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houettes at night; his figures must
have perspective, form, life: tile art
list also would like to see his great
mural paintings appear In their true
colors. These and many other prob
lens which were presented have
been solved, and AS the details OF the
lighting are unfolded the promise
that the exposition will present ut
night spectacle not only OF indie
scribable beauty and brllliancy, but
one that will be entirely original, ap-
proaches realization.
1t would have been impossible a
few years ago TO illuminate the ex-
position upon the extent or in the
way now planned. The develop
ment in Illuminating materials and
methods in tho past five or six years
has been extraordinary. Prophecies
of the illumination are not based
up on expectation. With known at
mospheric conditions and known re-
fiecting surfaces the illuminating en-
gineer of today is enabled to SEIZED
ule his lighting in very definite
manner.
The distinguishing feature of the IL
Illumination will besthat at night there
will be no dark shadows; perfect
reflections of whole buildings, with
all the details of their facades. will
be seen in the lagoons upon the
grounds. Many millions of candle
power will be utilized upon the
grounds, and the chief zone of illumi-
nation will extend to height of 125
feet, with a variation of but FIVE per
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country and | have had no time 10
train her yet"
Mr.. Grieb tried to say something
but Mrs. Rosseau went on:
"liow kind of you to como to my
husbands assistance. He found it
very hard to ask you for the two
hundred francs which we must have
to-day and when l first suggested it
he positively refused, but insisted:
How can you imagine that gentle.
man with whom you play poker
every night will refuse to lend you
two hundred francs, when he Is as
rich as you say and nearly always
wins You see, even il did not
know you counted on you And
how prompt you are. We did not
expect You for another two hours.
thank YOU very much. You havo
saved us lot of trouble, but do
come into the parlor. My husband
will DO here in ten minutes, he is so
anxious to SEQ YOU"
But Mr.. Gricb did not move. So
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oOhOLAh BY George Dastian

opposite. He also knew that their
maid had gone out few minutes
later. When he reached the third
floor, he nevertheless rang the bell
to make sure that the Nat was empty,
and listened with his ear pressed
against the door for minute before
he set to work.
IT, s:st opened his leather portfolio
and brought forth very complete
set of burglars tools. Nothing was
missing to open even the most com
plicated locks. Mr.. Grieb selected a
key he thought would fit and tried to
open the door. 1t did not work, nor
did the second, but the third key
opened the door easily and Mr.,
,Grieb opened the fiat.
He took general survey of the
apartments and, as he expected.
found them empty, whereupon ne
went into the bedroom and tried
TO open locked drawer in the
dressing table. which supposedly con-
tanned money and jewelry.
At this moment the doorbcll rang.
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walls will be lined with white canvas.
presenting rejecting surface. while
those on tho reverse side will be
lined with colored shields through
which the light will be- seen to glow
by those who are in tho centre OF
the courts. Tho brilliant colors of
the shields will be reflected In the
lagoons
The light OF the luminous arcs
shining through the transparent ban.
ners will produce an indescribably
beautiful effect. The banners will be
suspended by weights from tho thou
sands OF great luminous arc stand
ards set throughout the grounds.
Screens of staff In ornamental design
VIII be used on many of tho stand
ards in place OF banners.
The Illuminated fountains in the
great Court OF the Sun and Stars will
present an entirely new phase of il.
Elimination as far as expositions arc
concerned. From the centre Of each
of two fountains In the court will
arise huge columns OF dense white
glass seventy feet In height and con-
tanning lamps OF great candlepower;
from these fountains will issue a
white but softly diffused light, which
will penetrate to the farthest re.
cesscs of the court.
The illumination Of the facades
and mural paintings Will be attained
by means of concealed lights placed
In the backs of the columns OF the
colonnades. These, to wonderful
degree, will enhance the effect OF the
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the great triumphal arch at the south
entrance OF the Court Of the Sun and
Stars. This huge tower, lying di.
rectly before the visitor who comes
through tho main exposition gates,
will be one of the most brilliantly
illuminated features upon the
grounds.
The jewels will reflect the light
from searchlights upon the roofs OF
the exhibit palaces and Will radiate
the diffused light throughout the ex.
position grounds; they will hurl back
the shafts of colored lights from ar
tilleries Of searchlights moored in the
iarbor before the esplanadc. They
will shine and sparkle like dream
diadem of garnets, rubies, diamonds,
emeralds and sapphires. They will
be reflected in the crystal fountains.
from which also shafts of iridescent
light will pierce the falling streams,
splashing in the mirrored lagoons
like showers of flame from silvered
anvils.
The question how to illuminate the
exposition first arose at conference
OF architects. sculptors and artists
The point was raised that at former
worlds cXpositions the method of H.
Elimination had failed to reveal the
architecture and sculpture with the
same attracdveness as in the light of
day. The architect demands that the
beauties of his colonnades and tow
ers be brought out as well under ar
tificial light as under daylight; the
sculptor is not satisfied with sill
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y By STEVENS OGDEN

feeling of chiyalry, which most sim.
ple-minded, clean-souled boys feel to
all women. you must tell me. The
trouble Lay not be as bad as you
think. Tell me, and / might be able
10 advise YOU"
She turned TO him with pretty,
childish gesture, and replied: al
nave no place in which to sleep to-
night. owe money for my room,
and my landlady has refused to al
low me to occupy it any longer"
Have you no friends?" he asked.
Not soul in the world. And |
am hungry, too. have had nothing
To eat all day"
You poor child. Come along with
me, and we will soon remedy that"
He took her hand as he spoke.
and passed it through his arm, and
led her to restaurant at the cor
ner OF the street.
Not word,' he said, until you
have eaten"
Order me something to drink"
she said
Somewhat surprised at her re.
quest, he asked her what she would
have.
Champagne, please"
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N e WI f. S Is

A YOUNG man of nineteen was
~ walking down Regent street
one warm evening in May.
lie had come from the country the
previous week, and, being new TO
the great city OF London, was gazing
at everything and everybody with
great interest. AS he neared lamp
post at the corner of one Of the side
streets, he perceived a girl standing
silently weeping. AS he passed her,
she apparently took no notice of him,
but after he had gone few yards
nc turned. and saw her gazing at him
with strange look on her face. She
was pretty In a doll-lke way, and TO
tho lads unsophisticated country
eyes her face looked young and
blooming. He turned and ap-
preached her, and, raising his hat.
said:
Il beg your pardon, am afraid
you are in trouble. Can / be of any
service to you?"
The girl removed her handk crchief
with which she had been furtively
wiping her eyes, and said in a sweet,
plaintive voice. Thank you, but no
one can help me-"
But" he said, with an instructive
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mural paintings, the execution OF
which is in tho hands OF number OF
Americas foremost artists. There
will be no dark shadows behind tho
colonnades, except where purpIisb
shadow is artif!cially cast into the
light for effect.
The lighting in the exhibit palaces
will be carried out with the same dc.
gree Of perfectuess. Dark shadows
will never fall from tho rafters OF the
buildings, as all this light will be re.
flected. Great ornamental chande.
liers. twelve feet in diameter, will be
suspended from the roofs OF tho ex.
hibit palaces. These will necessar.
lily give out direct light, but 1t will
be soft and diffused, since the chan
deliers correspond in principle to
huge magic lanterns. At night lights
shining through the windows OF the
exhibit palaces will make these great
buildings seem alive.
In Its entirety the illumination
will present to night visitors the
splendors Of the architecture, sculp.
ture. mural paintings and landscap.
Ing, so that each phase OF the expo.
sition will lose none of the at.
Effectiveness Of the daylight presen..
tation. It is proposed to render the
spectacle such q one as no man has
ever before beheld, and throughout
this cleaning fairyland there will be
nothing bizarre or garlsh. The light.
Ing will be as artistic as the painting,
architecture, sculpture and land
scaping.
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A USEFUL BURGLAR

A y elegantly dressed gcntleman
~ hurried past tho concierge's
box. He was tall and slender
and wore an ovcrcoat, evidently
made by a first-class tailor, and the
black leather portfolio with silver
monogram, which he carried under
his arm, gave him the appearance of
young Cabinet Minister. He was
about to mount the stairs when the
corc'arge appeared from his den and
said:
Whom do you wish to see, sir?"
MIR. Rousseau"
Third floor, sir, but l warn you
that If you wish to present a bill
You will probably find him out"
Mr.. Grieb made a gesture, signi-
fying that this remark did not
cause him any concern. and started
up tho stairs.
Kc knew perfectly we'll that Mr..
and Mrs. Rousseau had left their
fiat about fifteen minutes previously,
having awaited this event In a cafe
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band turned over what he made to
his mother and told his wife to Shift
for herself.
But why do you put up with such
treatment?" we asked. why don't
you tell them you won't stand it?"
Because they beat me- she said,
with 4 smile Of painful resignation.
People say ] ought not to have
married him. but now it is too iate.'
She never complained, and the
present We gave her she always car
ried home, though she knew they al
ways too everything away from
her.
Il let them take Them" she said,
because hope they will treat baby
little better then"
One day she asked IL she mieht
bring her baby.
But please don't tell me that it
looks SICK" she begged, for to me it
is prettier than an angel in para
disc"
And the baby was ugly, dreadfully
ugly, black as a pickaninny and ca
skinny that it looked almost dc.
formed, and the thin neck did not
have strength enough to carry tho
mead. But its clothes we're snowy
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ana what YOU are doing in London 2"
My name is Frank, Frank Deer
hurst, and l have come to town to
make my fortune by painting.
But don't talk about me. I want
TO know about You like you
little girl-and l want to help you
if cam
As he spoke the commissionaire
ut the door called, loudly, "Time,
gentlemen, please"
"Oh, dear.' the girl said CLOSING
time; we must go,"
They arose, and, after paying the
bill. the boy followed her to the
door.
Cab, sir?' asked the commission.
aire
The girl nodded, and as the cab
drew up to the door. she sprang
lightly in, and the boy unhcsitatingly
followed
Where to-" asked the cabby.
He gave his address, and as tho
door closed and he took tho scat be.
side her. she turned To him. twIned
her arms around his neck, and
kissed him full on the eyes.
You darling" she said. Take
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The sound did not affect Mr.. Grieb
the least bit. For few seconds he
was in doubt what to do. Perhaps
1t was the concierge. who felt
alarmed because the stranger did
not return, but it might equally be
another visitor. In either case Mr..
Grieb found it wiser to open the
door and eventually rush past the
person and down the stairs. He
closed his portfolio and went out
into the hall. When he opened the
door he saw before him a man wear
ing cap. who handed him a bill
and said: THE gas bill"
MIR. Rousseau is not in," Mr..
Grieh replied, but the man mmeG!-
ately became impudent and cried:
"That is the third time / am told
this, and / am sick and tired OF it.
You arc Mr.. Rousseau yourself, and
you will pay this bill Immediately or
the whole house shall know it."
Mr.. Grieb smiled and decided that
the easiest way to get rid OF this
unwclcome visitor was to pay the
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@ AN FRANcIsCo.-Detail, Of the

CAN FRANCISCO.-DetailL OF the
- illumination OF tho Panama.
Pacific Internationa' EXPOSE.
ton are now practically completed.
The work is in charge OF w. Darcy
Ryan, one OF the foremost illuminat-
ing engineers of the country, who
supervised the lighting of Niagara
->sils sons years ago, who directed
the illumination of the Hudson-Ful.
ton celebration, and who has charge
of the lighting of the Panama Canal
locks.
The illumination Of the Panama.
Pacific International Exposition will,
1t is confidently anticipated, mark
an epoch In the development of a
rapidly progressing science. The eff.
iect of the illumination viii be in.
dcscrbable. When the metcorolog.
ical shadows fall across the. Bay Of
san Francisco. myriad lights will
scintillate upon the exposition
grounds, a thousand beams will flash
from tower 10 tower, and over all
mantle OF brilliancy will spread from
the waters of the bay to the city's
tcrraced streets and from the sur
rounding hills out through the
Golden Gate.
As the visitor enters the exposi.
ton grounds he will seem TO be
walking in fairyland,s Tens of thou
sands of cut glass rejecting prisms,
to be known as jewels. will be set in
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tectly and with such delicacy are
these rehectors hung that the slight.
est wind will shake them. AS tho
light strikes the different facets OF
the quiycring prisms, color after
color Will be reflected. Encircling
the great central court-the Court OF
the Sun and Stars-will be colon
made crowned by lowering female
figures supporting star-llke emblem
which at night Will glitter with re-
Elected light. but by day these stars
will not be luminous
The effect OF tho battery of scin-
tillators in the harbor Will be marvel
lous. The batteries, manned In much
the same way that battery Of artil-
lery is manned, will go through evo.
lutions of color, forming auroras In
the sky and over the exposition. On
clear nights the shafts of light will
De visible forty or fifty miles. At
night the visiting fleets will be bril-
liantly Illuminated, and their light
ing will add to the superb illumina-
ton OF the exposition city.
The illuminated arc standards SGT
throughout the grounds will reflect
light upon the walls of the palaces
and towers. The larger standards
will be iifty-iive feet in height and
Gun ,fcl,
candlepower. Ornamental banners
of canvas, eight feet across and both
rain and dust proof. will shade the
lights and reflect soft glow against
the lofty walls of the exhibit palaces.
The sides of the banners opposite the
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husband.
IL was a family of ioafers. vicious,
bruta! creatures, and She. the gentle,
unselfsb. bardworking woman, had
very soon been cowed- Her husband,
z giant with the neck OF bull and
an enormous crop Of shaggy hair,
was originally cabinctmaker, and
his strong voice and splendid figure
made 1T easy for him to get occasional
Jobs in the chorus of the theatres.
The last season he had spent Mt
Milano, and Bcppina, whom he had
taught the rudiments of singing. had
also been engaged, but her contract
ceased when il became evident that
She was about to give birth to a baby.
When the baby came Beppina was
unable to nurse it, and had gone
back TO her homo, where she had
given 1t to a sister-in-law who was
nursing baby of her own. Mother
and baby were half dead when they
arrived, two days after its birth. and
Beppina had to go to a hospital for
some time.
Bcppina's savings had disappeared
and there was nothing left of her
dowry-her mother-in-law and the
others had seen TO that. Her hus-
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me with you, and you will never re-
greet It." And he did.
Twelve months later, In a bed.
room of an hotel in the Austrian
Tyrol, the girl lay in bed.
The door opened, and Frank en-.
tered.
You sent for me, dear" he said.
YEARLY.
Yes. Frank. The doctor has
been here and says there is no
hope for me. am dying"
"Dying?"
Yes, Frank. But before / die |
want You to do something for me-"
What is 1t, dear?" he replied.
Make mo an honest woman before
! die. Let me feel that can meet
my Maker with pure soul"
You dear little woman, you shall
have your wish. ] will send for Pere
Michel at once. But don't talk OF
dying"
NO. dearest" she said, softly.
1T is true, and you must face 1t.
But go now and bring Pere Michel
before 1t Is too late"
Frank hurried to the little cottage
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white, and as she pointed to Its little
white crocheted cap she said
proudly:
Il made that myself. They would
not give me any money for the wors-
ted, but I unravelled a pair OF my
stockings"
One day when she came she was
very excited
Baby is iii. and they won't send
for doctor. They refuse to give me
any money
We advised her to take the baby
to doctor without saying anything,
and she returned very downhearted
We had dinner party, and for the
hrst time she spoiled something. In
the evening she cried, but she would
not tell anything. not even to the
parlormaid. When She came next
morning her face wore the half
timid, half savage expression you
sometimes see In hunted animal.
Her face and arms were covered
with scratches.
They have beaten ME, he and the
Others. They have tortured me all
night, but if they want to kill my
baby | will make them pay for It,"
We tried to comfort her, Offering
her advice and help. She shook her
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head bandaged. She told the maid
she had bumped against something
in the dark, but as she left in the
evening she said with bitter laugh:
Last night he nearly killed me-.
II l don't como tomorrow 1t means
that he has finished the Job"
We understood that she had once
more been fighting for her baby.
She came the next morning, hut
collapsed half dead on a settee in the
hall and groaned that her baby was
very sick. We offered her money,
and as she refused we forced. 1t on
her and told her to go home.
"If baby dies, I run away" she
said, and gritted her teeth. at will
not stay with him another hours,
And ut the door she turned and, look
Ing at US with her sad smile. she
added:
I could have stood anything. but
II baby dies. they have killed It,"
We never saw Bepplna again.
What happened in her soul during
the night when she felt her baby,s
life go out in her arms?
When the baby lay stiff and cold
on the pillow the unhappy mother
sneaked away, leaving her last money
with 1t to pay for the funeral.
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cut sandwiches, she said, DO Won
mean to tell me you never tasted
wine before tonight"
No. the boy replied. MY father
was very strict, and would not have
1t in the house"
You dear child" she mockinelv
exclaimed You good little bow,
And were you always SO obedient ?
How old are you?"
Nineteen" he replied.
Nineteen" she repeated Wen,
It's high time You began now. Fin
ish Your glass and fill up again.
Nothing like wine when YOU feel
down. Why, feel different wo-
man already"
Please" said the boy, do on
mind? Eat your sandwiches, and
don't drink so much wine"
SILLY KID she replied. "DrinK
and be merry
The unwonted stimulant was be.
ginning to make the boy reckless,
and he did as she commanded.
She leaned toward him, with her
large, soft eyes, looking straight into
his.
Ten me your name" she asked.
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thc husband Was coming home, too.
That would mean certain capture
The thought made him nervous, very
nervous. He put his hand into his
pocket and produced two moro HIM.
dred-franc bills nearly all the
money he had left from his last
coup-and handed them to Mrs. Ros.
seau with forced smile
II thank you very much, madam
for your kind opinion Of me. You
were quite right, alwlys have a
couple of hundred francs TO spare
for friend. am exceedingly sorry
| cannot wait for Mr.. Rosseau. Bit
| have very important engagement.
so you will kindly apologize to him
for me-"
Without waiting to listen 10 The
lady's voluble expressions OF grail
tude, he hurried down the three,
flights OF stairs and drcw a breath.
of relief as he reached the street, ntsf
forgetting, however at the SAND
time TO curse his bad luck. E
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As the waiter approached, the lad
ordered the champagne and some
sandwiches.
The girl sat silently watching him.
and when the waiter brought the
vine, and after extracting the cork,
filled her glass, the girl drank 1t at
one draught.
The lad watched her in amaze
ment, for in the quiet country life
from which he had come champagne
was an unknown beverage.
"Now-please have some, too" she
said, land give me some more"
The lad filled her glass, and she
laughingy took sip. and held it
to his lips
The boy drew back and said, mo,
thank you. have never touched
wine in my life."
"Well-now-just to please me,
will you not taste?"
He hesitatingly took sip, and
then the girl filled his glass and her
own. and taking his hand in hers,
she clasped it round the stem of the
glass.
Now drink with me-" she said.
The boy obeyed, and as the waiter
approached with a plate of daintily
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OIL the Cure. told him the circum.
stances, and in few minutes the
ceremony was over.
The next morning, when the doc.
Tor came. Frank called him into his
sitting room. and said, Doctor, tell
me how long my wife may live"
Live, my dear sir, what do Won
mean?"
she told me last night thai She
was dying"
Dying" repeated the doctor.
My good-my very good young man
are you a fool, and won't you seen"
Il don't understand" said Frank.
Don't you see that your wife Ia a
confirmed dipsomaniac? She is the
worst of all kinds of drinkers. A
secret drinker. Have you never no.
ticed it? She will probably live to
make your life curse for many
more years to come"
MY God" said Frank, "and I
never guessed, ] drifted, let things
slide, and now'-he bowed his head
on his hands and wept the bitter
tears of man who has sinned and
suffered.
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head. but after a while she told US
everything.
The doctor had said that the baby
would die IL 1t did not get proper
nourlshment 1t must Immediately
be given to good nurse, but when
she had said so ut home, they said
she must be mad Her husband would
not give her penny, and her sister
in-law wanted the money she got to
look after the baby.
II will pay the nurse out OF my
wages" she said.
Your wages belong to u.s."
Il Will ask my mistressn-
Whatever she gives you we have
more need of than that miserable
magSot, who is far better dead"
Wounded in her most sacred feel
ings, she had fought them all furi-
ously. single-handed, against twelve.
do you want us to talk to your
husband, Beppina?" we asked, but
she was too proud to accept our as
sistance, and 1t would have been
cruel to insist There was nothing
to do but give her money, little at
time, and she went on performing
her duties conscientiously as ever,
silent and accomplishing.
One morning she came with her