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wife dnd young son

old friend. Within the cxtraordinariiv
wide sleeve, lined with black SIX. |
could see the arm, very white with d
pcarly CLEAN in the shadow. But to
me she extended her hand with slight
stlffening. as it were a recoi Of her
person, combined with an extremely
Straight glance. 1t was finely shaped,
capable hand. Bowed over it and
we just touched fingers. did not
look then at her face.
Next moment she caught sight OF
some envelopes lying on the round
handicapped table in the middle Of
the hall. She seized one Of them with
wonderfully quick, almost feline.
movement and tore it open, saying to
US, Excuse me. must Do
go into the dining room. Captain
Blunt, show the way"
Thus we meet the heroine. AS
for Mr.. Conrad's heroes-well. TO
go back to the writer in "The New
Statesman"
Mr.. Conrad's heroes are at once
terrifying and Encouraging: they
fight, but they fight with their back
to the wall. They have not the right
to despair, however; for If they can
not win. they may not be defeated
Their endeavor, OF course, is not to
advance and to conquer that would
appear to Mr.. Conrad the most ex
tremc romanticism--but to maintain
ono or two things without which they
would perish. And these arc a few
tru'sms. Man voyages over the de
vouring waste of existence on nothing
moro stable than few concepts.
few platitudcs.
"This conception, 80 simple in APP
pearance. Is. In fact, extremely subtle.
Only profound mind could have Civ
on such fundamental meaning to pln,i-
tude. II is the conception of skeptic
who Is sure of one or two things.
who accepts the minimum. who &C
sspts platitude. indisputable platitude,
because he is sure of nothing else.
he has found two or three panks TO
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Facsimile Of the first page OF
''Chonce," in manuscript

record of Mr.. Conrads twenty wears
toll as q seaman, but the image of
his desperate doggedness as an
author.
Line by line he writes, rather
than page by page, was the growth
OF "Almayer's Fol g." He has
earned his fame in he sweat of his
brow. He speaks of the terrible
bodily fatigue that is the lot of the
imaginative writer even more than
of the manual laborer. 4 have he
adds, carried bags Of wheat on my
back, bent almost double under a
ships deck beams, from 6 in the
morning till 6 in the evening with
an hour and a half off for meals).
so | ought to know He declares.
indeed, that the strain of creative
effort necessary in imaginative writ
ing is something for which a mate
rial parallel can only be found in
the everlasting sombre stress of the
westward winter passage round Cape
Horn. This is to make the profess
sion of literature a branch of the
heroic life. And that, for all his
smiling disparagement of himself as
a Sybarite, is what Mr.. Conrad has
done'
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put between him and the ihcom-
measurable, and that suflices him.
and thus while he denies him
sell hope, as austerely he denies him
self despair His hopclcssncss is not
like Mr.. Iardy's, n hope lessness with
out bound; 1T Is sane hopelessness,
hopelessness full of courage. And
MS very skcpticism must be the source
of infinite intellectual enjoyment to
him-how many interesting questions
II must ralse' Yes, skepticlsm like
Mr.. Conrad's makes one interested in
liie; 1T is, perhaps, the source OF his
own interest in it,"
Ncrer Hurried
Robert Lynd, the British critic.
gives an Immensely Vivid picture OF
Joseph Conrad in the current issue
of "Mainly About Books"
Mr.. Conrad" says he, "has never
been in a hurry, even in telling a
story He has waited on fate rather
tIldli iun 70 meet IL. i was never.
he declares, one of those wonderful
fellows that would 20 afloat in a
washtub for the sake Of the fun
On the other hand, he seems ALWAYS
to have followed y, his own deter
mined fashion certain sudden intui-
tons, much ds great generals and
saints do. Alexander or Napoleon
could not have seized the future with
a more splendid defiance of reason
than did Mr. Conrad when. though
he did not yet know six words of
English, he came TO the resolve. IF
n seaman, then an English seaman
He has always been obedient to
a star. He likes to picture himself
as a lazy creature, but he is really
one OF the most logged day laborers
VINO have ever served literature. In
fyphoon' and Youth he has writ
ten of the triumph Of tie spirit of
man over tempest and fire. We NAV
see in these stories not ONLY the
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~
"When We Dead Awaken"
IL has just been played for the
first time in America. 1t
was given few weekend perform
ances by Leigh Lowell and Octavia
Kenmore at the Neighborhood Play.
house.
This piece was written only a
year before the great Norwegian
poet died. Ibsen is said to have been
fully conscious of the fact that he
had only a tiny span left and to have
fastened, lest he be unable to finish
When We Dead Awaken"
A grim piece of writing, it pic
lures, with the usual Ibsen passion
for symbolism and mystic express
sion, the awakening of souls which
have, as they put it, failed to grasp
the true Significance of life. Pro
lessor Arnold Rubek, a sculptor,
meets the woman who inspired his
masterpiece. His wife, Maia, meets
a bear hunter. The drift of the
theme is sufficiently shown in the
closing scene, here reprinted:
professor Rubek and Irene appear
over the edge of the precipice at the
back. He has his plaid over his shoui-
ders and she has fur cloak thrown
loosely over her white dress and a
swansdown hood over her head.)
PROFESSOR RUBEK
(Still only half visible above the
edge
What, Maia! SO we two meet again i?
with assumed coolness)
AT Your service. Won't YOU come nm u?
(Professor Rubek climbs right up
and holds out his hand to Irene who
also comes right to the top.)
professor Rubek coldIv TO Ma;a
50 you, too, have been all night on
the mountain, as we have?
nave been hunting-yes. You gave
me permission, you know.
ULFHEIM
(Pointing downward) Have you come
up that path there?
PROFESSOR RUBEK
AS you saw.
ULFHEIM
And the strange lady, too5
PROFESSOR RUBEY
Yes, OF course with glance at
Malal. Henceforth the strange lady
and do not intend our ways to part
ULFHEIM
Don't you know then, that il ia
deadly dangerous way you have come
PROFESSOR RUBEK
We thought we would try it, never
tneless. For it did not seem particu
larly hard at first.
ULFHEIM
NO, at first nothing seems hard Rut
presently you may come to hard
place where you can neither get for
ward nor back. And then you stick
fast, Professor. Mountains fast, as we
hunters call it.
PROFESSOR RUBEK
iSmlles and looks at him) Am I 10
take these as oracuIar utterances. Mr.
U.fheim7
ULFHEIM
Lord preserve me from plavinp tho
oraclel Urgently pointing up toward
the heights) But don't you see that
the storm is upon US? Don't YOU hear
the bhlasts of wind?
PROFESSOR RUBEK
Llstening) They sound like the
prelude to the Resurrection Dav.
ULFHEIM
They are storm blasts from the
peaks, man! Just look how the clouds |
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Neither Mr.. Conrad nor his char
ncters mentions the name OF God and
we feel 1t is because they would con-
sader 1t insincere, even theatrical, to
GO 80. There Is something admirable
IN this reticence. Not 10 say a word
more tnan one means-to say word
or two less, if possible-that is the
sure way Of making ones words mem
crable. And MIR Conrad's words aye
memorable. more memorable even than
those Of Dostoievsky.
Mr. Conrad, then, Is prominently
artist psychologist and moralist. II
oSner words. he is Interested sssar
""'s IN beauty, the mind. and char.
aeser' And he is interested nerhs,s
IN beauty primarily. He writes by
instructive choice Of beautiful things.
OF the sea. Of ships. Of tropical .kies
ana OF men whose lives have still the
atmosphere Of romance around them-
Oh seamen, Of barbarians, Of South
American bandits whose minds have
something Of the naive morality Of the
Renaissance.
and he never writes. as Stevenson
constantly did. with the design Of be-
ing romantic His beauty is not stuck
on. On the contrary, when he do.
ee''0es scene /, strikes us first b.
It's Astonishing truth and then BY it,
astonishing beauty"
Mr. Conrad writes in pictures
Tor the pictures come, and what he
shows us is not action, but a pro.
gression Of dissolving scenes. con-
iinuoua and living, which in the
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One Of the best photographs Of the famous ,criter

end reflect action and give us true
apprehension Of it." The reader
may turn, just at this point, to one
of the arresting scenes in the latest
Conrad work, "The Arrow of Gold"
doubleday Page & Coz, and OBJ
serve the technique with which the
books hero is brought for the first
time into the picture:
THE door ct which Mills rang came
open almost at once. The maid who
opened it was short, dark and slightly
peck marked. For the rest, an obvious
femne-de-chambre, and very busy. She
said quickly, Madame has just re-
turned from her ride and went ND
the stairs, leaving US to shut the front
door ourselves
"The staircase had q crimson CARPET. ]
Mr. Blunt appeared from somewhere
in the hall. He was in riding breaches
and black coat with ample, square
skirts. This get-up suited him, but
1T also changed him extremely by doing
away with the effect OF flexible slim
ness he produced in his evening clothes.
lie looked to me not at all himself,
but rather like a brother of the man |
who had been talking to US the night
before. He carried about him a deli
cate perfume of scented soap.
The upward cast in the eyes of Mills
who was facing the staircase, made us
both, Blunt and |, turn round. The
woman Of whom had heard so much,
IN sort of way in which I had never
heard woman spoken of before, was
coming down the stairs, and nv first
sensation was that of profound AZ.
constituent at this evidence that she
did really exist. And even the visual
impression was more of color in q
picture than OF the forms of actual
ME- She was wearing q wrapper, a
sort of dressing gown Of pale blue siik,
embroidered with black and gold de-
signs round the neck and down the
front. Tapped round her and held to.
gether by a broad belt Of the same
material. Her slippers we're Of the
same color, with black bows at the
instep. The white stairs, the deep
crimson of the carpet and the light,
blue OF the dress made an effective
combination Of color to set off the del
icate carnation Of that face which.
after the first glance given to the
whole person, drew irresistibly ones |
gaze to Itself by an !ndefinable quail
ny Of charm beyond all analysis and
made you think Of remote races. of
strange generations, of the faces Of
women sculptured on rnmcmorial mon |
""eh's ana OF those lying unbunR In |
tneir tonbs While she moved down.
"afo from step 10 step with slightly
lowered eyes, there flashed upon me
suddenly the recollection OF words
heard at night, Of Allegren words
about her. OF there being in her some
thing OF the women Of all time
Perfection
AT the last step she raised her sys-
ilds' treated US to an exhibition OF
t'"fh as dazzling as Mr.. Blunt's and
looking even stronger; and indeed, az |
she approached us shc brought homo
T. our hearts {but after all I am
speaking only for myself a vivid sense
OF her physical perfection In beauty
OF limb and balance Of nerves. and not
80 much of grace. probably, 40 Of alb.
soiute harmony.
"She said to US, Il am sorry 7 kspt
you waiting Her voice was low
pitched. penetrating and Of the most
seductive gcntleness. She offered her
IN
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when We Dead
A7Vukeu :"

are rolling and sinking-soon thew.
be all around US like winding sbes.,
IRENE
with start and a shiver) kpav
that Sheet
MAIA
(Drawing Ulfheim away Let ",
make haste and get down.
ULFHEIM
(To Professor Rubek) I cannot he'll,
more than one. Take refuge in N.
hut in the meantime-while the stor,.
lasts. Then | shall send people IN tn
fetch the two of you away.
(In terror To fetch US away! Ma
no!
ULFHEIM
(Harshly) To take you by sorcs &C
necessary-for it's matter of life ana
death here. Now, you know it. tn
Maia) Come, then-and don't fem p.
trust yourself in your comrades hsods
MAIA
(Clinging to him. Oh, how 7 shan
rejoice and sing if ] get down with
whole skini
ULFHEIM
Begins the descent and ca)ls to in.
oshers). YouIl wait. then, in the hue
till the men come with ropes and fetch
you away.
(Ulfheim, with Maia in his arm.
chambers rapidly but warily down th.
precipice).
IRENE
Looks for some time at Professor
Rubek with terror stricken ewes, did
you hear that, Arnold ?-men are com.
ing up to fetch me awayi Many man
will come here
PROFESSOR RUBEK
Do not be alarmed, Irene.
IRENE
Gin growing terror.) And shs. thu
woman in black-she will come, too
For she must have missed me long ago.
And then she will seize me, Arnold
And put me in the strait waistcoat
Oh she has it with her in her box.
have seen it with my own ewes
PROFESSOR RUBEK
Not soul shall be suffered to touch
you.
IRENE
with mild SMILEY oh, mol
myself, have resource against this.
PROFESSOR RUBEK
What resource do you mean?
IRENE
drawing out the knife.) This,
PROFESSOR RUBEK
\AAiCS W ociZc III nave you knl1eg
IRENE
Always. slways-both day and night
in bed as welll
PROFESSOR RUBEK
Give me that knife, Irene'
IRENE
(Concealing it, You shall. nrs have
it. may very likely find use fox It
myself.
PROFESSOR RUBEK
What use can you have for it here7
IRENE
Clocks Iixedly at him. Il was 10.
ended for you, Arnold
PROFESSOR RUBEK
For me!
IRENE
AS we were sitting by the Lake u
Vaunitz last evening"
PROFESSOR RUBEK
By the Lake Of
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n N R. CONRAD, observes
~ Edward Moore in 1.-The
New Statesman" is in

New Statesman" is in
comparably the most sub
tie writer of his age. even his
silence is significant. and it is as
certain that his politics and his
philosophy are profound as that he
has told US nothing about them. He
has not, indeed, a philosophy at
all, like Mr.. Wells or Mr.. Shaw.
Is it because he is too skept;cal or
because he is too sure? That one
has to ask such question shows
how much lies behind his work"
And the writer goes on to say:
There are three qualities which
stand out in Mr.. Conrad's novels-the
love Of beauty the insight into the
mind. the sense of character. With
beauty, the mind and the moral con-
flict he is concerned almost exclusive
ly. The passions he has portrayed, it
Is true, but he has portrayed them pre-
eminently in their effect upon the
mind and upon character
'ln short. he has studied them under
glass. and as Il psychologist and
moralist. The soul he has not tried
TO know at all The conflict in his
novels is not the spiritual, but the
moral, conflict. And this is what sep
arates him from Dostoievsky, whom.
as a psychologist, ne resembles SO
much
"Dostoievsky showed man in his re-
lation to God; Mr.. Conrad shows him
in his relation to men and to nature.
The former Is mystic. the latter
nationalist. The one knew human ma
sure, human and divine; the other is
interested in human nature simply as
human nature.
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Looks for some time at Professor,
Rubek with terror stricken eyes). Did
you hear that, Arnold ?-men are com.
ing up to fetch me away! Many rnsr
will come here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02

Taxa kola captured the city cham
pionship when they defeated the Sill
ent Athletic club yesterday at BYRD
lark by the score Of I to /. Big
Boy" Davis was on the mound for the
soft drink boys and had the Silent
boys completely at his mercy. He
only allowed three hits and caused
nine to so back to the bench by the
strike-out route.
The champions played gilt edge
ball. 1t was a case of too much Davis
for the Silent club and when they did
connect with the apple. there was al
ways some one there ITO handle the
ball
Charlie Moss. who broke bona IN
his foot some weeks ago, returned to
the game yesterday ard played n
great game In left field. Owing to
Amos. the scrappy second saker be-
ing out of town Luyk was shifted to
second and played "a fine game. Mac
Pitt carried awa~ the hitting honors
for the champions. getting three hits
out IF four trips To the rubber kuyS,
Lcihs and Davis gathered and other
hits for the soft drink boys the lat
ters being a double. Leihs caught his
usual good game and Chessy says he
is going 10 show those Norfolk boys
how he can peg next Saturday.
Eeasley pitched Il fair game for the
losers only allowing six hits and re-
firing seven by tbs strike out route,
His FEEDERS fell down on him and al
lowed the Taka-kola boys to score
several OF their runs
The champion Taka-kola goes to
Norfolk next Saturday TO play the
first game of the series with the sea
siders, and If they play the same game
of ball they have been putting up
all this season they should have M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02
NEW BELMONT RECORD
MADE BY WAR CLOUD
Autumn Handicap is Made Over Nine
f'uriong Track by Horse In
1:JO is,

Belmont Park. Sept War cloud,
owned BY A. K, Macomber., dipped
four-hfths of a second from the
track record here today at the fall
opering of the Metropolitan circuit, in
winning the Belmont park autumn
handicap, covering the nine fur
longs in 1850 is. Stromboli esta5-
lished the record Of Isl four years
ago in the same race.
The race was won in q driving
finish and reused the rs. 900 spectators
TO a pitch Of excitement almost fren-
zied as the 7 to. ! shot went under
the wire a length ahead of s c. Hill
dredths Valor and two lengths
ahead Of j. K. L. Ross Cudgel, the
to 10 favorite.
Most of the crowds money was on
Cudgel and spectators were on tiptoe
in EXPECT alton of one of the favorite' s
whirlwtnd finishes. Several thousand
wise ones. however, had backed War
Cloud because recently. ut a speed
trial he had come within a second
Of the track record for the distance.
covering the nine furlonss in the re-
markable speed trial time Of t:52.
i was as much owing TO the gen
eralShip of Hummer. War Clouds
rider. as to the racers speed that the
race was won by him. Hummer knew
Cudgels reputation as smashing
ifn;sh>r that had'r the heart out of
many horses. So. instead of(attempt-
ing 70 take the lead early in Ihe race,
he swung his mount in behind Valor.
husbendine War Clouds strength for
the end When at preciselyethe right
rrpthpnt kummer gave War Cloud
Eia head, for which ne had been
aghting for some time. they flashed
past Nalor in a twiukling, gaining
lead Of a length which was held
to the wire. Corn Tassel was fourth.
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managed to wiggle out Of the difncuh
position as successfully as he had on
previous occasions.
TOO much Magalis This brief SEN
tence will tell why the Colts won.
This left-hander had the Coolers COM
pleteIy at his mercy almost through
out the encounter. and. although be
did get into several bad holes he man
aged to pull himself out in great
style. Though there is hardly ques-
ton of Magalis having won anyhow.
he was helped considerably at times
by great fielding. No later than the
initial frame, little Gus Hin made
peg to the home plate that cut of a
run. Mcconnell was on second base
and Weafer singled to left. The
Csoober manager tried to score on the
hit and Gus made perfect peg TO
Abbott Strange as ii may seem, the
out was an unanimous one. not
single Petersburg rooter entering a
protest.
Colts Start in sixth
Though the Colts hit the bah
from the very start, rfaey .idn't start
scoring until the sixth. Baker started
the fun with single to right field.
and Brown sacrificed him TO second.
Poole got his third straight hit of
the game and Baker easily counted
Goeef doubled TO right field ami
Poole crossed. On n throw TO the
plate in an effort to catch Poole, Lee
took third base A moment later he
stole home while UngTaub was wind
ing Up. We didn't know that II was
in Lee. but he got there Just the same.
He tried this stunt once more during
the game. but Moran had two strikes
or him at the time and he hit the
ball, going on a fly. The Colts added
another one in the eighth. Poole
drove one at Mcconnell that was too
hot 10 handle and then proceeded TO
steal second. He counted on Gooch's
second hit to right field.
The outstanding feature OF the game
was a wonderful catch made by Baker
II happened in the eighth inning when
looked good for a hit. but Jess went
back, made a dive backward and TO
the side. spearing the ball with one
hand II was a wonderful piece OF
work and Petersburg fans declared
1t 10 be the best catch seen on the
park in many years.
Poole Hits Ball Hard
Jim Poole had regular field day
at bat. getting four hits out Of as
many times at bat Gooch got dou-
Bile ard single out OF four trips to the
plate. The hitting of weafer and
Groetg featured for the COOLERS.
Tnglaub, Petersburg's smuke bali
artist was in great form until he took
A fop in the sixth. Though the Colts
had hit him once In a while. they had
done nothing with him with men on
the sacks until they started their hit
ting spree in this frame. In the
eighth they got to him again, but he
end"o the game by retiring three in
a row via the strike-out route.
Lefty Magalis was never better and
most of the time he had the Coolers
eating out of the palm Of his hand
Though he was a biz wild at times, he
always pulled out Just in time.
The box score:
Morning ga m
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02
WILL GIVE BENDER
HANDSOME MACHINE

In view of the fact that Chief
Bender lost considerable money by
remaining here and not reporting
to the CINCINNATI Reds, movement
is now on foot to raise sufficient
funds to purchase him a machine.
If he doesn't care for this the cash
will be given the manager.
II is understood that this was
suggested by Norman Johnson, the
well known local baseball enthusi-
asst, and something will be dohe
about 1t in the next few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02
Taxa -KoIa.

Summary Two-base hits--Davis.
Stolen bases--Leibs, Haur. Beasley.
Sacrifice 'hits---Leibs. Murden. Sacri-
fee fiies---Davis. Double plays--MoSS
TO Leibs Hit by pitched bail--Beas-
ley Murden. Left on hases--Taka-
Kola, 8; Silent A. Club, 8. Eases on
balls--off Beasley. /; off Davis 2.
Struck out-by Beasley. Z; by Davis.
2. Time of game--One hour and
nifty minutes. Empires-Onesty and
Hogan. Scorer--Sutton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02
INTERNATIONAL

First game: Rochester 0; Bing-
hAmton. l. e-szyte
Second game: Rochester. s. Bling
hamton. 4.
First game: Buffalo. 5: Toroneto,
&.
Second game: Buffalo, 8: Toron-
to, 4.
First game: Jersey City, 0: New
ark, /.
Second game; Jersey City. 8:
Newark, 0.
First game: Reading. +; Balti-
more. 7.
Second game; Reading. 4: Balti-
more, 5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.

New York at Philadelphia: First
game-postponed-r
New York, 5; Philadelphia, =
second game,
Chicago, 6: Detroit. o--hrst game.
Chicago. s: Detroit l~-eecond
game
game.
Boston, 4: Washington. second
game.
Cleveland, 5: St. Louis. 3-hrst
game,
St Louis, 4; Cleveland. a-second
game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02

SUMMARY. Two base hits-Hiller,
2. Sacrifice hits-Brown. Double
plays--Render to Baker TO Poole;
Weafer to Groe-y: Htllcr to McCon-
nell to Weafer. Passed ball---Abbott.
Parker. Left on bases--Richmond
6; Petersburg, 4. First baSe on error
out--by Bender, 4: ~ BurnAan, J.
Time of game-l:3k. umpirs Orth.
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r.
R,chmond ...,z. 900 Oos olo-4
Petersburg 600 600 1000
summary: Two base hit--Gooch
stolen bases - Poole az Gooch.
Sacrifice hits--Brown. Abbott, Ma
gals. Groety Parker. Sacrifice fly
Hill. Double plays--Groety to Nc
Cannell to Weafer. Hit BY pitched
ball--Pay by Unglaub, Left on bases
Richmond s. Petersburg. IL. Bases
on balls--off Magalis. 7. or Unglaub,
3 Struck out~--hy MagaIis, s.: by
Ungiaub, s. Time of game--l:35
Umpire--Orth. "a
Afternoon fSavoA