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THE EED CLOUD CIHEF.
IX
THE FALL OF MANILA
DEWEY AND MERR1TT TOOK
IT BY JOINT ATTACK.
Manila Trnprr .Suffered I.lttln From tlio
Attack Tlir Kiiriny ItnftiKrd to Arerpt
tlio Oljniila'(t Advlro to Surrender
Two Houm riKlitliiR rulluncil.
TIo.vo Koxo, Aug. 17. Tlio report ol
the capitulation of Manila Is continued
by tlio Herman consul from Manila,
who 1ms lande 1 here from tlio Gorman
cruiser, Knlscrln 'Augusta. At 10
o'clock Saturday morning Hear Ad
miral Dewey advanced with his war
nhlps on the city, having previously
received a refusal of his demand for
the surrender of Manila. Tlio flag
ship Olympla signaled the city again,
demanding the surrender. The Span
lards still refused to capitulate and
tho Olympla commenced the bombard
ment of tlio forts with her 8-Inch
shells.
Instantaneously with the bombard
ment of tlio forts tho American land
forces ud vnnced upon tho elty. The
battle lasted two hours, when a white
flag was hoisted over the forts, which
bail been nearly dentroyed.
Oenerul Augustl and his family were
GEN. DASILIO AUOUSTL
taken on board tho German cruiser at
dusk and tho Kaiser in Augusta
steamed off immediately for Hong
Kong, driving seventeen and one-half
knots.
It Is expected that Rear Admiral
Dewey will send n fast cruiser here
with the news. The Herman cruiser
brought no mail.
ltKitLi.v, Aug. 17. -General August!,
according to a dispatch from Hong
Kong, was dismissed from his post as
captain general of the Philippines on
August .. At tho same time General
.lademes was ordered to tako the com
mand over Manila.
The dlr.patch say9 In part: "The
Americans notified the authorities at
Manila that a bombardment by son
and land would commence at noon on
August 0. The city surrendered upon
tho 13th (Saturday) and tho American
flag was hoiHtcd forthwith.
"Tho Spanish officers wero allowed
their freedom on parole. Tho judiciary
and tho administrative olllces are to
remain temporarily in the hands of
the Spaniards. The insurgents remain
outside of tho town."
Although tho dispatch implies that
tho bombardment was to begin Tues
day, it is thought here that the Amer
ican forces postponed tho attack, not
opening tiro until Saturday.
Lo.Nno.v, Aug. 17. A dispatch from
Madrid bays: Tho surrender of Ma
nila on Saturday by General .la deniet
isofllclally announced. "The United
States troops immediately occupied tho
city" according to tho oflicial btute
ment. '
KEY WEST MINES BLOWN UP.
CnpUIn MoKlnilej- Touched the Itutton
and the IJttle Iiland Shook.
Kev West, Fla., Au,?. 37. Tho sub
niarlnb' mines In Key West liarbor
were blown up yesterday afternoon to
make room for the fleet, which are
crowding in from their Cuban coast
stations. There were more than a
dozen sets of mines of four each cov
cring over a square mile of water.
They wero exploded by wire from
Fort Taylor under tho direction of
Captain McKlnsley, who is in charge
of tho harbor defenses. The work
made a magnificent spcctaclo. Explo
sions followed each other at Intervals
of about two minutes, each carrying
mountains of water into tho air to a
height of 100 feet and tho reverbera
tions seeming to shake the Inland to
its foundations.
MORTALITY IS FRIGHTFUL.
So Many flpanlih Prltnnara Ara Djrlny
That llodlotAr 1'lledand Ilurnad.
Santiaoo DK CunA, Aug. 17. Tho
Spanish steamer Isla do Luzon sailed
yesterday morning for Spain, having
on boards, ISO Spanish boldlortt." Tho
embarkation of the prisoners is being
pushed with great activity, This ia
rendered linperatlvo by their horrible
condition. Tho mortality is so great
in the Spanish camp, whom disease is
rampant, that no longer are tho dead
buried. A funeral pllo- of ten or
twelve bodies Is made, saturated with
kerosene and set flro to, cremating tho
bodies in the open air.
colon elIiaThasTccepted.
To flucceed Jntlge !? M Secretary of
State.
Washington, Augrl?. Colonel John
Hay, United States ambassador to tho
court of St. .Tomes, has accepted tho
appointment of secretary of state, to
Bucoeed Judge Day, who Is to bo chair
man of tlio American peace commit
niou.
It is not known how soon Ambassa
dor Hay is to leave Ixmdon to tako up
his now work. His successor In Lon
don will probably b Whltcluw Hold,
ex-minister to Franco.
jMgk
BLANCO AND AUGUSTI RESIGN.
In an Addrean tho (tovernor of Catm Sajt
He Cannot Carry Oat Evacuation.
Maiirui, Aug. 17. The government
has received from Captain General
Ulnneo a dispatch tendering his resig
nation. Tho reason given by General
Ulnneo for resigning is that he does
not wish to superintend tho evacua
tion of Cuba.
Tho government Is also Informed
Miat General Augustl, governor gen
eral of tho Philippines, will leave
Manila for Spain by tho first mall
steamer, giving his command to tho
second In rank.
It Is believed that the Spanish gov
ernment will decline to accept tho re
signation of Governors ltlnnco and
Augustl.
Havana telegrams represent the
Spanish element in the colony as fav
oring American annexation us the
b.st means to insure prosperity ami
uvert anarchy.
Havana, Aug. 10. General ltlnnco
yesterday published the following ad
dress to tho inhabitants of Cuba:
"It having been resolved by tho
Madrid government to conclude peace
with tho United States, I consider my
mission in this country ended, and
have solicited my relief from duty. I
could not urgo upon you a pacific solu
tion of tho existing struggle, when
not long ago I advised you to main
tain the war In any event.
"Since tins nation's government,
which is surely inspired with tho
great Interests of patriotism and a de
sire also to Insure your property inter
ests and those of tho other colony,
believes tho moment has arrived to
mako peace, it Is our duty faith
fully to second her In her pur
pose, but it can not bo that I
am tho one called upon to perform
a political duty which does not agree
wlthny declarations, with my acts
and with my convictions. I sec myself
obliged to leave you at tho present
painful and dtfllcnlt moment. Never
theless, I will not do It without advis
ing you to maintain the calmness and
prudeneo so necessary to save the le
gitimate interests of Spain in Cuba,
which represent tho fruit of your la
bor., and thus I think I have rendered
my last and most disinterested borvice
to Cuba, to her inhabitants, and cm
pccially to tho city of Havana."
A SUNDAY BATTLE.
fighting In l'orto HI to Long After I'ro
tocol Waa Slsned.
Ponce, l'orto Kleo, Aug. 17. Gen
eral Sehwan's column was attacked
Sunday between Mayague. and Lares.
As the Eleventh Infantry under Cjl
lonel llurke was descending tho val
ley of tlio Ulo Grande, they wero fired
upon from a hillside by a force, of 1,500
Spaniards, who wero retreating
toward the north. Tho flro was re
turned nnd tho Spaniards wero re
pulsed, with, It Is expected, consider
able loss.
Colonel Soto, the commindor of tho
Mnyaguez district was wounded and
was afterward overtaken In a waysldu
cottage. He was attended by two ser
geants, who surrendered. The Amer
icans sulTcrcd no Iom. Tho artillery
and cavalry were not engaged.
General Schwan had not received
news of tho signing of tho protocol
when the actlou occurred, but obtained
It Sunday afternoon.
SEA POWER CAUSED THE WAR.
The tendon Tlnicn Kay Only a Miracle
Could Have Prevented It.
London, Aug. 17. Tho Times, In an
rdltorial article, emphasizes tho tre
mendous lesson of the importance of
sea power evinced in tho war between
Spain and tho United states.
It says: "Nothing but a miracle or
cosmic catastrophe could have averted
an ultimate collision between the
growing sea power of the United States
and the waning Spanish empire.'. Sea
power in this sense caused the war and
was its govornlug factor from first to
last. It Is a lesson to the whole world,
the full Import of which can hardly bo
.discerned as yet, for tho fulfillment by
tho United States of tho imperial des
tiny foreordained by tho genius of her
people to be expansive but not ag
gressive will bo attained by conse
quences of vital moment allko to tho
Old world and tho New."
TO PAY OFF THE CUBAN ARMY.
How America May Manage the Iniur
cents -Ar Secret Council lu Santiago.
Santiago dk Cuiia, Aug. 17, A se
cret meeting was held last night at
the palace between the commanding
oflieers of tho American army and tho
Cuban leaders. Tho strictest becrecy
was maintained, but it can bo said
with good authority that General Gar
cia was present Tho meeting lasted
an hour and a half.
The Information Is to the effect' that
the Cuban situation was thoroughly
reviewed, and It was resolved to dis
band the Cuban army and that tho
United States would pay the men off.
This involves tho expenditure of 81r,
000,000, but it Is most Important to tho
prosperity of the Island, whose wealth
is entirely agricultural nobody,
planter or farmer, daring to cultivate
his lauds whllo the Insurgent bands
are in tho field raiding and burning.
Ilnth Ariulaa Crltlclied.
London, Aug. 17. The Santiago cor
respondent of tho London Times, who
acted as interpreter for General Shat
ter during tho Interviews procedlng
tho surrender of Santiago, describes
fully'tlo fighting and capitulation of
the city and criticises severely the
tactical blunders made, tho opportuni
ties missed and tho lack of information
of tho enemy's movements dUplayed
Uy Doti Spaniards and Americans
Tho correspondent says tho necessity
for tlio surrender of Santiago is nc
more evident now than it was before.
THE WORST on earth!
MUHDEn THE COMMON TRADE
OF THE INHABITANTS.
Artena, In thn VoUrlmi Miniiitiilin, llm
ThU Unentlnhle lllfttlnrtlnu A N ur
ic ry of AMitMlu CliurartcrUtlc 1'ato
of a 1'oituiaii,
RMED with u gov
ernment eo in mis
sion, Cchuio Lorn
broso and other re
nowned htUlloUtB of
o r 1 in I n o 1 opy In
Homo have turned
their attention to
the little city of Ar
tenii, lu tho Volsel
an m o u n t n I n h,
pome forty inlle ns
tho crow files from tho capital. Lom
broso will wrllo a hook on Artonn.
This town of 1,000 Inhabitants lives In
history as tlio southern hutching oven
of evil-doers nnd felons. As long u
four and oiio-lutlf centuries ngo Corra-
do Celto Fnld of Its citizens; "No pos
sible punishment can deter them from
heaping up crime upon crime, for their
perversity of mind is nioro fertile In
Inventing new offenses than the Im
agination of Judges Is In now punish
ments." At tho period mentioned
new-fangled Ideas for executing and
torturluj erlmln.ils were almost a
plentiful as Hitch relating to bicycled
uro today. When I asked ut tho rail
way station at Homo for a ticket to
Artena, I was told that no stirh place
wna on tho route, nnd tho map cor
roborated that statement. However,
I insisted that tills town hud been n
reality somewhere lu tho southeast of
Romo between tho western main chain
of the Apcniiineii and the Alhan moun
tains for five or six centuries or even
more. Then a coiinell of ofllelals was
cajjod and one of them, who had for
merly been In tho rcrvlco of the papal
government, remembered that Artena
waa n new name for the old robber
stronghold of Montefortlno, whetc a
tribe of tho ancient Volselnns, who
navo tho Roman republic so inui'h
trouble, Is still nourishing. "Artena,"
ho continued, "has no railway station,
for u could ptohuhly not flnn station
master who would trust himself in
that neighborhood. The nearest sta
tion Is at Volmontoup, on tho Rome
Naples line, vln Delicti!."
I found the town, which I reached on
rauloback, one of the most picturesquely-
situated In the kingdom. Artena
crowns the summit of a mountain
twelve, hundred feet high. Half way
up stands a mighty castle, built like
a fortress of tho middle ages, with
towers and a moat galore. It belongs
to tho Dorghesc, hut no member of that
princely family hns sot foot in It ever
since shirts of chain mall and steel
bonnets went out of fashion. In fact
they ceased taking personal Interest
In their property since their neighbors
acquired their first blunderbuss. The
town consists of a single street, crawl
ing up tho mountain In zig-zag fash
Ion. The houses nro low and nnrrow
In depth; behind the small back yards
tho rocks descend abruptly, us If hewn
off by a mighty rush of waters. From
tho summit an enchanting outlook can
lro had Into the Roman Cnmpagna, the
Alban, and Sabine mountains.
Tho 4,000 eitizes of this town are,
according to tho mayor's statements,
among the best situated In Italy as
far as means and opportunities for
making a steady and comfortable liv
ing are concerned, even tho poorest of
them owning enough rich land In the
valley to yield all they need, while tho
better-to-do families are among the
heavy whent sellers and speculators of
the province. That actual want does
not exist In Artena wns further demon
strated to mo by the surprising fact
that during my visit there not a single
beggar 'approached me; not oven the
children asked for ccnteslmort.
Under these circumstances, to which
may bo added a particularly mild cli
mate, ono should imagine that the Ar
tenlans were n huppy-gaOivky lot, a
MURDERER JEGADO.
Ilttlo lazy, perhaps, but certainly un
willing to habitually walk tho path of
tho transgressor. Such a surmise
would completely coincide with the
writings of the Lorahrosos, Morrisons,
Ferris and others, who nulst that tho
majority of criminals nre bred under
anomalous social conditions. More
over, it would concur with tho latest
yar-book of tho Now York Htnto re
formatory, which says that G3 per cent
ut criminals In New York cumo from
homes which were positively bad; that
is, where want and abject poverty
reigned, besides crime; whllo only lYt
per 'cent camo from homes that wero
positively good. So much for patho
logical theories. As a mntter of every
day practice, crime flourishes lu Ar
tena as If the town wero ono Immenso
bagnio and Its 4,000 inhabitants so
many graduates from the galloys, set
free on a lone island to massacre and
tK
rob each other at will. An already
stated, 2 per cent of all deaths In Ar
te u are the outcome of inuider direct;
persons dying of wounds received In
assaults or by tho action of Incendiar
ism are not Included In tho Itst.
Thefts, street lohbery, burglary nnd as
saults with stiletto or revolver am
matters of such ordinary occurrence
lu the town and In tho valley belong
ing to the people that to Investigate
them ail, according to tho mayor of
the city, the number of police olllclals
and Judges would have to be lncrenail
out of all proportions to tho total num
ber of Inhabitants. Tho authorities,
continued this olllulal, take' notice only
of the most atrocious of crimes brougnt
to their notice by tho press of the cap
ital or when non-residents suffer. This
complacent ofllelal is the eleventh suc
cessor of a mayor mysteriously tnur
dcicd In Artena In the beginning of
1879. All these mayors were cleel.id
for a period of ton years. Three died
under tho hands of itsrasBtiis, two of
them lu broad daylight, ami on the
open market place. Tho lest iccelved
such wounds as to cripple them for
life and make them leave their posts
In haste. Tho piesent Incumbent or
the ntllrc aspires to the distinction of
outliving his term, and to that cud
goes about his busliiess with ears t"
ctircly plugged and eyes shut. As a
piece of general Information, he told
me that "tlio number of crimes against
life and property brought to olUcl.il
recognizance in Aiteuu is tlftecn times
greater, relatively, to the number of
Inhabitants, than lu any other place,
or district In Italy." Mark the words,
"ofllelal recognizance!" Everything
tends to show that almost the entire
population of thin mountain town is
Imbued with criminal piopenstlios.
There Is no need of leading an Ai teuton
YOUNG OTTAV1
who may have Btrayed from hlo or
her environment Into crime by sugges
tion. All of them t-eem to ho pos
sessed of nn Irresistible passion for
ciuolty cruelty that wishes Its victim
to feel the bitterness of death. Tho
men anil women of Artena are oven
wanting In paternal and maternal af
fection. Vengeauco Is of their dully
prayer, and In dclllieratcnefls of crim
inal purpose they have no equals on
the face of Europe, savo, perhaps, In
somo parts dominated by the "unspeak
able Turk." Since the old namo of
Montefortlnq was erased from tho map
after the f.ill'of Rome and tho end of
thn papal government In 1870, three
entire fnmllles, some of tho oldest In
tho elty, have been completely wiped
out grandparents, parents, brothers
and sisters, cousins nnd nieces, neph
owh and tinelea and aunts the Scar
cnzlcs, the Dabon and tho Ruins.
Neighbor throw hlniEolf upon neighbor
In the Held, on tho street, or in his
or her castle, the home. All houses
are provided with means of fortifica
tions and mnny trap doors. Victims
of hatted or tho prizes of robbery uro
killed, maimed or tortured, A houso
goes up In flnmo and half a dozen chil
dren with It.. Who cares? Next day
a friend of the murdered family shoots
down tho perpetrator or perpetrators
wherever ho finds or tracks them.
The authorities nro powerless, for no
citizen of Artonn will bear witness
against another. "Vengeance is mine,"
foays tho mountain "hero" or "heroine,"
and no matter how convincing the
proof furnished, his or her obstinacy
of denial Is greater. I attended a ses
sion of tho nbslzes nt Artena early In
tho year. Tho whole town knnw that
young Ottavl saw his father murdered
by Jegado. Did ho bear out tho public
prosecutor? Not a word could that of
ficial draw from his Fealed lips. Ills
slaters, his mother, who had been like
wlso direct or Indirect witnesses to tho
deed, wero equally silent. When 1 re
turned to Rome I rcail In the Tribune
a dispatch saying that Jegado's house
was, broken into night before InBt, and
that tho murdorer and his family of
three small children wero hound to
tho bed, drenched with kerosene, and
slowly roasted to death "perpetrators
unknown," of course.
Murder la avenged by murder In Ar
tena, as was done for contuiies pust In
Montefortlno, and whoever testifies
ngalnst a red-handed scoundrel takes
his llfo In his hands. Hatred, Jealousy
and petty squabbles lead to new mur
ders, for tho citizen of Artena Ib' un
stable, excessively vain, morbidly Irri
tative, and loves revenge above all
things.
After 1870 tho now government re
solved to break up tho Ume-honored
robbor nests, and Montefortlno n rar
tluuloj was glveu a strong Judicial ad
ministration; schools were erected, nnd
tho greatest severity was exerehV'd In
carrying out und forcing respevt for
thn laws.
As a consequence, n few hundred of
tho Inhabitants had to be taken charge
of at once and shipped to Jho county
seat, where they wero confronted with
their judges, a cago having been built
for every twelvo prisoners. Whole
families wero then deported, but crime
did not diminish In tho least. The new
elty o? Altera -w,:f 'Jufi us ,nh u nam
c old Mvmtoforllno.
Just before Pletro Arclurlto heaped
now criminal renown upon his native
city by attempting the llfo of Kins tlia
bcrto lu April Inst, u royal ofllelal waa
foully murdered In Artena, nnd though
many are undoubtedly In tho secret of
his taking off, It lu Impossible to gain
one particle of evldiiico assuring con
viction. It hnppened lu this way:
About a year ago tho letter catTlor of
the city was deposed and nnothor
younger man sent from Rome to tnkc
his place. Tho wife of thu former, ft
line-looking woman, went about tho
city bewailing his mlsfortuno and of
fering proof Hint her husband had been
unlawfully dlbinlsRcd. I'Miiully sho
gave out that she hud made it vow to
the Holy Virgin to wear a bl.tck dresn
In the Easter protcsston, which meant
certain death to tlio new letter carrier.
Of course, tlio people of Artena saw thr
point of this talk, and when the young
woman thuii appeared on April IS
ainongv three hundred otheis clad In
white, singing and praying lu the pro
cession behind tho miss, nobody In
town doubted that the government
would soon have to rend it second post
man to that. dlMrlet.
Tho hkispliemoiis woman not only
wore tho uiicuuwntlunul droMt, hut In
stead of tho candle and (lowers car
tied an unllghted torch In her hand
wound with crape. On the following
.Monday, April M, tho letter carrier
was found dead In tho road lending
from Volinontone to tho mountain
town. He had been shot through the
head and u dagger stuck In his heart.
All hla money and valuabto letters were
gone.
There nro only surmises as to the
murderer or murderers, and these- any
that tho man was shot down by Maria's
husband, and that she. to make death
sure, or following nn impulse of cruel
ty, plunged the knlfo Into him.
Tho government stands aghast be
fore tho problem of what to do with
this town full of criminals. On March
7, l."i7. i'ope Paul IV. Issued an edict
ordering tho elty of Montefortlno to be
razed to the ground. Tho command
was only half carried out. Troops
drove the eltlzuns from their utrong
hoids Into the forottB and encamped
on the victorious ground after many a
hot battle. Hut two years later the
new Pontiff. ,1'Iuh IV.. allowed the cit
izens to leturn. and tlnco then no such
summary reform has been attempted,
although It Js generally conceded to lie
the only one that might be of lasting
benefit.
MISSING MOTHER FOUND.
Ilrr Son Hud Not Slrurd from Her for
Twenty Year.
Proceedings which wero begun on
June 9 before Register Hackett by
Robert II. Ashmead of 4817 Franklin
street, Krankford, for tho grant of
himself of letters of administration
upon tho estate of ills mother, Maria
L. Ashmead, who wan supposed to bo
dead, eamb to nn abrupt conclusion
yesterday by tho nppearanco of the
supposed deceased wife and mother,
lu his application Mr. Ashmead speci
fied that his mother was supposed to
be dead on account of her long ab
senceupward of seven ycaru from
her place of domicile. Ho stated that
there were surviving hor u liuaband,
Edwin A. Ashmead, who had obtained
a divorce from her on April 3, 1880;
a son, the petitioner, mid nnothcr son,
Edward A. Ashmead, a resident of Le
banon. He said she lind personal prop
erty amounting to $1,600 nnd real es
tate valued at $2,000, as near ns could
be ascertained. Register Hackett w:ui
about to go ahead with his hearing
yesterday, whon Mrs. Aehmend honielf
walked into tho hearing room, nnd
made herself known to her son Robert,
who sho hud' abandoned, and to one of
her brothorH. Tho identification wai
verified by an old-tlmo resident of
Krankford, who was present. Attornoy
W. II. Peace, who had brought the
suit, as representing the son, then for
mally withdrew the application, and
tho case wus dismissed. Mrs. Ash
mead, her ton, nnd brother left the
office together. According to tho depo
sitions before the muster, Mr. Ash
mend, who Is a biilesman In a depart
ment store, Is now 57 years old; Mrs.
Ashmead, CI; their son Robert, 30, tnd
Edward, 24 yearn. Robert H. Ashmeaa
v.'ns seen last night at his homo and
talked at length concerning tho disap
pearance of his 'mother. "So far as I
know, Mrs. Ashmead went buck to New
York today," said he. "She told mo
that sho Intended to return, and I be
llevo that she did so. However, I do
not know what her address Is there.
Sho refused to tell, saying .that sho
wished to keep that t-ecrct for tho
present. My mother disappeared in
September, 1878. Wo were nt that time
living In Philadelphia, and my brother
and myself happened to como out hero
to Krankford to visit. We wero told
that sho had gone to Easton to visit
friends there. I have not seen her
since, until toduy, and only knew that
sho was alive after I filed my applica
tion for letters of administration.
Nono of her lelatlvea hero have known
of her whereabouts, and I naturally
believed her dead. Sho saw an account
of tho legal proceedings In the Ledger,
and took stops to secure her properly.
I believe that she still retains the name
of AHnmeau fr.m tn0 TMCr thut her
lawyer addressed her today by thftt
name. Hdwover, I am not sure of that,
us I was uuuble to learn from her any
thing of her llfo since leaving here."
Philadelphia Ledger.
Hlilftlnc thn Hrioiilbllltj.
"What do you mean when you say
QuUby Is a patriot more or loss by
proxy?" "Ho'a one of tho men who
hurried all their checks out on Juno ?f
bo ns to avoid buying a revenue stamp."
Washington 3tar.
OUR BUJUUET 0JD4 lUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIQINAL,
AND SELECTED.
A Mmkc
Tonight, dear lad, the mm unrolled
A glowing bridge of beaten gold,
Across tho unceitaln blue;
nd. In the giory of Its track,
t sent a homesick wanderer back
A longing .thought to you.
flwccthcnrt, be on the watqh tonight
'otween the htinsct and starlight;
Perchanco my thought will como
Qn client snndals from the west,
To lay Its f.ico against thy breast,
Albeit Its lips are dumb.
Thcodosla Pickering.
In Time.
The walllng-ioom of the Huston am
l.kutit Railroad station was hot.
Everything about It, from the dingy
lcttriH on tlio door to thn shabby
red plush of the seats, was dirty. An
uflor of bananas and peppermint ennur
from tho refieshment stand. Near tho
door two schoolgirls lu showy hats
wero eating caramels and rolling their
eyes nt tho ticket agent. A nhrlvoled
old lady wit In a retired corner, sur
reptitiously adding to the dusty pile
of peanut shells which lay under th
font. Halfway down tho room, a
r.tltky child In a dirty white cup, be
ing forbidden to roll on tho floor,
kicked Its mother frantically and gave,
vein to a series of angry shrieks.
Hetween tho windows sat a girl who,
fi-um hor small velvet turban to thn
tip of hor polished boot, seemed tho
voiy embodiment of luxury. Her
mouth had a determined expression,
but her blue eyes were unsophistica
ted and there was an admiring, trust
ful look In them as stio gazed at the
mnn by hor side.
Ho appeared lcca' obviously out of
place lu tho forlorn surroundings. HI
clothes wero new too new; nnd ho
seemed lit at case. Ills yomowhat ex
pressionless eyes rolled nervously nnd
ho alUmately fidgeted hla gtove but
ton and fondled it scrubby Httlo mus
tache. Suddenly there was a rattle and jar
at the dingy door and an elderly man
hastily entered. He east a glance,
aiout the room, nnd then walked di
rectly toward the pair by the window.
The young man started up nt his ap
proach and began to speak with evi
dent embarrassment.
"Wo arc that Is you see"
"Come, Marguerite," Interrupted the
gentleman, "wo have Just tlmo to catch)
the thrce-forty-flve train for homo."
He held out his hand for; tho travel
ing bag. The young girl drew herself
up resentfully.
"Father," she said, "Alfred and I are.
together now, at last and forever."
Sho smiled and looked proudly up
to tho young man by her sldu for con
firmation. Ho had picked up her ban
from tho sent und wns about tohhand
It over hor to her father. Her icheok
paled slightly and then flushed. Silent
ly sho took the hag from hla hand &
from that of n servant; then lifting thn
breadths of her skirts, sho turned to
her father with a smile; "Just time,"
IjIhi lepcatcd mechanically "Juat tlnif
to catch tlio thrcc-forty-IUe."
1IU Only I'lirpimo.
The mountaineers who form the two
favalry conianles at Camp Hradley,
are the source of n great deal of fun
for tho Legion boys. When ono of
them was being examined a physician
lokingly nsked if ho cou!d read. "No,
gol durn It, I can't," he replied, "but
I didn't como up ycro to toach skulc
I come tor light." It Is needless to eay
that he passed. Louisville Courleri
Journal.
An Afternoon Call.
He called upon the sea-shore.
To hear tho water spout;
llo rang the hell, tho bell-buoy said.
"The tide has Just gone out."
Kenton for It.
"What In tho world has induced
Drown to join the ranks of tho bicyclo
scorchers? Ho used to bo such au
easy, quiet sort of a rider."
"Why, you see, ho foels that If there
Is another call for troops It will bo hi
duty to voluuteor."
"Well?"
"Well, he bus' read that the examin
ing surgeons reject 95 per cont of th
scorchers. Thus he will bo able to
make n reputation for patriotism with
out going to war."
He Knew.
"Can you tell me," asked hla wlfo
scornfully, after looking over tho prop,
crty ho had just purchased, "whatever
Induced you to buy this plac7"
"I can," he answered promptly.
"What?" she demanded.
"Ono of tho smartest real estatt
agents In this part of the country."
A Mora Cnra. ' i '
"Ho says he was not a bit senalck
on his trip from Europe."
"Ho was not. Ho never took th
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