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stands by uRS.
am sure that MIR. Hay and his
colleague are ready TO act with u
full sense Of al! that IL involved In
thi great matter, both for the cou1-
Try and for the national parties which
they represent.
My own dHtv toward them H. per-
fcctlv plain. I must welcome a frault
interchange of views and a patient
and thorough comparison ~ all the
methods proposed for obtaining the
objects we all have In view. so far
as my own participation in Ana legis-
liti,c action Is concerned. no one Will
expect me to acuuiescc In any pro-
posal that ! regard as Inadequate or
il,usory.
II. as the outcome Of "a free inter-
change of views. my own Judgment
and that OF the committed should
prove 10 be- irr~econcilably different,
and a bill should be presented 80 me
which | could not accept AS accom-
pliShing the essential things sought,
II would manifcStly be my duty 20 veto
II and 20 TO the country on the merits.
but there Is no reason to anticipate
or fear such a result. unless we should
ourselves take at the outset the posi-
ton that only III. plans of the De-
partncnt are 10 he considered ana
that position. u seems to me. would
he wholly unjubtiDahle.
Thu committee and the Congress will
expect me to b. "a frank with them
as | hope they viii be with mo. n
Will, of course. hold me justified In
lighting for my own ,natured opinion.
! ave had a delightfully."- rank ON
ference with Mr.. Hay. I hav. said
to hin that WAS I@rfcctlv willing to
consider any plan that would give us
a national reserve under unmistak-
able national control and would sup
port any surh scheme II convinced OF
It's adequacy and wise policy. More
he has not asked or desired. Cor
daily and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
Hon. Lindlev NJ. Garrison, Secretary
Of War.
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The President.

THE WHITE ltorsf.

II HtTE ftOtsf.
NAsHINGToS, Feb. 10, 1916.
Mr. DEAR MI. BRrCKINRIpGE
can quite understand why you
deem II incumbent upon you IN ,oy-
atty to your chief to follow his cN-
ample in rendering Your resignation,
u since | have accepted HIS rcsigna-
ton ! am sure II will tie your desire
That ] accept yours also. IL so
with genuine regret because you hav.
IN every way fulfilled the highest cx-
rectat!ons and rendered the country
the most conscientious and efficient
service.
II L. with genuine sorrow ;t,'
see his official relationship betw cen
US brought to an end. Cordially and
sincerely yours,
WOODROW Wils'S.
Hon. Henry Br~eckinridg., N--.s,au
secretary of War.
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z ~
army programme II was essential mat
hc should know whether the President
was prepared to back him up.
The Presidents reply. which caused
tbs resignation to he Ut resented, was
not received 10y MIR. Garrison until
about noon to-day. Meantime the lat
ter had been at work on the address
he was to deliver. The first linking
of what was happening occurred soon
after IL o'clock, when MIR. Garrison
suddenly sent ont word Il the news
paper men who We're waiting for add
vance copies of the speech that he
would not deliver II.
Ucsjun. mud Leaves the tity.
He then called upon IN. committee
in charge of the afternoon programme
of the Chamber ot Commerce, made
his Gus aud, accompanied 10y Mrs.
Garrison, left tho city.
Meantime he had foiwarded his let
ter Of resignation to tn" whit" House.
He left no word. either at the De-
partment or at his home To- SHOW
where he WAS going. II Is understood,
however, that he will return in "A
few days TO wind up his affairs here.
What the poli,ica. effects will be
,f tho Garrison %lrnat Is A mat.
tor Of s,.,c ,op,ern in Adtuinistra
go, ,,,cios \,,h,uyh an, a., avn.
n,,hy ,i,h ,bo ~,,.s,1,r, an many NJ
r. ,l,,n,.,r.,o, ,,,,ic,.. DO u,s
,.r.r,uv rd,a n. an, ~, ,bo hiy
80. 49, ,,a rahtra,
.,as ,mS Fl, ,L.
n., ~,
$500 ,''
"u'P. ''''" ''"o' "'
..e "'N'"n p"'s''o" u was '"e "a,
"uen't :" WI '''''H'n' "a'N'u ny
'"a' VI 'c'it''iE "t ~ '"'''''' |'"e'
winch IL u""eist'S" 20 nave ZONE iur-
ther ,hah ahEthihs eise III p~efNuaaihs
inc 'res'uen' 10 TAKE u nrm s'ano
toward Germany III the ''usltanih con
troNersN'
Long distrustful IF BrNan's doc
frines, Secretary Garrison opposed him,
II was SAID. throughout IA" ear,ier
stages OF ~" c~nn;r"Ncrst, and so far
impressed his own views ON the Presi-
dent ihat Mr. Bryan found himSe
forced 'o resign az secretary of state.
WIS >'n"d ~"
On the question of ph,lippin, ,eris-
Mticu Secretary Garrison was firmly
Of the ouiuion that the enactment OF
any proyisiou promlsin. tho Fil,pino
complete indepcndence within , sprc.-
fled time would lead Ia serious ron.
s.uuenc,e. Like many of his predrccs.
: sors in office. he believed that Tn.
Filip.Gos were not fitted for s,lc-goy.
eminent aud would not he for man,
years. and that To- turn them loose al
this time would h. tn sacrifice them
to any Power that might covct IN,
stands.
At the same time. in view Of III,
Presidents uwn statement n has let.
ter to Mi Garrison that he disagreed
with the Clarke amendment and his in.
dication thnt lie might veto Il. II is
generally believed the real split cam,
On the question Of preparedness.
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Secretary Warns Wilson
That Hays Army Plan
Is a MOckery.
G PRESIDENT
TO LEAD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.--Tho CORE
spondencc between h PRESIDENT ana
Secretary Garrison ending n the lat
ter's resignation II that OF Assistant
Secretary Brcckinridce follows:
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He proposed to raise a force to he
known as the continental army. con-
sisting OF 400. 600 troops of all branches.
lie proposed to raise this IN three in
stalments OF 1913, ooo u year The term
of enlistment would be- for six years.
three with the culuts and three ON fur
Tough.
During the period with the color the
men comprising the continental army
would he requi;ed annually to undergo a
period Of intensive military training. not
exceeding two months, During the
period on furloueh TIE men would be
subject to call in time Of emergency
owing 10 the fact that the secretary
himself realized the difficulties that
might l~ encountered IN getting the
prescribed annual quota and in Undue
ing ia" enlisted men to- give up Two
months a year to military training, ho
subsequently expressed u Willingness I"
eliminate those d,tail~ and asked m
stead tina, Congress should simply au-
thoriZ" the President To raise a Con
t~lnental army of ioO.UOO In sub way as
might prove most feasible after trial.
Concerning the regular standing army
the Secretary recommended AN Increase
from lo2 600 To l50oO0 by the addition
Of ten regiments of infantry. ffty-three
companies Of coast artillery To take the
place Of those transferred to the over
seas possessions and four additional
regiments Of field artillery, with the
necessary provision Tor ammunition re-
serve and ecu ptntnt.
with respect to the National Guard
he merely recommended that III" annual
Federal allotment OF 5000. 600 Tor
ruu'pmeut II the organizations II" IN
D creased to $40, oou geo,
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~islation was concerned thcy would
have to take my plan or none.
| do not share your opinion that he
IA" members OF the House who are
charged with the duty of dealing with
military affairs are ignorant of them.
or of the military necessities OF the
nation. ON the contrary. ! nave found
them we'll informed, and uctuated by
"a most intelligent appreciation Of the
grave responsibilities imposed upon
them.
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was something more behind the resig-
nation than appears on the surface.
what this might he is not suggested
in any definite way.
The retiring Secrctary's friends as
miss as unworthy OF consideration any
idea that Mr.. Garrison had hoped 10
he named to the supreme Court 10 MI
the place TO which the President APP
pointed Louis ~. Brandcis. The ihea
Is dismissed with equal positiveness tHu,
Mr. Garrison would now h" consldered
for the place If the Senate shouIu re-
ject the Rrandeis nomination.
Secretary Garlison's trny rr"srafnWe
as presented to tho President and
adopted by the latter IN hts annual mes
sage to congress does not actually repre-
sent what the retiring secretary believed
TO be the ideal system of military de-
yelopment
In comnr,u with many of the military
experts of the war department u ~
known tina hc believed the best system
theoretically would "" one Involving
compulsory military scrti"" ana shoi'
term enlistmrn's. aud which would rap
idly a%ccu,nulat" a trained reserve.
Approaching. however. the tremendous
obsta,l, IN the way vi compulsory ser
vice Secretary Garrison adopted the
continental army feature as the most
practicable means of getting a reserve.
His recommendations. therefore,. cm-
bodied this novel feature.
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The Most Unkindest Cut.

The truest and most devoted friend
that man ever had is the little mani
mate bundle of nerves that stands
guard by his bedside through the
dead hours Of the nights, its palpitat.
ing little heart spreading cheer and
confidence over the surrounding
gloom. Yet man often forgets the debt
OF gratitude he owes this faithful and
tireless little friend for the ~sleepless
watchful hours it subjects itself to in
order that he may slumber in secur.
fty and comfort, and when Il singsi ts
merry morning lay I have seen him.
instead OF bestowing fond caressss'
reach from his warm quilts. prasn n
ruthlessly and slam 1t into the Earth.
est and darkest corner of the room.
crushing the dainty hands that seemed
uplifted In an attitude of horror and
protection and unworthy reproacbes
as these, Damn that blinketv-blanl
alarm clock anyhow" then return n
his snoring!-Zim. In Cartoons Maxa,
zine.
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neau is a sample. Oh. dear, this awful
algebra"
She stood pouting at life in general
and study in particular. She turned
back to her task and stood in SO mel
ancholy a posture that Doctor Royce,
passing her window and seeing her,
paused to study her for a moment as
il she were a painted figure in a paint.
ed scene. He thought she was paint
ed ~splendidly well. She was so pretty
that she made his heart ache. 1t ached
for himself and then for her, the poor
little prisoner. He tapped ON the win
dow.
Gloria turned and recognized her
visitor. Her eyes twinkled with az
lection. She did like Doctor Royce!
David had presented him to her. Doc
tor Royce had graduated at David's
college; they were members Of the
same fraternity.
you ought to be out here in the
sum-" Doctor Royce suggested.
Gloria vas shocked at the idea. She
pointed to the blackboard. I'm in
jail for a thousand years. 1t will take
me at least that long to do this hate
full problem"
Royce could not enter her room to
go to the blackboard, so he asked her
to tring the blackboard to him. She
fetched it joyously and gave him chalk
and said: There isn't any answer,
though"
He was too polite to say, "Why this
is the easiest thing in the world" but
he showed that it was for him by the
speed and smiling ease of his chalk
work.
In a moment the riddle was solved.
Gloria understood it a little less than
before, but it meant a release from
captivity, and she was so %entranced
that she flung her arms about him and
gave him a resounding kiss and called
him "a wonderful, marvellous, angel
man."
To her 1t was a kiss of childish
gratitude for the help of older wis
dom. She hurried the blackboard back
to the easel and began to copy the
doctors neat figures in her own
scrawl.
But Royce stood q~uivering with the
unexpected attack. He knew that it
was a young girls kiss given in conf
dence and ignorance, and it was
fhnraforn coprAd prf he Gould ,1ok
help feeling a thrill of prophetic hope.
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things that amused and justified her
flight. She was a child, but she had
possessed herself of this perilous en-.
CINE. She was flying at forty miles an
hour along almost deserted roads, cut.
ting through sleeping villages, little
GASES in a jungle that closed more
and more gloomily. threateningly
about the road. She had no idea Of
the time or the distance. She only
knew that at last she was free. At
last she vas ruling something.
Then abruptly she lost control Of
her magic steed. 1t ceased to obey
the wheel. 1t wavered this way and
that with terrifying uncertainty. The
steering gear had broken.
With a sudden sharp swerve the car
shot from the road and out upon the
beach. Paralyzed with amazement
more than fear, Gloria was carried
across the sand straight into the
W They rushed toward her as il
the ocean were hungry for her. But
the wheels sank in the wet sand and
the breakers did not capture Gloria.
They almost drowned her in their
warm food, however, and she made
haste to. eytricate herself and climb
out.
No human being saw that strange
apparition, unless 1t were Father Nep.
tune, and he must have thought it was
Venus rising from the sea again-this
time in a very fashionable but very
moist dinner gown.
Gloria was only the more exultant
from this new experience. She stood
a moment on the car, then jumped of
and raced a wave to the shore.
She found herself in a wilderness of
sand dunes and mysterious bushes.
She plunged among them, thinking
less of making her way home than of
exploring a little deeper this Eden in.
to which she had stumbled.
She did not know what dangers
lurked on every hand. There we're
multitudes Of serpents in this Eden
cold, fierce r~attlesnakes under the
most beautiful flowers. Beneath the
moonlit waters of little bayous were
hungry alligators; under the unwary
feet the quicksands might open; the
paths ended suddenly IN entangle-
ments of tall sword grass that slashed
the skin at touch.
And deep in the Businesses were the
remnants OF the Seminole tribe who
had fought the whites for years and
bafied them till palefaced treachery
overcame the Indian wiles. The red
men had forgiven the whites,
and they regarded their ~intrusions
with hatred.
AS children scamper into blood
curdling danger with laughter, 30 the
child Gloria danced through Paradise
not knowing that she was lost In the
everglades.
(To BE coNTINUED.)
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Soon she must grow up to womanhood
and-she must love someone, and why
not him? She was very rich, but his
own future was gorgeous In his
dreams, and Gloria was the most
gorgeous thing in his gorgeous
dreams.
Then he reproached himself for the
mood and grew sad at the thought of
the years that must roll over Gloria's
sunlit head before he could ever pay
court to her. And in those years what
dangers might she not encounter
dangers to her health, her soul, her
happiness? He longed to protect her
through them all.
He saw that Gloria had already for.
gotten him. She had copied his work
and she was rubbing out his ~calcula-
lions. He wondered II that were
prophetic, too.
When Gloria had the blackboard all
shipshape she howled to the govern
ess to come and see her triumph.
Gloria regretted the deception; but
what other refuge has the weak from
the strong?
Miss Sidney raised her eyebrows
and doubtless suspected that Gloria
had enjoyed outside aid; but she had
an engagement Of her own with the
tutor Of a rich young imbecile, and
she pretended to be convinced.
Gloria was permitted to call 1t an
algebra lesson. and for q reward she
was assigned to the study of q list Of
the English kings. Gloria did not mind
that, for she hid q stolen novel inside
the page and read something far more
important to her than ancient history
modern romance.
II Gloria had not learned q lesson Of
any importance that day. neither had
her elders.
When dinner time came at last Clio
ria's maid allowed her to select her
newest Paris gown for dinner. And Il
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for Gloria's lessons. When Gloria
came back Miss Sidney pointed to the
figures.
IT'S very simple. my DEAR" she
said. "You have only to multiply ar
b by arb"
But"
Work it out yourself, dear, and call
me when it is finished"
Gloria stared at the problem and felt
herself slipping back into childhood
at a breakneck speed. She had no
more idea of what it all meant than a
newborn babe. She put on q pair of
big tortoise shell spectacles, but they
made her look younger than aver and
gave her no help. She could see that
foolish arb, But she could not see why
anyone should want to know what
would happen if you did such a fool
ish thing as to multiply it by itself.
When the blackboard blurred before
her eyes she moved to the window and
stared at the glittering merriment Of
the crowd. Everybody was at play ex-
cept Gloria: people In bathing suits,
yachting iannels. golf toys. tennis
things, bicycle clothes. motor gear.
They streamed along the walks. the
sand. the piazzas. sat in wicker chairs,
or rolled along In automobiles"
By and by Gloria saw Lois Freeman
come In from the links. When Dick
Freneau sauntered up Lois deserted
her father at once. Gloria did not like
the way she ogled Mr.. Freneau. Lois
used the same languishing express
sions Gloria had seen her working OF
on David.
Gloria wanted to run out and warn
poor Mr.. Freneau that Lois was a de-
ceitful mink. Mr.. Ferneau had such
lovely. trusting eyes; It was a,crfme
TO lure him on. Gloria meditated.
They say he's . REPRESENTATIVES,
that IL. ] wonder what q broker
hreaks-hearts probably. II Mr.. Fer.
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for her cspvrrdI torment. In earlier
years they had been very rear to each
other, and now il was bitter to Glo-
ria's proud soul to watch David COM
ing and going at will, dancing every
night, and flirting desperately with
Lois Freeman, whom Gloria did not
like because her brother did.
Oh. yes, David could 1irt his head
OF, but her father turned white and
her governess turned blue II Gloria
so much as mentioned a lover in a
novel or suggested that she might
have n herself at some time in that
future which she was waiting for as
the next installment of an exciting
serial. Gloria was woman enough to
resent restraint and child enough to
be capable of making a tragic blunder
If she ever broke away.
Gloria issued a declaration of indie
pendence as soon as she reached her
room. 1t began with I'm too old to
have a governess!"
Thanks" Miss Sidney snapped.
You're more than welcomed" Glo-
ria snapped back. Il want one thing
understood. This is the last time I'll
stand being treated as a child. I'm
not one. At my age my grandmother
was the mother of my mother, and if
you don't change your treatment of
me I'm going to run away and marry
the first man | meet"
People who are always going to do
things never do them" said the gov
erness, with the primness of a copy
book. "But if you're so old and wise
suppose you prove it first by doing
algebra lesson. It's very sim
pie"
"They never made my grandmother
learn algebra" Gloria protested.
They never taught her to run an
either"
That's another thing. My brother
has a a of his own and l haven't
a pushmobile. Half the girls of
my age have their own motors. | can
run M as well as any Of them. It's
a shame that my father won't buy me
one"
Perhaps il you learned your les
sons he might reward you with a car"
This rainbow Of hope brought the
end of the storm. Gloria beamed and
to slip out of her bathing suit and
into her luncheon frock. The govern
ess almost smiled as she wrote the
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ker1op! Gloria shrieked at this VI
sion. 1t would pay her off for some OF
those cuffs on the a that she had
given Gloria. Gloria had been too good
a sport to tell On her, but she had not
forgotten them.
She could imagine the governess
picking herself up and running bare
foot into Gloria's bedroom-the empty
cage whence the bird had flown. She
could see the panic she fell into and
the funny sight she made In her bath
robe as she dashed out into the cor
ridor and hunted for Gloria's father
to give the alarm.
Gloria proved how far she was from
having o%utgrown her childhood by the
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FIRST EPISODE
Lost in the Everglades.

Rather remarkable. isn't it," said
the sick old lion, Judge Freeman
that the most expensive hotel and
the most luxurious resort in the
world should be only a few miles from
an almost impenetrable wilderness in.
habited by Indians that the United
States army could never d~islodge?"
Yes, 1t is odd" said his young doc
tor; but the prices here are almost as
impenotrable as the knife grass of the
everglades. And as for Indians, the
United States navy couldn't dislodgc
some of these old millionaire squaws
from their snobbery."
I'm afraid my daughter finds ii SO"
the Judge agreed. Here we've been
for two whole weeks and Lois doesn't
know anybody who Is anybody-ex-
cept P%ierpont Stafford's boy, and I'm
afraid he's only flirting with her"
Doctor Royce had not been engaged
to prescribe for Miss Lois Freeman's
ambitions. SO he changed the subject.
Its hard to believe that there is a
blizzard In New York today when you
look at these flowers and see those
~half-dressed nobs ~wallowing in the
surf"
The judge gave q jump and gasped:
Good Lord, hear that scream! Some
woman Is being murdered"
Royce checked him with a gesture
and O. smile.
sit still, Judge; It's only Gloria
Stafford having another battle with
her g%overness."
The Judge settled back into his
blanket, grumbling: "The little devil
always In hot water"
Doctor Royce came to her defense
with a curious warmth. They're driv-
ing her with too tight a rein. Shes
too big hearted and brave and wise 10
be treated as a child much longer"
The old man sighed: 1--WE fathers
with motherless girls to raise are
pretty helpless cattle. / can send a
criminal to the chair, but l can't pun
fish my daughter; she does what she
pleases, and 1t rarely pieases me. And
Pierpont Stafford can III a string of
banks and make a railroad system eat
out OF his hand. but that girl Of his
has him-I believe they say 'buffaloed'
-or Is it 'Pittsburghed'? Isn't that
Pierpont out there in the surf now? l
wish l could 60 In. DO you think /
might?"
The doctor shook his head: "You
run out On the links and play a little
golf among the palm trees. Tomor-
row / may let you have a dip"
II don't feel quite up to golf"
go on; don't disobey. You're worse
than-than-" Another scream from
the corridor gave him the missing
word. You're worse than Gloria"
He lifted the judge from his chair,
thrust a bag of golf clubs into his