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The Southern herald., 1915-04-16

are as bad az Westerling and I'm
worse than either Of youl IL an
nounced the four hundred thousand e.
If they we're a score-a score in q
game in our favor. am helping,
Lanny? All my sacrifice isn't for
nothing?" she asked for the hun.
dredth time.
"Immeasurably. You have saved us
many lives!" he replied.
"And cost them many?" she asked.
"Yes, Marta, no doubt, he admitted; /;
but no more than they would have
lost in the end. 1t is only the mount.
ing up Of their casualties that can
end the war. Thus the lesson must
be taught"
"And l can be Of most help when the
attack on the main defense is begun %
Eyes"
"And when Westerling finds that my
information is false about Engadir-
then"
She had never put the question to
him in this way before. What would
Westerling do if he found her out ?
"My God, Marital" he exclaimed. "Ii
I'd had any sense would have thought
of that in the beginning and torn out
the phone! I've been mad, mad with
the one thought Of the nation-inhu.
man in my greedy patriotism. l will
not let you go any further!"
1t was a new thing for her to be
rallying him; yet this she did as the
strange effect of his protest on the
abnormal sensibilities that her acting
had developed.
Thinking Of me-little mel" she
called back. "Of one persons com.
fort when hundreds of thousands OF
other women are In terror; when the
destiny Of millions is at stake! Lanny,
you are in blue funk!" and she was
laughing forcedly and hectically. "Tm
going on-going on like one in a
trance who can't stop If he would
It's all right, Lanny. l undertook the
task myself. l must see it through"
After she had hung mp the receiver
her buoyancy vanished. She leaned
against the wall of the tunnel weakly
Yes, what If she were found out? She
was thinking Of the possibility seri.
ously for the first time. Yet, for only
moment did she dwell upon it be.
fore she dismissed 1t in sudden reac.
tion.
mo matter what they do to me OF
what becomes of mel" she thought
Pm a lost soul, anyway. The thing
is to serve as long as l can-and
then don't care"
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
Would Handle Whsat In aulk

Australian wheat, at the present
time, is transported in bags, a system
which involves not only a considerable
cost, but is also uneconomical in the
use of labor In consequence. the gov.
ernments of New South Wales and Vic.
toria are considering proposals for
handling 1t in bulk, based upon the re-
ports Of Engineers, who made inuuiries
as to this method in Canada, the Uni.
ted States and South Africa. The ex.
perts also say that the change would
result in a large extension Of the
growing areas. 1t is understood, how
ever, that the steamship lines, which
have been approached on the subject.
are not agreed that under existing cir.
oumstances the shipment Of grain in
bulk is practicable, though It is be.
lieved that If adequate supplies were
guaranteed the necessary space woulS
be readily forthcoming.
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was in a dying condition when we
picked him up, and, as he was speak
Ing with the last breaths in his body,
naturally his account Of what he had
seen was somewhat incoherent. 1t
would be Of use, however, If we had
plans Of the forts that would enable
us to check of his report intelli-
gently"
Yet, what evidence have we that
Partow or Lanstron has done more
than to make fortunate guess or
show military insightr Westerling
asked. There ia the case Of my own
belief that Bordir was weak, which
proved correct"
Last night we got a written tele-
graphic stan message from the body
OF dead of1cer Of the Browns found
in the Twin Boulder Redoubt," said
the vice-chief, which showed that in
an hour after our plans were transmit
ted to our own troops for the first
attack they were known to the en-
emy."
THAT looks like a leak!" exclaimed
Westerling, "a leak, Bouchard, do you
hearH" He was frowning and his lips
were drawn and his cheeks mottled
with red in way not pleasant to see.
Stifening in his chair, a fash of
desperation in his eye, Bouchard's
bony, long hand gripped the table
edge. Every one felt that a sensa-
ton was coming.
Eyes, have known that there was
leak!" he said with hoarse, painful
deliberation. Il have sent out every
possible tracer. l have followed up
every sort Of clew. / have trans.
ferred a dozen men. l have left moth
ing undonei"
with no result?" persisted Wester-
ling impatiently.
Yes, always the same result: That
the leak is here in this house-here
in the grand headquarters Of the army
under our very noses. know It is not
the telegraphers or the clerks. It is
a member Of the staffl"
Have you gone out Of your head p
demanded Westerling. what star.
officer? How does he get the infor
nation to the enemy? Name the per
sons you suspect here and now! Ex
plain, If you want to be considered
sane!"
Here was the blackest accusation
that could be made against an oflcerl
The chosen men Of the staff, tested
through many grades before they
reached the inner circle of cabinet Sc
crecy, lost the composure Of a council
All were leaning forward toward Bou,
chard breathless for his answer.
There are three women on the
grounds" said Bouchard. Il have been
against their staying from the first
r."
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suggestion Of criticism By repeating
that the defensive always appeared to
the offensive to be better informed
than itself. But this time Westerling
let the conversation run on without a
word of excuse for his favorite.
Each fresh reproach from the stan,
whose opinion was the only god he
knew, was a dagger thrust to Bou-
chard. At night he had lain awake
worrying about the leak; by day he
had sought to trace 1t, only to find
every clew leading back to the stan.
Now he was as confused in his shame
as sensitive schoolboy. Vaguely
in his distress, he heard Westerling
asking a question, while he saw all
those eyes staring at him.
What information have we about
EngadirT
81 believe 1t to be strongly forti'
fed!" stammered Bouchard.
"You believe! You have no infor
mation?" pursued Westerling.
"No, SIR" replied Bouchard. Moth
ing-nothing newl"
I'VE do seem to get little informa'
tion," said Westerling, looking hard
at Bouchard in silence-the com
bined silence Of the whole staff.
This public reproof could have but
one meaning He should soon receive
a note which would thank him politely
for his services, in the stereotyped
phrases always used for the purpose,
before announcing his transfer to a
less responsible post.
Very little, sir!" Bouchard replied
doggedly.
There is that we had from one Of
our aviators whose machine came
down in smash Just as he got over
our infantry positions on his return,
said the chief aerostatic officer. HE
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When Like Meets LIZ.


The caller at the tellers windov
was very bald, but the teller inside IA
him beaten by hairs breadth Ths,s
was still a struggling fringe aroun5
the outer border Of the callers heaS
while the teller's had long reached m
stage when he brushed his head with
a towel.
The caller had evidently imbIbsA
rather freely that day.
He took a long look at the tello,
smiled a smirking, quizzical smfp
then reached into his vest pocket and
extracted a fat cigar.
"Shey, old feller," he mumbled.
thrusting the cigar between the win.
dow bars, "have one on me. ANYBODY
that's as baldheaded as you deserves
a treat!"
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
New System.

When you get out of this peniten.
tiary," said the warden, you'll be able
to earn your own living and look the
world in the face"
Il hope so,' answered the prisoner.
But | want you to promise me one
thing"
What is it?"
There's, lot of these people who
don't want to see me get along. Don't
you let them put up any schemes to
get me fired out of here before my
term is completed"
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
Arrest for Debt.

While imprisonment for debt as n
at one time existed in English and
American law, by which a debtor
might be arrested and imprisoned for
mere liability to pay his creditor. no
longer exists in the United States, the
statutes of the majority Of the states
provide for the arrest Of a defendant
In a civil action under certain condi.
tions, such as fraud. o. tOtts, or am.
bozzlsmant, eta
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
CHAPTER XVII.
Thumbs Down for souohard.

Thumbs Down for Bouchard.
Haggard and at bay, Bouchard faced
the circle Of frowns around the pol
ished expanse Of that precious heir
loom, the dining-room table of the Gal
lands. The dreaded reckoning of the
apprehensions which kept him rest
lessly awake at night had come at the
next star council after the fall of the
Twin Boulder Redoubt. With the last
approach to the main line Of defense
cleared, one chapter Of the war was
finished. But the officers did not man
ifest the elation that the occasion
called for, which is not saying that
they were discouraged. They had no
doubt that eventually the Grays would
dictate peace in the Browns capital.
Exactly stated, their mood was one Of
repressed professional irritation, Not
until the third attempt was Twin Boul-
der 'Redoubt taken. AS far as results
were concerned, the nicely planned
first assault might have been a stroke
Of strategy by the Browns to drive
the Grays into an impassable fire zone.
"The trouble is we are not in.
formed" exclaimed Turcas, opening
his thin lips even less than usual, but
twisting them in significant manher
as he gave his words a rasping en-
phasis. The others hastened to follow
his lead with equal candor.
Exactly. We have no reports of
their artillery strength, which we had
greatly underestimated," said the
chief Of artillery.
"0ur maps Of their forts could not
be less correct II revealed to US for
purposes of deceit. Again and again
we have thought that we had them
surprised, only to be surprised our
selves. In short, they know what we
are doing and we don't know what
they are doing!" said the tactical ex-
pert.
There the chief Of the aerostatic di.
vision took the defensive.
They certainly don't learn our plans
with their planes and dirigibles!" he
declared energetically.
Hardly, when we never see them
over our lines"
"The Browns are acting on the de-
fensive in the air as well as on the
earth!"
But our own planes and dirigibles
bring little news" said Turcas. 81
mean, those that return" he added
pungently.
"And few do return. My men are
not wanting in courage!" replied the
chief aerostatic officer. Immediately
we get over the Brown lines the
Browns, who keep cruising to and fro,
are on us like hawks. They risk any
thing to bring US down. When we de.
scend low we strike the fire of their
high-angle guns, which are distributed
the length OF the frontier. l believe
both their aerial feet and their high.
angle artillery were greatly under.
estimated. Finally, cannot reduce
my force too much in scouting or they
might take the offensive"
Another case Of not being in.
formedl" concluded Turcas, returning
grimly to his point.
He looked at Bouchard, and every
one began looking at Bouchard. If the
Gray tacticians had been outplayed by
their opponents, II their losses for the
ground gained exceeded calculations,
then 1t was good to have scape-
goat for their professional mistakes,
Bouchard was Westerling's choice fol-
chief Of intelligence. His blind 10y.
atty was pleasing to his superior, who,
hitherto. had promptly silenced any
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He got no further. His words were
drowned by the outburst Of one Of the
younger members Of the stan, who
had either to laugh or choke at the
picture of this deep-eyed, spectral sort
of man, known as q woman-hater, In
his revelation Of the farcical source
OF his suspicious.
''Why not include Clarissa Eileen?"
some one asked, starting a chorus Of
satirical exclamations.
"How do they get through the linef"
"Yes, past a wall Of bayonets?"
when not even a soldier in uni-
form is allowed to move away from
his command without pass2"
by wireless?"
Perhaps by telepathyl"
"Unless," said the chief Of the aero
static division, grinning, "Bouchard
lends them the use Of our own wires
through the capital and around by the
neutral countries across the Brown
frontier!"
But the correct plans and location
Of their forts and the numbers Of their
heavy guns and Of their planes and
dirigibles-your failure to have this
information is not the result Of any
leak from our stan since the war be-
gan," said Turcas in his dry, pene-
trating voice, clearing the air Of the
smoke Of scattered explosions.
"All were staring at Bouchard again.
What answer had he to this? He was
in the box, the evidence stated by the
prosecutor. Let him speak!
He was fairly beside himself in q
paroxysm Of rage and struck at the
air with his clenched f1st.
- - Lanstron!" he cried.
There's no purpose in that. He
can't hear you'll" said Turcas, dryly as
ever.
"He might, through the leak" said
the chief aerostatio officer, who con-
sidered that many of his gallant sub
ordinates had lost their lives through
Bouchards ineficiency. perhaps Cla-
rissa Eileen has already telepathically
wigwagged it to him"
To lose your temper at staf coun-
ell is most unbecoming. Turcas would
have kept his If hit in the back by a
fool automobllist. Westerling had now
recovered his. He was again the su-
| narman in command
1T is for you and not for US to
locate the leak; yes, for youl" he
said "That is all on the subject for
the present" he added In tone of
mixed pity and contempt, which left
Bouchard freed from the stare Of his
colleagues and in the miserable com
pany of his humiliation.
CTo BE CONTINUED.)
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Too Hard for Them.

IF the English were fighting on
the Russian and Polish border there
is one report which never could be-
made of them"
What's that?"
"That they were meeting with pro
uounced successes"
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
And Not In Vain.

Mrs. Bridey lin china shOp)-'Bus
only want the teapot and the sugar
bowl. Don't you break the SetSF
Clerk-'No, ma'am. We generally
leave that to the servants Of our Gus
toners"
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
A Variation.

as the five-cent loaf thing Of the
past?"
mo. It's still possible to LOAF an
hour in a picture show for that price
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16

Twenty-nine states are now produ'
ing coal on a commercial scale.
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16

Nothing worries some women nAs
troubles that failed to develop
The Southern herald., 1915-04-16
Very Much So

Very Much So.
"I heard of a duel lately wnlca
was fought with wax bullets.
THAT was quite a Cereous matter
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-23

though In a dream. When closing
time arrived she had still failed to
come to any conclusion. She loved
Tom. All her impulses were to go to
him. And yet
She walked homeward, consider
ing. The sense Of physical motion
was a relief to her distressed spirit.
She had stayed at the store later than
the rest, to finish some stock sort
ing, and it was nearly nine in the
evening when she found herself near
her boarding house and traversing
the most brilliantly lighted portion of
the white way" Men in evening
dress, escorting women in fashion
able attire, descended from taxis at
the theater doors. Everywhere was
an air Of gayety. And she, hungry
as she was for little hold upon life,
a little happiness and brightness in
the dull routine of her existence,
thought longingly Of Tom.
"Why not?" she asked herself de-
family.
And suddenly she saw, reflected in
a mirror at the entrance to one of the
flasher but less fashionable restau-
rants, the faces of Dodsleigh and lit
tie Maggie PTyce.
The girls face was flushed, there
was wine upon the table, and Maggie
was leaning with both elbows on the
table and listening \ to DodsIeigh's
words.
A sudden thrill of terror passed
over Jean. She knew too well Dods-
leigh's reputation. She knew that he
was not the man to have asked little
Maggie Pryce to accompany him to
dinner for any good purpose. And, |
anyway, it was shameful.
She felt as much responsible for the |
girls welfare as if She were in fact
their mother. She had always been |
SO scrupuIous with them. And he was
giving Maggie wine!
Cto hoH fpuocffcrofoT NTorr,-so5r, /
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been afraid for Maggie; she knew
that the child's instincts were not
rooted on any depth of principle How
easy it would be for any man to I'LL =
Maggie's weak head with nonsense.
Suddenly she walked straight into
the restaurant and up to the little Ia 81
BILE at which they sat. She hardly RI
knew that she was going there; some nj
power seemed to have taken pOsses-
sion, of her and to be leading her 81
against her will 50 1
She saw Maggie start Yiolentlyand u
DOdsleigh look up with an 'ugly u
sneer. rs e. 9E
"Sit down, Miss Rae. The moEethe 81.
merrier, you know" he said with a
grin. 5GE q
Maggie, I want you to comedwith
me, said Jean. II
Jealous, eh, Miss Rae?" asked II
Dodsleigh. Say! Some day Mistake 6
you out, if you're real nice to me,7R
maybe" ri d
Maggie, do you know that this
man has a wife and children?" asked q
Jean. -f III
Maggie was looking up at her un-l3L+
decidedly. Her weak little will swas q,
easily overcome; just now she was ,,
more in terror at having been dis q.
covered than at anything else.If15 t.
Come, Maggie, dear" said Jean. a-
She took the girl by. the arm. Mag &
gle began crying eOnvulsiVely. 9f4- 81
"See hereY' began DodesleighII IS
'T'1 see you tomorrow, Mr.. Dods-f
leigh" answered Jean. Maggie, d-
dearw d T
She led her through the restaurant
among the staring faces. Dodsleigh l
followed them, and then, at the en- #
trance, seeing that he had failed, u
turned away with a curse. nor
Jean called a taXicab and put Mag A.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
BIG ROCKAWAY AUCTION.
100 Lots and 2 Houses mt Edge
mere Crest to Go.

The property of the Edgemere Cres:
Company on the ocean front AZ Far
Rockaway ia TO be sold at auction the
latter part Of the month. The company
holds about 400 lots and seven dwellings
which will 60 to the highest bidders at
the sale. which vii, begin Saturday after
noon. July -. and will he continued
VI uday and Tuesday evenings or until
the property has been disposed Of.
tbs is an innovation In auction sales.
But IL IL possible because Of the season
and a natural inclination for the public
70 get TO the cool scashore on hot nights,
The property Is being offered at auction
rs the Edgemere Crest Company has
decided to wird up It's activities in that
section. which began about six years ago.
The property has all surface and sub
surface Improvements according TO n
statement made by the NJ. Morgcnthau.
,Jr. Company. which will auction the
property. with the assistance OF Fitz-
James T.. Browne. the Canadian auc-
tiorecr. To facilitate the sale the COM
pany has agreed 10 permit 90 per cent. of
the purchase price to be paid of In
monthly irs;nlments.
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70 MAKE BRIGHTON
BIG WINTER RESORT
Nearby Beach to Have Many
improvements to Compete
With Atlantic City.

p~iartor reach Is TO he made an Nil
vcar resort Il preliminary plans. involv-
H., me expenditure of more than half
a million dollars. now under way are
.,c.,seful. ChauuCey Marshall, who
controls the Brighton Beach Develop
mont company. is the ma behind tho
venture He has made n study of eli
matte conditions, which, he says. have
c,n,,usiycly proved that there are NOR,
nle1sant winter days at brighton Beach
han Atlantic city can boast Of.
Plans for entertainment during thu
fa,l. p.nter and early spring months
include indoor surf bathing. indoor ten
MS and handball. n big moving picture
theatre. a variety of indoor fun for lit
Tie folks. and the reconstruction OF the
stree, which leads from the Brighton
Beach station Of the u. II. T. to the
Brighton Beach Motordrome into an
sy9nue TO be known as the Avenue ~
Little Shop, which will have n Partisan
cafe. an italian restaurant. an English
tea room and various shops where use.
ful articles from every corner OF the
world may be purchased.
Work Of reconstructir. the Avenue
Of Little Shop Inc making the vari-
ous enclosures and the installation OF
the most improved heating and lighting
devices. will he started the day after
Labor Day. The most important OF all
will be the glass covering Of the biz
Brighton Beach pool. which is circular r,
and the water of which flows In from
the ocean.
The plan for enclosing the tennis
courts Is not yet completed. There ar,
thirteen courts, and 1t is probable tina
only -four will he enclosed In glass.
Mr.. Marshall said that his plans 70,
the future included the construction oi
a great modern hotel at Brighton Beach
He believes that such a hotel. fun,
equipped for the winter, would be occu-
pied the year round by New Workers
and visitors 10 the city. just as the Al.
lantic City hotels are.
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GIRLS SCHOOL At sCARsDALE.

Fish & Marvin have leased FOR Eu-
gene Rcynal of New York and Newport
he estate ut Scarsdalc TO tho Misses
T~ewksbury Of New Mclford. Conn. The
TeHksbury school for girls. Inglcsidc.
II one OF tho best known schools In the
country and has been located AZ New
Melford, Conn. for many years. The
Reynal estate comprises over fifty acres
OF high land. Tho main residence is n
fireproof stone structure. which took
over two years In building. There are
more than fifty rooms. twenty baths.
a swimminH pool and gymnasium. The
lease. which invoices over 500. 600. is
for a term Of years with the option Of
purchase.
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ls4th street and Beach 141st street. at
the southerly boundary of Neponsit ;
also practically all the three blocks sur
rounding the house. dock and tennis
courts OF the Belle IIarbor Yacht Club
and facing on Bays!de drive tho bay
beach front, Beach 125th street TO l2Sth
street, and n number or scattered par
cells in blocks OF two to eleven lots.
Except for the ocean frontage every
one Of the blocks OF lots 10 be solL
is improved with residences that have
cost $4,000 to $4,000 each TO construct.
North OF the unimproved ocean frontage
m w shington avenue the higher grade
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
Tn AIDING IN NEWARK ACTIVE.

Feist & F''st sold several proper;ics
In Newarii last week. Among them
were apartments. q dwelling and a fac
tory site. To Albert Alsopp thev sold
tie large apartment a. 81 to ~ Mail
s'roa;. East Orange. FOR The Arcanl
Realty COMPANY The building was re-
comfy completed on a plot llG feet on
Main street. running through to Hedden
pace; also the plot at - AMI - Hlw-
tho-nc averre 20 Jack II Lehman. who
Will s!c'' a three story apartment
house. Jacob l.. Schwartz bought
THROUGH the Fcists - and ~ West Kin
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The map OF Belle Harbor. l.. l.. Is to be
amended so us to provide for PA beach
and ocean front lots. mostly 20 by 100
ieet, embracing the 1000 feet frontage
TO he sold at auction by Joseph i. Day
on the premises on Saturday. July 81,
ana VI nday, August 2. The same sale
VIII include AS other lots. composing
We remainder of all the vacant lahd
owned at Belle Harbor by the West
Rockaway Land Company, Frederick d.
Lancaster president, which Includes
Practically the seven blocks between
tays!le avenu and Beach channel
orEc- facinR jamaica Bay between
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
Scene of Big Seaside Auction Sale to Be
Held Soon--Belle Harbor on RockaWay Coast

ocean frontage Is expected to bring
under the spur OF competition there are
several blocks Of lots In the Jamaica
Bay and Beach Channel Drive district,
which also has the advantage of being
less restricted as to cost OF construction.
character and occupation OF building.
This is the only extensive stretch OF
ocean and beach frontage now vacant
and available for Improvement In the
Rockaway zone OF the city OF New York
and under the terms OF the approach
ing sale must be sold In separate lots.
absolutely n without reserve, to the
highest bidders.