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Col. Destinn understands what
a mean little soul Sylvia has
and she knows he does. As a
result of his power over her,
do you believe she will surren.
her herself to him-a man with
out honor or mercy?
CHAPTER xI-continued.

She tried to wrench her hands free,
the while her eyes remained in help
less attendance on his.
Colonel Destinn-you are insult
lng-you have no right"
II am not insulting. And If were
you would have to listen to me. The
power | have over you is yours over
me. We belong together Madame Ar
maud, by virtue of our vice. We are
both corrupt, worthless-you in your
way, in mine. Hear me out. please!
l am brutal man, and l am tearing
down the veil with brutal hands. But
no matter-you will have it mended
by tomorrow. For an hour choose
that you should see clearly. You have
bounded two men to their ruin-in all
Innocence. You set yourself on false
pedestal which they could not reach
you set them task which they could
not accomplish without using your own
methods. They had not your powers
of assuming virtue nor my powers of
valuing your peculiar worth. The one
man virtually committed suicide at the
altar Of your perfection. the other
murder
He stopped entirely. 1t was as
though his own thoughts had engulfed
his knowledge of her existence. She
drew her hands away, and he made no
effort to retain them.
Colonel Destinn," she said gently,
II think you must be mad. Even If
the dreadful things you have said were
true, why should you say them to me?
I gave you my friendship because you
seemed to need it-a little, as you say,
because myself was lonely and I'M
happy But does that merit so much
brutality in return?'
Forgive me, madame. l am a ruff
fan. 1 have forgotten the language.
See, l am pleading with you for my
life, my sanity. A soul in hell-a soul
that you could save cries out to you as
to the last hope of it's salvation. Are
you woman and have not the cour-
age to hold out hand from your own
grief to a deeper grief, deeper de-
SPAR? Will you turn away from me,
Sylvan"
"Colonel Destinn, we shall neither of
us find peace in evil" she said "You
have done wrong-you have thrown
shadow on friendship that 1 treas
ured. Whatever we have to bear we
must bear bravely and with honor"
"What do ask of your" He took
her hands between his own and held
them caressingly. "Only what you say
you have given me-friendship, but
friendship freed from false convention
and hypocrisy, friendship that dare be
itself and its own law. 1 need you. A
mans fate lies in your hands,"
He broke off, and she too was silent.
In his silence there was covered irony
in hers fear. Her eyes no longer met
his. She was gazing tixedly across the
plateau to where dark stream flowed
out from between the banks of olive
and came on swiftly, its surface.
caught by the evening sun, glittering
in long lines Of silver.
Look" she said under her breath.
He glanced over his shoulder. A
harsh bugle note rang through the
peaceful evening stiffness, and as
though the sound had held enchant-
ment the stream recoiled, rolled back
OH Itself in waves Of light, and then
anil muf!ed thunder came to rest.
('OlOIel j,aGtinD nodded
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New Use for Hopvines.

One Of the latest results of the eff.
forts Of Germany's scientists to aid
the fatherland Is the discovery that
hopvines make an excellent material
for paper, jute and charcoal.
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tAn rights reserved. The Bobbs-Merrill Co.,

IL is lne1r laSt camp-Out DeIOre we
go SOUTH" he said. 1--WE are going
south. Did you know that?'
NO" she said in that same low
one
'There is the road to be completed
my road. Until you came it was my
life-the thing deadened my brain
with-a kind of narcotic. 1t Is the
finest military road in Algiers and in
three months it will be finished" He
looked her deep into the eyes. There
are limits to human patience had
not meant to outlive my ambition. 1t
was the term l had set myself Shall
| come back. Sylvia?"
She made no answer She seemed
only in part to understand him. But
instinctively she recognized that the
pleasant intermezZo Of romance which
she had played to her own boredom
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india is now said to be producing
more coal than. all the other British
dependencies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27
lie TIERS 10
TIE EDITOR /.
vEAcH AND A PRECEDENT

FARM ONT, April 27.-= Editor The
West Virlginta1.--I read Mr.. .Feach's
reasons for not becoming candidate
for Sheriff and it is enough to bring
tears to working mans eyes. II he
stops to look back, he can almost see
the whip in the hands of Simon Lagree
Mr., Veach is Postmaster, has asked
four times to be relieved from Post
Office duty and in that time has been
expecting to be relieved by some par
tisan, but yet IL has not been done
But MIR. Veach is afraid to quit. That
wonderful post Office ghost, 500 and
the penitentiary. looms up in his face
That wonderful precedent set byGU. S.
District Attorney Stewart S. Walker
that he is afraid to quit, and from the
actions of our gallant colonel lie had
a hand in the precedent, and yet we
think they will have tho gall to ask
the working people to support them
this fall. What, an American citt'
zen, can't be relieved? Can'tQutt; but
can be discharged in the trinkltng q
an eve. Workmen this is enougn to
make the cold chills run and down
your back. Are you going to stand
for such a precedent? MIR. walker
SAYS. l only wanted to establish pre-
cedent. Workingmen look back; quick
we think we see the Simon Lagru'
standing behind us. Boys wake up.
One Who Knows.
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Miller School Pupils
To Sing Operetta

Little Red Riding Hood" is the title
of charming little operetta which
will be presented by the pupils Of the
Miller school on Friday evening of
this week under the direction of the
teachers Of the school. The rehcarsals
have been in progress for several
weeks and ii is said that the cast of
characters numbers many talented
young people.
The music Is under the direction OF
Miss Carol Powell and Miss Mario
Boehm. the latter also having charge
Of stage settings and Miss Hazel Frey
has arranged the costuming. Miss
Mary Ford and Miss Laura May Dun
nington have charge Of the speaking
parts.
The cast Of characters is as follows:
Little Red Riding Hood. Isabelle Bev.
ington; her mother Mary Kathryn
Howard; Queen Bee. Isabelle Klaw;
old fashioned Rose, Sara Watts;
Helen Gould: bachelor
Button, Meta Galliher; First Wood
man. Virgil Vincent; Second Woodman
DcLoyd Phillips: Fourth Woodman,
Pierre Hill: Wolf. Leonard Romino.
Red Riding Hoods Grandmother. Fran.
ces Hall: butterflies, Mary Josephine
Conoway. Irene Clelland, Alma koDp,
Rosa Fast. wilma Lee Davis, Mary Vir-
ginia Clayton. Bees, William Evans.
Brady Knight, Jarrett JamisOn, lay
Pierce. Milford Collins. Fairies. Mil
bred Reed. Virginia Nutter, Amelia
Caldara. Isoline Hess, Doris Linn,
Eva Atha, Chorus OF selected voices.
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Miss Fitzwater to
( Be at Fairview

Friday evening Of this week Miss
Beutrice Fitzwater, the talented head
OF the department Of expression Of
the Fairmont Normal school, will
give dramatic and md3ical enter.
tainment in the Methodist church at
Falrview. The principal feature Of the
program will be an Interpretation Of
Clyde Fitch's four.act historical play.
which was written around the tragic
yet inspiring life of Nathan Hale. This
will run about 40 minutes and it will
be followed by short humorous sketch
es interspcrsed with piano solos.
Miss FitZwater is a bit out of the
ordinary as an entertainer. for in addI.
ton TO being one or the hest readers
on the American platform, she Is Il
musician of distinction and her piano
interpretations are marked with charm
and musical feeling. Her work has
been warmly praised by discriminating
critics in all parts OF the country.
Miss Fitzwater Is very popular with
the people Of Fairmont who have come
to know her quite we'll as teacher,
entertainer and woman Of charming
personality. and her visit to Fairview
is bound to he an artistic triumph. She
is a graduate Of the Greedy school Of
Elocution aud Dramatic Art OF Bos.
ton and New York.
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4 *
court held that q Spanish passenger
vessel which had In its hold "a certain
amount OF armament and which was
designed, in case Of war, to be 1sea
as a scout boat or cruiser. should not
be accorded the 80 days given by our
naval code to merchantmen 10 return
home. but was properly captured at
once as an enemy war vessel. V.
AM officer Of the North German
Lloyd Steamship company. Hcommentt-
ing on this. said that DpracttcallH every
German passenger boat here under
tllc German administration. would DC
used as a transport or cruiser III war
tine II she were available to the home
government. This means. then. that
Uncle Sam would Immediately seize
all these passenger ships as well as
the converted cruisers ItlteEned here
in case wa" should follow the breaking
Off Of diplomatic relations. IL such a
rupture occurs after the receipt OF the
kaiScFs note here.
"lf war should not follow the clcav-
ing of diplomatic relations" Coudert
says, then there is no precedent for
the status the United States would re-
ceivc IN the peace congress that Will
follow the war. This is speculative,
rather than legal question, and since
great countries have practically al
ways come to blows after the severing
OF their legal relations, it Is likely that
the question will remain unanswered
for some time. IN
Thers are IS German and Austrian
IN merchant steamers .aggTegatings 521,-
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|NI[L READ MASH.
notes FROM STAGE.
Manager Of Tab Show, An. An
gry, Will Try. to Stop the
Johnnies.

Barney lTassell, manager Of the
Southern Beauties company. when rs
11ayingy at the Hippodrome this week.
~ fiianntng TO "iron out" few Young
ffsliowsSwho have been writing notes
fnFmembers OF the chorus during the
sSpeHingidays OF the company S stay IN
TitiE CITY. Tommorw night has been
~ 5aside as .ironing day" and i t5aS II
lnevfYoes through with the program ~, 2 e
ma mapped out there will be not
N{meSflS one section Of the village al
feTS flie sun goes down tomorrow.
lT,aaf night Mr. Tassell announced
{rnT5 Ftlie stage that he 8swould read
gsSomaiofg The notes that have been sent.
fS TTnembers 9th company tomorrow
niaiits3a1id would likewise read the
3namessofIt the writer's. The annHunce'
TertFcaused much speculation. Some
ware ofithe opinion that twas press
aTent stunt, others thought II might
s1;efnn the level. IN an interview with
REPRESENTATIVE ofEThc West NtrG'nian
fSdavsSMr. Tassell stated OtltSpoken!y
ithats1 he said last night was from the
3sboniie r and that he would nndoubted.
sIvSTead some interesting commlntca'
2fians from the stage tomorrow ana
tgive5some people aElttt'c Of their own
smush, to eat. ,,.,
S.ourf girls have been bothered with
sffisSsort OF stuff all over the circuit
Ssaii sNfr. Tasscll today. "and ! am de-
termined to put a stop to II II posi-
$IIe!8E Some people evidently think that
because a girl is a member Of the,
ssfricaI company they can get by with
Fanytfifng, but they won't with my show
sEifJiecan help 1t. My wife Is a member
IYthink she Is just as good MS any
woman in the world, and | don't pro-
sposeJto allow her or any other woman
WITH the company to be insnlted with
afiippant notes from silly yAps one
3mans threatened to sue ME II y pulled
stheGstunt tomorrow night; but that IS
MOT worrying me any.
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Lorinda Carney continues Ill
at the home OF her son.in.luw, J. NJ.
Hartley, on Quincy street
Jrof. james Stephen Martin, OF
Pittsburgh, son OF the late DR.. Gideon
Martin, spent tho day here, guest
at the home of Squire and Mrs. E. S.
Amos, on Locust avenue.
Mrs. Morgan Billingsley continues
very III at her homes on Locust ave.
nue.. She suffered a severe attack sew.
eral days ago and her condition has
not been satisfactory since.
Miss Maria Raymond, who under
went an operation for appendicitis sew.
cral days ago at Cook Hospital, Is
improving steadily. G,
Miss Mary Sturn, who was opera.
ted on last week at Cook hospital, for
appendicitis, is improving.
Mrs. Cora Bishop, who recently I'm.
derwent an operation at Cook hospi-
tai, is improving satisfactorily.
Mrs, Walter o. Day and Mrs. J. ],
Allen Of Warrington, spent several
days OF this week in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Rosetta Maple, who underwent
an operation at Cook hospital recent
ly, Is recovering.
Born on Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred jenkins at their home on the East
side, 4 son, III
Mrs. ]. G. Williams, Of steubenville,
Ohio, is here visiting Mreand Mrs.
Carl ". Lange OF Maryland avenue.
4 A son was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Duffy at Cook hospital.
Mrs Duffy was formerly Miss Agnes
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I'll II went no farther tllc.e would.
not necessarllybe any change III the
status OF Americans in Germany or OF
Germans iii America. Our diplomatic
Representatives. before leaving the
country, would turn over the protcc-
tion of our citizens and the archives
Of our embassies and consulatcs to
those OF some other power.
Matters might remain iii this con-
dition Tor a very considerable time. but
as / have pointed out, between great
countries il has not been SO. IN point
III fact, because bctwean them greater
difficulties and mburraSsmenLs are en-
tailed than when smaller nations act
on this principle.
German ships which are now at
anchor in this country would not be
affected Under merely policy OF non.
intercourse. Just rs citizens would not
be, but once let the almost Inevitable
war follow surll a policy and The var
ships interned here, like the Eiiel
Friedrich and the K:onprtnz Wilhelm.
would he Immediately taken over by
our government as belonging to the
enemy government, without ceremony,
and all German citizens would be list
cd as alien enemies.
Now. as to the great German pas
senger boats moored mere. 1t las been
said that We would not have proceed
ent for taking these over. but we
would depend entirely upon their re.
lation to the German government and
the question to whether ornot they
are convertible into belltgercnt cruis.
crs, under the German law and admin
istrative arrangements.
'Tflis question has been covered by
the decision Of the United States SUI
preme court in the case OF the Panama,
1T6 U. S. 535, IN which our supreme
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Honolulu and the merchant steamer
sOdenwald at San Juan. Porto Rico.
Their value is estimated by experts
at 100000, COO # is h
II. In the port OF New Torky there are
90 vessels: Boston. s.: Baltimore,
San Francisco. .; Philadelphia. 8;
Norfolll Q; Galveston, 9; Seattle, n
New Orleans. 8; Savannah, = Homo
lulu, S: IIilo, III Pensacola. 5; Jackson
Vile i: Tampa. /. Fifteen are owned
by the North German Lloyd line and
81 by the neutrality-suspicious. company
The giant Vatcrland, rated at 54,2S2
tons gross. with accommodations for
5000 persons, is the biggest and they
range all the way down 10 the Neptune
at San Francisco, weighing 1877 gross
tons.
ITifty.fcur of the GS merchant ships
are German and the remainder Aus
triau. The full list OF craft over TO-
900 tons, with name OF steamer. gross
tonnage and owner, Is as follows:
vatcrIand. 54.2S2, Hamhurg-Amcrt-
can; George Washington. 26,5fo, North
German Lloyd; America. 22,622; Ham
iburg.Amcrican; Kronprin2Gssin Co
ellie, 1852, North German Lloyd; kai.
ser Wilhelm H.. 1861, North German
Lloyd; President Lincoln lS,16S,
neutrality-suspicious.; President Grant,
,O72, liamburg-Amcrican; Cincinna'
ii, 1899, neutrality-suspicious.; Penn
sylvania. 1883, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
Grossef Kurfurst, 12,1'02, North Ger
man Lloyd; Bulgaria, i, $40, Hamburg
American; Babarossa. 10,0S4' North
German Lloyd; Princess Irene. 10,S9S,
North German Lloyd; Frederick Der
Crosse, 10,77I, North German l1loyds
Hamburg. 1881, Hamburg;Amcrican
Rhein, 16,05S, North German Lloyd.
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Nnt an Ex7ctinn Girl.

Your love" he said, would give
me the strength to lift mountains
Dearest" she murmured. ut will only
he necessary for you to raise the
dust."-Kansas City Journal.
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OCEAN SHIPS uNpER UNCLE
IA SANS FLAG THAT. WOULD BE
LIABLE TO CAPTURE IN EVENT
.LOE OUR ENTERING WAR. a

&ILIAsLEs TOBCAPTuREss " EVENT.
OF OUR ENTERING WAR. s4
The figures OF the bureau Of nayiga-
ton for the year ending June 80 show
the strictly ocean-going ships number
o5S7, despite the many transfers to
our Aag prior to June 20 under the
new law or these more than one.
half are sailing vessels.
NEW YORK, April eff diplomat
are severed between the
United States and Germany as a re,
suit ofthc kaiscr's methods OF under
sea warfare, IL really means eventual
war between the two countries. fol-
lowed by The imemdiate seizure by
tjncIe Sam OF the $IO0.000.000 worth
of German passenger vessels now ~
ing In our harbors!
At least Frederic COudevt. one OF the
most famous authorities on information.
al law In America, discussing the lc.
gal phases OF this subject now being
fought out between the diplomatic
forces OF Washington and Berlin, cites
cases, at least, which seem largely to
Justify this conclusion:
Non.iiItercourse. in the sense OF ter
minattng diplomatic relations is Il us.
ual. but not inevitable prelude to war
but. aS a matter Of fact" declares
Coudert, "between great countries,
such situation is usually followed by
war. .s.s5I
Nov let us trace the probable pro:
gress or relations between the United
States and Germany after the adoption
of the policy of non-intercourse
3."'Tn0 the event of such Il rupture be.
tween Germany and the United States
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Henry, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. G..
o. Henry.
#. L. Murphy, OF Baltimore, was here
several days this week the guest Of
his aunt. Mrs. J. L. Murphy and fam
lily, on Jackson street.
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Adjudged lnsane-The Marion coun.
~ insanity commission met this morn
ing TO pass upon the sanity OF William
II. Mclaughlin Of Pennington. Fic
was adiudgcd insane and will be taken
to Weston to the State hospital for the
insane this week,
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with reckless running along Cleveland
avenue near the Baltimore and sta.

Charged With Assault ~ Charged
with assault upon his wife, Lott Aus
ten. of Fairview, was arrested yester.
day by C0nstables Conner and Sattcr.
field and placed in the county Jail here.
His trial will be set for some day lat
or in tile week, probably Saturday. be.
fore Squire n. Leigh Fleming.
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Violated Traffic Laws-Claud Hutch
insonf paid IS last night for a violation
% the traffic laws. He vas charged
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Iffnht on outy-General Secretary
Iamesfw..Kight, of the Fairmont J. N.
a! A. has returned from Mt. Clements
where he went for treatment OF rheu'
natism and spratned knee
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own Talk

seniors Rehearsins-M embers Of
sti5ey cast Of "The Man From Home"
which viii be staged. by the senior
class or the Fatrmont high school,
|hald Fa rehearsal last night. The play
viii he presented at the Grand Opera
house on the evening OF Decoration
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Services to close-1'he special ser
wees which have hccn held by the
members OF the Methodist church.
South; will be discontinued on sunday
when there will he reception OF
new members at both morning ana
evening sessions. ="0H...
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Speederi 10 sFIned-Walter Mcintyre
ala city 50 for his desire TO race
iiis auto.3 The mayor asked Mc1n-
tyTeSifIhe was racing. He stated that
ne Wassnot but that he was figuring
on iE The mayor fined him the 81 for
Claiming that he would like to have
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SAFETY First Train-The itinerary of
the safety first train which the feder-
Ial8goYernment will send out over the
baltimore and Ohio system has been
The 12-car special Will
be In Fairmont May TO- coming mere
from T
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Finger Injured-Anson +. Marshall
9stinerintendent of the Watson build"
siIig,Swill go TO Pittsburgh within Few
DAYS for the treatment Of he index
finger on his right hand. the end or
WifchyWas torn off while he was repair
3fnEEans elevator drum. He will be &C
scompanied on his trip by Mrs Mar
snail and daughter, Miss Marget.
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on Wrong Way-Will Bunner. drlv.
err for Arch Fleming, was fined 81 by
Mayor Bowen this morning for driY:-
EinE his auto truck on the lott'hand
side of Cleveland avenue to the ieop.
laTdy OF two autos coming mp the hill
from the station.
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two Arrested-Jess Neer and John
FaiiewE Of the East Side were each tin
"a IS this morning in police court for
Stffunkenness and fighting. They. were
arrested 4 at z o'clock last night at
NIeersa home. f@
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spoke at Grafton--Last evening
President Joseph Roster of the Normal
school and Prof. Colcbank of the High
school sspoke at the opening OF new
high school at Grafton.
The Washington times., 1916-10-28
MOTOR CO. TO
SELL FISHER SYSTEM
Electrical Device Cranks and
Lights Car Without Alter.
mating Of Mechanism.

The Hartig. Motor Company has been
appointed exclusive local agent for the
Fisher Starting and Lighting System
for Ford cars. The first consignment
OF these systems will arrive the first
of the week. and their installation in
Washington Fords begun at once.
The Fisher system is better known in
the West than In Washington. II was
the first electrical device ever in
stalled for cranking n Ford engine
having been on the market for more
than three years.
II Is a two-unit system, Consisting Of
motor for crenking the engine and a
generator for charging the storage bat
terry and furnishing current for the
electric lights. The motor is always at
rest, unless II Is desired to crank the
engine. and the Ford motor. when in
motion. drives only the generator. 1t
Is said to be the Nghtest starting and
lighting system on the market. and In
applied without alternating any part OF
the Ford engine or car.
The Hartig Motor Company has OBJ
tanned all OF the District of Columbia
for their territory. and has arranged
for the installation of the Fisher
starter In their own service station at
Seventh and X streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-10-28
Ford Agencies Plan
For Rush in Service

With the Ford Motor Companys local
branch turning all service orders over
10 the various special limited agencies
for Ford cars in Washington. several
OF them are making special efforts TO
take care OF an expected rush of bust
ness the first of next week.
We are turning out service and re-
pair Jobs as fast as they are received"
said J. NJ. Bralove. of the Universal
Auto Company. yesterday. And our
capacity for this kind of work Is not
In much danger OF being reached soon.
Besides taking care OF cars at our tenn
porary station back OF our showrooms.
we have fitted up an additional station
adjoining salesre Sons. Our mechanical
force Is quite large enough for any
number OF cars.
The Universal Company has just COM
pleted the installation OF an accessory
and parts depot for Ford cars in con-
| nection with their other business, and
| ere supplying gasolene and oils to
| motorists.