Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30

"IIuldn From Holland."-The story
opens in Holland, where little Hulda
finds herself in sole charge of her
three infant brothers upon the death
Of her parents. Her uncle Peter
who has become a prosperous Penn
sylvania farmer, on learning of Hulda's
plight, sends for her to come to Amer
lea with the children. He meets them
at the pier in New York, but is injured
while seeking information about trains
and Is taken to a hospital where no
means Of Identification is found upon
him.
Distracted by the disappearance of
her uncle. Hulda wins the sympathy
of a boarding house keeper who takes
her under her protecting wing until one
day a quaint Dutch dance attracts the
attention Of an Italian organ grinder
who induces her to dance to the time
of his organ. While practicing on the
roof Hulda steps on skylight and falls
into the studio of a young artist, who
looks upon her as a heaven-sent model.
Meanwhile the accident to Uncle
President Walton of the New Central
railroad as it has to Hulda-but for
very different reasons. The railroad
has been trying to purchase a right-of-
property and he will not sell. Walton
has only three days in which to close
the deal or lose the backing of heavy
financial interests. when suddenly Uncle
Peter disappears Frantic efforts are
made to locate him and detectives fin
ally discover that he has been in the
hospital, but not until he has been dis
charged.
Walton learns that Uncle Peter has
niece, and he instructs his son to find
extent of persuading the old man to part
with his land. OF course. the son is
the artist into whose studio Hulda had
such an unconventional introduction,
and, of course. he has fallen genuinely
in love with Hulda. When his father,
who has never had any use for the
boy, discovers that he has exceeded his
instructions, he is at first very wrothy.
But when he meets Hulda. his heart
melts and all is forgiven.
"Under Two Flags."-The story con-
Germs BERTHE Cecil, heir of the English
Viscount Rcyalieu, who has shoulcered
the consequences of his brothers crime,
and gone to Algeria, and is mourned as
dead by his friends and relatives. In
the French camp where he enlists. is q
girl, Cigarette, who is loved by all the
soldiers.
Cigarette falls in love with BERTHE, but
she realizes that her passion is hopeless.
Chateauroye, colonel of the force, who
has formed a violent hatred toward the
young man, who is enlisted under the
expedition against the Arabs, where he is
almost certain to meet death. Cigarette.
heading a troop of reinforcements.
saves the day for France and receives
the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
Then the Lady Venetia, her brother,
and Berties weak brother come to the
camp. Venetia is in love with BERTHE,
whom she recognizes, and begs to come
back to his title and estate. He refuses,
and she falls sobbing on a couch. Cha
teauroye, who is passing, hears her sob
bling, and rushes into the tent. He in
and beats him.
In the court-martial that follows Ber-
tie is condemned to die Cigarette, on
the strength of her Legion of Honor cross,
gets a reprieve from the marshal of the
troops for the English nobleman. Then
she rides across the desert to save the
doomed man Pursued by Arabs, she is
forced to make a leap across a yawning
chasm on horseback Even then she is
caught. She is allowed to 60 but has
to rush through sitting sandstone be-
fore she can return to the camp. When
she arrives BERTHE is standing before the
firing squad ready to die.
Wildly shouting. Cigarette rushes for
ward. She is too late. The men fire
as her horse dashes between them and
Bertie's brave figure, and the bullets in
tended for the Englishman are lodged in
the bosom of the brave French girl
f'The Sting of yictOry."-David Whit
family of the south and is an officer
in the United States Army. He is a
calm, wise. deliberate man, upright
and just. He believes in the Union and
is opposed to slavery. When the civil war
breaks out he frees his slaves and joins
his regiment to. fight for the north.
His brother Walker is an honorable
man. but hot-headed and impetuous.
He joins the southern army, fighting
against his brother. Edith Whiting, the
sister, and her parents are extremely bit
ter over David's detection.
The play opens shortly before the civil
war, when David is visiting his home
with a friend and brother officer, Jack
Spencer, who is engaged to Edith. Edith
quarrels with Spencer over their differ
ence in principles, and returns the en-
gagement ring David is In love with
Ruth Tyler, the girl who lives on a
neighboring plantation.
During the war the Whiting family
deserted by the slaves, have a hard time
" IiidhS eiiuS meet, diiu DOfTOW from a
professional money lender, Thomas
Spicer, giving mortgages on their prop
erty. Spicer is anxious that his son be
recognized by the better class of people,
He is ambitious for him to marry Edith
Whiting. Edith always spurns him, even
though word reaches her that Spencer
has been killed.
After the war David. now a colonel
returns to his home town with his troops
as military commander of the district
He pays off his debts on the plantation
and saves his sister from further humilia-
afterward Spicer- is found murdered
Walker Whiting is found leaning over the
body. A gun belonging to Walker is
found by the mans side. 1t is well known
that there was bitter feeling between
Walker and" Spicer, so. he is arrested and
accused of the murder. 1t devolves on
David to court-martial and try his own