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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
To End Their Misery

Camille was carried into the house,
where he was nursed back to life; but
it was a long time before he was able to
be about again.
The baroness and Rose were constant in
attention to the wounded man, but Jose
phine avoided meeting him.
At last, by the advice of the doctor,
Josephine went to see Camille. The
patient improved rapidly after that.
As Camille regained his strength he
knew that he ought to leave Beaure-
paire. but could not bring himself to
do so.
One day. in frenzy he resolved to
kill both Josephine and himself and
put an end to the misery of both of
them.
He had wandered out into the park
and was seated moodily by the side of
a small river which ran through it. A
notary named Picard, coming by path
from the village, saw him seated there
and asked him If he could tell him
where he could find the baroness.
I'm the house, l suppose" replied
Camille.
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Ordered to Join the Army

Josephine felt that nothing would
now prevent her marrying her first love
when suitable time of mourning for
her husband had passed.
Her conscience sometimes reproached
her that she had not loved the brave
and generous Raynal better-had not
mourned for him more sincerely. But
she did not confide her feeling to her
mother-only Rose knew
Dujardin received an official letter
from Paris asking If his wounds were
now sufficiently healed for him to take
active duty again. He replied that they
We're and expected every day to be or
dered to join the army
He begged Josephine to marry him at
once. But she knew that her mother
would never consent to her marrying
before year of mourning, at least. had
passed.
Camille's insistence overcame Jose
phtne's reluctance and Rose was taken
into little conspiracy. Rose and Jose
phine and Camille We're to go to the
neighboring town of Frejus and be mar
ried secretly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
THE ODD ORIGINS OF
POPULAR PHRASES
Going to the Dogs Comes From the
East Where the CANNES Are
Street Scavengers

What Is popular phrase?" some-
one once asked. Something we all re-
peat like parrots, without knowing its
real origin or meaning" was the reply
of the cynic; and to a certain extent
he was right. How many of us. for in
stance, can tell how those common
phrases "tuft hunters" and fools para
disc arose? We have an Idea that
the former refers to the person who
seeks the society and apes the man
ners of the upper ten but why
"tuft?" And why paradise" for the
fool who shuts his eyes to threatening
troubles and dangers, satisfied with the
enjoyment of the moment? asks INT
Bits.
As matter of fact, the latter phrase
originated in the theological argument
that there is place for fools Just out
side paradise. while the term "tuft
hunting. took its rise at the University
of Oxford and Cambridge. where at
one time the young noblemen wore a
peculiarly formed cap with tuft which
presumably attracted hangers on
Many other curious stories of the orr
gin of popular phrases are given in
Everyday Phrases Explained"
Eating humble pie" is phrase
which really arose from the corruption
of the word "umbles" or "numbles."
the coarser parts of deer killed in
hunting, which, when made into a pie,
were formerly reserved for the lower
hunt servants; while cooking his
goose" Is a phrase which originated
when the King of Sweden, ON approach
ing hostile town. excited the con
tempt of the inhabitants by the small
ness of his army. To express this they
hung out goose for him to shoot at,
whereupon the king set fire to the
town to cook their goose"
Long ago unscrupulous people used to
take cat tied In bag to market.
where they tried to sell 1t for a pig.
IT, however. purchaser opened tile
bag before buying, the cat of course,
jumped out displaying the fraud. Hence
the term letting the cat out of the
bag"
Going to the dogs" comes from the
east, where dogs are scavengers of the
streets. and become so unclean as to
be unfit to touch; while the expression
Tell 1t to the marines" used to show
disbelief in the truth OF a story, arose
from the fact that wnen the marines
first went afloat they were naturally
rather green" concerning nautical af-
fairs, and someone who related a very
tall yarn was told to tell IL to the
marines" the idea being that they could
be more easily gulled
1t is curious fact that the phrase.
Bald as badger" owes its origin to
authors of the past who had no exact
knowledge of natural history, and who.
because the forehead OF a badger Ia
covered with smooth, white hairs. came
to the conclusion that 1t was bald
Years ago a theatrical manager of
the bogus type had in his company an
actor whose strong point was the Ghost
in Hamlet IL his salary was not
forthcoming on Saturday, this actor
would exclaim, 'Then the ghost won't
walk tonight" phrase which is stifl
used by actors on pay day, and which
provides a striking illustration of how
a casual remark becomes common
saying.
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A Grief All Her Own

But her elder sister, Josephine had a
grief all her own. Captain Dujardin, a
young officer. well born and his own
master. had courted her with her parents
consent and even when the baron began
TO look coldly upon the soldier of the re-
public young Dujardin would not yield
his love to pique.
The captain came no more to the
chateau. but would wait hours and hours
upon the path to the little oratory in the
park on the bare chance of seeing Jose
phine.
Young Dujardin was ordered to the
army of the Pyrenees. At first Josephine
received letters from her captain. Then
all communications ceased. Then the
baron rode away and was killed.
Rumors came. and apparently well au-
thenticated, too. stating that Captain
Dujardin had turned traitor to France and
had deserted to the Spaniards. Some re-
turning soldiers brought the news to the
kitchen of the chateau
1T is all over" said Josephine to Rose,
Il could not love where l despised. 1
am dead TO him and he is dead to France.
Never mention the name of Camille Dujar-
din to me again."
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Commandant Raynal

1t was not without a great struggle.
however. that Josephine came to this
resolution. so keen was the strife, so
well matched the antagonists. so hard the
victory.
For ire and scorn. are mighty. And
noble blood in a noble heart is heroic. And
love is a giant
So this was the state of things at
Beaurepaire when the French provinces,
being organized upon a half military plan,
Edouard Riviere. who had just completed
his education in a military school, was or
dered to report 10 Commandant Raynal a
plain, blunt soldier of the revolution who
had risen from the ranks.
Raynal was the son of a widow who
KEEP. grocery. shnn in Paris She intend-
ed him for spice. but he thirstsd for glory
and vexed her. So she yielded. as mothers
will.
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Saved From the Terror

For 20 years Dr. Arbertine had lived in
the castle of De Beaurepare. He was an
enthusiast upon the subject of entomology
and the Baron patronized him and gave
him the leisure to devote to study
The doctor was an amiable theorist aud
ha,. written much Upon speculative repub-
licanism All the family loved Dr. Au-
bertine and laughed at his fits of ahstrac-
tion and his theories.
Now when the new government ap-
piled to he doctor TO know if the Baron
ess shared her husbands opinions he
boldly replied that she was his pupil
and so saved her ara prevented the esta1e
from being -confiscated.
So the Baroness and her two daughters
and the doctor lived on in the old chateau.
But in the few swift years which inter-
vened between the beginning of the trou-
bles and the death of the Baron the lat
ter had heavily cnoumbered the estate.
And also a fine had been imposed upon it
by the new government.
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Getting Used to Poverty

The Baroness gave up her horses and
carriages and dismissed all her serv-
ants. One servant. however. Jacintha ry
name, refused to leave her mistress and
insisted upon serving the family as hero
tofore, though without wages.
Jacintha had a 10, era peasant named
Daard. whom she managed to make do
most of the outdoor work. and so, though
grievously poor. they managed to live at
the Chateau de Beaurepaire.
They had vegetables enough from the
castle garden, but meat was scanty and
of infrequent occurrence.
1t was hard upon the noble family at
frst-poverty always is hard upon fam
flies. noble or ignoble, though perhaps
those brought up from childhood to the
luxuries OF this world feel it most at first.
But afterward they get used 70 it.
The younger of the two girls, Rose de
Beaurepaire, as the months went by re-
covered her Gayety-so strong are youth
and health ana temperament.
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4 CL A SSIC
IN A P A G E


white Lies" was most suceessfulP both
as a novel and in the dramatized form IN
which the author afterward presented it
to the public. The novel is a story with
a purpose a preaching story against de-
oeption-against what its title indicates,
white Lies
Reade calls attention to his moral in
the last paragraphs of his book, begging
his readers . ponder over what the story
teaches all the more because he had not
interrupted the sacred narrative" 10
preach as he went along.
And it is true, as he says, that the moral
of the story stands out so clear in the mar
rative that he who runs may read with
out any sermon at all.
The scene c fthe story is laid in Brittany
in the Napolecnic times. but there Is little
of the French or tho Napoleonic flavor
about it. The scene might have been laid
in England just as well except that the
rapid changes of the days of the French
consulate-the constant foreign wars-gave
the author an excellent opportunity to kill
off his characters and bring them to life
again as many times as lie wished and to
do so with a show c. probability.
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The Secret Marriage

VIII not be married without a
priest said Josephine. Nor T." re-
piled Camille Il know a mayor who
viii do the civil banns for us and a
priest who will marry me in the sight
of heaven-and both will keep 1t secret
What l will say to them Is my af-
fair. | must give them some reason, |
suppose. You can't have secrecy with
out fib or two"
''Fibs that will injure no. one" said
Rose majestically.
And so it was done. Camille took
Rose and Josephine to Frejus and jose
phine came back that evening his wife
A fortnight elapsed and at Beaure-
paire all were very happy and cheerful;
only the cloud of remembrance of Ray
nal coming now and then across the
sunshine.
Once Rose had little quaim of con-
science and declared that they ought
to tell the baroness that Camille and
Josephine were married.
But no, they would not distress her
by admitting that they had violated the
proprieties and deceived her.
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News From the Dead

One day letter arrived at Beaure-
paire. 1t was from Raynal, who had
been killed. He was alive and well and
anxious to see his wife and Beaure-
paire again. 1t was a short letter, but
the tragedy of it to Josephine and
Camille was beyond description
Co." said Josephine to Camille, "go
and die at your post-as l will at
mine. We must not see each other
again. Do not look at me-if we hesi-
tate we are lost"
Camille annouRced that he must now
join the army and rode away to Paris.
He was to join the army of the Rhine,
he told the baroness
Some months after the departure of
Camille, DIR. Aubertine went to Paris.
where he made considerable stay and
where he not only inherited fortune
from thrifty relative, but got a pub
Usher for the works on entomology
which he had for so many years been
preparing.
When the doctor returned to Beaure-
paire he was surprised to find only
the baroness there-Rose and Josephine
We're, their mother said, at Prejus.
Josephine had been i'll of late and had
thought the air of Frejus-which al
ways helped her would restore her to
health.
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An Open Door

lie reproached her for not having
oonflded in him before and she, falling
upon her knees, begged him hysterical-
ly not to betray the fact that she was
q mother to the baroness.
do not expose me; do not destroy
me-" she cried.
1T is the story of your SEX" said the
doctor as he promised not to betray
her self sacrifice, first to your moth
er, then to Camille and now to your
husband
Time passed and then one evening as
Edouard Itiviere was riding to his
headquarters in tho village he met an
other officer on horseback.
1t was Commandant Raynal. He was
on his way to the Army of the Rhine
with dispatches. He had six days to
make the trip and had found that he
could spare half a day to Beaurepaire
by hard riding. -.
Let us make haste. them" cried
Edouard; they go to bed early at the
chateau. You must not lose time"
Together, through the pleasant eve
ming, they cantered to Beaurepaire. The
house was dark.
There. as 1 feared" said Edouard
'but we vii, wake them up
There. ] see a light in that upper
room over the tapestried chamber
said Raynal, and here is a door OPEN
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Taking the Blame

XIII u.s., cried Rose, hut do not betray
us to our mother. Show some pity. Mer-
ey, Mercyi'
what does this mean?" demanded Ray
nal. why does my wife faint at the
sight of me? Whose is that childss'
'It-it-is mine faltered Rose"
There was L horrible silence in the room
then. Edouard turned and went away
without a word.
Rose turned to raise her sister, put
Raynal said coldly: This is my care.
madame stained one must not touch
his wife.
1t was of course. Josephine's child
which they Lad found there but Rose
had lied to shield ler sister The child
was at nurse at farmhouse not far away
and 1t had been the custom of Rose and
Jacintha to bring il now and then by night
to the chateau that its mother might see
it and caress it,
Jacintha, who had been aroused at last,
carried the Child hack TO it's nurse. Ray
nal did not tell the Baroness of what
had occurred and EdoAard was seen no
more at the chateau.
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Sworn to Kill

Rose ran to her mother and announced
the arrival OF Raynal. The baroness I'M
mediately arose to welcome back her son.
At daybreax Raynal announced that ne
must again bc on his way. When he had
taken leave of the others he drew Rose
aside and said: Tell me-who is the
man."
Spare me now, brother said Rose;
II will tell you when you come back"
THAT is a bargain. said he, now hear
me swear. He shall marry you or die by
my hand"
AS Raynal left the park he found Ed
Guard waiting for fim-the stricken youth
had been waiting all night.
MY dear boy" said Raynal. there is
but one thing for you to do-forget that
she ever lived-she is dead to you"
There is ore other thing" replied Ed
Guard, vengeance. 1t is the scoundrel
Dujardin. He. ana he alone, has been
near the place
II suspected he was making love %
Rose, but they pursuaded me to the coll
trary. l swear to you Dujardin is the vii
lain--which OF us is to kill him."
"Where is he now?"
with the Army of the Rhine
81 go to tho Army OF the Rhine"
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Iacinfha Interyenes

Well" said Dard, "one of two
things must happen-Jacintha must
either give up the family or I will
give up Jacintha Eh-O-ah-hem-
how d do, Jaeintha." And his roar
ended in a whine. II was just talking
of you, Jacintha."
81 heard you." replied a lusty young
woman with peasants face and a
large pair of eoal-black eyebrows sur
mounting large black eyes.
She pointed with domineering
gesture toward Beaurepaire. Dard
rose slowly and moved toward the door.
There citizen" said he, "do you see
that gesture? That means I am to
dig in the aristocrats' garden this aft
ernoon-and so. march"
And march he did. Then Jacintha
thanked Edouard for the kindness he
had shown toward the family at the
chateau-and they had long talk to-
gether during which all the distressing
poverty of the noble family was re-
vealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Kneeling at the Cradle

There was, indeed, an open door--a
door opening upon a flight of stone
stairs and. lying upon the lower steps
With candle burning by her side. was
Jacintha-fast asleep She was sleeping
the sound sleep of healthful labor and
did not awaken even though they
spoke to her.
Up above they heard noise as of
some one stirring-no, 1t was a rocking
sound. They stepped over Jacintha and
ascended the stairs.
A door was open into the room above
the tapestried chamber and a screen
was before 1t. Looking around the
screen they saw cradle with baby
in it. and, kneeling by the cradle. two
women-Rose and Josephine.
Raynal overthrew the screen in his
excitement and Josephine and Rose
both screamed out. Josephine fell faint
ing to the floor and Raynal stood over
her in doubt and bewilderment, as IL
he hesitated to touch her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Is Red H eaded Genius Unknown?

history shows that no great genius ever
had red hair. Alone among the poets of
the world was swinburne, whose hair
was distinctly reddish. and among the
great reformers only John Bunyon's hair
was really red, says Tit-Blts The Simon
pure carroty head, however, appears no.
where linked to world fame
The haxen-haired blonde or the man
whose hair when an adult is a true yellow
also remains marked apart as being un-
likely to possess genius. Should one such
be his only companion will be Thackeray,
who hair is described as yellow Mr..
Charles Kassel has reviewed the biogra :
phies of most of the eminent people of the
worlds histories and tabulafed his re-
suits SO far as the color of the hair Is
concerned.
Dark brown to balcl is the prevailing
hue on the heads OF great men, list
of 80 names has been compiled In which
the color of the hair is given by biogra-
piers. and 30 per cent are darkbrown or
black. There is not. strange TO say,~a
single mention of premature grayness, nor
a single case of that ashen brown hair
known as 'singed' or mouse color
The structure of the hair-whether
straight or curly-is given In 20 OF Mr.
Kassel's list Of geniuses, and of these all
but four possessed curly or wavy hair. II
ing four Napoleon and Andrew Jacksop
were the two remarkable for ''wiry Iiaf-.'-
and that James Russell Lowell and Cri4g
were those having lank straight hair
The poets 'ringlets," and the musi-
clans shock of hair are by this list seen
not to be mere accidents but In some
strange way are co-ordinateed to their
powers, and the general popular instinct
Is not at fault
The color of boards also arouses many
points of interest. All the ancient tapes-
tries show Cain and Judas Iscariot with
yellow or red boards. and Pontius PLATE
In ancient art always was given beard.
CBeing a Roman Of good family. he prob
ably had no beard; but those details did
not trouble the old masters.) A reddish,
heard. however. does not carry the sig
nificance that goes with red hair, for
large number of eminent men with dark
brown hair have had reddish boards
Sometimes the eyelashes have been riId-
dy, Sayonaroia, VINO iiad almost black
hair, having startingly red eyebrows and
eyelashes. But, as general rule, here
also a silky brown beard. when accom-
panied by fine, curling dark brown hair,
Is the most usual characteristic shown In
the biographies Of those men whose names
have been handed down to fame.
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Raynal left the chateau and did not ra-
turn until he brought the document which
released Josephine from her civil marriage
and confirmed her marriage with Camille
The Baroness was made to comprehena
all that had been taking place under her
nose without her suspecting 1t. and Ed
Guard, of course, returned to Rose and
they were married
But Camille Dujardin was not dead He
had been severely wounded In the capture
of the bastion and had been taken by the
enemy.
He returned from Prussian hospital to
seek again Beaurepaire. where Josephine
welcomed MIN with extravagant joy. The
Baroness went with Raynal to Paris.
where she picked him out another wife.
At first the Raynals and the Dujardins
saw little Of each other. But, as time
went on, they became intimate friends
again.
Camille and Josephine lived in welded
bliss for many years, for they had many
heroic virtues to balance their Indulgence
in White Lies for which they had paid
so dearly.
Next weeks ono page classic will be
'Marino Faliero," by Lord Byron.
Copyright, 1912, by Irving King)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
No Vulgar Earthquake

~ ARON Henri Lionel Marie st. Quen-
IN tine de Beaurepaire was as fortu-
~ nate as any man can be before he
Is dead He had health. rank, goodly
domain in his native Brittany, loving
wife and two beautiful daughters. His
chateau was fine house and his income
was sufficient for all mis- needs.
For two moths of the year he resided
In the Faubourg S. Germain and at the
court, where he was well and favoraby
known. When he came pack to Beaure-
paire his return was the signal for a rus
tic fete.
His family vere of prodigious antiquity
and had been settled for centuries over
Beaurepaire. So wise, so proud. it seemed
as IL nothing save an earthquake could
shake the standing of the Baron Henri.
And an earthquake cid. Tt was no vul-
gar earthquake-it was the French revolt
ton.
The Baron mounted his horse and rode
forth. Three months after he fell in La
vendee fighting for the crown.
From the hour when the courier rode
into the castle court yard and announced
the death of the Baron lis widow, the
Baroness, wore black. She would have
been arrested had it not happened that,
in that age of ups and downs she found
a protector in person who had long en-
joyed the protection or the house of De
Beaurepaire.
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Old Love Revived

Camille. cried Rose, leave Beaure-
paire-leave it at once
Farewell, farewell, sobbed Josephine,
and started toward the house Jacintha
intercepted her before she had taken
many steps.
Mime. Raynal," said Jacintha. the
carriage of the baroness is in sight. l
thought you would like to know it.
1T is for you to speak, my betrothed,
said Camille. Are you married?"
Yes"
He turned away. saying hoarsely TO
the army-back to the army and SOL
dier's grave"
He took three steps erect, fiery and bold.
Then something semed to snap under him
and the worn body and the heart that had
held it up gave way. He rolled like log
upon the ground.
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The Man She Loved

A few weeks later Raynal came back
to Beaurepaire and told the story of the
assault and of the death of Dujardin 20
the family
'Deadr shrieked Josephine; curse you
all: have never had anything my own
way. I was always a slave and a fool.
| have muir Tered the man I love-yes. my
husband--do you near? The man love.
.5e was ny betrothed. He STRUGGLED
weak and bleeding to my feet He found
me married News came of my husband 8
death. I married my betrothed" Mar
ried him." exclaimed the Baroness
Rose is guiltless. ] was me liar ai'S
the coward and denied my child. was
the double-saced wife. Now let me die
Widow Dujardin," said Raynal, your
mistake was in not truHing me. ours
was civil contract and by the present
law such contracts can be dissolved py
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Josephine Considers

Raynal dined at the ehateau-he became
a friend as v ell as a benefactor of the
family-he fell in. love with Josephine.
He thrilled the ladies with stories OF
the wars. He saw the family nearly ev-
cry day for a,wsek and then he asked for
the hand of Josephine.
The Baroness was delighted-she had
come to regard Raynal as a son. And If
Josephine could love him and marry hiia
the fortunes of the house of Beaurepaire
would be restored.
Josephine considered. she declared that
she couldsnever love any one but her
mother and her sister, but she admired
and respected Raynal. Then she said to
Rose
Il leave it all ID you. 1t is you who
loves me best. iJy mother would give
me up for Il house. for an estate, poor
dear. But you will do what is best. Ac-
oept or reject NJ. Raynars offer for me-.
And Rose accepted.