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fore, his vision about the neighbor him.
self had remained acute
Although I must admit that at this
stage the thought that he might actually
be accused Of a low and sOrdid crime
never seriously entered his head, he never
theless felt that suspicion lowered round
him, that some people at any rate held II
possible that since he would benefit by
the crime, he might quite well have con.
templated it.
The man Travers thought so certainly
the doctor did not deem It impossible
and, Of course. there would be others.
No wonder that he stood and unused
Once more the aspect of life had changed
for him. He was back in that position
from which the advent Of the unknown
cousin had ousted him SO easily-the
cousin who had come. had seen. and had
conquered the one thing needful-the con-
fidence and help Of Uncle Rad.
By what means he had succeeded. in do
ing that had been the great mystery
which, had racked Luke's mind ever since
he felt his uncle's affection slipping away
from him.
Uncle Rad, who had loudly denounced
the man as an tmpostor and a black
mailer before he set eyes on him. was
ready to give him love and confidence
the moment he saw him, and Luke was
! discarded like an old coat that no longer
fitted. The affection Of years was turned
to Indifference; and what meant more
still the habits Of q lifetime We're changed
| Lord Radcliffe, tyrannical and didactic
became q nonentity in his own household
The grand seigneur. imbued with every
instinct of luxury and refinement, became
| a snuffy old hermit, uncared for. not
properly waited on, feeding badly and
| living in one room.
All this Philip de Mountford had &C
complished entirely by his mere presence
The waving Of wanda DEVILS wand
and the metamorphosis was complete
What magic was there in the man him
self?t What in the tale which he told
, What subtle charm did he WELD, that the
news OF his terrible death should strike
the old man down as some withered old
tree robbed of it's support?
Now he lay dead, murdered. only God
knew as yet by whom. People suspected
Luke, because Fate had given q fresh
turn to her wheel and reinstated him In
the pleasing position from which the in.
truder had Ousted him.
Luke de Mountford was once more he'll
presumptive to the earldom OF Radcliffe
and the stranger had taken the secret OF
his success with him to the grave.
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VIE special event OF interest thiS
week has been the opening of
the Washington Water Color
Clubs sixteenth annual eXhi-
bition in the hemicycle hal
OF the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The prt-
vate view and reception were given We'd
nesday, and from Thursday morning the
exhibition has been free to the public.
1t is in every way an admirable little
show and one which should attract much
attention. The paintings that are exhib-
tied are distinctly meritorious, and, what
is more. they are pictorial and pleasing
The collection as a whole was review ed
on the opening day, but it is impossible
to do justice to SO varied an exhib ton
in single notice. No mention whatso-
ever was made previously of the very
excellent collection Of miniatures which
form a notable panel in this exhibition.
nor of the etchinss, which likewise are q
feature of the display.
The miniatures. thirty-four in number.
are admirably arranged 50 that they can
be we'll seen and studied. Almost with
out exception they are above the aver
age, and In some instances they will be
found on a very high plane Alice Riddle
Foster Of Washington contributes g.
group which is notable for strength and
virility. Painting rather more broadly
than the majority, Miss Foster retaas
the dencacy of touch which is minia-
lures special charm. and her work has
character as we'll as refinement.
Helen V. Lewis OF Irvington-on-H ud-
son sends a number done somewhat in
the manner Of wet water colors, yet very
artistically. Her little Miss Owen is
peculiarly skilful and charming, and Of
her Portrait Of Miss Draper" in a
pink gown. and Of "a Student much
can be said in praise. Miss Lewis style
Is individual and very sympathetic.
The work of Edna Huestis Simpson
may also be highly commended, her
portraits Of her mother and OF Mrs.
William Swain being very accomplish
ed, well drawn. nicely modelled and
distinctly personal. Mary Lewis
Thompson Of Boston sends an interest
ing and very unusual miniature Of an
American Indian, a decorative compo-
sition finely rendered. as well as a por-
trait Of MARY, daughter Of Mrs. Bertha
Cutting Child" in which the values Of
a white gown against a light cack-
ground are nicely defined.
remarkable study Of the nude is
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OF his works makes 1t too short to suit
his delighted reader.
CHRISTOPHER. BY Richard Pryce.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Mr. Pryce's most recent stories have
featured the name CHRISTOPHER to a note
worthy degree. There was christopher
Hibbault" and again "Jean- Christophe, -
and now comes plain christopher" Per-
haps this is due to the fact that Mr..
Pryce's maternal grandfather was Gen.
Christopher Hamilton. 1t is pleasant to
think that this grandfather so endeared
himself to the little English boy that he
has taken to perpetuating the name in
affectionate memory of his ancestor.
In another respect, too. this story has
a personal bearing. Mr.. Pryce himself
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The wards, that is to say, the two boy
wards, with whom he starts this sec
ond story, appeared on the scene in the
first. But there was a third ward yet
to come, she being the niece of the
housekeeper who was by good fortune
engaged for the oxford establishment
Esperance's death. Jane-Anne was in
truth, as her aunt remarked at the out
set. a most unexpected child. She
broke out in the least likely places.
The least likely of all at the outset
was her complete capture Of Mr. Wych-
erly's heart. This is really the story
Of Jane-Anne, how she was healed and
schooled and developed from an insti-
tutional orphan into the promise OF a
great actress. Mr.. Harker makes a
beautiful story Of this, and like most
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fills these pages with his tremendous per-
sonality, his violent RACES. his genius Tor
hatred and punishment: not an engaging
figure; indeed. repulsive in every aspect,
but nevertheless an interesting creation.
Other characters play their parts as a
mystery is gradually unfolded. A story
calculated to hold the interest from start
to finish, but not to evoke any warm re-
Spouse.
MR.. WYCHERLY's WARDS. BY L. AL
len Harker. author OF Miss Esper-
ance and Mr.. Wycher1y." etc. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Brentanos.
Mr.. Wycherly is we'll remembered as
the gentle guest Of Miss Esperance at
her beautifully kept home in Scotland.
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gustine, Gregory the Great, Hide
brand, Anselm. Beckett, Savonarola,
with others. One must know them
to understand the ways Of other times,
the history Of those old days. There
is no better way to meet them first
than through some authentic, we'll
written set OF stories like this one.
THE TOLL BAR. BY J. r. Buckrose.
author OF Down Our Street" etc
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Mrs. Buckrose tells here a strong,
consistent, impressive tale Of English
rural life. pitched in a minor key OF sin
and repentance, crime and death, but
moving forward steadily, resistlessly and
conyincingly. The figure Of Dan Oldroyd
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What Z Caddy Thought.
the Yonkers Statesman

From the Yonkers Statesman.
'Now. caddy," said the clergyman about
to start off with his golf game, I'm very
particular when on the links. and / don't
want you to open your mouth during the
game"
Then I takes 1t. sir,'' replied the boy,
that you intends dom your own swear
in. sir!'
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE TUDOR SHAKESPEARE;-TH
TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS. Edit
ed by Stuart L. Sherman Phi. u,
Professor OF English in the Univer-
sity OF Illinois. New York: TIE
Macmillan Company.
LONESOME LAND. BY Il. NJ Bower,
author OF chip OF the Flying t.
etc. With illustrations by Stanley
L. Wood. Boston: Little, Brown x
Co.
YOUNG BECK, 4 Chip Of the Old
thor Of THE Guests OF paul BECK"
etc. With frontispiece by Ernest
Prater. Boston: Little. Brown 4 Co.
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the Prado, and will show the works
OF the masters Of Spain In connection
with those of Italy and Belgium, with
which they now hang side by side.
NEXT Saturday, a week from today,
~ an exhibition of paintings by Cecilia
Beaux will be opened in the Corcoran
Gallery, being set forth in the room now
occupied by the Charles Morris Young
exhibition. This is an event of the
utmost importance. and will afford a
cities will genuinely covet Miss Beaux
Is one Of the most distinguished portrait
painters of this day, not only in America,
but in the world. Undoubtedly she
stands next to Sargent and by many
she Is believed to be in precisely the
same rank. One may not admire all her
works, but none will deny their super
lative strength-their real distinction.
Miss Beaux's portrait Of Mr.. Lewis Of
Philadelphia, which 1t is hoped will be
with the great portraits OF all time, and
her painting Of the daughters of the late
Richard Watson Glider is without ques-
ton one Of the most memorable paint
ings produced by an American. This ex-
hibition is held by special invitation Of
the Corcoran Gallery. and 1t Is interest
ing to know that so comprehensive a
collection of Miss Beaux's work has not
been previously exhibited.
-.
WIASHINGTONIANS will naturally
" take a keen interest in the sale of
the V. G. Fischer Art Company's collec-
ton. which takes place at the Anderson
Galleries in New York next week. The
sales will be afternoon and evening from
Monday on.
The collection set forth for so long in
the Fischer galleries on 18th street is as
familiar to many here as a private col
lection, and was indeed assembled with
no less taste and care. Az the art critic
Of the New York Times has said. In
nearly all instances the objects were cho-
sen with the taste and humor OF the anna
teur selecting his piece for love Of its in
trinsic quality" for 1t Is truly set down
in the preface to the sales catalogue:
'.Mr Fischer is first the collector and
amateur. with enthusiasm and deep love
for works OF art. and then by vocation
a dealer" He assembled in his galleries
here a rare collection, not only of pic
lures, but Of art objects Of peculiar inter-
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Daughter-I shall marry nothing less
than q French nobleman!
Father-You couldn't.-Chicago News.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,
NEW FICTION AND BOOKS FOR
CHILDREN.

In the following list are given the titles
of some Of the fiction recently added to
the Public Library. and number Of
recent additions in the children's de-
partment:
Fiction.
Bindloss, Harold. Prairie Courtship.
Brainerd. Mrs. Eleanor Concerniug Belinda.
Buckrose J. r. Down Our street.
Bullcn, +. T. Told In the Dog Watches.
Claretie, Jules. Which ie MY Husbandf
Comfort, w. l.. Routledge Rides Alone.
Conscience Hendrix. Flemish Life, TT. from
the German.
Davis. C. r. Tales Of the Town.
Dickens Charles. Stories From Dickens.
Dickson. Harris. Old Reliable.
Ford. Sewell. Torchy.
Hale. f. f.. jr., ed American Stories.
Hale, E F.. jr.. ed English Stories.
Harris, J. e. Bishop and the boogerman.
Hough Emerson. singing Mouse Stories.
Kingsley. Mrs. T. NJ. Return OF Caroline.
Luther, NJ. l.. Sovereign Power.
Lynde, Francis. The Price.
McCarter, Mrs NJ. II. Price OF the Prairie.
Merrck, Leonard. Conrad In Quest OF HIS
0ppenbeim. James. Pay Envelopes.
Packard, f. T.. On the Iron at Big Cloud.
Parsons, C. N. Quaker Cross.
Quick Herbert. Yellowstone Nights.
Service r. ". Trail OF '9s.
Spottiswoode Mrs. s. O.. Her Husband's
Tennyson, Alfred. A Portentous History.
yachell H. A. John Verney.
Watson Gilbert. Toddie.
Yver. Colette, pscud. Love vs.. Law
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SAINTS AND HEROES, To the End Of
Illustrated New York: Henry Holt

Readers both young and old will
hardly meet these old saints and heroes
of the middle ages in more attractive
guise than that in which they are pre-
sented by this engaging story teller.
Each Of these in his time was a man
Of power, stamping the whole life
about him with the print OF his own
courage and nobility. Here are Au-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-17

Ohio is one OF the most active states in
travelling library work, and has arranged
system OF coun-
0hio's County ty libraries
VI, through its school
system under the
supervision Of the county superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-17

apprecahle value in the hands OF
musicianly readers. and to a matter Of
clear interest to the merely intelligent
general reader
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BOOK REVIEWS.

LIFE OF JAMES CARDINAL GlB-
BONS. BY Allen s. Will. a. NJ, Lift.
n. New York: John Murphy Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-17

special event of interest this
week has been the opening of
the Washington Water Color
Clubs sixteenth annual eXhi-
bittoD in the hemicYcle hall
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Biography.

Brueschweiler- Wilhelm, ]. BENJAMIN Franz
in. tr from the German by G. r. Upton. -
FS5bru.
Campo. ]. II. Christopher Columbus, r.
Campo, J. IT, Francisco Piiarro, tr. from the
German by G. r. Upton. jE-P6ssc.
Campo ]. III. fernando Cortes. tr. from the
German by G. p. Upton. tE-CSl14c-
Coe, r. Il. Heroes Of Everyday Life. 3xR-
Hermann. Franz. Little Dauphin.- 1905. jE-
L924h.
the German by a. r. Upton. jF957 -K323.
Moses. Belle. Charles Dickens and His Girl
Heroines. jE-Doomo 80.
Oertel, Hugo William Penn; IT, from he
Oertel. wilhelm. Maria There's. e. n frc% the
Pike z. NJ. Boys Story Of Zetulon NJ. Pike.
JE-P637. ,, 49,
from the German BY G. p. Upton. jE-W27scf.
schrader. Ferdinand. Frederick the Crest And ..
the Seven Years War. 1905. 1B4IPr-Sch6I.E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-17
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

Bible Selections. English. Heart Of the
Bible. for young people, parents and teachers.
tCBA-R54I. ,,
Evans, Mrs. 4. d. Easy Steps In the Bible
Hodges. George Child's Guide 10 the Bible.
jCBB- H664. ~
Robinson F. A. Story Of Our Bible. jCBBI-
R5S
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Bl.,.dsll. E A.: and palr,mp'', Julia. Has
Blai.deii. =: 4: and Dslrymple Julia. Marta
Brown: G. c. Children OF China. 1909.
FOX Fox. Frank. Australia. tG2i -rss;
FREEMAN, ,r = r A. Old English History Tor
Hcls,oot' ,p E,S,s1ss; Cave Mound and Lake
D oeiiler. Couch, Mabel. True Tales From His
Scott. sir walter; Stories From Scottish His
tory. 1906. jF4S-ScoSs.
For Boys.
Beard. D. c. bodybuilding and Boating.
Jerks. Tudor III. Sailor ri srs S5a:s abridged
T Pa,tsS w n r.' and Mcsesdden. J. w.. eds
BGca q s.ie B fr.nss TSe Boy With the u
s. Census. jHBs3 R65.
Danielson. F. W.: comp. Little Animal Stories.
Hswse., CLARENCE. Sboveihorns. 1902 JIM
Hawkes.. Clarence Stories Of the Good Green
S HSn Constance. When Mother Lets Is
N Newton. B. c Animal stories for Children.
whitehead. Z; <. Dumb An, Animals and How to
Williams, C. A. and G.. A. 4 z of Animals.
Stories.
Davidson. +. 3. Nibbles Poppelty Pcppett.
Dimock A. ". Dick Among the Seminoles.
Dix 3. NJ. Friends In the End.
Gates J. 8. Tommy Sweet Tooth and Little
Girl Blue.
Gould. F. T.. Admirals Little Secretary.
Could f. l.. Feficia's Folks.
Hare. T. r. A Graduate Coach
Houxh Emerson Young Alaskans on the Trail.
Madison l.. r. Peggy Owen at Yorktown.
Remick O. NJ Glenioch Girls Club.
stein Eyaleen. Little Count Of Normandy.
Taggart NJ. A. Six Girls and Betty:
Tomiinson f. T. Champion Of the Regiment.
True, J. =. Scouting for Light Horse Harry.
Turpin r.. IL. l.. Honey sweet.
WagRaman, Mrs. NJ. T. Queens Promise.
White r. O. Eslchanted Mountain.
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The War and Navy departments Of the
United States government now operate
extensive travelling IL
Libraries on brasy systems. Every
No., c.;~. ship flying the Amer
SAPs lean nag now carries
a well selected library. The religious
books and fiction which originally COM
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supervision Of the county
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In a number of states book wagon Is
q vehicle frequently seen along country
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

outruns the meter. It has been pro- posed to try one of the Pine Bluff companys water meters on them. myself believe that one of these wat CT meters properly adjusted would Ill the bill. If they would run as fast under these circumstances as they do in private residences there is no doubt that the speed of Tom cat could be accurately determined. 1 recommend highly that those interest ed in Tom cat speed advise with B. c. FoWles with a view of test.
 This cat does the buckle acts that IS he buckles up in the middle and then stretches out some ten or fifteen feet from the point of buckling up, thus the very rapid lowing up in the middle and stretching out at each end develops the wonderful fade away. We have never yet fully de- termined the good of Tom Cats. Ev- en at serenading he is not a success. He is interrupted so often by cruel, selfish and unfeeling people; and half the time his kept lodging some dead ly missile or other.
 (To Be Continued).
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

amendment when it was before the people, for I believed it might lead to the recall-of- -judges-and- decisions heresay; but the people of the sover- eign state of Arkansas have spoken. At the ballot box they have said, We want the people of each municipality of each county of the state, inde- pendent from the legislature, to leg islate; we want to have the right to govern ourselves It is not for the court to deal with the question of ex- pediency involved, for that was thoroughly debated before the whole people of the state, sitting as a jury, and they deliberately and solemnly rendered their verdict at the ballot box. It is not our province to criti- cize them, but to register their will"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

diately inaugurating system of tlue compulsory and made it a fine for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
 We know from our own observa ton that the Sunday baseball law, at least in so far as Little Rock is con cerned, is honored entirely in the breach, and journey to Pulaski Heights, Fort Logan. H. Roots V or West End Park on each Sunday will bring you in the midst of thousands of orderly, well-behaved citizens of Little Rock and Argenta, assembled for the purpose of spending an en- joyable, amusing and interesting af- ternoon, where temptation cannot reach rsrvil-sssai ktAem, Ihe s neaplle es of Arkansas have a Tight ztoS place their interpretation upon the Sabbath, and they, no doubt, concluded that it would far better conduce to the health and morals of the people to let them enjoy this innocent sport in it's communities if they so desired than to deprive them of it.
 "lt is not mater of commercial izing the Sabbath, for the public pays and the owner must secure sufficient revenue to pay the men, and it is the paying public who are clamoring for an opportunity to vote on this Sunday pastime.
 The public sentiment is represent ed by the people who want this law can be seen each Sunday.
 "We know that the game is played in enclosed grounds, where the noise is minimized. To the laborer who works in the sweat of his brow for six days in the week it is something to look | forward to at the end of his week s labors. His family know when he at 1 tends the game that he is in a place where harm cannot reach him. temp tation assail him, or evil ensnare him.
 ."The greatest objection to an idle afternoon is the propagation oi gambling and drink, and this amuse- ment lessens .the evils of the devil $ workshop while at the same time il in no manner interferes with the Sabbath services. The people o1 Alabama, Georgiat Louisiana and other states in our Southland sane tion it.
 ''The most important question, how ever, is not whether the people of Lit tie Rock shall have an opportunity to vote on a Sunday baseball law, but whether the people shall be permit ted to rule, to exercise the right o local elf-government. l confess tha l was not favorably inclined to the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16
SUNDAY BASEBALL.

In appealing the case of Claude Ringo and others against Earle w. Hodges, in which the appellees seek to mandamus the Secretary of State to certify out the Sunday baseball . initiative and referendum act, that the voters of Pulaski county might have an opportunity of expressing the sentiment, for and against the measure, Attorney Charles Jacobson in part makes the following argu- ment in behalf of the national game on the Sabbath day. In view of the fact that Sunday baseball is also be- ing agitated in Pine Bluff the reasons advanced for it by the Pulaski coun- ty senator will be read with interest here. He says:
 "What little importance is attach ed to the Sunday baseball statute IS evidenced by the punishment fixed, It being not less than SIC 70 nor more than $2O.OO. This was not an oifense at the common law, but only made so by the statute. It was not an of- fense involving any moral delln- ouency. but I apprehend it was aim cd at the little fellows who persisted in playing on the streets and around tho churches, and at all hours of the Sabbath. to the discomfort of many We know that matters have material 1v changed since this law was pass cd. nearly three decades ago. We know that Little Rock has progressed from a town to an active and hustlinS clty' We know that the game of baseball has. in less than three decades, grown from the rubber ball game of "cat to the national game of the United States patronized by the president cabinet and diplomatic corps, nation al representatives and governors as well as the ragged urchin who sells DApers in order to earn enough pen I,ies with which to gain admission to q game.
 < SS> hexprocess- of evolution has been afkwork son sthis natiqnal < game 2 as SxelI.as on other things. Wesreallze 4the' .inqongrulty in Sour forefathers x Rounding country to establish rellg- Sioue freedom, yand thereupon lmme- !