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good match-eh?'' he asked at length.
"A perfectly good match, Peter" she
agreed sweetly.
And there isn't some other chap. is
there?" he asked.
You know there isn't" she replied
Again Peter cogitated.
IF wasn't such a frightful kid-if l
was little more responsible, as you call
1t, not quite SO light headed and a lit
tie less careless about things. 1 might
just barely possibly have a show with
you. Is that right?" he inquired.
The girl turned II over in her mind,
You might under those conditions: but
you never will be any different, Peter,
You're SO utterly irresponsible"
Say. would you put me on probation
for a year?' he asked suddenly, Let
me show you that l really could be DIFF
ferent IL l made up my mind to? Would
you, Cicoly?'
His voice was so beyishIy eaeer ths,
she laughed outright.
"oh, Peter, you delicious ehijdr, SAD
she,
"wHi you try itT" he persisted
TITS asking a lot
Don't you think I'm worth itr
20. maybe you are
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You're just the same utterly irrcspon-
siblc kid
Peter gulpcd.
I don't know how | came to stay here
SO long" said he. You see those two up
in the tree are fresh-air kids staying at
the farm here. The people in the house
get 50 a week apiece for boarding EN-.
They don't do anything else for en-, but
Just feed and house em.
They were sort of lost and frightened
out here in the country. They didn't
know how to play. either. I've seen 'em
as I passed in the car So today |
stopped just for a moment to show 'cm
how to play house in an apple tree-just
to make EN- a little happier and con-
tented. They look as II they needed il.
didn't realize | was staying so long"
He paused. half-ashamed. This isn't
an excuse" he supplemented.
Cicely leaned towards him out of the
car. She was extending the third finger
Of her left hand TO him.
please put the ring on. Peter" she
said softly, and then help me into the
apple tree. II you won't grow UP. I'll
grow down to you
''Oh-h!' shrllled a thin little voice far
up In the apple tree a minute later.
Look! He's kissln' herr
But neither OF them seemed to hear
il
The Washington herald., 1914-04-05
The Colonel Tells How He Satisfied Dif-
ferent Nations in Collecting the
Various Amounts Owed Them by
Santo Domingo While that Country
Was In a Chaos of Revolution.

The Santo DOMINICAN case was the less inl-
portant; and yet it possessed real Importance
and moreover is instructive because the action
there taken should serve as precedent for
American action in all similar cases During the
early years of my administration Santo Domin-
go was in its usual condition of chronic revolu-
ton. There was always fighting, always plum
dering; and the successful graspers for govern
mental power were always pawning ports and
custom-houses, or trying to put them up as guar
anteeS for loans. OF course, the foreigners who
made loans under such conditions demanded ex-
orbitant interest, and if they were Europeans
expected their governments to stand by them
So utter was the disorder that on one occasion
when Admiral Dewey landed to pay a call of
ceremony on the President he and his party
were shot at by revolutionists in crossing the
square, and had to return to the ships leaving
the call unpaid There was default on the inter-
est due to the creditors; and finally the latter
insisted upon their governments intervening
Two or three of the European powers were en-
deavoring to arrange for concerted action, and
l was finally notified that these powers intended
10 take and hold several of the seaports which
held custom houses
This means that unless | acted at once
would find foreign powers in partial possession
of Santo Domingo; in which event the very in
dividuals who in the actual event deprecated the
precaution taken to prevent such action would
have advocated extreme and violent measures
to undo the effect of their own supineness Nine
tbS Of iC To he
the right time and my whole foreign policy was
based on the exercise of intelligent forethought
and a decisive action sufficiently far in advance
of any likely crisis to make it improbable that we
would run into serious trouble
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Cicely French put down the dolly she
was embroidering and turned to the
young man perched on the veranda rail.
It's no use, Peter she said. You
Just waste your breath asking I like
you swfully welLthat goes without say
ing or I'd never spend so much time
with you. But as to marrying you-nol
You're too much Of child: you've never
grown up. And one doesn't marry chill
dren." ...."
Peter Glover grinned down at her with
that great patience Of his, which at times
she found most exasperating.
Il am an awful kid, Cicely." he con-
fessed. But that doesn't hurt me does
it. read somewhere once that the sort
Of q man to trust was the man with the
heart of little child"
ut makes you irresponsible. Peter"
said the girl quietly. Il couldn't marry
an irresponsible man"
Peter sat swinging his long legs ana
thinking deeply.
so rsT as money and family 80, I'm
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Under these circumstances those who do not
know the nature of the professional international
philanthropists would suppose that these apostles
of international peace would have been over
joyed with what we had done. As matter of
fact, when they took any notice of it at all it
was to denounce it; and those American news
papers which are fondest of proclaiming them
selves the foes OF war and the friends of peace
violently attacked me for averting war from, and
bringing peace to, the island. They insisted |
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For years the old house had stood
within its vast grounds. spectral and
mysterious by night deserted and dilap-
idated by day. It was a rendezvous of
ghosts by moonlight, a place Of creeping
things by the light Of the sun.
The children ran fearsomely past II on
their way home from the village school.
while the adults refused to go within the
tumbledown gates for fear of the ghosts
that tradition had placed within the spa
cious grounds.
And yet, the gardens were most allur-
ing with their assortment of old gnarled
trees, low shrubbery, and riotous vines
that scrambled indiscriminately over
roof top or garden wall. When a slim
wedge of moon cast trailing lights down
from the starry heavens the old haunted
house assumed the splendors Of mid
night fairyland-
That ghosts were seen there was af-
firTned vigorously by most OF the viii
layers. including the butcher, the baker,
and the candlestick maker. They, one
and all, spoke in whispers OF the spec
tral figures that seemed to float in the
very air about the old gardens. OF late
there had been rumors OF weird music
coming from behind the barred windows
and the monotonous rhythmic chanting
of voices.
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A Chaos of Revolution.

Santo Domingo had fallen into such chaos
that once for some weeks there were two rival
governments in it, and a revolution was being
carried on against each. At one period one gov
ernment was at sea in small gunboat but still
stoutly maintained that it was in possession of
the island and entitled to make loans and declare
peace or war. The situation had become intol-
cradle by the time that 1 interfered. There was
a naval commander in the waters whom l di-
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but they took no interest whatever in the prac-
tical achievement of peace that told for good
government and decency and honesty. They
were joined by the many moderately well-mean-
ing men who, always demand that a thing be
done, but also always demand that it be not done
in the only way in which it is as matter of
fact, possible to do it. The men of this kind in
sisted that of course Santo Domingo must be
protected and made to behave itself, and that of
course the Panama Canal.must be dug; but they
insisted even more strongly that neither feat
should be accomplished in the only way in which
it was possible to accomplish it at all.
The Senate Shirk, Its Duty.
The Constitution did not explicitly give me
power to bring about the necessary agreement
with Santo Domingo. But the Constitution did
not forbid my doing what | did. put the
agreement into effect, and | continued its exc
cution for two years before the Senate acted;
and would have continued it until the end
of my term, if necessary, without any ac-
ton by Congress. But it was far preferable
that there should be action by Congress, so that
VIC might be proceeding under a treaty which
the law of the land and not merely by di-
rection of the chief executive which would lapse
when that particular executive left Office. |
therefore did my best TO get the Senate to ratify
what had done. There was a good deal of dif-
fculty about it. With the exception of one or
two men like Clark of Arkansas, the Democratic
hot Of Inv
tisanship which subordinates national interest to
some fancied partisan advantage, and they were
cordially backed by all that portion of the press
which took its inspiration from Wall Street,
and was violently hostile to the administration
because of its attitude toward great corporations
Most OF the Republican Senators, under the
lead OF Senator Lodge. stood by me; but some
of them, of the more conservative or reaction
arv type who were already growing hostile to
me on the trust question, first proceeded to sneer
at what had been done, and to raise all kinds
OF metculOus objections, which they themselves
finally abandoned, but which furnished an ex-
cuse on which the opponents of the treaty could
hang adverse action. Unfortunately the Sena-
tors who were most apt to speak OF the dignity
of the Senate, and to insist upon its Importance,
were the very ones who were also most apt to
try to make display Of this dignity and impor
tance BY thwarting the public business. This
case was typical. The Republicans in question
spoke against certain provisions of the proposed
treaty They then, having ingeniousiy provided
ammunition for the foes of the treaty, abandon
ed their opposition to it, and the Democrats
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He Declares He Would Have Continued
His Policy Until the End Of His Term
Without Any Action by Congress
Had 1t Been Necessary Sem
ators Shnked Their Duty.

stepped into the position they had abandoned.
Enough Republicans were absent to prevent the
securing of q two-thirds vote for the treaty, and
the Senate adjourned without any action at all,
and with feeling of entire self-satisfacton at
having left the country in the position of assum-
ing responsibility and then failing to fulfill it.
Apparently the Senators in question felt that
in some way they had upheld their dignity. All
that they had really done was to shirk their duty.
Somebody had to do that duty, and accordingly
| did it. | went ahead and administered the
proposed treaty anyhow, considering it as SIM
pie agreement on the part of the executive which
would be converted into treaty whenever the
Senate acted. After couple of years the SEN
ate did act, having previously made some utterly
unimportant changes which l ratified and per-
suaded Santo Domingo to ratify In all its his
tory Santo Domingo has had nothing happen to
it as fortunate as this treaty and the passing OF
it saved the United States from having to face
serious difficulties with one or more foreign
powers
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Every One Satisfied.

All this was done without the loss of life,
with the assent of all the parties in interest, and
without subjecting the United States to any
charge, while practically all of the interference,
after the naval commander whom l have men
toned had taken the initial steps in preserving
order, consisted in putting a frst-class man
trained in our insular service at the head OF the
Santo DOMINICAN customs service. We secured
peace, we protected the people of the islands
against foreign foes and we minimized the
chance of domestic trouble. We satisfied the
creditors and the foreign nations to which the
creditors belonged: and our own part OF the
work done with the utmost efficiency and
with rigid honesty. so that not particle OF scan
dal was ever so much as hinted at
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rected to prevent any fighting which might men
ace the custom-houses. He carried out his or
ders, both to his and my satisfaction, in thor
oughgoing fashion. On one occasion, when an
insurgent force threatened to attack town in
which Americans had interests, he notified the
commanders on both sides that he would not
permit any fighting in the town, but that he
would appoint certain place where they could
meet and fight it out, and that the victors should
have the town. They agreed to meet his wishes,
the fight came off at the appointed place, and
the victors, who if l remember rightly were the
insurgents, were given the town..
American Control Through the Custom-house.
1t was the custonl-houses that caused the
trouble, for they offered the only means of rails
ing money, and the revolutions were carried on
TO get possession of them. Accordingly | Sc
cured an agreement, with the governmental au-
thoritieS who for the moment seemed best able
10 speak for the country, by which these custom
houses were placed under American control.
The arrangement was that should keep order
and prevent any interference with the CUSTOM
houses or the places where they stood, and
should collect the revenues. Forty-hve percent
of the revenue was then turned over to the
Santo DOMINICAN Government, and So per cent
put in sinking fund in New York for the bene
fit of the creditors. The arrangement worked
in capital style. On the 45 per cent basis the
Santo DOMINICAN government received from us
a larger sum than it had ever received before
when nominally all the revenue went to it. The
creditors were entirely satisfied with the ar
rangement, and no excuse for interference by
European powers remained. Occasional disturb
ances occurred in the island, of course, but on
the whole there ensued degree of peace and
prosperity which the island had not known be-
fore for at least century.
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Germany and Venezuela.

1t cannot in the long run prove possible for
the United States to protect delinquent Ameri-
can nations from punishment for the nonper-
formance OF their duties unless she undertakes
to make them perform their duties. People may
theorize about this as much as they wish, but
whenever sufficiently strong outside nation be-
comes sufficiently aggrieved, then either that
ton will act or the United States government
itself will have to act. We were face to face at
one period of my administration with this con-
dition OF affairs in Venezuela, when Germany
rather feebly backed by England, undertook
blockade against Venezuela to make Venezuela
adopt the German and English view about GER
tain agreements. There was real danger that
the blockade would finally result in Gcrmanys
taking possession OF certain cities or CUSTOM
houses. succeeded, however. in getting all the
parties in interest to submit their cases to The
Hague Tribunal.
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including rights of translation.
The next installment will appear in neNt Sun
days Herald.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
POSTMASTERS MAY
Sell REVENUE STAMPS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Represen-
tative David j. Lewis has received
from the Commissioners of Internal
Revenue rulings upon several phases
of the war tax and communicated
them to various interests in the
State which had asked for informa-
tion.
Mr.. Lewis let II be known that the
new law authorizes postmasters to
sell war tax stamps, as was done in
1898. In letter TO John L. Jordan,
at Brunswick, Md, the Congressman
wrote:
81 have communicated with the
Commissioners of Internal Revenue.
who advise me that the present law
in this regard is identical with that
Of 1898 and provides that postmasters
may obtain stamps without prepay
ment, for release to their townpeople.
upon giving bond to the district col
lector for the value involved"
Many merchandise brokers have
applied to Mr.. Lewis for information
as to the application of the law TO
their business. In his reply, Mr..
Lewis says:
THE Commissioner of Internal
Revenue states that It is his judgment
that commercial brokers are liable
for a 10-cent tax on their memoir
andum sent to the sellers of goods.
but where they make duplicates, one
going to the seller and one to the
buyer the second is really the bill
of sale made. and not within the pro-
visions of the law entitled contracts; =
hence no stamp is required upon it,"
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
artists DELIGHT IN
URSULINE recital

Under the auspices of the Alumnae
Association OF the Ursuline Academy,
recital was given in the academy last
night with Miss Agnes Clune Quinlan,
pianist. and Miss Elizabeth c. Bonner,
contralto, as the soloists of the evening.
Both of the soloists are well-known in
musical circles here and in Philadelphia.
Miss Quinlan, who is an instructor os
music at the academy, was soloist for
the Philadelphia Orchestra in this city
several years ago, while Miss Bonner,
who is former Wilmingtonian, though
she now lives in Philadelphia, is also
well-knowD here.
Both Miss Quinlan and Miss Bonner
have many admirers here, and their
work last night being up TO the usual
standard. was met with the hearty ap-
probation and enjoyment of the audi
ence. Miss Quinlan accompanied Miss
Bonner in all her songs, besides contrib.
uting her own solo numbers.
Miss Quinlan, who responded TO the
applause by giving two encores, play;
with an ease and grace that is most
pleasing, and her Interpretation o.
Grieg's "Humoresque" and "Sinding
"Serenade" were especially delightful
Miss Bonner's voice is full, rich AM
mellow, and all her numbers last nigh
were sung delightfully."- and with mucl
feeling. especially her aria from "Samsoi
and Delilah, Love, Lend Thine Aid :
and the "Shoogy -Shoo," by Alden. Al
an encore Miss Bonner sang "Sail, Littl'
Boat"
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
LONDON merchants
USE MANY overland
CARS IN SERVICE

With the opening of the European
War, the confscation of practically all
vehicles and horses then in use by the
military authorities, lett European mer-
chants entirely without adequate de-
livery facilities and threatened to Grip
pie the business Of many of the greatest
firms abroad.
Harods, Ltd the biggest and mosu
famous department store in London, inn
mcdiately started tests of all available
motor ears of American English make,
10 take the place of those commandeered
hy the government. Efficiency and econ
omy trials were instituted TO determine
the vehicles best suited for the COM
pany's use.
The investigation resulted in the
purchase by the company of full dozen
of Overland delivery wagons. After
using the cars for more than a month
the company showed their approval Of
the service given by a repeat order for
nine more cars Of the same make, as
well as IN order for a WHY'S Utility
truck.
This large Overland battery not only
forms the backbone Of the extensive de-
livery system Of the company, which
covers the entire city and a wide terri
tory In the surrounding country, but
also plays a prominent part in feeding
the $4,000 Canadian troops encamped on
Salisbury Plains, number of miles
from London. The cars make daily trips
with loads of provisions between the
city and the big camp.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
ships AND TRAINS
Push THROUGH FOG
Breakwater Shipping, How
ever, is Delayed by Con-
ditionS Over Night
PHILADELPHIA
ALSO IN DARK

Although the Delaware River, Will
mington and vicinity, were blanketed
this morning by the worst fog which
has visited this section in fifteen
years, traffic by rail and water was
unhindered. In the face of the dense
ness of the fog, this is a most remark
able record, railroad officials and riv-
ermen say.
Announcement was made at the Will
son Line offices that steamers contin-
ued to ply between this port and Phil
adelphia. where all the big vessels in
the harbor were tied up and traffic
was almost at a standstill. Baltimore
and Ohio and Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad officials
said no trains we're taken off because
of the fog and not single one was
delayed.
Reports from Delaware Breakwater
state that number Of vessels are rid
ing at anchor awaiting there for the
fog 10 lift.
Wilmington had the appearance Of
London early this morning. the fog
hanging low over the streets and ma
terially reducing the illuminating
power of street and other lights. De-
spite this condition street cars ran as
usual.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
INDIANS on VISIT HERE.

Chief Yellow Owl of the Pennakoolx
tribe Of Indians, whose reservation is
In Northwestern Canada. accompanied
by two young braves, spent last night
in this city. They stopped at the
police station. The three Indians left
their camp % months ago on a walk
ing tour through this country en-
route to the Panama Pacific exposi-
tion, which opens in San Francisco
next year.
The three warriors wore the In
dian garb and in addition to large
bows and arrows they carried rifles.
Each man carried on his back a roll
of blankets and cooking utensils. The
warriors left here early today for Bal
timore.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
The Journals" Automobile Page
ALL IN READINESS FOR
The annual DOLL sale

After weeks of sewing on the part OF
committees, the annual doll sale of the
Homeopathic Hospital, to be held in the
New Century Club on December 4, will
present beautiful display Of dolls,
daintily dressed, many so-called fancy
articles, suitable for Christmas presents,
aprons, plain and fancy, and arts and
crafts articles The candy, and IL will
be of many varieties, will be made just
before the sale, by committee, OF
which Miss Mildred Taylor is chairman.
There will be fondants of various kinds,
fudge, penuchi, peanut brittle and other
brittles, and sea foam.
All the membership of over 200, is
working on the preparations for the
sale, and most of the members will be
present at the sale either selling or
waiting on table. Mrs. George w.
Chambers and Mrs. John Richardson,
Jr.. have charge Of the dolls, Miss Lob
dell and Miss Beadenkopf of the aprons,
Mrs. Horace Belts and Miss Mary II.
Trump Of the arts and crafts, Miss Jes-
sic Seaman will have the Christmas tree,
Miss Frances Matlack, the cake, Miss
Marian Beadenkopt, the Punch and Judy
Show, and Miss Carolyn T. Golding,
Miss Mabel Golding and Miss Edna n.
Taylor, the silhouettes.
Mrs. +. T. Negendank, president of the
Junior Board, and Mrs. r. d. String
will he in direct charge of the supper,
with Mrs. Hunter Grubb at the coffee
table Menu for supper; Oysters, raw,
fried and patties, chicken salad, chicken
croquettes, cold ham and tongue, rolls
and butter, ice cream, cake, coffee, tea.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
.ACQUIT WOMAN OF
House BURNING CHARGE

EASTON, Md, Dec. 3-The trial of
Mrs. Virginia Rutters of Philadelphia,
charged with arson in +. tting fire 10 the
house in which she lived in Cecil county,
which has been going on in the Circuit
Court here for two days, came to a
quick ending yesterday.
The defense put on the stand but six
witnesses after which the case was given
to the jury without argument by either
side, and in less than three minutes
after the jury had been sent TO their
room they returned with a verdict OF
acquittal
The verdict did not surprise anyone
here as the case was regarded from all
views as pointing to have been the
weakest excuse from the evidence pro
duced by the State, of an attempted
prosecution of q person on such a serious
charge as arson ever listed in this court
house.
Mrs. Rutter was on her way TO Phila-
delphia when she was intercepted at
the French street station, Wilmington,
some time ago and accused of the
charge of which she was acquitted.