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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

David Belasco's THE Drums of Dude"
the second of the one-act plays he
is producing for vaudeville-will be given
it's first American performance tomorrow
night in Chicago William Elliott will
attend the premiere as Mr.. Belasco's rep
resentative and associate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

English Grand Opera Company Is Miss
Bessie Merriam, who lived here with her
parents before going on the grand opera
stage. Miss Merriam is one of the prin-
cipal understudies Of the local company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

The Musurgia Club will hold smoker
in the chapter room Of the Washington
branch Of the American Institute of
Banking, Monday evening, May 13. The
occasion will be purely social one. as
no business will be transacted. The COM
mittee In charge has program arranged,
including numbers by Arthur Pierce.
ings, Fred Sillers, James s. Hicks. Edwin
Callow and others. o. G. Cowlick Is Sec
rotary Of the coDnhttee, 1924 street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

'.Auf Wiedersehen'' Is the laconic mes
sage received from e. M. Newman, who
is board the Hamburg American liner
Amerika, by friends in this city. Mr..
Newman is beginning his annual pill
grimage in search Of material for his lee
ture course the coming season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Nine. Jane Osborn Hannah of the Chi
cago and Philadelphia Grand Opera Com
pany and her husband. Frank Hannah.
have taken cottage at Shawnee-on-Del-
aware, Ia, this summer, where Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson will conduct his sim
mer school Of singing. Mr. Hannah was
the guest of Mr.. Wrightson for two days
recently in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

A notable event Of the week was the
presentation yesterday afternoon at the
PLAYHOUSE. by Miss Victoria Siddons, dra-
matte reader, and Miss Pearl Waugh.
pianist, Of Tennyson's poem, "Enoch Ar
den." with the musical setting written by
Richard Strauss. Musical washington
was present in force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Miss Hazel Franklin, mezzo soprano.
has returned to Washington from an
eighteen-month stay in London. where
she was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Fairbanks of the American emha GOV
Miss Franklin is the guest at present of
Miss Tryphena Read =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Blanche Yurka is said to have studied
for grand opera under Director Conrefd
of the Metropolitan Opera House. and
was introduced by him to David Belasco,
who induced her to enter a dramatic ca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Joseph Whittemore. tenor soloist of ST.
Iatrick,s Church. was the assisting solo
ist at the recital given Tuesday even
ton Mr.. Whittemore sang the aria.
Una furtiva lagrina,'' from L'Elisire
d Amore; Beloved, It Is Morn" by Avl.
ward; "Nita Gitana' and "Berceuse. .
. ..S, Joceiyn Mrs. Gibbs was heard in
Shines vers avient des allies. NV
Hahn: Open Secret" by woodman. and
In MY Garden" George Wilson, organ
ISL OF metropolitan Presbyterian Church
assisted at the piano and proved a salts
factory accompanist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Augustus Thomas is at work upon a
Few comedy for Charles Frohman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02

meadow land. trunks Of trees torn
up by the roots had lodged against
them. It was scene of desolate and
miserable confusion and disaster.
"oh, Robert, don't you think she
may be safe?" asked Mrs. Maitland.
There's just a chance, I think, that
she may have suspicioned the storm
an got out Of the canon" suggested
the old frontiersman.
"A slim chance" answered Matt
land gloomily. God, I wouldn't have
had this happen for anything on
earth"
"Nor me. I'd a heap ruther it had
got me than her." said Kirkby SIM
ply.
7 didn't sec It coming" continued
Maitland. nodding as If Kirkby's
statement were to be accepted as a
matter Of course. as indeed It was.
I'VE were on the other slope of the
mountain until It was almost over.
head"
'Nuther did I To tell the truth l
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to the merciless fury Of the storm, a
thought came suddenly to Mrs. Matt.
land. She leaned over and caught the
frontiersman by his vet sleeve. See
Ing that she wished to speak to him,
he bent his head toward her lips.
ENID" she cried. pointing down the
canon. She had not thought before Of
the position Of the girl.
Kirkby. who had not forgotten her,
but who had instantly realized that he
could do nothing for her, shook his
head. lifted his eyes and solemnly
pointed his finger up to the gray
skies. He had said nothing to Mrs.
Maitland before. What was the use
of troubling her.
God only kin help her." he cried.
shes beyond the help Of man"
All. indeed, old trapper, whence
came the confident assurance Of that
dogmatic statement? For as It chanc.
ed, at that very moment the woman
for whose peril your heart was wrung
was being lifted out of the torrent by
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We won't give up hope. ma'am,s
said Kirkby. until tomorrer Wen
We We had look at the canon"
BY this time the others Joined the
party. Phillips and Bradshaw showed
the stun that was in them. They Inn
mediately volunteered to 30 down the
canon at once, knowing little or moth
Ing OF its dangers and Indifferent TO-
what they did know. but ~ Kirkby
had pointed out, the attempt was
clearly impossible. Maitland bitterly
reproached himself for having allow
ed the girl to go alone, and in those
self-reproaches old Kirkby Joined.
They were too wet and cold to
sleep. There was no shelter and It
was not until early in the morning
they succeeded in kindling q IRE.
Meanwhile the men talked the situa,
ton over very carefully. They were
two days journey from the wagons.
1t was necessary that the women and
children should be taken back at once.
kirkby hadn't been able to save much
more than enough to eat to get them
back to ranch or settlement, and on
very short rations at best. It was
finally decided that George and Pete
and Mrs. Maitland, the two girls and
the youngster, should go back to the
wagon, drive to the nearest settle.
ment. leave the women and then 70.
turn on horseback with all speed to
meet Maitland and Kirkby, who would
meanwhile search the canon.
The two men from the east had to
go back with the others. although
they pleaded CALAMITY to be allowed
man to man and then Robert Matt.
land, standing in the midst Of the
group, bowed his head in the sunny
morning. for the sky again was clear,
and poured out a brief prayer that
God would prosper them, that they
would find the child and that they
would all be together again in health
and happiness. And without another
word, he and Kirkby plunged down to
the side Of the canon, the others tax.
ing up their weary march homeward
with sad hearts and in great dismay.
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ned his own old battered. soiled rain
clothes and had grabbed up Pete's.
Il brought the children's coats
along" said Mrs. Maitland, extending
three others.
Good" said Kirkby. Nov wen
take our packs an"
do you think there ia any danger
to Robertf"
Hell git nothin' worse n wet
TIM" returned the old man confident
". IT we'd pitched the tents up on
the hog back, that's all we'd been in
for"
Il have to leave the tents and all
the things" said Mrs. Maitland.
"You can stay with them" answered
Kirkby, dryly. ''but II what think 3
goin' to happen comes OF, you won't
have no need Of nothin' no more
Great God, hero she comes"
Az he spoke there was a sudden,
swift downpour Of rain. not in drops,
but In q torrent Catching up his own
pack and motioning the woman to do
likewise with her load, Kirkby caught
her by the hand, and half led, half
dragged her up the steep trail from
the brook to the ridge which bordered
the side Of the canon. The canon was
much wider here than further up and
there was much more room and much
more space for the water to spread.
Yet. they had to hurry for their lives
as It was. They had gone up scarcely
hundred feet when the disgorge-
ment Of the heavens took place. The
water fell with such force, directness
and continuousness that it almost
beat them down. It ran over the trail
down the side Of the mountain in
sheets like water falls. It required all
the old mans skill and address to
keep himself and companion from los
ing their footing and falling down into
the seething tumult below.
The tents went down in an instant,
Where there had been a pleasant bit
of meadow land was now a muddy,
tossing lake Of black water. Some of
the. horses and most of the burros
which Pete had been unable to do any
thing with were engulfed in a mo-
ment. The two on the mountain side
could see them swimming for dear life
as they swept down the canon. Pete
himself, with few of the animals,
was already scrambling up to safety.
Speech was impossible between the
noise Of the falling rain and the in
cessant peals Of thunder, but by per-
sistent gesture, old Kirkby urged the
terrified. trembling woman up the
trail until they finally reached the
top Of the hog back, where under the
poor shelter Of the stunted pines they
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a mans hand! And, yet, who shall
say that the old hunter was not right
and that the man himself, as men Of
old have been. was sent from God?
1T can't be-" began Mrs. Maitland
in great anguish for the girl she had
grown to love.
"Ef she seed the storm an realized
what 1t was. an had sense enough to
climb up the canon wall" answered
the other, "she won't be no worse
off'n we are; eft not"
Mrs. Maitland had only to look
down into the seething cauldron to
understand the possibility Of that IF. 81
"Oh," she cried, 'let us pray for her
that she sought the hills"
I've been dom it." said the old
man gruf1y.
He had a deep vein Of piety in him,
but, like other rich ores, 1t had to be
mined for In the depths before It was
apparent.
By slow degrees the water subsid-
ed, and after q long while the rain
ceased, heavy mist lay on the noun.
tains and the night approached with.
out any further appearance Of the
yelled sun. Toward evening Robert
Maitland, with the three men and the
three children. Joined the wretched
trio above the camp. Maitland, wild
with excitement and apprehe nsion,
had pressed on ahead Of the rest. It
was q glad-faced man indeed who ran
the last few steps Of the rough way
and clasped his wife In his arms, but
as he did so he noticed that one was
missing.
Great God. no cried. releasing his
wife, where d Enid7'' 5,.I
M ..'she went down the canon early
this mornin, intendin' 70 stay III day
slowly and reluctantly answered old
Kirby, 'san' 4 IL III ~
NJ paused there. Il want necss-
isary Tor him ~ ny anything more. &
81 Maitland Malksd to the edss of TIE
rail IRA looked down into tha valley.
Il Ind beea sW0pt clsan of To camp.
1ecAD ~ - Esllsd Over apoa -
&
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1tS approach. AT best the three In
tho camp could not have discovered 1t
until It was high In the heavens. Now
the clouds were already approaching
the MONDAY sun. Kirkby was alive to
the situation at once. He had the rare
ability Of men Of action Of awakening
with all his faculties at instant COM
mand. He did not have to rub his
eyes and wonder where he was, and
speculate az to what was to bo done.
The moment that his eyes. following
Pete's outstretched arm, discovered
the black mass Of clouds he ran TO-
ward Mrs. Maitland and standing on
no ceremony he shoo.: her vigorously
BY the shoulder.
We'll have to run for our lives,
ma'am." he said brietty. "Pete, drive
the stock up on the hills, fur as you
kin. the bosses pertikler, they'll be
more to US an them burros must take
keer Of themselves"
Pete needed no urging. He was OF
like a shot In the direction Of the i'm
provised corral. He loosed the horses
from their pickets and started them
up the steep trail that led down from
the hogback to the camp by the wa.
ter's edge. He also tried to start the
burros he had just rounded up In the
same direction. Some Of them would
go and some Of them would not. He
had his hands full in an instant.
Meanwhile Kirkby did not linger by
the side Of Mrs. Maitland. With in
credible agility for 80 old a man he
ran over to the tent where the stores
were kept and began picking out such
articles Of provision as he could
easiest carry.
Come over here, Mrs. Maitland"
he cried. We'll have to carry up on
the hill somethin' to keep us from
starvin' till we get back to town. We
hadn't orter camped in this yere
pocket noways, but who'd ever expect
ed anything like this now?"
What do you fear?" asked the
woman. Joining him as she spoke and
waiting for his directions.
Looks to me like cloudburst,"
was the answer. Greeks pretty full
now, an II she does break everything
below yere II go to hell on a run"
It was evidence Of his perturbation
and anxiety that he used such Ian
guage. which. however. in the emer-
gency did not seem unwarranted even
to the refined ear Of Mrs. Maitland.
us It possible?" she exclaimed.
"Taint only possible, it's sartin.
Now, ma'am," he hastily bundled up a
lot Of miscellaneous provisions in a
small piece of canvass, tied 1t up and
handed It to her. "Thatll be for you"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
CHAPTER VII.
A wild Dash tor the HIII..

A Wild Dash for the Hills. -
i Old Kirkby, who had been lazily
mending saddle the greater part Of
the morning, had eaten his dinner,
smoked his pipe and was now stretch
ID out on the grass In the warm sun
taking nap. Mrs. Maitland was
browsing over a book in the shadow
of one Of the big pines. when Pete,
athe horse wrangler, who had been
wandering rather far down the canon
rounding up the ever straying stock,
suddenly came bursting into the camp.
Great God Almighty" he cried,
actually kicking the PROSTATE from
Aseiersman as he almost stumbled over
him. Wake up, old man, anti ls
What the began Kirkby fierce
Il. thus rudely aroused from slumber
and resentful Of the daring ana most
snnsual alfront 70 his dignity and sta
tton since III mon, and especially the
/ younger ones. held him in great hon
Il COX hsgs. sled Peter, in grow
11g excitement l md entirely oblivious
20 his lsse-maj stis, pointing at q
/ Mack clond rolling over the top of the
ange. s'It'll bs cloud bnrst surs.
Wen have 10 git ont q. here IN n i
4 hurry too. Oh. Mrs Nit Hand. X: 81
this tins Kirby NaS ia his
4 storm hald pp0n him
1eepinG ma nm IN n conf
I - o ke9 O. \ ~ ~ 1D
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was lynn down nappin' wen Pete
we're, who'd been down the canon
rounding up some of the critters
came Dustin in on U.S."
Il amt saved but four hosses," said
Pete mournfully. "and there's only one
burro on the hog back"
I'VE came back as fast as we
could" said Maitland. II pushed on
ahead, George, Bradshaw and Phillips
are bringing Bob and the girls. We
must search the canon"
1T can't be done tonight, old man" "
said Kirkby.
Il tell you we can't wait, Jack!"
We've got to, I'm as willin' to lay
down my life for that young gal as
anybody on earth, but in this yere
mist an as black a night as it's goin'
to be. we couldn't go ten rod without
KILN ourselves an we couldn't see
nothin' noways"
"But she may be in the canon"
If she's in the canon 'twon't make
no difference to her w'ether we finds
her tomorrer or next day or next
year, Bob"
Maitland groaned in anguish.
Il can't stay here inactive" he per.
sisted stubbornly.
TITS a hard thing, but we got to
wait till mornin'. Ef she got out of
the canon and climbed up on the hog
back she'll be all right, she'll soon
ind out she cant make no progress in
this mist and darkness. No. old
friend. we're up agin It hard. We Jest
got to stay the night were we are an
as long % We got to wait we might
as well make ourselves as comfortable
as possible. For the wimmen an
children. anyway. I fetched up some
ham and some canned goods and 9th.
er eatin's n these we're canvas sack.
We might kindle q IRE = n
''It's hardly possible. : said R Matt
land. We shall have TO eat L cold. Z.
.Oh, Robert J" pleaded h3s Win.
ISN'T Is pessibls Tint shs ~ ~
'escapsd IA
ss 81 ossibls, ~,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
CHAPTER Viii.

A Telegram and Caller.
you say" asked Maitland, as they
surveyed the canon, that she went
down the stream?"
"She said she was goin' down. I
showed her how to cut across the
mountains an avoid the big bend. I've
got no reason to suspicion that she
didn't go were she said"
Nevertheless" said Maitland, ut
is barely possible that she may have
changed her mind and gone up the
canon" !
yep, the female mind does often
change unexpected like" returned tho
other, ''but w'ether she went I'D or
down, the only place for us to look. I
take 1t, is down, for If she's alive, IL
she got out Of the canon and is above
US. nacherly she'd follow it down yere
an we'd seed her by this time. II
she didn't git out Of the canon, why,
to remain with the two who were to
take up the hunt for Enid. Maitland
might have kept them with him, but
that meant retaining larger portion
OF the scanty supplies that had been
saved and he was compelled against
his will to refuse their requests. Leav-
ing barely enough to subsist Maitland
and Kirkby for three or four days. or
until the return Of the relief party.
the groups separated at daybreak.
"Oh, Robert" pleaded his wife, 90
he kissed her good bye, take care Of
yourself, but find Enid"
eyes," answered her husband. II
shall, never fear, but must find the
dear girl or discover what has become
Of her."
There was not time for further
leave taking. A few handclasps from
all that's left of her is bound to be
down stream"
Maitland nodded. He understood.
Wed better go down, then" con-
tinued Kirkby, whose reasoning was
fawless except that he made no al
lowance for the human-divine interpo-
sition that had ,been Enid Maitland's
salvation. IAN II we don't md no
trace Of her down stream, we kin
come back here an go up
It was hard, desperate journey
the two men took. One Of them fol-
lowed the stream at its level, the
other tramped along in the mountains
high above the high water mark Of
the day before. II they had needed
any evidence Of the power Of that
cloudburst and storm, they found II IN
the canon. In some places where ii
was narrow and rocky the pass had
been fairly secured: ct other places
the whole aspect Of II Was changed.
the place was = welter OF uprocte1
trees. logs jammed together in III.
tastic shapes: 4 was % if Some -
ton Bosom Of destruction had ewspt
the narrow rift.
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Mr.. Herman stcolay q w ~ = d
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CHAPTER VI (continued) .

He caught with his forearm, as the
torrent swerved him around, a stout
young pine 50 deeply rooted as yet to
have withstood the food. Summoning
the last reserve Of strength that is
bestowed upon US in our hour Of need,
and comes unless from God we know
not whence, he drew himself In front
Of the pine, got his back against It
and although the water thundered
against him still-only by comparison
could It be called quieter-and his
foothold was most precarious, he
reached down carefully and grasped
The woman under the shoulders. His
position was . cramped one, but by
the power Of his arms alone he lifted
her up until he got his left arm about
her waist again. It was q mighty
feat Of strength indeed.
The pine stood in the midst of the
water, for even on the farther side
the earth was overlooked, but the wa
ter was stiller. He did not know what
might be there, but he had TO chance
1t. Lifting her up he stepped out,
fortunately meeting firm ground. A
few PAGES and he reached solid rock
above the food. He raised her above
his head and laid her upon the shore,
then with the very last atom Of all his
force, physical. mental and spiritual,
he drew himself up and fell painting
and utterly exhausted but triumphant
by her side.
The cloudburst was over, but the
Fain still beat down upon them, the
thunder still roared above them, the
lightning still flashed about them, but
they were safe, alive, II the woman had
not died in his arms. He had done
q thing superhuman. No man know.
Ing conditions would have believed it.
He himself would have declared q
thousand times it's patent impossible
lty.
For a few seconds he strove to re-
cover himself, then he thought Of the
Task he always carried in his pocket.
It was gone. His clothes were ragged
and torn: they had been ruined by his
battle with the waves. The girl lay
where he had placed her on her back.
In the pocket Of her hunting shirt he
eotfced little protuberance. The
pocket was provided with a flap and
tightly buttoned. Without hesitation
he unbuttoned it. There was a flask
there. a little silver mounted affair;
by some miracle it had not been brok-
en-. It was half full. With nervous
hands he opened 1t and poured some
Of it down her throat: then he bent
over her. his soul in his glance.
scarcely knowing what to do next.
Presently she opened her eyes.
And there. in the rain. by that rag
ing torrent whence he had drawn her
a. it were from the jaws of death by
the power Of his arm. in the presence
of the God above them. this man and
this women looked at each other and
life for both Of them was no longer
The same.
The Press., 1912-09-25
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs. Adelbert Needham is spending a few days in New York. ....
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Foster of Spring field were here over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Eckford Stevens o1 Guilford are guests at the Foster homestead at the Street. MT. Stevens is directing the repairs and alterations MT. Foster is making to his home, which include new fireplace and en- larging the kitchen.
 "Jink'' Peirolo has pair of young eagles, which he captured, before they had feathered, out in the Hop Yard district. The birds are now three months old and measure about four feet from tip to tip. He will exhibit them at the annual fair.
 W. R. Wight of the Chapman Valve Go. of Indian Orchard has pre- sented the Johnson hospital with 8 fine invalid's chair. The presentation was made through his wife's mother, Mrs. W. H. Stafford, who is at pres ent patient at the hospital. .....
 The Staffords were defeated Satur- day by the All-Stars of Hartford, 13 to 10, in a game that was we'll played the first part, but the last part was the poorest exhibition of baseball that has been seen on Hyde Park this sea- son, especially the eighth inning. The