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idealistic, cared to win Molly. but MT Pol
locks tone was so intensely conhdent Una.
he could not help n faint gleam Of hope
darting into his mind.
you are very good, sir-thanks awfully
he said. but / don't want Molly made
unhappy"
you leave II to me. my boy" said Mr.
Pollock; tact and f1rmness, that's what Is
wanted. tact and frmness."
Meanwhile Miriam and Brent we're
strollng idly about tho lawn.
IL suppose the others are all In the
sitting room." remarked Miriam, glancing
toward the French window which stood
open at the farther end OF the veranda
from the tea party.
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Father Takes a Stand

nHR POLLOCK pulled himself together.
1v1 "My dear Mrs Lee" he began. there
Is nobody assure you, nobody who would
offer himself to his country more readily
than should II 1t were only possible. But
unfortunately have great responsibilities
OF private nature which, even II, as you so
kindly imply. 1 could pass for a younger
man than I am, would not permit me to
well, to risk my life on the battlefield"
You are prepared to give me details of
those responsibilities ?" persisted Mrs. Lee.
MY dear madam !" began Mr.. Pollock,
genuinely indignant.
Don't think me impertinent," said
Miriam. II didn't expect you would be able
to tell me. I only just wanted to bring
home to you the fact that there are quite
number Of men. besides yourself. who have
responsibilities which they cannot reveal to
the world, but which are more than suffi-
Client to justify them in staying at home"
She spoke quietly, but with an almost pas
sionate conviction which must have struck
on her own ears for she suddenly gave a
little laugh. "Ah, well, we are being very
serious over nothing at ALL" she said.
What have you been doing with yourself
all this afternoon, Mr.. Penncuik? You are
eur chief source Of interest, you know. /
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the uncertainty all about her of which only
she and Christopher were aware, the dark
ness in which of necessity they were CROP
ing, trusting very much to luck-all this,
though in its way stimulating yet every
now and then overcame her with a pres
clence of disaster. And now this cold,
matter-of-fact talk about criminal types
added TO her sense of discomfort She
glanced up again at Brent. and he gave an
almost imperceptible but reassuring wink of
his eyelid.
Don't you worry any" he advised :;
were going to come out on top all right"
'lt seems to me sometimes" said Miriam
hesitatingly, that you trust too much to
intuition and to luck Wouldn't it be better
Just to have the whole household arrested
now? We've got enough evidence"
Not on your life" said Brent. "You for
get about Uzz. He's got to be settled with
too, and 1 don't mean to miss him If I can
help it."
fraulein was coming up through the gar
den, little rusty brown figure, the black
SILK bag, in which she kept her knitting and
other things, tucked under one arm, the in
eVltable umbrella under the other She
looked very insignificant very quiet, very
placid. She nodded in her dry little way TO
the assembled company as she went to the
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"Fraulein is still out" replied Brent,
"busying herself with a sketch book BY
the way. Miriam" he went on, "as you
know, / am like a woman in that I go
much more by intuition and feeling than
by reason. ! told you that fraulein always
seemed to me the sinister spot I'm this
house. 1t may be absurd to you to say it,
but l have curious feeling that she, and
not Sanderson or his mother or the excit-
able Fritz. is the leader here they are all
more or less fanatics, of course, but Fritz
gets well paid for what he does. and he is
animated chiefly by hatred of the English.
1t Is certainly the object of Mrs Sander
sons life to which she has trained Charles
up. but with fraulein it's more than that.
It's her religion, her passion"
"She seems so normal" observed Miriam.
That's because of her iron self-control"
replied Brent. But / should not be sur
prsed If she turned out to be the type of
religious maniac which is quite the most
dangerous and ruthless thing in the world
DO you remember the case of Euphrasie
Mercier?"
"No, who's she?" asked Miriam. 'I don't
delve into such curious subjects as YOU
you know. Kit"
She was notorious French murderess"
replied Brent, "and though perfectly sane
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Less Than Three Years Later Other pparenty Undesg
ing People DreD the Harbor Defenses of the United
States and Watched the American Forces Put Out
TO Sea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-23
(Copyright by Edward J. ClodeD
c~yvnDSTI

The story opens in the West Crest prlyate pt,s
hotei in an English seacoast town when
En9lapd has been at war one m, mon.n. non
CHAhLES sANDERsON. serving ~ the Eng,
llsh Admiralty his daughter MOLLY. mn nInessss' NRs
sAM rrI1s kEE MISS SidST 4
fRAuLEIN SCHROEDER. a coorless little
German woman, claiming twenty years OF
Enrlish naturaiizationi PENNICuIK. young
English soldier. and FRITZ, seryant IN tne
house, are the entire occupants Of the hotel
Brent H. looked upon by All the others. 1ers.
sponsible. idiot. x. young, English .glrl, a., an
hystericai enthusiast, breaks In on the hotei
party one morning, carrying basket OF wnits
feathers one Of which she is going to present
to every man she meets who has not enlisted
She gives one TO Brent when he says he Is not
going to enlist; but his reasons are vague ana
eyasive. Molly cringes under the disiayor
her father calls cowardlce. Ho tries TO gain
Goilys confidence without telling her every,
thing, but partly because Of her DOUBTS ana
even more because of his seeming Irritation
with Miriam Lee she wavers.
The reason why Brent cannot tel! Molly All
AGENTS OF the British Government Their
suspicious that all Is not well at sea crest
are substantiated when Brent discovers a
wireless hidden in back of the fireplace OF the
living room. After getting message that
q U-boRt Is waiting In the harbor he cripples
the Marconi OUTFIT. -,
TO discover who Is the spy In the house. Mr..
PoIiack is the one suspected.
The guests are gathered on tho veranda
Tor afternoon tea.
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my own child: but, upon my word, there
are times when she almost puzzles me-"
I'm afraid one things clear enough"
said Penncuk a little drearily. land that
is that she's quite hopelessly in love with
Brent and that nothing will get her out
OF it."
q Nonsense, nonsense" replied Mr.. Pol
lock. What does a girl of her age know
about love? 1 have always been most
careful that she should nevef know about
anything. A pretty little thing 1t would
be IL can't influence my own daughter
now. You know. Pennicuik, used to hope
that you and She"
Percy shook his head. $50 did l. but
It's no go, sir. Molly won't look at any
one but Brent. She hasn't ever since she
met him. And today she seems TO have
grown or developed somehow. Don't know
how to put it. But anyway I don't stand
an earthly show, less now than ever"
you forget my influence and authority,
my boy" said Mr.. Pollock heartily. 81
shall insist on it all being off between her
and Brent. This Irritation with Mrs Lee
is the last straw, and then, well--there
Is such a thing as catching q person on
the rebound, you know"
This did not sound at all the way in
which Percy. who was young enough to be
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have been admring your uniform all tes
| time"
Now you are making fun OF me, Mrs
| Lee," protested Pennicu.k. Though per
| haps It doesn't look so bad when Tn sittine
| down. The coats much too short. Must
havo been made for much smaller char
than me. Still, it's better than nothing.
feel more buslnesslike."
1T poltes horribly in tho back" said
Molly. tugging at It as she spoke and then
giving little pats to try to make Il set right
over his chest and shoulders. q proceeding
of which she hoped notice was taken
through n certain eyeglass on the other side
of tho veranda.
walk away from mo. Percy" COM
manded Molly in the best dressmaker's 8
manner, "and let me see the effect"
He obeyed, turning round at the end OF
the veranda where n curtain of Virginia
creeper, turned to flame, hung from the
edge of the roof to the veranda rail. Molly
went after him and gave his coat few
more little settling tugs. Mr. Pollock
watched them, we'll pleased. out of the
corner OF his eye.
Brent apparently unperturbed. glanced
through his eyeglass, and when Miriam rose
and strolled on TO the lawn he went after
her.
Mr. Pollock gazed at tho backs of Brent
and his companion as they stood absorbed
IN n lOW-tOned conversation, WITH growing
Indignation on his expressive countenance.
lie now rose, abandoning Miss Myrtle's
conversation in midair, SO to speak, and
strobe over to where his daughter and
Percy were standing.
Really, that fellow Brent has no sense
of decency or shame whatever" he an
Ills brazen effrontery about the
white feather at tea is nearly equaled by
Mrs Lee. Cross questioning me like that,
indeed and now look at 'em! Might have
known each other for years An outrageous
call It,"
Chris found he knew her husband In
South Africa" said Molly. trying to speak
Husband I shouldn't be surprised"
began Mr. Pollock, and then turned off his
sentence with a cough.
IL must say" said Percy hesitatingly, at |
does seem odd, Brent not doing anything. |
Surely he could get some kind of a home |
billet IL he doesn't want to enlist"
I'm sure Chris has very good reasons. |
| know he has He told me- said Molly de- |
iantly
"Did he tell you what they were or only
that he had 'em?" demanded Mr.. Pollock, |
placing his finger tips together in judicial
manner and gazing at her over the top of
lis pincenez.
HE said he couldn't tell me what they
we're"
Exactly" said Mr.. Pollock. 'I suppose
even Brent draws the line at admitting to
you that he is a coward"
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and responsible. religious maniac ohe
was onIy devoted to her own family, who
were ali more or less congenial idiots, ana
she murdered quite ruthessly for their
benefit. Translate relations into terms OF
country, and think you will find the same
phenomenon In Fraulein Schroeder. Shes
not a type of her country. OF course. ono
must not be unfair enough to think that.
IL simply is that the authorities had the
genius to see her type and mako use of her."
Kit, you positively make me go cold
down my back. I shall have horrid visions
tonight of fraulein numbering us all in our
beds"
A little shudder ran through Miriam,
strong as her nerves were. The intrigue,
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''Father !" cried Molly sharply.

Father" cried Molly sharply.
But It does look queer. you must see for
yourself. Molly" urged Percy. IT'S you
we're thinking of, your father and !. II puts
you In such hateful position and you
aren't happy about 1t, you know you aren't
Molly"
"oh. don't argue, rercyw flashed Molly
irritably. Mr.. Brent has his own reasons
for doing what he Is doing. don't know
what they are, but I am quite satisfied
by his assurance that they are good
enough"
"Fiddlesticks 70 said her father rudely.
III he has reasons they aren't good enough,
or he could explain them"
"Oh. you don't either of you understand! I"
replied Molly, speaking low but very fast
and with n heightened color in her cheeks.
you are just men and you want to judge
every ono by yourselves. I don't judge at
all You reason about things, but know
them. l love Chris. Yes. 1 do. so there
l don't love him for being this or that:
L Just love him because he's himself, and
even IL he were entirely wrong in every
thing you say I'd just go on loving him
all the more" and Molly went swiftly along
the veranda and In at the house door.
Dear, dear!" calculated Mr.. Pollock
girls are damn funny things, Percy. or
course, understand Molly perfectly she's
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narn can do more mind favor one two suors
uniform characeNes o as
if he the latter
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-23
By LECHMERE WORRALL
AND J. E. HAROLD

IA Looking Woman About Fifty Years Old Sat
Quietly Sketching the Beautiful Sea Vielo and the
Picturesque Harbor of Sea Crest While England Pre-
p0red for War
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
Yesterdays Results
WEIGHT IMPORTANT e.. H.
I. ..... TO BERLlNESE NOW
(By The Associated Pressl

( LONDON, May 2O-The automatic
weighing machine, once toy or an in
strument Of amusement, is now a nee
essary Of life in GERMANY, according
to Doctor Reicke, the Assistant Mayor
OF Berlin. In a speech there recently,
he remarked; r.. VI e..
ave have all lost in weight under
our war ratiOns. For this reason every
one now feels the necessity of weigh,
ing himself from time to time Oh the
automatic weighing machines, Ia the
old days people resorted TO thnln as a
joke, sort Of holiday amusement for
passing the time. Crowds now use
them where one person used them be
fore, The ocular man who used TO
announce that he was growing fat has
given place TO the mournful individual
who registers the number Of pounds he
has lost since last month. The weigh
ing machine has become one of our
most intimate and necessary daily as
soeiates.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
HOW DO YOU COOK
TARO, ANYWAY?
Food Commission Wants To Be
Told and Invites Housewives
To Tell About II f.. +.

Will someone kindly tell the food
commission how to cook tarol
James ID. Dole, president of the com
mission, and Doctor Dean, executive Of
ficer, confess profound ignorance OF
culinary art, particularly in the prepar
alton of Hawaiian foods such as poi
taro, luau and the like, and just now
they are anxious to learn-especially
the art of taro cooking in its several
varieties. ..H
The reason is that there are many
housewives Of Honolulu who, strange as
it may seem, have never cooked taro
and are appealing to the food commits.
iioners for advice. ...
win Pass II Along
This is n phase Of the home economy
campaign. IL seems many women are
trying TO reduce bread rations in their
homes by using as many homegrown
vegetables rs possible. Doctor Dean
told several hundred women at the
Bijou mass meeting last week that taro
has twice the nutritive value, pound
for pound, of the Irish potato. His
talk is plainly having its effect and the
erstwhile neglected lowly taro, forgot
ten by many and never introduced to
others, now promises TO come into its
own in the Islands. There is a pros.
peet II win soon find its way into every
home, in the place of honor alongside
the staff Of life". g..
Trial Shipment Today "s
A trial shipment of taro from the
Island of Hawaii is expected to arrive
in Honolulu tomorrow morning. II will
onsist of only twenty five bags of the
tuber, but If the women of Honolulu
buy up the first lot and find that they
relish it, other shipments will be or
lered. Unless the taro demand attains
abnormal size by leaps and bounds IL
is probable that enough of this yege,
table can be obtained in the Islands
right now 70 supply the market To.
morrow's shipment, as well as the later
shipments, will be handled by the Ter,
ritorial Marketing Division.
Practically all grocers and vegetable
men retail taro however, and IL their
own supplies run short they are usually
able 10 purchase from the Territorial
Market. ~ .tsrj.-
But in its effort to popularize taro
he food commission desires to learn
the many different ways, and the best
methods used by the skilled chefs and
domestic cooks Of the city, Of prepar
ing the vegetable. These recipes are
TO be made public for the benefit of
all who are not already familiar with
them. ~ g we
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
Oaks Tread
On Heels of
Bee Team: !. !.
In Third Place BY Only One Point,
But Seals Are Way
IS Ahead " a..-.
COAST LEAGUE

In the Coast League yesterday San
Francisco, the leading team, regained
some of it's lost ground by taking q
double header from Los Angeles, 2 to
and 4 to 0, and gained relatively also
for Salt Lake lost to Oakland at Oak
land, 4 to @. The Seals, despite their
recent defeats, which usually came at
the same time as Salt Lakes defeats,
have an eighty-point lead over Salt
Lakeland that is quite lead.
Oakland is robbed of second place
by that familiar trick of mathematics
Ia team that has won one more and
lost one more game always is behind
the other so long as both are above
800. Below 500 the situation is re.
versed. However, the Oaks are only
one point in the rear of the Bees, which
shows what bah they have been play
ing. -. .EE.
, Portland is grievous disappoint.
ment. The Beavers lost tlouble.head,
or TO Vernon at Portland yesterday, ]
TO and to 4, although they made
Vernon go thirteen innings for the see,
ond.
Yesterdays Results
At 0akland-0akland Q, Salt Lake 4.
At Los Angeles-San Francisco 2,
Los Angeles /; San Francisco 4, Los
Angeles 0. ,st 81 -. e..
At Portlahd-Vernon 3, Portland j.;
Vernon 4, Portland 3 (l3 innings).
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
TO WRESTLE
JAPANESE HERE SOON

A wrestling match between Young
santell and the Japanese, Edosokura.
has been scheduled for Tuesday even
ing, June 10, at the Armory, II was an.
nounced last night. The two have not
wrestled here, but Santell won one fall
in. flfty-fve minutes on Kauai, and one
in seven minutes on Hawaii. (
This match win be straight catch
as-can, pin.fall A so-called Samoan
style was introduced here recently. In
this IL Is not necessary to pin; other.
wise IL is about as catch-ascan. San
tell said, however, that this coming
match would be the straight American
game, two falls of three.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
GOLF cHAMPlONk EaIp
ctjl3r st,tg VICTIM OF BATTLE
iBy Tha AsaocIatsd PreaaN

LONDON, May 20--David Watt, the
holder of the Scottish professional golf
championship, has died from wounds re-,
ceived at the front. Watt, who was
thirty,two years of age, won the cham
pionship in 1914. He was one of the
best left.handed golfers in the United
Kingdom. y.|E. .',...,.e
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
DOCTOR RHEE REELECTED
Y. M. C. A. PRESIDENT

At an election of officers for the Ko
rean Young Mems Christian Associa,
tion yesterday, DIR. Syngman Rhee, prin'
cipal of the Korean Girls Seminary,
was chosen for the second time as presi
dent of the board of directors. w. X,
Aim was elected viee-president, H. X
Shin, recording secretary, and w. X.
Park, treasurer.
Chairman Aim of the membership
reports l46 members at the
close of the fiscal year, May 81, and
adds that TO date he has received fifty
applications from Korean young men
who are DESTROYS of joining the assoeia'
-tion ~.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
Philadelphia Goes Closer To New
York As A Result; Reds
Beat Boston
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

The leaders of the National League,
the New York Giants, lost TO st. Louis
at 81. Louis yesterday, to B, while
Chicago was downing Brooklyn at Chi.
cago, to ], and the Phillies, who
were idle. at Pittsburgh, are at a
theoretical tie with the Giants, al,
though eight points behind. The Cubs
are twenty-five points behind the
Phillies. The whole National League
race at present is with these three
teams. Cincinnati beat Boston at Gin.
cinuati, to 4, and went to a tie with
Boston for sixth.
There was one surprise in the Amer
lean, in that Detroit and New York
played at New York, Detroit taking
another from the slipping Yankees, 5
to 4. Sunday ball is not permitted
in the East, so il is almost certain
that this is one of a series to be play.
ed in the East for war relief, arrange
ments having been announced by the
league some time ago. 1t is assumed
that the game ranks as a regular
league game. ...'
Yesterdays RESULTS
American League ar ''s5
AT New York Detroit 5, New York
4. 5 f -#.. -.
4 No other games scheduled, 10
National League fa1
st. Louis-St. Louis 3, New York !.
NAt Chicago Chicago 5, Brooklyn 1.
At Cincinnati--Cincin 5, Bos.
ton 4. l7t ,Fts f
AT Pittsburgh.Philadelp no game
scheduled. sos
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
SON OF THE GUILD SOD
WOULD BECOME CITIZEN

Two applications for naturalization
were filed yesterday with the clerk OF
the United States court, They were
those Of Eval Brwu Overgaard, ma
tive of Denmark, who il employed a'
a sailor by th" Inter,Island, and Pn
trick Francis Brennan, an honorably
discharged soldier, who. ns may be sur
missed, halls from the Ould Sod.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05

the Emden, who they state was a gen
tleman in every respect and, 50 far as
customary German atrocities are con
,erned, absolutely with clean hands. y
First Glass Cruisers hti
Both the Tokiwa and the Yakumo
are rated about the same as the
Azuma, which passed through here re.
Gently with the remains of the late
ambassador from the United States to
Japan, George w. Guthrie, on board.
The Azuma is the larger vessel.
Both cruisers are of 300 tons dis
placement, the Tokiwa having one foot
the better of the Yakumo in length.
Fhe Tokiwa was launched in 1898 and
the Yakumo in 1899. Both vessels
also, are rated for twenty knots, have
i've torpedo tubes apiece and have q
seven-inch amor belt at waterline, but
the Yakumo carries the superior arma'
ment, having twelve sixsinch guns to
the Tokiwa's six. Both have -four
eight-inch guns. 4 ts<u,.,..s. ~.
The cadets that are completing Their
eight months practical cruising on
these ships are graduates of the Naval
Cadets Academy at Edajima, the sole
training school for Japanese naval of
fcers, and the equivalent of Annapolis
They will be commissioned on their re-
turn to Japan as second sub-lieutenants,
the equivalent of ensigns Of the Am
eTiean service. '..E'r.
Program for the Visit
The greater part Of today will be
taken up by the cruisers eoaling. Com
meneing tomorrow night the round OF
official activities connected with the
visit of the squadron will commence
with a formal afternoon reception Mt
the residence Of the Japanese consul
on Nuuanu Avenue, and will end with
the official reception of Governor Pink
ham to Rear-Admiral Iwamura and his
officers at the executive building on
Thursday evening.
Wednesday is to be cadet day when
the local bodies will act as the hosts
for the young officers in many trips
about the island An elaborate pro
gram has been prepared for Wednes,
day evening at Laniakea where Ha'
waiian night will be observed, the
cadets being guests of honor. The
program will be as follows: T.
Extender cheer, Hip! Hipl Hurrahl!
and Banzail ..'.... ..,H.
Opening Address, Alexander Hume Ford
Talk on Hawaiian Night" .,.....
...,............,.B NJ. Matsuzawa
Greeting ..... Mayor John @. Lane
Selection ....... Hawaiian Orchestra
Address on Hawaiian History .....
...........,R Rev, w. ID. Westervelt
Selection .,.,.,,.... Hawaiian Band
Address on Japanese Tradition 80.
@. Misawa, translator of 'Traditions
of Hawaii" .'@ ~.
Hawaiian Songs, Otogi Club (Cbildren)
Greeting to Cadets :. Hon. w. j. FreaI
Response by Cadets. .E."
Etabma SOng-school song Of the
japanese Naval Cadets Academy
| .,........,.....,... Cadets
Moving Pictures 49,,
Aloha De .... Cadets and Audience