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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 confide in Fred,
eric. | am afraid they have but little
in common. oh, ! 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 han before.
I'm sorry | spoke as | 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 vas a moment of silence.
Some day, Lydia, you will tell me
about Mr.. Brood's other wife"
"She died many years ago" said the
girl, eyasiyely.
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
Dom and its contents.
Great lanterns hung suspended be-
side the shrine, but were now un-
lighted On the table at which Brood
professed 10 work stood a huge lamp
with a lacelike screen of gold. When
lighted a soft, mellow glow oozed
through the shade TO create a 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 MS falrytike sI,iendor
reigned the serene, melting influence
OF the god to whom James Brood was
Won't to confess himself! The spell
of the golden image dominated every
thing.
In the midst OF the magniicence
moved the two women, one absurdly
out Of touch with her surroundings,
yet a 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-
fiected 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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fCu VIII MOI miSS Ter, ! am ouTS.
the arm of her chair, looking down al
the singularly pallid face.
But should love have the power tc
brighten one?"
Brighten, my darling"
"Oh, it is not you who are fright
ened,' she cried. You are the man
But I-ah, am only the woman"
He stared. What an odd way tc
put it. dear" Then he drew back
struck by the curious CLEAN of mock
cry In her eyes.
Was it like this twenty-five years
ago?" she asked.
He managed to smile. Are you
jealous?"
Tell me about her"
His face hardened. "Some other
time, not now"
You have never told me hel
name"
He faced her, his eyes as cold as
steel. Il may as we'll tell you now
Yvonne. that her name is never men,
toned in this house"
She seemed to shrink down farther
in the chair.
"Why?" she asked, an insistent note
in her voice.
1T isn't necessary to explain" He
walked away from her to the window,
and stood looking u over the bleak
little courtyard. Neither spoke fol-
many minutes. and yet he knew that
her questioning gaze vas upon him
and that when he turned to h again
she would ask still another question,
He tried to think of something to say
| that would turn her away from this
hated subject.
isn't IL time for you to dress. dear
est? The Cummings live pretty far up
north and the going will be bad with
Fifth avenue piled up with snow"
Doesn't Frederic ever mention his
| mothers manner" came the question
that he feared before it was uttered.
Il am not certain that he knows her
NAME" said he levelly. The knuckles
OF his hands, clenched tightly behind
his back. were white. HE has never
heard me utter It."
She looked at him darkly. There
was something in her eyes that caused
him to shift his own steady gaze un-
comfortably. He could not have ex-
planned what Il but It gave him c
curiously uneasy feeling, as OF i'm.
pending peril. II was not unlike the
-:ss sxDsiosS; tsouxn dsnnits
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-vne can DE lonely even IN tine nea
OF a thropg.' she said graphically. mo.
James. VIII not have him sent away"
He was silent for a moment w
will leave 1t to Frederic" he said.
Her face Frightened. THAT Is all l
ask. He will stay"
There vas another pause. You two
have become very good friends.
Yvonne."
He is devoted TO me-"
She blew cigarette smoke In bis face
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SYNOPSIS

In tho New York home Of James Brood
Dawes and Riggs. his two old pensioners
and comrades, await the coming oil
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 "A word. Frederic
tells Lydia Desmond. his ~fiancee. 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 "a
cool Frederic's temper az the impending
changes. Brood and his bride arrive. She
wins irederic's liking at first meeting
Brood shows dislike and yelled hostility u
his son. Lydia and Mrs. Brood meet In
the jade-room. where Lydia works as
Erood's secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-15

doors. for the most part.
G. II. Bissstt Of tho university
will give an address on tho train
en- route 20 Tacoma Thursday. All
O..W. officials have been ordered 20
make the trip.
Bathing and boating At a picnic NJ
AM is scheduled for Wednesday
afternoon. The morning will be
given over TO business meeting.
Mayor GIN greeted the visiting
delegates TO the national convention
of tho Association for the Study
and Prevention OF Tuberculosis
Monday night. after tho guests had
been informally received nj Ply.
mouth church. Or. Edward o. Otis
~ Boston spoke.
At . o'clock Tuesday Preaiden,
Geo. VI. kober Of the national Rsso.
citation addressed a general NEE,
Ing. followed by tho report Of tho
executive office. At 10. meetings
of the clinical and sociological sec
tons were held.
During the afternoon guests mo
tored over the boulevards. At 7 the
entire assembly win have dinner At
the Washington Annex. The Patio
logical section viii NEE, ut s;i6
y, m.
on Wednesday. the closing day,
business meetings will be held in
the morning. followed by a trip over
the Sound by steamer. A clam bake
at Tacoma will be feature OF the
trip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-15
After the War-What?

WHATS going happen commercially the United States of America
w after the war?
Republican organs predict disaster With the present tariff they say
Europe will again flood markets with the products cheap labor
while depleted purchasing power will force her to abandon our MANI
featured products to large extent .
Which, upon the face of it laeous argument II only Tor inc
cheap labor Europe after the war eNactS lis
toll, will he kept very busy reconst1ctng Europe.
democratic press claims that by admitting
products low tariff manufacturers VIII nc SUM
greater and higher grade of products etc. etc
knows. undertake to predict the
effects commercially of the either to to Europe There must
aignmens, coalitions. in trade as wen in politics
The main thing for the United States TO do to seize the oppo
strengthen its trade relations with neuraS particularly with
American negbos and increase facilities tor deliver
products in American-owned vessels
inevitably bring this result demonstrated by the
large American merchandise carriers already shown
commercial viewpoint this hardly SeaSonable time for
political agitation 'hose-swapping'
The tariff working fairly satisfactory manner and should be
alone until what kind of tariff wall the bigger
the world TO build around TO encourage
manufacturers after peace is declared
Apart national politics should be suhordnaed
being concerted effort by all parties guide the ship
troubled which surround IT, It's folly to hunt
trouble when there's plenty hand
It's perfectly safe sumise TO that the American public would
eschw politics altogether time could and de
vote its time to garnerg of the returning prosperity which
cowdng it, because spite Of the democratic administration
and the present tariff.
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TODAY'S BEAUTY
SUGGESTIONS

Face powder simply covers up an
unatiractive complexion and leaves
mo lasting benefits. Those who
have tried simple spurmax face
lotion find 1t much better. IA II re-
moves skin discoloraiions. such "a
freckles and tan. aud makns the
skin smooth. white and yelyety.
This lotion In made by diasolvinE
four ounces OF apurmax IN one.hnlf
pint hot water. then adding two
teaspooufuls glycerine. This com.
plexlon beautifier does not rub off
or show like powder. rnd Eives a
more refined appearance. II re-.
moves both shinlness and s1llow.
ness. rapidly giving the skin a per.
manent healthy. youthful appear
ance.
An especially fine rhampoo for
this weather can be had Mt trifl'ng
expense by dissolving a teaspoon.
full OF canthrox In a cup OF hot wa
ter. Pour slowly on scalp aud mas.
sage briskly. This creates a sooth.
ing. cooling lather that dissolves
and removes all dandrtIf, excess
oil and dirt. Hinsing leaves the
scalp Epotlessly clean. soft and
plant, while the hair takes on n
glossy richness of natural color.
also a fluffiness which makes II
seem very much heavier than II Ia.
After csnthrox shampoo arrnng.
ing the hair IN pleasure. --Adver
tisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-15
Legal Logic


THE New Jersey court held that because the Tennessee Coal and Iron
producing only ~ cent of the steel of the
gobbng by the steel did make The
latter combination in restraint of trade.
The lesson is obvious Let monopoly the business
competitor the crowdng down to ~ per cent the bust
be swallowed
THE TENNESSEE COMPANY OWNED THE GREATEST IRON
ORE RESERVE IN THE UNITED STATES That
was what the steel trust bought That made by nature and by
right belongs to the whole people But yielding
~ cent the manufactured steel the though
might make perfect monopoly assured fact when the
worked did make the
stran of iradel
Such Jersey court logic.
Well thank heaven, the single still abroad teaching
the RIGHT OF ALL MEN THE EARTH they born
HUNDRED OF in cctici
OF the visited Seattle yesterday They're what the d
TAFT SAYS he'll
leaves its fads nostms and ms" behind Meaning Teddy Bill?
andt hour dis
what he likes talk
SOME ONE throws
himself
THOSE MILITARY drives Europe right
THERE WAS big fuss about Wilson's
20 lines The editors probably
Wilson girls make habit Of it. be
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,urss the CITY the whole $4,000.

hurse the eity the whole $4,000.
That's their way.
The old "scclesiaHtical" Kind OF
convention In not for the yardmas.
tiers. They'd rather pay the s. fine
imposed for missing a meeting aud
40 out and spend few more seeing
the city.
They are still sympaihiHing with
A. c. ConFoy Of Duluth.
Somebody stole Conroys worldly
effects. to.wit Hls wardrobe.
purse. carpet slippers. everything
but his nightle. shortly after he lief,
Duluth.
OF course. none Of the boys knows
Who did g.
But Con" had TO travel thou
sand.odd miles TO Seattle. clad only
In a xephyry scAnt two yards ol
linen and worried expression.
And because the excitemen; was
pail.ng somewhat for the boys
Con" put in the last 30 minutes on
tho train parading up and down the
aisle OF their private car with his
knees strapped together.
II cost him IL impresaionisi
neekties because he sat down once
That's one Kind OF n convention
over nj Plymouth church there's
another sort.
Tskm asfaaasau a. n w~ra, 1aurna
are women. There are some few
long faced men standing about with
their hands in their pockets when
they are not speaking OF germs and
things from the platform.
And roses. There are thousands OF
them.
And Gin n church. tool punch was
served Monday afternoon.
so. perhaps Webster was right
when he defined the word "conven.
ton" but it's cinch he lived be.
fore the day OF the United Yardmas-
ters.
The yardmaaters went on n sight.
seeing trip over the boulevards
Tuesday morning. leaving the hotel
at ? o'clock. Tuesday afternoon
they we're tho guests of the O.-W. II.
G. N. Co, on trip thru the yards
OF all local railroads.
Monday evening they attended
the Liberty theatre with their
wives The day had been spent in
business sessions behind closed
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thought they'd make ye carry yer
own coal"
Battling Case
You'll have TO quit smoking
said the physician.
II don't smoke"
Then you'll have 10 quit drink.
ing"
Il don't drink"
Haven't you any habits"
None at all. except taking med
ielne."
My dear. everybody says young
Stayiate. who is counting our Jane.
IL a coming man"
Wei. would like him better II
he were more Of a going one"
Answering an Alarm
The swain had proposed for the
hand OF the village beauty and had
been accepted.
He had bought the ongagemens
ring and was harrying 10 the homo
OF his adored one. A friend stop
ped him TO make inquiry coucern.
lng his haste.
eHalloa. there. Bob. Is there Q
fire.
Yes" replied Bob. with what
breath he had left: my hearts On
fire, and I'm going now to ring he
village belle"
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A CONVENTION-WHAT 1T IS!

coNvEnrios-A formal recognized meeting
smby for civil ecclesiastical puposeswebsers I'm
pera Dictionary
CONVENTION - Something worth $4,000 in single to
|seatte-seats Chamber OF Commerce.
medical brains
r B So
elety o study Prevention Of Tube~euoss
CONVENTIONAL getting together OF
railroad spread little harneY and
ride all Duuh Seattle In his nighueund Yard
m masters Association of America
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A Suuint Into the Future


w They wear rings their and in their noses!
Bells will tinkle their feet
James Henry Tate Jr, of Denver Colo.
Tate processes have "gi tongues and power OF healing
Certain that the gentleman has gift of tongues for listen 10
his further remarks:
War will last year. month, day, one hour.
Churches will fail through ignorance of evil
America will perish.
Liquor will be discarded
goes further, using his wonderful gift
columns revealing the of the uurething
going happen and to children the forty
generation Lightly and cheuy he dwe everything
from women's fashions world
Such prophets with eaSyunnng balbenged tongues not
entirely vaues For thing after hear what they DO
usually know what WON'T happen.
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i N0ST.s1ba


Pats Enterprise
Two irishmen were crossing the
ocean on the way to America. On
the voyage Pat died. Preparations
we're made for the burial at sea.
but the lead weights customariiy
used in such cases were lost, and
chunks of coal were substituted.
Everything was finally ready for the
last rites. and long and earnestly
did Michael look at his friend. III.
nally he blurted out. sorrowfully:
Well. Pat. always knew We
were goin' there. but I'm hanged II
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den reduction I'm
their weight as
they are over an
addition OF a few
pounds OF avoir
dupois, the human
race would be
far better off.
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Seattle Convention City! What the Dickens
Is a Convention, Anyway? Reporter Visits
Two of EN-, Now Going on to Find Out

Seattle 10 spending $4,000
this year TO make Seattle the
convention city"
The question arises. what 10
ia convention"
Two such affairs are nos IN.
der way here--the national cor.
ventlon Of the Assoc latlon fer
the STUDY ard Prevention Of To.
bereulosls, at Plymouth church.
and the second annual eensen.
sion Of the United fsrdmasters
Of America. at the New Rich.
rond hotel.
" you care TO give both the
onee-ovor. you ~iIi undoubtedly
come TO the conclusion that
conventions are about ss near
alike a. the toothaehe ard 90.
ing fishing.
Yet" said Roy O. Hadiey. a.
sistant secretary Of the Chamber o
Commerce. Seattle viii benefit b,
these conventions Perhaps not 81
rec,ly IL. perhapa wr won
get our money back right on tn
spot-but Indirectly. Eyentnali.
Seattle will profit"
Hadloy probably hadnt gone q
the yardmaEtcrS convention.
II he had. he might have differ
sut visw.
II the Yardmastsrs' association
delegates we're 10 stay here
month. II IL n pretty safe bet they
drop enough loose change TO rein
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KEEP WELL

n the majority OF people were
as much distressed about the sud.
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But vanity leads the average
individual TO look upon slender.
ness OF figure as being deslr-
able at any cost. ~ II were not
for this thousands Of eases Of
tuberculosis might be discov.
cred and checked In the early
stages OF the disease.
One OF the early symptoms OF
tuberculosis la loss OF weight.
Any decided decrease should be
watched with suspicion. II often
means that the general bodily
functions are not all that they
should be. II is certain under any
circumstances TO indicate that
ones physical resistance Ia being
lowered and this In itself opens the
way TO unusual chances OF disease.
II this loss In weight IN accom-.
panied by loss OF appetite. night
Hweats or persistent cough or
cold, physician should be con.
suited and nourishing food. plenty
of rest. and long hours OF sleep In
the fresh air should be resorted to
In an effort to build MP the body.
An excess OF weight, particularly
when II means an Increase OF girth,
is danger sign However. while
people VIII wear rubber Jackets,
diet and resort 10 violent exercise
10 reduce. Il In vanity that is re-.
sponsible In the majority of cases.
People will neglect themselves
for months when decreasing weight
should warn them as surely as the
falling barometer denotes com.
Ing storm. that their physical well
being ia In jeopardy.
A small, red itching plmple
Is the first indication OF a boil.
A boil Is cireumscrlbed In
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A small, red itching plmple
Is the first indication OF q boil.
A boil ls a cireumscrlbed In
fammstory process caused by
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Where Lies the Fault?

prohibition initiated adopted by the vot
Washington should be successful in the will be because
Secretary State NJ Howell either deliberately by negligence
failed to perform his duties
The chief argument knocking the initiative and referendum
amendment the consuonand consequently initiative
law adopted since hen that Secretary of State Howell failed
the necessary legal notices the the various counties
One neglect deliberate intent makes laughing stock Of
the entire s the courts should sustain the attack the prohibition
law.
The law plain The secretary of state puhlca
Of 90 days prior election Howell didn't do
counties
Why didn't he? Who knows?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-12
BRITISH WAR COUNCIL
FORMALLY ANNOUNCED
Kitchener Not u Member. but
May Be on His Return
From Near East.

IoNpoN. Nov. I1.-Prcmier Asdu!th
announced To the House Of Commons to-
day the personnel Of the new Wal con-
mittee OF the Cabinet. The committee
will comprise
Premier Aspuith. who ~ acting also
as Secretary for Wat In the absence OF
Lord Kitchener: Arthur Baifour, FIRST
Lord OF the Admiralty Andrew Bonar
Law, Colonial secretary Reginald Nc
kenna, Chancellor of the ExChequer,
and David Lloyd George. Minister of
Munitions.
The House Of Commons already had
been Informed that Mr.. AsIuith, Mr..
Balfour and Mr.. Lloyd George would
be ON the committee. II has been I-e-
sumcd that Lord Kitchener. ~ Secrc-
tary for War. would be included. hu,
his present trip TO the Near East pre-
cluded that. Interest was expressed
to-day in the question whether Lord
Kitchener. who has not resigned his
Socretaryship and whose absence Is att
nounced as only temporary. Will become
"a member OF the new committee on his
return and. If so. whether the committee
will be enlarged TO admit him or ON.
OF the present members vii. resign 10
give him room.
announcement has been made that Sir
Edward Grey. although not "A member of
the committee. viii he asked 10 toin
in its deliberations when foreign affairs
are concerned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-12
ZEALANDIA OUTSIDE
LIMIT, BRITISH SAY
Not Within Mexican Waters
When Searched. II Is
Declared.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1l.-No further
partment to-day In regard to the re-
ported forc!ble search OF the American
steamship ~Hcalandia. while lying on
Progresso. Mexico. by n party from a
British cruiser.
The state Dcpartmca; las called upon
to Consulate AZ rrogreso for u COM
plete rpor, about the Incident. and also
has called IL TO the attention Of the
British Government through AmhnssJ-
dor Page. Tho British Embassy. Il was
learned to-day. has also asked It's repre-
sentative at T'rogreso for a statement
OF what occurred.
That there IL much doubt as TO
whether the United States will make
any protest in the matter was admitted
to-day. According to IA report received
at the British Embassy recently, the
Healandia has been lying NOR. than
thVc miles off shore at progrcso n
hence was not within the territorial
waters Of Mexico. The impression
gained from the first despatch received
here was that the Xealandia was for
'l'ly S'hICH'l Nlll4e IN NlsN!ttI Jurlsu1C-
ton.
II subsequent reports show that the
IealanJla was outside the territorial
waters of Mexico there will be no pro-
test. II it Is shown. however, that
she was boarded 10y u British search
party while within the three mile limit
i rigorUls protect may be sent to Great
Britain.
Even IN event She was within the
thrc" mil" limit the question will arise
whether or not the Zcnlandla was armed.
II she was armed II was pointed out
hat doubtless tho Mexican authorities
were not In position to compel her
to leave Mexican waters within twenty
four hours after her arrival. on the
other hand, Il is believed II the X-a-
landia had been found by the British
10 be armed tho cruiser would hav.
attacked her.
There has been much mystery about
the Iealandia IL being charged by Brit
ish agents that she took on IA crew Of
Germans before leaving Pensacola .
that there was no reason for her taking
II cargo of resin to Mexican waters.
and that she flew the German colors
while. at sen,
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GALLIENI NO BUREAUCRAr.
French War Minister Order.
speedy Action ON Al Questiop.,

PANS, Nov. 1.-THE traditional red
tape system Of the army adminis,ra-
ton has received u body blow at H..
hands az lei GallI,ul. the new War
Minister. In q circular to c.vil and milf
tary heads Gen. Gallieni asserts too
much time and paper are wasted on
trivial questions War calls for ra,id!tv
in reaching decisions, he emphasizes.
and therefore the system must he de-
centralized
Each official must hereafter Use his
own judgment and must refer 10 the
Minister only such questions as Involve
his ministerial responsibility. Those
who are incapable of exercising tho full
est initiative under the new system. the
Minister says. will DO ruthloSsly elimi-
mated.
The circular urges the use Of type
writer's and manifolding machines as
extensively as possible to save time.
Women typlsts and stenographors. re-
cruitcd by preference from the families
OF soldiers killed or wounded, are to
replace soldiers and civilians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-12
BOYS RISK LIVES FOR SCHOOL
Hop Freight TO Appeal From Dis
barment. IIurt IN Jumping on.

NLw brunswick, y. j., Nov. l2.-
Two boys who were prevented from at
tending the Metuchen High School be-
cause they had not been vaccinated, de-
cided to appeal to state Commissioned
Calvin y. Kendall yesterday and risked
their lives by hopping "A freight to Tren-
ton their parents knowing nothing of
their trip,
The boys wcre Phlllp Tunis and
stewart rrowell, Jr,, captain OF the foot
ball team.
They were unabl" to see COMMISSIONS
Kendall and hopped another fast freight
for home, intending 10 drop on at New
brunswick. The ground there looked
too hard, so they decided to go on 10
Metucien. There, however, the train
gathered speed. hut they dropped on
and were badly scratched and bruised.