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him immediate relief. and he felt a thrill
of confidence in himself and the rightness
of things in general; an assurance. an
optimistic outlook most of us have been
conscious of after a dinner that leaves
nothing in the way Of food to be desired.
He tried to analyze this sense of buoy
ancy as he walked along back to his
Office and thought of the presumptuous
conceit of Man in fancying himself fine,
spiritual aspiring, when. his material ap-
petite satisfied, he turned urgently to the
pursuits of better" things. He saw he
had allowed himself for moment to
grow misa nthropic-a thing unfair to the
beauty of the day-a thing unfair to those
fine STRINGS which perfection in any
CONGRATULATIONS made on him. and
he laughed his cynicism completely to
rout.
He bought an extra" from a news
boy, folded it carelessly under his arm.
and assembled to his office. AS he threw
the sheet on his desk it fell face upward.
and the words Attorneys Wife Is Co.
respondent in Divorce Suit" staring out
at him in big black type stretched clear
across the page. Maybe it vas some one
he knew. He took the sheet up and
carefully read the subheadinSs. Mrs.
Willard Fall call" he gaspedD Charges
She Found Mrs. Ray r.orris and Mr.. Fail
Embracing
The sheet fell from his nerveless
fingers and he swallowed hard a few
times to moisten his throat and mouth,
which had suddenly become dry. Then
came a reaction from his nerveless I'M
realization; he felt weak shaking
throughout his whole body. and was
conscious of heart pulsing in great.
uneven jumps. The mpnstrousness. the
biol 90 hot eta ,-I,,rr
incredible. 1t was hideous, foul His
wife and Fall! Why. they hardly knew
one another, He tried TO understand it
tried to put mis- thoughts in the same
consecutive order he always had them
when he pleaded a case in court. The
effort was not successful but he got
sufficient control of his reason to look
back broadly over the events OF the
last few days.
The one event that distinguished the
last few days from year of happy,
uneventful marriage was EtheIs in
sistent. hysterical demand to send
Myra Foster away from his office. In
she had expressed an I'M
willing doubt "a doubt nevertheless)
that his relations with the girl were
all they should he. He knew his rela-
lions with Myra Foster were simple.
honest businesslike. and that thought.
combined with his wife's suspicion,
suggested to him insidiously, but GER
tainly. that her suspicion Of him might
be but a blind for her relations with
Fall. Good God, what hideous
thought. He picked up his phone re-
ceiver clicked the hook nervously
many times, and after what seemed an
unusual wait, was connected with his
home.
Hello. Mrs. Norris. please. This is
Mr.. Norris"
Mrs. Norris Is not In, sir. She left
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spend the remainder of his days be-
hind the walls of the State peniten-
| tiary at Richmond.
Wilson was convicted of theft OF
| chickens this afternoon in the Circuit
Court Of Fairfax County and SEN
J fenced to the penitentiary. This will
make his third term at that institu-
tion. and all who return for the third
| time are kept for the remainder OF
their lives under the Virginia laws.
Wilson, the police say, has such an
irresistible desire for chickens that he
simply can't pass chicken or
chicken roost without going after
| some fowls.
Candidates desiring to enter the race
for State senator from this district
must file their names with Judge ]. N.
Love. of Fairfax County. not later
than June 3. The primary will be held
August and the election November j.
Such announcement is made by the
Democratic executive committee OF
the Fourteenth Senatorial district OF
Virginia. The senatorial committee
has organized with the election of
Judge J. NJ Love. chairman. Fairfax
County; Thomas H. Lion, vice chair
man, Prince William County: Walter
u. Varney, secretary, Alexandra
County.
The May ball given in the auditorium
of the Ellls' Home tonight under the
auspices OF Alexandria Lodge OF Elks
was largely attended. Following the
dance there was supper. Among
those present were a number of visi-
tors from Washington.
The Rev. Stuart l.. Russell. B. A. B..
c. n IF the Old HuXllc-
not Churches of France. will deliver an
address at 1870 o'clock Friday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert d. Brockett. 31S North Washing
ton street. taking for his subject
"Huguenot France and the War Rev
William J. Morton. rector of Christ
+. f. Church. will preside.
The funeral of Clarence E. Monroe.
which took place at $3.50 o'clock today
from St. Mary's Catholic Church. was
one Of the most largely attended held
at that church recently. Members OF
the Holy Name Band. OF which the
deceased was drum major. attended in
a body wearing their band uniforms.
The floral offerings were handsome
and numerous. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. L. F. Kelly. and burial was
made in ST. Mary's Cemetery. Active
paIlbearers were c. r. Hellmuth. f. E.
Downham. jr.. Thomas Priest. George
Dobson, Hollis Nugent. W. A. De
Vaughan. Honorary pallbearers were
John Murphy. Thomas Bayne. tr.. Will
ton Arlington. Owen Nugent, jr.. John
Ewald. owen Creegan.
Funeral services for Alonzp Fl. TRAY
ers were held at 2 o'clock THIS afternoon
at his late home, PA South Royal street.
They were conducted by Rev. Edgar Car
penter. rector of Grace p. f. Church,
and burial was made in the Presbyterian
Cemetery. The pallbearers were A. J.
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her. but found her efforts as impotent
to stand it of. as unavailing as when.
in a dream. she struggled to move her
stricken. unrespon.ive limbs and flee from
some threatening terror. She could not
fight it. neither could she fiee from it.
VI.
In awaking that morning Norris was
again visited with his dread of the pre-
Nious day that Ethel should hear of
Myras installment in his cottage before
he had an opportunity to tell her. This
him so that he ate no break
fast. but hurried to his office, trusting
the eXactions OF his business to take his
mind from the annoying thought. He
had violent headache by II O'Clock. and
II to the fact that he had
neglected his breakfast. went to an early
lunch. That was why, when Ethel called
him at l:3o he was out His lunch gave
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The fear that she herself would be
placed in a questionable position in the
eyes of her husband had outweighed
her fears for his fidelity to her. Her
trip to her mother, and her mothers
rerroach for her lack of faith had re-
solved her to tell all and stake her
future happiness on his belief in her
in the face of obviously discriminating
Now that she had whip
ped her covering courage to a desperate,
brave stand, and had made ready to
stand or fall on the strength of his love
for her-now came this filthy, gossipy
scandal-monGer with tale. which. II
IT were true-and II was only too plaus-
ible-Tould reawakcn in her her initial
doubt of his fidelity. strengthened and
Endorsed a hundred fold. She tried to
avoid. to beat down the persistent. men
acing monster of doubt that assailed
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Houses GClass
D. EDWo BLISS

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MAKE RECORD ON SUBMARINES
Ten for Britain 10 Be Completed in
This Country in Five Months.

Boston. May 2O.-The ten subma rines
which the Fore River Shipbuilding Cor
poration is constructing at Quincy for
the British government will be launched
early next month. within five months OF
the time the keels were laid. it was said
today. The trial trips will follow soon
after and the boats could be ready for
commission by July l. although they are
not to be delivered until after the war.
The average time for constructing sub
mersibles in this country has been more
than two wears.
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Church. met yesterday afternoon in the
parish hall. with Mrs. B. F. Thorne.
president. in the chair. Reports Of the
committees were presented.
The Training School for Nurses at
the Government Hospital for the In
sane has been without a permanent
since the resignation of
Miss Corrine Allen several months ago.
but il is the intention of the authori-
ties to fill this vacancy by the end of
next month. An examination will be
held on June %.
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FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION.
Robert II. Terrell Says Hi. Asset,
Arc Only SG1.JO.

Robert n. Terrell YESTERDAY filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy In the
District Supreme Court through Attor-
ney John Ridout. Terrell gives his liza
bilities as s1329l and his assets as $3.50.
The petitioner tells the court that
many of the claims grow out of suits
against me former stakeholder in
an unincorporated joint stock company
known as the Capital Savings Bank
which closed its doors November, 1902
and for whose failure l was In no way
morally responsible"
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ANACOSTIA SOCIETY ELECTS.


Mrs. {. r. Roberts President.
The Child Welfare Association. of
Anacostia. has selected the following
officers: Mrs. Charles F. Robots. pres
ident: Mrs. G. Leroy White. Vice pres
ident: Miss Little, secretary: Mrs.
George Hanes. treasurer. The final
meeting of this association will be held
before the close OF the present term.
and it is likely a social gathering will
be arranged for that time.
The Ladies' Guild, Of Emmanuel
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Funeral services for AlonzP Fl. Trav-
ers were held at o'clock this afternoon
at his late home, PA South Royal street.
They were conducted by Rev. Edgar Car
penter. rector of Grace p. f. Church,
and burial was made in the Presbyterian
Cemetery. The pallbearers were A. J.
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Pohl, George W. Bontz. John d. Nor
moyle, E. E. Downham. George W.
Brown, and Thomas Waddy.
Roger c. Sullivan. of this city, has
been elected great Junior sycamore OF
the Improved Order of Red Men OF Fir-
ginia. now in session in Bristol, Va
Clarence p. King. of Washington. to-
day entertained a number Of friends at
the bungalow of Frank NJ. Hill. several
miles below Alexandria on the Washing
ton-Virsnia Railway. The visitors came
over from Washington on the palace car
Mount Vernon.
An entertainment and euchre was given
tonight in st. Mary's Hall under the
auspices OF Council No. 81. Daughters Of
Isabella.
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In March 1.730.S62 boxes Of apples
were in 2S9 cold storage houses In tho
United States.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
TO HEAR ACTION ON
TUCKERTON STATION
Court Will Consider Case Of
French vs.. German Concerns.
Despite State of War.

TRENTON, n. j., Aug. 2.-If "A suit
can be heard in times of peace there is
no reason why 1t should not be aired In
times Of war as well, according to the
opinion OF Vice Chancellor Stevens of
the New Jersey court of chanccry. hand
ed down today, in which he decides that
the court Will hear the ACTION brought
some time ago by corporations of
France to compel corporations of Ger
many to comply with Il contract entered
INTO Tor the sale OF the wireless station
at Tuckerton. n. j.
The French concern is the Compagn!e
tniversalle de Tcleghaphc ct de Tcle-
phonie Sans Fill which entered into a
contract with the United States Service
Corporation and the Moch Freuuenx-
.Machinen Aktiengesellschaft Furdraht- =
lose Telegraphe of Berlin, in 1872 for
the transfer of the Tuckerton station.
The German concern has asked that
no action be taken saying It's country
is at war with France, and that to
carry out the contract now would cut
off communication between Germany
and the United States. The Federal
authorities recently took charge of the
Tuckerton station.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
TWO ARE HELDFOR
ALLEGED HOLD.UP
'PaIr Accused Of Attempt to Rob
Near ForrestviIIe Await Ac.
ton of Grand fury.

George Jones, twenty-three, and
George Debaum. eighteen. charged with
attempting to hold-up Philip r. Sweeney
and his wife. near F'orrestville. Md,
early last Saturday morning, were
held by Justice of the Peace Wallace
Ritchie today to await the action Of the
Prince George County grand jury.
The hearing was held in Forrestvlle
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney identified
the defendants as the men who stopped
them as they were coming to market
in Washington. Jones and Debaum
entered pleas of not guilty. and said
that they were in Alexandra Friday
night. They said their homes were In
Baltimore. and that they had gone to
Alexandria from Petersburg. where they
had been looking for work.
Th two men were arrested In Ben
ming by Policeman c. A. Strobel, Of
the Ninth precinct. late yesterday
afternoon. Early today they were
turned over to Deputy Sheriff O. s.
Pumphrey and taken at once before
Justice Richie. The grand jury will
cor,ider their case in October
The attempt to hold up Sweeney was
foilcd when he attacked the would
be robbers with his whip, striking one
of them in the face. AS the men turned
and fled they fred two shots at
Sweeney. one Of them grazing his
shoulder. \ posse Of farmers was
organized when the news of the at
tack spread. and wide but unsuccess-
ful search made for the men Satur-
day forenoon.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
(Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.)

Kitty Gray, a newspaper woman, Erds
half of broken coin, which arouses hor
curiosity and leads her to the principality
Of GretZhotfen 20 piece out the story sug-
gested by the inscription.
She calls on Count Frederick. who at
tempts to detain her. She is rescued by
Roleau, who had shadowed her as the
counts agent, and then had become her
friend.
Brought before King Michael of Gretz-
hofen, Kitty Gray, confessing the object
of her visit Is given the other half Of
the broken coin. 1t bears the words:
Torture chamber. treasures of the King
Later. fearing that the half coin will lie
stolen from her. she sends 1t back to the
King by messenger. Kitty overhears a
plot against the monarch and warns him
not to drink any wine at the ball that
evening.
The King remained sober, frustrating
the plans of Frederick TO start revolu-
tion. But when the messenger delivered
tho package from Kitty to the King the
coin had disappeared Kitty ovcrhears
Sachio plotting with another person to
overthrow Gretzhoffen, indicating that he
has intercepted her messenger and oh
tanned the half of the coin she had sent
to the King.
Roleau follows Kitty. saves her from
attack by stranger. Sachio startled by
the noise drops the coin The stranger
eeizes 1t and makes off with Kitty In pur-
suit. Later Roleau and Frederick fol-
low her. Shc traces her man to the
Dand OF desert brigands
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
EUROPE COMMITTING
SUICIDE, SAYS SAYANT
America Stands Nearby as the
Waiting Heir at Deathbed,"
Ayers German Pub|icist.
Bv CARL w. ACKERMAN,

BERLIN (via The Hacue). Aug. .
That Europe by rrolonging the world
war. is committing suicide and making
the United States the greatest world
power, IS the view taken by Prof. Georg
Simmel. authority on international poll
Cics. in an article in the Tageblatt.
"AmcriCa stands nearby as the wait
ing heir at the death bed of q rich tes-
tator," he wrote Sending ammunition
is the chief indication OF this attitude.
Europe sends not IA small part of it's for
tune to America, and the equivalent
which II receives it blows into the air.
or rather. it uses for the better eXeCu-
sion of America TO the world throne.
'The sending of ammunition is not
only commercial enterprise for the
enrichment of some pUrVeyOrS. 1t is the
first great practical impulse with which
America hopes to accelerate the western
tourn OF the hand Of worlG history. 1t
plays its arms into the hands of the
European nations, hoping they will kill
themselves for its advantage, and then
takes huge profits. America promotes in
this single attitude the weakening of
Europe in two ways 1t is a MASTER
piece of world historical SpeCula ton Is
Europe insane that it commits this hari
kari
Prof. SimmcI concluded with the dec
faration that the world still held plenty
Of room for both England and Germany.
short -sighteChresS." He suggested that
England ard Germany. working in har-
many. could not only keep the peace of
Europe. but retain for Europe "a place
on the front of the growing powers Of
America and east Asia"
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
| AND COPPER ACTIVE
Market Firmer, Marked by Gen.
eraI Advance All Along the
Line.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Stocks general
ly were frmcr and tended to further
advancement today with the principal
activity centered in the Copper group
and Industrial speciaties.
The demand for copper stocks was ex-
ceptionally good. Tennessee recorded
the largest gain in these issues, ad-
vancing 21a points to 29l. Anaconda and
Utah each sold up points, and Chino
ana inspiration made early gains OF
IA points each.
Texas OIL usually inactive, jumped S
'full points to 13S Mexican Petroleum
was but little behind Texas, Registering
"a gam of 43s points al 7G5s.
STOCKS OF corporations accredited with
war orders continued to soar. Allis-
Chalmers: at 34A. was up 2as points;
New York Air Brake, shortly after the
opening advanced to liz for 3 point
gain. but later eased off; American Can
gained points in the first hour, only
to react before noon; General Electric
made an advance of "a points, and the
locomotive stocks gained more than a
point. Maxwell Motors appeared to
have recovered from it's recent slump,
and sold up ~ points to GIN
United States Steel enjoyed its usual
activity, and reflected the effect oe
the unusually good reports in circu-
Ia ton concerning it's business with an
eAcly advance of l point to 67ts. The
other steel stocks were not SO prom
iaent as during the latter part of the
previous week.
While gains in the railroad list were
measured in fractions, railers appear
ed to be quite firm and brokers re-
/, Atchison, New York Central, New
Haven. Reading and Rock Island re-
corded advances ranging from n to
1s OF point.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
Downey Puts Check
On Federal Board Plan

COMPTROLLER of the Treasury Downey
today put a partial check upon the am
bilious plan of tho Federal Trade Com
mission TO investigate foreign selling
organizations in trade competing with
American industry.
The commission had laid out a pro-
gram. of investigation which calls for
inquiry into selling prices, prize fixing
and other trade arrangements una
agreements By foreign organizations
competing in the foreign trade. To
prosecute the inquiry the commission
desired to purchase a number of ref
erence books and indexes giving facts
and statistics OH the trade OF other
countries and their selling organiza-
tions
The Comptroller ruled today. how
ever. that the purchase of such VOL
the appropriation under which the com
mission is operating, becanuse of "A gen
eral prohibition against such purchases.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
New Company of Guard
Awaits Machine Guns

The organization of the machine gun
company of the National Guard Of the
District has been completed and Is ready
to begin drills as soon as the necessary
guns and equipment are supplied by the
War Department.
The new organization was approved
Saturday night by Capt. Horace p.
Hobbs, inspectorAnstructo for infantry,
and Major Joseph c. Castner. adjutant-
general Of the District militia. called at
The War Department today in an ef-
fort to have the acquisitions for guns
and equipment rushed.
Four machine guns have been asked
for. and 1t Is expected that they will be
delivered, together with the other equip
ment. by August TO- There will be two
officers Of the regular service--a lieuten-
ant and a sergcant-both machine gun
experts, who will be sent to camp with
the new company as instructors
The machine gun company is to be
commanded by Capt. Herbert C. Earn
shaw.
The Washington times., 1915-08-02
THE BROK EN- COIN
By EMERSON HOUGM.

of the desk. dropping her eyes TO the
level Of the drawers which In the cum
ming Of the maker had been placed pre-
cisely where the level Of the human
eye would not be apt to fall. She peerod
back into the recess from which she
hud drawn the three tight-titting draw
ers. Eeyond them she saw three little
ivory knobs.
An exclamation escaped her. Not for
nothing. then, had been her own expert
cnCe in antiques. She knew something
o. the cunning the old makers put into
secret drawers and spaces in some Of
their furniture -a"siPNcd before the time
of safes and safety vaults.
She thrust in her hand, grasped one Of
The tin" ivory knobs. and drew it gently
toward her 1t was as she had thought
-there was row of three shallow
secret drawers in the back of the desk.
hidden by the three larger ones which
originally she had drawn out. Not one
time In fifty would anyone suspect the
presence of these secret compartments
The work Of the old cabinetmaker was
beautifully done throughout. 1t had
bcen master mind and cunning Cne
which had designed it and executed it
"A strange conviction came to Kitty
quest. Hurriedly her fingers turned
over the contents of the little rccepta
cles. one held yet another miniature
beautiful thing-.of lady whose
hlSh anu lcdluits TeIIllHu-
ed her Of some face. she could not at
first tell whose. There was nothing
else.
The second was almost empty-just an
; address or SO in faded yellow papers.
treasured for some purpose, she knew
not what and could not ask.
The last drawer was filed to the
top with tissue paper which had been
| crushed down. Her hands. half trem-
bling. Kitty began to unfold this tissue
All at once she paused. her eyes gleam-
ing,
The half of the Gretzhoffen coin lay
in her hands.
She caught at the little silken cord
about her neck. pulled to view the little
chamois bag Nus suspended at her COR
sage, From this, her hands still trem-
bling in her haste. she brought out the
king s half of the coin-that which had
They match-'this DONE exclaimed
Kitty. half aloud. And indeed the
| broken edges of the coin fitted abso-
| lutelY. Her errand was done--at la
| she had succeeded.
| "Roleau." she started up now. But
| even as she did so she stopped once
more. arrested. the two halves of the
coin still held in her hand.
| There was a little window at one
side of the room. curtained window
She had not STONED TO see whether or
not it was glazed. Now through the
parted curtain of this little aperture
! she saw the leveled black barrel Of a
I revolver protruding It's aim directly at
! her rs she stood
| "Roleau"' she called once more. and
as she spoke covered away as best she
| might from the weapon whose aim was
| full upon her.