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HENRY AND CONSTANCE

SYNOPSIS.-Wealt and highly
placed in the Chicago business
world. Benjamin Corvet is some
thing of a recluse and a mystery
to his associates. After stormy
Interview with his partner. Henry
Spearman, Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter of his other
business partner, Lawrence Sher-
rill, and secures from her a prom
ise not to marry -Spearman. He
then disappears. Sheriff. learns
Corvet has written to a certain
Alan Conrad. in Blue Rapids. Kan
sas. and exhibited strange agita-
ton over the matter. Covets let
ter summons Conrad. youth of
unknown parentage, to Chicago.
Alan arrives in Chicago. From a
statement of Sheriff. it seems prob
able Conrad is Corvet's illegitimate
son. Corvet has decided his house
and its contents to Alan, who takes
possession That night Alan dis
covers man ransackins the desks
and bureau drawers in Corvets
apartments. The appearance of
Alan tremendously agitates the in
truder, who appears to think him
i ghost and raves of the Mtwa-
ka" After a struggle the man es-
capes. Next day Alan learns from
Sheriff. that Corvet has decided his
entire property to him Introduced
to Spearman, Alan is astounded at
the discovery that he is the man
whom he had fought in his house
the night before.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Violence,
she promise

At half-past three, Alan left the of
flee. Sheriff. had told him an hour
earlier that Spearman had telephoned
conference that afternoon and Alan
was certain now that in Spearman's
absence Sheriff. would do nothing
further with respect to his affairs.
Was there no one whom Alan could
tell of his encounter with Spearman
in Corvet's house. with probability of
receiving belief? Alan had not been
thinking directly of Constance Sher-
rill. as he walked swiftly north to the
in all his thoughts. AS he approached
the Sheriff. house, he saw standing at
the curb an open roadster with a liv-
cried chauffeur; he had seen that road
ster, he recognized with little start,
in front of the office building that
morning when Constance had taken
him downtown. He turned into the
walk and rang the bell.
The servant who opened the door
knew him and seemed to accept his
right of entry to the house, for he
drew back for Alan to enter. Alan
went into the hall and waited for the
servant to follow. 'Is Miss Sheriff.
in?" he asked
"Tll see, sir" The man disap-
peared. Alan, waiting, did not hear
Constance's voice In reply to the an
nouncement Of the servant, but Spear
mans vigorous tones. The servant re-
turned. Miss Sheriff. will see you in
a minute. SIR"
Through the wide doorway to the
drawing room, Alan could see the
smaller, portiered entrance to the
room beyond-Sherrill's study. The
curtains parted. and Constance and
Spearman came into this inner door
way; they stood an instant there in
talk. AS Constance started away.
Spearman suddenly drew her back to
him and kissed her. Alan's shoulders
spontaneously jerked back and his
hands clenched; he did not look away
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you couldn't see that quite so direct
ly, of course, and you thought didn't
like Ben, and there was some lack in
me which made me fail to appreciate
him."
NO; not that Constance denied
quickly. mot that, Henry"
"What was it then, Connie? You
thought me ungrateful to him? l
realize that l owed a great debt to
him but the only way could pay that
debt was to do exactly what l did
oppose him and seem to push into his
place and be an migrate; for, because
1 did that, Ben's been respected and
honored man in this town all these
last years, which he couldn't have re-
mained If I'd let him have his way, or
if I told others why l had to do what
did. / didn't care what others
thought about me; but did care what
you thought; yet If you couldn't see
what was up against because of your
affection for him, why-that was all
right too"
"No, it wasn't all right" she denied
almost fiercely, the flush flooding her
cheeks; throbbing was in her throat
which, for an instant, stopped her.
You should have told me, Henry; or
Il should have been able to see."
81. couldn't tell you-dear," he said
the last word very distinctly, but SO
low that she could scarcely hear. 81
couldn't tell you now-if Ben hadn't
gone away as he has and this other
fellow come. I couldn't tell you when
you wanted to keep caring so much
for your Uncle Benny. and he was try
Ing to hurt me with you."
She bent toward him, her lips part
ed; but now she did not speak. She
never had really known Henry until
this moment, she felt she had thought
Of him always as strong. almost bru-
tai. fighting down nercely, mercilessly,
| his opponents and welcoming contest
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lNFOR NATION DEPARTNEy
Commercial inquiries answered u
information gladly furnished withsq
cost. Address any firm above.
TAX COMMISSION VALUES
UTILITIES At s226,7sas

Denver.-The assessed valuation 10
1922 on all utilities in Colorado un0e
the State Tax Commission has Dee
placed at 1926, 763, 1850, according to u
formation given out by the comusaa
here. Last years valuation on tnes
same utilities, which include railroad
telephone, telegraph and express cn
panies and electric, power anu "s''
companies, was placed at S22oiiS@
The assessed valuation Of the "
yer Tramway Company is placed
$12,O56,360, the same as last yeaf ~
valuation of the Denver Gas and he9
tric Light Company has been lncfeas
from So, 100000 for 1921 to sl2''@S
for 1922.
The Colorado Springs Light nc
and Power Company will be assess
at S2,O98,55O the same as last -
The valuation of the COLORADO i0'
Company has decreased, accofans ~
the tax commissioners, from Nf''
400 for 1921 to $5,0sT ,4SO for TINS W.
Assessment on the properties Of y y
Arkansas Valley Railway, Lisn !.
Power Company, which supplies ~ N
tric power for the Cripple oie,, ,
trict Fremont county and pueOV
given at $4,513,49 the same @ =
year. ,,dJ
All "local" public utilities 'V'
ing principally of light 'ea' s'.,,s
power companies, tramways' ,s' \
and water companies, are gwen ~ - \,
sessed valuation this year Oh s,,~a ..,s
11O, n decrease of S49,3lo' as cOH'p'
with last yecr's tables. an hs \
Railroads of the state WIN w" oMnI
sessed on valuation of slovs,' sSS II
as compared with Sioooi4st Il ,Ol
year; the Pullman company YU ,m,,
300, the same as last year .ns r sig
can Railway Express Compan,' p '. ' eou
10. a decrease of S14s,l4o, u, md nj d
pared with the 1921 valuation, uu,r unu i,
vate car lines, so61,5lO' as '0Ap'
with $3.50, 500 last year. .un he
Telephone companies VIII -. sssa
sessed on valuation Oh oo s,1 ,or 10!
as seco COMPARED with s1s,214,7oo. u iot sass 4,
and telegraph companies, "a g. ,ast I'd
as compared with $2,43l' s4V ''''
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for the joy of overwhelming others by
his own decisive strength ana power
And she had been almost ready to
marry that man for his strength ana
dominance from those qualities; ana
now she knew that he was mercltui
too-indeed. more than merciful. IN
the very contest where she haa
thought of him as most selfish and re-
gardless of another, she had most
completely misapprehended.
81 ought to have seen y she rebuked
herself to him. surely, l should nave
seen that was it !"
How could you see?" he defended
her. He never showed TO you the SIDE
he showed to me and-in these last
years, apyway-never to me the SIDE
he showed to ycu. But after what mas
happened this week. can you under
stand now; and you can see why
have to distrust the young fellow
who's come to claim Ben Covert S
place"
Claim" Constance repeated. why,
Henry, l did not know he claimed any
thing; he didn't even know when he
came here"
He seems, like Ben Corvet," Henry
said slowly, "to have the characters
tic of showing one side to you, another
to me, Connie. With you, of course,
he claimed nothing; but at the office
Your father showed him this morning
the instruments of transfer that Ben
seems to have left conveying TO him
all Ben had-his other properties and
his interest in Corvet, Sheriff. and
Spearman. l very naturally objected
to the execution of those transfers,
without considerable examination, in
view of Corvet's mental condition and
of the fact that they put the control
ling stock of COrvet, Sheriff. and
Spearman in the hands of youth no
one ever had heard of-and one whl
by his own story, never had seen Il
ship until yesterday. And when
didn't dismiss my business with a
dozen men this morning to take him
into the company, he claimed occasion
to see me alone to threaten me-"
Threaten you, Henry? How? Wi.h
what?"
Il couldn't quite make out myself,
but that was his tone; he demanded
an 'explanation,' of exactly what, ne
didn't make clear. He has been given
by Ben, apparently, the technical con.
troll of Corvet, Sheriff. and Spearman
His idea, if l oppose him, evidently is
to turn me out and take the manage.
ment himself"
Constance leaned back, confused
''He-Alan Conrad?" she questioned
HE can't have done that, Henry Oh
he can't have meant that!"
Maybe he didn't; l said l couldn't
make out what he did mean," Spear
man said. "Things have come upon
him with rather rush, of course and
you couldn't expect a country boy tc
get SO many things straight. He's act
ing, l suppose, only in the way one
might expect boy to act who hat
been brought up in poverty on Kan
sas prairie and was suddenly handed
the possible possession of good many
millions of dollars It's better to be
lieve that he's only lost his head
haven't had opportunity to tell you
father these things yet; but l wanted
you to understand why Conrad will
hardly consider me friend"
'I'll understand you now, Henry
she promised
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"she Can Practice More"

Here, too, they have an orchestra
composed of the pupils and a stringed
quartette.
Twice a month the neighbOrhood at
tends concert which Is given by the
pupils in the main hall. In this way
the parents see what the children are
doing and the children become accuS-
toned to playing before others, and
lose any feeling of stage fright which
they might otherwise have to over
come when they were much older and
when 1t would be much harder.
"And many of these children later
will become famous viollnists and
singers, for here are children with
great musical talent who're given an
opportunity to learn how to play.
"They pay very, very little for their
lessons, and sometimes not at all. And
they have the best of teachers, who
practically give their time.
Scholarships are given. And the
school is like a club, for there are
magazines and books about and the
children read before and after lesson
time.
are lDG WullluS llSI lOI
the school isn't big enough to hold
all who want to go there.
"There are children of twelve DIFF
ferent nationalities in the school.
"There is little boy named Benny
there who has his beloved violin,
which he won as prize. He has great
talent-almost genius. He is working
for the day when he can help sup
port his family with the aid of his
beloved fiddle.
"rhen there are two little girls
named Rose and Mary and their play
ing is marvellous.
There Is a little girl named Julia
who is paralyzed from her waist down.
But she doesn't complain for she
thinks she Is very fortunate. Her face
shows her happiness and when
asked her what she did with herself,
she said
~ have my piano lessOnsv
AT the end of the season there is
prize given for the one who has made
the most progress during the year.
"From all parts of the school, and
| out even to the river which lies be-
yond, one can hear the sound of music
-violins, pianos, 'cellos-all being
played-and from this medley of
sounds one can hear the expressive
ness of these little music-hungry
souls who have found In the music
school of this city what they most
deeply love.
'For here they can follow their
talents and they are given wonderful
opportunities by those who are eager
TO help little music lovers.
"And as 1 know you love to hear
what other children are doing /
thought 1 would tell you about this
music school where poor children who
love music better than anything in
the world learn to play.
| And when you grow up and go to
Dig concerts I'm sure you will hear
among the fine players some of these
htt'e children from this city music
| school.
FOR music is the great ambition
OF all these children who go to the
music school and they all dream Of
the day when they will perform upon
great concert hall stages. And their
creams are going to be realized. and
are being realized all the time.
For one man who loved IN th,rL
OF dreams coming true started this
school and 1t is being carried on BY
others who believe. too, in helping
70 make dreams come truel"
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New Tourist Record for Na'''
ests. -,

Denver.-The rush ,sl ~ ford
through the Colorado ha .,me Of 70
is unprecedented for the .,.d ,ds. sers
according to G. W. Richaras.' Ric',..,p 4
assuf agent Of the Denver-Intsrarss..ap. .ss s.a.sa j
road, who declared that .,'a ~, ,nronI,s
now in full blast with the l,sr 80
breaking br~ IL ali records Of fos,as' o,ss,osst., .
Ali roads are open 70 ."o 18th no .
regions, he stated, ana VIII v,.4. pssll
bsnks to ENCOUNTER, motorls., ~.
very Il about the use Of chaln-
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victor.-Mrs. Patrick Mcl., ,."m deu,s|
wears old, while suffering lros IsIl. j
tia, shot her 3-year-old son. 'n,.s,f. d
turned the revolver ON an,tal n. nd
boy is at the district hospt !, Sis hss
with two gunshot wounds IL lphyadiI
say a spinal disease llao
reason
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"They say that the Drum
beat wrong whom the Miwaka
went down."
t1o BE coNT1NuEp.)

About one-half the trade Of FL Paso
u with Mexico.
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WILL STAND
BY ARMAMENT PACT
Reported Opposition of French
Chamber Leader Will Not
Change Stand.
AWAITS ACTION OF U. S.
Some See Attempt in Leygues
Report to Gain COnces-
sions Here.
AWAITS ACTION OF U. S.

Special cable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Coptrioht, 1929. bv THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Nov. @3
England stands by the Washington
treaty. whatever France does. That is
the statement from official quarters
here tonight, rejecting both the Ad-
miralty and Cabinet opinion. The same
officials believe that the statement
attributed to Georges Leygues. chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the French Chamber of Deputies.
Minister of Marine in the Clemenceau
Cabinet and himself an ex-Premier Of
France, that France will not ratify
the treaty Is serious mistake in
policy.
But in view of the delicacy of Eng
lands relationship with France--now
apparently improving with Lloyd
George eliminated-it Is not likely
that Great Britain will attempt to ex-
ercise any influence on Paris. She has
her hands full in that quarter with the
Near East and reparations questions.
and Is leaving the task TO Washington.
Well informed persons In diplomatic
quarters here profess to believe that the
alleged statement by Leygues fts In
with Clemenceau's campaign to bring
America TO the point OF believing that
abe has deserted France and that France
must manage her own protection at
whatever cost.
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspond
ont's informant. diplomat who has had
experience on both sides Of the Atlantic
and on both sides of the Channel. be-
lieves that the French tactics are erro-
neous.
France" he said. wants above
everything to get something like Wood
row wilson's trlpartite agreement
believe the whole tactics are the result
of a desire TO show America that other
countries can refuse to ratify as the
United States refused to ratify wilson's
signature.
IA better navy would be Of little use
10 France I'm case OF attack from across
the Rhine but a refusal to ratity the
washington conference treaty, they be-
lieve. will be "A striking demonstration
directed at American pride. Just as the
repudiation Of the Versailles treaty
struck French pride.
Personally. believe that the French
are reading American psychology wrong.
They do not realize that II is no more
possible now to embark America on a
policy of such directly entangling alli-
ances than it IL to commit modern
France TO making Catholicism the state
church"
In Admiralty circles there is a pretty
general feeling that any time the Brit
ish fleet were up against y America
would not be far off. Furthermore.
with the improvements In material and
, personnel now planned the Admiralty
expects and is already counting on a
British navy which will he the equiva-
lent OF any two In the world. barring
the American and possibly the Japanese
navies, and certainly will dominate any
European combination.
AS far as the internal political situa-
ton is concerned there is little likeli-
hood that tho Bonar Law Government
will abandon the Washington naval
policy. Economy will be the Govern
ment's first great effort.
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THE BEST nv IT'S HISTORY.
MAY OFFICIALLY
REPUDIATE TIGERS TALKS

New York HERALD
NeyYo Herald Bureau.
Paris. Noy
TIME lutburs United States Georges Glenn
criticism probably will result statement by
that the former Premier
private citizen only and that the
HERALD correspondent informed that several
with Government against the
question the of Frances
grand stirring differences between
Cabinet.
nothing citizen
officials M. Glenn
exceedingly faulty The feeling circles
is to
himself French Government,
hopeful Brussels
with
between France
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About seventy men and women. who
have found peace OF the soul at thu
Jerry McAuley mission in Water street
sat on the platform In Carnegie Han
last night celebrating the hftieth ami
versary of the missions organization.
A crowd which filled the lower floor and
the boxes assisted them In memorable
ing Jerry McAuley and his successors
In the work.
: The Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ stlres. rec
tor OF St Thomas's Episcopal Church
spoke. causing considerable amusement
when he declared that the great differ
enco between those outside and those
in prison Is that the latter have been
caught. He said
I'VE would need more prisons than
we have apartment houses In New York
II we we're all caught at our worst
The clergyman took a decided stand
against the attitude OF the people of
New York. where less than 20 per cent.
OF the population Il "of true American
The New York herald., 1922-11-24
Fred w. Prince of Montclair,
N. j., Slain at Party in
Detroit.
LOVE TRIANGLE HINTED
Husband, Seeking Reconcilia-
tiOn, Bursts In on Drink
ing Bout.

DETROIT. Nov. 23-Fred w. Prince
of Montclair, n. j.. Trinity College
graduate, fell dead early to-day fol-
lowing a party in the apartment of
Mrs. Irna Pett, 1924 Clairmont avenue.
under circumstances which led to the
arrest of Mrs. Pett's husband. Wesley,
on a murder charge.
Prince lived at 73 Valley road, Mont
clair. He was publicity representative
of the Western Electric Company Of
New York city. Love notes were found
in private address book which he
carried.
PETIT is proprietor Of a wholesale and
retail millinery shop in Detroit and has
been married only two years. His ex-
plan alton Of what happened at his wife's
apartment is that Foster Applegate, one
of the guests, squeezed out the door as
he entered. PETIT says he followed Ap-
plegate down the hall and they. fought
Turning from Applegate. Pett declares
he saw Prince prone on the floor APP
pArently unconscious
This angle was denied by Applegate,
who says he did not leave the apart
ment at any time Miss Susin Turner.
another one of the party, said that she
came from the apartment into the hall
and saw Prince unconscious on the
floor. with Pett beside him.
MY great love for you was the cause
of this" Prosecutor Cheno says Pett
told his wife while awaiting arrival oil
the police.
Four nights ago PETIT made visit to
the place. Prosecutor Cheno says he was
told. and saw through a window OF the
ground floor apartment his wife. an
other woman and two men. drinking.
On Tuesday night. PETIT is allaged to
have added, he heard sounds Of merri-
ment in the apartment.
When he returned again at midnight
Wednesday there was only one light in
the place and all appeared quiet. he
said short time later he came again
and found all lights burning brightly.
He told Cheno he heard sounds indi-
eating that a party was In progress.
Entering the rear door Of the apartment
house he listened at the door of his
former home The voice of strange
man announcing that there was enough
left for a drink all around" he said,
caused him ito see red
He knocked at the door and forced 1t
open when Mrs. PETIT opened 1t to peer
out.
Frederic w. Prince is survived by a
wife and child. Information about the
tragedy in Detroit was not obtainablc
at his Montclair home last night. He
was 81 Phi Beta Kappa man at Trinity.
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ENGLISH STATION HEARS
23 AMERICAN AMATEURS
New York City Man Trans
r1ifs to Manchester.

Special Dispotch TO The NEw YoHK HEsArp.
HARTFORD, Nov. ga radiogram 10
the headquarters of the American Radio
Relay League In this city to-day said
messages from twenty-three American
amateur stations had been heard and
copied in Manchester, England. on
November 10. The messages are part
of the preliminary experiments for the
Transatlantic radio tests which open on
December IL for ten days, with 324
amateurs In this country taking part.
stations as far West as California
were heard in Manchester One OF the
successful transmlttcrs was Edward
Buttner. OF New York city.
The New York herald., 1922-11-24

spsoiof p;spotch TO THE NEW YORK 1InnaLp.
PoueHxEEPsrE. n. ". Nov. 2s.-The
Glove Valley Rod and Gun Club to-day
offered reward OF $500 for arrest or
evidence leading to the arrest Of the
persons who last night robbed the wired
sections of the aviaries OF 500 pheas-
ants. The aviaries contained 1000
pheasants, ready for the stocking OF the
territory controlled by the club. The
birds were carried away In a motor
vehicle after the thieves cut the wire
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LIQUOR CAUSES DEATH
OF POLICEMAN IN HOTEL
DetectiUes and Doctor Tell of
Griffen's Condition.

Detectives Patrick Nancy and Patrick
Flood of the West F'orty-seventh street
station, who investigated the death of
Patrolman James j. Grlffen in the Palm
Hotel. Seventh avenue and Fifty-third
street, reported last night that they had
learned that Griffen, who went off duty
at 4 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. was
seen with two companions in the neigh
borhood of Seventh avenue and Fifty
third street early that evening intoxi-
Gated.
About o'clock Griffen suddenly be-
came i'll and was taken by his friends
into the basement of the Palm Hotel.
where they were found by the proprie-
tor. John Schonbeler. who immediately
called DR.. Harry Gilbert OF 100 West
Forty-seventh street. Dr. Gilbert, after
dressing q laceration on the patrolman'
head applied a stomach pump to Grlffen
and then ordered him put to bed. Yes
terday morning he was found dead.
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Looters of Gun Club AUiary Kill
and Get Away With 500 Pheasants

fence and entered the pens. The stolen
birds were ringnecks.
.The pheasants we're killed and thrown
outside the inclosure where they were
picked up, placed In motor vehicle
and taken away.
Game Warden Neil Clark discovered
the theft when he visited the aviaries
shortly after dawn. Sheriff Everett
Davis and his deputies are on the trail.
The Rev. Alexander q. Cummins, d. D..
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church, Is
president of the Glove Valley Rod and
Gun Club.
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Rail Brotherhood Chief
Demands Wage Increase
Special Dispatch to THE NEW Yo.k HERALD.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoHK HERALD
@HICAGO. Nov. 23.-E. d. Fitz-
| gerald, president OF the
Brotherhood of Railway and
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers,
Express and Station Employees. ap-'
peared before the United States
Railroad Labor Board to-day in
SUPPORT of their application for an
increase in wages on forty-one
railroads. He based his argument
on the United States Bureau of
Labor Statistics. which placed the
minimum for a family of five at
$1.956.sS year. whereas now "the
average yearly wages of the three
classes of railway clerks Is
$1.397.76." The increase OF ap-
proximately 20 per cent. granted in
1920 virtually has been wiped out
by the reductions OF July, 1921, and
July, 1922. he argued. Fitzgerald
accused the railroad managements
of concealing a large part of their
earnings.