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and I asked her to come in and see
me-"
He bowed, and then looked at her
interestedly.
"Sichard. l remember that name.
Sichard? Wasn't he lieutenant in
the - regiment of Infantry"
"Yes, and when he fell he had just
won his third stripe
"We were together at the begin
nlng of the war. We even fought
side by side. All! That brave and
noble heart! Is it possible that
death took him, too? Excuse ne,
madame. can't help being af
fected."
Tears ran slowly from his brown
eyes, and with that masculine mod
esty which feels shame at a sudden
burst Of feeling, he drew aside a few
steps.
Madeleine had taken Georgette's
Rand.
"Go and kiss him!" she murnured.
She felt that the soul of the dead
man was there, enjoining on them
that step toward reunion; that he
was there himself, invisible but liv-
ing, and so rich in love that it was
easy for him to give some of it to
those who no longer possessed it.
The embrace was prolonged.
Madeleine picked up the carnation
petals, which were strewn on the
carpet like drops Of blood. Her
hands full of these trophies, she
TRANQUILITY descended the stairs. She
wanted to wreath them into a crown
of laurel leaves and to carry it at
dawn the next day to the gravestone
on which she was going to deposit
her own throbbipg heart.
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had taken root in the depths Of her
consciousness, without her having
blended with it any adulteration of
mysticism. She knew that Julien
was not really dead because she kept
on loving him.
1t was getting late. She put her
flowers in place and started away.
She walked with the slow step and
august carriage Of woman who
has just received the Host and feels
herself sustained and revivified. She
had communed with her dead. She
was going home--to the empty
house in which the absent ones
place was always kept waiting for
him.
The streets were agreeably ami
mated. Since it was fine weather.
although autumn had begun, the
promenaders were walking slowly
and enjoying the voluptuous still
ness Of the evening air. Women
with furs uncovered their necks.
Delicate perfumes were scattered as
they passed along.
Suddenly Madeleine gave start.
She had just recognized in one Of
the strollers Georgette, friend of
her childhood, whom she hadn't seen
for many years. The two young
women, after marrying, had lived
for themselves, forsaking friendship
for love. Some command of DESTINY
must have brought them together
that evening. face to face.
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when they are kept under like O.
fcers in q body"
New York Law Proposed

A bill was introduced in the Sen
ate of the New York Legislature
last year by Senator Twomey
amending the judiciary law in rela-
tion to the qualification Of jurors. A
similar bill is before the present
session Of the Legislature.
A new exemption was named in
the bill. This made woman exempt
if she wanted to be, because she is
a woman. Otherwise the amend
ment simply tool; out the word
male" in its definition Of jurors and
added the pronouns "she" and cher"
where che" and ''hirn" were used
in the law.
Rose Rothenberg, Assistant Depu-
ty District Attorney in connection
with District Attorney Swann's Of
fee, has gone on record as favoring
jury service for women.
"Women's service on juries is
just a continuance Of their RESPONSE
bility assumed in voting" she said
II believe that women should be
drawn for juries just as men are.
Their qualifications should be just
the same The attorneys are inter
ested in jurors for what they think
their sympatbies are. In cases where
women are on trial it would be only
fair to have women on the jury"
Sufragists and anti-sufragists are
agreed on one thing at last. They
arrive at their opinions from oppo-
site points Of the compass, but they
both say that women should serve
on juries. That is about as far as
they go together. Their reasons
for standing for jury service and
their beliefs as to the outcome of
such service are as far apart as
their opinions on voting.
Miss Mary Kilbreth, speaking fo.
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ffragsts and Ants Favor Jury Service for Womer

right to sit on jurNs. The premise
is faulty as soon as we admit that
jury service is not right or privi-
lege, but a duty.
ut likewise cannot safely be ar
gued that woman's right under the
Constitution to trial by her
peers is interfered with unless
women are called upon the jury.
II there Is any force to the sugges-
ton that woman citizen is enti-
tied to trial by her peers and
that her peers means other women,
1t could likewise be argued that all
the other existing limitations affect
ing jury duty in this state should
be abolished as offering unjust dis
elimination.
The judiciary law now provides
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ing to sexes at stated intervals dur
ing its progress
1T may be questioned, moreover,
whether the courts have not placed
too narrow construction on the
word separate as used in the
statutes. The object and purpose Of
keeping them sequestered is and al
ways has been to keep them from
being Influenced with reference to
the matters given them in charge by
ulterior practices. This purpose is
as we'll accomplished when the Jury
are kept singly under the charge of
sworn officers Of the court as it is
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widow, absolutely a widow-more
than you are, perhaps, with your
widows weeds"
She looked at the pure counte-
nance opposite her, whose smile had
never been effaced.
ut is curious that with the great
sorrow you have suffered you have
kept your air of serenity and youth.
You are as young as when we used
to amuse ourselves by indulging in
dreams Of the future. Don't you re-
member? All those dreams have
teen shattered. One never leads the
life he has looked forward to-"
She had picked up bunch of
carnations, and was cruelty plucking
the flowers, petal by petal. One
might have said that she was re-
venging herself on those fragile
flowers for the ruin of her happi-
ness. At that minute the door
opened and man, wearing a deco
ration, entered. He had a handsome
face. still showing signs Of the
strain Of his years at the front;
straightforward look and a note of
ease and simplicity in his manner of
greeting his wife's guest.
"My friend, Madeleine Sichard, of
whom have often spoken to you"
Georgette said, by way of introduc-
ton. Eve met in the street as she
was coming back from the cemetery,
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my services when and how and
where please.
But the highest court in our land
says to the woman. The future Of
the race is of more Importance than
your right of contract, the mainte-
nance Of healthy women and the
need for healthy offspring is para
mount to your earning capacity and
ambition. You are woman and the
law will protect you even against
yourself for the general weal-for.
the welfare of the republic
ut is a fallacy to argue that the
right to vote carries with it the
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They looked at each other, each
curious to find in the others eyes
some CLEAN of the old friendly feel
ing. Georgette was the first to
speak:
you haven't changed at all You
are still the same. And black is be-
coming to you, in spite of the effect
of sadness which it gives"
She added, hesitatingly:
Have you lost some one? Your
husband, perhaps, like SO many
others? l am sorry for you--from
the bottom of my heart"
"Yes," said Madeleine. "I should
have let you know when I went into
mourning. But l didn't write to
anybody. Besides, didn't know
your address,"
They walked side by side in
silence. They had so many things to
tell each other that the words
wouldn't come. Presently Georgette
stopped before smart-looking house.
Il live here. Won't you come in
fer few minutes9?'
with pleasure"
They mounted the stairs to the
first floor. Georgette rang and
servant opened the door. They en-
tered sumptuous salon, and the
servant turned on the electric lights.
Then Madeleine was startled to see
that her friends features had hard
ened and that her ,hair after she had
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FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE--By Jean Bertherov

O Craze, a0here Is thy rictory?
0 Death, aohere is thy sting2
n T WAS the fourth year that
A Madeleine had gone to lay
flowers on Juliens grave the
evening before the anniversary
of his death. She looked forward
to that memorial date, as during
his life she had looked forward to
his birthday She reached the GEM
etery toward evening, her arms
laden with flowers and gentle smile
of sadness on her face.
She gave herself up to her memo
ries. The anemones, with their hue
of pale gold, were the flowers which
he loved best. When they were to-
gether they always chose anemones
to decorate their apartment and ar
ranged them in vases so as to
heighten the feeling of their beauty
and the grace which they added to
the JOY of love.
Then Julien had been called to
the front His youth had been cut
down Ike the waving grain before
the scythe Of the reaper. No adieu,
no supreme outcry, had marked for
them that neartrending moment.
She saw him again exactly as he
was in life, all gag. all happy; and
she still loved him IS ardently as
when he was with heA
That evening she fet his pres
ence nearer to her than ~ver. Love
is the equivalent Of faith, and one
believes in God when he be 1eves in
the sublimity of love. That belief
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that male citizen must have some
thing else besides the tight to vote
TO qualify for jury duty. He must
be resident Of the county, not less
than twenty-one nor more than sew
enty. He must own property Of the
value Of $40, or his wife must.
He must rot be inhrna and must be
intelligent, Of good character and
be able to read and write the Eng
lish language understandingly.
of it be argued that woman
should have the right to a trial by a
jury upon which women may be
drawn" continued Mr.. Talley, "whv
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should not a man over seventy, who
could not read or write, or who did
not have $3.50 to his name, be ac-
corded the right to declare that a
jury possessing the things that he
lacked were not his peers?
"There is no room for doubt that
some women would make better
jurors than some men. But that
observation is not necessarily com
plimentary to women, nor does it
qualify them for service.
Back of the whole question of
women jurors, women voters, wom-
en- legislators and women generally
in public life looms forth one great
and indisputable fact, and that is,
that woman approaches the prob
lens of life with her heart and not
with her head"
From the District Attorneys Of
fee in Brooklyn comes an opinion
in the matter which is reasonable
toward both sides of the question
Miss Helen Mccormick, who has
oeen for several years Assistant
Deputy District Attorney in Queens
County, says that she believes that
women should be permitted to serve
on juries.
"But," she adds, "they should be
exempted at any time simply on sex.
/ believe this because the woman
and the home are so closely re-
lated that broad exemption should
be open to all women.
CHOW that women in New York
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taken off her toque, seemed dry and
llfeless. The elegance of her toilette
accentuated the suggestion of pre-
mature old age. Did Georgette d.
vine her companions thought? She
began to explain, a little nervouslv
you see, l have never ceased to
care for display, for luxury, for all
that captivates the eye. l keep my
self occupied with the surface of
things. In that way don't notice
the shadows of the joys which l
have lost"
Her voice developed an almost
tragic note. Madeleine questioned
her.
What has happened to change
your life?"
Nothing! Absolutely nothing!
At least so far as appearances 60.
My husband came back from the
war safe and sound, with two
crosses on his breast. His record
was glorious. Everybody appreciates
his worth. Everybody but me.
Alas 1t was dead man who re-
turned to me. His heart is dead his
capacity for feeling is atrophied. He
no longer loves me, and l often ask
myself whether he ever loved me-"
"His love will reawaken, Geor-
gette.'
"No! One cannot revive the past.
What is ended is ended. I am
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Kansas, Nevada, Utah, Washington,
California and Idaho.
In Kansas" says the Attorney
General, women are exempt if they
plead sex. However, they may
serve if they desire to and qualify"
So willing have the women been TO
serve that they helped defeat bill
designed expressly to exempt them.
Such bill as was defeated in
Kansas has actually become law in
Utah. Tho District Attorney
writes:
There is nothing in the Consti-
tuition or laws of this state which
would prevent a woman from acting
as juror, provided she is a citizen
Of the United States, over the age
OF twentyone years, can read ard
write the English language, has the
required statutory residence, is
taxpayer IN the state, and is Of rep
utable, sound mind and discretion,
and not disabled in body so as to
be unable to serve as such How
ever, by statute a female citizen
is expressly exempt from jury
duty"
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Reason for Exemption

In Washington and California
women jurors served, were deprived,
and the right was restored to them
by legal enactment. In Washington
IN 1911 and in California in 1917.
The ground on which in these
eight states women have not been
allowed to serve on juries was laid
down in the Harland case, which
deprived Washington women of
their right to serve as citizens, and
necessitated special legislation on
this matter. The common law term
by which juror is described in the,
law Is homo-human being-and III,
der this word homo, as used in the
jury law, says Blackstne-that
wealth Of information on the legal
suppression Of though
word common to both sexes, the fsA-
male is, however, excluded propto,'
defectuna serus."
This defect of sex" first recor-
nized in the Harland case, has been
removed by law in Washington and
in California. Such law has been
pushed but not yet passed in
some Of the other states where
women are not allowed to serve.
But the common law principle un~
derlying the Harland case may at,
any time be adopted by Attorney
Generals in these states and the
right of jury duty be withdrawn.
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Rut the Ants Want to Make Their
Sisters Weary of the Duties
of Citizenship

than that they are women. The
laws prevailing throughout the land
regulating the hours and methods
of the employment of women are in
stances which readily occur to mind.
Some women say to the law, You
shall not provide that I may not
work as long or as late as q man.
BY SO doing you are interfering with
my rights as citizen-with my
right of contract, with my right as
an adult citizen and voter to sell
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would Exempt Women

II Is my belief that wvmen-all
"Onef-should be free from Jury
'eFVice' as an exemption from a duty
Which the law imposes upon less
favored citizens"
"r' Talley went on to say that
"e believed that the large number
women were mothers and home
'4aSers. The bearing of children
'a The guardianship of the home
Sa0old exempt women, he feels.
fnblic policy requires that GER
~" laws be made for the protec-
Sa of women for no other reason
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are temperamentally not fit to serve
on juries have little consistency.
They are fitted for other Offices in
the courtroom. And because Of
temperament. they are not ex-
empted from punishment for Of
fenses against the state.
Value of Intuition
"Women have intuition, and the
value and accuracy of that sense
is recognized. 1t may be q good
thing in some cases and on some
juries."
Miss Mccormick discussed the
case in Washington where there
were eleven men and one woman on
the jury. The case lasted for sew
eral days, and, according to the
Washington law, the woman and men
had to be shut up, during the inter
missions, in separate rooms. The
Supreme Court of the state said, in
answer to a protest against the sep.
aration of the Jurors:
at is our opinion that the separa-
ton here complained of can be justi-
fed on this ground. The statute
making women eligible to jury
service of itself necessitated and was
of itself a change in the existing
system relating to the separation of
juries. In trials protracted over
considerable periods Of time the
rules Of society, propriety and COM
mon decency require that mixed
juries be allowed to separate accord
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Sees Benefits in 1t

In an honest trial Of women in
jury service Miss Rose Young, of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, believes MANY
benefits may be gained to the courts
and to the state.
Women have a distinct contribu-
ton to be made to the courts
Miss Young says. Women nave
an instinct for balance between mo-
tive and deed. They have feeling
for the value Of humanity. Their
maternal instinct extends to the bet
terment of the race. If they were
trying boy who had stolen bread
because he was hungry they would
consider the effect that punishment
would have upon his future.
"That doesn't mean that women
are sentimentaIly merciful. But
where youth is on trial the quality
of mercy is not out Of place, and
women would consider everything
involved, not just the technical
facts. -
"The Woman Citizen" Of which
Miss Young is editor, made a survey
of women's status on .ury duty in
suffrage states. AS result it found
that there are SIX equal suffrage
states in which women are permit
ted to serve on juries. These are
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he New York Anti-Suffrage party

the New York Anti-Suffrage party,
says:
Conc of the quickest ways Of re-
pealing bad iaw is to enforce It.
If all the duties pertaining to suf-
frage are required of women we
shall see how long the suffrage law
will last.
Military duty and jury duty are
two of the duties Of voter. To
think of women in military service
ls absurd. If a mandatory jury
service law is passed we shah see
how long women will consider vot-
ing a privilege to be desired.
"a law stipulating the exemptions
that would have to be made for
women would be a statutory joke.
"But having entered this expert
ment Of woman suffrage, I believe
it should be carried out to its logi-
cal conclusion. 1t should be hon
estly and thoroughly tried"
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Bv Hannah Mitchell

A BODY OF men, usually
- "A twelve, selected accord
L IA ing to law, impaneled
and sworn to inquire
INTO and try any matter Of fact and
~ render their true verdict accord
;ng to the evidence legally ..dduced. :"
That is dictionary curry"
Juries and jury duties were not
much in the public eye -ntil suffrage
was given to women oThe service
due the state involved IN jury sum-
mons was taken for granted, and the
men who were ca'.ed found excuses
Il they could and served when there
wasn't any way out
With the advent CT new group OF
voters. the women who had worked
tor suffrage said that they thought
women should serve on iuries, just
as men did. The women who were
against suffrage said that women
should ne compelled to serve on ju-
ries just to show them what they
mad let themselves in for in getting
the vote And the nen--weli, the
men have been almost conspicuously
silent IN tie matter.
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Favors Broad Exemption

"1f broad exemption is pro-
vided in the law permitting such
service, there is little danger Of
women trying to take advantage
Of it. Duty is Of such moment to
all women that where it is involved
they will be conscientious.
Arguments such as that women
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W HAT acold be the fote Of the youmg and beautiful
- defendant qoho sAc1 many tears into dainty lace
hondherchlef she told her story to jay of aUoem?
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One Has Served

Since this letter was written.
however, woman juror did ac-
tually serve in Utah in spite Of the
exenipting statute.
Women are not excluded from,
jury duty" writes the Attorney
General of Idaho, either by consti
tutlonai provision or by statute, nor
can they be exempt if they plead
sex, and they may be forced to serve
upon exactly the same terms as men.
AS to the proportion Of women who
serve on juries. | will say that very
rarely indeed do women serve.
In practice, if summoned as jurors,
1t is more than likely that the Judge
would accept an excuse and relieve
them from duty"
AS for the equal suffrage states
where women do not serve, the At
torney General states:
Montana: Women are not quail
fed as jurors in any case
Colorado: Only men are eligible
for service on juries."
Arizona: Our law does not pro-
vide for women serving on juries.7
Alaska Territory: Women are
excluded by the terms of the jury
law"
In Illinois, Wyoming and Oregon
they did actually at one time serve
on juries, only to be deprived of the
duty later. In Wyoming they
served even before they had the vote.
In Illinois women served in the
early days Of woman suffrage, then
the Attorney General withdrew this
right on the ground that without
express legislation they are not
qualified.
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Judges Dodge the Question

Judges Dodge the Question
Judge and lawyers hesitate to ex-
press opinions as to whether women
should or should not serve. Judge
Otto 4 Rosalsly, Of the Court of
special Sessions, announced in the
iaI THAI ho believed that now women
had voting privileges they should
assume certain duties and serve on
juries lie gave this ~ his opinion
one morning when an unusually
LARGE nlsnser Of women came to the
court to have their husbands excused
from Jury duty.
Most women connected with the
courts and the leaders in various
women organizations agree with
him. What the rank and fle-woraen
in business, homekeepers, wives and
rother-feel in the matter viii be
shown best in the way in which they
respond when imparelcd.
Alfred T. Ta.ley, chief Assistant
District Attorney of New YORK
County, is rot enthusiastic. however,
over the prospect cf women on the
iuries. fIe is frank in his opinion,
where many attorneys have been 81
lent
"0ne must distinguish between
what is RIGHT and what is duty.
said Mr. Taliey last week
"The faliacy Of the reasoning of
those who advocate the service Of
women on juries consists in this
that they regard and insist that jury
service is a right of citizen, which
right is coincident with and insep-
cradle from citizenship.
Because Of usage we overlook the
significance Of a common express
sion. How often we hear a man in
form his neighbor that he cannot
make business engagement because
ne is dong Jury duty. 1t is undoubt-
edly duty, and is always so re-
garded, just as. for example, is an
other duty-citizenship-the duty Of
bearing arms in defense of the gov
ernment.
1t is frequent custom upon the
part Of judges TO thank juries at the
completion Of their terms of service.
NO one ever heard a jury compli-
mented upon having had the privi-
'ege of neglecting their business af-
lars and domestic or social obliga-
TONS They are invariably dis
eaarged, with the thanks of the
court for the manner in which they
nave performed the duty imposed
upon them by the law.
Not all men are called upon to do
la'y duty The doctor, the lawyer,
'"e engineer, the editor, the priest
-'a many others are exempt from
service.
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have suffrage, it is right that they
should assume responsibilities tow
ard the state. Where it is possible
for them to do so, they should serve
on juries.
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translated by William l.. Mcpherson
Copyright, 1890, New York

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