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pure good and proof against the poison of desire had
come into his life, that Emmanuel Mason. II
ever a man deuded himself that Emmanuel
Mason.
He reached Paradise Ranch evening of the
second day, the broad piazza
quiet, strides pushed the door OF the
living and went in
Stanley his wife seated opposite sides OF
q small table reading They looked a ii they had
spoken each other for hours As matter of fact.
Stanley lad several offers in the
which been rejected without too much civity
by Mrs Stanley. At Masons entrance both and
greet him. In both faces looks OF real
pleasure the look in Staneys face mingled
wonder; while if heightened color and sparkling
eyes trusted that in Mrs Stanleys alloyed
with feminine feeling of triumph.
for heavens sake what has brought you back
soono" cried Stanley. grasping his friends hand
why couldn't stay away Goose said
his wife.
But the fishing must have been bad?' said Stanley.
Awful" said Mason, mot a bite the second day.
What do you think of that
This statement was perfectly true but Mason bushed
in delivering ii.
How Disappointing said Mrs Stanley But she had
noted the blush and could not conceal a smile.
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the the rain
pressny brown paSshsd hills is' were ere
hs beach and so into the There
nature mad sudssaly been nn Cured Of ssSe " was IS
s as ensG glorious 5sn tze Oh but loved it,
only thought her figure the better Her fses
was wet and her eyes sim b!mfu Of rain He
SAID 'Rf haV ave not Kissed You snc. was
II the madness had the not yet
Turned face aowapd hs the big sweet mouth
was trembling AS their lips came slowly close It
hidden In wonderful mist One moment and the
Emmanuel Masons head was suddenly jerked back
e c his se o t He his Birdie riding
loved his hands to ts0 his se
pies His eyes rolled and his mouth wrhed. HIS
nad become frigatful mask upon which depicted
sssss Sake what is ss What !. III Can't you
o greaa was wrqng from him It is possible
He od ks he hands from hi. head and
..s N ,Siass mind the erSD he said
teeth color Of dust sse s aKe Se
iron iron. It.. It's the sua i en- that that
Size must sH41y so m s sss s. and
Emmanuel Mason ma srove without to look
First want my kiss" he said
Not now, she said. I'VE must hurry. =. Oh.
they G PUT Rs eos. to 'e ,S: gsoo
head aus as So e s The pain iii, his
thought Of the beloved at his side loved him and
Instead. he thought, with the intensity OF a mono
built % e S res e Is
found in at the So quarters sfs, Of on sam
lungs seemed to him suterins sputterns Of
about his ears.
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'But you must be famshed,' said Stanley eagerly.
1n 60 to the pantry myself and see what there is"
"Wouldnt rather I went?' said his wife,
800 No. you stay right here, and hear all about it.
I'll be right back.
There a pathetic awkwardness about Stanley
which belied his manly qualities When he moved he
out Of the and It is just possible that Mrs Stanley
raised her fair shoulders the least fraction of inch
why did smile just now said Mason suddenly.
when said that I didn't bite the second day?'
She looked boldly in his eyes and read a primer
what was written there
The difference said, slowly. between man
and Is that lies with his tongue and
tells the truth with his eyes. But woman lies with
BOTH"
And she turned her eyes down, and half covered
them with their soft lashes Color in her cheeks
and Emanuel Mason realized his love not to
be solace and delight to his heart but men
and tragedy. He made step toward Her.
"Crood-nght," she said. mo, m going to stay
and watch you eat your horrid old dinner I'm tired
out. Don't let Jim sit UP too late Goodnight"
At the door SHE turned. Her met his and
Knocked them.
I'm glad you're back" said softly. And
want shed
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Paradise Ranch

slow getting 1t seemed as if it We're out
of practice exactly what to do And just
sends out scouts and then sklr1nisners 10
prepare the way for attack, the cloud sent
dow experimental drops little showers before com
uencing pour.
going a good one said Mason, shall we
Canter?'
Both and Mrs. Stanley were conscious or a
suppressed feeling of excitement The wind seemed TO
stronger and the surf to run higher. Even the
excited by the coming of the rain They
began as they cantered. fear the 10 which
they perfectly accustomed: to prick their
forward back, to shy at dark stones and
l,mps of seaweed. The canter became galiop, the
gallon run. all but a runaway
midst the fall its contents and the earth and
sea rose in smoke to meet them.
Mile after mile and size by side the ponies raced
through deiuge Water, sweat and foam poured
from them They began to gasp ard labor in the sand
The rain and surf combined in deafening
Mason shouted something to his companion. She
shouted an 1t looked rather than sounded like
the query. 'What?'
This won't do" Mason beloved 1t is not known
whether she not: it is enough that under
stood They refined in the ponies till they walked.
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CHAPTER III

TT WAS November. but yet rain had fallen
The country beginning to feel distressed
Il Farmers looked arxiously and often upward for
signs of Clouds their brows became puckered from
too much gazing the blank. blazing sky In the
reservoirs water so low that it was impossible to
draw clean BATH Along the roads dust, like dirty
were tired Of the bright Alone a the Shne na
Patent indsfatisaey ABOUT their business ..
I'M. Sssa s the On h Of
like metal Upon the left hand r the
oag blue a or
shadows Ahead the beach extended like broad n tor or.
steadfast hills blew greatly from the south
that in the worlds eyes what +, have pro- ss
s do
Do saaH & Gn S Strength rhs
wrong is the less care and the more want It. II
had not
es sa that
Ssut you went away and We forgot each other
s%ay ; ada tn. R Rss Of 'o Es
are wretched with ths-with Jim . For Gods sake give
YOURS afraid you: tina:
H. Maybe. How should I know? 1 don't
think for ns you convente on is base and
ts.s Il ;s5 let
81 zsSr sss think But that w es ~ Wy xs s
who met me- oz after sro as We
sa, s.i s
supposng things that not very probable? If a
SHADOW should between u.s. is it worth anticpat
ing? And. Furthermore, tell you that It can't
won't ct We lovers
: Yes but woman and l afraid of the
s" And of a sudden their faces in shadow
for a dark cloud blown unperceved from the
had come between them ana the sun. The
laughed nervorsy for a second
How do 1 know: said the man almost roughly.
AN, she said, you would speak like that
als al
gek about 5SE
you He looked upward with great humility. Yes
dear. think It will rain -
s'Then we'd go back.
AS they turned the first drop fell. The rain was
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coming end Then commenced the long ury sedson
for which California is and during Wllch every
moment doors Is complete blessing. All
day and the strong salt trade-Wlnds blew
in Each evening as the sun SET ana
shorn Of heat smote the hot earth, Ios
arose along line Of the coast and rushed IN
land diminished until the stars showed
through presently all the glttering heavens ap-
peared. Day day. night after night month aT1er
month thus. Every drop Of surface water was
the of the hills yielded 10
golden brown: the soft muddy roads became panos OF
white hard as Growing things rested from the
labor of growing The world at peace with itself
1t was not too hot by day, nor too cold by night;
much that human calm and happiness was an
atmospher,c condition. There excuse for NOR
bid depresson cattle became fat on the dry stubbie
In irrigated districts fruit sweed and rpened Ihere
was great prosperity throughout the state. merrymakfng
and outofdoor During this period matters pro-
eressed peacefully with peasantness at Paradise
Ranch The woman firm in the saddle strong IN
the surf and subtle to be with her was TO De
CAV And Emmanuel Mason found himself thinking That
81 10 had bic life TO cad over would like to marry
her himself A a mere boy in the old days ne had en-
loved the chance He been her first fancy and she
b; TIVE, bod construed fancy love (and heaven
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CHAPTER w

T WAS late in February before the lovers were
able to think Of putting into effect the plan which
they had matured for the elop-.sent The rains.
long in coming and prayed for churches,
made In profusion what they had in punctu-
atty. The world became green. and all night the tree
frog sang loud sweet.
December was wet month, January wetter. In
the first half of February there only bright
1t seemed if the prayers addressed to God
must have been heard by the devil answered in
spirit of malice In particular the winter hard
one for Emmanuel Mason. He received and recovered
from attack after attack of his trouble. each
occasion it took of the subtle OF Sam ALI
repulse the enemy. A Chnaman begin young,
smoke opium hard. do his work. and live be sixty
i've The toughest white will to pieces in a nth
of the time Emmanuel Mason strong man, but
the pain told him some, and its told him
much. He became almost shadow OF himself. hag-
gard petulant, and without The whites OF his
took yellowsh tinge and it was noticed that
he longer loved his tobacco But the sick and
tragic ne became the the woman loved him.
1t Is to the credit of both that during that trying
winter they kept apart much possible ano We're
interchangeable III their attempts to be nice to Stanley
Nor was this studied hypocrisy of demeanor Tney
truly sorry for him. and. incredible as It may
seem. truly fond Of him. They We're like pair OF
Children preparing to away from home. Nothing
should prevent them, but they We're sorry 70 60 -,
health was SO much improved CUTIE Fer for
their departure And in the end she named Tue nIs
day OF March, which date the big new steamer or the
Maru Line to sail for the Orient Mason mace one
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CHAPTER II

1N HE men, of course. altered radically their
habits of life; shaving daily. disposing o. yes
III terdays mud, and dressing for dinner.
altsra from q natural desire
TO please rather than the bounding OF
tongue, for IL the Ranch had been at time
paradise. least Eve who mad a
mans Woinai that nothing of what Emmanuel Mason
mao feared came % pass INSTEAD, ne was by way
OF being more comfortable than he had been,
and II was long before he. realized that to live
the new condition less dangerous than
house built sleeping To this ignorance.
perhaps, the rains which, weary weeks.
been appeasing the thirst of the land. clothing
with green grass and flowers contributed by suddenly
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his adopted hills dry weather. short broad.
the tiger in his long quiet stride hawk
his smile. y '''e nonoeAS s'''0o0' -
of nas o spps
because in possessing sing the he loved
M as he sa m wife ]
e n ns oa M
% 20 & ri yssn NJ % i g
sS sa h oT her To E
d
was sss
s Gl
M edr h sns ssf s fs
III. he ssous was bsss n
n 6 @ nn he R ms
he did nst tor ssa
ss ea Il s. ,hs Psssss $as S
ss i 81
s 81 sseaH Being a
Sd an
Ss as on s
n.y. shy sesor speea
5ogskey was Is al ss se
conscentiously. The with him. the fish We're
Big and strong the old ecstasy Emmanuel
Mason had left his powers Of enjoyment IN Paradse
Ranch.
The next day did not fish at all. He sat in the
watched the bright rush Of the river
ne MITIGATE patterns the lofty
the sky. He thought upon the days OF his youth.
failure times Of comparative virtue times of rank
IT. "a
be saS Sst
shade by river. week before he had smoked and
aad fe hs for end the future s eT TIME he
t., fssnss se1fR a her s eti
on n sssp landed dsh He thought agony Of
himself and then fatigue began to exert it
from logical thoughts and facts he passed to
what seldom in what there is less;
is saved from madness by the thought Of what
still be-
Emmanuel Mason with the and bathed in
river His face, far from being narrowed by the
unquet nigh looked younger than had IN He
packed and his rods and sang aloud; In
hour he riding down the mountains with his face
toward the And he rode he laughed and sang.
Lovsf+s wonderful ana beautiful affair, bat i is
who loves is first Of his love- and is abashed
the presence of his beloved. when for moment the
world seems as should pole to pole there is
of danger nothing exists but the beautiful And
finding himself love- but wildly happy In the
deiusion that he content to possess his love alone
Jim Alice were and wife He was their friend
lie loved them both He could not be happy away from
and be- he Il
rode innocently into ambush. that man was
Emmanuel Mason If ever a man believed that love-
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ms MS iiey i,au IL, e.her II does
o- gotH on5 thav had pIighted
thtr .ro.h IacL of money
Sad ..no5 IN tho way of i'm
,nSd;sto ,arrsaga and EN-
oa,a, ,1nsnn bad pona the
-.a-, - .ha s,,, 70 carve his
s may VI III. ta;I,d In mining
~. sui.e - - i,,ruber camps,
san raa nn-ts n.as mariner
~ 49, ,;,1an,1 P etahI. clerk in a
-. rS -, .,1rn prosperous.
20 ii ~ ""s $50 ~ ~ riches poor,
az Az hros 49, gain nrosper-
uu IT. stage ha fell II,
Is IA, Geo. and Together
,n el. ' tsht So isa Ranca
10y .n ,a.aca,,t nronerties.
au oNi 80 rrarasa.i tn work
m,ith ,,,,cb nIea sure and CON
Ia d. .hia -nros.t Enfering upon
$50 III i.!py;t,,Sa. O. how he
SILL 49, Ia,.e1or,eJ NV them
~" end during the
.i.o hs.a,, h.art-T-hoIa
anS Sanc,Dfroa r. was ths
90 t Nth +he Girl Long sepa-
s"a-;on q. ,,Sual tiIIaJ their
,,,,+,,aI fa,,cy 'iynev s.ouped
1870 Nc cer,,l,v eno,,gh-b,rt
80 &c ~ h.S nuarreled
- ~; fason -. n ,nade
1,I..t - 80 90. n. would
not have caiiad I,oon her
Win ali that he mad gone
+hroo,ch and win ali that ha
rod acconnlisbed IL ia not no
he s,,nnosad that MASON was
aitoyefber q srnonp man Free
Sron1 restrein+ and at an early
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
Sartwen- Menefee

The prettiest wedding Of the midsum-
mer look place last night at wasning-
| ton College when Miss Jean Menefee.
| daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Flournoy
Menefee and Mr.. Edward Richmond
SartwelI were married. The drawing
rooms of the college were decorated for
the occasion with palms and summer
blossoms. Inc wedding ceremony was
performed by DR.. Menefee.
rne bride wore a becoming gown OF
white crepe meteor and Russian lace.
and her veil was caught with orange
blossoms. She carried q shower bouquet
of white flowers.
Miss Frances Breckenridge of Union
town, Pa, was maid Of honor. and the
bridesmaids were Miss Minnie Gould. of
Baltimore, Nd: Miss Margaret Will
Hanson. and Miss Willie Williamson, Of
Charleston, w. Va: Miss Dorothy RAN
dolph and Miss Ella Yeager. Of WASH
ington.
Mr.. Stephen T. Early was Mr.. Sart-
wells best man. and the ushers were
Mr.. Eugene Ackerman. Mr.. Clarence
Jones. Mr.. Joseph p. Amin. and Mr..
r. o. Amin.
A large company Of friends and rela-
tives were present at the wedding and
the reception which followed. Mr.. and
MIS- SdIlHcl iclb =" tdSt iieh-
for a wedding trip. They will make
their future home in Washington on
their return here.
Mrs John H. Harlan. widow Of Mr..
Justice Harlan. of the United States Su-
preme Court. and the Misses Harlan
have taken possession of their new cot
tase at Murray Bay. Canada 3.
In the latest news from Newport
is the fact that. in addition to the large
dinner party which the Russian Ambas-
sador and Nine. Bakhmetef will give
at the embassy there on September 8,
they also have planned q garden fete
for that month. SO many society people
are remaining in Newport for the en-
tire month of September that II Ii not
at all likely that the embassies and le-
gations stationed there for the summer
will be removed 10 Washington before
October L
Mime. Dumba. wife OF the Ambas ssador
of Austria Hungary, sailed from Boston
yesterday for Europe and viii proceed
to Austria-Hungary to attend to the
construction and finishing Of great
country place which she and the Am.
bassador are building. She will return
to Washington in time for the social
season.
Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty. q. S.
N. was the guest of honor at lunch
con given at Narraganset Pier Sunday.
with Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin H
hostess.
Representative and Mrs. silas r. Bar
ton Of Nebraska will go to their home
in Grand Island at the adjournment Of
Congress. Shortly before Christmas they
expect to sail for Panama
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
CHURCH'S AID ASKED
IN Health CAMPAIGN
d.. E. W. Williams Asks Religious
Comnuni6es to Assist IN ths
Sanitary Campaign.
COOPERATION IS SOUGHT

"No soc,.I aoepc, 60 mos. ear,ast In
-
It's demands upon the church Tor CO.
operation than public health. and no
agency offers q greater return for such
N. r,, w ,,,u
hams' Health commissioner OK virginia,
in a bulletin just issued by the United
States Bureau of Education.
Public health asks the church to join
hands with It in giving men better bodies.
and 1t promises that when mems bodies
shall be stronger, their spirits will be
nobler. Public health asks the church
to assist II In making sanitary the COM
munity to which the church ministers;
ana IT pledges the experience OF the world
10 show that when this Is DONE none
VIII dement, more tnan tne church. otner
things equal the healthS man u tne
moral man, and the sanitary community
ID tne spirituai community.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
Misses Whiting Entertain

Miss Alice Whiting and Miss Julia Whit
ing added much to the pleasure of their
guests at Catamount mountain last week.
The young people staying at White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va. motored. drove
or rode in the moonlight to the camping
grounds. where they had been preceded
by q number OF servants and many ham,
pers of good things Here, after the
camp fire was built. they cooked their
own supper. and later in the evening
there was dancing.
Mr.. W. T. Ward is at the sueyta Park
Hotel. wsynesville, N. c.
Miss Edna d. Howell is at the White
Sulphur Springs Hotel. Waynesville.
n. c.
Mr.. John g. Capers, Miss Charlotte
Capers and her friends. and Miss Eliza
Darneille have just returned from q
pleasant stay at Atlantic City.
Miss Virginia Rueth. Miss May Cam
non. and Miss Mary Cannon have gone to
Atlantic City. y. J.. for = three weeks
vacation.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
MINUTE HEN DEPART.
Flag with Special Guard Leaves to
Attend German .CeIebration,

The American flag that is to be car
ried in the celebration in Germany on
the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
ksiser's ascent to the German throne
in the early fall, left Washington yes
terday accompanied by ten officers of the
Minute Men of America. acting as a
special guard of honor
The company was under the command
OF Col NJ. A. Winter. They went to
New York. There they will be Joined
today by Maj. E. T. Paul. formerly of
Washington, and will sail for the Water
land as the guests of the German Pa
triotic Society Of America. The ship
on which the Minute Men sail has been
chartered for the voyage and the COM
pany will reach Bremen August g.
They are due back the latter part of
October.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
(DOINGS OF SOCIETY IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON

Of Mr.. and Mr1 Melville Ingalls, Of
Washington. Niss ingalls, was dresssd In
a blue and gold Turkish costume and
wore her harem veil until supper time,
when she unmasked. Among the other
Washington people at the ball were the
Military Attache Of the French Embassy
and Countess de Chambrun. Mr.. Nicholas
Longworth. sr.. Mrs Buckner A. Wal
lingford. and Miss Alice Thornton Lewis.
One of the interesting debutantes in
Washington this winter will be Miss
Hope Norman. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Norman. Of New York. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman. who spent part Of each
season in Washington, will give several
large entertainments here this winter
in honor OF their daughter. Mrs Nicholas
Longworth. who ID now q guest at the
Norman summer home on the North
shore. Will come to washington while
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman are here, and will
assist at the debutante parties for Miss
Norman.
Mr.. and Mrs Reginald Boardman, the
latter formerly Miss Carrie Louise Mum,
are among the Manchester. Mass, sum-
mer residents who are following the fad
prevalent there Just now OF raising fancy
breeds Of chickens. and their specimens
took several prises In recent shows.
Miss May c. Etheridge is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Atkinson at the
Etawah Cottage. Ocean View.
Miss Jeanette Kiess and Miss Laura
Kless. of Washington. D. c.. who are the
guests Of their cousin. Miss Viola Brost.
at her home In Dayton. Ohio. were the
honor guests at theater party and sup
per given by Miss Brost on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hennerberger and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Henneberger stopped
In Washington for q visit to Mai. II. T.
Graves and his daughter and son-in-law.
Mr.. and Mra 8. T. Waterbury. Mr.. and
Mrs Henneberser have been spending
the summer touring. and are now on
their way for a visit In Atlantic City.
after which they will return to their home
at Baltimore, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
BUSINESS MEMS OUTING.
Pamphlets Issued Telling of Pro-
posed River Trip of Merchants.

The pamphlets in which are de-
scribed the business benefits and the So
ciaI pleasures that will accrue from the
outing extraordinary of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Retail Merchants
Association, to be held September 10 and
II. were received by the members of the
two organizations yesterday.
The object of the junket will be to
comb the towns and cities of the Lower
Potomac for Washington trade and at
the same time to enjoy two days re-
Taxation from routine business. The
pamphlet is illustrated with caricatures
and pictures of the different members
Of the trade associations.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
Veterans Elect Delegates.

Encampment No. Ill. Union Veteran
Legion, at its meeting last night elected
Comrades William T. Foster and James
r. Stone delegates. with William
Hughes and Charles r. Little as alter
mates, to the twenty-eishth National En-
campment of the N. v. L, which is
to be held at Janesville, Ohio, Septem-
Der to Ii next. 1he following COM
rades Of No. Ill also will attend: Oliver
p. Williams. past adjutant general;
Horace H. Brewer, member Of the ma
tional executive committee; Col. James
p. Pierson and past colonels. James A.
Mcdowell, James A. Allen, Fred r.
Sparks. Michael c. Connolly. Joseph H.
Hartley. William Wilson, and Edward
Quigley.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
81. Joh.. for cole,ial Beach.

With the arrival of midsummer. this
popular resort Is now at its height of
popularity. The salt water bathing has
been better, the excellent sandy beach
making this pastime most enjoyable. The
steamer st. Johns leaves her wharf at
the foot of Seventh Street every day ex-
cept Monday at a. m. and on Saturdays
at $50 p. m. An excellent cafe Ia main
tanned on board the steamer for those
wishing meals while on the boat, and the
shore dinners at the beach are excellent.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-19
SENATOR FOR NEW BUILDING.
Psiadexter Fsvsrs the Ereetien .
NsAer. y.veni1s cssit.

Senator Miles Poindexter Of Wash.
inston yesterday declared himself ir
favor OF the movement for the erection
Of = now Juysnife Court Building. and
promised his full support to the project.
He said that the long ngnt for new
quarters for the tribunal was an excel
lent argument in favor Of the enact
ment Of the bill now before che Senate
District Committee providing for repre-
sentation Of the District by q delegate
in Congress.
II am In favor Of a Juvenile Court
Building that will be a credit to the
city and the nation" he said. and can
be depended upon to do all In my power
to bring this about. Not only shall 1
talk to my fellow members in Congress
about II. but shall Eve it my support
on the noor of the Senate"