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vindietive. So long as he is under oul
protection he is safe. The natives dare
not attack him 20 long as he is under
the protection of the white sahib, but
once We go-he dies. In fact, now that
his brother has returned, / think it will
be necessary for him to stay continually
| in the mission compound"
"And if I stay" she said, "I die. u
She laughed bitterly and jerked con
temptuous hand toward the convert
"My life for that. Choose between us.
He paled as he heard her, for in his
heart he knew that the coming summer
would bring the fulfillment of her
words. He rose, however, to his prin-
ciples.
"There was Another" he said sol
emnly, "who gave up His life."
$50 / am to take the role Of a
martyr in cast-off clothing and"
"Hush, you must not talk in that
strain"
II hate it," she said vehemently.
I''I hate it all. I hate your faith, your
lGod-u
"Slence!" Her husband lowered
above her, his eyes aflame with anger.
I"Cease your blasphemy. Even hys-
terra will not excuse that"
Her overstrung nerves snapped and
she clung to him, sobbing and afraid:
Forgive me-" she said. ~ was weak
and thoughtless and-this heat-and
/ have not slept-have not slept"
He led her inside. "Tfy to calm
yourself" he said tenderly, "it will be
cooler very soon. The afternoon is
passing"
As be walked away his heart was
wracked with sorrow; his mind was in
a tumult. Her outburst had produced a
doubt within him. Was his the right
|course7 Had he, in the fulfillment Of
his duty, the need to sacrifice herf
To send her away was out of the ques-
ton. He did not possess the means,
and then again he knew she would
never consent to live apart from him.
His was the choice-the convert or his
wifei It was through him that the con-
vert had come to the mission; through
him that be had left his home, his wife
The missionary stopped in his rapid
pacing. "I," he thought, "must fol
low in the footsteps of Joseph. 1t was
weakness on my part to have hest
tated."
He staggered into the mission house
and found his wife on her knees; and
at the sight of her thin hands tightly
elenehed in prayer and her crumpled,
dropping, tired shoulders he was strick-
en- anew. He knelt beside her and
tried to pray.
In tho garden Jojug shuffled from
plant to plant watering the dead bushes.
"The missionary sahib," he thought,
lis good man, but like all the other
sahib log. 1t is hard for them to un-
derstand that we may understand their
tongue and ye. talk our own. And the
remedy is SO simple.
He bowed his head on his breast
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SUDAN SENDS EIGHTY THOUSAND MEN
TO HARRASS ENCLISH-PoLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
HUNGARY AROUSE SPECULATION IN ENGLAND
NICHOLAS MAINTAINS LINE FIFTY
MILES IN LENGTH
CBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON December 2l.-Seous fighting between the Rus
and around ErTerum Turkish Armenia has been stopped
by six feet deep, and intense cold
In Poland and Gaca battles being fought between the Rus
and Allies amid deep and btercst
cold
Belgium Northern France and British Allies eontesng the
mud fields, foot by foot
There OF decisive gains today, the Russian and Ger
man claims Ct results continuing to be contradictory.
The Germans Poland making fierce attack towards the
capital and the Russians making stand against them the
bank Of the Bzrra ycr thirty miles west of Warsaw
Grand Duke Ncholos army holds strategic line fifty miles
long
Petograd reports claim that the Germans Of North Poland nave
rclrcecd the boundary into East Prussia.
IL also escTod that the Austrian advance through the Car
palan the north has been checked aud attempts OF the Pre-
my garrison 10 break through The lines, has been repued
According the reports the Ausrians have been driven into
their Notifications with heavy losses.
Austrian advices claim the Cmpathians, but admit
that the Russians again occupy Csics in South Poland
British again hombding LoebTuSgo Heyst and the
beyond Oend where The Germans have established hidden
shore batteries.
Political developments in Hungary, where the people
ported dseoncncd because they think Germany and Austria
failing give Hungary fair share Of protection subject
much speculation in England.
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ru Mnlnrn un nrlherl lhmsc,.

s . I-. Sew.
ruI. >GO. ul p,c. .l- uu, a..
I... ....f ...uatioU.l cases OF alice"
.li,. Slavery all,l,l br berry and 'I.
-.. rkual expected tu nave
.,. ...r.r. .n the federal court toWrr.
r,s gU,r Ni-s Jessie " Cope. o,
to. ,.e.i.. is arraigncd on ''.
,..r.. UF having offered Goo oiNin"
..o.ouH V.tU District Attorney cine
and r.. q. taut-. also t"o other "'.
yris. .. tUc government If '""'
r,r.H ...i.. hcr ip eNtonIue tl.'
SUM ..
..-, .e.. .u.' colonel Charlie NleN'I-
..r.. prul.d,ucc. u I. 90 mill 'ouaIsc
.rs .-.HIrr.t ciuhmau. who vas r.
cent. .rU,fcf under thc Mann
vtH. -i,, act l' Yves from Col
,ueI alexander thor Nls- to.'
l.,... ta .rtract the Siu.Uuu. H.-
.,r,t-. tn f.e government ofl'ri'is
rr ......mIuru Of her attompt- 'n
...l $50. iFr officer. tho evidence
.-,I... .nIoncl Alexander was pu'
In tI. -ararrmcut hand. ana so e
,,,. -.,fi vtH arrested. This i-
.aiJ Oil. .. t.r frst instance In which
f., Government has started prn.rrH.
i.,r .. oman 'nmplnIuts ii. opn
..I,f ......... Loo white s'.y' c's.
~, ,0na I. also Threatened With
rro.,...oa Hv colonel NleWndCr for
hlacrm
ui,. .aup ua- % leader Ig th' p'7-
rr.,...I colony 40 los Auselcs She
t.r.f tH. Na,rnder hrursloF iI
ibc r,-e.f.fa Hlla anf travelled 80
itror-. do country With Tho fp.
vssr..I. millionaire tettcrs in ihe
49,, -. .' dressed 20 wv Great ll .
Ci-t ,f,r, colder West
r,l. f.s CRIMINAL code. m Vi
con, .lrrf guilty bc o. liable to /.
gr, OF tI..- umr the -licrci ure.
fe-rna lr... .r "a eum of unH
fri tF. #.. may be accompanied 'f
r-i.rr ..7fI7ce of three wears
NJ. ,.r. rae arfaign'i on Dee
.rg Is. ..ar under suirteiiiant
aa lms readInE the po.'-
ronni hrlr.-
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THAW MUST face
NEW YORK COURT
HIGHER THiiilNAL RENDERS
DECISION AD,ERsE 10 HOPES
AND INTERESTS on ACCUSED.

N. A.ociatra ltu.
WASHINGTON. d. .. DE, 90
The iight of the State of New Nort
Co cNtradite larry X Thar from
Aow Hampshire was upheld todal Ns
the Suprtm court. by uauuWun
opinion, reversing Judge Aldroh. ol
ih" Federal district Court u' So.
Hampshire
Justice Holmes. pOkemau .ur i..
court declared tuD ti.n 1000 ,I.. .r
ior ]. Eiul arsuw.Hi with i,'
words HD swept uHuy 3D.. .ru'nt.u
tH' contentious Cd |mH counsel
'uuHuirHD iu r uu Groom f.l
AuiwHuu unn. ..ylUu f1 1911. H
lo nls committed .uuu .U. OH.
EluHe oi Stanford white u .HHU. IT,
f.. rAare uu h T.H
Ud.Hol W NrH 'Hrh IuU.. I.'
ius opens .aF lu iH, ,.ird1In.
INc ,rI iaul. expected fn r.
fUu, into E,o lmE
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
POST NEEDS MEN
To ERECT HOUSES
Dul III q 90 COMPANY HAS m.
~ FARM not SIS 10 Ht'Il.D
IiGlN ~ YEAR..

Hffi4I n Ils N..
POST TpN. Dec o. The unf,
orabl, weather fho past wook Ig
been -rt.mcl n t.. building
figlticf Boo iN. county The Doull
T. Company hove plan. tor 0fiy farm
houses which win bC built u. goo
90. Gruout.r aud ruu uUor. gu %.
secured io dU 'hp uurk Every avail
tIi, carpenter u the country is "'
Hurh aUI many more tr.t.r..-.
N0r.m.. are uocdOl The II.t
Eau0uU Bank ha- about compile.
rHu. ur 90 p0mmodur hr.cN nu.
Wr U tHU DpruDr Ui Main and
street. and tUp work. HIl. alu f..
U, carl, part uI Iuugr,
Tho county has begun lI' '.rr.'
ur. OF the anu0u boo rolH bono
uud aue ol uorbm.u Hrr now ..
work uu tl. Post Sutder road s'
.m steel bridge. Nr, received .'.
..H tor U.p 300 fN work
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SENATOR NEwLANDS INNoIS
CONTROL Bl COMMISSIONERS

d. Accounted pr,ts
WASHINGTON u e. Dec .l.-
senator Ncwlauds' plan for a com
mission 20 direct all Federal water
wa, control aud Improvements, was
tho subject Of an extended confer
psce In the White House tonight
tn, plan has the gprroval of tue
president and OF The lu'er-prp1fl
mental committee OF tho cabinet
Whether the plan viii ho pressed ni
This session Of Congress is lett I'M
decided
Secretary lauv announced the 1r
uru,al oi The cabinet oflic'r ol lh'
rracul scheme for commission
vith authority over ull questions re-
latur 10 rho development improve
mont. regulation, control OF na''a'.
iior 20. part of the Interstate dud
foreign commerce aud the r.lI''I
uurtIoue of irrigation forestry
fisbprirs swamp End reclamation
Qualification of streams. wood rrgu-
latiun aud power utilization
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lead Number Hundreds

D. '.,aihtrd i'rea-
I'll. PASO. Tex. Dec. 2l.--Ad1l-
,ional reports OF wholesale eNecu-
lions OF political offenders IN iho
interior OF Mexico, reached the boz
der today
Persons arriving from Mexico Ct'y
stated that sixteen men were killed
i'm the national capital last we'N
Reliable reports from Chihuahrl
civ state that one hundred ap3
forty persons were killed last month
Many federal army Officers '-
well as Carran. supporters ar, sald
10 have met death \ number oi
the most wealthy families IN Mexico
are sud to be detained In Chihubua
city by villa
Complaint was made todlN lu
Consul Edwards AGAINST the impr
onment I'm Juarol OF Albert Gon1a'ee
aid Ia be an American citizen v'0
was arrested on charge OF bcinT
.py
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Nl..nnrl ln Inln Gln ,hlr

ST. t.Dff- $40 D.H % s.
Ni souri gift ship completely
rIrf vI'h food iuffs 1U1 r.1ih.nr
nlI ira.a Nrr YORK IHrnor oI ur
about Esu Yr.r'. In. bound Tor
fHt HaI.sfrIrk0u section oft EUrur"
a. fIn result uI fuIaf campaign
kroun a. CharIf, nat. n which
atcrt ofy auf touu bon fhr siai"
TOOK par Chairman FrrIrr''k ID
Gardner rf fre con Iffta ualr o.
tour of the state. ap3 predict. tar
ufI. rIu-s vI 900 O. good lrI h.p
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SAFETY FIRST"
HEAVILY SCORED
"MNkES MIN INEFFICIENT" II
THE CLAM on COMrLAINANrS
AGAINST tEIClAL TESTS.
% ''Sss'"''''' '~I' s<''sso'

hy ts.rrtHttd prrts
CHICAGO, nm Dec a Threats
that uuglnomon viii strike. unlr b
certain features Ct the efficiency
tests iu the railroads Safety First
campaigns are eliminated. were mada
here today before The wage arbltrl-
tion board by Warren $. Stone and
William S. Carter representing The
men
the complaints declared iuu il.
men are rendered Inefficient iuroug
nervousness by reason ut these ic.'s
tO which reference wa. made
They declared tha. prom Ds i1
eliminate tho unfair tests m'e
been dIsro-srdOd b, tine rIiIruau.
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UGGr ZIG NPPPIOPHINTioN
TO FIGHT CATTLE nlSENsi

o.. ...#... pH.t
WASHINGTON. u c.. Dec .
An appropriation uf S..'oo.oo' .Dr
the elimination of the ioot-aDl
month disease OF cattle. was inc.nd
,d i'm tne argcut deficiency bill.
por,,I TODAY bv the house uppropri'-
lion. committee
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
N,,o sfIt NTIoN UNSETTLED
CONFERENCE tNiIEb TODAY

NArO. Nry u. I. Grn.r1.
Ie.. N4yto-.ra $500 withdraw ..s
VH'rIs'. force. '.am fnn -''-' n.
Na,u Gerr.a' Benjamin HiI. 'H'.
ranl 20 force. rIlI rn' .ha.o him
arco-IIus fo o. 'rrfs'tsr agreement
betu,r Ui and 'H" Unite. state.
army officer a. announced H"r' ."
drr a. conference Ir'.t' Con
Hugh q. s,0u 5u1 Cu N.i H .''
Tor tomorrow fu iIr bullet -puH.''.
sl TrIfrf -t.fr. tr 'HI lU
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22

uEIEDN Tntlt p'. '' Thr
ralu iI-patr. ar. of..e of iho T0sH
Central Er.nf. e.. ksff Ia. HrtU
moved frDm Waco fo nl.Uor thU
tesF % q pohhIus Ihe 0lie' dis
hatcher nnd i.s rsHr t8nt- ars
Hara anI tat. r.failri their ma
HIrH
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UNITIT sTATtS ut~NI>~T~
STTT AGAINST RAIL RuNn

sew YORk. I.. g..
f.r.faf state. Government -H.r
man irr MONOPOLY .HF against fF.
I.sNIEh Vail" rI'IfHIH rHH fH
ca number ni u.HrI dslrlua % f1
rsref ir mining frIr Nlrfat'or E.
On. anthracite district a0re diam
"a bf judge Houga % far ilf
state fHsfr.rf ruIr TODAY
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FRENCH REpORT ALLIES CANS

PARIS, December p -Ioi,sing official is
sued tonight; "fhc British troops attacked this morning and
gained Of the trenches previously Before Lbous the
enemy delivered four attacks. bot rcpused North
Of Puienn, and south OF Noyon, ogaoed foolhod tho
cncmy's trenches"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
BRITIsH ADDREss NoIE ID uNIEp sTATEs

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 2l--A Of inquiry has
been addressed the Department British government,
regarding the charges which England alleges Col Goeha has ad
mttod has the conduct British coles
the Of the Panama Canal Secretary Daniels nves
eating the dsmanne e b, radio apparatus OF the British
collier N the canal zone
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
OLD MEXICO SEES
MANY EXECUTIONS
POLITICAL OFFENDERS ~ WAR
TORN SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
PAY PENALTY FOR OFFENsEs.
WEALTHY FAMILIES HELD
Federal Officers Are Among ThOsc
f'ut to Death, According 4"
Statements Given out hY
News sources

o. scstrd Pro-
SAN ANTONIO Tex. Dec - -
General Guilormo Aragon. q mem
bcr OF the Aguas Calientcs conver-
ton. and Colonel David Bcrlanrs
secretary OF the convention OF mill.
tary chiefs were executed In Moy'cp
City December s. according to pr
yate adyices received here today u
is reported that the men had ass'i'
ed the actions OF the VILLA con'or-
ton
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22

WASHINGTON. u a. ncr -i-
ti.- -aarrh'H1 'nrrt.ratioa into
... t..Nue. of the German fleet In
tH. -uutH.r. Pacific reCDlti1. The
government oi Chile h1s made form
HHafns. ta Germany. alaiu-t the
aHH-aU violation of the neutrality
o tho German navy n Chilean
waters
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
SIR CRUATrD BY NEW "DEsTROYERo

GLoCUSiER December 2l-A type OF projeeile which
white no, object Of
tack and at the tune pcrmc'ung the atmosphere with deadly
has been invented by John Hays Hammond L according
of the tonight European bclrercut
aid 10 BE- negotiating ior Ia pur hosc. The United States
du-ing experiments with The pro;ee,c Sandy Hook
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
lux EOUlPPED WIrH MODERN ouTFIT

BERLIN, December 2l.-Ibc Turks Transporting their
troops the Black Sea Baum The Russian fleet not
encountered The Turkish said be supplied with the
modern equipment, including trans automobiles and
planes
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22
SUDAN SOLDIERS TO PARTICIPATE

CONSTANTNOPLE, December 2l.--h is reported that
uprising Of serious Sudan. Il alleged that the ruler
Of Dar-Fur with eighty thousand starting attack the
British province Of II Kab belonging the Egyptian
Sudan and Mocm population Of AbuRaa have risen against the
English
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UNITED STNTES ARMY
OFFICIAL II nl;oN Nlb

g. .-ar. Nf.F
los ANGELES. Cli. Dec
ii,gt p Z CDrstncr ot tNo ln'i"l
states Army aero corps. was droNu.
ID r flp sen 40 Occauslde. "ANt
l,iue fa Los Angeles today
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22

... #.. concentration oI "a .lBsider-
.H.. .r of f.r German turCe-
Moreover tr.. plan offers advantages
,...H He aT, unable 90 explain AZ
H. I.r w'rHry reasons.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-22

WASHINGTON 10 a. u.t
West Texas cloud fu north pr'
baby rain Ir .Ur'h frrsdr
WefntsdnF
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and above 1t IL a gallery winch would
serve admirably as place for a con-
cealed choir. There are two side chapels,
one of which contains one Of the great
est treasures Of the collection. a twelfth
century carving of the Christ in wood
Of exquisite preciousnesS OF Workman
ship and some old stained glass taken
from the Cathedral of Toni IN 1870. The
second chapel contains an almost equally
remarkable early Pie,a in wood In
the centre Of the nave 10 the tomb Of
one Of the KIN chtly crusaders with his
shield and his chain armOr beautifully
carved.
Everything has been installed as
nearly as possible in The manner for
which the piece was designed II has
been the EFFORT to get as far away from
The ordinary museum idea as possible
Instead OF ".mpr!soning" these works
or art, tho sympa'hctir treatment Of
these antique carvings at tho hands of
Mr.. Barnard has been a rein,orprctation
for them and starts them aEiin upon
"A career OF glory The true sign H.
canoe Of this installation and the fact
that 1t has COS; so littlc money cannot
be- lost upon this public and our great
public museums can here learn a lesson
that Will be To- their advantage.
de description of details Of the Clos
ters' cary .ngs must wait for second
notice. To sCu.ptorS and architects tho
iirst excitement viii be over the COL
umns ana capi'o,s. which exhibit mar
vellous cuttings Of the ninth. tenth,
eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth. fourteenth
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The
cioister of 81. Guilhcm IN the interior
of the building, was one that was torn
down during tho French Revolution. he
monastery having been sold by the
French Government. MIR. Barnard re-
covered most OF il In n yin, yard. where
the capitols, just flush with the earth
prevented the rotting ~ the pn, 8
Guilhom WAS said to be- the uncle
OF the famous Roland. hero of the epic
song Of ancient France. II is SAID. YOU
know. that any spot in old Europe is
the centre Of the universe and touch
any Of these marbles and Won connect
NJ once with world history Guihcm
was cousin, too. to ~" great Charlc-
mtgue, and after Rn'and's death no
asked PERMISSION 20 enter tie m0naS-
tic life, n permission thar WAS rcluct-
antly given, for Guilhom WAS hard
one 10 spare. With Charlcmacnc's gold
and the Pope's blessing the muua~. cry
was started
Four of the white capito's now in
the Cloisters came from this edlncc.
Ninllet-lc Due, the architect who re-
stored Notre Dame of Paris. rit,s and
pictures them in his dictionary If
Gothic art, published eighty years agn.
The closter outside, not Yet entirely
place., Is a portion of the monastery
OF ST. Michael du CuXa. in the south
OF France, founded In tho ninth CEN
fury, also with CharlemaPne's help The
greater part of this cloister was given
by Mr.. BARNARD 10 the French Govern
ment some time ago and has hecn placed
next to the old church in Prades.
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sculptures a thousand times better for
them
when | taught sculpture at the Art
Students League ! was continually en-
larrass"d 10y the lack Of examples with
which To- Illustrate to my pupils the
principles Of sculpture and stone cut
ting. for a. that time. in lSOO-le03. no
statues or fragments of good sculpture
existed IN our museums. To make the
cold marble live IL is vital to teach
the placing Of .iGht and lines and masses
IN The clay. You know the old proverb
Clay is the life. plaster the death and
marble the resurrection. and my pupils
We're daily and nightly s,urming the
heights Of Greek mysteries ami natures
hidden Jaws without one marble doCu-
ment of Greek or Roman or Renais-
sauce to teach the marriage of chisel
ana marble.
1T was then | first felt the need for
such place as the Cloisters and con-
cciNcd he idea thar has now been
realized. The Cluistcrs has paid for
itself You understand. | sold one Of
my finest pieces, splendid early
equestrian Jeanne d'Arc. and with that
money I built this building. | mean
To- sell also that Virgin in the gallery.
under the arch. for the benefit of he
French sculptors families If | can. But
the rest OF the collection | hope to
keep intact for the benefit Of the stu
dents of sculpture in America
The present unCompromsingly bleak
exterior OF the Cioisters makes fine
contrast 20 what one discovers inside.
providing that little filip Of surprise
which Is So grateful an awakener Of the
emotions, and no student ever pr Ats
much whose emotions are not touched.
The outer walls are rectangular and
the glass roof Is supported by iron CIR
Gars. Into this plain structure Mr..
Barnard began 70 weave his Gothic
dream. lie assembled the columns and
capitols Of the famous cloister of st.
Gulhcm and built them into place with
second row of columns and arches in
the gallery above.
The arches that res upon the slender
columns placed in double rows are Of
hrick All ~ the Interior work l. Of
h,irk and this has been treated 10
touches Of water until It has widowed
into harmonious background for the
statues. The arches have been built
in the mcdiTva! manner and without
the and Of mechanical contrivances. IL
ne curve did not prove 10 be what was
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the upper part of this city. at Fort
Washington avenue and lSlst
street there will be opened t. the
public during the week beginning
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Then MS wife came out. and YOU
know what the wife Is in those French
families. She yeas very firm She
wouldn't hear to less than sixty So
Went away
Three months later passing by !
a'kod aga n for the Virgins They st'Il
insisted on their sixty francs, and again
| went away. You know in those days
these things had no value. Nobody COLI
leCted them and the dealers did not
handle them.
1T was "A month after that that one
OF my workmen said that there had been
a couple outside with some carved
stones on top Of a load OF cahhagcs. try
ing to sell stone carvings and that he
had sent them of saying that was no
place To- bring carvings. for there hey
made carvings
IL said can them back Back they
came. and sure enough It was my
farmer h.~ wife and the Virgins | said
VIII YOU take thirty francs They said
Yes. but give rs ten francs extra FOR
fetching them here ana ! agreed. You
see they are wonderful twelfth century
Virgins.
When my rcverscs came rcca ling
this adventure | said would look for
Gothic sculptures and sell them in
Paris Now YOU know that the his
tory Of the ruins Of old CathcdraiS and
buildings is always the same. There
comes a time when the material is
used over and over again in other build
inGs, As rule the peasants in tho
neiuhborhond helped Themselves To the
stones a. they needed them. - made
II practice when found ruins com
posed of heaps Of worthless stones to
search through al the peasant cottages
in the neighborhood.
Most Of those Capitols out there be-
longcd TO the Cloister OF 81. Michael du
CuXa. founded in the ninth century. but
found them in the vineyards. where
the peasants used them TO support the
poles. Some OF them had hcrn built
INTO walls and some were used as seats
! went into every cellar and would sur
nr!se the peasants hy getting on my
knees with candle To look under the
wine watts. ! found some of NV very
best Virgins under wine Npts. and ho-
side that they often used good carvings
20 prop the watts above Nh, floor So
ihat the air could circulate l'ucath.
For year s'nt six. c.ghi or a
dozen sculptures "A week t. tho Care
dOrleans, Then once a fortnight or 81
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ART NEWS AND COMMENT.

TIME enthusiasm ~ Allen Tuckor for
the old Hill town Cordes. In tho
south Of France, has holpcd him
a step forward In his career as an artis,
for the paintings which he now shows
nj the Montross Gallerlc. are a distinct
advance upon his previous offerings.
'"rdes clusters upon sharp cone IN
the ST, Michel style. but has plcntv OF
green trees for its terraces and hedging
It's steep roads. In tho brilliant sun OF
the Midi VI must be handsome enough
To inspire any one, and ii has added
undeniable power to Mr.. fuckers oil
bow Cordes is little known. which is
another advantage, for the sense of dis
covcry helps amazingly, In All Of the
arts Mr. Tucker has painted It from a
distance. from near BY, and has them
sat upon 'ortles and painted the valleys
beneath, always with unnagglns zeal
and with tho boldest BRIGHTEST colors.
The picture called The Approach to