpn. Panama, signed by Lincoln
Beaohey, most Intrepid OF an Amer
lean air pilots Bcachey's entry has
been the particular desire OF the avi-
gtlon committee. aud his appearance
al the international meet az Domin-
gucz field, January 20 % 2S. was as
sured by wire last night
The star OF the Curtlss camp has
been pulling of the most sensational
stunts of any Of the blrdmen, and Ia
the holder of the American altitude
record, which he made IN Chicago on
day last summer when forty AWAIT
ors recruited from ali parts of the
world were afraid so leave the ground
during a hurricane blowing off Lake
Michigan. Then Beaohey calmly cut
off his motor and spiraled from d
height of nearly 10000 feet, causing
the huge crowd 90 gasp until ne land
cd gracefully IN front OF the officials
stand.
"Wlth Boachey here said Ferris
II win not worry about Swing IN,
crowd series OF thrills during the
Dominguez meet. This fellow viii
cause more spine chllls than all On,
others put together iils dives from
the sky will be daily feature OF ih'
meet
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SUN will MAKE GOOD
PRESIDENT SAYS
LOCAL CHINESE
Charlie Kee Personally Ao-
quainted With Man Who Is
Provisional Ruler of the
Celestial Empire.

'Dr sun, he make China a mighty
iine president"
This Is the opinion OF the frat
president Of China that Is entertained
by Charlie Kee, one OF the walters az
a Central avenue restaurant and per.
haps the best known Chinaman in Al
buquerque Kee formerly knew the
chief executive Of his native country,
was very much attlched to him IN q
personal way, and VIII go back to his
homo land some Of these days to
meet the president again.
DIR Sun came up from t1e rants
kee says. which is more difficult iu
China shan II h IN the Unitod States
and for several years now he has been
the idol OF the Chinese people lie
started life as a young doctor, hav-
ing completed his medical education
by the time he was is years OF age.
lie worked his way through school
and upon Ills graduation he started
small drug store IN connection with
his medical practice.
From the very outset he took a
Keen interest In public affairs and In
the discussion OF them declared the
reigning powers were not giving the
people the privileges TO which they
were entitled Those who longed for
q more popular government loofed
20 DIR. Sun as q leader o. their efforts
and after he had accumulated an in
dependence be travelled extensively
IN Europe. America aud India and
everywhere he could find Cinnamon
living under other conditions than
those which prevailed In their native
Hands He usually addressed them and
was still further impressed with the
possibilities that would be opened
up to his counirymen under a changed
form OF government.
For about 30 years he has been
giving large attention 10 a study OF
governmental affairs az home and
abroad, and being the master of six
foreign languages. he has been able
TO converse freely with representa-
lives OF other governments and to de-
rive ideas from them. BY his inter-
est In the welfare OF the common peo-
pie, his success in managing his own
affairs, and his strength OF character
he won the confidence of all the peo-
pie, kee SAYS, and he looks for a very
successful administration. II will be
matter Of only a few years, he be-
lieves. until China has become com.
pletely revolutionlzed In fact as well
as IN name lie will receive the sup
port OF all factions of the Chinese
people, Keo believes.
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.BAUMGARDT SPEECH
/. ON NAPOLEON TO
Be INTERESTING
Big Demand for Tickets to
Lecture Entertainment to
Be Given Under Auspices of
Santa Fe Here Friday.

A brisk demand for tickets to the
y. Il. Baumgardt lecture on Napoleon,
which IL TO be the attraction at the
Elks' theater Friday night. indicates
that the house viii be crowded with
people Interested In hearing the story
OF one OF the most celebrated genuisea
IN history. The lecture Is to be Civ.
en- under direction OF the Santa Fe
Reading Room association and will
be especially for Santa Fe employees
The house will De thrown open 10 the
public after S;15. h0Rever, and the
ticket holders not in their seats at
that time forfeit their right TO them.
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HOW HE LEARNED
Arr or BETNG HONEST

He was shlfilofe coiored hoy in
Alabama. who after being caught In
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"a number ~ petty dolinqucncios was
at last sentenced o. q short term IN
the penltoniinry, where he was set
10 tearing trade. on tho day he
returned home he met friendly
white acquaintance. VINO asked:
well, what ala they put you at ln
the prison. Raatusg" "Doy started
in to make an honest boy outn me,
sah." That's gUod. 'iastus hope
they succeeded hey dld. san"
And how dld they teach YOU ~ b.
honestY' "poy put me in de- shoe
shop, snh. naiiln pastohoard soies on
90 de- shoes. Hnh
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NO IMPROVEMENTS.

Though motor cars change yearly
Ia engine or in frame,
The water wagon model
Remains about the same
New York sun.
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ADVANCE SALES FOR
COMING SHOWS
Tickets for Human Hearts" "
to Be Sold Friday; "The
Girl, The Man and The
Came" Sale Is Saturday.

Frank A. Storiz. manager OF the
Elks' theater, announced today that
the advance sale Tor Human Hearts
here on Saturday will begin tomorrow
morning. The advance sale for "The
Girl, the Man and the Game" begins
Saturday morning The aalea viii be
nt Natson's Human Hearts" Is a
drama. "The Girl, the Man and the
Game" h muNlcal comedy.
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''Clieckers" u COBlng.
Checkers" described by the crlt-
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SIXTEEN SONG TO
Be FEATURE OF
MUSICAL COMEDY
Two Hours of Solid Fun and
Enjoyment Promised Those
Who Attend "The Girl, the
Man and the Game"

with hevy Of exceptionally pretty
singing aud dancing girls, a splendid
~ balanced company, billy Single"
Clifford supported by that clever
prlma donna, Miss Ida May. will be
seen Ia the merrlest musical farce,
The Girl, the Man and the Game" at
the Elks' thealor on Monday, Jan. 3.
The success OF this clever play the
past season fr0m coast 20 coast was
little short OF phenomenal. This sea.
son Il will be seen TO much better
advantage, the company being Inn
proved by the addition OF Miss Ida
May and a very clever little singing
and dancing soubrette, Miss Mae Col-
Inns. who was feature the past sea-
son IN "rhe Pink Lady" and az the
FolieH nergere, In New York. The
chorus will be up TO the Clifford stand
ard, which means much and Billy will
have tho best and brightest selection
OF songs he has ever had In his long
career
"Tho Girl, the Man and the Game
~ a success with capital -, az
hiliy Cliflord's brand OF comedy and
dancing Is delightfully."- pleasing.
''CileCkera" u COnlng.
"Checkera." described By the crit
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from 4 comparatively new and a rap
idly growing science or industry, but
also from the fact that Dc makes heavy
deman6s un the railway treasures
while rs problems have 90 be- dealt
with by two departments (hcsidoa the
financially Nevertheless. the signal
engineers az a body have met al do
mands most croditahly.