Her Art
By CATHERINE COOPE
. "Julio, Just bo Botislblo mid reason
this thing out with mo," Loon Wll
Bon, OBlrldo ft chair gnzod over fold
ed nrnia nt tho girl. "You wnnt to
follow-n career nnd I haven't n do
nlro In tho world to marry and never
will havo. Why not go through tho
tuarrlago coromony with mo7 Como
ho Bonnlblo."
"It wns n perfectly dctcstablo thing
to do tp. mako such a will." Julia
was on tho vorgo of tcnrB. "Undo
Harry might havo known I would fol
low my art without his moneyl"
"Thnffl JiiBt It," expostulated Ioon.
"Tho old man hated careorfl and ho
know that you couldn't study without
nionoy and you can't Julia. You can't
(;o abroad nnd Btudy undor good mas
ters nnd nil that sort of thing without
money nnd If you aro not married by
the ond of noxt week you aro penniless
ami I got all tho money. Jt puts
mo In a mighty moan position espe
cially when wo aro Biich good palB."
"I know hut wo don't lovo each
othor that way," crlod Julia.
"That's tho Joy of tho whole arrange
ment." Lon Jumpod oxcltedly from
his chair. "If wo did, It would bo
goodby to enrcor, goodby to mp trip
around tho world and goodby to tho
froedom wo both lovo."
"You aro putting It rathor sensibly,"
admitted Julia. "But you may fall
In lovo Bomo day and thon "
"Never! Living nil my llfo with bo
perfect n spoclmon has in ado mo Indlf
lorent from tho ordinary woman." Ho
turnod frank, serious oyoB toward hor.
"Undo did mo tho grcatost turn of my
llfo whon ho picked n Htllo wnlf out
of tho snow and gnvo her to mo for
a sister, Do you think I am going
to lot nn old mnn'B foibles stand In
I ho way of your doslro? If you woro
In lovo with somo ono nnd thinking
of marrying in tlmo to eavo tho mon
ey It would bo all right, hut you aro
not aro you?"
"No," laughed Julia.
"Good I Wo con ho married Immedi
ately an tho will domnndB nnd thon
wo can drop each othor at tho first
lamp post," ho added lightly.
"It Is n good Idea," admitted Julln,
"but I still fool that I am stopping
hetwoon you nnd happiness."
"Rot!" Leon's tono sntlBflod hor. "In
nnothor mlnuto I would noil this beau
tiful old Wilson Manor nnd glvo tho
money to n homo for stray mtco. Just
becauBo Undo Harry was Jilted by a
girl who cIiobo a enrcor Instead of
lilm nnd n family I boo no rcnBon why
ho should seok to cut you off."
"Porhnps ho expected that clauso In
tho will to mako mo settle down with
n husband 'and family," Julln
laughod.
"Undo wan mlstakon," Leon Bald.
"Then It's Boltlodl Julln, you aro a
trump!"
"So nro you," echoed Julia.
"Sottlo tho bargain!"
Ho loaned ovor and thoy kissed each
other n kiss void of tremor.
"Eloping would snvo n lot or embar
rassment," Loon suggested. "Wo can
r.ond tin certificate back to tho law
yer, nnd ho will fix you up with tho
money."
"Half of it," corrected Julia. "Dut
1 didn't know you woro coming with
mp."
Ho raised IiIb surprised oyobrows.
"My door Julln I Do you wnnt nil
tho vlllngora to know tho conditions
of our mnrrlngo? Certainly I will cb
eort you to Paris I Biipposo that's
your destination and from thoro I
will Btnrt on my Joyous trip. Wo nro
both sick of this place tho conditions
of tho will nro really n blessing to
each of us. If tho bronk hadn't como
this wny wo might hnvo hung on nt
tho old placo for unothor doendo."
"Yob, and wo couldn't hnvo lived In
this houso togothor, nnywny," laugh.
cd Julln, "and wouldn't tho placo soom
lorrlblo with ono of us gone?"
i "It could bo. Our mnrrlngo tsdoub
ly BouBlblo." Iicon gazed roinlnlscont
ly about tho old-fnahlonod sitting room. '
"Wo will loavo old Mnmmy Jnno In
chnrgo while wo aro nwny." Ho turn
ed and faced Julln. "Thoro Is n full
moon nro you gnmo to olapo tomor
row night? Wo can Ball 8nturdoy nnd
1 am Buro you would rathor got n
trousseau In Pnrla than in WHbou
vlllo." "You forgot I don't nocd n troua
Boau." Leon looked uncomproh'ondlngly nt
liar, nnd n ulow blush mounted her
chocks.
"That'll so," ho laughod, quickly.
"Well, I must bo off to got tho rings.
Thoy nro to bo thick and broad so
that nono of those French guys will
try to flirt with my wlfo."
Tho word sounded Btrnngo In Julia's
oars and Bho would havo cnllod hlni
back, hut ho was gouo.
Tho following ovening thoy slipped
off and wero quiotiy married. A trip
to Franco wnB nuoa with koon onjoy
ment nor whb it marred by oinbnr
rasamont nt tuoir unique position. It
was rnoro a continuation of tho llfo
they hnd nlwnys led.
Tho day of pnrling nrrlvod. it was
raining nnd gloomy. Loon wont to
.lullafl Btudlo irt tho Lntlu Quarter.
'Remember, Julia I you are ovor
lonesomo or if you havo tho slightest
i'filro to marry jubi loiogrnpn mo. in
tho former caso I will como to chcor
you and In tho socond wo will look
Into an annulment of our roarrlago. It
in nil very simple."
hvim are an old dear." murmured
Or Heart?
Julia with tears In hor voice.
"And
promlso you will do tho same."
"Haven't I already promised to lovo,
honor nnd obey?" ho chldcd lightly for
tho tears woro very near.
"Woll, I must bo off. Como nnd kiss
your husband gbodbyl" ho com
manded. Julia wont nnd stood within tho cir
cle of his arms nnd ho drew her closo
Into them.
"Now, bo good to yourself nnd
Btudy hard." Ho turned nnd wns
gono.
Tho girl, left nlono, threw hcrsolf
down on tho couch nnd sobbed out hor
lonollnosB. Paris without Leon. Paris
with only work abend seemed n vory
droaiful placo to Julia. Sho dried her
tears and set to work with a will.
Whon Leon left his wlfo ho turned
Into -all tho booking ofllccs bo passod
and purchased tickets to Romo and St,
Potorsburg and Horlln nnd nil tho
placos ho had soon In Ills dreams for
many years past.
I was lorrlblo to buy only ono tick
et. Tho pleasure of travollng had been
diminished by ono-half with no Julia
to buy a ticket for. During tho long
Journeying, Leon managed to pick up
an occasional frlond, but occasional
travollng compnnlons woro fow. Leon
wan desperatoly lonosomo.
Thoro waB no ono to rhapsodlzo
with j thoro wns no ono to grumblo
with nnd thoro was no ono to talk
homo with.
Homo nnd tho thoughts of homo he
enmo nn obsession. He longod for tho
gront chair In the living room at Wll
son Manor, his plpo and tobacco woro
nlwnys thoro. He thought many tlnios
of Ills big cloan bed with Its sheets
that Binollod of lavendor. Most of nil
ho wnntod to sit In his own dining
room nnd watch Julia pour him n cup
of Mnmmy Jano'n black coffoo.
Somo flvo or six weeks later, hav
ing como by tho quickest routo from
tho Interior of Japan n man nllghtcd
from tho train as It stoamcd Into tho
stntlon nt Wllflonvlllo. Tho long sta
tion bun wn3 dtscornlblo In tho dark
ness nnd tho man sprang eagerly to
ward It
Boforo tho lank horsos started oft
nnothor pnssongcr cropt Into tho bus.
Wilson could boo that It wna n
woman.
Tho whools rumbled on through tho
dnrkncBB nnd finally drow up nt tho
huge ontrnnco posts zi Wilson Manor.
Tho horsoa would hnvo turned In,
but Leon Wilson Bprung lightly out.
"I'll walk up through tho grounds."
Ho spoko shortly bocnuso tho Bight of
tho old trco lined drlvo hud inado
speech hard,
Ho swung off through tho winding
Inno on which tho trees enst weird
Bhadowa. Whon tho lights from tho
living room glonmod through tho fo
Hago tho refrain of "Homo, Swoot
Homo," burst from hla Hps nor did
ho henr tho votco thnt had called to
him n second, tlmo.
"Loon! Leon! Walt for mo I nm
ntrnld of tho ohndowBl"
His Biiltcaso droppod on tho road-
wny ns ho turnod Bwlftly but n lit
tlo panting flguro had tumblod Into
his arms.
"Julia Bwcothcartl" ho brenthod,
"How In tho world" Ho could only
gnzo down Into her oyea.
"I dropped my bag down by tho
gnto," eIio pnntod, "so I could run fast
enough to catch up with you I camo
In tho bus."
Her volco halted, but ho Btlll look
ed down nt hor.
"I couldn't stand Parla any longor
without"
"Without?" ho promptod.
"Leon," Bho nBkod quickly, "do you
lovo anyono?"
"Yes," ho snld, "I dn."
Ho folt for tho hand with Its two
rings and his own closod ovor IL
"Shnll wo go homo now?"
"Tho. lights nro beckoning
thoy, Loon?"
-aren't
Fair Offer.
Sho was Btrong-mluded and monnt
to havo hor rights at any cost, nnd
when sho wns hauled up hoforo tho
UBtlco of tho pcaeo for exceeding tho
Bpcod limit sho domnndod to bo repre
sented by counsel. "I Just toll you ono
thing, Judgo," Bho said, whaoklng tho
tnblo with hor right hand, "I'd rathor
pay n lawyer $25 than glvo UUh court
$10 for n lino." "All right, madam,"
Bald fho Judgo. "I'm th' only lawyer
hereabouts, and It yo'll Jest hand ovor
that $25 I'll guarantee to uppoar ho
foro myBolt nnd got yo off." Hurpor'a
Weekly.
Too Sunncatlve.
"I Eoo whoro tho nowapnpor roport
of procccdlnga nt n colored church
conforonco Htntoa that a largo colloo
lion wns lifted.'"
"Thnt 1b n word which should never
havo boon usod."
"No?"
"It BtartB n 'pusBiin' to thinking
dcop thoughts about n chicken rooat"
Hla Usual Way.
Ho llrown says ho's mnd enough to
kill his wlfo.
Sho Will ho go homo and llok hor?
Ho No, ho'll atny downtown and
liquor.
Its Urgent Need.
"Whnt kind ot labor bill dooa your
party wnnt?"
"Otio which will work."
ii OIIER GALL
London's Oldest Custom Relio of
Crusaders.
Benchers, Barristers and Students
Summoned by Ancient Method
Recalls Days When Clocks
and Watches Wero Un
known. London. Nowhcro do' old cuatorria
cling moro firmly thnn in tho ancient
neat of legal learning, tho Mlddlo
Temple, London, which still Jealously
guards tho traditions It has lnhorltcd.
To tho presont-day bencherB, bar
risters and studentn nro summoned to
dinner each evening during term tlmo
by tho blowing of n horn a custom
which hnfl survived on this spot slnco
tho romantic days of tho crusaders.
Every ovonlug nt 5;30 during tho thrco
weeks of tho logal tcrmn, n warder,
In gold-braided uniform, procures tho
ox horn from tho strong room of tho
Mlddlo Tomplo, nnd proceeding to tho
famouH fountain in Fountain court,
summons tho mombors to dinner by
blowing ft blast on this primitive in
strument. Ho thon visits oach court In turn,
nccordlng to nnclcnt custom, and
many n bencher throws up his window
to listen to tho sound of tho -winding
horn, "which hna been hoard continu
ously In thoso precincts slnco the tlmo
whon tho Knights Templar established
themselves thoro In 1181.
Its use recalls tho days whon clocks
anil watches wero unknown, nnd tho
volco of tho watchman, cnlllng out
tho time, was n familiar sound through
tho night watches. Sun dials woro
thon tho only guides tho peoplo pos
sessed ns to tho flight of tlmo, nnd
of these moro than ono still survives,
Summoning Lawyers to Dinner.
with Its quaint motto, on tho walls
of tho Templo buildings. It la to tho
aworn enemies of tho Knlghta Tem
plnr, tho Saracens, oddly enough, that
as wo do, Indeed, tho greater part ot
our mnthomatlcnl knowledgo na woll.
V'hen tho Templars founded their
now monabtcry between Whltefrlara
and Essox houso in tho Strand, tho
latter was, ns Its namo Implies, merely
a beach bosldo tho silver Thames, nnd
nil around wna open country, tho slto
of tho present law courts being a largo
Hold which wna used as n tilting
ground by tho knights. In later days,
whon tho men of law had taken ovor
tho Bottlomont of tho Knlghta Tem
plar, tho students, who woro rosldcnt
In tho Templo, woro dopendont on Its
kitchen for tholr dnlly meals. After a
hurried breakfast In tho buttery nt
eight o'clock thoy would tnko their
law books, and wander off along tho
Strand, whero, In Bummer tlmo, thoy
lay under tho trees and bushes Btudy-
ing law, Somo would row ncrosB tho
rlvor to tho Surrey fields, and wandor
through tho open country.
Half nn hour beforo dinner tho pan-
yor mnn, who drow tho dally supply
of bread cvory morning from West
minster, used to tnko n largo ox liorn
and walk nlong tho rlvor'a side, blow
ing tho horn na a signal to tho stu
dent's to return to tho templo for
dinner.
Tho pnnyor man, who waa formorl?
charged with tho duty of winding tho
horn, had nlao to provldo tho hall with
mustard, popper nnd vinegar, hl8 an
nual wages in 1G38 amounting to $20.
Othor useful members of tho staff
woro tho chlof wash pot nnd tho undor
wash pot, tho chief turn broach, tho
Btownrd'a sorvant and undor turn spit;
tho last named receiving $G u year.
Tho horn now In ubo In tho Mlddlo
Tomplo posscsea no nntlqunrlan In
terest In ltBolf, dating back only Bomo
ten yours. It wob brought ovor from
tho Argontlno by ono ot tho members
(shortly beforo It was found necessnry
to discontinue! tho ubo of tho old ono.
"Yo horn of yo Mlddlo Templo" had
hecumo bo decrepit, through ago and
constant ubo, that tho weird nnd fancy
sounda It emitted woro calculated to
bring It into rldiculo. It had bocomo
a, mnss of silver bands, which had
been added from tlmo to tlmo to keep
It together, nnd closo up tho cracks In
i Ub sides. Rut In aplto ot thoso bauds
tho nlr Btlll cflcaped bo freely that tho
wardor who blow It had to placo a wot
hnndkerchlef ovor tho born evory
tlmo ho used it.
So tho, ancient horn, which had
Bounded tho welcome summons to din
Her In torm for generations, was
placed on tho retired list, nnd now It
only eoea tho light on grand nights in
hall, when it 1b placod on tho tablo
with tho reat of tho Mlddlo Tomplo'a
proud display of stiver plata
EGYPT'S MUMMIFIED MONKEYS
Some Specimens of tho Hideous Ob
jects Found In the Tomb of
Amonhotep. II,
; Boston, Mass. It la no atrango
thing for n mnn to havo household
pets chosen from among tho number
loss forms of llfo In tho nnlmal world,
but Ills attachment is seldom so groat
as to result in tho preservation ot
their bodies after death, as was dono
by somo of tho ancient rulers of
Egypt.
Possibly tho man ot today -who
.erects a monument to mark tho 'last
resting placo of his pot dog would
'gladly follow In tho foostops ot tho
Egyptian by preserving tho rcmalna
Mummified Monkeys of Egypt.
of various othor pets, If ho know how.
It Is much better thnt ho does not
possoss this knowledge. For one thing,
tho country would bo moro or loss lit
tered up with nnlmal mummies, and
wo have nbout all tho Junk wo can
consistently caro for n3 it Is.
Whon Amenophla, or Amonhotep If.,
succeeded his father, Thotmos III., on
tho throno of Egypt in 1811 D. C, ho
was destined to n short reign. It wna
n lively one, howover, for ho took
Nineveh by assault nnd conquered tho
Ethiopians. Somo writers even identi
fy him with Memnon, who fought in
tho Trojan war. Ono would scarcely
expect so nctlvo n warrior to spend
much ot his tlmo in fondling pets
about tho palace, yot this King was
vory fond of monkeys nnd enjoyed
hnvlng many of thorn around him dur
ing his reign of about ft dozen years.
ThlB has been provon In recent years
by tho finding In hla tomb ot their
mummified remains.
Othor curious contents of the tomb
wero mummified ducka nnd chickens,
but it ia not likely theso wero consld
bred ns pets by this old-tlmo ruler.
Thoso latter wero preserved In wood
en vobsoIs, enrved to represent tho
bird thoy contained In this old tomb,
tho oddest finds In this old tomb,
howover, wns a vessel containing
honey, which had retained Its doll
clous flavor all thoso thousands ot
yonrs slnco Amenhotop II. himself
was laid away amid such strange sur
roundings. . A look nt tho picture, showing somo
Df his companions, Impels ono to won
der If tho Klirg'B slumber was ever
broken by any Btraugo or fantastlp
dreams.
PINES RELICS OF DIM PAST
Thoro Aro Now but Two Small Groves
of tho Torrey Species In tho
World.
Snn Diego, Cal. Possibly no othei,
treo that grows has ao small a geo
graphic rango as tho Torroy plno,
Thoro nro but two smnll groves of,
this species of plno in. tho world. Ond
Is nbout 18 miles north of San Diego,
Cal., and tho othor is on Santa Rosa
group. It Is ovldcnt thnt tho Torrey
plno, Uko tho glnnt redwoods of tho
81errns nnd tho Montercry cypress, la
a relic of a pnst geological epoch.
Tho grovo north of San Diego la tho
largest ot tho two that Btlll exist.
Hero tho trees aro found closo to tho
ocean, on ti rugged nnd Inhospltablo
const, whoro thoy aro awopt altornato-
Tho Torrey Pine.
ly by tho westerly winds off tho Pa
cific, and by hot blasts from tho des
erts In tho Interior. Probably it la
owing to this situation that tho trees
aro dwnrfod In sizo, nnd that most ot
thorn nro grotosquo and fantastic in
shnpo.
"Whon planted In favorablo regions,
tho Torroy nlnos grow tall ami
straight, nnd grow very rapidly. Thoy
aro of Uttlo valuo for tho purposo ot
tho lumborman, and nro not ofton
nlnntod oxcont for ahado nnd orna
mental purposes.
Dies of a Broken Heart.
Hempstead, L. I. Extrorao grloB
ovor tho tragic fato ot hor little girl
caused Mrs. Kato Dloowskl to dlo of
n broken heart. Last wook tho Uttlo
ono wob fatally burned nt a bonfiro
In front ot hor homo hero and as sho
wns carried into tho houso tho mother
collapsed. Sho remained in a semi
conscious condition until hor death.
Tho attondlng phyBlclan snyB that hor
death wa3 due aololy to a broken
boarL
fpROSECUTED THE M'NAMARAS
nttonded n meeting of tho Loa Angeles "Votes for Womon" club. Mr. Fred
cricks wns invited to attend nnd Bpoak on "Woman's Sphero on Politics,"
which ho did, but first lio got Into tho program in a. very unexpected man
ner whon tho members wero asked to sing n sort of parody on "America,"
Mrs. Bcrthft Wllklns Starkweather declining to sing tho recognized version
on tho ground that America wns not tho "land of liberty." Sho proposed n
substitute which called for women's votes nnd othor thlnga beforo admitting
tho land of liberty clause.
"You aro making history hero tonight," Mr. Fredericks protested, "in re
fusing to sing tho natlonnl anthem. You nro nsklng tho right to vote, but
you'll nover got it by that sort ot tactics. I am in favor of giving you suffrage,
but you'll nover get my voto by thnt nttltudo. Thcro is a feeling In your ntti
tudo that the whole world will resent."
Thnt was a poser to most of tho women, who speedily "reconsidered,"
nnd tho real anthem was read aloud and then sung with enthusiasm although
thcro was a pretty Btrong "No" voto on tho motion.
TELLS OF CHINESE HORRORS
Grndually tho horror of tho pres
ent outbreak in uniappy China Is be
ing brought homo to us ns tho news
sifts through tho press censor's fin
gers by way of private letters from
officials nnd missionaries who nro in
tho midst of tho turmoil nnd blood
shed. To tho frlendB hero who re
celvo such letters details ot tho
tragedy of war aro brought homo
with Btunnlng force.
Dr. Joseph Beech, whoso portrait
Is hero shown. Is oue of thoBO who,
through no act of their own, nro on
tho firing lino, so to say, in tho rebel
lious provinces of China.
In ft letter to a friend hero in
America Dr. Beech describes his ex
periences after tho outbreak against
tho Mnnchu dynasty and declares
that tho suffering thcro is beyond do
Bcriptlon. Ho states that over 0,000
persons, woro ruthlossly slaughtered,
whllo many women and girls commit
ted Btilcldo nt Chentu, West China,
whero he 1b connected with tho Chentu Methodist Episcopal College.
Ho was still ponned up thero with tho refugees in Chentu when the let
ter was written, but this letter was smuggled through tho disturbed area in
somo mnnner nnd found its way to tho friend here, who has mado known its
contents. ..
WINNER OF A
uy a commltteo of flvo chosen from
tho Norwegian Storthing.
Othors receiving nwnrds woro: For chemistry, Mmo. Mario Sklodowska,
Curio, famous for being with her husband tho co-discoverer of radium. For
mcdlclno, Prof. Allvar Gullstrand, of Upsala University In Sweden. For lltor
aturo, Maurlco Maeterlinck. For pence, Prof. T. M. C. Asser, of tho Nether
lands, and Alfred Fried, an Austrian editor, who dlvldo tho prlzo betwoen,
thorn.
PUTS CONVICTS ON HONOR
An Interesting xporlment in tho
humnuo treatment of convicts has
mot with tho success thnt It desorves
and its nuthor, Governor West, ot
Oregon, at first regarded ns a sentl
montnl enthusiast on prison reform,
is now receiving tho plnudlta of thoso
who would bo doing something for
tho "undor dog."
Salem ia tho center for a num
ber of tho Btato Institutions, all of
which havo considerable tillable
ground surrounding them hundreds
of acres of rich nrnblo valley land
ready to roturn to Its cultivators abun
dant harvests of golden whent. It
was Governor Wost's self-imposed
task to bring to this work tho hun
dreds of strong, naturally actlvo men
shut up In tho penitentiary, and nt
tho samo tlmo to establish n system
which would bo of mutual benefit to
tho Btato nnd to tho convict. Tho
govornor doclnros that Bontlmont had
nothing whatever to do with tho
"honor Bystem."
Tho system has worked admirably whether tho men havo been employed,
at farming, roadraaklng, brlckmaklng or In tho shops, Tho mon nro forget
ting earlier lessons In law-breaking and learning frcBh onea in citizenship.
In tho quest of tho "men higher
up," said to bo involved In tho Loot
Angelca dynamiting plot that resulted,
In tho confession of tho McNamara
brothers, John D. Frcdorlcfcs, district1
attorney, la pretty certain to bo a
looming figure.
All through tho trial or tho broth
ers Mr. Fredoricka Hhowed nn immls
tnkablo brand of Judgment nnd energy.
Ho nnd his associates woro, opposed
by tho cleverest counsel that could
bo obtained, but tho trial waB n regu
lar progress of victories for tho prose
cution, even beforo tho lator Btngcs,
when outsldo ovonta began to under
mlno tho caBo of tno defense. Added
to Mr. Fredericks' legal acumen ia n
largo fund of personal, popularity in
California.
In nddltlon to being n Btern and
rather uncompromising individual,
Mr. Fredericks Is a man of Imagina
tion nnd distinctive sontlmont. A lit
tlo moro than a year ngo, when ho
NOBLE PRSZE
Prof. Wllhclm Woln, whoso pic
turo appears herewith, was recently
awarded tho Noblo prlzo for Physics.
Professor Weln is only 47 years old.
Ho studied at tho University of Got
tingen, Heldclburg nnd Berlin, nnd is
tho author of a number of books on
Roontgen rays, hydrodynamics and
electricity.
(Tho awarding of tho Nobel prizes
Is an annual occasion of great inter
est throughout tho world. It takost
placo on tho nnnlvorsary of tho doath
ot tho founder of tho fund, Alfred,
Bernhard Nobel. Tho fund amounts
to ovor $8,000,000 and tho flvo prizes,
closely npproxlmato $10,000 each.
Thoso for physics and chemistry aro
nwnrded by tho Acadomy of Sciences1
of Sweden, that for mcdlclno by tho
Cnralus Instltuto or Stockholm, nnd
tho lltorary prlzo by tho Swedish;
Academy. Tho peaco prlzo is award
ed annually at Christlanln, Norway,'
