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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-12-18
CHAPTER xi.
Tho voIks.

city's electric lights were begin
ming to blaze through the twilight
when Wentworth knocked at the door
Of Merry's dressing room.
Come" cried the actor sharply.
AS Enoch entered he felt throb OF
longing for the old warm friendship.
Andrews face paled for a moment as
he looked up at his visitor. He nodded
but did not speak. Kelly. who acted
as Merry's valet during his prosperous
seasons. lifted heap of garments
from a chair and set 1t before Enoch,
who took 1t In silence. Andrew sat
staring into a mirror while he ex-
perimented with a makeup for the
broken-down convict in the third act.
He dashed line after line into his face.
blending each lightly into the grease
paint Nobody spoke-even Kelly
seemed to have fallen under the spell
of quiet. He knelt on the floor polish
ing shoes with stolid industry Enoch
wondered curiously what the keen old
Irishman was thinking. He had known
nothing between them but a most fra
ternal friendship. The silence became
oppressive. At last Wentworth spoke.
Are you going to be alone soon.
Merry? / want to have talk with you
about business"
Andrew did not look up while he an
swered carelessly. III be alone In a
few minutes. Kelly has an errand to
do at the tailor's. You may go now"
he added. nodding to the valet; there's
no hurry about the shoes"
When the old man shut the door be-
hind him Andrew did not turn his
gaze from the mirror. The reflection
of Wentworth's face was close beside
his own. He could see that his visitor
was Ill at ease.
"Well?" he said interrogatively.
Cant you turn round and face me
while we talk?" asked the elder man
impatienty.
Andrew wheeled about and his eyes
met Wentworth's calmly. Certainly.
l can face you"
The red surged into Enoch's face.
then hard lines wrinkled about his
mouth. His mood had changed. He
spoke with brutal consciseness.
Oswald and have decided that
there ought to be few changes made
In the text of-the play"
"Of your play" corrected Merry.
There is one weak point in it."
Enoch went on deliberately MRS.
Esterbrook' draws on the sympathy
of the audience for few moments
when 'Cordelia' leaves her. A woman
Of that caliber could have no such feel
ing"
'No?"
mo" Wentworth repeated the word
almost furiously. He began to twist
his hands.
Il suppose that act ought to be re-
written
mot rewritten, simply elaborated.
Strike out some lines. put In Others .
why don't you do it2"
why don't do it," Enoch Jumped
to his feet shaken by sudden impulse
of rage. That's nice question to ask
me-"
1T has never seemed to me there
was anything particularly nice in the
whole situation" Andrews tones
were on a calm level.
Well leave that out of the question
altogether" growled Wentworth. Il
should never have intruded upon you
but for this reason. You can see the
exigencies of the case. You've got to
retouch the play"
II will not lay pen to the play
Andrew turned as II the conversation
were at an end and began to pencil
careworn wrinkles on his cheeks
Enoch tipped his chair back against
the wall. put his feet on the rungs, and
began to think. Nobody knew 70 we'll
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sYNopsIs.

Enoch Wentworth. Newspaper man. and
Andrew Merry. actor. after tho guests at
a poker party have departed. play a last
future OF the loser. Wentworth wins and
s. Is decided to keep the matter n secret:
Dorcas, Enoch's sister, becomes interested
in Merry Knowing OF his shortcomings
from her brother. she tries TO arouse the
actors ambition. He outlines the plot OF
= play he has had in mind and she urges
pletee tho play and reads II to Went
worth the latter demands It as the for
felt OF the bond won In the poksr game
gun, but Merry. who is TO play the lead
ing part. Is missing. Dorcas 10 asked TO
play "Cordelia," the leading female part.
6he Quarreis with her brother for taking
all the credit for the pieco and ignoring
his best friend. Dorcas nnds Merry
by her interest he agrees to take the lead
in the play.
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played bad woman. The failure as a
good woman was laid up against her."
II thought she had tremendous
success last winter"
She had. She came in, after drift
ing through the provinces in small
parts. and chance threw in her way
one Of the most dastardly female partH
ever put on the stage. She made It
so real that, blase old theater goer as
] am, longed to throttle her. One
night happened to meet her socially.
Zilla Paget assured me that In one
case at least my theory was right. She
was everything she portrayed on the
stage. and beyond this. she was abso-
lutely drunken with vanity"
Are you sure she is SO bad 2"
Enoch spoke coldly. 'She is one of
the most beautiful women / ever saw
in my life"
That makes her more dangerous. l
have actually doubted whether did
right when brought her to a new
country and put her among decent
people"
Have you anything against the
woman except-theorIes
Merely scraps of her history, which
are authentic. She came from the low
est stratum OF factory life in Leeds
and married above her. The young
husband was devoted to her. A baby
came, . little boy who was blind. To
that sort Of woman neither child nor
husband r. q tie. She broke loose.
p year or two after her marriage, and
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On the Trail of Friend Husband.

On the Trail Of Friend Husband.
Mrs. Fury-Has yo' seed anything
O. muh husband, Brudder Lopp?
The Night Owl-W'y. howdy, Sistah
Fury; howdy, Nome, isn't seed him
since long bout ten o'clock But what
brings yo' downtown at dis time O
night?
Mrs. Fury-Lookin' for dat man O.
mine. And 1 hopes to de Lawd nuth'n'
happens to him befo' l finds him.
uh-kaze rs gwine to bust his head wild
dis club when kotches him.-Kan-
sas City Star.
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had been pleasant companionship with
him in the old days. The old days
seemed ages ago, further back than
the gaiety OF childhood.
He left Broadway. walking with
quick, nervous strides until he found
himself far over op the East side,
wandering aimlessly through wretched
streets. populated by the drift from
nations. The sidewalks we're thronged
with children. Occasionally Enoch
swore beneath his breath as he es-
capped tumbling over them during his
hurried. headlong progress. When he
turned a corner he found his way
blockaded by huge safe that was be-
ing hoisted into a warehouse. He
glanced at the street, 1t was ankle
deep in slush. Suddenly the odor of
hot bread was waited to him from a
little restaurant cavern below the side
walk. He remembered he had eaten
no breakfast, and 1t aroused a sudden
sense of hunger. He ran quickly down
the steps. The small dining room was
remarkably clean He sat down with
sense of satisfaction which seemed
allen to such place.
Bring me coffee and steak, first
class steak done rare he ordered.
Cook it carefully"
He was alone In the small room. 1t
was quiet except for the shrill voices
of children on the sidewalk. He had
not known moment of peace or soil
tude for months. All his life he had
scoffed at nerves as delusion. He
wondered If he had been wrong.
whether nerves might not be stern
reality. II they we're, he had them.
His mind went flashing over the events
of the past fortnight. since the night.
when, weary. harassed. and hopeless,
by Dorcas with the news that Merry
had returned and was ready to begin
rehearsals. 1t still exasperated him
when he remembered how stubbornly
she had refused details of Andrews
Homecoming All he learned was that
the actor had seen Oswald and was re-
hearsing from morning till night.
A few days later. In the foyer Of the
Gotham, when he came face to face
/ with Merry. the plan of their future
intercourse was determined instantly.
Wentworth had been in mood to
welcome reconciliation and friend
ship; Andrew was cold. courteous. and
singularly unapproachable. Enoch's
warmth was chilled and his pride
aroused. He plunged fiercely into
work, scarcely snatching time to eat
or sleep. More than once Oswald had
remonstrated he could see that the
man was working beyond the limit of
human capacity. Work was the only
from his mind. Drink had never been
temptation to Wentworth--it was
nothing but side issue to sociability
so he did not take to 1t now. He
realized he was losing old friends; he
had tossed one of them aside today.
The intuition which is bred by a
guilty conscience began TO play strange
pranks with him. He felt as II Os-
valid had guessed his secret and was
driving him into corner by the sug-
gestion that he remodel the play. He
saw Dorcas each day grow colder and
more suspicious. Merry at one glance
had thrust him outside the pale of ac-
quaintanceship. Within ten days
THE House of Esterbrook" would have
its first production.
Enoch shivered with apprehension
as he thought of It A queer thing had
loomed up in his mind during the past
few days. A decade ago club friend
with a fad for palmistry had insisted
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"watchfuI waItIns.r

What are we to do for fashions. II
the war in France continues?"
Wear as little as we can. and
wait-"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-12-18

it takes an experienced summer girl
to twist any old thing a man says
into proposal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-12-18

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-12-18

Lots OF fellows have married for
money without being able to collect
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16

That this act shall 90 into effect
- become operative on the first day
se.uary. 1915. II ratified and ap-
SSvSQ ~ the electors Of the State, a.
Sv1oed In Sections Is and II of this
"a II IL the intention Of this act
sss ~ ne reification and approval by the
SsoFs Of the State shall legalize and
- valid all OF the provisions here
uoervtng to the General Assembly
eete authority to amend this act In
aspect whatever.
= lion 1s. Be II further enacted,
Ss,;Lo at all laws or parts OF laws in
q Hsr.r with the provisions Of this act
secston II. Be Il further enacted,
~ mat at the General Election 20 be
~ this State on the first Tuesday.
= 0e first Monday Of the month
Sa,s"r emoer. 1914. there shall be sub
49, % the electors of the State. the
to-Wit:
s General Assembly shall provide
~ registration of automobiles and
~ a vSnicles and provide q license
- ~ sne use thereof. And all provi-
kn1vssn sne Constitution In conflict
r ny sSo OF 1914. entitled AN Act
Motor Vehicles etc. n rati-
~ approved
- - ~. Be II further enacted.
nes On the official ballot to be
~ AID election. shall be placed
For the Amendment Licens-
8asvmoniles" and the words
sSnN sne Amendment Licensing Au-
- ~ and each elector shall fndi-
- =. vote on the proposed amend
<1SS.Ss provided for by the General
n -"--y Avs OF this State.
oe,k. I. E THOMAS,
" the House OF Representa- ives.
.21n>.. THOMAS c. BARRRET.
e Senate. anu Tre''oent u
July ., 1914.
L. e. HALL.
~ ccnN OF the State Of Louisiana.
pm = HEBERr.
(. eeary o. State.
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CHIEF OF RUssIA's ARMY

The Gear il nominally the su-
preme commander Of the Russian
army - well a. Of the Russian navy.
and It 10 Understood that when var
was declared he vas ambitious to
place himself at the head Of the troops
In the field. But he has been per.
suaded to delegate the supreme com
mand Of the army to his cousin the
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholasvitch.
The car would not be an inspiration
to his soldiers, lacking the military
appearance and the personality essen-
tial to IN actual leader Of men.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, on the
other hand. 10 . soldier In looks, one
Of the tallest men IN the army, and
the finest cavalry ohlcer Of the en-
pire. making . splendid appearance
on . horse; and . commander Of long
experience who was one OF the chief
ofncers Of the Russo-Japauese war.
His executive ability was apparent
when he acted - the head Of the mill.
tary c0mmission In charge Of the clos-
= hno0 aha n eono aunN~a~S.s11~ -sSa
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Act No. 300

Senate Bill No. III.
BY Mr. George Wesley Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 223
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana
Section l. Be II resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisi-
ana two-thirds OF all members elected
to each House c0ncurrfng. That an
amendment 20 the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors OF the State for their
approval or rejection a. required by
Article 321 Of the Constitution. at
the Congressional election 70 be held
o. the first Tussday<naxt following Tie
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french and his cavalry
Join the main British and Butler
to
division
cavalry force the relief Kimberley
Pretoria He also commanded operations
- - ~Se-s-. $500
From 1901 to 1907 he commanded was
to the rank OF forces
nom 1877 to s and IN 1913 he received
quite recently ne was chief OF the imperial
attitude of the military rebeious amv o
n - o-"~",
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FIELD MARSHAL SIR JOHN FRENCH

The British commander In the
European war, Field Marshal Sir John
French. has had Q long and interest
ing record. As . boy he liked the
navy and joined H. M. 8. Britannia
In 1866. serving a. naval cadet and
midshipman for four years. In 1874
he entered the Eighth Hussars. in
which regiment he served through the
Sudan campaign Of 18S4-S6. In 1889
he rose to the rank Of colonel and
commanded the Nineteenth Hussars
until 1893. also acting a. assistant ad-
Jutant general on the stan.
In 1899 General French was trans
ferred as temporary major general to
the First cavalry brigade ct Aldershot.
Later In the same gear be commanded
troops in the first part Of the Boar
war. at Eiandslaagte, and later com
manded Sir @. Whites cavalry It Reit.
fontein and Lombard's Kop.
Before the Boer Gordon had besn
completely drawn around White's
army at Ladysmith, that Commander
0QfQcho6 EPonNh ana hS~ ~>.>a- -.
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! NOW =
ITALYS QUEEN INFLUENTIAL

Italy's policy toward the great
powers lies in large measure with
her queen, a statement which may
provoke an incredulous smile on this
side of the Atlantic, where the citi-
Gems of the republic are unaccustomed
to feminine influence in questions Of
high governmental import. but state
ment nevertheless true. Queen Elena
has unusual influence upon her hus-
band. King Victor Emmanuel. She
can have the deciding voice with him
II she cares to use It at such critical
time when there Is SO much to be said
in favor Of Italy's action. whether 1t
be for or against her former allies Of
the triple alliance. The king rules
under the restrictions of constitution
al sovereignty, but he exercises d.
recting sway over his cabinet, the par
lament and the people. The nations
present policy Of neutrality IL his per-
sonal policy. backed by Prime Minis
ter Salandra. a newcomer in the cabi-
net. and strenuously opposed by For
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0oz the nrst his
the Introduction Of two military
ana Newspaper articles called
nature Of war and to the military duties which hsnd
behalf
Jung DEUTSCHLAND
Of Ill organizations
At the opening .
aed the widest attention
being OF the German which he said depended future Of the
effectively the physical welfare
army
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FIELD MARSHAL OF KAIsERs ARMY
Field Marshal Baron HOLMAN Won

Field Marshal Baron holman Won
der Goltz IL regarded BY the Germans
- one Of the leading military men In
Europe. and has been power In the
organization and training Of the kaj-
ser's army. Il was Gen. Won der Colts
who organised and trained the Turk
ish army which participated In the
Balkan war.
Colts, despite his advanced age
he II now seventy-one-is still . man
Of great energy and endurance. Only
Q few years ago he visited the Argen-
tine Republic. Travelled on horseback
through the pampas Of that country.
and soon after his return to Germany,
without taking . rest, he led the Ger.
man general star In the military ma
neuvers of that year.
Goltz personally II one Of the
most unassuming and modest Of men.
He cares nothing at al for titles or
rank. He hates red tape and never
hesitates to give expression to his
opinions. both in speaking and writing
N-ex. -. A.
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egn Secretary d San Guan
Office for several and openly friendly alliance
The
this speaking
perns fingers Of poetic strong full Of
the OF noushe things
beauty
hands Of love and devotion tirey till night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-24
Withdrawing Fire Protection.

Backward steps in city making are al
ways discouraging to the city-makers, the
people whose BODYBUILDING enterprises
are the real foundation of the urban de-
yelopment. And such steps are to be
avoided whenever possible. to be taken
only under the spur of the most urgent
necessity. Such backward step was
taken by the House of Representatives
when it assented to the passage in the
District appropriation bill which au-
thorized and directed the Commissioners
to abandon the fire engine station at
Randle Highlands transferring the men
and apparatus to the first additional fire
station that may be established. o. to
any other fire station in the District.
Naturally the people living in the area
protected by this fire station are pro-
testing. and their protest should be needed
by the Senate committee and given eff
fective answer by permanent rewriting
of the bill to insure the continuance of
this outpost of safety.
Washington will never grow satisfac-
torily outward-and it is outward growth
which it needs in order to maintain its
physical and moral and civic health-if
when protective agencies are once given
" tHe SuouTUdH uWeileTS, 10 encourage
them to build homes, they are afterward
taken away. A fire engine station is in
the nature of a guarantee by the munich
pality that to the extent that the skill
and bravery of firemen and the capacity
of fire apparatus can go the property and
lives of the people will be safeguarded.
When once that guarantee has been given
it should never be taken away, unless
the immediate community itself dwindles
to nothing. There is involved in this
case a principle which affects every sec
ton of the District 1t is not local to
any particular portion. If fire engines
can be set up in the outskirts of the
city and then at the whim of legislative
committees withdrawn. not necessarily for
the sake of economy, but to satisfy some
passing idea of REIMBURSEMENT, there will
be no security anywhere, and the people
of all the District. regardless of location,
should join with those Of the suburb now
directly affected by the proposed change
to check tendency toward instability
in the fire-fighting safeguards which are
from time to time thrown about the
dwellers in the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-24
Shelter for Passengers.

Some time ago The Star called atten-
ton to the necessity of affording shelter
at the Union station to the people who
arrive on and depart By street cars
AT the time the terminal company stated
that it was considering the best method
of gaining this end. but since then moth
ing has been done and the question arises
whether the comfort of the great major
ity of passengers using this station, who
use the cars rather than carriages and
motors. is to be considered and they are
to be given protection from the weather
The street cars run on tracks which are
some yards distant from the portico of
the station, and in bad weather it is the
common experience Of people to be
drenched before they can get under shell
ter. Most of the people who enter and
leave the station have luggage in their
hands, and it is impracticable for them
to use umbrellas. Not even the service
of station porters meets the difficulty. 1t
is practicable to extend low shelter shed
out to the track on which the west-bound
cars are run, which, by the way, is at
present not the nearest track to the
station building. This would not mar the
architectural appearance Of the building
seriously If the shelter were properly
designed. As much pains should be taken
to shield the public from the elements at
the city side OF the station as in the
train shed itself. and The Star again APP
peals to the terminal company to take
this matter in hand and give the people
who use the station the protection which
they should have.
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to which he has been virtually

to which he has been virtually
stranger throughout his career.
A man who can move mountains as
Cocktails has done Is not necessarily the
man who can implant the principle of
honesty in the New York police force. Col.
Goethals has administered the canal work
force of men without friction. with no
set-backs due to the human element in
the problem, and with brilliant success
against the physical obstacles interposed
by nature. But the correction of the In
grained tendency toward graft in the
New York police system. the result Of
many years of political corruption in the
management of the great city, is big
ger undertaking than the cutting of the
Culebra cut or the construction of the
dams and locks, the organization of the
working force. and the final completion of
the canal on schedule time and at APP
proximately the estimated expense.
It is true that conditions are favorable,
as far as conditions can be In New York.
The mayor of the city Is man of
courage and determination, practically
free of political trammels and bent upon
giving New York the best administra-
ton possible. The district attorney Is
working along the lines of reformation
through the detection and punishment of
crooks and grafters. and as far as these
elements go the new police commissioner
will have free hand. But those are not
the finally determining elements in the
case.
There is important work for Col.
Goethais to do for the government, both
in Panama and elsewhere, tasks in his
own line, either as canal administrator
or the constructor of great public works.
Secretary Lane has virtually renuisition-
ed his services for the building of the
projected Alaskan railway system, task
of difficulty calling for the same sort of
persistence, skill and faithfuiness that
Col Goethals has displayed so wonder
fully at Panama. Important as it is that
New York should have a clean police ad
ministration, the public welfare will
probably best be served by Col. Cocktails
continued activity as an officer of the
United States.
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Go~thals and the New York Police,

II may be that the task of giving New
Ten an effective, honest police admin
filtration Is comparable in difficulty with
that of building the Panama canal A
great many men have tried 1t and have
failed altogether or comparatively. and
doubtless 1t is this fact that now serves
as the strongest temptation to Col.
Cocktails, to whom the job has been
offered by Mayor Mitchell. There is
Scarcely a man living but thinks he might
succeed where others have failed, and in
Col. Cocktails case. despite the extreme
diversity of the two tasks. his perform
ance at Panama gives reason to believe
that he has grounds for such conf
dence that may now inspire him in con-
sidering the offer. Nevertheless. the
friends Of Col. Goethals must have their
doubts and strong inclination to hope
that he will not turn aside from his army
work to enter a field of civilian admin
istration which is beset with difficulties