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The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-23
SYNOPSI

Mrs vLrney. wife Of Confederate
general has lost one son and another II
him Of the commission from the presi-
dying from wounds. She reluctantly gives
her consent for Wllfred. the youngest. to
}oin the army II his father consents, The
fcderals are making their last assault
In an effort to capture Richmond. Edith
Varney secures from President Davis a
commission for Capt Thorne. who IL Just
recovering from wounds, as chief OF the
telegraph at Richmond. Capt, Thorne
tells Edith he has been ordered away.
She declares he must not go and tells
dent He is strangely agitated and de
clar-s he cannot accept. Thornc decides
get the commission. but Is prevented by
the arrival OF Caroline Milford Wlfreds
sweetheart Mr. Arrelsford Of the Con-
federate secret service. a rejected suItor
Of Edith's. detects Jonas, Mrs Nnrneys
butler carrying note from n prisoner
In Libby prison. Arrclsford suspects II
IL Intended for Thorne The note reads:
Attack tonight Plan 2. Use Tclc-
graph" Arrelsford declares Thornc Is
Lewis Dumoni OF the Federal secret
service and that his brother Henry is a
prisoner In Libby. Edith refuses to be-
lleve and suggests that ThOrne he con-
fronted with the prisoner as test
Caroline and Wllfrcd collnborate on n let
ter to the general asking permission for
Wiltred to Join the army. An order comes
port TO the front at once. Edith is forced
10 carry out her part in the test Of
Thorno. She gives him the message tn-
ken from Jonas, which he reads without
betraying himself He suspects that he is
being watched.
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room now. II came to him that there
was nothing left but one great battle
in that room unless they shot him
from behind door or window or por.
there, giving him no chance. II they
did confront him openly he would
show them that II he had chosen the
secret service and the life Of a spy he
could fight and die Ike man and a
soldier lie held some lives within
the chamber Of his revolver and they
should pay did they give him but a
chance
In the very midst OF these crowding
and mmultuous thoughts which ran
through his mind in far, far less time
than 1t has taken to record them
he heard a noise at the window at the
farther side OF the room. as II some
one fumbled at the catch Instantly
Thorno shrank back behind the por.
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The Same Thinu.

Secretary Garrison, apropos of his
bill for creating six vice-admirals, said
at luncheon in Washington:
This bill will make things better
from diplomatic standpoint, though
the actual working of the navy will
remain the same. Yes, the navy itself
will be like Brown.
Brown, idled through slack times,
started to tramp to Buffalo by way OF
the Erie canal to look for job.
He met on his way good many
canal boats coming up and down. and
finally, stopped a canal boat captain,
he offered to work his passage.
The captain took him on and set
him to leading the horses along the
towpath.
He led the horses for two days,
thinking hard. On the third day he
had thought it all out, and he resigned
by the powers, he said, 4 might
as well walk as work my passage.
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He was the last man on earth to
blame her or to reproach her for that |:
but the fierce. impetuous temperament
OF the man was overwhelming when 1t
once broke loose. and he felt that he
must tell her or die.
Because OF his iron self-repression
for so long he was the less able to
stand the pressure In the end. He
had thrown everything to the winds.
and had told her how he loved her.
Out there in the moonlight in the
rose arbor, the scent OF the flowers.
the southern night wind, the proxim.
ity of the girl. her eyes shining like
stars out OF the shadows in which
they stood, the pallor OF her face. the
ing OF her hand as unwittingly or wit
tingly, who knows, she touched him,
had intoxicated him, and his love and
passion had broken all bounds, and
he had spoken to her and she had an
swered. She loved him. What did
that mean to him now?
Sometimes woman's love makes
duty easy. sometimes 1t makes it hard.
Sometimes II Is the crown which vic
tors wear and sometimes 1t Is the
pail that overshadows defeat.
What Edith Varney knew or sus-
pected concerning him. he could not
tell That she knew something, that
she suspected something. had been
evident, but whatever her knowledge
and suspicion. they were not sufficient
ly powerful or telling to prevent her
from returning love for love. kiss for
kiss. But did she love him in spite
OF her knowledge and suspicion? The
problem was too great for his solu-
tion then.
These things passed through his
mind as he stood there by the window,
with his hand on his revolver. wait
ing 1t was all he could do. Some.
times even to the most fiery and the
most alert OF soldiers comes the con
viction that there is nothing to do but
walt And II he thinks OF it he will
sympathize with the women who are
left behind in times of war. who have
little to do but walt
The room had suddenly become his
world. the walls his horizon. the cell
ing his sky. AT any exit he would find
he way barred. Why had they left
him in the room. free, armed his re.
volver in his hand?
None but the bravest would have
entered upon such career as he had
chosen. His nerves were like steel
in the presence OF danger He had
trembled before the woman in the
garden moment since; the stone
walls of the house were no more rig
idly composed than he in the drawing
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w. N. w., DENVER, NO. 1894.
Won Distinction in Three Wars

Gen. John b. S. Todd, a soldier of
three wars and governor of Dakota
territory, was born 100 years ago
in Lexington, Ky. In his youth he
removed with his parents to Illinois.
He graduated from West Point in 1897
and for five years thereafter was ac.
lively engaged in the Florida war.
During the war with Mexico he distin-
guished himself in the siege of Vera
Cruz and at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
Subsequently he took part in the Sioux
expedition in the Northwest. For a
short period in the early part of the
Civil war he commanded a division of
the Army of the Tennessee. After
quitting the army he served as Da-
kota delegate in congress and was gov
ernor of the territory from 1869 to
1871. General Todd died at Yankton
in 1872.
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the moment. he hissed in Thorne's
ear:
Attack tonight, plan 3. use tele-
graph! Did you get that?"
Yes" returned Thorne, still keep
ing up the struggle.
Good" said Dumont. They are
watching us. Shoot me in the leg
mo. | can't do it," whispered
Thorne.
All the while the two men were reel
ing and staggering and struggling
against the wall and furniture. The
most suspicious.
Shoot. shoot" said the elder.
81 can't shoot my brother" the
younger painted out.
ut is the only way to throw them
off the scent" persisted Dumont
Il won't do it." answered Thorne.
and then he shouted again:
Corporal of the guard. have your
prisoner!"
Let me go, damn you!" roared Du-
mont furiously, making another des-
perate effort-"if you don't do it.
WILL" he added under his breath. Give
me the revolver!"
mo. no, Harry" was the whispered
reply, and Surrender. curse you!"
the shouted answer. You'll hurt your.
self" he pleaded.
81 don't care" muttered Dumont
Let me have it."
His hands slipped down from
Thorne's shoulders and grasped the
butt Of the revolver. The two crap
pied tiercely. but the struggle was be-
ginning to tell on Thorne, who was
not yet in full possession OF his ply
steal vitality. His long Illness had
sapped his strength.
Don't, don't. for Gods sake!" he
whispered, and then shouted desper.
ately: Here's your man. corporal.
what's the matter with you?"
Give me that gum" said Dumont.
and In spite of himself his voice rose
again. There was nothing suspicious
in the words, 1t was what he might
have said had the battle been a real
pu't 40 ht sppht uS ulOTt NlOltut
effort he wrenched the weapon from
the holster and away from Thorne's
OBTAINING hand. The latter sought
desperately to repossess himself Of it..
Look out, Harry! You'll hurt your.
self" he implored, but the next mo.
ment by a superhuman effort Dumont
threw him back. As Thorne stag.
gered, Dumont turned the pistol on
| himself, Recovering himself with In.
credible swiftness, Thorne leaped at
his brother. and the two figures went
| down together with crash in the
midst OF which rang out the sharp re-
port OF the heavy weapon. Instead OF
shooting himself harmlessly in the
side, in the struggle Dumont had un.
fortunately shot himself through the
| lung
CTo BE CoSTINUEDJ
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GENERALIZATION A LA MODE
MoIIie's Comment on Friends Engage
ment Probably Led to a Les
sening Of Intimacy.

Mollie met Muriel at the matinee
one afternoon. They embraced en-
Enthusiastically.
"Oh, dearie," cried Mollie, I'm so
glad to see you! have scarcely been
able to wait until l could see you
to congratulate you on your engage
ment to Harold! Why didn't you give
me hint as to what you expected?
Why" replied Muriel, Z"
Now, don't you dare to tell me-"
went on Mollie, that you concealed
1t from me Intentionally"
why, l didn't, certainly" said
Muriel. 81 really didn't expect it my
self quite so soon, dear"
He is such a charming fellow"
continued Mollie. Weren't you Just
surprised to death when he proposed
to you, dearie?"
why, | cant say | was" replied
Muriel. why should | have been?"
Well" replied the dear friend,
everybody else was"
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was hfs duty to struggle. The minds
OF the two were made up instantly.
With quick movement Dumont
sought to pass his brother, but with
movement equally rapid Thorne
leaped upon him. shouting again:
Halt | say!"
The two men instantly grappled. 1t
was no mimic struggle that they en-
gagged in. either. They were OF about
equal height and weight; II anything.
Thorne was the stronger, but this ad-
vantage was Offset by the fact that he
had been recently i'll, and the two
fought therefore on equal terms at
first 1t was a fierce, desperate grap-
Pile in which they met. AS they strug-
gled, both by a common impulse.
reeled toward that part OF the room
near the mantel which was farthest
away from doors or windows. and
where they would be the least likely
to be overheard or to be more closely
observed. AS they fought together.
Thorne called out again:
Corporal of the guard. here is your
man vi poIdi Vi lue sudIu, "udl
are you doing?"
At that instant the two reeling
bodies struck the wall next to the
mantel with a fearful smash, and a
chair that stood by was overturned
by quick movement on the part OF
Henry Dumont. who did not know his
brother had already received the i'm
portant message. In the confusion of
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The Success Label.

Upton Sinclair, commenting in Bal
timore on the enormous fortunes now
existing in America, said.
In no other place the world over
are such fortunes to be found. One
reason is that our laws regulating
financial transactions are less strin-
gent than those of other countries,
and another reason is that even where
we have laws our magnates forget
about them.
In fact" Mr.. Sinclair concluded
with laugh, the histories of some
OF our largest American fortunes show
clearly that on the door OF success is
push in brass. Chicago Record.Her-
aid.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Shot That Killed.

A glance through the window
showed Captain Thorne that the yard
beyond. which had been empty all eve
ming. was now full OF armed men. The
corporal had gone out through the hall
door back OF the house whence he had
entered. There was no doubt but that
the back windows would be equally
well guarded. The house was sur
rounded. no escape was possible. He
was trapped, virtually a prisoner. al.
though, for the time being they had
left him a certain liberty-the liberty
OF that one large rooml 1t was quite
evident TO him that he was the object
OF their suspicious. and he more than
feared that his real affiliations had
been at last discovered
Apparently, there would be no op.
portunity now IA which he could carry
out his part in the cunningly devised
scheme of alta ok. "Plan 3" would
evidently result in failure. as so many
previous plans had resulted. because
he would not be able to send the or.
ders that would weaken the position
The best he could hope for in all prob,
ability was the short shrift OF spy
He had staked his life on the game
and IT appeared that he had lost
Nay. more Than life had been wa.
gered, honor He knew the contempt
in which the spy was held: he knew
that even the gallantry and intrepid.
ity OF Andre and Hale had not saved
them from opprobrium and disgrace
And there was even more than honor
upon the board. His love! Not the
remotest idea of succumbing to the at
fractions OF Edith Varney ever entered
his head when he attempted the des.
perate. the fatal role. At first he had
regarded the Varney house and her
self AS chessboard and a pawn in
the game. The strength OF character
which had enabled him to assume the
unenviable part he played. because OF
his country's need. for his country's
good. and which would have carried
him through the obloquy and scorn
that were sure to be visited upon him
with death at the end-did not stand
him In good stead when 1t came to
thoughts Of her. Until he yielded to
his passion. and broke his self.im.
posed vow OF silence, he had fought
good fight Now he realized that the
woman who should accept his affec.
lions would compromise herself for.
ever In the eyes OF everything she
held dear, even II he succeeded and
lived. which was unlikely.
He had never. 30 he fRncied, In the
least and rcmotest way given her any
evidence that he loved her In reality.
she had read him like an open book.
ms women always do He had come
there that night to get the message
from Jonas. and then TO bid her good
bye forever without disclosing the
state OF his affections. II he succeed
ed in manipulating the telegraph and
carrying out his end OF the project, he
could see no chance OF escape mt
mate detection and execution appeared
certain, and any avowal would there
fore be useless. but he had counted
without her She had shown her feel.
ings. and he had fallen. To the tcmpta.
tion Of her presence and her artlesa
disclosure. he had not been able to
make adequate resistance
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days The house is far too small even
for the company It contained Lord
Byron was there. Mrs Leigh told me
that he spent most OF the night writ.
ing poem which is TO be called The
Corsair" As he did not leave his
room until after midday our inter
course was restricted.
He is decidedly handsome and
can be very agreeable, He seems to
be easily put out by tritles and at
times looks terribly savage He was
very patient with Mrs Leigh's chill.
dren. who are not In the least In awe
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After His Own Heart.

At the Progressive banquet in New
York last month a westerner told a
story about the colonel.
My wife and l." he said, have a
large family of children, "and when
ever the colonel comes west and stops
off we have a new addition to show
him. That pleases him, you bet.
The last time the colonel came to
see us he was in a hurry. AS he was
leaving my wife said to him:
But you haven't seen our last
baby
No. maam,' says the colonel. his
eyes twinkling behind his glasses, and
never expect to!'"
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come to the marriage bringing all
their possessions. When the daugh
ter Of the seigneur Of Coyey married
her uousseauN. or "trousses." includ
ed nine servitors, thirty liegemen. a
chaplain, and an astrologist." The
customs OF the seiGneurs evolved
popular fashions" and, high and low.
the women multiplied their garments
and the fashions OF them.
Under the empire the trousseau
was composed OF jewels, lace, fine un.
derwear. bonnets. and yeils.-Harper',
Weekly.
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OF him He bore their distracting In.
trusion into his room with lmperturb
able good humor Mrs Leigh has
evidently great moral influence over
her brother who listens with sort
OF playful acquiescence. But | doubt
the permanence OF their effect upon
his wAyward nature"
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BYRON FOND OF CHILDREN
Frances Lady Shelley Describes the
Famous English Poet as
She Saw Him.

Frances Lad. Shelley who knew
most OF the celebrated people be.
tween the dafeS 1857 and 1917. gives
a description OF Lord Byron as she
FIRST saw him in 1913;
From Althcrp we went to Colonel
Lolgh's. neal Newmarket. for the
shooting W. stayed there few
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A Double Misfortune

so Jiggins had his head cut off with
the new management. How did that
happen"
Il think it was because he lost his
head at a critical moment"
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Uncomfortable.

rs Boozer still on the water
wagon"
No. very restless. Boston Tran
script.
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TrousscauS.

In ancient Greece the trousseau
were made by all the women OF the
brides house. Later the Meroyingian
chiefs exacted that their brides should
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When a young man is in love he
imagines that he neither eats nor
sleeps.
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Wize Gazabo

Suspicion is not worse than certain
ty to the one who is suspected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-17

European War to be Decided On
the Sea, Says Admiral Mahan

Quogue, L. l., August 16.-"The most
decisive strokes in the general Euro
pean warfare will be delivered, in my
belief, upon the sea, rather than upon
the land" declared Rear Admiral Alfred
T. Mahan, retired. in an interview here
II look for an all-around naval con-
f1ict which should teach many things
about sea going craft, about guns and
about armament"
What will happen" the grizzled
veteran of forty years of service in the
American navy was asked, when
dreadnought meets dreadnought. when
the tremendously powerful, modern
inch guns and their thousand or more
men to the ship get together? VIII
the problem Of their worth, their ef-
fectiveness. be settled?''
The problem of the A. B. G.. Cor
all big gun) ship is highly inter-
"and we may learn through this war
of it's worth. But the lesson will not
be shown in any ship-for- ship fight.
Dreadnought against dreadnought will
be no different than one old frigate
against another old frigate in the days
gone by.
The really interesting and instruc-
tive combat would be between, say,
dozen dreadnoughts and dozen and
Ialf smaller vessels, for instance, of
ordinary battleship size. We might
then see whether or not the twelve and
fourteen-inch gun is of so great i'm
portanCe as has lately been assumed"
The admiral intimated that from
what data he had been able to obtain
1t was likely that the very big gun
might prove to be a much over-rated
weapon.
I'm the Russo-Japanese war, I be-
leve-and many other naval officers
agree with me-the bulk of the damage
was done by the eight and ten-inch
guns he said. "In that conflict I
think it was shown that the volume of
fire, the number of hits, was much more
important than the single shots from
great guns, and / believe this war will
prove the same thing.
For example, imagine a single shot
from a 14-inch gun hitting an enemy's
ship. 1t does tremendous damage, Ger
tainly. But one might almost say, it
does too much damage; that is, it ex-
erts more power than is necessary to
cripple the adversary. Two shots from
eight-inch guns would be more effective
in battle than one fourteen-inch shot.
Il cannot say that l agree with the
idea of the A. B. G. ships. England, of
course, originated the dreadnought
and cackled like a chicken that had
laid an egg and got everyone else build
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-17

ing A. B. G.'s But I think all the
navies are coming around to what we
call the mixed battery ship, and that
is as it should be
The original dreadnought idea was
a ship with all big guns of twelve or
fourteen inch calibre and few smaller
guns, say three or fOur-inCh calibre,
for use against torpedo boats. But the
size of the lesser battery has been
creeping up year by year until our
newest ships have six-inch guns with
the fourteens, and / understand some
vessels have eight-inch guns. which
are pretty sizeable weapons for any
use
II believe this war will snuH that u
well-distributed fire by the medium
sized guns will do much more damage
than the slower single shots of the big
fellows"
May this possibly mean a return to
the use Of smaller-Calibre guns Ad-
miral Mahan was asked.
The results of the naval battles will
tell; that cannetsbe said now" he re-
piled.
The admiral declined to comment
upon the comparative fighting ability
of gunnery of the nations involved or
to be involved. Nor would he advance
any theories as to the damage likely to
be inflicted upon the extremely large
fighting craft by submarines or by air
craft.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-17
TAKE EUP RECALL
ELECTION CASE
TH|SAFTERNOON
CITY COMMISSIONER WILL CON-
SIDER QUESTION AT REGULAR
WEEKLY MEETING-PROsA
NAME DATE FOR SAME.

one of the most important questions
TO ne disposed of at the regular week
~ meeting Of the city commissioners
this afternoon at o'clock will be ths
disposition Of the matter Of calling
the recall election, 20 nominate can
dtdat@s to succeed Commissioners
Greenhut and Pou. from authoritative
sources last night. it was learned that
a date would probably be set by the
board Of commissioners, two Of whom
are to be candidates therein.
There have been many different con-
structions placed upon different sec
tions of the charter, some holding that
it was optional with the commission
ers in the matter of Callir~ the prl-
mary bur on the other hand many in
sist. and the board will be 50 advised,
it was stated, that a date for tn" re-
call primary should be agreed upon
at the meeting today, the FIRST regu-
lar meeting after the receipt or the
recall certificates" as one lawyer ex-
presses it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-17
BY ASSoCIA TED PRESS.

London August 16-Despite repeated repulses the
German battaions continue to forward for de-
cisive encounter which be delayed much longer
While there has been lull in Northern Belgium, the
invaders sweeping along the Meuse valley south of
Namur, having reached Dnant At that point there is
strong French force, which established behind the
and took the offensive, defeating them The incident
shows the French crossed into Belgium join their allies
the advance guards of the opposing armies have
in contact, and according French official reports the
Germans have been driven back everywhere with loss
Strong French forces in possession of all the
passes in the Vosges mountains from the far
those leading Cornar Further south the French
ready proceed fiat country toward Muehausen
On the Austro Servian frontier both sides claim vic
tories but these have little effect the general results
unless Austria compelled send stronger forces against
the Servians making it impossible for Austria to lend
strength to Germany by striking France.
The Austrians preparing to resist attack
Adriac Shores which possibly will be undertaken by
the joint Anglo-French fleet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-17
FIRST CALL FOR
RED CROSS NURSES

Washington. Aug. 16.-The first call
for enrolled Red Cross nurses for the
European expedition has been sent to
the Red Cross nursing committee in
New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo.
Jersey.
Nursing divisions of the hospital
units to be sent over in the chartered
ship will come from those cities and
states and it is probable additional
nurses from other Red Cross nursing
committees in other sections will be
enrolled.
The Red Cross plan is to take ply
sicians and nurses who are native
born Americans, to make sure of abso-
lutte neutrality. -.