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AN ANSWER ,
OF FIRE
Elijah , , h "roplel , Ovcrcornu Ih
"raphe' ' , oC Uul ,
STORY ny TilE "HIGHWAY AND
nYWA Y" I'HEAClttll
( G"l'yrljllI , 1\IIJ8 , . . , Ihe AIIUIII" " , W , Ii , 11."n )
SCl'IIItll/'c / Authol'lt1 Kings , Chop
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: SERMONETTE , :
: f. "The God that answereth by ' *
: fire , let him be God-Flrc WM :
. the clement over which the oed *
: Baal waD supposed to have spe ,
. clal power , and when Elijah prc , *
: posed his test It < lppe < lred
. In every way reasonable to the "IT
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J1. people nnd the prophets of 8 < 1 < 11. of (
. The fire should be n sign to the i
: people < lD to which W < lS the true 1c :
: God. The result of the test wc
. know. of ( I
: Fire was the symbol of God' ! ;
. presence , and It was the fire *
: which Gcd had kindled :1IlrJ :
. which the priests werc to keep 1c
constantly burning by which the
tIfire on the nlt < lr of G < lcrlflce W 16 'I :
: to be kindled. Lon ! ) elnce be.
. cause of the < lpostasy of I sr < lel 'I :
: had thle fire been quenched , and
. now If the nltar iil' ( wac re. *
: kindled it must be from God , t
1Thus W:11 Ellj < lh chooclng a *
: token which would at once test
. the GtrongCtt claim of Bnal and *
: nt the sJme time bring the pea. :
. pie together In the dlvlnelyor. *
: dered form of worship , and make
. pODslble the revelation of God'o *
presence and powel' .
11The child of God need never " :
. , fear the test which Involveo t h e *
: true clements of worship nnd :
J1f. . seeks the revelation of God' , *
: pretence and power. But we :
: to must remember that Elijah was ' ) (
: three years getting ready for :
. this tasl < on Mount Carmel. '
: : Three years of waiting , Three
. . years of prayer. Three years ) :
: of fellowship with God. Three
. yeare of Glmple , childlike de. *
: pendence upon his care and
JJ. pl'otectlon , And then cnme the .
: c < lll from God < Inti the opportu.
. nlty for service. *
: It was the testimony of Moody :
. as under his leaderahlp the flrcD *
t of revival were kindled wherever
* he went , thlt It was the reDult *
JI. of the long.contlnued pr < lyers
: < lnd the pntlent wnltlng of some ' *
snlnt or group of saints. It iD :
: prnYer and faith which brings
JJ. down from heaven the manifest *
: Flower and presence of God to
) I. the defe t and the dettructlon *
of the evil ,
. . Fire typifies a two.fold proc. "h
; ess of manlfest < ltlon of God ,
. Thnt of purifying and cleansing of (
: < lnd that of judgment ,
. God's children arc purified and .
; cleansed "y thc operntlon of his
'Yo word. "Now , ye < Ire clc n
: through the word which I h < lve
spoken unto you , " said ChrlDt ,
11Just as the Impuritlen ue 14-
: burned out 1nd the pure gold
. left , so by the prOCeSGCB which )10
: God Is cnrrylnD cut In his chll. :
. . dren he ID burning out the dreGs 11-
, : In order that the pure gold of
. . righteousness and truth m < lY be J I
: m < lde manifest.
. God Is spoken of < IS a consum , : f.
: Ing fire , and thus Is typified
. . the judgment of Gcd upon evil , . ! II
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THE STORY.
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" 1IA'1' ! ' 1'holl haHt soOn glljal
"w
anll hast let him get qllill
n wa ' lignin : ' ' ' IInli the Rhrlll Yolco a
.1ezohol with rising Intlectlon IInll mhl
cd Intensity with o\'or ' WOl'11 Illalnl :
Indlcntell the IIstonlRhment , Indl"11I1 "
Uon , 6COl'n nnd contempt which 6l1rge :
o\'er her. Klnl ; AhalJ In confllHlol
stl'ugglell to mnl\O anSWQl' , hilt ho hUt
only 6110Itcn 1\ fcfaltel'lng \ word
when Jezebel brolw ollt agllln :
"Hol'e tholl hnHt been l1ool < lng fo
thy enemy anll the enom ) ' of thy IIN
plo for the lH\st thl'o ) ' ( mrs , anll whe
the gods gl\'e him Into thy hunlls the
lellest him get qllito a wn ' lIaln , ! "
"Bllt It W:1S not the golls that ga\ '
'him Into my handt ! , " Ahab Ilmtosiel
"rol' ho cluno boldly to moet mp , sa
Ing his Goll hnd sent him. "
"lIIH God ! " scornfllll ' rOlwal < 'd Jo
chot. "Whnt god Is tllOl'O bctl ! < lo tll
god Bllnl whom wo wOI'shlp' ! "
"And he has nsl\Oll thllt 1111 tli
prophets of Bnal and the III'ollhetR e
the gro\'es who eat lit thy table shn
meet hlll1 on MOllnt Cllrmel , " Alw
contlnlled , wlthollt nns\'o'erlnr ; Jez
bel'R qlleRtlon.
"Thuu fool ! " shl'lel\O < 1 , lezobel , Ie
tin ! ; hol' puuulon clulto got thu bottl
of hN' un < 1 tlO distorting hol' face tIll
shc 1 > 0l'nHHI 11I01'0 demon tlllln woma
" 'rhlllketit thou thllt he will 11I01
them thel'o ? Surolr. ho seelwth on
to put theo to fUl'thol' confusion III
shame. 'I'IO ! < 111'1) ' co ! , the \110 hnl
< : t'Ue , < 1 a 1'0 not tlhow hili face herol
the pl'ophetR of 1111111. "
"But OhaJlah ( Icclal'oth that thol
in uo ( lolIlJ hilt thllt gljah : wi
bo dn MOllnt CII I'n 1 < ' 1 at t hI. ' a
poilltld lime , " ' 1II'olesl < ! c ! Ahllh ,
"An < 1 what I't'ason hllth Ohadlllh fl
fillPlloHln an.thh.l/ / . ; ' ! " conlollllltliOlI
I ' d'nmn cII , Ieiehel.'orll ' , I II
110'10 Hometlllloa thllt It Is ho wi
Juw kept I Jljuh hlddon froll1 II
wrath < 1l1l'llIg all these 'el1l's : '
' 'Tholl spelllwst IInjustl ) ' , " protest I
\lJab , "ror the Itlng hllth no mo
,
1'thful : ael'\lInt thlln this I1Il1n Ot
t..3 h , "
Hnt lullt < 'lmll ' who It ! ( 'IOill' to lh ,
Jmd hl\th known or th ) ' phUl1I : IIIU
!
ha \ . ( ' IWllt thc , Ilrophet warlHH1 , else
( 'oulll ho lIut IIII\'eJ C'HcalICd our Henrel1
1111 thPl4f' } 'cur ! ! , AncJ who hut Ollnelll\lI
( 'oulll cJu this thlllg' ! "
"Awl It WIIS Ohl\cJlnh who firs1
hl'ought 1111' W01'11 to-cln ' thllt the
III'uJlIH't Elljnh WIIH III 111 < 1 Innd Iln
( 'lOll < ! nt hUlul , " 1'f'luctnnllY lIellllUtO\
, \hah , flS hp I'pcnllell how Ohl\(1IlIh ( had
tl'ill ! hllll to IIIl'et thl' Jlroplwt thut
dar.
" 110 , ho ! At ! IIIlght. ha\'c Iwoll ( ! X.
Jlf1rtf'II , : lIIel 'el tholl lIf'l'df'HI to ho t olel
whnt ou ht to ho Jllalnl'II0ugh to thoI' .
Alul now thull IIl't foullsh ollough to
1H'lIpv thut the 111'ophpt wIll kN'lJ hi ! !
WUI'(1. 110 hnth hilt allpp11 lIlI'ough
Ihy flllwl's ! n/\'nlll / \ , : uIII whll ( ' III < ! IJroph.
pIs uf IIlInl nl't' HllthcJ/'lnJ.\ / \ 1\lollnt
CIII'nII'I Imjnh will he fill' , fill' IIwa ) ' . "
Ahnh Willi Rllpllt. 'I'he IlIflllonce or
hlH wlft' Wilt ! tin stl'olll ; IIpOIl hllll thllt.
whf'n In hl'l' III'eH < 'lIco she elOlllllll\t'll
hlH ( oYl'r ) ' I hOllght 1I11c1 IIclloll , IIl1el 1I0\ '
I lint whleh hcofol' ( ! he hlld lIot calicil
Illto qucostloll IIl'Pllled IIl1cOl'tllln l\I1el
dOllht ful. 110 wonelel'oll 1I0W how ho
( 'ould 1111\0 hWII so wflllit OH to Ipt
fhp Jll'oplJ(11. 1 lIjah I'SCfll1U hllll. 110
' how whclI fll'Ht Ohacllah hfld
hrollght hllll wonl IlII CI' IIl1d re\'ellgfl
Oiled his hl'lIrt agllillst the Ilroll1ot ) ,
alle1 he flllly IlItclllled to ca ) ) hllll to
II 80\1'0 accountillg , hilt as he hfld
COIIII' Illto that cOl11l11nnlIl1J ; IlreSPIICf !
hln ( 'omago hael falleel hllll IIncl with a
cI < , slf'rato ) fll'rOl't lit the dltplllj' ! of
klllgl ' ( lIglllt ' 111111 lIuthorlty ho hall
dCl11allded :
" , \ I't thou ho thot. tl'ollbleth israel ' ? "
AllcI 111 < ' 11 the IJIC'I'clng o'es of the
IJl'opll't hUll h'ell fixed IIpOIl hllll ,
tC'ellllllgl ! ) ' looklllg I'lght , through hll1l ,
and 1II0lting hllll CJllall IIl1d tremhlo : IS
his wOl'ds of flccmmtlon IInll co : ! '
delllllation wel'll thllllclered fOl'th.
\\'It h hewed hellll he hllcl 118tcllcII ,
nnd wholl the prophet hl\d comlllanclCll
hllll 10 SlImll1ol1 nil the lu'ollhets or
Bal\l \ 10Ioullt : Cal'lIll'l he hllcl 111'011I'
Isml like u child to oy \ ) ,
But 1I0W ulld'I' the tllcll ! or hit ! wlfe'H
HUIllclollt ! ) ! 1\1111 wrath \\'UIRlolI ! or
fpl'lIl1J ; 111111 tllkell place unci he hf'gall
to dOllht hlllltHlll' IInd oVOI''lhllll ; I\lId
OYet'yhocl ) ' . Such IH the ( ' \11 InfluoncL'
of wl..k11 . tlfo which COIII'I ! to COlli ,
IIIC'll'ly c101ll11lIltc > III10tltI' .
"Hhull w < ' 1I0t HIII1IIIIOII th < , III'Ollll < 't
toIOllllt : ClIl'lucl ? " at last ho vfln.
t II/'pel / to IIsk , hlllr dOllhlClIlI ' ,
A wlclwd gleulI1 elllllO Illto the o 'e. .
of , lC'zellL'l : tH Slllld11 thought calliI'
to hC'I' 1111 < 1 she sahl :
" \\0 will let Oblldlllh decide. 11' he
thlnl\lIl hit ! fI'lelld gl\jnh \ wl\l \ Itcol (
trj'st with lhe III'Opltols of Hnal , Jet
lh < ' 1II hl' sllll1l1/olled / , But , " nlld she
flll1'ly hlttJl'11 ! th WOl'c1s ns she Jcnne,1 ,
tOWlIl'l1 Ahah , "If mljah COIIIO lIot-
allcl Iw wOII't-yol'lIr the Ufo or Olin.-
( liah Hhall ho flI'foltecl , tie sha ! !
1110110 with his hlooll fOl' the IIffl'Ollt or-
fel'C'd 11 II al.II
Without II WOI'(1 Ahah tUl'llcd 1\11'1
iL'ft the IIIIUl'tlllent. Ho Itllew \\'oultl
hoIl'loHH \ ! ! to lH'otC'st , even though hI !
chose to do so , 'l'ho decision of SUII/ / .
lIIonlllg the III'ophetB must I'ost with
Obaillah ,
"Helllem\el' \ ) , " he oxclalllloel lalOl' ,
when OhalIah hnd come to him In 1'0-
RIOIlOO ) to his HumlllOIlS , "I'omomhol' , It
meant ! I hy life If the III'ollhel I lIjah
appeal'eth 1I01 ! II
" \ ' < 'H , 1 IUlow , ' ! was the qulot 1'0.
I1pOll80 , " 110 wlll como , Lot the
IJl'opllL'l11 ho sumlllonell. "
On th dor allpolnted , with lI1uch
Ilomil I\lIel COI'Olllonr the Jl'oat com.
IlIInr of Haal fwt forth for Mount Car.
1IIl'1 , tholr HOl'gOOUR 1IIIIJIll'ci end linn.
IH'1'8 IInll Il1Inles hol'llo lIeforo thelll
lIIalting IIn hUl1081nH d18\1111) \ ' anll call.
In rOl'lh thc shoutt ! or ndmll'atloll
unl 1\11111'0\111 \ of lhl' HI'l'Ot crowd ! ! or
llcoillo liS the ' Ifolowell.
, "BIIIII ! ! hlllJ hllvo a fllUllg sacl'll1co
to.dIlY , " whlslJeI'o(1 , Iozolwl to luJl'
( 'hll'l' III'o\llH'l \ jllRt hofol'e hl' took hili
lllllce In the III"Ocosslon , Anll then us
hOI''CH sought Ollt Ohadlah whol'o ho
stood 8\11'rOlllUled \ lIy the gual'(1 Rho
hnd causcll to bo 1I111)olntod ) , Rho add.
( 'II : "Let hllll 1I0t cscflpe , "
'l'he hO\ll'H \ IlI1l1sod'eIlI'IROn1e ! ) ' to
the queen , Her usunl ploasIIl'es 111\11
I' dl\'orHloIIs fallod to hold lu'r atton-
tloll. Conl1dont llti Hho WIIS of lho
outcome of the gathering on Mount
CI\I'mol , hol' 81111'It was Htl'ango ! ) ' 1Il lit
caso. That nl ht tl'oubled elrenms
cnmo to hr'ak hel' I'est find the next
Ilay fOllnd hI' III II. IIlate of II'I'\OUH ex
clt'mf1nt and Il'I'ltatlon fl'om which
late In the aftol'noon she sought roller -
ller h ) ' I'estlng UllOlI her cOllch. ' Not
a hl'C'ath of lilt' was stltTlng and thp
o sun scomod moro fiCl'co In his hel\t
I . , thall 0\01' , IIn(1 ( as she lar down alto
, - ! ! ald to hOl'self :
"SUI'Ctho \ gods wlll ho nplleased
zthis dll ) ' l\Iul wlll send ralll. "
10 How long she sllilt she knew nOt ,
but. ! lhe was HulIlonl ) ' l\I'ouseel hr 1\
10 loud ( ll'lIsh In lho I'oom I\nd slll'anl ; UII
: If 10 fllld the wln < 1 hlowlng In a pel'focl
.11 h\ll'rlcono \ and the hCfI\'oml so hlacl ;
Ib wllh cloudH lhat tlho could 'SCnt.Cl'\ \ ) '
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lJ. SO In the gloom the hl'ol\On fmg ,
IIIcnlH of the hlg UI'I\ which hall slood
t , hofOl'o llw , ' '
Oll < n whitlow , 'l'rnmlllln
r 1111I1 frlghtC'ncl ! Hh ( ' I urllL'll to fico ant
: -It rail 811U1I1'(1) ' Illto llw al'ms or SOIlU
n. ono who lit thut 1II0ml'nt lultl coml
nt hIIlT 'lng clown the IIIIStHlgC'wllr. , \ flllll
I ) ' dOli ! lash of IIgh tnlng l'u\ol\loll t h (
III awostrlclwn face of Ahllh hC'ndltll
0 , ever hel' ,
1'0 "What IIlleth tlteo' ! " she whlll1101'011
"Talwth thou the dl'lIth of Oba(1I1I1
' hOlll't ? "
1'0 thus to
III "Na ) ' , OhlllIlIh 1I\'otll , " Ahllh e'
p , clall1le'd , "allll the 1II'01lhct I J\jl1h \ hall
IIllpC'al''d 011 the lIIount IInll his GOI
III' hath IIntwol'oll him with tll'o , 111111 1111
IS , IlI'ophetu UI.O sial II , "
1 ( ' . "All the III'ullhetu' ! " she IIske ! . ]
h ) trc'lIIhllng Jl\tO \ 1111 I\HIIlII.
Ir "Yoa , all ! "
ell Pays Dues.
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11lIont nll'mllol' of 011I' golr cluh.
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1ff P.l.121LJID 7AZrON rO .lW' .ZJl7IL7 ON AN' ! .I ZANLJ
. y cJAJ { F.RANC'Z CO BAY 07 d clp .1
At } l1''scnt SIII1 l < 'I'anclsc o Is the
dool'wa ) ' from the ol'l'nt to this gl'eat
Innd , and whL'1I the Pal1ama canal IB
con1\lletod \ It will be the ! ; ateway fol'
the glll'oll'an hol'clC's thl1t now seel ,
lIellllllslon : ! thl'ollgh New YOI'I , to this
cOllntl' ) ' .
A t the olltl'l\nco to Ihe Goldel1 Gllte
t ho ual'dlans or the law and of the
ell"H safcty have been watching al.
most holiliessly the rising tide or 01'1.
ental Invasion. ' 1'hc ) ' hn.\'e hu no fa.
cilltlos , no ellIlpll1ont for atl'uggllng
IIgaln8t II , IInd the leal , In the clylw
or IlI'otectloll IIII ! ! wldcned ceaselessly ,
But now the I'al , Is to ho stollped ,
On Angel Islan Is to statuI one of the
flnoRt nn(1 host ( 'CJulpped Inl1l1lgl'ant
HtatlonR In the counlry , HOCOl1l1 to
1I0n , excllt , Ilossibly thn.t on Ellis Is.
Inn(1 ( In New Yorl , hal'hOl' .
Against the tide or ,1011\I10S0 : Imml.
raUon , against the gathering wave o [
whltn ullen III/mlgl'l\tlon / that w\J1 \
hr'al , on these shores throtllh the
Pllnnml1 canul , against the now hut
I'eal HIndu tOI'l'OI' ; against ol'lontals
who 111'0 I'otton with contagion of the .
hOlly , ( llseusod In mind , lopol's In mol" .
als-ugalnst lilt these San Francisco i
hM lifted lIlJ her \'olco In protest :
und , In consequence , over ten acres
hll\'o heon Bet ollUrt on Angel Island
for a ! ! latlon , Plans ha\'o been drn.wl1
aftel' monthof / the most cal'eful
stully or the latest hnmlgl'l\tlon 1'0-
Culremonts ) , which ha0 been Indol'sell
hy the secrelury or state , Secl'etal' '
Melcalf and Commlsslonol' Genel'al of
Immigration Sargent , IInd WOl'k hils
alrol1lly hegun on the blll1dlngR with
IIn IIpproprlatlon or $300,000 IInd $200"
000 mOl'e aslwd , This lallOl' amount
Is to Include the cost or two hoots-
one llOrgo fOl' convo'lng Immigrants
to the Islflnd from the Hhlps , the othel'
a launch for accommodlltlon of the
boarding , Immlgrlltlon , mC'dlcal and
customs olnCOI'S In whose hands the
duties of lll'otoclion lie ,
Here , as on mIls Island , every op.
Ilortunlt . , every con\'enlonco , o\'ory
I\e esslty for cal'oflll SUIJOI'\'lslon w\J1 \
ho at hand to evhlonce that Cill'O which
luoans not. only eoch Indl vlclual's but
the nation's saf ( y.
First thC'l'o wll1 he a lal'go IHlmlnls.
tratlon hulldltl 300 by 200 feet , two
stories In height. Dlroctl ) ' In lho I'ront
Il1ul 11I1 < 1 < 110 or this bullllltll , to which
all the llassongel'8 como from the
whal'f , are two hugo Xflmlnntlon
rooms fol' gonel'al Inspeetlon or the
"manifests , " liS the } lassengors are
called ,
,
'rhe I1I'st room Is the waiting room ,
with row upon I'OW of IJCnches , Uacl ,
of this Is the "shill , " whol'o down hy
long stalls 01' countol's they } lass fol'
Itlsllectlon undol' the gonerlll IInmlgra ,
tlon Il1ws , 1 l'om this room out at the
bl\cI , they go ; to the I'lght fOl' th(1
mellical dcpal'tmont [ [ elosOl' IlhyslcnJ
Inspection Is necessul' ) ' ; to the leCi
for mol'o rlghl onorfll InsllCctlon , 01'
If dotnlned , to the Ellropclln det < 'ntlOlI
department , If white aliens ; to th (
,11111\11080 : and Chinese , If OI'lC'ntllls
Those who IIUSS the gencral 111'P'C ;
lion mllY llast ! out to the haggog (
I'oom to claim tl1l'lt. owu I\nd ho senl
on thell' way rejolehll ; ,
Besides these two front middle
I'ooms , lit the front I'lght , 11I'0 the chlo
Inlllectol"s : ! o/llco / and lhat of till
Ilhysician In charg ! ! , Bach or thcse
fOlll' I'ooms 1'01' I'lghl ItlsllCctlon ; thl
Ynults fOl' the safe Iwollins of tht
I'ecol'ds-an ImlOI'lont ) f lltUI'C ; a lal'gl
I'oum fJ' stonogl'lIlJhel's ; the haggag ,
1'00111 , and stlH flll'thOl' hacl , In tIt ,
wing , tltL1 o/llcel's' / dlnlllg.rooll/ /
! lIIhllc dlnlnl'l'oom-I' III'OIICIIII III\ '
Ol'lcmtal-wlth Iltchen 111 the I'eal' ,
In the Icft fl'Ont 1\1'0 the ol1\ec1' \ :
rooms-conunlHslonol'fI , chll'f dL\IJllt
statilltlC'\lIn \ ; bllcl , or these the mellieI' '
IIISlll'ClOI1 ! department ,
Upstlill's al'o the ( lol'lnltol'l < , s ; Oil
fOl' sll'nograllhol's , onn for em\ll \ ( } 'o :
I\nd the EIII'Olll'lll1 qunl'tel's-wome
on one side , mel1 011 the ether , eac
with IlIl'go Ill llsnllt sitting 1'00m
wnshl'ooms with showers , al1l1 so 01
'J'1Jll'e Is I\IHO a Ilirgo Illclosed IJorc :
, 'whel'o thC' hahlos anti ehllll'cn nIl :
IJhl ) ' In the Slll1Rhltll' , lTJ1s1all's I
lho same hulllllnl ; al'e the o 11CI' \
qua rtel's ,
I , The 01'lontl11 clulll'ter Is a hulhllt
br Itself ' fOl' thu .
: u\lstl1ll's \ Chine ! ;
downstnlt'l1 fOl' the JUIJI1I1se-dlvlclt
elleh Into 1IIel1'S dOl'mltorlC's I\nd s
tin ! : : l'Oom on 0110 Bldo al1d WOmOl1
i. 011 the othCl' , liS 111 the gIll'OIJCiU1 e
\'Islon ,
0110 of the most Im1JOl'tlllll h'lIllll'
S of the ttlltiOIl ; will ho the I1I1Slliti
which 11\1:1 \ : bN'1ul'ttutlfullr \ lllnnu
I
i
all(1 ( mIght be Il modcl 1'01' an ) ' hos.
pltal far 01' 11 C'a 1' . It Is to bo built
In 1'011I' wings on the hltl on the ex.
tre'mc right of the grounds. 'rhero wl1l
he all the uSllal hos\lltlll \ rooms-
oIJol'atlng , clltllpnsary ! , nursos' and
\lhyslclans' \ Cual'tel's ) , IInd the hulldlng
w\l1 \ contain HOIJarato wardt ! for Chi.
n80 , .11\lmnese and guropcflns-both
nH'n nnd women , though Chinese and
, Jllllaneso women wl1l ha\'e 11 ward to-
gelhol' , The fourth building wltl bo
the \lowel' \ hall so , which wltl see to
,
e\'ry eleclrlc need ,
Thus wl1l ho mude posslhle a sys-
t'mlltlc , time , nOI'\'O nud energy savIng -
Ing Ins\loctl.1.l1 \ which 111 comparison
with the old detontlon shed , hung UII
UlldCl' the ml'tel's or the Pacific street
whal'f whel'o the Immlgmnts are hud.
dlc(1 together 11\\0 \ sheOIJ-to su ' noth.
Ing of the comfol't of the officlllls 01'
tholr ability III'ollel'ly to gUlird their
charges so as to thwal't ruses of con.
fedel'atos In the city who malto use
or eyel'Y dovll'e to g't their fl'lends
out-a place that oven the cl'udost nnd
most Ignorllnt alien must laugh nt-
\\\11 \ seem 11\,0 \ the perfection of 1m-
migration facllltios , nnd be a statlo11
to which Sl\n Fral1clsco mar Ilolnt
with 1lI'lele.
Laying a Cement Walk.
All things consldel'ed , where a walk
is to he' pOl'monent , put It down with
cement. 'rhe cement wnlk wl1l last
Indefinitely , 'fl'lIe , lIlero are dlfficnl-
tics In laying It , bnt they clln he cas.
lIy O\'ercom ( ' . If a c'ment walk is llUt
down lay It on a foundation of at
least 12 01' 18 Inches of such 111aterlal
as hl'lcltblltS , cinders or the 1I\w \ , fOI'
dralnogo IJ\1I'IIOSOS. \ If the gl'ound
whol'e the wfllk Is to be put Is low
even 1II0re dl'alnago would ho helter.
Pound this material down 01' else let
It stand unNI well Rettled before layIng -
Ing the cement , which Hhould be put
on In two COUI'SOS , Let the fil'st
comse he two 01' three Inches thlclt
and made of well mixed concrete com.
posed of ono JIm' ! . POl'tlond con1lnt ,
three parts cleal' , shllrp sn.nd anll five
IlIu'tH brolwn stone abollt the slzo of
wlllnllts , When this COIIl'se hat ! partly
hal'doned , but while It Is still 111olst ,
) lilt on a finishing 1I1yel' , omltllllg the
StOlI , or ono Inch thlclmess , Thl ! !
Iflst COUI'SO con ho dressed off and
lined liS ( leslred , Whllo It Is nec's ,
sarr to lot the fl'ost Hot out of the
ground heforo undertllltng ! to lar a
cement walk , the fact should he Iwpt
In 1II1nd that this phnso or the work
ought to bo done hofore the gardenIng -
Ing IJl'o 110 I' Is begun In the HJrlng- }
HOllso IInd Garden ,
Greed of the Benefactor.
1 used to Iwow a man who wns in.
, satlablr gl'eedy or Inflllonco I\nd I'ec.
I ognltlon'I'lteH A , C , Benson , In Put.
nam's , It Is tl'UO that ho WI\S reudy
, to helll othel' peoille with mone ) ' or ad.
I \'Ice , 110 was wcalthy IInd of good
! position , and ho would tlll\O a gl'oat
. deal of trouhlo to ohtaln fllllJolntments
1'01' fl'lends who alllJealed to him , or te
unl'a01 a ( lI1lcult ! situation ; thongll
the ohj < , ct or his dl1l ence was not te :
helll his IIp\lllcants \ , ' but to ohtaln
el'e(1It ancl IHIWCl' fol' hlmsolf , 110 die !
not ( Iesll'p that thcy should ho helJod )
3 hut thnt they should deJend ) U\lon \ hitI'
fol' help , Nothing could IInd'col\'o hilT
l' as to hlH own motl\'e , because he ga\'C
hit ! tlmo : uul monl'y freely : ret the I'e
Bult WIIS that most of the IleOIJlo when
ho helllOll tl'ndC'd to'rcspnt It In till
cnd , because hI' demanded ser\'lcos h
rotul'n , IInd'I1S jealolls or allY ollie
intel'feronce , Chlltcallbl'llInd SIl'S ll\ll
It Is tl'110 gratll\lle ( to wish to rOlm :
fll\'ors 111'011I IJt1 y , 1111(1 stltl less Is I
t110 henovolenco to wish to rotaln ;
hold 0\01' thollo whom ono has lJelll
l1ted ,
I nh < lbltants of the Planets.
111 Venut ! thom u\'o \ lizards un ,
things , 'rhus oJlnes ) SII' 011\01' Lodg (
S , If VenuR Is Inhllblted at a1ho \ h (
11. 1I0\'es that It Is IlI'obllhlr at the Htag
h , or thl ! cal'th < I\II'lng \ whut the leal'lle
IY ( ' 1111 the clIl'honifL'rous IIgl , when th
In , lit 1I1OSllhl'I' was l'u1or \ stollm 1111
s CIOlldH , whell I'ellt IIzul'cls wlllke
about IIl1d gl'C'at I'C'I'n tr'os II'O\\ ' ,
I If ! quite unl\lwl \ ' thllt IIn 'thlll lI1i
.0 , human helllgs 111'0 1I\'ln thel'o , J
) d Mnl's It might he different. 1'ho dll ) '
It. II oa 1'1) ) ' os long liS OIII'S , 'fhel'o Is 11111
I'k ! nd ut the ) Joles thel'o Is 8now , 1\1 :
1\ \ . It has wlntOl' IInd summ01' 11110 011I' '
Ne-.t : August : \II\I's will hl' ea8 ' 1
l'S tud ' , IIncl 1111 till' gl'eat tl'll'RCOIJs I
1\1 , t hL' wOl'1 < 1 t hf'n will \ ) ( ' dl1'C'etec ! tOWl11
c(1 that 1IIII/II.'t / und Its two 1I100llS ,
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Thwarting a Conspiracy .
By Inez Haynes Gillmore
. . , . . . . _ .
. ' , . , . ' , 11 . . . _ ' , n _ . , : : , - . . . ' , . - ' . ' . . . , . 0
( C'olJrrlht )
1 Ie ( , lImC' swlllgllll ; oul or the 1'lat
Iron hullellng Into IL plol'clng hlll'I . .
ll11rly of sOli/HI / nnd color and mo\'e.
1I1el1t. II. . . . ) ) a'lscd IL momellt to
lll'cathe th < , whlllJllIJ ) ; hrlslmesR or 010
nil' , tlH'n Btul'tod I1t IL lelsmol ) ' gult ,
SlIddcnl ' he chlllJ1ed hIs han < l , at ! \ [
hi tarI ( ) ' J''ml'lI1hmDCe , to nn InllOl'
110cJtct IInd drew Ollt a 10ttol' , He had
jllst Insl'rt(1 \'I1IHlI11 fing01' undOl' the
fIll ) ) wh'n his glance , pla'lng cllsually
ahclld , caught on that , In the crowd ,
which I1nlollo < l him to Ilut the 1I0to
hllCI , uno\l'ned \ Into his ) Joclwl.
She was strolling UIJtown , 'l'hol'o
wa ! ! the same 1111)Je1l1'1I11CO ) orlIIcel' -
talnty In her graceful , unhmrylng gait
thllt mal'ltcd hlH OWII , She was dressed
nl1 In grn.y-gI'IIY hrondcloth RUIt ,
gl'a ) ' Hhoes , a chinchllln. tmhan with
11 HIIUC ) ' gray Illume , a chluc1lllla
/1clII'f , crossed on hOl' shoulclol's nnd
fulling to hel' wlllst , 1\ huge heart.
Hhaped Wlltl or chinchilla. , thllt was a
muff , tuBpC'uded ! fl'OI11 her n clt by II
811\'el' chain ,
A cUl'loUH ImllUlse cflught hllll. It
ran riot In his hruln for It whltehot
Instn.nt. It crystllllzed Into a dol1nltc
Intention. lie stopJed ) at ho1' slllo.
"I heg ) 'O\IJ' pUl'don , " Ills lone WIIS
plo(1sllnl. ( IInd filled with nn cas ) ' del'ol'-
enle ; , "I'm sUl'e that I'vo met ) 'OU
sOlllowhel'o , hwon't J ? Will 'OI1 let
me walk UII the a.venuo with 'ou ? "
'rhc gil'l stal'ed fit him IIghast.
He was II tall follow , his clean-
sha'en , foil' sl\ln hrowncd and rod-
c1en'd hy \lIIseasonl1blo burn ,
Hel' stare lasted an Instaut. 'I'hcn 11
haughty color tllII'ed Into her fllco. 1t
wlled ) out the look of nloofnest ! III Its
l'XllI''sslon IInd hl'ought out the 11I'ldc
In It. "Cl'l.talnly lIot ! " 6ho l1ullg
freezlngly to him ,
He I'esumed his hat oqul1hl ' , lIel'
11ltockpd ; II1'ofio ) durted llIlst him. It
: .Iused haJwa ' ,
: 'Yes , " she R1Hhlenly conceded , tUI'11-
ng IntlletuouKly to hhn , " 'ou mo ) '
" "a lit IL IIltlo.a ' wllh me. I would
like to ha\'o n few minutes' converSll'
tlon with ) 'ou. "
lIe 1III\ced hlmsolf at Itel' side , She
1valked a few moments In Hllenco , He >
" , 'altoc1 ,
"NoW , " Hlw uegan Imperiously , tmn.
tng on him with n. suggostlon of mono
ace In hc : > r all' , "will .ou I\lndly tell
me why , out or 1111 the women 011
Broadway , ) ' 011 selected me to op.
! lrol1ch In that Insufferllblo way ? "
Ho looltcd emulu'I'ussed ,
"Well-I-the fllct Is-I-I"
"The filet is , " she took It up heatedly -
edly , "that lifter looking 1110 all OVOI' ,
) 'OU concluded thot I wua the kind of
gil'l who would respOlld to' such an
o\'el'ture , "
Her fuce flashed InlIgnllnllr lip In
"You Dropped This Handkerchief , "
his dlrC'cllon fln(1 then nway , He saw
that the light J.\'lInte \ ( } throllgh thu
tl'l1nSlll\l'pnt bl'ldge of hOl' dlsdalnl'ul
lIttle nos ,
"I thou ht nothing of the kind , " he : !
usserto(1 with equal spll'lt ,
"I'll tell 'ou eXl\ctly wh ) ' 1 Sllole te
: roll , " ho 8ald Shlllll ' , "I dlel not tel :
you when ) 'OU fIrst asked me hecaus (
what happcned to ho the truth , In m
- cnso , Is what mon alwa 's HI1 ' undel
thcso circumstances , I was IIfl'l1ld ym
would not bellove It , You caught m
eye ot enc ( ' . hecauso .ou 8cPlIIod sllcl
a lIIOUHe or a crelLlIII'e-lhllt grllY Is (
; oft. 'I'hon-I ho\'o alwoys IIke (
WOlll n 10 IH\I't tholr hall' In the mid
: ' ' ' 1 hlld-I hOI1
(1iC' . As Oll CIUllO neIU'L'I'
it ( 'stly IlIId-11 5\1ldon ( ( 'on'Ictlon tlm
I'd mot ) 'OU somowhol'o , though
couldn't , of COUI'SC. think where ,
spoke to ) 'OU ou IlIIlHllse , It was ,
quepl' busl 'f lOR. J don't. unlct'stanl
noW why I dhl It , The 1I10ment th
wonlll were out of my m01l11t I kne\I
( let1nltely , that. I'd ne\'OI' soon 'Oll he
fore , ] WOR SOI'l'on lilY honol' , BII
1 was fIrst. aUI'ach'll to 'OII , belley
m , h'cause YOIl loolclI so gll'lIsh-s
(1IITl'l'ent. I thlnl , ) ' 011/ / ' new clothe
fII'O all I'lghl. "
"Oh , 1'11I so glad. I sholllrl hu\ '
' 'all this o\'onln
felt uncOlllfOl'tllhlo \ :
) 'OU IUllln't Ralel thot. You sOP , 111
1'rlenll Is the b stell''ssed girl J know ,
Id 'rhey walked on In sllonco fOl' a ml
ment , "I think 'Oll had bettel' lea\ '
1 < 1
'S ' , i mo 1I0W , " She smiled In spite of hole
lo soIl' ; hut she t tollll ( ' ( ! . "Good.hr , "
of "II III IlItlpxlhl ' , Sll.
I'd I H' liCl < 'd hl8 hae reslgnclI , 81 .
uOilill'lt 111(1'ilkl'd \ ( 011.
In IIn IIIHtllnt CJlllck footsleps over-
tool , hCI' . " 1'11I "el' ' sorry to trollblo
'Oll ngllhl , " h ! . ! began , a Htatoment that
his dllnclll ! ; ( ' ) 'OS mude no effort to re.
onfol'cp , "You dl'op\ed \ ) thlH huulkel"
chler out or 'our muff , "
.
She was HhocI ] ) ! . "DId I ? Wha t
It goose ! " She flamed , flOC course
'ou IUtow 1 dldn'l elo It on IJIII'lOo. ) ! "
"Of coul'se. Do 'Oll mind If I follow
) ' 011 It IIttlo WilY , jllst fol' II1'otcctlon ? .
YOII IIIlght lose ' ' ' "
lI1uff-or-oI'- / -
"I might Cllst It shop , " she /tashed / ,
She loolwd ahead with a IIltlo maddening -
dening judicial all' , f Well , all rlht , , bnt
'ntl'll 11I1\0 to leave mo soon fOl' 1'111
almost thel'c , It's somewhere In the
SlxtleH , I thlnl , . You'l'e uot going to
Insist on goIng to dillner with mo ,
' ' ? " ,
111'0 ) 'Oll '
"I'm not fHIIJ : yet. "
She had been fllmhllng In her llIuff ,
She bl'ought ; ollt 11 note , 11 crllmllleel
creamy sheC'l. '
,
lIC''ntchec1 her curiously n.t fil'st ,
then with It ! ! tlll't.
"By C\'OI. , slgll at1l1 token or lon- ,
( IIHtllnco slgnllllng - that's Bottlnll
, '
'I'hol'\o's \ ) hOlldwrltlng , " 110 comlllontocl ; ,
casllally , ' '
She stlll'ed , : ,
"Oh , rVl' got my cl'edentluls with J
me. too. 'I'here's 110 I'eason why this
IlCace confol'ence shouldn't get busy , " j ,
lIe dl'ew 1111 Imo\ened \ ) letter fl'om hlH "
pocket and thrust , It ulldol' her lJe- : ;
wttdel'ed '
eycs ,
'
"By .Jove ! 1 guess I'd holteI' I'end I ,
that , " h ( ' exclaimed , !
"lIow IJCI'CC'ctly ridiculous ! " lIOI' f ;
, . *
hl'eath calllo In gIlS\S \ ) , "Why , I cnn't
bellove It-It's too silly ! " I
"Uettlna. ought to servo 11 canollene-
with ho1' stn.tlonery , " he comlllainocl , .i
teat'lng at the flap , " 01' a little dyna- 1
mite. , \ h ! " He I'on hungI'll ) ' t hrough . , ;
the note Ilnd then blll'st Into It roar. ' -
"I kno\\ ' who ' ( } n l\I'e , : ' he Informed , ;
his comlll\nlon , his face brightening
with mischief , "You'I'C Patricia Otis , -i
Llstell to this :
" 1) < ' 111' Dull' : 1'\0 1)1'11 'Jhoun ( ) 'ou ,
rou 11I\0 1111 PO8I1H(1 ( ' 1'1' ! 'IrICI' I hl'lIl'Il ,
of ' I'I'h'lI I ' ' ' ' tIIornlu , Bllt
roul' It , ) 1'8Iel'll1) ! ;
noholh' 1mI'whel'e YOII wcrl' , Como . ' .
to Si:1 : Sixty-thlnl Htl'el'f to cHllner ton - \ . . .
n ( ht with 130lJ antI 111 ( ' , Ift'R / a pOHslhl ! ' ' . . .
thln , to tIIPl't Patsy OtlH , who'll IJCII ( : ' t
maltI-of-honol' I1pxt wel' ) " lit the chlpC ;
soelal c\'cnt oC the season , 1'11111)1' '
toltI you you'd o crllz ' O\'r hm' , and
hel'e'li ) 'our chance , I1u\Tedlr ( ,
" , ' "
I'rTY ; ,
lIe jalllmer ! the loller buck Into the
envelope , "Yoll see , 1'v ( ' . slullllr got
to go to dinner with YOII , "
"Arc 'ou Duke Grayson . ? "
"I I\m"
"nett : . never told me ) ' 011 were 4- ;
coming to-night. Bllt then , of COllrs , / ;
.
she knew 1 woulclil't bo there , I have
olwu's I' < , fllsed to meet you , "
"Samo here ! " ho agree(1 ( brazenl ) " . -
"She's determined to mlll'1'Y us , ) ' 011 ,
Iwow. That's why ) ' 011 looked so
familiar. It's the pictures she shower ! )
me , 1 wOllld nevcl' hove sllspectel . .
that 'ou were good-looking from these
things , "
"Thank 'Oll , 1'11I noL It's these
clotheH 1'11I woarlng' , When ) 'on come
to that-Botty Il3d III1Y numhol' of pic-
" -
t\ll'etl \ of ) 'OU In her room at Bertram '
hall , See horo-I don't want to mcot
'Oll. Oh , Belt"s It schemm' , Yo II
wult IIntl1 1 get alone with her ! If 1
don't-I sllnply decline to mcct 'ou ,
Sho'll lhrow me nt 'Oll In the most ( lis-
gllstlng way-Iea\'lng liS to tote.a-
toles , and over 'thlng l\1 \ < e that. She
hatC's m ' settlement work , ) ' 011 know.
IIel' heart Is sot on nHIIT'lng' 1110 off , ,
She soys that If I mal'l'led 1mlln 111m I
'ou I'd IJc It dlffercnt WOlllon , Isn't It '
( lIslIstlng ! ? " 't
' .
"Nlluseatlng , " ho agreel ! .
" ' ' ' ' the Itlntl of
"Why , I wOllldn't mlll'l' )
man 'Oll al'e for an\hlng In the wOl'ld
- 'OIt're too frlvolollS , I hu\'o au oh.
ject In life , "
lIe ullplallded hol' , "Thill's right.
YOII stlek to that-no malleI' how
1II0ny tlmos I fisk ) 'ou , "
Shc tlll'ned ! Jock und her Hltle teeth
gnawed at her IIndel'lIlJ , "Oh , sugar ! "
she hurst Ollt vexedly , She IIIl1de IIn
' forwl1l'd and
Indetnl'mlnate mo\'ement
StOIIIIO < 1. "I won't. go to their dhIUOI' , "
she said with decision. . '
lie had the look of ono Insllll'ed , .I
"I'll toll ) 'OU whnt wo'li do , You see
J how It Is : hel'e al'o two Ileoilio consillr-
III ! ; against IIR-agalnHt ) ' 011/ / ' haJlII. )
ness IInd m ' IIhel'ty , Let's e\'ado them
b ) ' going off to ( IInller togethel' . I'll
and we'll down to
( 'nil It hansolll go
'tho Wahlort' . You can telophollo
Bett \ . . so thllt she won't won' ) ' , '
'I'ho'o'li he lIolmdy them to foist un. . ' '
\vclconw gralllitous tcte.a.tetes 011 liS ,
Thllt's the (11I1y way \\0 CIUI IJellt thell'
an1l. ' . "
"I ( Ion't know what gl'lIndma would
sny , " IIhe said dellanl1 ' , "hut , IIn 'way.
I'm golnH to (10 It , I'll tell I10ttllm
that 1'\0 met ) .ou by accident , that
wc 1I111101'8tnnli each ether and hel' ,
IInd thot we ROO I'lght through all hOl'
! - ' hils ' Idell of I
'pions. ' \nd If she 1I11
poking 118 Into corners to fall In j
10\0 with eoch othcl' , slle < 'I1U just ;
gl\"o It 11\1 \ , hccame ; wo abllolr\tel \ ) ' 1' . . .
I'USL' to do It , "
"That's the stuff , " 1(0 ( I'IIlsefl al
alert tlngol' to lhe hl\l1R)11I thllt 111111
nssldlloll I ' tmlloll 'them 1111 the
lI\'enu .
-
But six monthH latel' , when Buttlnl\ \
Bosworlh I'eeel\'ed a certain Ine\'l.
tllhlo IInnouncoment , she enl ' slllllecl
plachll ) ' .
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