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and endure any motherly kindness
from Mr. Dace. She needed ST.
lence, a vast solitude, TO think II
all out alone.
A step sounded from the tile.
She stood motionless. Another step
startling In its familiarity. Stag
gering from the corner, she looked.
For an instant the chill OF the
supernatural clutched her. but In a
moment she knew II was Alfred,
In the flesh, but haggard. broken
as she had never seen him. The
sight caught the swift rise OF her
emotions from the depths into a
great Joy and held her fast over
an abyss OF blank perplexity. Then
she crept forward to the counter
as he tottered to II.
Barbara" he said, hoarsely. 81
told you | would not come back II
| found | must go on carrying my
burden. My hope OF last night Is
dead. must never let II deceive
me again. But could not stay
away from you. | needed you
your gift of comfort. And you have
the right to know what my bur
den is"
He stopped. his lips quiyering,
and she said:
LET us go out, Alfred. under the
stars, and you can tell me there"
mo-" he said, II want to tell you
here where first met you. ] must
not ask you to accept me as a COM
panicn until you know all. Listen!
The man who has been robbing the
houses here all Summer have
followed him all over the world,
pleading, pleading with him to stop
his crimes"
He paused as IL recalling the
painful incidents OF the strange as
ISOLATION. Barbara waited, her eyes
upon the distressed face.
"He laughed at me until yester
day afternoon" he went on at last
Then he promised that he would
meet me I'm New York this morning
and we would arrange for him to
go to some obscure place far away
and take up some worthy occupa
ton. That promise thrilled me
with happiness last night. be-
lieyed that was at last to be free.
But, Barbara, he did not come
he did not come"
Alfred" she said, 'T'-
Please" he stopped her, until
YOU have heard everything. What
have suffered is not only a bur
dent is the fearful possibility Of
a great sorrow, disgrace, that
ought not to ask you to share. The
burglar is my brother, Barbara
my twin brother"
A sob shook him and he bent
over the counter, broken in spirit,
extending his hand in farewell
She caught it convulsively between
both of hers and said:
Then you do not know, Alfredo"
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must bear the blow alone, for, I'M
der the circumstances, no one
would truly sympathize.
Within few minutes she walked
from the undertaker's place. The
earth was Keeling as II ii would
never again be still. The face she
had seen was his. Upon its change
less expression was the whimsical,
adorable smile. Who could have
believed that II had masked the
instincts OF a criminal?
The evening hours limped toward
the closing time. 1t seemed to Bar
bara that some one. far distant,
was suffering agony-some one
with whom she ought to sympa-
thize but could not. Something
held her fast, as If time and cir.
cumstances were in a binding
swirl, and she was a moveless clod
that could not feel or suffer.
With the doors still open, a few
minutes before nine, she left the
counter to prepare for going out.
She intended to walk along one Of
the ways they had blissfully taken
together. She could not go home
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A Thief in the Night

gripped her again, but more icily.
She turned away to record the
number OF the book chosen, and
when she looked around several
other patrons had come and all
were discussing the sensation, re-
peating again and again its most
exciting details. From them she
learned where "the dead burglar"
had been taken. Then. when the
patrons left. she asked herself
again and again whether he had
had a presentiment, when he said
he was going away, that he was to
take this black journey.
When she closed the library for
the noon hour she walked slowly
to the place where she might stand
In the presence OF the dread GER
tainty. Her right TO 20 was clear
In her own mind. What would the
criticism OF the villagers amount
to? II could not make the tragedy
more terrible. In any case, she
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trust everything TO him.
II seemed to Barbara as II all
previous evenings had prepared for
the sweetness and peace OF this
short one. His cheeriness, his
strength, his unquestioned integ
rity were keeping everything that
threatened at bay. Her faith In
him was as deep as the sky and as
bright as the stars.
They came to a rustic seat In a
small park near her home and sat
upon II for a few minutes.
Barbara" he said, led TO the
declaration by their previous
words, this Summer has had
meaning to me that no other one
ever had. Has II not had TO your"
The words struck her into ST.
lence. They brought sharp reali-
cation of the situation. Suppose
the suspicion were true. Could she
tell him-a thief-the sacred mean
ing of her Summer? She loved the
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refined booklover. the traveller. this
the night marauder? Suppose they
were the same?
Suddenly he sprang up and stood
before her. his hands clenched.
terror upon his face.
Forget what have said, Bar
bara," he cried. II should not have
spoken yet. 1t was my new hope
that led me to it. But it may fail
me again--as it has done before.
If it does. then the happiness !
have dreamed of for us-is impos-
sible."
She rose to speak, but a chill
dread held her silent.
Tomorrow night will know If
the burden | have carried so long
is gone" he went on. IF not,
shall never return and
She swayed. He caught her,
held her fast in his arms and
kissed her Then. as if struck by
a lash, he started from her and
cried:
w Hdt IldNt ] uOlIt.. nv
Barbara-if 1t is forgivable."
In a moment he was hurrying
through the dim moonlight She
stood tensely gripping her hands
and staring. Had she been kissed
by a thief? Had he, among his
crimes, not scrupled to rob her Of
her peace?
The night dragged. During the
periods of belief in him his kiss
rested upon her lips like a bless
ing; in the blackness of doubt It
had the sting of degradation. She
hurried from the house in the
morning before Mrs. Dace ap-
peared. In the tumult of emotion
a substantial support like her reg.
ular duties was necessary Be.
sides, the long day must be passed
until evening should bring him
again or his failure to come would
tell her that her romance had come
and ended.
Soon after the doors were opened
woman hurried in. She was
much excited, and said:
Have, you heard the news, Bar
bara? The whole village is upset,
but, thank goodness, we can sleep
peacefully now. James Caruthers,
the grain commission man, caught
the burglar in his house last night
about two o'clock. The robber
shot at him, but missed. and Mr..
Caruthers shot and-killed the
scoundrel."
KILLED him." Barbara repeated
her own voice sounding far away
The earth seemed to lurch then
stand horribly still. The numbness
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the way OF advice and restraint.
As Barbara looked at her then she
knew she had come for such a
duty.
barbara" she began In her af.
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you dreadfully in the evenings this
Summer. You remember that you
used to come and we had pleasant
talks on the porch or strolled to-
gether. SO | thought | would ask
you this evening II you ever knew
this Mr.. Yeargood before?"
mo" Barbara cried, detecting
disapproval In her pronunciation OF
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By Howard NJ. HOke

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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-02-14
LOS BANCOS HAN
GANADO MAS De
dos MIL MILLONES
Ell desarrollo de los Bancos
Nacionales ha sido enor-
me en ell ultimo anO

Los infOrmes de los BancOs NaciO
males, correspondence al periodo que
termin6 ell II de noviembre de 1919,
que acaban de ser cOmpilados por las
autoridades respectivas, sehalan un des
arrollo de los negocios bancarios que
no ha tenido precedentes en- el pals
en- ninguna epoca.
En- esa fecha los Bancos de los Es-
tadOs Unidos tenfan un capital de 22.-
444, ,992 900 de pesos, sea un aumen-
to de s29,5 $40 900 de pesos desde el
doce de setiembre de 1919, m au-
mento, durante todo el afO de 1918. de
50, ,623, ,58s, 600
FL Intervention de BancOs acaba de
anunciar que los recursos de los Ban
COS Nacionales son ahora mas cuan
tiosas que los de todos los demas Ban
cos, incluyendo los de los Estados, las
ca jas de ahorro las compa1fas SINH
lares
En- seis amos Sc han duplicado los
fondos de los Bancos Nacionales. Los
bonos de los empreatitos de la libertad
de la victoria, han tenido una enor-
me demanda Comparados con los de
1913, SO nota un aumento de ll,5S5,-
600 600 de pesos en- los reeursos de los
BancOs Nacionales.
Los dep6sitos, el II de noviemhre
de 1919 eran 17.4G7, ,s53 900, sea un
aumento de 7S6 .271, ,O00 sobre noviem-
bre de 1918.
FL total de dincro que tenian en- ca
ia cuatro de los Bancos Nacionales g!
II de noviembre de 1919. era de PISS
$4,000 pesos, cantidad que no Sc ha-
b'a registrado en- 6pocas anteriores.
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( Nuestro temperamento, nuestra
idiosincracia, nuestras arraigadas con
welcomes, no nos permiten perrnane-
/ Ger callados ante los injustificados alta
quas que vo's lanzais con ensanamien.
to contra la digna Association a la
cual con gran, orgullo pertenecemos.
Sentimos esta esteril lucha, porque
no Sc discuten principles, sino perso-
nalidades. La sentimos por algo que
4 guardamos secreto en- nuestra alma.
Esta alma que vibra impulses de sa
nos principles de redencion. Mas, ell
deber exigemoslo, enfaticamente, es-
te por encima de todo, hasta de los
mas caros afectos.
Cuando sc ataca viciosamente a
una institution, atacase inevitablemen
te cada uno de sus miembros, in
I fiarJ,s honda herida especialmente
contra aquellos que son leales la
m9sma, con la lealtad digna del hom-
bre honrado.
Somos miembros fieles de la Aso-
ciacion de Maestros, luego estamos en-
e. ineludible deber die defenderla y de
ve,ar por So pre- tigio maxine, GUAM
do Sc le hiere maiiciosa y malevola-
mente.
Y, somos miembros de la misma,
porque es profundo ell sentimiento
que por su santa, noble redentora
causa sentimoi s; porque creemos en-
Ia union de toIas las fuerzas Y de to
das ,as voluntades, cuando obran de
buena fe, para la realization de los
mas. arduos problemas, Y porque he
monos impuesto la obligation de CO.
operar al mejoramiento de nuestra
ciage y de la institution, cultura " ade
I lanto de nuestro pals
Tiene "Un Apostol" como uno de
.us aplastantes argumentos contra
los acuerdos de la Ultima Asarnblea
Ordinai'ia, el nonbre de la misima.
Verdad fu1 que una mayoria acorda
ra en- primer termino, que Sc denonli-
nara en- 10 SUCCESSIVE, Association In
sular de Educaci6n". Mas, luego! uno
de hos Representatives. que habia vo-
tado en- pro dc la enmienda triunfan
te, pidio con perfectisinlo derecho y
dentro 6e las reglas paramentarias
v yhabiendo mayoria de los puebios re.
! presentados, la reconsideration de la
anterior votacion, y que como un al
to honor a los antiques fundadoree
de la Association, Y como eterna re
cordacion, Sc lie dejaee SUI historicO
nombre, pues que este en- NADIA mer.
maria su nueva fnalidad mas ex-
tense campo de accion.
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Asi como sucna: "IIierro macha-
calfdo hero Y no nos referimos
precisamente II inartulo de hierro en-
nlanos del herrero, sino a SUI desarro-
llada musculatura, a sus fuer7as vigor
extraordinarios, su constitution de
hierro, sin la cual no podrla ejercer
su ohcio. Para poseer una constitu-
cion de hero, una nuscuiatura bicn
desarrollada el vigor Y Ia energia
1ue necesitan anbos sexos para la
ucha los plateres de la vida, es
ecesanio que nuestra sangra conten-
Ia sufciente cantidad de hero, Ia
ntk.ad que posee la san@re de toda
,srsona cue esta Ell su connlcta sa-
dld. "Tone hero" diccn conctante-
mente los doctores a toda persona
palida, antnlica, nerviosa. falta de
potencia y virilidad, gastada, acabada
antes de su tempo. No Sc ponga as
ted viejo ailtes de su tempo. No con-
tinue .palido, nervioso, delgado, falto
de CarT1es y de vigor. No Sc de por
Iencido<efl la dluclfa por la vida. Tome
,hierro, tome Nuxificrro, Ia prepara-
cion moderna, a base de hero orga-
,nico, hemoglob:na, giieerofosfato de
calcio y otros reconstituyentes. No
hay, otra preparation EN- su clase que
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Ia iguale. La formula eompleta va
impresa en- caCa frasco. Rebetinlos
que Nuxiierro es Ii Ultima palabFar ell
las preparedness. a base de hierro
organize, benehcioso toda persona
que necesite un reconstituyent.. las
aI4tmicas, pahdas, saquiticas. nearas-
ttnicas, faltas dc ftterzas: q los 1iom-
bres gastados Y yiejos a1ltcs de item
po, con nervios QUE no pueden do
nlinar por ei lnucho funaE, ei 9nueho
beber o debido a imprudca cias de la
juvcntud Tome Nuxiherro por al
gunas semanas y vera sassed como
aumentan sus fuerzas, me jera 81, semi
biante SUI inaginaci6n Sc nviva, ga
nara carnes 81 esta usted deigado y Sc
sentira usted mas contelto, MAS VIZ
goroso, mas satisfecho de sivir. Siga
nuestros eonsejos, tonne E0>ilierro.
Procurelo en- las boticas no acepte
ninguna otra preparation que Il offez-
can Ell su lugar olga con Soz fsrme
v clara "Quiero Nhx-i-Rerfo" ST su
botieario no 10 tieiie pidaselo. i
The Porto Rico Drug 90. o j. M. Blan-
co & Cia., San Juan; J. J. Font q Ola.
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A GUN APOSTOL"
ESTAMOS EN- LA PALESTRA

La Association rectifco su anterior
criterio, con su voto adhiriose a la
justa Y noble demanda de un antique
v tambien noble paladin de la Aso-
ciacion, quien ha dado Y seguira dan
do en- union de otros, todas sus ener-
gias y toda su inteligencia la eau
sa reivindicadora del maestro porto
rriqueiio. Tai gallardo varon 10 fue ell
amigo Barea, de Cabo Rojo. iSon o
no admisibles las rectifcaciones? Us
ted dira, sefior ''Apostol".
Arg1yese asimismo, que nruchos
Comisionados Municipales de Instruc-
ci6n, no son maestros, y que por 10
tanto constituye una anomalfa, acep-
tarlos en- la Association, y consi-
derarlos como tales; v una imperdo-
nable aberracion, una vez aceptados,
dare esta el sublime y dignifcante
titulo va expuesto.
NADIA mas erroneo puede concebir
Sc. Las va desaparecidas Juntas Es-
co,ares, eran consideradas como Jun
tas de Educadores. Luego, los actua
les Comisionados investidos de los mis-
mos poderes, tienen que ser conside-
radios de identica manera.
Y, ique es un educador, sino un
maestro? Porque,, ;que significa el
termino, "educaci6n" zen su sentido
mas lato, sino la compression de la
: instruction de la mente, y la ,cultura
Gel corazon?
Contribuyen ellos la instruction y
cultura del pueblo por un poder legal
conferido'e por- nuestra Legislature
aunque desde un distinto plano, perc
de tanta elevation m9rito, 81 llenar
su cometido conciencia en- bien de
4 la niiiez y de la sociedad.
Ademas, ComiSionados Municipa-
les tenemos, que no ostentan el titulo
de maestro, pero que no dejan de ser.
10 tanto por su Gu tura y refnamen
to, cuanto por su vida en- general her
chida de las mas preciadas joyas
morales, Y que son un prestigio tan.
to para la institution como para e
pals.
Son maestros, son educadores, sor
moralistas, son caracteres, en- toda Ia
vasta extension del vocablo.
4 iCuanto orguflo experimentarar
ellos, y como Sc expandira su alma d'
puro gozo al comprender que da se-v vel
dadero merito y elevado valor a 81
Incompatible labor como talesi
/ Maestro! ique mayor titulo?
Continuaremos.
Antonio QUIDGLEY.
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ApRovEcHE LA opoRruN1DAD
PIDA G. o. D.

Sabanas militares, nuevas, ] plaza,
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