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reign had mustered cohorts of pleasure
that outgleamed them all, only two
chairs were drawn up to the table; and
that was contracted TO its smallest cir
Gle.
Only thEee servants waited now {:
Roake and Chedsey in the somber
Enslee livery, whispering together as
they Strengthened a rose stem or bal
anced a group of silver-and Crofts,
eternally bent in an attitude of defer
ence, standing near the door-the great
golden portal ripped from the Spanish
castle of one of the senior Mrs. Ems
lees ancestors.
Crofts, IN his plain black, slightly OBJ
solete evening dress, looking rather
like poor relation than a servant, had
been in his day an ariStocrat among SER
wants Tonight he was old and alarm
ed. He had seen, when he announced the
dinner, that he broke in upon some un-
usually desperate conflict, and his old
heart fluttered with terror. He had
heard so much gossip at the servants
table. such ribald comment and inter
change of eavesdroppings. that he won
dered what new stain threatened the
old glory Of EnSlec.
Suddenly Crofts lifted his head and
threw Roake and Chedsey a glance of
warning; they came to attention, each
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served ior me. Big Fob Fielding tool
me to one side and said Willie, every
body in town knows something that you
ought TO be the FIRST TO kuOw-and seen
to be the last | hate to tell you, but
somebody ought to- he said. And
said What's all that And he said
Your wife and Capt Forbes are d
damned sight better friends he said
than the law allows he said
The room swan, and PerSiS clune
to her chair to keep from topping out
oi it.
so that, what he said. And what
did you say:
81 didn't believe him-thcu. wa,
too big a fool to believe him: but he
opened my eyes. and | came home to see
what was going on. And | saw"
Pcr>is was on fire with 4 woman
anxiety to know il any champion had
defended her name She demanded
again
What did you say to Bob Fielding =
And Enslee answered with 4 helpless
mincinG burlesque of dignity.
81 told him he was cad, and | didn't
want him ever to speak to me again"
And you didn't strike him"
Enslee cast up his eyes at the thought
OF attacking the famous center rush
then he lowered his eyes before her
blazing contempt She demanded again,
incredulousH You didn't strike him -
Enslee dropped his face into his two
palms and wept, the tears leaking
through his fingers. PerSis felt odt-
lawed even from chivalry. She gagged
at the thought: "Agh! The humilia-
tionH
Enslee lifted his head again, his wet
eyes flashing ''Humiliation?" he
schreeched, in a frenzy of Self-pity DO
you talk of humiliation What about
me? My father and mother brought
me into the world with a small frame
and a poor constitution. They left me
money as a compensation. And what
did my money do for me? 1t bought
me a woman-who despised me-who
dishonored me before the world. And
I'm too weak to take revenge I'm
helpless in my disgrace, helpless ~
The swinging door thudGed softly
and, Willie raised himself in his chair.
but he could not quell the buffets of his
sobs. and he dared not put his hand
kerchief to his eyes. And so Crofts,
bending close to remove the crab shells
his mind went back TO the time when
Willie Enslee was a child and wept IN
a high chair in his nursery Before he
could suppress it the old man had let
slip the query:
why, Master Willie, you're not cry
ing?' ....
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Forbes than of his own fatal opportuni-
ties and his own weapon; Forbes began
TO edge imperceptibly closer and closer
as he reasoned with the wretch, who,
having lost the momentum of his frenzy,
was prey to reason.
After all, what good would il do TO
shed lot of blood?" Forbes urged,
gently, as to a child. at would only
publish your disgrace. Why kill a man
because your wife preferred him TO
you? It's free country, isn't it? What
does a man want with wife who
doesn't want him? The days of slavery
are over, aren't they? If she doesn't
love you enough to" There was
such pitiful sag of Enslee's head at
this stab that Forbes spared him more,
and went on soothirgly: Better let
this whole affair just drop. was 60
ing away She wouldn't go with me.
She didn't love me enough. either. She
preferred to stay with you. I'll never
see her again. | promise that"
He put his right hand out appealing
N. Come, lets make the best of it and
cheat the gossip>."
One quick motion and he had struck
Enslec'S wrist aside and down, and
clamped il to the table with his left
hand 1t was hardly necessary to press
his thumb between EnSlee's knuckles
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to force his inert fingers open. Forbes
picked up the revolver, pressed the
catch to safety, and dropped it into his
pocket Then he breathed a deep
sigh. less OF relief than regret. and
turned TO 60. lie almost stumbled over
the body OF Persis. She had swooned
to the floor when he thrust her off, and
had lain unnoticed while the males
fought through their fcud on her ac-
count. Forbes stared at her Shame
and anger had so burned him out that
he had no love LETT for her and no
mercy She seemed ar utter stranger
to him. He did not even stoop and lift
her to chair. He shook his head,
smiled bitterly. and went out.
Enslec hung across the table in a
stupor OF imbccility. The noise Of the
outer door. A. Forbes closed it. shock
ed him back To life. He pccred about
the room and understood He dropped
into a chair and hid his face in his
hands.
BY and by Per>iS gradually returned
to consciousness. She rose to her elbow
in daze, striving to collect her senses.
With sudden start she recalled every
thing, got to her knees, and hobbled
with all awkwardness toward Enslee,
whispering. haggardly: Have you
killed him? Where is he?'
Cone
Gone! No. no! No, no. She rails
ed herself to her feet to set out in pur-
suit of hip. but just as she reached the
door She was confronted by Crofts,
who bowed once and walked away.
Persis' training and her heart fought
a duel in her quivering frame Then
she gained her self-control, turned to
Willie, and murmured:
Dinner"
The marvelously inappropriate word
sent through him a shudder of nausea
Persis appealed to his other self
Must we take the servants into our
confidence"
Il think you may trust my breeding,
he answered, frigidly. He stalked
woodenly to the door, held hack the
curtain, and bowed with mechanical
gallantvy.
THANK you!" she sighed. She wav-
cred moment and clutched at her
throat Then she flung her head high
in that thoroughbred way OF hers and
walked steadily from the room.
And Willie followed in excellent
form.
In the famous EnSlee dining-room,
where brilliant companies had gathered
for a generation, giving and taking dis
tinctions, and where Persis in her brief
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! Persis stood a moment with a iar-off
look of fierce regret in her eyes. then
drained her glass swiftly and dabbed
her rouged lips with her handkerchief.
Crofts held out little tray, and Viii
lie set his glass down so hard that the
stem cracked. He gave CroftS the
blame in a sullen look. then went back
to the table and sat in the chair that
Roakc pushed under him.
With all the Surreptition possible
CroitS and his lieutcnants brought i'll
the silver urn and the ladle and the
plates. and set them down on the scrv-
ing table behind the screen of Spanish
leather with its glowing landscape and
its gilded sky
But EnSlCCS raw nerves ShrickCd Al
the soft thud oi plate ON tray. the in
fIniteSimal click OF ladic on turccn. the
very endcavor not I" make a sound. lie
tidgetcd, bit his knucklcs. wruug his
hands out like damp cloths. PLAYED a
tattoo on the arm of his chair. and pas
sed his hand wildly across his eyes. At
length he whirled. and shouted:
In Gods name, less noise! Less
noiSer'
As soon as he was alone with his
wife, Enslee's voice again rose querul-
ouSly:
III Dobbs ever leaves us in the lurch
again III fire him for keeps. This old
fool gets on my nerves. Everything is
going wrong here. The whole house is
falling to rack and ruin. Ought at least
to have decent servants-if l can't have
decent wife,
Persis smiled patiently at this, but
as with lips bruised from a blow.
81 trust, Willie, that you won't for
get yourself. All these doors have
ears. you know"
You bet they have!' he snapped.
And eyes. too Are you crazy enough
to think that lowering our voices will
conceal the truth from any One?"
PerSiS felt a panic in her own heart
at his manner Still she tried suaSion
81 implore you to postpone this. AT
anv moment Crofts will he back"
And then he heard Crofts at the door,
and in spite of him habit thrOttled him /;
he pulled down the comic mask he had
pushed back from his dour face. He
ransacked his brain for something hu-
morous to serve as a libretto, and he
was reminded of story he had laugh
ed at heartily before he learned that
his own household was a theme for
laughter.
He began to giggle uncannily, grue-
somely. Persis looked at him, wonder
ing if he had gone mad and begun to
gibber. But while Crofts and the others
served deviled crabs in their grotcsque
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
By RUPERT HUGHES
With Illustrations BY James Montgomery Flaag
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY? BIZ B. r.

shells he began to explain his elation,
overacting sadly: :.
= heard the best story today about
Mrs. Tom Corliss." ..
Forgetfully Persis, from her own
glass house, protested: NOh, don't tell
me anything about that womanP
Enslee sneered. "Oh, you're always
so easily shocked-such prude, so con-
ventionalp
Persis understood and blanched. Go
on, I'll stand it".
Willie found Tom Corliss' shame so
piquant that he began TO relish his food.
Crofts, a little encouraged, nodded 10
Roake and led him out for the next
dish.
Persis took small comfort from other
peoples sordid scandals. They seemed
to have no relation to tie pure and high
tragedy that had ended the romance OF
her own love. Seeing that they were
alone again, she expressed her dislike
before she realized its inconsistency.
And where did you pick up all TINS
garbage"
Enslee was outraged at this ingrati-
tude for his hard work "Oh, it shocks
you, eh? So beautiful veneer OF re-
finement and so thin!'
Where did you hear it,. Persis per
sisted. lighting herself a cigarette to
give her restless hands employment; !;
and Willie answered:
Mrs. Corliss' second man told 1t to
Mrs. Neff's kitchen maid. and she to
Mrs. Neff's maid. and she to Mrs. Neft
and Mrs. Neff to Jimmie ChiycS. and he
to meat the club"
"At the club
where | heard OF your behavior.
You heard OF me at the club" Per-
sis ,gasped.
Yes, that crowning disgrace was re-
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behind a chair watching with narrow
eyes where PerSiS slowly descended, as
into a gorgeous dungeon, the three vel
veted steps leading down through the
ed-vclvct-curtained golden portal
In such scene the audience of three
servants awaited the performance OF
the polite comedy by the farceur and
farccuSC. who would pretend to leave
their personal tragedies in the wings.
The actors made their entrance with a
professional formality, faced each 9TH
cr. and were about to be seated in the
chairs the men had drawn back little.
But the dignity vanished wher the
male buffOon. glancing at the array be-
fore him, broke out with sharp whine: !:
Where's my cocktail"
There was such twanG OF temper IN
hi voice that Crofts heard at once, and
made a quick effort at placatior.
Very sorry. sir, but, the other ser
wants being away. ! was not able to
learn lust how You had it mixed, sir.
lust my luck" Enslee Snarled.
When | need. bracer most | can't
have one He shook his head so I'M
patiently that Persis foresaw calamity
and hastened TO intervene.
Let me make it for you, dear.
E.nslec threw her an ugly glance, and
wanted to refuse, but could find no rea-
son to give except the truth: that he
hated to accept any more of her minis
trations. And truth was the one thing
that must be kept from these menials
at all cost. So he said:
Mighty nice of YOU"
Persis went to the vast sideboard,
and, while Crofts fused about her,
handing her the shaker, the ice and
bottle after bottle, she prepared the cup
as if it were a mystic philter of love.
She poured each ingredient into one OF
the glasses, and held. it up to the light
to make sure of the measure: then she
emptied its contents into the shaker
and filled it again from another bottle !;
and so when the square, squat f1agon
of gin. the longnecks of Italian and
French vermouth, and the flask Of bit
tiers, had contributed each its quota, she
pondered aloud:
That's all, isn't it?"
Willie, who had Strolled to the side
board in kind of loathing fascination,
spoke Up:
Here, barkeeper, you're forgetting
the absinthe.'
"Oh yes" she said, recalling his par
ticuIar among the numberless formulas
six drops of absinthe and twelve
drops of lemon"
Crofts passed her the absinthe, and.
finding a lemon, sliced it across and
handed it to her on plate, She held
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

average speed of over eighty miles an
hour without stop. Thus the worlds
nonstop speed record was broken, and
another victory was placed to the
credit OF Flrestone tires.
Four hours of incessant grinding
over high-crowned track ut burn
ing speed. enough to virtually burn
up the tires. In fact, out of twenty
entrants. oldfeld was the only driver
who was not compelled to stop for
tire changes.
The continuous strain, ut enormous
speed. made this race practically n
test of fire. But tits only one of the
several drastic tests through which
Firestones recently, came victorious.
In the recent Los Angeles Ph oenix road
race. the celebrated Cactus Derby"
Firestone tires camo in first. second
and third, and in tho Eel Paso- Phoenix
road race, run Mt tho game time. Fire
stones won first. These two gruelliny
races over 1,200 miles of unfrequented
mountain and desert roads also put
tires to unprecedented tests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
RICHMOND TIMEs.DIsPATGH: SUNDAY DECEMBER g, 1914
LOW COST or OPERATION
MAKES KRIT CAR POPULAR

These days when there is SO much
talk about low cost of operation" Gays
j. y. Alsop. the Krit dealer In this
territory. ut Is interesting to- note
that the Rrit ongineers have had the
iden OF economy in ISrit cars upper
most for six years.
Records of from twenty to twenty
five miles OH a gallon of gnsoleno are
commonly made by lSrit owners. One
big reason why such miieages are
possible IL that Krit cars AFRO light,
and the parts are SO we'll co.ordlnated
that there is Il minimum OF friction
when the motor Is running. With this
liShtness. however, there Ia no sacri-
flce In strength or durability, as is
proven by the record OF Krit cars for
standing UP under hard usage through
three. four and five seasons,
Recent successes of small powerful
motors In races has focused the at
tention OF American motor car build
ers on this typo of motor. 1t Is ad-
mitted to-day That tho big. bulky en-
gino Is fast going out OF dato. The
Krlt engineers saw this trend In tile
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
AUTOMOBILE PROSPERITY
NOT AFFECTED BY WAR
Reports Indicate n Volume of Sales Far
In Excess of Corresponding
Period Last Year.

Commenting on.the talk of European
war influence on business, automobile
men assert that the effect has been
small. SO far as the homo market Is
concerned. Farther. they see no rea-
son whatever why 1t should affect the
rush selling season opening with the
first fine days of next spring.
Jasper. the well-known financial au-
thoritY of Leslies Weekly. says, RE
ports from manufacturers and dealers
all over the country indicate volume
of sales far in excess of that OF the
corresponding period of last yenr, some
of these increases ranging as high as
200 to 800 per cent"
Leading manufacturers point to the
uninterrupted prosperity of the Indus
try through other periods of pessimism
Even 1907 and 1908 showed sub
stantiRl increase in car sales. Failures
they assert. have been fewer In pro-
portion to tho capital engaged, than in
any other industry.
Commodore William Livingstone.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
WINTER OVERLAPPING OF
CARS NOT DIFFICULT TASK
How to Remove Parts and System 10
Follow to Make Assembling OF
Z. PARTS Easy Work.

Not few motor car owners arc
backward in oyerhauling tho motor.
having In mind continually tho feRr
that It will he n difficult matter to
Willis II is a comparatively simple pro-
ccdure to remove parts, II Is quite the
opposite In assembling them 80 that
the whole will BIO AZ 1t was originally.
IF system IS followed throughout
there Will be little If any trouble In
any parts. and for the benefit of, the
! inexperienced owner u few hints on
the subject are given here.
Before ANYTHING is done to tho motor
the work bench should be put In shape
A number of boxes Of varying sizes
should be placed along the back OF
the bench. Each box is designed to
receive the small parts OF some unit.
such as>the carbureter, meEneto. waive
system. ETC.. and each box should be
properly marked with the name OF tho
parts 1T Is to contain. In front Of each
box u spindle fi1e should be placed
These filesInr to he used for securing
data sheets upon which are written
notntions concerning the various ad-
justments. Suppose difficulty should
arise in removing n part, the first ques-
tion to enter ones mind Isl VIII 1t not
be more difficult to return II to posi-
ton? Such n condition calls for a no.
tation on a slip OF paper and tho exact
location OF NIL the parts drawn IL nee
essary. In other words, the files are
used for memory slips so that the OPP
orator will know Just now every part
in each box was removed and the no.
sition 1t occupied with reference to
some other object. Adjustments often
are required to be altered so that MEM
DRY slips again nre valuable in that
the original adjustment can be jotted
down. Aside from the small boxes on
TON nf 1nr HOS. x,t,,
placed underneath. This IL to caro- for
large parts such as Intake and exhaust
.manifolds, connecting rods. if they are
removed, the tan and part of It's as
senbly, etc. In other words into the
large box place parts of which there
is no doubt ms to location.
system in removing parts will even
tually lead to sowing of time when
assembly is necessary. For example.
when the valves are removed. the
valves, the spring the spring seat and
tho holding pin should be kept togeth-
er us shown in an illustration here
| with. III removing bolts the look wash
or. the nut and every part belonging
TO the bolt should be kept together.
Slip the washer over the bolt and
screw the nut In place and then throw
the whole into the proper box When
screws, If such are used for holding
Of the pin In place, should be screwed
into the hole in the pin. When the
manifolds arc removed. instead of
| throwing the holding nuts into one
box and the manifold In another, screw
the nuts back onto the studs on the
cylinder. The object of all this i'm
mediate replacement is to keep the
parts as near to their proper places
as possible SO that when asseinbl
| begins the operator will not be in
doubt as to where to look for GER
tain rod. bolt. etc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

president of the Dime Savings Bank
of Detroit. we'll presented the perma-
nent solidity of tho automobile market
in his address to the American Bank
ers' Association at Richmond.
ut is worthy to note,r said he, that
at no time In twelve years has the in
dustry as q whole taken backward
step, the records showing that each
year an increasing number Of cars has
been made and sold. From less than
II thousand cars in 1902, when the
business may really be said TO have be-
gun. to 435,o00 cars during the fiscal
year of June 80, 1914, the latter having
total valuation of about s425, oOO, 900.
Coupled with those figures are the
products of the parts and accessory
makers. with sales during tho past
twelve months running into big figures.
Attention at this point is called to tho
fact that ~ per cont of the cost of an
automobile is In the labor
while In the early days, the auto
mobile was luxury, it is now neces-
silly for large proportion of owners.
and has taken its place amorfg other
utilities like the telephone and telc-
graph, with broadening field because
cial or fre.ght-carrying power-driven
vehicles. 1t must be appreciated that
to tho farmers, doctors and business
men generally, the automobile Is now
dependent part of their equipment
for doing business"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

motor design years ago. and from the
start the Krit motor has been noted
for its power and it's economy.
"Just how far car cnn go on q
Eallongof gasoleno IL becoming OF more
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
ANOTHER. WORLD RECORD
ESTABLISHED BY FIREST0NES
rliarney oIdheId Averages Eighty Miles
IN Hour In Car Equipped with
Firestone Tires.

On the Corona (CaL) track. IL. the
,3ace OF Thanksgiving Day. Barney
OIdGeld drove over 500 miles at an
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

interest and Importance to anton,obile
buyers each year Discriminating pur
chasers are not only looking ut tile
FIRST. cost. but also ut the cost per mile
nfter tho car IL bought" ls$ s. "a.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
ELIZABETH HERRICK TUFTS.
Maiden Woman Was Native Of This
Town and Interested in Missions.

Mrs Elizabeth ITerrick Tufts, wife
of Arthur Il. Tufts of Maiden, Mass,
died Saturday morning, June =. She
had been in failing health long time
and was confined to her bed two and
half months before her death. She
suffered much but was sustained during
il all by the hope of u blessed immor-
tally.
Mrs. Tufts was the youngest daugh
ter of Seth and Mary A. Herrick and
and was born July 8, 1913, in the Her
rick farmhouse at Elm Corners, West
Bratrleboro, which was burned 4 few
years ago. When she was five years
old her father died, leaving a wife and
three little girls, also four children by
a previous marriage. Mrs. Tufts very
soon began to feel keenly the loss of
kind and indulgent parent, and endcav-
orcd to comfort and assist her mother
in every way possible.
She attended the academy at West
| Brattleboro from a very early age, and
graduated from the Glenwood Ladies
seminary, as it was then called, in 1852.
| After that for several years she taught
school in various districts in the town,
| until her marriage in 1860 to Arthur
| T. Tufts Of Medford Mass. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Tufts moved to Maiden, Mass, in
| 1871 and have since lived in that city.
| They very soon connected themselves
with the First Church in Maiden, and
| entered into its various activities rs
fully as possible. Mrs. Tufts was one
of the earliest members of the Ladies
| Auxiliary TO the Woman 5 Board of
| Missions, and always had a deep in
! terest in all missionary work. She was
| president of the Maiden Auxiliary TIVE
years, retiring from office because OF
impaired health She always attende,
the meetings of the auxiliary when able
and tried TO DO her part in making
them interesting and successful. She
was a great lover Of poetry and seldom
lacked a quotation from some Of tn
poets which was applicable to the sub
jcet IN hand. She had rare faculty 70
making and keeping friends, saying i
was never a pleasure to her to say any
thing to wound another 5 feelings. Sh,
also had a rare faculty for seeing thu
best in everyone. 4 former pastor
once said to her: - You always see tn,
possible angel in every block of mar
bic And so while suffering mucI
D from I'll health and unable to cnte
[ very actively in late years into man
Z good works, her influence was AWAY
: felt very strongly in favor of the right
She leaves her husband and one 81,
: ter. Sarah A., wife of John n. Grout 0
: Medford, Mass.