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The Washington times., 1917-07-23

start after frightful dreams. And the
light which came then Is still here.
lived over again my life OF sorrow
and tears
II thought of you. dear Moisette;
you. whom / remembered seeing twice
during my long night; like the light
OF two stars
~ promised myself to tell you the
long story OF that sad life, so that
you would pray for me-you. so in
nocent and so beautiful. Listen!
But l must make haste! l want
you TO know all before l fall back
into that dreadful darkness where /
am engulfed. Where / die, Moisette.
81 want to ask you exactly where
we are. who you are, In whose sweet
hands / hnd > 'yself. what this Lost
Isle is, and why the light OF day is
by the artificial light OF these
globes?"
Madame"
NO. don't say anything. Don't ex-
plain. What does II matter after all?
81 am condemned to see nothing, to
hear nothing for long, long months Of
darkness. and my eyes, my ears, and
my mind are only given back to me
for q moment and at such long inter-
walls.
But before today's light is gone I
will tell you, will tell you"
"Oh. madame" Moisette begged In
a trembling voice. and with tear-dinl-
med eyes.
The terrible earnestness of
madame's words had terrified the
young girl. and the poor creature in
her lucid moment was able to under
stand how painful an Impression she
was making upon Moisette.
She controlled herself quickly with
all the effort OF her newly returned
will and calmly. in a tone at once af-
fectionate and sad, she said:
Madame Martha's Story.
''Moisette. dear, don't be afraid.
listen to me. for 1 must hasten to
tell you the story OF my life without
explaining IL. 1t should be done
me time. Then. dear. think It over
and pray for met
'Oh. yes, madame. I promise you
with my whole heart"
Thank you, sister dear. The year
a red comet crossed the sky I was
like you. a beautiful young girl. Alas!
/ don't know how long ago that was"
But madame" exclaimed Moisette
naively. Il am only eighteen years
old and ! have heard that was born
the year OF the red comet"
"Ah" groaned madame How
must have suffered to have changed
so that you are surprised.
81 am only thirty-six years old.
and I must look far, far more than
that But let IL pass. Quickly. listen,
listen"
But I am listening. madame" said
Moisette earnestly.
Yes. Then II was eighteen years
ago when ] met a young man who
was a student In a city of southern
France. where I had gone to pay a
two months visit to . school friend
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Unknown" Similar proelannations are
received by the rulers Of France. Bel
GUM, Denmark. Great Britain. Austria,
Russia. and Holland.
Ciserat and the other officers Of the
French squadron are summoned on beard
Admiral Germinet's flagship. The ad-
miral announces that the Unknown" has
blown up . German and q British battle
ship. and has also destroyed Fort Chav-
aganac. CherbourG.
Other forts and ships also are destroyed.
Fulbert and Oxus are then turned to In
the story, being located on an island IN
the Arabian coast.
"Hictaner," or the man-hsh. comes into
the chamber and talks to Oxus and Fur
bert by means Of signals. The two monks
Fulbert and OXuE discloee their secret
scheme TO Severac, thus far ignorant Of Il.
FNulbert decides TO allow ''Hictaner"
greater freedom. and tell him he can
leave the cavern In which be has been
hidden for some time. whenever he wishes.
Hictaner u overjoyed and he IL then az
amined by OIus to see that he Is In good
health.
Meanwhile Moisstte visits Martha de
Bliguires, mother of Hictaner, who II
kept . prisoner In the Caverns.
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self ordered me not to stay In the
room while you were gone would
rather please you than him, a.
watched in the hall"
But why doesn't my father want
me to stay alone with Nine Marthaf"
asked Aoisette, more and more puz-
xIed.
rs she dangerouS' have never
thought So"
ooh, no, Mademoiselle; Nine. Martha
has always been as gentle as q lamb.
Probably. my master is afraid she
might suddenly change and grow vio-
lent. I don't think she could. for
know Madame very, very well. But
Mademolselle, you won't tell anyone.
pleAss?"
The old negroes pleaded with tears
of uncertainty In her eyes.
"No, don't worry, dear. good, Bau-
els! 1 won't speak OF II. 4 won't
even tell anyone I was here today.
of my father asks any questions.
will manage not to answer him Il
will be easy, for he has never SEEM
ed to pay any attention to my visits
10 Madame Martha"
Then. mademoissIle." said Baueis.
smiling, with her mind at rest. 7
must beg 10 be left alone with her
now. The poor lady must be IN
dressed. Go out and walk on the
rocks. It IL q. beautiful DAY.
"I will go, Baucis, will go. Is there
no danger, though. for madameI Il
her mind quite gone againF"
"ouIte gone, and only God knows
for how long! Perhaps months. per
haps years. There IL no danger,
though. See, madam Ia as II. dead.
81 know that state. II will last for
A. = A.
blind. deaf, silent, motionless creature
of old"
very well. I will go out for the
air, BaucIs."
MoISette's mind was now thoroughiy
disturbed. and she FASTENED from the
apartment, though not without gaR-
ing long upon the PROSTATE and seem
ingiy lifeless body. z
The hallway Of the women's quar-
tiers gave directly upon the principal
stairway. and faced the door to the
gallery leading to the laboratory.
Moisette ran quickly up the long
stairs. for she ionged TO be alone with
the mantle sea There she could
more easily thinls over Madame Mar
th1,s strange 3 ads den g., -.
the outer ira, ioor slid aside at the
ing q sprin" When the young girl
was In the utter air the block lowered
and the door was closed once more.
Molsette looked at the sky, washed
clean by the tempest OF the night be-
fore. It's deep blue was ridged with
fbrous bands OF high sailing cirrus
clouds A dazzling sun was already
high in the heavens.
In spite OF its roughness. the sea
was of beautiful greenlsh blue, and
the waves, dashing heavily upon the
rocks, fell back again in cleaning
cascades OF foam.
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NOw Go On With the StOry

subject OF my child. It was not 80
with Its father.
Years and years passed. Howl
II lived without q word coming to
enlighten me upon the subject OF my
lover OF few days. / knew his name,
which / said over and over to myself
each moment OF my life until II
burned my lips.
saw It in the papers one morning.
My Charles was q great scholar. He
had just made a marvellous discovery
in electricity.
"A ray OF hope entered my heart
Alas. II turned to a poisoned arrow.
My lover expressed daring theories
He was an anarchist.
"A little while later the papers an
nounced that Charles had killed an
emperor. q king and general In
Paris at q single blow by aid OF this
same discovery from which I had
hoped for SO much glory for him.
How I devoured those printed
lines which renewed my tortures each
morning! Charles was tried and con-
demned to death"
"oh, madameT moansd MoiSetts
with q sob.
Listen, listen, that Is not the end.
II wished to die. Each morning
they brought me the papers. At last
read: Tomorrow. Execution Of
I spent the day and night In anxious
suspense. Oh. what torture!
THE next day
The unfortunate creature stopped
Painting. her cheeks wet with tears
Moisette looked at her. pressing her
hands. The signs OF the two women
mingled in the heavy silence OF the
room.
The next day" Martha went on In
4 voice no more than a breath. 81
learned that Charles had escaped the
scaffold, that he had fed.
ut was then, Moisette, that this ter
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By Aunt Sophie.

GGT Tow can get my wife 70
III show more interest in tn.
moviesf- writes a silly
young benedict from Blooming
burgh. n 7. There are three nav
ing: picture theatres In Blooming
burg and I can't get her to attend
one OF them She IL always ready
for an evening at cards or an even
ming Of gossip with the willing
Knockers Of her set but she says
that love Of moving pictures be-
trays Q childish mind, which I think
IL nothing but bunk. II you ask
me. Some Of the wisest guys In our
village 70 to the movies oncs or
twice . week. and they enjoy going,
too.
would y very happy with Susan
II she would take a little more in
terest in some Of the things 1 like.
Please advise in your department
and II the advice helps me, am
willing to pay you for the trouble"
--9 e-PAo gOAhB AAAu GOES NOT
seem to understand that Aunt
sophie's advice to the married Is
given to them free gratis for
nothing out of the kindness of a
heart that often ached in her own
married days Like the old Gypsy
woman in the song, l would shield
the married from danger and guard
them against the tempter's snare.
That'g how noble Aunt Sophie is,
Truly and verify
This silly young married man
should be glad TO know that his
wife has q serious turn OF mind
One OF the family must Erops for
the goal OF content and Indepsn-
oence. and II the husband 10 frivol-
Gus and likes Amusement. usually
the wife has to assume the respon-
1ioihties OF the household. That IN
the way Il was with me during INV
married life. and suspect Il Is m.
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The Jury's Difficulty.

Gentlemen of the jury" said the
Judge a. he concluded his charge,
IF the evidence shows In your
minds that pneumonia, even indi-
rectly. was the cause OF the mans
death, the prisoner cannot be con-
victed."
An hour later a messenrer ram.
from the jury room.
The gentlemen Of the Jury, Your
Lordship," he said. desire Inforna
ton"
''on what point Of evIdencer-
None, Your LordshIp; they want
70 know how TO spell pneumonial-
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Longevity.

Mr.. Pippls-ThiS iS q very healthy
town.
Mr.. RIPPLE must say this town
holds the record for health.
Mr.. Pipple-Ay father died here At
sighty-four. and my grandfather
died at one hundred and forty.
Mr.. Ripple-One hundred and forty7
NJ. PipplS-Bro0d street
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BIZ Jean De La Hire
PART ONE-CCOntinued.)

(Copyrighted).
EkT YES. madame, II is ], Moisette.
w Do you know me? How glad
am! Do you remember the
last time you knew me7
It was three months ago"
Three months! Three months"
repeated Madame Martha Yes. re-
member.
THE light was shining then as Il 10
today What long, long shadows
there have been since then. Three
months. you say?
81 remember. You wore this very
same dress-and you had this same
happy smile. You told me where we
were. Wait. / will soon remember.
All, yes. The Lost Isle. Lost in the
desert OF the ocean.
"Ah, Moisette, are we still at the
Lost Isle7 For / remember another
isle where there were trees and flow
ers. How far It Is away! Oh. God,
how far away"
MoIsette was careful not to inter-
rupt the poor invalid's solliquy. She
let her talk on, fearing lest she fall
back into Inconsistencies without
making the mysterious condolences
The woman seized Moisette's hands
and drew the young girl down beside
her on the sofa as she talked. They
were seated sIue by side. with clasped
hands.
Three Dark Months.
walt" said Madame Martha, walt.
Let me look at you. You are so beau
tifuI And have I spent three long
months without knowing you-tell
me-three long months7"
Eyes, madame"
Alas, From whence came that
night that has blinded my eyes and
put my memory TO sleep for J know
not how Iong7 1 must be like one
dead during those periods OF dark
ness"
NO, madame, no." stammered Moi
settle.
you walk and eat and sleep-but
you don't seem to see anyone or any
thing.
when you speak. your voice is 30.
20 low. A breath just seems to come
from your lips as they move. And one
can't understand nor hear"
Madame martha looked at Moisette
with q hxedness almost terrifying.
The painful impression upon the
young girl made her quiet. But the
intense gaze did not leave her. She
grew pale with uneasiness.
Suddenly the look grew gentier, and
expressed an unspeakable tenderness.
as Martha said in a trembling voice:
Now, MoIsette, II Is daylight in my
soul-bright daylight. / remember
all. I can talk ! must talk. Do you
hear, Moisette7 Do you understand"
Yes, madame. I hear and / I'M
derstand."
VERY well, dear. Listen! / must
tell you. I must profit by the light
Last night ! awakened with q
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Stories of Interest

red ribbons by the trAnslators
themselves
After circulating through the
hareD they are preserved in the
library. The SultGn's favorits
reading - criminal romAncea. He
euoscrioes TO all newspapers con-
tAinlng reports Of the proceedings
IN tha Law Courts. and there 10 no
FAMOUS writer OF stories Of crime
IN any language whose works have
not been translated for him.
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''Men Are Ungenuine"
so DECLARES MARY MACLANE
Except POets-I Mean POETS; and
Perhaps Scientists; They Are
Discreet, Cat-like Puppets.

and looked absorbedly at myself.
"You enchanted one!" said I. you
Witch o-the-World, You Mary
MacLane! Who you are don't
know-what you are I but partly
know"
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One looking at me sees a woman
standing high on fiame-wasted bat
Elements of her life in whom burn
and beat the spirits and lights and
star-discords OF uncounted tired.
lustrous ages.
The Washington times., 1917-07-23

MGry MdcLdne's book about herself
e a kdleidoscopio mirror, giving coH-
staHt,y changing ViesCs Of herself IN
her many moods. Folloioih0 are more
extracts from 81, Mary MdcLGne," pub
IiShed BY p. A. Stokes Company:
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Something and It may be that
mist. makes ones view OF every
thing-eVerything In life-G little
blurred. It may even blur ones
view OF oneself. So II may be that
! do not see myself with entire
Chairman
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/ am a hundred times more in
Prospective than most people, most
women. Most women, even conVen-
tional ones, are lawless-the more
conventional the more lawless usu-
ally.
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Gas for men-except poets-I
mean poets; and perhaps scientists
they are so ungenuine; q race OF
discreet, cautious puppets: wooden
dolls who move as their strings are
pulled: with nothing so real inside
as even outside-what use to dwell
upon them)7
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know one girl that had married
a lot of money with a horrible old
gentleman and had wearied of both.
The Washington times., 1917-07-23

Nearly all women are perplex-
ingly interesting as human beings.
And am quite the most interesting
being ! know.
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Phases OF score OF persons,
men and women, come to light In
me.
The Washington times., 1917-07-23

It's nice to unearth q reserve
fund of silk stockings under .
sofa pillow.
The Washington times., 1917-07-23
By Mary MacLane.

It's nice to surprise q square
chocolate in a glove box.
The Washington times., 1917-07-23

Some things in life thrill me.
Some drive me garbedly mad.
Some uplift me. Some debauch me.
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II is the thing one escapes By
going mad-monotony.
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I came In at midnight and met
me in my mirror. 1 pushed my
three-cornered that backward on
my head. sank fauguedly into
q little chair before the mirror. tip
ped the chair forward on its front
legs rested my elbows on the
bureau and my chin In my hands
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know much, much, much OF
you, Mary MacLane, and love you.
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CTbese interesting excerpts viii
be concluded on this page sOon).
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At Parish intervals comes my soul
to visit me.
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Ny heart-my heart feels strange
and tired and dead, a bit Of dead
sea fruit; but his heart. warm and
real and Noundlessly unsatisfed, 10
always the deep, quick. fragrant
rose Of this world.
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I could be an anarchist
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A hero'-a poet-at-srmsi-John
Eeatsi
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Ny heartfelt self that deeply
loves . friend. and gives Of its
depths, n not like this book.
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Content Is my rarest emotion,
and I get It at midnight out Of
Q cold boiled potato.
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To Ne Coatinusd Tonsrrow.
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and another and all others
oeafnstresses and monotonous clerks
and lawyers and housewives; sit
upright In chairs and talk into
telephones and walk fast and eat
breakfast and brush hair; all the
while marooned In a morsss OF
small, wild, unexeitinnE, tasteless
pain
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(Copyrightedl.
(IX YES, madame. II is ]. Moisette.
" Do you know me? How glad
am! Do you remember the
last time you knew met
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GGI Tow can I get my wife to
show more interest In the
moviesF' writes q silly
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CORRESPONDENCE
A correspondence axed With
heaven is sure . noble snehor.
Robert Burma
The Benson signal., 1917-06-30
She HAS LAID HER
CRUTcHEs ASIDE
Georgia Woman Was an Invalid
for Twenty-Five Long Years,
She Declares.
WALKS Anywhere NOW
y Am On My Feet Again After All
These Years." She Says-Wants
Everybody to Know About
TanIac.

'Tanlac has done hundred times
more than expected of it," said Mrs.
N. A. Bishop, of Roswell, Ca, '.for I've
laid my crutches aside and am actually
doing all my own housework."
Il was a cripple with rheumatism
for a long time and for three years
had to use crutches to get about on. I
had severe pains in my hips and the
small of my back and for years /
hadn't been able to do any Of my house
work to amount to anything. I lost
my appetite and things didn't taste
right nor agree with me, and I was
cOnstipated and had to be taking some
thing for it constantly. All my neigh
bors knew about my helpless condition,
for the fact is, was an invalid for 60
yEng on twenty-five years.
"After I had taken five bottles Of
Tanlac could walk anywhere wanted
to go without my crutches, for didn't
need them any more, so I laid them
aside. The rheumatic pains left me,
my appetite is good and I can eat any
thing I want without the least bit Of
trouble. AS said before, I am on
my feet and doing my own housework
again after all these years. I want
everybody to know about Tanlac, for
1t is certainly wonderful
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
town.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-30
WILSON NAMES
EMBARGO BOARD
HOOVER AND MEMBERS OF THE
CABINET MAY RATION ALLIES
AND CHECK NEUTRALS.
CONTROL U. S. EXPORTS
COAL AND GRAIN WILL BE THE
FIRST COMMODITIES TO GO
UNDER THE ACT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Pres Wilson by
executive order created an Exports
Embargo Council to administer the ex-
port embargo provisions of the espion-
age act
By the administration of embargoes
through this council the nation will be
able to take many steps for the sue
cessful prosecution of the war and
also to prevent supplies reaching Ger
many through neutrals.
The Presidents order vests in the
secretary of commerce the executive
administration of all instructions to be
issued by the President under the act
and establishes an Exports Council to
be composed of the secretary of
state, the secretary of agriculture, the
secretary of commerce and the food
administrator.
All matters of policy in connection
with operation of the act will be de-
cided by the council, which will rec
ommend to the President proclama-
tions to be issued putting certain COM
modities under export control.
Coal and grain will be the first
commodities to go under the act Food
exports will be left largely in the
hands of the food administration,
which will consult the council where
international questions are involved.
One of the first effects Of the acts
operation will be to give the govern
ment a firm control of the domestic
food situation. Shipping, too, will be
controlled to large extent under the
act. A plan for rationing the Euro
pean neutral countries has been
worked out and will be put into effect
Immediately. Secretary Redfield said
his department would have the act in
operation within forty-eight hours.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-30
FREE FIVE IN GOLD THEFT CASE.

Indictments Dismissed When Cuaz
Pleads Guilty at Opening of Trial.
Cheyenne, Wyo. - Antonio Cuaz,
alias Joe Neix, chief of nineteen Colo
RADIO and Wyoming men indicted in
the United States Court here for con-
spiracy to defraud the government
through the sale of gold extracted
from high grade ore stolen at Cripple
Creek, Colo, pleaded guilty when ar
raigned Monday. Sixteen of Cuaz's al
legged accomplices were arraigned and
eleven pleaded not guilty.
The charge against five, who are
John and Carl Muehlhausen, Martin
T. Snodgrass, John B. Cusack and
Charles E. Reed, all of Cheyenne, was
dismissed on recommendation of Unit
ed States Attorney Charles l.. Rig
don.
1t was explained that the Muehl-
hausen brothers and Cusack had Of
fered to turn states evidence and that
there was not sufficient evidence to
convict Snodgrass and Reed.
Two of the men indicted for the al
legged conspiracy are still at liberty
and their identity is withheld by the
United States attorney.
Cuaz, whose operations and those of
his confederates are believed to have
netted half million dollars, stated,
in pleading guilty, that the govern
ment had "too clean a case" against
him for him to hope to "get by"
A jury for the trial of the eleven
who pleaded not guilty was secured,
The Benson signal., 1917-06-30
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No foolishness! Lift your corns
and caIIuses off with fingers
It's like magic!

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn a few drops Of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get small
bottle Of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet Of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
it is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap-
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-30
Fully Qualified.


The clergyman had advertised for a
butler, and the next morning after
breakfast a well-dressed, clean-shaven
young man in black was ushered into
his study.
Name, please?", asked the clergy
man.
Hillary Arbuthnot, sir"
Z, Age"
' "Twenty-eight."
"What work have you been accus-
toned to?"
II am lawyer, sir"
The clergyman started. This was
odd. However, he knew many were
called in the law, but few chosen.
"But," he said, "do you understand
the conduct of hOusehOld?"
"In a general way, yes," murmured
the applicant.
"Can you carver
"Yes."
"Wash glass and silver?"
"I-er-think So"
The young man seemed embarrassed.
He frowned and blushed. Just then
the clergyman's wife entered.
"Are you married?" was the first
question.
'That," said the young man, "was
what I called to see your husband
about, madam. I desire to know if he
can make it convenient to oficiate at
my wedding at noon next Thursday
week"
The Benson signal., 1917-06-30
Biq Fund for Red Cross Raised.

The National Red Cross fund was
estimated Monday night to be at least
$1O5, 100000, of which nearly $40,0G0,-
600 was raised in New York city. Red
Cross leaders said it, was hoped over
subscriptions would be $10,00O,000, so
that despite Implications of reports the
fund would stand at $1O0,OOO,OO0. Colo
radoans subscribed about s1,250,000, of
which $658,444 was raised in Denver.
Wyoming contributed $4,000; Colo
RADIO Springs gave $201,OO0.