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should Ike TO have Mrs Desmond
as my friend, not as my housekeeper, :"
said his wife simply
BY jove. and that's Just what 1
should like" he cried
There is but one way, you know"
She must be one or the other. Ell ?"
Precisely" she said with firmness.
In my country, James. the wives of
best friends haven't the same moral
standing that they appear to have in
yours Oh, don't scow1 sol. Shall
tell you that / do not mean to reflect
on Mrs Desmond's virtue-or discre-
ton? Far from it. If she is to be my
friend. she cannot be your housekeep-
er- That's the point. Has she any
means of her own? Can She
She has small income, and an an
nuity which 1 took out for her soon
after her poor husbands death. We
were the closest of friends"
i understand, James You are very
generous and very loyal 1 quite un-
derstand. Losing her position here.
then, will not be hardship"
NO" said he soberly-
1 am quite competent, James," she
said brightly You will not miss her.
l am sure
Are you laughing at me, darling?"
She gave him one of her searching.
unfathomable glances, and then smiled
with roguish mfrth-
Isn't it your mission in life to
amuse and entertain me?''
Il love you. YvoIne-Good God, how
1 love you'll" he cried abruptly. His
eyes burnt with sudden flame of pas
sion as he bent over her. His face
quivered; his whole being tingled with
the fierce spasm of an uncomfortable
desire to crush the warm, adorable
body to his breast in the supreme
ecstasy of possession.
She surrendered herself to his pas
sionate embrace. A little later, she
withdrew herself from his arms, her
lips still quivering with the fierceness
of his kisses Her eyes, dark with
wonder and perplexity, regarded his
TRANSPORTED face for a long, tense
moment
rs this love, james," she whis-
pered. rs this the real, true lover"
What else, in heavens name can 1t
be?" he cried He was sitting upon
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of blood; the very fragrance of her
person seemed to steal out of the un-
known. She was a part of the mar
velous setting, a gem among gems
She had attired herself in a dull In
dian red afternoon gown of chiffon.
The very fabric seemed to cling to her
supple body with the sensuous joy of
contact. Even Lydia, who watched her
with appraising eyes, experienced a
swift unaccountable desire to hold this
intoxicating creature close to her own
body.
There were two windows in the
room. broad openings that ran from
near the floor almost to the edge of
the canopy. They were so heavily cur
penetrate to the interior of the apart
ment. Mrs Brood approached one of
these windows. Drawing the curtain
apart, she let in an ugly gray light,
from the outside world.
She looked down into a sort of court
yard and garden that might have been
transplanted from distant Araby. Ut
tering an exclamation of wonder, she
turned to Lydia
is this New York OF am / be-
witched?"
Mr.. Brood transformed the old car
riage yard into al think Mr.. Dawes
calls it Persian garden. 1t is rather
bleak in wintertime, Mrs. Brood, but
in the summer it is really enchanting.
See, across the court on the second
floor where the windows are lighted
] those are your rooms. 1t is an enor.
nous house. you'll find Do you see
the little balcony outside your win.
| dows, and the vines creeping up to it
| You can't imagine how sweet it is Of
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came to marry him, but-the other
way round It's the way with men
past middle age"
Lydia hesitated before speaking.
Mr.. Brood does not conf1de in Fred
eric l am afraid they have but little
in common. Oh. l shouldn't have said
that"
Mrs. Brood regarded her with mar
rowing eyes. He doesn't confide in
Frederick" she repeated, in the form
of a question Her voice seemed
lower than before.
I'm sorry 1 spoke as 1 did, Mrs.
Brood" said the girl, annoyed at her.
self.
rs there a reason why he should
dislike his SOM" asked the other, re-
garding her fixedly
"Of course not" cried poor Lydia.
There was moment of silence.
Some day. Lydia. you will tell me
about Mr.. Brood's other wife"
'She died many years ago." said the
girl. evasively.
Il know" said Mrs. Brood. "Still
should like to hear more of the woman
he could not forget in all those years
until he met me-
She grew silent and preoccupied, a
slight frown marking her forehead as
she resumed her examination of the
room and its contents.
Great lanterns hung suspended be-
side the shrine, but were now un-
lighted. On the table at which Brood
protested to work stood a huge lamp
with lacelike screen of gold. When
lighted a soft, mellow glow oozed
through the shade to create circle of
golden brilliance over a radius that
extended but little beyond the edge
of the table, yet reached to the benign
countenance of Buddha close by.
Over all this fairylike splendor
reigned the serene, melting influence
of the god to whom James Brood was
wont to confess himself! The spell
of the golden image dominated every
thing.
In the midst of the magnificence
moved the two women, one absurdly
out of touch with her surroundings,
yet thing of beauty; the other blend
ing intimately with the warm tones
that enveloped her. She was 1.-the,
sinuous with the grace of the most Sc
ductive of dancers. Her dark eyes re-
fected the mysteries of the Orient;
her pale, smooth skin shone with the
clearness of alabaster; the crimson
in her lips was like the fresh stain
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a summer night with the moon and

summer night with the moon and
stars
But how desoiate it looks today.
with the dead vines and the colorless
stones! Ught"
She dropped the curtains The soft
warm glow of the room came back and
she sighed with relief. 81 hate things
that are dead" she said
At the sound of a soft tread and the
gentle rustic of draperies, they turned.
Ranjab. the Hindu, was crossing the
room toward the small door which
gave entrance to his closet He paused
for an instant before the image of
Buddha. but did not drop to his knees
as all devout Buddhists do. Mrs
Brood's hand fell lightly upon Lydia's
arm The man turned toward them a
second or two later His dark, hand
some face was hard set and emotion
less as he bowed low to the new mis-
tress of the house. The fingers closed
tightly on Lydia's arm. Then he
smiled upon the girl, a glad smile of
devotion His swarthy face was trans
figured. A moment later he unlocked
his door and passed into the other
room The key turned in the lock
with a slight rasp.
Il do not like that man." said Mrs.
Brood. Her voice was low and her
eyes were fixed steadily on the closed
door.
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Zone can be lonely even in the heart
of a throng." she said graphically mo.
James, will not have him sent away"
He was silent for moment I'VE
will leave 1t to Frederic he SAID.
Her face frightened. THAT Is all
ask He viii stay"
There was another pause you two
have become very good friends.
Yvonne.
He is devoted to me-"
She blew cigarette smoke in his face
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SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home of James Brood
Dawes and Riggs. his two old pensioners
and comrades. await the coming of
Brood's son Frederic to learn the contents
of a wireless from Brood. but Frederic.
after reading. throws IL into the fire and
leaves the room without word Frederic
tells Lydia Desmond, his fancee. that the
message announces his fathers marriage
and orders the house prepared for an i'm
mediate Homecoming Mrs. Desmond, the
housekeeper and Lydia's mother. tries to
cool Frederic's temper at the impending
changes Brood and his bride arrive. She
wins Frederic's liking at first meeting.
Brood shows dislike and yelled hostility to
mis- SON. Lydia and Mrs. Brood meet in
the 1ade-room. where Lydia works as
Brood's secretary
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
TWENTY-ONE KILLED
DURING WIND STORMS
Property Loss in Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi Estimated al About I
100000.

New Orleans, May 1.-THE death
toll of the wind storms Which devas-
tated Acadia Parish in southwestern
Louisiana and Coahomas County in
northwestern Mississippi yesterday to-
day stood ats21. All but one Were me-
groes. Fifteen were killed at Egan and
Mermentau, in Acadia Parish and six
near Clarksdale and JohnstoWn. Miss.
Forty five more persons are known
to have been injured in Acadia Parish,
some of them seriously.
Early estimates placed the property
loss there at 100000. Many build
ings were demolished at Mermentau,
20 were destroyed at Egan and all
farm houses in the path of thl1e storm
are reported to have been RACED.
The storm which visited Mississippi
was accompanied by rain and railway
tracks in several sections Of the state
were inundated.
Reports from the stricken districts
were delayed today by damage to
telegraph and telephone lines.
Birmingham. Ala, May IA wind
storm caused damage estimated at
more than 100000 in Birmingham
early today. Several business build
ings In the heart of the city were
badly damaged and a number Of
homes in residential sections were
blown down. No deaths have been
reported.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
DR.. CARMAN ON STAND
At HIS W|FE'S TRIAL
Freeport Physician Says It
Was Dark When Mrs.
Bailey Was Shot.

Mineola, N. Y, May 7.7-Dr. Ed
ward Carman described on the wit
ness stand today, in his Wife's trial
on the charge of murder, the shoot
ing of Mrs. Louise Bailey in his Of
Ace in Freeport June 80 last. His
story was identical with that related
by him in the first trial. Mrs. Car
man, who had prepared TO testify
in her own behalf late today, sfol-
lowed his testimony closely. It was
dark. Dr. CarL-an said. when he
heard the crash of glass, and looking
up saw hand grasping a revolver
thrust through the broken window.
The state contends that the shooting
occurred while it was yet daylight
and opposes the theory of the de-
tense that the assailant escaped in the
darkness.
the stand, VIM. Fl. Smith, engineer
of the electric light plant at Free
port, testified that the street lights
were turned on at S:10 O'Clock the
night Of the shooting.
Geroge Hicks, the coloredt detective
alleged by Celia Coleman, the Car
mans negro maid to have told her
Mrs. Carman would pay her $500
to change her evidence. was pos
sibIe witness for the defense.
The. case is proceeding so rapidly
that it may be in the hands of the
jury Saturday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
LODGE ENDORSES
DELEGATES ACTS
Court Charter Oak Holds Important
Meeting and Echo of
Scrap Is Heard.

By a vote of the members of Court
Charter. Oak, F. Of A, taken last
night. it was decided to endorse the
action of the delegates from this
court, as we'll as those from Court
Beethoven and one from Court Prog
ress, in withdrawing from the joint
meetings recently held at which ac-
ton was taken which seemed unjust
TO the above named courts.
The action of the meeting from
which they withdrew was character
lied as unjust and. the delegates were
recommended for their manly ana
Independent act. The opposition at
the meeting in question are under
stood to have claimed the majority
of nine votes out of the fifteen, leav-
ing the Charter Oak delegates six
votes, but it is believed by the mem
bers of this branch that the vote real
IL stands eight to seven with Charter
Oak on the top.
There is also current rumor in
lodgedom that Court Charter Oak is
supporting Court Progress candidates
in their fight for the place on the
council and Court Pride's candidate
for supreme delegate. There are
compromise candidates.
After the meeting a whist was held
and later prizes which the degree
team had arranged for were drawn,
resulting as follows: First, Miss Dor
othy wiegand; second, M Kerrigan;
third, D.. Young. The prizes can be
had by applying to the secretary, who
will be at the club rooms Saturday
evening.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
DESPERATE SITUATION
IN WESTERN POLAND
Cutting Off of Imports and
Closing of Mines BY Ger
mans Cause Misery.

Warsaw, Russian Poland. May z
via London, 11:20 a. ma detailed
report of the desperate situation pre-
vailing today in the mining district OF
western Poland, now in possession OF
the Germans, has been received by the
Rockefeller commission, which was
organized to assist the suffering popu-
lation of this region.
A comparison of food prices before
the war with those which prevailed
in January of this year show the fol-
loving contrasts: Rye -four increased
from $40 to $50 the ton, wheat -four
from $50 to $102, buckwheat from
SEQ to $125, and peas from $50 to
$3.50. Before the war a ton of straw
cost $210, in January 1t brought $612
and the price of oats has increased
500 per cent.
Out of population Of $4,000 in
the district of Sosnovitz, 1860 per-
sons are now dependent upon charity.
In Bendin there are five thousand
charity subjects, out of a population
of $4,000, and in Dombrow 5000 out
of a population of $4,000. These fig
ures do not include the unemployed
who are receiving assistance from
their former employers. The unem-
ployed SO situated number about As
900, or counting their families about
100, 900 persons.
Continuing, this report says that
during the last five months the popu-
lation of this region suffered serious
epidemics of typhus, scarlet fever,
dvsentery and cholera. OF cholera
there have been thirty-five anthem
ticated cases, and the death rate
among non-combatants has increased
from ten per cent. to twelve per cent.
Two chief causes of the misery in
this region have been the cutting off
of imports, upon which this part OF
Poland always has been dependent,
and the closing of the coal mines,
which in normal times give employ
ment to $4,000 men.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
PERROTTA-MANCINI.
Young Couple Are Welded by Father
Sullivan at st. Joseph's Church.

A pretty wedding was solemized by
the Rev. J. l.. Sullivan at st. Joseph's
church yesterday morning when Miss
Rose Mary Mancini became the bride
Of Nicolo Perotta. The brides sister
was the bridesmaid and the grooms
brother acted as best man. Follow
ing the wedding dinner was served
at the brides home, No. $50 South
Main street after which the couple
left for q trip to Boston.
Guests present were Mr. and Mrs.
Rosa, Mr.. and Mrs. Carasa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dagata, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
DiChichio, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlone, Mr..
and Mrs. John Mancini, all of this
city. and Mr.. and Mrs. James Dagata
of Hartford Mr.. and Mrs. Petriilo Of
Waterbury and Mr.. and Mrs. Albino,
of Boston.
The bride and groom will live at No.
$50 South Main street.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
RHOADES AGREES TO
MAKE $500 PAYMENT
After Conference With Water Board
Says He Will Give City That
Amount on Ice Contract.

AS a consequence of the agitation
in the Herald regarding the hardness
Of Edgar Rhoades in making pay
.ments on the municipal ice crop
which he has bought for $2,7O0, the
city is in a fair way to receive $500
today. This should have been paid
on April / and the fact that Rhoades
was $1,000 back in his payments was
given to the public through this
paper.
Chairman w. B. Rossberg of the
water commissioners had confer
ence this afternoon with Rhoades and
one Of his bondsmen and the ice man
agreed to make a payment of $500
today.
The following letter was received
today by Rhoades from Chairman
Rossberg: You are now in default
on two payments on your contract
Of March /, 1915, with the city of
New Britain. Unless these payments
are made good within one week from
date we shall notify. the corporation
counsel to bring suit on your bond.
We are notifying your bondsman to
the same effect. Please give this
matter your immediate attention"
The following letter was received
by the bondsmen, w. L. Deming, f.
Rhoades and G. A. Johnson: You
are hereby notified that Edgar
Rhoades is in default of payment on
his contract for the purchase of mu-
nicipal ice with the city of New Brit
ain Please take notice that unless
all back payments are made within
ore week from this date we shall re-
port the same to the corporation
counsel with instructions to bring suit
against you on the bond
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT FRIDAY y EIGHTEEN PAGES
HELLO GIRLS GIVE
RING TO ASSOCIATE
Miss Frieda Stanquist Recipient of
Gift From Her Office
Friends

Companions of Miss Frieda Stanquist
who is about to leave the employ of
the Southern New England Telephone
company as an operator, rendered her
a farewell party last evening at which
they presented her with a handsome
ring as token of their friendship.
There were about thirty of the
young lady operators present and q
pleasant evening was enjoyed. Miss
Alice Gleed gave several Rotations,
while the Misses Hagist, Middleton
and Grombach gave piano select ons.
Later a light luncheon was served.
Miss Stanquist is leaving the en-
ploy of the telephone company to take
up position with the office force of
the Stanley Rule & Level company.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
FLOWER DAY.

Flower day will be observed by
the Zionist societies of this city on
Sunday. May 16. Girls with baskets
OF flowers will distribute them about
the city for nominal sum. The funds
realized from the sale will go towards
tho National Zionist Fund A like
sale will be held in every city in Con-
necticut where Zionist society IS
located.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
AGREE ON LIQUOR TAXES.

London, May Z, 4:55 p. m.--An
agreement has been reached between
Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd
George and representatives of the
liquor trade in the matter. of pro-
posed taxes on beer and spirits. The
statement is made that the chancel-
Tor has agreed to drop all the new
taxes in the form originally proposed
by him.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
British Reported to
HaVly in DardaRsIIts
cONsTAATlNOPIE is
Russian Aviators Believed
Done serious Damag
Capital--Exact status n
i'm West Galicia In D0u|

Offlcial announcement ia
despatch from Constantin|
severe losses have been INN
French and British troops n
ed on Gallipoli Peninsula.
one entire battalion was
in an attack on the allied
and that in another engna
British lost heavily both i'd
war munitions.
Reports reaching Londo1
Dardanelles, while coptainj|
details of land fighting. sa3
bardment by the allied n
Turkish fortifications is
successfully. Some of tn
Chanak and Kilad Bahr A
other on both sides Of the|
to the narrows, are said to|
silenced.
Exact Status i'm Dol
The exact status OF affa|
great battle OF western q
mains in doubt. GermaY1|
TRAN reports OF a spectacu|
are increasingly optimist|
state that the resistance ~
slams is being brokn dow|
and that the whole Carpat|
of the Russians has been
a precarious situation.
advioes, however, while Cd
measure of success TO thd
allies, say these claims Al
exaggerated. The Russia
flee announces a victory ye
battle near Stry, in the q
further east than the see
present main battle.
Hopes that Italy would Hc
fully her differences with Al
parently are fading as ap
they were revived q few
The Austrian government
ed TO. have informed Italy
treme concessions ii is "
make, the Austrians and "a
Rome are represented as ii
confidence in a favorable q
German school in Rome n
on receipt Of telegram
lin and the exodus Of Germ
Italy is continuing in increal
bers. Austria Is making
military preparations for 4
attack by Italy.
Turkish OfBciaI statcy
Constantinople. May 6. HN
to Berlin and London. May
m.-The following statemeu
ing the operations in the IN
was issued last night ~ th|
war Offices
IAN enemy battalion was
ed Wednesday as the result
tack by our troops against
wing.
Entrenchmcnt Captu,
AT Avi Burma part OF the
strongly built entrenchmef
captured.
AT Seddul Bahr we inflic'
losses on the English and
great quantities OF amunit
have taken ten enemy machi
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07

London, May z, Gao a. mi
forts at Chanak and Kilid pa
Dardanelles have been silenc'
some of those on both sIofs
waterway up to Niagara prob
are out of action, says = "a
the Chronicle, from Mytilfn|
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07

.
Julien DeAyala, Cuban consul gen.
eral at Liverpool.
James Baker, England.
Miss M. IA. Baker, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. b. Bartlett,
London.
J T. Battersby, Stockport, Eng.
Albert c. Bilicke and his wife, Los
Angeles, CAL
Leonidas Bistio, Atlanta.
j. G.. Black, New York. .
Thomas Bloomfield, New York.
H. G. Colebrook, Toronto.
Miss Dorothy Conner, New York
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Coping,
Toronto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Crompton
Stephen. John and Alberta Crompton,
and infant and nurse, all of Philadel-
pl1ia.
Robert w. Crooks, Toronto.
"A. B. Cross.
r. E. Dearbergh, New York. ..s
Mrs. A. DePage, New York.
G. A. DingwelI. Chicago.
Miss C Dougal, Quebec.
Audley Drake, Detroit. r
James Dunsmuir, Toronto.
w. A. Emond, Quebec.
John Fonwick, Switzerland.
DR.. Howard Fisher New York.
Justin NJ F'orman, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Fowles,
New York.
j. Friedenstein, London.
Edwin w. Friend, Pennington,
Conn.
Thomas Bloomfield, New York,
James Bohan. Toronto, Canada, B. B
Bowen, Boston, Mr.. Boulton, Jr., Chi
cago, Miss Braithwaite, Morristown,
N. r., Miss Josephine Branded. New
York. Allen Bredge and wife, New
York, C. T. Broddrick. Boston, W.
Broderick-C loete. San Antonio. Tex,
]. III. Brooks. New York, Mrs. F. G.
Brown, New York, William III. Brown,
Buffalo, N. Y, Mrs. Burnside and
maid, New York, Mrs. and Mrs. A. III.
Bruno, Montclair, N. J., A. ] Bying-
ton, London, Michael q Bryne, New
York, d. I. Chabot. London, Mrs. w.
Chapman, Toronto, J. TIT Charles, Tor
onto. Miss Doris Charles, Toronto, the
Rev. Cowley Clark, London. A. Clark,
Toronto, M. Cohen, New York.
nun Centurion Sunk. ii
London, May Z. 2:55 p. m.-The
pedoed by German submarine OF
the Irish coast yesterday Her crew
was saved. 81
The Centurion was attacked about
the same time that the British
steamer Candidate, owned by the |
same company, was torpedoeod off |
Waterford, Ireland. The Centurion
was bound for South Africa and the
Candidate for Jamaica.
The Centurion was 339 feet long
and her net tonnage was 1854. She |
was owned in Liverpool.
Candidate Torpedoed.
Il London, May Z, 1856 !p. m.-The
British steamer Candidate was tor
Ipedoed by German submarine yes
tcrday off Waterford, Ireland. The
mem bers of her crew were saved
The Candidate was outward bound
when she encountered the submarine,
eighteen miles from Waterford
Members Of the crew say the vessel
was torpedoed without warming
Four boats were launched from the
Candidate One of these was
swamped but the occupants clam
nered into the other boats. All OF the
crew, numbering forty-four, landed
at Milford Haven.
1885, tons net register. Built in Glas-
gov in 1906, she was 398 feet long /
and was owned in, Liverpool, where
she arrived April 8 from New |
Orleans
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07

Dardanelles, Thursday. "A i
London, May z. 1922 y. ia. ~
tillery exchanges between Il
ships of the allies and the sh
tons of the Turks continual.
Some vessels are firing |
Gulf of Saros, making use q
matory shells. The town o.
was set on fire yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07
Constantinopie Attackc

Paris. May z, 1890 r.. M
attack of the war on Consta
is reported in an unofficial
from Athens. 1t Is said th1
sian ayiators flew over the ci|
ping several bombs, which
lieved to have caused extenet
age.
The message says also that
sian Black sea fleet bombar|
Turkish forts on the bank
Bosphorus on Wednesday,
Russian shells fell within az
miles of constantinople.
French Official Report
Paris, May z. 2:35 p.
French war office this attend
out the following statement
progress of hostilitics:
THE Germans delivered ar
yesterday at the close OF day d
telle. in the Argonne 1t result
complete failure.
son the remainder of hi
particularly to the north OF M
i'm the region of Vauquoia. the
been violent artillery engaRe
German oniciaI Rcport
Berlin. May z. Via London.
m.-The German general he
tiers staff today gave out the RI
statement;
I'm the western theater
New Britain herald., 1915-05-07

Al. H. Adams, New York. s.
w. Nc. Adams New York.
Lady Allen and maid. Montreal.
Miss Anna Allen, Montreal.
Miss Gwen Allan and maid, Mont
real.