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THE END
WHOM We CALL MERE MAN.

An average man Of $50 pounds con.
tains the constituents found In 1900
eggs. There Is enough gas In him to
I'LL a gasometer of 3,649 cubic feet,
He contains enough iron to make four
itenpenny nails. His fat would make
seventy-fve candles and good sized
cake Of soap. His phosphate content
would make 1904 boxes Of matches,
There Is enough hydrogen In him IN
combination to fill ballroom and car"
~ him above the clouds. The remain
ing constituents Of q man would yield,
II utilized, six teaspoonfuls Of salt
q bowl Of sugar and ten gallons OF
water. a man has 500 muscles, 1,OOO'-
l000, 900 cells, 200 different bones, four
gallons of blood. several hundred feet
Of arteries and veins, more than tWen'
ity.hve feet Of intestines, and millions
lof pores. His heart weighs from eight
to twelve ounces, its capacity from
-four to six ounces In each Ventr1cle,
land It's size Is by ga by eh inches.
1T Is q hollow, muscular organ. and
pumps twenty-five and one-haf pounds
|pf blood every minute In twenty-four
hours the heart pumps sixteen tons
1T beats about seventy-two times y
minute In one year an average mans
heart pumps 11.6So.000 pounds OF
blood. The heart Is willing slave.
but It sometimes strikes-and It al
ways wins
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30
COPYRIGHT 1911 By BOBBS NERRILL cONPANY .

ly again, for I am going to be all
things to you. Poor heart! Just think
that all that has passed has been
only a bad dream, and that it's clear
sunshiny morning; eh?" He held her
off a ways and then swept her into
his arms as he had done on board the
ship, roughly and mastery. "And
there's that old rug! Talk about
magic carpets! There never was one
Just like this. But for 1t I shouldn't
even have known you. And, by Jove!
when the minister comes this after.
noon
This afternoon!"
Exactly! When he comes, you and
are going to stand upon that beau.
tfful, friendly old rug, and both Of US
are going to be whisked right away
into Eden"
"Please!"
Silence.
slow brave you are!"
81? Oh, pshaw!"
Would you have shot one OF
;:hem?"
Girl, your Percival Algernon
couldn't have hit the broad side Of
barn" He laughed joyously.
Il knew 1t. And that is why call
you brave
And when the pale gold Of winter
dawn filed the room, 1t found them,
hand In hand. staring down at the
old Yhiordes, the magic old Yhiordes
from Bagdad.
TIM END
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Southern Railway.
pREMI Err CARRIER oFTHEsoUTH.

4ains ieayp Union Stat' on. Alexandra.
In effect Aug. II, 1912.
Y, B.-E Glowing schedule figur es pub
she'd only As information and are not
s,iarantsed.
7.47 A, M.-Dail, local between Wash
| lopton and DauviIlc delivers connec-
ton daily except Sunday at Orange To
&c. IL T.. No ll5 for GordOnSrIlle ana
Richmond.
SAT A. M.-Daily-iIooai tor Harrison
burg and way stations. Buffet 'sr'9c
car. - :,
9:O7 A. M.-Daily-U. S. Fast Mail.
tops only for passengers for points south
?. which scheduled to stop. firss Grass
coaches; sleeping cars to Birmingham
and New Orleans. Dining car service.
Stops at Calyerton to let OF Warren
ton Branch passengers:
lit A. M.-Daily-Mall train.
Coaches for Manassas, Warrenton,
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danyilis
and Greensboro. Sleeping carr from
Greensboro to Atlanta.
A:57 D. m.-Week days-Limlted Tor
Warrenton, Charlottesville q haf-
risonourg.
4:52 .. neutrality-suspicious.
special. Sleeping cars between New
York. Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham.
Through first-cIass rUnrnes between
Washington, Atlanta and birmingham.
Dining car service. Luu,iss 20 California
i've times weekly.
1852 D. m.-Week days. Limited
for Harrisonburg and way stations on
Manassas branch, also for Warren
ton. Pullman buffet parlor cars.
SIP 2, M.--Daiiy-Loc2l Tor Warren
Ton.
8:12 D. m.-The Southern's South
eastern Limited for Asheville, Column
-b:a, Charleston, Aiken Augusta, Say
anrah and Jacksonville. Through Pull
man drawing room, aieeping cars.
Coaches. Dining cars.
l0.27 P. MISUNDERSTANDING aud
Chattanooga Limited Via IyncnDurgj
Firstclass coach and Sleeping cars &C
Roanoke. Knoxville ard Chattanooga
Sleeper to New Orleans, Washington &c
Roanoke. Dining car service.
1lO2 Z. NJ -Daily-NeH York, ATLANTA
and New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train, club and obseryati."1 cars 70 New
Orleans. Sleeping cars 70 Asheyille
atlanta, Macon and New Orleans. Sleep
ing cara to Charlotte. Din ing car service.
AT A. M.--Daily--AIe.np his special.
Sleeping cars and coaches for Roanoke:
Knoxville, Nashville, chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car sNryice. wash
ng Tor sleeping ears open 1000 J.. Nj.
For detailed schedule fyures. tickets
Pullman reservation, etc., apply 10
WILLIAM &, LIZ: uEW,
Union Ticket A gent, Alexandria va.
Z. II. COAPMAN, Wee p IS &c en-. Mgr
| S. FL. HARDWICk, Pass ri. Mgr
| Fl. +. GARY, General Pass engef Ageh1'
LIS. BROWN, General AGENT
- - - ~' was :ugton, D. G.
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Portland Cement Corporation. In char
Gerry.
To Frederick p. Russell Colonia
Portland Cement Corporation, I: Fl
Stryker Curator of-tils estate OF Mar
garet Is. EiSland, J. w. Eliard.. Receivei
and to all parties Interested in tn
above entitled cause:
TAKE NOTICE, that the unders!%n
ed Commissioner in Chancery, who wa
duly appointed by decree entered u
the above entitle,! cause on the 12t
day OF June. 1915. has fixed upon Sep.
tember 10th, 1912. at No. 1O7 Nortl
Fairfax street. Aicxandria. Virginia, a
ten (lO O'Clock 4. m. as the day, piac'
ana nour Tor executing the decree
said undersigned commissioner in chan
Gerry Is required to ascertain ana re
port to this honorable court, the -o!'
lowing:
First: \ complete list of the name:
Of the creditors OF the defendant cor
poration with the amount due each
Second: y statement OF the asset
OF the said corporation including des
cription by metcs and bonds OF any rea
estate which may be owned by the SAL
corporation, with the estimated Valu'
thereof.
Third: The said Commissioner shall
also ascertain and report amongst TN
liabilities of the said corporation, tn,
taxes ana other liens. II any, upon tH'
said estate, and shall report the order
Of priority OF all claims.
Fourth: Any other matters or Things
pertinent to the issues in this cause,
which may be required by any part!
thereto.
BY said decree, said Commissioner is
further directed to give notice OF tht
time of hearing to take an account o!
the assets and liabilities OF the SalG
defendant corporation BY publication.
once a week for four successive week 5
in some convenient newspaper the sald
publication TO be equivalent TO persona!
service of such notice on all parties IN
tcreSted.
And If from any cause the execution
of said decree be not commenced on
that day an dtime, or If commenced,
be not concluded on that day. the eS,
ecution of the same will be adjourned
and continued from day to day, or from
time TO time, at The same place ana AZ
the same hour until the same shall be
completed.
Given under my hand and seal, this
9th day OF August, 1912.
HOWARD w. SMITH.
Commissioner in Chancery.
4t-1aw.
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STEAMER TRENTON.

Leaves Alexandria every day ex-
cept Sunday at $50 a. m, for River
View and landings as far down as
Winthrop.
Leaves Grinders at pm. arriving
in Alexandria about 6 P. N.
STEAMER CITY OF MILFORD.
Leaves Alexandria on Saturday at
$40 a. m, for Liverpool Point and
landings as far down as Nomini.
Returning.-Leaves Nomini at 5 a.
m, Sunday, arriving in Washington
about P. m.
Connections made at Alexandria with
Norfolk aud Washington Steamboat Co.
and at Washington with the BE- o. R.K.
Connections not guara
Reardon G Grimes, Agents,
Foot OF Cameron Street,l
Telephone No. 50.
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Wasbington-Vi-giais
Railway.
N eGaa. November j9i1.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,


fD: Washington, from corner Prince
and Royal streets, week day2 a. 5 GO, s 10,
05, 6 20, 6 30, 40, 8 ~, 7 05, 7 Is, 81, / a. ,
I 3d. %, Is, %, S 30, 5 30, & 10, 3 80, $50,
10 10, 10 80 10 50, II 10, Ii ., II 80, II 50 4,
m., Y 10, II -. II 80, u SO, 1 %, l %, 100,
80, . 10, %, : go , so, 8 o., ): .. 81, ~.
10, %, 90, 4 40 4 IS, 5 10, 8 3, 5 IS, $50
s Cj, 6 20, 6 80, 20, I 90, Is, I -, 90, $50,
90, 9 90, 10 90, 10 SO. II 10 AMI II 81 p. m.
SGnd.vs-7 CO, IS, S 10, s 20, 40, 900,
80, 3 4C. 10 20, 10 20, 10 20, II 60, ii 20
II 10 4. IN, Y co M, u 20, 1? 49, l 10. Leo,
49, 2 CO, . 20, 10, 3 90, 8 %. 3 30, 90, 4 ~,
40 8 90, 20, 40, 6 90, 6 20, 6 40, %, 7 20,
7 10, SEQ, $50 600, 9 30, 10 90 10 go and
II 10 o. N.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Venom,
week days, at 81, c sc, 50, 81, 10 %,
II % a. m, j 25, -, 225, 3 80, 4 49, 35.
$50, p, . 50, 8 80, 10 80 and II 80 ?. III.
Sundays %, s 90, 8 30, 10 80, II 30
NJ, II 81, 80, 80, s 90, 80, 80, $50 7
s4s and 10 p.n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

Perhaps a man can't be married
against his will, but many a poor
man discovers later that he was mar
ried against his better judgment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30
FAITH OR WORKS.
WHICH SAVES Us
God Developing Most Wonder
tuI Creation In Universe
a Question Long In Dispute Is Nov
Clear Through a Better Understand
inc of Bible-"The Path of the Just
Is as the Shining Light, Shining
More and More Unto the Perfect Day."

London, August
4.-London Taber.
nacle was crowd
ed, as usual, twice
today to hear Pas
tor Russell. We
report one Of his
discourses from
the text, "Not OF
" ork 8, lest any
man should boast;
for we are His
W anship. -
Ephesians ii, 8, 10.
If the B i lie
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Potomac { Chesapeake
Steamboat Co.

Schedule in effect Nay 20, 1872.
Subject to change without notice.
STEAMER CAPITAL CITY.
Leaves Alexandria Sunday, Tues-
day and Thursday at $3.50 a. m, for
Liverpool Point and landings as far
down as Massey's.
Returning.-Leaves Wirt's at a.
m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
arriving in Alexandria about 6 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30
M4ry|aRd Delaware and VII
ginia Railway Company.

Steamers OF this line leave Aicxandr.'
;E,F1 on and after May is, 1910,
Every OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES An
SATURDAY at 4:30 p. nj.
FOR BALTfMORE AND ALL TIL
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcei!sH
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelph::
and Now York solicited and handled
With care. ThroL gh rates and bills O
fading issued.
Single fare 10 Baltimore, ESQ; rouE:
trip, $780, staterooms, one way. El.t'
Meals, SOC.
REARDON i GRIMES, Agents
Foot of Cameron stres'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

A Boston hand-organ grinder has
retired from the business after saving
$4,000. It is hoped that he will have
the grace to. pension the monk"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

If more men had self-reliancc there
would be far less demand upon the re-
sources of our charitable institutions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

One pleasant thing about moving
pictures}is the elimination OF the inhu.
man dialect exploited by 80 many &C
tors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

The navy Is to have dental corps.
Possibly to Increase the biting eff
cheney the sea dogs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

People who have gone In swimming
report that 1t Is possible to keep cool
by so doing. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30
STEAMER CITY OF MILFORD.

Leaves on Monday and Wednesday
at 6 D. r.. for Glymont and landings
as far down as Parham's Point.
Returning.-Leaves Parham's Point
Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a. m,
Nomini at 8 p. M, arriving in Alex
andria early Wednesday and Friday
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30
NEWS OF THE DAY

The eliminating strike of the SER
les, which has crippled the British
carrying business during the last two
FEARS, is threatened by officers of the
mercantile marine. The officers are
we'll organized, are thoroughly dis
contented, and propose to put forward
Iefore the end of the year what they
consider their legitimate demands.
Failure to meet these on the part Of
the ship owners will, they say, be
met by a strike, (which may starve
the nation"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

Thomas Guffy, president of min
ers' union at Colpville, ILL.,, and his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Floher, shot
each other to death at Herrin We'd
nesday night when the latter tried to
save the life of Mrs. Guffy, who had
been attacked by her husband. CUT
fy's wife left him month ago and he
called at his mother-in-law's home,
where she had been staying, to see
her. He told her he had come to kill
the entire family and fired at her.
The bullet went wild and Mrs. Floher
opened fire on him from a window.
Several shots were exchanged be-
tween the two, Guffy receiving SIX
bullets. Mrs. Floher was shot through
the heart.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30

Nearly every marriage annuls a
friendship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-30
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA

frederick ?. Russell vs.. C)lcnia
Portland Cement Corporation. In char
Gerry.
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!: 41ins leave Union Stat' on. ais1andri2'
In effect Aug. II, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
FEELS HERSELF AN EXILE.

And here. methought, the radiant
Christabel saddened a bit No bona ildo
Britishcr can bear TO be exiled, even for
cause.
And were you really hidden there all
the time and never in England or Ger
many or New York or any OF the other
places where you were supposed to be :
Honest, cross your heart
Miss Pankhurst looked little aston
iebcd At such violent pledges OF good
faith. but she rose 10 them
Honest, cross my heart, ! was n
France" she affirmed solemnly
Then her blue eyes sparkled again.
II had a nice rest there on the coast,
she assured me. Lots Of fresh air and
sunshine and long walks"
Here she seemed 10 remember She was
a strong-minded woman, and she added:
"Of course / Kept up my work. Sent
weekly articles TO Votes for Women
and was always in touch with the move
ment. My mother visited me several
times and ! had daily communications
from Clements Inn, our headquarters
you surely fooled everybody" gurgled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
As REGARDS THE sex WAR"

"I quite agree with you" said. But
talking about sex cleavage, there's gen
eraI feeling In America that this mill
fancy has resulted in a sort OF sex war
In England"
Christabel holly. Indeed, IL Is not so.
We have no feeling OF bitterness. we
only feel that we have been insulted. We
have been put of by promises OF what the
House of Commons Will do for US, when
we know that the proposal must be made
by tho government itself. And there Is
no feeling of personal bitterness against
us. Who is better treated than suf-
fragette? She can go anywhere and re-
ceive courtesy. Men really respect strong
women"
Dear Christabel. do admire her. but
I'm sure she didn't realize that I've been
over here some time, when she made
those statements, or perhaps she really
does believe them herself, and thinks
that when a suffragctte's hair is torn out
| by handouts and she ia bruised. and
scratched II IL only playfulness on the
2 part of the male Britisher.
| asked.
"Oh, not now" replied Miss Psnkhurst.
| II can't. It's too critical a time with US.
So much may happen in England during
| the next few months"
But you won't be there"
The elusive one looked at me and
| dinlpled engasingly for few seconds,
then she said quite innocently:
| ITS probably a good thing for me to
rest here on the French side for while.
get a very good perspective"
| Why don't you go back and take your
punishment" l blurted out I didn't
| mean to be too curious, but the idea that
Christabel would mind facing the punish
nlent is so farfetched as to be ludicrous.
! so I wanted to hear what she would give
as reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
ARRANGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT

That's no good" she assured me en-
phatlcally. The government itself must
bring In the proposal for votes for women.
IL is their duty to initiate 1t, as in the
case of the Home Rule bill. They must
not throw the responsibility on the House
Of Commons. We won't have that be-
cause we know it's of no avail"
Ny, but ChristsbeI was on her mettle at
this moment She stood there like some
slim. young Portia and araigncd the
government. And she spoke to her audi
ence OF one lone, small female with all
the fire and eloquence she uses on the
platform of the great Albert Hall in Lon
don when thousands como to hear her.
I'VE don't believe any OF the promises
the government makeE to u.s." she con-
tinued, her blue eyes flashing and her
checks at least two and half shades
plnkcr. I'VE have no faith In the profess
sions of politicians. That's why we've
taken our present course. The govern
ment holds out bonbons of promises to us
as TO naughty children. and all the time
some of them are acting against us and
influencing members against US as we'll.
Dear! dear!" sighed sorrowfully. But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
By Kate Carcw.

Paris. September "a
ov II YOU please. well have a
few earnest words from the fiery
Fugitive Christabel, of the Pank-
hurst clan ,ou
In the first place, dear ones let me tell
.ou that she's quite safe from the police
torcs Of Great Britain. She can take her
t,od how and when she wishes and she
anc,, herself out in Paris purple and
sns linen. instead of Holloway woollens
- M particular cut and fit and a most
nort,cular brand Of discomfort.
sto's a political refugee, that's what
she is!
She told me so herself.
Ard France is outwardly CALAMITY
sh;old;ng her and inwardlY wondering
that 'orrid example she'll set all the NICE
a.,nty little Parisiennes who gravely dis
a,,.s the woman question ovcr.thc palest
yellow tea in the palest pink and blue
cups ,...
OF course. you all know how the elusive
cbrIstabel has lodged and ducked policc
warrant for months past and has sue
c.eded in hiding herself from the view oil
the keenest eyes.
That's an old story.
Now the fancy has seized her to come
ort ~ her shell and reveal herself TO the
,ress and the public of Paris.
shs lust bobbed up sereneiy in Mont
,n.rt,s one fine morning and said:
Me VOLTA
AT first people wouldn't believe she was
rs,lly on the spot-there had been so
many false alarms about her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
A BIT OF POLITICS.

"oh, we can't tell" answered Christa-
bel blithely. Were only sure OF ono
thing. and that is they can't treat us any
worse than the Liberals have done. and
It is possible they might give tho fran
chise. 1t wouldn't DO the first time the
Conservatives have passed Liberal meas
ure."
People were making excuses TO so by
the door and look In ut the 'suffragette
Anglaise," for the news had spread. and
Miss Pankhurst left the mantelpiece and
sat beside me again on the little narrow
sofa.
Wen never surrender, YOU know" she
remarked quietly. "We'll struggle till We
win our cause. No punishment can stop
us. Women are fighting with their backs
10 the wall, but they're fighting with
greater courage and zeal than ever"
Then she laughed joyously.
I'VE really thrive on it, she said.
Were the healthiest. hardest lot you
can imagine. Ny mother is perfect
source of amazement to every one. Why
ten years ago she was practically an In
valid. Now she Is we'll woman, and that
Is true In so many cases. Mono OF our
W. S. p. u. members ever complain Of
fatigue or suffering
What about hysteria in your ranks?"
I asked boldly. you know. that Is what
your zeal is often called"
Christabcl threw back her head and
laughed merrily. so merriy that those
hangers-about In the hall who were de-
voured by curiosity regarding her, fiocked
to the door and stood there gazing at us
AS II We were museum specimens.
was rather embarrassed. but Miss
Pankhurst was as unconscious as child.
''Its all nonsense" she exclaimed, broez-
ily. "You wouldn't see any evidences OF
bysteria II you worked among us. A
movement such as ours couldn't be built
on that foundation. It's just a catchword
the easiest way to explain fervor. They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

going anywhere alone I sympathizcd.
But. tell me. won't they miss you very
much in England?'
DO you mean by they the suhraGettes
or the government" she retorted.
II was her little joke, and | smiled ap-
preciatlvely.
She paused for a few moments, ana
then she grew grave and older looKing'
and her nice. mellow voice took deeper
notes as she said. very earnestly:
"Thc movement has never been stronger
than L is now. More women are joining
il all the time, and We have all the volin-
teers We want for any sort Of difhcult
service"
Here she arose and stood by the man
telpiece, leaning ono long. slender arm
upon e, az She continued, still in That
low. vibrant voice:
THE position is serious at present.
Since left the government has decided
upon n coerclonist policy. Two OF our
women are doing five years penal servi-
tude. II simply amounts TO this: Rather
than grant women the vote, the govern
ment will drive them TO any length and
give these punishments. Tho erect Is
contrary to their wishes, however. for
such action only increases the militant
spirit. The whole thing could be ended
in a moment IL they'd do their duty"
"They have given some facilities for the
passing OF bill for woman suffrage,
haven't they?" I asked.
Christabcl gazed at me reproachfully, as
IL TO exclaim:
"Thou, too. Brutus."
Then she proceeded 10 explain:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
WAS ALMOST oMNIPREsENT.

She had been seen in English country
,;uares dozens Of 'em. She had bowed
% an acquaintance on the street in Ber-
I'm She had been noted driving off the
go, links near Dundee. She was on her
vsv 70 New York, and shed even sailed
FOR China.
II was almost a case Of that unfor,u-
rate youth who called Wolf" once too
onen Why, when il was first announced
that the elusive one was in our mast
everybody pooh-poohed the idea.
And what puzzled US most of all was
why she should come 10 life in Mont
martre!
You realize. my children, that Mont
martre isn't the quarter OF the 'EnGiish
mss" Not bit of it!
It's where the proving. predatory
Apache has his lair. It's where he meets
his fellow bandits and they plan CORY
schemes over absinthe. Even the artist
has almost abandoned Montmartre.
So Paris raised her eyebrows and
shrugged her shoulders at the news that
Cbrigtsbel was there, but a few trusting
SOULS. your All4t INdNt ttiibi'S Ni'~'''f -
eided TO go and see what there was III the
story
l don't say ! didn't have tremor or
two about i probable Apache onslaught,
and madame, the plump prOprietress OF
nv hotel, didn't ease my fears; In fact.
she bade me au revoir as If for the last
tine. when she learned that l was calling
Oh friends in the depths of Montmartre.
Well. it wasn't a spool after all
There was Christabel herself, sitting In
the ugliest Of little French parlors-th
kind Of a parlor where the wall paper
screams shrewishly at the carpet, the pici-
ures arc real genuine chromos and the
Ornapents reminiscent of funeral urn5
and natural history specimens.
Naturally Christabel has a soul above
such trivialites, so ] don't suppose she
minds that psrlor any more than she
minds the swearing, laughing, bargaining
,owds % Montmartre which surge round
her dwelling place all day and al night