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probably frugal spirit he had provided
himself with a return ticket to Venice.
1t was his one idea to get through with
the work as soon as possible and then
go back to his own people on the first
train.
For four days the cardinals balloted
in the conelaVe. When vote was taken
the fact became known to the thou
sands outside, who kept their gaze fas-
tened on the Sistlne Chapel chimney
for the telltale smoke which Indicated
that the votes were being consumed
by fire. In the first session Cardinal
Sartos name did not appear. The votes
of cardinals were about evenly divided
between two parties representing two
policies. But on Sunday morning two
votes were cast for the patriarch. On
the evening of that day his votes had
increased to seven. On Monday morning
twenty of his distinguished colleagues
named him as their choice for the
throne of Peter, and by afternoon this
vote had increased to thirty-seven. Car
dinal Sarto, 1t appeared, was the only
one of the Sacred College who did not
foresee the result of the ballotlng.
On August 4, 1908. Giuseppe, Cardinal
Sarto was elected Pope. There had
seldom been enacted a more dramatic
scene. The first words of the new Pope
were:
at is a cross that I receive from
you"
He walked toward the altar His steps
were weak. His face was pale. He tot
tered as he neared the altar Several
cardinals saw that the new head of the
church was about to fall and sprang to
his support.
Cardinal Oreglia, the camerlengo, ad-
vanced to the newly-chosen pontiff and
put the formal question:
DO you accept?'
IT do"
what title do you adopt?"
And then for the first time in the
history of the church there was a Pope
Plus x.
Outside thousands of troops kept In
bounds the Roman populace which had
been watching the smoke from the
chimney and had waited the announce
ment that it knew would be forth
coming If choice had been made on
the seventh ballot. Then there was a
shout that shook the vast st. Peters as
a tall figure robed in the red of a car
dinal advanced to a station over the
central portal.
The crowds realized that a Pope had
been chosen. But his identity was whai
they desired to know.
81 bring you a great Joy. We have
Pope"
While that announcement was being
made to the Roman populace already the
cables and telegraph rushed the new,
to the principal capitals and courts OF
Europe, to embassies and Legations The
election of Cardinal Sarto gave general
satisfaction, 1t is said, throughout Eu-
rope. The acclaim which the announce
Peters has rarely been eqnaled. The
cardinal on the balcony raised his right
hand and continued:
HE Is his eminence the Most Reverend
Cardinal Archbishop and Patriarch Gu
seppe Sarto. who takes the title Plus x. .
There was a peasant Pope on the
throne of Peter. The bells In all the
churches of Rome took up the acclaim
The wires brought congratulations and
best wishes from rulers and potentatet
all over the world. The new Pope wal
invested with the robes of white. He
went to the sick chamber of the dying
| Cardinal Herrera and administered the
holy viaticum.
There was talk that the new Pope
would abdieate. He had let 1t be thor
oughly understood that he did not care
to assume the office. His health soor
began to show signs of decline. Hi
sisters worried about their brother Giu
seppe The garden Of the Vatican will
its voluntary prisoner offered little Il
cheer the saddened man who at tn,
age of 6s years and months became
the 264th successor to st. Peter.
But Plus x. did not shrink from re
sponslbilities once he was invested will
power and authority, He had pleaded Il
be relieved of the honor. He was re
garded as a parish priest who woult
conduct the affairs of the Vatican Il
the simple and unostentatious way of
priest from the provinces. Plus X. wa
credited with none Of the fine diplomac.
and skill for statecraft such as hal
marked the careers OF members of tn
Curia who compose the majority of tn
Roman cardinals.
The new Pope was crowned in tn
basilica of st. Peters by Cardina
Macchi, dean Of cardinal deacons, Of
August 9, 1903. There were importan
questions to be settled important finan
cial problems to be solved. There wa
no trouble. no hitch ANTICIPATED. s