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CAPITAL SOCIETY IS TIRED AND PERTURBED AS LENT APPROACHES Departure of the Shonts Family Gives Concern to Members of Gay Circle. WALSHES BEING MISSED Many Debutantes and Bridge Whisl Have Combined to Make Things Go at a Swift Rate. Washington, Feb. 12.—'Washing ton society is perturbed over a number of things as the season for Lent ap proaches. For one thing it is tired. T'his has been a busy winter at the cap ital, with innumerable dances, dinner parties, receptions and various func tions. The host of debutantes has -caused life to move on at a swifter pace than,usual. Bridge has also taken up much time and energy, more than heretofore, so the gossips say, and has also drawn more heavily on the ex chequer. Such heavy functions as the White House receptions and momen tous dinner parties given by hosts and1 hostesses who own big and fashionable residences have added to the exactions ■on tlie social devotees. Altogether it has been a hard winter and an ex tremely busy one. The departure of the Shonts family Is giving society some concern. This ■winter Mr. and Mrs. Shonts and their daughters have had a prominent place In social Washington. It will be re •calied that the Misses Shonts. Mar-; guerite and Theodora, were presented1 -at King Edward’s court about a year ago. months before they made their •debut here. At court In London they! acquired readily some of the quaint and charming fashions that prevail there, among others the fashion of curtsey ing. How to curtsey in the old way of •our grandmothers had become a lost art in Washington. The Shonts daugh ters introduced it anew and it made a tremendous hit. They have exhibited eucli charming tendencies toward ev-i erything that is pleasant, kindly and •captivating that they have made num-i berless friends on their own account.! Besides, there have been various pleas ant entertainments at the Shonts home, despite the fact Mrs. Shonts has suf fered from nervous prostration. Alto gether the society of the capital is loath to part with the Shouts family and re grets exceedingly the Intended depart ure to New York, where Mr. Shonts Will look after the vast rapid transit Interests of the Ryan-Beimont combi nation. Walshes Are Missed, Then the Walshes have gone. The Walshes are always Interesting. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh and their daughter, JSvelyn, sailed for Europe for the pur !jose of purchasing abroad costly and jeautlful fittings for the estate they lave lately bought near Colorado Springs, which they have named Wolf Tiurst. The Walshes have entertained here this winter in a most lavish and Remarkable way, expending money Without stint on balls, dinner parties Rnd a wonderful round of interesting gnd creditable functions. The Walshes lire always sorely missed when they depart from Washington and never Rnore so than this time. It is the general Understanding that there is politics of B shrewd sort mingled with the lavish hospitality of the family and that Thomas F. Walsh Is anxious to come \o the senate to succeed Teller, whose term ends March 3, 1909. Guggenheim find Walsh as the senators from Colo rado would be a picturesque pair of Representatives of the great silver pro ducing state in the upper body of con gress. The absence of Mrs. Fairbanks, wife Of the vice president, has had a ten dency to interfere with the festivities of recent weeks. Mrs. Fairbanks is a remarkable woman, with wonderful ca pacity as a hostess. She is suffering jrnm nervous prostration, due to grippe Bud she has gone to Atlatlc City. The vice president and Mrs. Fairbanks are Judiciously combining politics pertain ing to 1908 and society and when their home is open here they invariably en tertain in the most pleasant and demo cratic fashion. The absence or approaching absence, fcowever. of such factors in social mat ters as those mentioned does not suffi ciently upset things to prevent the whirl of fashionable functions becom ing more and more strenuous as Lent draws near. Numerous Important events scheduled for the coming Week might be mentioned to il lustrate this fact. One of the events that is scheduled for an early date is an evening musical at the home of Mrs. Richard H. Townsend in honor of her house guest, the Hon. Maude t’auncefote. Artists of prominence and a great array of guests will attend. Caruso, even, it Is whispered, is likely to be present. In the diplomatic set, there are lively social happenings. Many dinners of note were given last week and important functions of a like sort are scheduled for this week as well CHRISTMAS TREE FIGHT, THEN DIVORCE Philadelphia, Feb. 12.—To a quar rel over their first born's Christmas tree, in 1877, Mrs. Emma K. Weckerly, ■traced the beginning of her husband's abuse, evidence of which was produced In her suit for a limited divorce before Judge Ralston and a jury. While she asks only for a divorce from bed and board on the ground of ■cruelty, her husband has a counter suit for absolute divorce on the ground of desertion. She testified that they were married In 1876; that he struck her with his fls^ while she was trimming the Christmas tree the following year because she was not doing it to suit him. and that her life from that time to 1904 was onq of misery, in which beatings were fre quent. In that year, she testified, she was compelled to leave her husband because of his abuse of her, and has since lived with a married daughter. JURY SAYS BRINK IS GUILTY OF MURDER Ponca, Neb. Feb. 12.—The coroner's Jury in the ease of the killing of Miss Bessie Newton by Frank Brink, re turned a verdict that Brink is guilty *of murder. He continues to recover .from the effects of the s:If inflicted rounds, r I “HAVE A JEALOUS CARE OF YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS” Pittsburg,. Pa„ Fob. 12.—Taking for nis topic "The Blessings and Curses of Wealth and Home," the Rev. Dr. C. W. Blodgett, at the North Avenue Method ist Episcopal church, Sunday made the Thaw case the topic of an extraordi nary sermon. "Wealth need not be a corruptor of morals,” he said. "It Is the vulgarity of it that the world recoils from. This country is reading of the tragic scenes of the court of justice in New York with intense interest. "Pittsburg is deeply interested. Here( on the streets of Allegheny the poor, unfortunate chief actor played when she was a girl. Across ttie river tlie husband, now on trial for the murder of a man in New York, the reveal 'ments of whose life makes your shud der with horror, spent his boyhood days. They both came from respect able families. One knew what poverty 'was-—hunger for bread; the other iwhen a mere lad spent enough money a year to keep a dozen families. They both go wrong. “One seemingly by the cruel hand of Fate, the other through love that !tvag blinded. All our hearts bleed for them. Will the fathers and mothers of this and other cities take any warn ing? "Wo sing, ‘Where Is My Wandering 'Boy Tonight?' but where is your girl? At the place of amusement, then de 'coyed into some gilded study, then sorrow and a life worse than hell. "No higher virtue should be de manded of woman than of man. The same code of ethics should apply to both. A lecherous scoundrel of a man, poor or rich, should have the same treatment as the abandoned Woman. Poor Evelyn Nesbit Thaw ia not the only girl who has been ruined as she was. “In the outcome of the trial of Harry Thaw, the reckless and unfortunate boy of one of our most respected home, millions are Interested. What of the outcome of the lads and lassies pot grown to manhood? Hearts are ptlll to be broken and homes made des olate, and some of them may be yours. "No state can rise higher than the home, and no church can be more Influential than the firesides from which Its members come The warn ing voice that comes to us over the ticking wires and the cold type of the press Is 'Have a Jealous care of your boys and girls.' Restriction is far better than unlicensed liberty, and a morsel with purity is better than wealth with infamy." BOY MAKES FORTUNE OUT OF $100 PRESENT New York, Feb. 12.—The latest “Na poleon of Wall street" is a 16-year-old school boy, a pupil in the Cutler school, He is the son of one of New York's most prominent musical composers. About a year ago he got several hun dred dollars from his father. The boy was perfectly frank about what the money was to be used for. He wanted to speculate. His father thought it would be a good thing for the lad to lose the money. The experience would be worth the amount Involved. It was not until the boy’s mother re cently complained that the youth was neglecting his studies that the loan in cident was recalled. Then the father made the astonishing discovery that the boy had $40,000 in the bank and still had an interest in the market. What shocked the father, however, was to 'And that the gambling mania had taken such a hold upon his son that he could not concentrate his thoughts on anything except stocks. Father and son had a heart to heart talk, and the boy agreed to go back to the Cutler school and try to forget all about Wall street. Meanwhile the $40,000 will be invested in good interest bearing securities. JAP LABORERS ARE FORCED TO QUIT JOBS Woodburn, Ore., Feb. 12.—Much feel ing was engendered here by the South ern Pacific laying off white men em ployed on the railroad section at this point and replacing them with eight or ten Japanese. The feeling ran so high that fifty Americans called at the sec-1 tion house Saturday night and warned the Japanese to leave town. There was no violence, and the Japanese promised to leave, and Sunday morning they departed for Portland within the limit specified. A. Schwabeur, the sec tion foreman, refused to work with them and resigned his position. War rants for the arrest of the ringleaders of the crowd that drove the Japanese out are expected. NORWEGIAN BISHOP SAGEN PASSES AWAY I-aCrosse, Wis„ Feb. 12.—Bishop A. K Sagen, of the Norwegian Lutheran synod for the district including the United States east of the Mississippi river, died today, aged 56. TIGHTS ARE BARRED IN PROPOSED LAW Wisconsin Legislator Sits Up All Night to Frame Bill, After Show, Madison, Feb. 12.—Wisconsin stu dents of physical culture are to be de nied the privilege of continuing their studies from the front row if a bill in troduced in the legislature here be comes a law. An assemblyman from a rural district who saw his first musical comedy in Madison last week, believes tights are a disgrace to the American stage. He went to his little hall room after the show and spent the night drawing up a bill. It stipulates that actresses shall not appear in tights in Wisconsin un less they wear skirts that come at least four inches below the knees. DINNER BLOWN OUT OF ITS OWNER’S HANDS Sellinsgrove, Pa .r Feb. 12.—Luthe Kratzer, who was burning lime at Phares Herman's lime kiln, two miles north of here, laid several sticks of dynamite near the kiln to dry. It ex ploded wrecking the plant. Kratzer who was sitting nearby, eating his dinner, was unscathed, but his dinner bucket, with contents, was blown out of hi3 hands and carried 100 feet away. UNCLE SAM TO GIVE HIS MEN MORE ROOM *rwo Fine Buildings Are Going Up at a Cost of $5,000,000 in Washington. EACH OCCUPIES A BLOCK Fire, It Is Said, Would Stand N* Chance at All Against the New Struct ures. Washington, D. C., Feb. 12.—Uncle Barn is supplying his lawmakers with offices. Two of the most magnificent buildings in the country are being put r*p by the national government for the exclusive use of senators and repre sentatives in congress. Each will oc cupy a block and will cost $2,500,000. One of the twin structures will be for the house, the other for the senate, and they will form detached wings to the capltol. Heretofore the congressmen have had no regular offices, each has had his headquarters In whatever place pleused him most. There has been no system about the accommodations. Now each branch of congress will have a hand some office building, with uniformed attendants, a postofflee and telephone and telegraph service. Senators Get More Room. The southern building, for the house, will have 429 rooms, one for every one of the 410 representatives, and 19 for future growth In the membership. On account of their smaller number the senators, in the northern building, will get the better of the bargain In the matter of space, every senator having a room for himself, one for his secre tary, and a bathroom. In designing these congressional of fices the architects put particular em phasis upon safety from fire and the specifications call for 230,000 square feet of terra cotta hollow tile for the build ing. Though only four stories high, each of them will have as great a quan tity of hollow tile brick in it as many a skyscraper the height of which makes fireproofing an absolute necessity. Thus, while the character of Wash ington architecture demands that tho building;- >e low. they are made just As safe as if they were high. Fire will have no chance against them. The exterior of these capltol wings will be white marble. They will ba connected with the capltol by arcades lined with ornamental brick and bril liantly lighted by electricity. Features of each will be a rotunda, reaching from floor to floor arid capped by a great dome TO feet in diameter; a cau cus room, 86 feet long arid 54 feet wide, and a dining room 65 by 30 feet finished in ornamental plaster. SALT POURED ON RUSSIAN WOUNDS Berlin, Feb. 12.—Horrible tortures are Inflicted by Russian officials on prison ers in Riga jail, according to a har rowing story which Is published here. The writer, a Russian political pris oner, gives the names of sixteen per sons who have been tortured. There is a special torture chamber, he says, where these horrors taken place every night except Sundays in the presence of police officers and spies. Sometimes high officials and local nobles attend the modern inquisition. Baron Raden and Baron Rekke are named as having countenanced the torture system. The object of the lnqulaltlon is to ex tract from prisoners the names of their friends and “acomplices.” The victim is brought nude Into the torture cham ber, and if he refutes to give the names required of him he is stretched on a rack and flogged wiht a rubber stick. Hundreds of blows are sometimes giv en, and often salt is applied to the wounds. Made unconscious under this treat ment, the prisoner is then revived, and the names again demanded of him. If he still refuses, the second series of tortures begins. His nails and his hair are torn out, and his hands and feet pierced with long pins. A third refusal is followed by the tearing of pieces of flesh from the vic tim's body, and knocking his teeth out, and indescribable cruelties. A young prisoner named Gruning, says the writer, went through the whole series of tortures, which lasted three weeks. Having obstinately withstood the inquisition throughout, Gruning was court-martialed and shot. His face had been horribly mutilated, his beard had been plucked out. and his hair turned gray by suffering. The torturers had also broken his spine and several ribs. CHRIST S PICTURE SAVED, WANAMAKER S HOME IS DESTROYED Philadelphia, Feb. 12.—The $1,000, DOO country home of John Wanamaker at Chelten Hills was destroyed by Are last night. The loss Is estimated at $1,500,000. Mr. Wanamaker's home was consid ered one of the most artistic and valu able of Philadelphia’s suburban prop erties. The estate consists of thirty acres of ground and the house was In the main of English style of architec ture and stood on a hill about thirty yards back from the old York road. The Wanamaker art gallery con tained some of the rarest prints and most valued paintings In existence. The Wanamakers have been at their winter home here and the country place was in charge of a caretaker. The Are made rapid progress, a few valuable paintings being about the only things saved. Among these were "Christ Before Pilate,” and "Christ on Calvary,” by Munkacsy, valued at $250,000. IN DEBT, JUMPS INTO ICY RIVEh Marshalltown, la., Feb. 12.—Roger S. IVhitenaek. while despondent, jumped Into the frigid waters of the Iowa river early this morning in an attempt to end his life. He was found by ice haul ers nearly frozen to death and taken to a hospital. He will likely live. Mrs. Whitenack states her husband had not been home since noon yester day. She ascribes the act to ill health l and deb* \ I —......— I DEN ICE THE DIVINE. By Ralph Enderly. "I don’t know what we shall do If she | loesn’t turn up!” "Oh, it’ll bo all right; there’s plenty of time for a rehearsal even if she shouldn’t come till the afternoon." "Look here, Marston—this confounded 'fit-up’—which I've been running at a loss i these six months for your special benefit j as 'loading man’—Is Just on the point of j rulnlrg me. Denice Hope Is my last I chance. If she falls me, I'm done!" "Known her long?" "From a child; and It’s because she re members that 1 taught her all she knows In the way of stagecraft, that she is throwing up a first class touring ’lead’ to help me through." "She must be a paragon, then.’’ *A better hearted girl never breathed.’’ "And rattllngly clever, too, If her 'no tices' are worth anything." "Clever!—she’s a genius, man!—her Lady Teazle is a dream!—her Lady Betty Noel in Vlancarty’ a triumph. "Yes, but she isn’t going to play high comedy In our show.’’ "Of course not!—but being what she Is, she cun play anything she Is cast for; and ts going to play ‘lead’ In our melodrama till things Improve with trs.’’ "What does Meade say about It?" “Oh! Cora Meade quite understands that matters couldn’t go on like they've been going lately; that, in fact. It was ab solutely Impossible that I should continue to suffer by her wretched Incompetence." "What’s she going to do?" "She’s done It!—left two hours ago for London; so that you see, should Denice not arrive in time, I haven’t even the sec ond rate article to fall bock upon.” The two men—Peyton Edwards, proprie tor and manager of the ,fit-up,’ and Sid ney Marston, hfs ’leading man—were standing on the small improvised stage of the little hall, w'hlch generally did duty for a theater in Newton-Tanfleld. The best of ‘fit-ups’ 1» only a makeshift; hut the enterprise engineered by Manager Edwatds. was. If anything, more of a makeshift than ordinary. The scenery— what there was of It—was deplorably old, and altogether unsuitable for the ultra sensational sort. The properties were In the same condition as the scenery; the “company"—with the exception of Sidney Marston—of the more than usually "scratch" order; so that the provincial public were to be pardoned for not assem bling In ihelr thousands toi enjoy and to applaud. "Don’t you think !t a bit of a shame," •aid Marston presently, "to bring this clever young creature Into this (sweeping his right arm round the dingy place), and all just to bolster up a show which will never run as long ns the world lasts?" "I confess you’re right, Sid; but the dear girl was so ready to come, and do me this good turn that, in spite of my con viction, I’m afraid I’ve deceived myself Into looking at things from her point of | view." "And what is that, If I may ask?" Both men started—they had been stand ing with their backs to the auditorium— and. turning round, encountered the mer riest pmr of eyes, set In the sweetest face, that Sidney Marston, for me, had ever ■een. "Is this the way you receive me. Daddy Edwards, after my journey half across England to see you? Why you are dumb! and I—I am so tired "My dear Denlce!—forgive me!—you’ve Improved so out of all knowledge that, as you say, I am literally struck dum." "Thanks, most reverend Daddy! your professinal offspring dutifully appreciates the compliment." Then the dainty little lady cast a fur tively inquisitive glance at Marston. The manager intercepted it, and forthwith In troduced the "leading man" to the new comer. "Marston—this Is Denlce Hope our only hope now, If she will not mind my making a bad joke. This, Denlce, is Sidney Mar ston, my ‘leading man,’ and my friend." "Mr. Marston—to be Daddy’s friend—I have called him ‘Daddy’ ever since I could speak almost—is the very best recommen dation to my good opinion. It may not be worth much, but such as it is, it is entirely at your service." This was said with a mock courtsey, old fashioned—sweeping. As for Sidney Marston, it altogether sub jugated him, and he was, from that mo ment Denlce Hope’s most devoted slave. Poor Edward's spirits, lately so low, were now at exhilaration point. "Where are you stopping, child?" he said to Denlce. "At the Royal hotel." It was the crack inn in Newton-Tanfield; very exclusive, and very expensive. "Ah! yes!—of course you wouldn’t stop anywhere else. Well, you must go and get some lunch at once, and be back here for 1 a rehearsal by 3 o’clock. I sent you the ‘script’ of the play, as well as your ‘part,’ | so you’ll have a fair idea of *A Woman of ! the.World’ by this time." "My dear Daddy!—I’ve got It all at my finger's ends." "Good!—then we’ll see you to the Royal, and leave you to a couple of hours rest and refreshment. In the street, opposite the side door, a station fly was waiting. Signing to the driver, Denlce was in the act of accepting Sidney’s assistance into the carriage, when, turning her head, she saw a well-dressed young fellow’, dark fea tured, and saturlne of expression, watch ing her a few paces off." "Good gracious!" she whispered to Mar ston, "that mar. has followed me from Newcastle!—he must have come by the same train!" "Who is he?" asked Sidney and Ed wards, In the same breath. "I don’t know! He calls himself Lionel Trevelyan, but I have an Idea that it Is not his proper name." The words were scarcely out of her mouth, when the man came up to the car riage door and addressed the actress. "Miss Hope," he said, in a low’ voice, and raising his hat, "may I ask if you have a reply for me?" "If you mean to your letter, Fir—certain ly not. What do you mean by following ! me about in this manner!. This gentle man (indicating Edwards) Is my manager, and any communication you may have to make, let it be to him. Mr. Marston. tell the driver, the Royal, please." But the Intruder would not be so easily balked of his Intention to interview Denice Hope. "I must have your answer, here and now!" he excitedly exclaimed, pressing up to the vehicle, and putting both hands upon it. "Don’t you see, sir," said Sidney Mar ston," angrily, "that the lady declines to listen to you?’’ "[ do not know you, sir—and my busi 1 ness is with Miss Hope—not with you." "Mr. Trevelyan—I have nothing to say 1 to you, now, or at any future time." "Is that so?" i "You hear what the lady says." said Marston. "You are annoying her, and if | you persist I shall call a policeman." It so happened that one of the few con stables in the town strolled up at this point. A word or two of explanation from Ed W’ards, and Lionel Trevelyan was politely bul. !irmly requested by the law's repre sentative to fall back and allow the car | r age to proceed. O/i tHe way to the hotel. Denice ex | plai led that for montlu this man, who, | both by word of mouth, when opportu ' nlty offered, and by a ceaseless suoces i sion of letters, made fierce love to her; asking her, indeed, to marry him at al most a moment's notice. It had became* a veritable persecution, and she had hoped that her present desti nation had been kept so secret that he would not be able to follow her Most young actresses have their outside admirers, but this was getting serious, in asmuch as It was jarring on her nerves. The rehearsal at 3 o'clock passed off without any further trouble In this direc tion. Sidney Marston taking upon himself, at the manager's request, to safely see Denice back to her hotel. Neither of them saw a dark-browed evil expressloned man shadowing them from a safe distance. Although Sidney Marston was undeni ably smitten with the charms of the fair Denice. called In every big town on the northern circuit, “Denice, the Divine,” the conversation of the actor and the actress was of the most commonplace and con ventional character. The shadower, however, evidently thought otherwise, for lie spasmodically clenched his hands, and muttered unin telligibly. Sidney parted from his companion at the hotel entrance and turned immediately to retrace his steps. This, in a dozen yards or so, brought him face to face with Trevelyan. Whether tt was his new-born interest in I>enlee that prompted him; or whether it was Just an idea with him, that the stranger was taking an unwarrantable lib erty In forcing his unwelcome attentions upon the actress, Marston peremptorily stopped him and gave him a bit of his mind. “Look here, Mr. Trevelyan— tf that l» your name—I don’t want to threaten you; but If l catch you molesting or annoying Miss Hope in any way, I promise you It will not be good for you. Good morning." Big and stalwart, Sidney Marston look ed down upon the slighter figure of the other, and contemptuously sought to Im press his meaning by an emphatic mark ing time with hLs forefinger on the breASt of Trevelyan’s coat. Beyond a still more scorching gleam in the latter's eyes, he made no sign—did not speak a word. His object gained, Marston passed on up the street; Trevelyan, his head turned, looking after him the same evil expres sion In his eyes. The first night at I>entce Hope’s appear ance, though the audience was small, the enthusiasm was great. The next evening the house could have be€*n filled three times over. Edwards was Jubilant, and saw that the end of the week would, If the good busi ness continued, put him well upon his financial feet. At curtain fall on the third night Mar ston remained on the stage a minute or two, talking to Denice. “There is a lovely place, about three miles out of the town, I should like to show you, if I may, tomorrow. What do you say; if It’s fine, will you walk so far with me?’’ She would; her ready acqiiiesence send ing a thrill through him, as ho thought and wondered whether it meant mere lik ing or something of a warmer nature. Actors, by very reason of their calling, are, as a class, given to eelf-consciousness; but Sidney Marston was a peculiar excep tion to this rule. In the three days dur ing which he had known Denice, he could not disguise from himself that he loved her, but that she had a similar feeling for hlmseii. he did not dare to imagine. But must, even at the risk of an adverse re sult. To hi* friend Edward* he said not a word, he feared discouragement in that quarter, and determined to act entirely upon hs own Initiative, and keep his own counsel. As luck would have It, he was the last to leave the building that night. He was in no particular hurry, and dressed him self in leisurely fashion. It was a very dark night, and as he stood for a moment In the doorway, the glow of his cigar lighted up hi* feature* In a wterd way, suggestive of the fiend in “Faust,” Lady—My poor man, have you no kind relations? Tramp—Nope, only cross ties. No Race Suicide. First Hen—You say he received a congratulatory letter from the presi dent. Second Hen—Yes; you see, he is the father of over 300 chickens. > Half-past 11 chimed from th* clock Hr. the market-place. There was not a soul to b« seen In th*> street; everything was silent as the grave. Suddenly a report rang out from a door way on the other aide of the street, and Sidney Marston fell on his face on to the pavement, with a revolver bullet In hl» right breast. • • • Two and a half years late, a bt* crowd' was assembled outside a certain fashion able theater In the West End of London., Away from the pit doors the "queue" extended, three deep, down a side street, till the head of It could scarcely see thw tail. Taken altogether, It was an orderly "queue," only one Individual providing a discordant note. This was a man who, a late comer, con trived to elude the vigilance of the pollc*' who kept the line, and to Insinuate him self gradually toward the head of the string of waiting people. Some resented the unfair action, others, women mostly, mildly protested, but ulti mately gave way. , lly this means, the man had got to within a dozen rows of the door, when, unable to advance any further forward, he remained. He was a dark-featured man, of middle height, spare and restless of manner. The stage door of this particular hous* was situated at the point where the man stood; the crowd being broken to allow of the passage of the players. The play was "Romeo and Juliet," with Denlce Hope and Sidney Marston In th*j title roles. For a month after the attempt on hi* life, Sidney Mare ton lay very near to death; then, the bullet extracted, he took a turn for the better, and rapidly recov ered. Without his "leading man," Edward* was again helpless, and In despair dls-j handed his company and threw up th*i eponge. Denlce Hope, however, remained' In Newton-Tanfield until the crisis was past, with Sidney. The result may be Imagin ed. One day, with the doctor, appeared' a, vision, who vision-ltke, would not speak,, but smiled at the patient, ao that, when! she had vanished, he declared himself to be nearly well. It certainly helped the consummation oa< wonderfully, as In another six weeks h*t was ready for work again. In the "Era” he saw that "Juvenllev lead" was required In the touring company. In which he knew that Denlce Hope vaa principal lady. To write In and apply for the vacancy was the work of live minutes, and when, three days after he was requested to Join' at Bradford, he evould have shouted for very gladness. The rest of It In a nutshell. The two brought together In such traglo fashion (for both were convinced that It' was Trevelyan's hand that had fired the shot) soon came to a perfect understand ing, the Inevitable result being, later on, one of the prettiest of theatrical weddings In Manchester cathedral. By leaps and bounds, the actress came to the front, bearing her mate with her, until, at the time, she was enthralling Londoners with the magic of her genius. It was with the greatest difficulty that the police could keep the space in front of the stage door clear. More than once the Intrusively pushing man had been officially given to under stand that If he did not keep In hi* plac* he would be removed. or a ume ne was quiei. rnen, a car riage drove up, out of which & gentleman handed a lady. Quickly she passed through the awing doors, her companion, after a few worda to the coachman, making to follow her. Shaking himself free of those who would have held him back, the dark-featured man, his eyes alight with an insane glit ter, moved out and stood in the doorway, barring the way to the actor. Trevelyan!” exclaimed the latter. “Tea, coward!—Trevelyan!” almost shrieked the unfortunate man. The words were scarcely out of his lips, when two constables seized him and boro him away: Sidney Marston, whispered to the officers that as soon as his duty wao done, he would visit the station. At midnight he was there informed that the man had been removed to a hospital whither, early the next morning, he went. Trevelyan was then near the end, but quite sane. His voice was wonderfully distinct as he asked Sidney, who bent over him, to let' him see the face of “Denice, the Divine/* just once more. “Who am I that I should deny him?**' said Sidney to himself. A telegram dispatched to Sloane street brought the actress to the hospital in less than an hour. When she arrived, Trevelyan was speechless, but the light in his eyes was no longer evil, as, taking, the hand she extended to him between his own two wasted ones, he kissed it reverently, smil ed as If he were quite satisfied, and fell back dead. “Poor fellow!” said Denice to her hus band as they drove home. “I suppose, in his own way, he loved me.” “I suppose so,” Sidney answered her. THE TRICK OF A CHEMIST. Hi* Simple Method of Making a Zoo logical Transformation. When we happen to witness a phe nomenon which seems to violate nat ural laws we are not likely to forget Its cause If it be explained to us. The following experiment, which I devised for my students, helped them to un derstand as well as to remember some chemical data, says Dr. Gustave Mich aud in the Scientific American. A white cat made of flexible paste board and imprisoned In a glass jar is shown to the audience. The lecturer announces that without opening the Jar or even touching It he will cause the cat to undergo a zoological as welh as a chemical transformation. He takes the support of the Jar and pushes It forward in full view of the students. The change occurs almost Instanta neously. The cat takes a rich orange color on which black transversal stripes rapidly paint themselves. The cat has become a tiger. The whole transformation Is pro duced by emanations of hydrogen sul phide, which Is generated In the Jar Itself without any visible apparatus. The cat has been previously coated with a solution of chloride of anti mony wherever the orange hue was. to be produced, and witn a solution of basis acetate of lead wherever the black stripes were to appear. Both, solutions are colorless. After the coated cat has been introduced in his glass cage a small piece of pasteboard is placed under the wooden support so as to slightly incline the jar forward. A few decigrammes of pulverized sulphide of iron folded in a piece of blotting paper are deposited behind the cat on the ele\ated side of the bottom of the Jar. Two or three cubic centi meters of diluted sulphuric acid are dropped with a pipette on the opposite side. When the performer wishes the transformation to take place he takes the wooden support and pushes it for ward as if he wanted to enable every bodv to see better what is going to happen. By so doing he suppresses the slight Inclination which kept the iron sulphide beyond the reach of the sul phuric acid. The gas Is evolved and the formation of the orange sulphide of black a>f nny and black suiphidtt -* '~o.i1 ' a few second*.