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The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13

sides, you've a great card In your Miss
Wentworth. to say nothing Of Merry.
She's out Of sight. Why, I've run in.
heaven knows how often, for that
third act. I cant think Of any big
actress who could get as much out
of that situation as Dorcas Wentworth
does. There are minutes when 1t
doesn't seem as II the girl were act.
ing-she lives the character from start
to finish"
Il believe you are right" acknowl.
edged Oswald.
Before the third act began the
house settled down to that silence
which means intense anticipation.
When the curtain fell, the applause
rose 10 a d~eafening clamor. One play.
er after another appeared to take an
encore. Last Of all came Dorcas. She
stood on the stage a.one, smiling and
bowling. Her face was radiantly hap.
py. When the curtain dropped. the
applause began again. Wentworth ap-
peared. leading Merry by the hand.
The face Of the older man looked pal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13
CHAPTER XVII.
Behind the Curtain.

1t was a wet night in October. A
line OF carriages moved slowly over
the shining asphalt to the door of the
Gotham. Grant Oswald stood in .
corner of the foyer watching the
throng pour In.
This beats your first night In Lon.
don, doesn't IT," queried a newspaper
mar who stood beside him.
YES" acceded the Englishman.
THE first night OF any other pight."
"Wentworth's escape from death was
a great ad-if you look at 1t that way.
He had a close CALL"
Yes" Oswald spoke absently,
That morning he had arrived from
London. Although he was the least
curious Of men. he felt as II the peo-
pie from whom he had parted four
months ago were living In a different
atmosphere. Before the ship locked
he had discovered a group waiting to
welcome him. Dorcas was there. her
beautiful face glowing with happiness.
He watched her unite a gray scarf
from her hat and wave It. Merry
stood beside her. but the girls hand
was clasped inside her brothers. arm.
| Wentworth was wan and thin. Across
his temple cleaned a wide red scar.
Merry lifted his hat when he caught
| sight of Oswald and the wind tossed
down, almost into his eyes, the wavy
lock of long fair hair which proclaimed
his calling. Alice Volk stood In the
group, with Julie jumping impatiently
beside her. Little Robin clasped her
hand, while he searched for the ship
with his sightless eyes.
With a courteous Good night" o.
valid left the man and walked into the
theater. where a gay. chattering crowd
streamed past him. The throng wal
SO dense that he was pushed into 9
corner. When the overture began he
moved toward the rail and took his
place among a group Of men who had
not been able to buy seats. He fount
Singleton, OF the Times, at his elbow
"Hullo." said the young editor heart
lily. I'm glad to see you back ant
glad you've come back to such +,
house. Why, it's n of the biggest
ever saw In New York. You fellow,
must be raking In the shekels.'
1T does look that way" Oswal,
smiled. Il don't know how long 1
will hold out. The play has airead,
gone far beyond my expectations"
1T ought to last through severa
seasons. Generally a drama that pull.
at the heart strings has a clutch Of
the purse strings OF the public, Be
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13
HUBBY GOT THE GOODS, BUT
Z Was In the First Flush Of the Hon
eymoon, and He says
"Never Agalni"

Never again." was the conclusion
Of q story told by q young bridegroom
Of the month. after he related his ef'
forts to please his bride by fulfilling
her every wish.
Sitting In his office . few days after
the wedding he received q telephone
call which was something like this:
"Dearie. I do 81 hate to trouble you.
but ! have run out Of lace for that
dress ! vas making, and / can't finish
1t until ] have another yard. Can't
you stop at the store and get some -
you come home-Oh, I can tell you
what 1. Is like-just four leaves. then
q sprig, then four leaves, then a sprig.
and SO on-it's Just two threads over
an inch WIDE"
He hung up the receiver and mopped
his brow. He walked by the store
twice. finally entered and approached
the lace counter. She wal pretty, but
he had been married only q week and
was busy repeating in his mind:
-Four leaves, then a sprig."
well, after looking at 500 samples
of lace. l got 1t, Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13
No Airs About Her,

"Airs!" exclaimed the proud mother.
and shook her head vigorously. my
Elsie, for all her learning, hasn't any
more airs. SO to speak. than her poor
old dad"
"Then she won't turn up her nose at
her old f%riends?" Queried the visitor.
La. mol"
"How refreshing! Most girls who 60
through college nowadays will hardly
look at you after they're graduated"
well. they amt like my Elsie. that's
all I can say" retorted Elsie's ma
shes become a c%arnivorous reader, OF
course. and she frequently importunes
music. But stuck up-my Elsie3 Not .
bit. She's unanimous to everybody.
has q most infantile vocabulary. and
what's more. never keeps . caller
waiting while she dresses up. No, she
just runs down. nom de plume. an she
H."
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13

AZ his friend with suilt and shame in
his eyes, then he turned away. mo,
| signed my own name to II. sent
1t to my W paper. | wired the news
Of Forsyth's death to the Tribune"
Neither Of the men spoke for some
minutes. When Merry turned, Went.
worth lay staring at him with a pray.
er for pity, comprehension. and for.
g%iveness In his eyes.
II want you to understand one
thing" pleaded the older man. when
you called my blur that morning and
I wrote that bond, I was innocent Of
any thought Of injury to you. I don't
know what was in my mind. 1t was
nothing in the world but an idle fancy.
! told you 80 at the time. did not
dream that you could write a play. II
anyone had told me you we're capable
Of turning out The House Of Ester
brook I should have laughed at him.
Then that day. when you came and
read the manuscript had just given
up all hope. as ! did with the Grafton
on Caesar. had been toiling for
years and years on a play. There
was one-it had seemed to me like a
great plot--but I had begun to realize
that labor does not mean everything.
You want inspiration, or genius or art
or something. and I didn't have It."
Enoch paused, wrinkling his eyes as
II In an attempt to remember some
thing. II was trying to think Of
something Ellen Terry wrote on the
back Of a photograph she once gave
me. It ran like this:
when am I to be IN actress? Well,
after fifteen years labor, perhaps, La.
Dor! Why, l thought 1t was all inspir.
alton. No. labor and art are the
foundations; Inspirations result
Terry wasn't altogether right. La.
Dor alone won't land the prize. You've
proved that, Boy"
Il don't know" said Merry vaguely.
II do" The mans pale face flushed.
when you dropped In OF me, eager
as a young victor for q laurel wreath.
I knew as surely al II q Judge had
passed sentence on me that my years
and years Of toll meant nothing but
waste paper. Then. suddenly, as tempt
alton had clutched at me twice before
In my life, came a revenous desire for
fame-the fame that another man had
labored for and"
Il understand" cried Merry. There
was a thrill OF compassion In his voice.
Now. dear old man. let's forget It.
The one thing I can never forget is
that you have raked me from the
depths more than once. I might have
been worse than dead today II 1t
hadn't been for YOU"
You never descended to the depths
did," said Wentworth abruptly.
Shiny variety Of It or yours-is
nothing but the difference in a mans
taste. His palate dictates what he will
eat. There Is q moral palate. and II
you 60 on shaking your appetite.
there's a weakening Of the moral It's
sue. Isn't that what your psycholo-
gists call 1t? II 1t had not been for
you. Enoch. l might have been worse
than dead today" Merry uttered the
last sentence In an undertone. Il have
a feeling. though. that I can eve 60
so low again, because"
He sat silent for a minute. Went.
worth's eyes were fixed upon him like
an insistent question. Because
Enoch." he went on In a steady voice.
because Dorcas has promised to be
my wife"
oh" cried Wentworth quickly.
oh, thank God for that!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13

think and to analyze things. Why.
old man, l haven't had q chance like
this for years before. Let me tell you
my story: it's interesting even II 1t
Isn't much to my credit"
'All right. have your W way"
II sat there In the shadow OF the
wall listening. 1t was young David
Ross practising his Grafton. Dave
came Of what the niggers called 'po'
white trash but he had ambition and
genius and was working his way
through school like a man. lie had
chosen the death of Caesar, as | had.
] crouched there. scarcely breathing;
] was afraid he would hear me and
stop. His speech was great! AS |
sat looking out over the valley | could
see the Roman warrior while he stood
there In the Senate. down and out,
hooted at and reviled, yet naughty and
defiant. facing the enemies who had
once been his friends. began 10
sob. AZ q boy does In a shamed. husky.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13
CHAPTER xxvi-continued.

Across the pale face OF the invalid
swept q ave Of scarlet; then he be-
gan to tnlk slowly and hesitatingly.
II was In a Southern academy the first
time 1t happened. must have been
seventeen or whereabouts. Prizes were
60 be given for a public Grafton and
people were coming from everywhere
TO hear US. The governor was to ad.
dress us My father was q lawyer, one
Of the big lawyers Of the state. He
went to this school when he a a
boy. and he had carried of the Grafton
prize. His heart was set on my win.
ming It. ! toiled and toiled over that
speech: 1t was about the death OF
Julius Caesar. can remember. as
lay awake nights staring out into the
darkness. how the speech came throb-
bling In my brain. ! could never write,
though, as ! detained II to myself in
the still dormitory. | used to go out
into the woods and try to write. One
day I gave up. l sat huddled against
. stone wall which ran down the hill,
dividing a pasture from the forest.
There was a tall pine over my head
and the crows were calling from the
top OF It. ! can see the place yet"
Enoch lifted his eyes and turned
to meet the steady glance Of the man
who sat beside the bed.
DO you want to hear the story
0ut?" he asked bluntly.
"Yes-if you are bound to tell It."
1T isn't an easy task to set the
stark-naked soul Of a before anoth'
er's gaze. especially when It's a mans
own soul: but I've been over this,
step by step, during these bedridden
days. and I'll feel better when It's out
OF my system"
Are you sure?" Merry spoke gent.
~.
"Yes. sure" The reflective tone had
gone from Enoch's voice. It was EN-.
phatic. Out there In the sunshine"
he continued. II realized what defeat
meant. ! knew my Grafton was mere.
ly q babble of senseless words; there
was not a throb in It. Besides. ! knew
that ! could not make 1t better. Sud.
denly, on the quiet hillside, ! neard
q voice close beside me-"
There was a long pause. Wentworth
turned his eyes from Merry and stared
out at the window. A trumpet vine
climbed over the back Of the Waverly
Place house and one Scarlet blossom
hung vivid between him and the sun.
shine.
Say. old fellow" said Merry in q
low voice. you and ! are friends,
closer friends than we ever we're,
What's the use OF raking up old mem.
cries II they hurt. The story of some
thing you did when you were In swad.
ding clothes doesn't count. Drop it,"
1T does count" answered Went
worth stolidly. II tell you 1t does
count. 1t is the only thing that ex.
plains what did-when you called my
blum. ! have lain here-Tve had days
and nights with nothing to do but to
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13

It 10 believed that the River Nile
contains more kinds of fish than any
other river In the world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13
Hot In the superiative.

A preacher was describing the Bad
Place to a congregation Of shell.
backs.
"~Shipmates," he said, you've 9 Q
the molten iron come running out Of
the furnace, sizzling and Kissing. like
some kind Of snaky. horrible monster.
Well. shipmates-"
The preacher pointed his foreflnger
at the awed s~hellbacks.
well. shipmates," he said, solemn.
ly. "they use that stuff for Ice lei
In hell"
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13

To believe that . task Ii impossible
10 to make Il &c.
The Red Cloud chief., 1914-08-13

Missed Il.
$50 Jack is engaged. is hef And II
Fanny the bride-to.be?"
mo. She's the tried-to-be."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
SWEDEN MUST FURNISH
u. S. ITS EMBARGO LIST
England Claims Contraband Il
Transshipped Into Germany
From Neutral Ports.

Sweden is to be put on the basis of
Holland in regard to the right to i'm
port from America foodstuffs, metals
and other products which may be re-
garded as conditional contraband. In
other words, these will be subject to
capture by British and French cruisers
nthe North sea and north Atlantic
unless it is clearly established that
they are not intended for the use of a
belligerent nation.
Mr.. Ekengren, the Swedish minister,
had a conference at the State Depart
ment today with Acting Secretary
Lansing on this subject. He has been
called upon to furnish the department
with list of the articles upon which
the Swedish government has placed an
embargo
Such a declaration was required from
Holland by the British government be-
fore it would refrain from diverting
cargoes of conditional contraband con-
signed to Rotterdam and other Dutch
ports.
1t is understood that the British
authorities believe that supplies are
reaching Germany through transshfp-
ments at Swedish ports, which has led
to, this inquiry, which may also be ex-
tended to Denmark later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. Justice Mccoy
In re lunacy of Annie O. Forrest
order to make investment; attorney.
George c. Gertman.
Thompson agt. Thompson; hearing on
rule continued: plaintiffs attorney,
Fred Beall
Stafford agt. McAdoo; hearing on rule
continued: plaintiffs attorney, b. f.
Hunton; defendants attorney, c. r
Wilson.
Sammons agt Sammons; order to file
supplemental bill and to make amend
ment: plaintiffs attorney. George p
Kimmel.
Mass agt. wardman: time to take
testimony extended: plaintiffs attor-
ney, w. G. Gardiner; defendants at
torneys. Brandenburg & Brandenburg.
Comley agt. Comley; order to amend
petition
National Savings and Trust Company
agt- Presbytery of Santa Fe: order of
publication: plaintiffs attorney, ]. J.
Darlington.
United States agt. Mckee: demurrer
overruled. with leave to amend; plain
tits attorney. H. H Classic: defend
ants attorneys. Mckinney, Flannery &
Hitz and w. c.. Balderston.
Forrest agt. Wardman; certain ex-
ceptions sustained and reference to
auditor (by Mr.. Justice Stafford)
plaintiffs attorney, w. G. Gardiner;
defendants attorneys, Brandenburg &
Brandenburg.
Schmidt agt Kemp: auditors report
ratified and distribution ordered: plain
tiff's attorneys, Brandenburg & Bran
denburg; defendants attorney. A. A.
Birney.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. Justice Gould
Carmody agt Simpson-Sullivan Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
PROMINENT ENGLISHMEN
SHOT BY YOUNG TURK

LONDON. October 16 e Is anna
dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram Com
pany from Bucharest says:
Noel Buxton tmember of the Brit
ish parliament for North Norfolk) and
his brother, Charles Roden Buxton.
sons of Sir Thomas Powell Buxton, for
mer Governor of South Australia, who
has been in Bulgaria TO confer with
politicians regarding their country's
attitude toward the European war.
were both shot today by young Turk,
Pachel HaSSan.
The correspondent says it is believed
that the wound of neither man is dam
gerous. He does not say which one of
the brothers was shot through the
lungs.
Noel Buxton has travelled extensively
in the near east. He is chairman of
the London Balkan committee and has
interested himself actively in Mace
donia. He served with the Bulgarian
staff during the war in the Balkans.
He is forty-1three years old.
Charles Boden Buxton was private
secretary to his father in South Aus
tralia. He has been interested for a
long time in welfare work. Mr. Buxton
lived for a time in Texas, where he
studied ranching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
S AND $50 MONEY
to Loan on D. e. Real Estate
JFzSE l.. HEISkELL. 14O3 H ut. NV.
TO OPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Subscriptions to Capital of Twelve
Reserve Banks Payable Nov. 2. =.

First installment of subscriptions to
the capital of the twelve federal re-
serve banks will be called by tho
federal reserve board. payable Novem-
Der 2. The call will be issued at once.
fastening the operations Of the new
currency system.
simultaneously. No date has been
set, but the opening probably will be
determined after conference with rep
resentatives of the banks early next
week. It Is believed the banks will
be in full operation by November Is.
The first payment by each bank will
amount to / per cent Of its combined
may be required OF each bank under the
may be required of each ban under the
law is per cent Of its capital and
surplus. One-half of this amount 10
to be called by the reserve board at
stated intervals. and the remaining
per cent is subject to call. IL needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, October 16.-The CONNER.
cial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
"Rusiness has been on q rather large.
scale in the Boston wool market this
week and has included a considerable
,ronortion of foreign woods, both cross
bred and domestic. Prices on low to
medium woods are decidedly firm and
the tendency is upward. while fine
wools are generally steady. in line
with the advance last week at Lon
don.
n.da more inclusive 30 far as ship
ments to neutral countries are con-
cerned."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
MORSE SUED FOR $1,o5o, 600.
Navigation Company Accuses His
Line of Sherman Law Violation.

NEW YORK, October ia suit
against Charles w. Morse and the Hud-
son Navigation Company. charging con-
spiracy. was filed in the federal court
today by the Manhattan Navigation
Company.
The action is brought under the Sher-
man antitrust law, and the defendants
methods in operating boats on the Hud-
son river are alleged to have accom-
piished the plaintiffs ruin. Damages
OF $1.050,000 are asked.
Mr.. Morse is president Of the Hudson
Navigation Company and one of Its
principal steamers bears his name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
GARDNER DECLARES
j. S. DEFENSES WEAK
Country in No Condition to With
stand Attack From First
Class Nation.

Representative Gardner of Massachu-
setts. in a speech in the House today
declared that the United States is in
no condition to withstand the possible
attack of a f1rst-class nation.
''The belief that we can create an
army and navy when the need arises is
wrong from beginning to end" said Mr..
Gardner. You can improvise battle
ship after the war breaks out. You can
not make fighting regiment out of a
militia organization until you have
eliminated a lot of men from its
ranks
Representative Gardner said the
United States was not prepared at the
opening of the Spanish war. He also
said that many of the 100000 volun-
teers have not even modified yet, and
he made the statement that several
states of the Union never succeeded in
furnishing their quota troops for the
Spanish war.
Monroe Doctrine No Safety.
"In report after report" continue
Mr. Gardner, Gen. Leonard Wood tells
the like story of the army and pleads
49, W - "AhSi lIoiiA Jul dWI
1ethargy and grapple this question on
which our nations safety depends.
"The United States by the Monroe
doctrine has closed Mexico and South
American to colonization. The United
States had indicated to the greatest
military people which Asia has ever
seen that she will have none of them
within her borders. Suppose some
powerful nation finds itself incon-
venienced by our Monroe doctrine will
1t hesitate to attack us because an
idealistic statesman has devised a
scheme for arbitration?
Poor Showing in Comparison.
Mr.. Gardner referred to the enor-
nous naval strength of some of the
European nations, comparing the fleet
and armament of the United States
with Great Britain and Germany, max
ing very poor showing in some re-
spects. He also said that the navy is
$4,000 men short at this present mo-
ment.
1--WE are short of nearly every kind
of vessel and of nearly every kind of
armament. and the longer it takes to
build them. the shorter we seem to be.
If your fleet cannot stop the enemy's
fleet, the enemy can land his troops
wherever he wishes on our coast, and
we have no army with which to OPP
pose it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. October 16.-Cotton-
Spot in lin limited . demand; ,1 prices IS
SOC; good middling, 5.45; middling,
sos; low middling. 4.82: good ordinary.
4.76; ordinary. 3.12: January and Feb
ruary. 4.75. Sales. 400 bales. includ-
ing 1900 American, on the basis of sos
for niddlinE. Imports. 9,672 bales, in
Gliding 1868 American.
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics: Imports. 10000 bales: Amer
lean 10000; stock. $4,000: American,
1900; forwarded. $4,000; American,
$4,000; exports, 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
Carroll X. Morrison. to build dwell
Ing at 1909 Bunker Hill road; architect
Ed P. Simons; builder. John Wignall;
estimated cost, $1,000.
William Phillips, to build seven two
story dwellings. from 507 to SIG Ken
yon street northwest; architects, Hun
ter Bell; estimated cost, $17,5OO
Kate v. Daily, to build private garage
at 221 Sd street northwest; architect, A
b. Mullett; builder. John Daily; esti-
mated cost, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK. October 1s.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000: higher. Pigs and lights.
7. O0a7.9O; mixed and butchers. 750a
{. 90; good heavy. 7.70aS.00.
Cattle-Receipts. $500; steady. Ma
tive beef steers. 7.50a10.s5: cows and
heifers. 6.00a9.65: stockers and feeders.
5OOa7.50; Texas and Indian steers. 500
ASSOC: cows and heifers. 4.00a6.5o; ma
tive calves, 6.00a1O.50.
Sheep-Receipts. $500: steady. Ma
tive muttons, 4.00a5.40: lambs, 7.00a
500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
Miss Mabel Ward Dead.

Miss Mabel Ward, daughter of the
late Representative Thomas B. and
Mrs. Harriet L. Ward. died yesterday
evening at her home, 2615 University
place. She had been clerk in the
office of the auditor of the Interior
Department for more than thirty years
She was a native of Indiana, but came
to this city when her father was elect
ed to Congress. Funeral services are
to be held at her late residence tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. October 1e. -Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 1900 head: steady: bulk, 7.3Oa
7.sO; light. 7.45aS.O5: mixed, 7.15as1 10;
heavy. 7.0OaS.O5: rough, 7.OOa715; pigs,
45Oa7.5O.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head: steady;
beeves. 6.5Oa1O.90; steers. 61Oa9. 10:
stockers and feeders. 5.15as 10; cows
and heifers. 340a9. 90: calves, 7.5Oa11, %.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: slow;
sheep. 4.75a6.00: yearlings. 55Oae.40:
lambs. 6.00a7.05.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
NATIONALS ARE SAFE
ON SHIPS OF NEUTRALS

LONDON. October 16.-Ths Morning
Post today asserts that it has PROOF
that the British fleet has received Of
fetal orders not to arrest nationals of
belligerent powers in neutral ships. In
an editorial the newspaper demands to
know who Is responsible for the order
what it means and how it can be
reconciled with Great Britain's obliga-
lions to her allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
THE COURTS.
Court of Appeals.

Proceedings after The Stars report
closed yesterday:
No. 26a1- Simms agt. Roy; argument
continued by Mr.. w. S. Culbertson for
appellee. and concluded by Mr.. J. T.
Sherrier for appellant.
No 924. Patent appeals. Fischer &
co. agt. knickerbocker Mills Company:
on motion time for appellant to file
brief extended until October 20.
No. $40. Patent appeals. In re Will
liam q. r. Braemer: motion to rein
state: appeal denied
Adjourned from day to day until Mon
day, November 2, 1914