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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18
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Baltimore. a. Snhi 1914.
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N. Gunns ulo Shnbmcliicr uno yiuiipu yong
ais 0iiltc SbaBmcliitr picocrcuudDlt.
(SunilS- 20. .22)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18

Die SOffnmugeu, Die man in @ars an Den Seind
ocs G3aren am rinldndcn S{6nigS6oic nipt crnnern
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aud an g9aiie acuoroen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18

0ic GulUraOOer Staot Snger II Ii'r eInen Dolar
pcrfoft moroen Sie pcroanit Dem @oloe6er i6rc en.
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fer min iebt in ocn StraBen Der Staot Saler borcn
oos qono ser lmbearcn3teu M0ali6tciten
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18
Gat6erine gP. (Srler.

SIS iiarb an H. Simi 1914 0nt1crIuc NJ.
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1900, 0oro. 6remont-9iuenne aus aui Der
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18
9arcaa Srs W,Odnbc anpciiOrs.

SIS miro biermii 6cldnui geGcbcn onb " sS.
l,cars ocnidB Scr am 10. Suni 1908 unicrs
5cinncien 8croronuna glr. 100. Abi6ntii AZ,
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gHpcicn pr. l3l, Nnrem Auenue, ais Rtlpali
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Ser GlcuclauOcr sdnlrat6 bat trot Ocs cncraiidcn

Der 6leuelauOcr SdJnlrat6 bat trob Ocs cnergdlen
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18
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12 ,SuHi 1911.
GS plyb 1iernlit bclanni Gc9cben. oaB oie
i9. Sini zoos unicrSciMncien @croronuna M.
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eciuni bat oas glnpcicn on gSarncr mo
9sooicr eir0Ge 0lS gad Sabrif 81 tcnutcH
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(,Nuit 7-1S2 POD Ncndunc. ,Snipcitur.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-18

Gefidan0 will i'd belHalIdI ieIne0 0IeldOerbr0n'
c1es una6bdnaiq MAIDEN pom 9uslanpe Stoun eS po6r
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bcginncu Snmlna, 20. Suui.
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probcn Nriidcn Gihis ocn SnsQuebdnna' SUB
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(Nunit I.NS 3lltic)
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lnicre Adb Mdfcn iebt often. sSunac &nmcf,
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Die Sdiffa6rt idcut auoeubliflid nntcr einem In.
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Nic tief6laNc &c.

Gle ueit bic gai binab nno 61opianl Aiuer
NriurNun, 100 Wlciiei; Snl5pacr; otn 9nn5eA
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9eidjcmbcTtntter.
0aniel GnItDm,

2ci6cnbcitotter mo @inbalianirer,
9f6 genniDlbanio-glDe.
Tclcpbon: Nii Sermon 5l0G.
(Gob2.iS)
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
Korean Marriages.

Marriages between widows and
bachelors are very much in favor in
Korea because not nearly 30 much
money is required from the bridegroom
as in the case Of his marriage with a
young girl. The impecunious BRIDE
groom is scorned by the parents of the
girl and he is also unable to pay for
the elaborate wedding ceremonies
which must take place. All Of this he
escapes by running Off with a widow.
1t happens In Korea. as In other coun.
tries, that the impecunious bachelor
is often more desirable from every
point OF view but mercenary one
than the well to do member of the
community. Consequently. the widow
has way Of attaching a handsome
young husband to herself that might
we'll be envied by the young girl.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21

effort to recall it. Only the intense
blue of her eyes. the tawny sweep Of
her hair-these and the touch of her,
the consciousness of her warm and
vivid fragrance, remained to wrap all
his senses in a mist woven of gold
and fire.
I.
Shirley, meanwhile, had sat some
time beside her mothers bed, leaning
from white chintz-covered chair, her
anxiety only partially allayed by reas-
surances, now and then STOPPING to lay
her young cheek against the delicate
arm in its lacy sleeve or to pass her
hand lovingly up and down its outline,
noting with recurrent passion of ten
derness the transparency Of the skin
with its violet veining and the shad
ows beneath the closed eyes Emma
line, moving on soft worsted-shod feet
about the dim room, at length had
whispered.
You go tub bald. honey. | stay
with Mis- Judith till she go tub sleep"
Yes, go, Shirley" said her mother.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
GEO. r BAER's WILL FILED.
Each of Thirteen Grandchildren Are
Given $4,000.

Reading, Pa.-The will of George F.
Baer. late president of the Reading
Railway Company, has been filed for
probate here. 1t is in Mr.. Baer's own
handwriting, and is very brief. To his
widow he gives 100000 and his beau
tiful home. Hawthorne, in this city.
together with all household goods. au
tomobiles. carriages, horses. etc. and
to each of thirteen grandchildren sl0,-
900. to be invested by their parents
until each attains the age of 81. when
it is to be paid to them. The servants
who have been in the family's service
more than five years receive $50 for
each year of service. The rest of the
estate is divided in equal shares
among the five daughters. The estate
is valued at over s5.000,000. No pub
lie bequests were made.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
CHAPTER xvIII-contlnued.

CHAPTER xVlIl-Contlnued.
You are cold" he said. isn't that
gown too thin for this night air?"
mo, l often walk here till quite
late. Listen!"
The bird song had broken forth
again, to be answered this time by a
rivals in distant thicket. MY
nightingale is in good voice."
II never heard nightingale before
came to Virginia. wonder why 1t
sings only at night"
What an odd idea! Why. 1t sings
in the daytime, too"
Really? But l suppose 1t escapes
notice in the general chorus. Is 1t a
large bird?"
No; smaller than thrush. Only a
little bigger than a robin. Its nest is
over there in that hedge-a tiny loose
cup Of dried oak-leaves. lined with
hair. and the eggs are olive color.
How pretty the hedge looks now. all
tangled with FREELY sparks!"
Doesn't it! Uncle Jefferson calls
them lightning bugs"
THE name is much more pic.
turesque. But all the darky sayings
are DO yOu uuu ulIu anu Aunt
Daphne useful?"
He has been a godsend," he said
fervently: "and her cooking has
taught me to treat her with passion
ate respect. He's teaching me now
about flowers-it's surprising how
many kinds he knows. He's a walking
herbarium."
Come and see mine," she said.
Roses are our specialty-we have to
live up to the Rosewood name. But
beyond the arbors, are beds and beds
of other flowers. See-by this big
tree are speed-well and delphinium.
The tree is a black-walnut It's a
dreadful thing to have one as big as
that. When you want something that
costs lot Of money you go and look
at it and wonder which you want
most. that particular luxury or the
tree. l know a girl who had two in
her yard only little bigger than this,
and she went to Europe on them. But
SO far I've always voted for the tree.
How does your garden come on?"
'Famously. Uncle Jefferson has
shanghaied half-dozen negro gar
deners-from where can't Imagine
and he's having the time of his life
hectoring over them. He refers to the
upper and lower terraces as 'up-and-
downstairs I've got seeds. but 1t
will be a long time before they
flower"
"Oh, would you like some slips ?"
she cried. "Or, better still, can
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
CHAPTER XIX.
Night.

'NiShhs
A quicker breeze was stirring as
John Valiant went back along the Red
Road. He had waited In the garden
at Rosewood till Shirley. aided by
Emmaline and with Ranston's anxious
face lowering in the background. hav-
ing performed those gentle Offices
which a woman's fainting spell re-
quires. had come to reassure him and
to say good night.
AS he threw of his coat In the
bedroom he had chosen for his own,
he felt the hard corner Of the Lucille"
In the pocket. and drawing It out, laid
II on the table by the bedside. He
seemed to feel again the tingle Of
his cheek where curling strand Of
her coppery hair had sprung against It
when her head had bent beside his
own to read the marked lines.
When he had undressed he sat an
hour in the candle-blaze, a dressing
gown thrown over his shoulders. striv-
ing vainly to recreate that evening
call. to remember her every word and
look and movement. For q breath
her face would flush suddenly before
him. like q live thing; then II would
mysteriously fade and elude him,
though he clenched his/ s/hands on the
arms Of his chair in the fierce mental
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
GOT THE RIGHT EXPRESSION
Experiment Was Painful to Tra9edian.
but He Could Not Hesitate When
Art Called Him.

Thanks" said the tragedian. set
ting down his glass and absent-mind-
edly pocketing my change, which lay
upon the bar between US. Many
thanks for your good opinion. al
ways study from Nature-from Ma
ture, sir. In my acting you see re-
fected Nature herself"
TRY this cigar" said an admirer OF
Nature, reverently. Now. where did
you study that expression Of intense
surprise that you assumed In the sec
ond act?"
From Nature. sir; from Nature. To
secure that expression asked an In.
mate personal friend to lend me five
pounds. He refused. This caused me
no surprise. tried several more.
Finally. | struck one who was willing
to oblige me. and, as he handed me
the money. l studied In the glass the
expression OF my own face. ! saw
there surprise. but It was not what l
wanted. It was alloyed with suspic-
ion that the sovereigns might be bad.
/ was In despair"
"Well?" said the other, breathlessly.
Then an idea struck me. re-
solved upon a desperate course. re-
turned the fve pounds to my friend
the next day. and on his astounded
countenance I saw the expression !
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration, which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth. has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car.
white bull dog and Damory court, neg
lected estate in Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an auburn haired beauty, and de-
cides that he Is going to like Virginia i'm
mensely. Shirley's mother, Mrs. Dand-
ridge, and Major Bristow exchange rem
iniscences during which it is revealed
that the major. Valiant's father. and
man named Sasson were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge in her youth,
Sasson and Valiant fought duel on her
account in which the former was killed.
valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and the build
ings in a very much neglected condition.
He decides to rehablitate the place and
make the land produce a living for him
Valiant saves Shirley from the bite of a
snake, which bites him: Knowing the
deadliness of the bite, Shirley sucks the
poison from the wound and saves his life.
Shirley tells her mother of the Incident
and the latter Is strangely moved at
hearing that Valiant is again living at
Damory court. Valiant learns for the
first time that his father left Virginia on
account of a duel in which Doctor
Southall and Major Bristow acted as his
fathers seconds.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
Walnut Salad.

Break the shells Of some walnuts,
remove ,the kernels carefully, blanch
them to remove the skins. place them
on dish, squeeze over them the juice
of one or two lemons, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, and let them mace
rate for three hours, turning them
about occasionally. At the end OF that
time they will be ready for serving,
and will make very nice dish. II
the juice of pure ripe grapes can be
obtained it will be preferable to the
lemon juice.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
No, There for ExpsrImsn,.

Edith and Flora we're passing their
summer vacation In the country.
DO you know" said Edith, that
young farmer tried to kiss me. He told
me that he had never kissed any girl
before"
What did you tell him2" asked
Flora.
why" replied Edith, II told him
was no agricultural experiment sta
uon."-Harpers BasAAr.
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
Tried the Numbers Carefully, Firs,
Right, Then Left: 17-2s-94Lo
The Heavy Door Opened.

Haven't any privileges at all? Can't
l even faint when feel like it. without
calling out the fire-brigade? You'll
pamper me to death and heaven knows
l don't need it,
You won't let me telephone for Doc
tor Southall?" $50
Certainly mott" .4.
And you are sure 1t was nothing
but the roses?"
her mother almost peevishly. Il must
really have the arbors thinned out. On
heavy nights it's positively overpower-
ing. Go along now. and we'll talk
about 1t tomorrow. | can ring If
want anything"
In her room Shirley undressed
thoughtfully There was between her
and her mother a fine tenuous bond
of sympathy and feeling as rare. per-
haps, as it was lovely. She could not
remember when the other had not
been semi-invalid. and her earliest
childhood recollections were punctu-
ated with the tap of the little cane.
Tonight's sudden indisposition had
shocked and disturbed her: to faint
at rush Of perfume seemed to sug-
gest a growing weakness that was
alarming. Tomorrow. she told herself.
she would send Ranston with a wagon
load OF the roses to the hospital at
Charlottesville.
She slipped on pink shell-shaded
dressing-gown Of slinky silk with
riot Of azaleas scattered In the weave.
and then. dragging her chair before
the open window. drew aside the light
curtain and began to brush her hair
All at once her gaze fell upon the
floor. and she shrank backward from a
twisting threadlike thing whose bright
saffron-yellow glowed sharply against
the dark carpet She saw in an in
stant. however. that 1t was nothing
more dangerous than a fragment Of
love-vine from the garden. which had
clung to her skirt. She picked up
the tiny mass of tendrils and with
slow smile tossed II over her right
shoulder through the window. III 1t
takes root" she said aloud. my sweet
heart loves me-" She leaned from the
sill to peer down into the misty gar
den, but could not follow its fall.
Long ago her visitor would have
reached Damory Court She had
vision of him wandering. candle in
hand. through the empty echoing
rooms. looking at the voiceless por.
traits on the walls. thinking perhaps
of his father. of the fatal duel OF which
he had never known. She liked the
way he had spoken OF his father!
As she leaned, out OF the stiffness
there came to her ear a mellow sound.
II was the bell Of the courthouse in
the village. She counted the strokes
falling clearly or family as the slug.
gish breeze ebbed or swelled. II was
eleven.
She drew back. dropped the curtain
to shut out the wan glimmer, and in
the darkness crept into the soft bed
as II into hiding-place.
A warm sun and an air mildly mel.
low. A faint kold-shadowed mist over
the valley and a soft lilac haze blend
Ing the rounded outlines Of tho hills.
Through the shrubbery at Damory
Court . cardinal darted like a Grim
son shuttle, to rock impudently from
q neering limb. and here and there
on the bluish-ivory sky motionless 40
a pasted wafer. hung a hawk: from
time to time one Of these wavered and
Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21

slanted swiftly down. to climb once
more in huge spiral to its high tower
of sky
Perhaps it wondered, as its tele-
scopic eye looked down. That had
been its choicest covert, that dishev
eled tangle where the birds held per-
petual carnival, the weasel lurked in
the underbrush and the rabbit lined
his windfall. Now the wildness was
gone. A pergola. glistening white. now
upheld the runaway vines. making a
sickle-like path from the upper ter
race to the lake. In the barn loft the
pigeons still quarrelled over their new
cotes of fresh pine, and under clump
Of locust trees at little distance from
the house, half-dozen dolls cabins
on stills stood waiting the honey-stor-
age of the black and gold bees.
There were new denizens, also.
These had arrived in dozen zinc
tanks and willow hampers. to the
amaze of sleepy express clerk at the
railroad station: two swans now sailed
majestically over the lily-ponds of the
lake, along its gravel rim and pair
of bronze-colored ducks waddled and
preened, and it's placid surface rippled
and broke to the sluggish backs OF
goldfish and the flirting fins of red
Japanese carp.
The house itself wore another air
Its look of unkemptness had largely
vanished. The soft gray tone of age
remained. but the bleakness and for
lornness were gone; there was about
all now a warmth and genial bearing
that hinted at mellowed beauty. fire.
light and cheerful voices within.
Valiant heaved a long sigh of salts
faction as he stood In the sunlight gaz-
ing at the results Of his labors. He
was not now the flippant boulevardier
to whom money was the sine qua non
of existence. He had learned sover-
eign lesson-one gained not through
the push and fight of crowds, but in
the simple peace of countryside. un-
vexed by the clamor of gold and the
complex problems of competitive ex-
istence-that he had inherited need
of activity, of achievement that he had
been born to do.
"Chum," he said, to the dog rolling
on his back in the grass. what do
you think of 1t all. anyway" He
reached down. seized a hind leg and
whirling him around like teetotum,
sent him flying into the bushes.
whence Chum launched again upon
him. like catapult. He caught the
white shoulders and held him vise-like
Just about right. eh? But wait till
We get those ramblers!"
And to think" he continued, whim-
s!cally releasing him, that | might
have gone on. one of the little-neck-
clam crowd I've always trained with.
at the same old pace, till the, Ver-
mouth-c cocktail Palm-Beach career got
double Nelson on me and the umpire
counted me out. At this moment
wouldn't swap this old house and land
and the sunshine and that 'gyarden
and Unc' Jefferson and Aunt Daph
and the chickens and the birds and
all the rest of 1t, for a mile of Mil
lionaires' Row."
He went into the house and to the
library. The breeze through the wide.
flung bow-window was fluttering the
papers on the desk and the map on
the wall was Tapping sidewise. He
went to straighten 1t. and then saw
what he had not noticed before-that
1t covered something that had been let
into the plaster He swung 1t aside
and made an exclamation.